{"id":76382,"date":"2017-07-08T09:08:26","date_gmt":"2017-07-08T13:08:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/?p=76382"},"modified":"2017-07-08T09:08:26","modified_gmt":"2023-08-21T03:16:14","slug":"aimpoint-micro-s-1-ideal-red-dot-turkey-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/aimpoint-micro-s-1-ideal-red-dot-turkey-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Aimpoint Micro S-1: The Ideal Red Dot for Turkey Season"},"content":{"rendered":"

I don\u2019t envy the Aimpoint engineer who drew the Micro S-1<\/a> assignment. Developing a plug-and-play red dot for a wide variety of shotguns must have been a nightmare. Most shotguns aren\u2019t designed with optics in mind.<\/p>\n

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The Micro S-1 takes practice to get used to.<\/p><\/div>\n

Fortunately for us, Aimpoint\u2019s engineers figured it out.<\/p>\n

The result is the Micro S-1, a brand new red dot from Aimpoint and one of the only optics on the market capable of mounting without a rail to dozens of shotgun models.<\/p>\n

\"Aimpoint<\/a>

The Micro S-1 has 12 light intensity settings. The author used settings 9 and 10 on the clear sunny day. Windage and elevation can be adjusted by the top and bottom turrets.<\/p><\/div>\n

The Micro S-1 comes with eight interchangeable base plates that allow shooters to mount the optic to a shotgun\u2019s vented ribs. As long as the ribs are 6 to 12mm wide and 1.3 to 3.6mm thick, it\u2019ll work.<\/p>\n

Aimpoint was founded in 1974 by a group of Swedes who wanted an optic that allowed shooters to acquire their targets more quickly. As Europeans primarily hunt driven game, they needed something that gave them the ability to hit a moving target in all lighting and weather conditions.<\/p>\n

Since the company developed its first red dot in 1975, they\u2019ve become well known for producing reliable, extremely rugged optics. The Micro S-1 is the next logical step in the company\u2019s development as few shooters need to be able to acquire their targets more quickly \u2014 or hit quicker moving targets \u2014than bird hunters and clay shooters.<\/p>\n

\"Aimpoint<\/a>

The 6 MOA red dot is a little larger than most rifle optics but perfect for quick target acquisition in shotgun applications. This picture was taken from approximately 35 yards.<\/p><\/div>\n

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