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Re: Venom vs Fastfire III
[Re: USeeMSpurs]
#2579066
09/14/18 09:42 AM
09/14/18 09:42 AM
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Joined: Dec 2003
Posts: 11,781 Huntsville
JUGHEAD
Booner
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Booner
Joined: Dec 2003
Posts: 11,781
Huntsville
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I have killed turkeys with every aiming method out there I reckon and eventually came back to the reflex sight. There are cons associated with all of them, but I like the reflex sight the best across all situations, especially with my aging eyes.
"The only reason I shoot a 3.5" shell for turkeys is because they don't make a 4" one." - t123winters
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Re: Venom vs Fastfire III
[Re: USeeMSpurs]
#2579200
09/14/18 12:29 PM
09/14/18 12:29 PM
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Joined: Jan 2018
Posts: 316 NE Mississippi
deerhunt1988
4 point
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4 point
Joined: Jan 2018
Posts: 316
NE Mississippi
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I had two Fastfire 3s go bad on me..Exact same problem both times. The sight settings would go whacky when I turned it on and eventually the dot would just cut out..Both times I was in the middle of a hunt and each sight lasted right at a season and a half..Cost me a gobbler the first time, but I carried a tool with me to strip it off the second time and ended up killing the gobbler with the rifled sights on my gun. Burris did honor the warranty both times. When my third sight came in, I sold it and bought a Venom. I've been using a Venom for two seasons now with no issues. I even got to test the 'no questions asked' Vortex warranty this spring. I slipped in a creek and landed right on my sight. Sent it in to Vortex and told them exactly what happened. Had a brand new sight at my door in under 3 weeks! Can't beat that..To be honest, I wouldn't have even been mad if I didn't get a new sight. It was completely my fault. And the red dot still actually worked, I was just afraid to use it. As far as which sight do I like the best? They are really about equal to me. But i've read about a lot more problems with the Fastfire 3s than the Venoms. So I'd stick with a Venom.
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Re: Venom vs Fastfire III
[Re: USeeMSpurs]
#2579551
09/14/18 08:00 PM
09/14/18 08:00 PM
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Joined: Feb 2003
Posts: 12,100 Sylacauga, AL
poorcountrypreacher
Booner
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Booner
Joined: Feb 2003
Posts: 12,100
Sylacauga, AL
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Will a Venom fit on a Marlin 336 mount like a FF3 does?
All the labor of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.
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Re: Venom vs Fastfire III
[Re: USeeMSpurs]
#2579559
09/14/18 08:06 PM
09/14/18 08:06 PM
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Joined: Jan 2011
Posts: 38,489 N. Bama
257wbymag
Boo Boo Head
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Boo Boo Head
Joined: Jan 2011
Posts: 38,489
N. Bama
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Yep. I use a smaller base and my gunsmith uses a roto zip tool to Waller out the slots in the base. I use redfield bases
Quietly killing turkeys where youre not!!! My tank full of give a fraks been runnin on empty I'm the paterfamilias
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Re: Venom vs Fastfire III
[Re: poorcountrypreacher]
#2579786
09/14/18 11:21 PM
09/14/18 11:21 PM
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Joined: Jan 2008
Posts: 9,340 Jackson County
BrentM
Mr. Turkey
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Mr. Turkey
Joined: Jan 2008
Posts: 9,340
Jackson County
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Will a Venom fit on a Marlin 336 mount like a FF3 does?
Yessir they have identical footprints. I really think the venom is far superior to the Burris
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Re: Venom vs Fastfire III
[Re: NEbamahunter]
#2580384
09/15/18 04:32 PM
09/15/18 04:32 PM
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Joined: Jul 2005
Posts: 3,594 Jackson County
CD
10 point
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10 point
Joined: Jul 2005
Posts: 3,594
Jackson County
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What could u expect to pay for a vortex on a decent sale? These sights are as much or more than my guns are worth and I'd still need to mount it... but itching to try one if can find the right deal. Ha Keep an eye on the Burris website. They’ve ran a couple deals in the past where they offered a free FF3 with the purchase of an AR scope. I bought mine like this, and then sold the scope. Wound up with about $30 in the FF3.
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Re: Venom vs Fastfire III
[Re: CD]
#2580957
09/15/18 09:59 PM
09/15/18 09:59 PM
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Joined: May 2015
Posts: 1,050 Jackson County
NEbamahunter
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6 point
Joined: May 2015
Posts: 1,050
Jackson County
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What could u expect to pay for a vortex on a decent sale? These sights are as much or more than my guns are worth and I'd still need to mount it... but itching to try one if can find the right deal. Ha Keep an eye on the Burris website. They’ve ran a couple deals in the past where they offered a free FF3 with the purchase of an AR scope. I bought mine like this, and then sold the scope. Wound up with about $30 in the FF3. Reading reviews im being sold on the venom but, now that's my kind of deal!
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