Alrighty guys....I posted up about my new 45/70 a few weeks ago. I wanted to keep it with iron sights only, but realized that I can't see the sights at all when the sun starts going down. I feel that I'm losing out on a solid 15+ minutes of hunting time compared to my other rifles with scopes on them.

So.....I'm now thinking of a red dot. Do ya'll have any personal experience with red dots that'll handle a 45/70? I have an Eotech on one of my AR's and love it, but it's fairly large and I'd like to keep the size down on my Marlin, something similar in size to a Vortex Venom - I just don't know if they'll hold up to the recoil of a 45/70. I love the Trijicon RMR, but would like to spend a little less than that if possible.

Thoughts?