Burris Optics Hunting Lightweight Versatile FastFire 3 Red Dot Sight, Black

This is one solid holosight. It holds zero with no problems. I'm using it on a very unusual caliber. The pistol is an RIA 22TCM100. The rounds are all tactical. They are like small "necked down" .223. Same casing diameter as 9mm. Which this pistol will fire both 9mm and 22TCM. Comes w both barrels. The mags hold either rd. The muzzle flash is monster. But does not impede the shooter. I ran 400 rounds through the pistol with the Burris attached. No problems. You will need to tighten it down. I'm looking for a smaller footprint screw to do a more permanent retention on the pic rail which I had installed to accommodate the sight. Even after it got hot, and **first** time at the range, the ready screw loosened. I used a penny to tighten it back up. Stayed on zero. stayed tight from there on. I forgot to bring the screwdriver that comes with the sight to dial in the MOA. Had merely bore sighted it at home and it was already near zero. I need to dial it in with just a couple fine minor adjustments and it'll be dead on bullseye. Like others here have said, it takes a couple tries to get a quick acquisition getting used to using such a small holographic. But once you're used to it, the red dot will come right to your eye. And for rapid fire shots, it works very well. I dim it a bit and that's just personal preference. I tried a cheaper holosight and like the saying goes, you get what you pay for. One had the front glass pop right off. A friend used another brand that was NOT cheap and it fell apart. Burris warranties these and stands behind their products as I did go online to various forums. The dot, like others explained is not (perfectly) spherical. But it's close enough to drive nails and it's toughness is what counted for me. On a pistol with a super quick 1911 comp reset trigger, that slide will cycle 18 rounds flying/dumping. So that this sight holds up to such rigorous movement is why I gave it 5 stars. I have other high end larger holos on rifles. I almost put the small Trijicon on this but wow it would've killed my pocket book. I'm very happy I saved my hobby funds and went with this. Although this is not inexpensive by any means, it's not $650-$800 either. It's a perfect happy medium. The guys at the range call it the "RoboCop" as this pistol cal is similar to a 5.7. But the blast is massive while the recoil is nill. I get a lot of curious folk whom I let give her a whirl. All smiles. As a nut for 1911 frames, I went this route over the FN and it was quite a bit less of a price tag.. It's a great set up especially now with that Burris. Yes. It'll be a good addition to any pistol set up as far as I'm concerned if you are wanting to use (this type of sight). I'm planning on using this for competitive match. It's not something I meant to carry. Although again, that's personal preference for your specific needs. Good product, good company. I have no complaints. Certainly recommend 👍😋🇺🇸 *See photos*

Works for my 12 gauge express magnum. I don't really need a red dot but decided to give it a try and this didnt break the bank. The dot doesn't cover the bird even out to 60 yards coming in i kept a good target until my range was met.

This is currently attached to my AR-15 300AAC (Blackout) 10.5" Pistol build. It is generally on my Ruger 22/45 Mk III, but that was recently stolen, so I've been testing it out on some different calibers to see how I like it. Normally I list the positives first then the negatives. In this case the negatives are so few I'll get them out of the way now. 1) THIS THING IS SMALL. 2) Thats about it. I got this for the purpose of being used on my Ruger 22/45 Mk III and Glock 22 Gen 3. I never got around to trying it on the Glock, but for the Ruger, there is no other red dot I would rather go with. I don't know how Burris is able to put out such a nice little red dot for the price they do. Its ridiculous. This is on par with some much more expensive dots I've seen. And the versatility of their different mounting options is awesome. I've shot a 10x12 silhouette at 100 yds with this tiny dot on my .22 Ruger with a close enough grouping to impress myself. I currently have it on a 300 AAC (Blackout) 10.5" pistol build mounted at 45 degrees. and I've tried it on two different 12ga. On the shotguns it was too low (waaay to small), but it held zero just fine. On the 300 AAC, it sits a little too low on the 45 degree offset mount I have for it, so I got a handful of different height picatinny risers to see how I like it. I've sighted it successfully for 50 yds and 100 yds on a variety of calibers, and am very impressed with the rugged, compact design. It comes with a weather guard/protector thing that I am VERY grateful for. (I really can't afford to scratch up my glass). The only downside of that, is it is just a little obtrusive when trying to activate the sight, but not unmanageable. I just use my fingernail to squeeze the button, but it would be a matter of seconds or minutes to file down the guard so its not in the way. I find that the auto brightness setting (the first of 4 power setting when turning on the red dot) is always just a tad lower then I feel comfortable shooting with, so I generally do it manually. All in all, I don't think there is a better compact red dot on the market for 2.5-3x the price. It works beautifully on handguns and can hold its own on larger platforms. I am very impressed and am going to Burris for future optics needs. Speaking of which, Midway currently has a sale on where if you buy one of the Burris AR-536 or AR-332 red dot sights it comes free with a Burris Fastfire III. I'm ordering one and can't wait to test out some new Burris glass and have another one of these little babies for a future pistol build.

Haven't had this a year yet, but it behaves consistently so it's time for a... dun dun DUN!... Product Review. First off, love the sight itself. It is on my EDC pistol (M&P PRO CORE 9L) and it has been quite good overall. It doesn't like being dropped on the floor (Thank you, Mr. A-hole housecat knocking it off the nightstand), and landing on the shield, which dented/deformed a bit, and forced me to re-zero it, but it's been perfectly fine since then (thru slightly over 2000 rounds since it was mounted) The red dot is clear, bright and well defined, and co-witnesses just fine - works with the suppressor-height sights on the M&P, and I can still use them even with the red-dot off. The bottom of the front sight post & the dot are visually cut off, but there is enough there to make using them ok. OTOH, if dropped where it doesn't land on the sight, it holds zero and keeps plugging along just fine. So, it's not bullet-proof, but treated with a modicum of care, it's great. The only *true* downside is that the battery life is nowhere near what was claimed (11,000 hours), at least the way that I always use it: in auto mode. The actual battery life appears to be right at 350 operating hours - figure 6 weeks of carrying every day, turning the sight on 'auto' when getting dressed in the AM. So figure on 8 or 9 of the CR1632 batteries per year, if you're counting costs, or stocking batteries. One thing that's a maintenance item that no one ever mentions is: when you have a MRDS on your EDC, you should expect to have a can of electronics duster-type compressed air to blow all the weird fuzzy crud off the optics every morning, and some alcohol & cotton swabs to get the stuff that won't blow off about once a week. (Not a flaw with the sight, just something to keep in mind.) It's not perfect, but I'd buy it again in a heartbeat!

Burris never ceases to impress me. Great reflex sight, especially seeing how it comes with the picatinny mount -- and all at a cheaper price than other brand name competitors. The FastFire 3 holds zero even with the punishing 454 Casull, fit and finish is great, good battery life, auto brightness works well, the list goes on. I've run Burris optics on PRS rifles shooting out to 1100y, and now the FF3 on my Taurus Raging Hunter 454 Casull for hunting 25-100y. If you want fancy pants features like shake-wake or solar power, look elsewhere, but if you need a no frills workhorse relfex sight for a great price, this one fits the bill.

So far it works great with awesome battery life. I just wish it came with a larger dot

I have two of these. One on a 357mag the other one on a 22lr. Some people are complaining about battery cover stripping. Nonsense. Seat the battery all the way down with your finger then cover will screw on easily. Don’t over tighten.

I have the same complaint several others here have: The battery cap and fitting is absolutely worthless. During the initial unboxing, I had a lot of trouble installing the battery cap after placing the battery into the unit. Eventually, I thought I had it tightened sufficiently to work, and went onto the range for target practice. I got through a couple of magazines and then realized the red dot had disappeared. Looked at the unit and the cap had flown off. Thankfully, among the empty casings on the bench, I was able to find it. I removed the optic and placed it in my bag to tackle once more when I got home. When I got home, I got a larger screw driver, applied pressure directly down on the cap - as some had advised online - and promptly stripped the cheap screw driver grove, still unable to get the threads to align. As far as I could tell, the optic itself worked well, but this battery cap issue is a fatal flaw, in my opinion. Pass on this one.

My only gripe with this sight is how finicky the battery cover is. It was very difficult to screw the cap on without cross threading with the battery in place but once I got it together, the sight worked great and held zero no problem on my CO2 blowback airsoft rifle. The included lens cover is awesome, it just easily snaps on and off and covers both the front and rear with a plastic/glass. I am not sure how it will hold up to impact from a BB but it is a lot better than nothing. The auto brightness setting works great while transitioning from bright to dark areas and vice versa. I have high hopes for this sight on my firearms in the future.

Rettifico recensione iniziale...dopo un paio di sedute e relativa taratura, trovo che la caratteristica tanto declamata che indica la non influenza del parallasse completamente non veritiera,semmai qualcuno leggesse questa recensione mi convinca del contrario spiegandomi cosa eventualmente io possa sbagliare nell'utilizzo.....PS 347 €uro!!!!

Worked perfectly on my SBE3 for Turkey hunting. Only complaint is the battery compartment. Takes some finesse and time to get it to thread properly. Once the battery is installed, leave it.

Easily adjustable, and holds zero on all the low-recoil arms I've tried. Did not try it on anything like a 12-ga pump, or 6lb 30-06 bolt, etc. Mounted on a rifle with the hood, it's been easy to use the sight, even in bright daylight. Mounted on any of my flat-top type rifles and it is too low without a 1/2" riser for a proper cheekweld. The reticle will shift slightly when you're not perfectly lined up with it. If you have a repeatable cheekweld then it's good enough for most people. There is a little white center-mark on the lower edge to facilitate this. Did not review sight on a pistol.

Have this mounted on a .22 at the moment and love it. It basically acts like iron sights, but without the bulkiness that covers your sight picture and without having to have front and rear to try to focus/align. Burris does claim that you will hit your target no matter where the dot is on the lens, so long as it is on target (aka you do not have to have a perfect eye alignment/cheek weld like you would with a scope or irons) which does allow for faster target acquisition, and it does seem to be true to an extent. However, I do believe that centering the dot and having a good cheek weld does increase accuracy (and consistency) with this sight, especially for shooting at targets from a bench. The dot does 'starburst' for me slightly, which could be a combination of my eyes and having the dot brightness set too high. It only has low medium and high brightness, along with an auto brightness mode (which I feel adjusts the dot too bright in most conditions), I very rarely have it on 'high'. A few more levels of manual brightness would be nice, or a way to adjust the sensitivity of the automatic mode would be nice. Setting the dot initially may be difficult without bore sighting. After it is in the ball park though, it is easy to set as the adjustments are similar to setting a scope with a known increment per click of each dial. One thing I noticed was that the one adjuster tended to stick a bit (turning it did not allow the dot to move) right off the bat, but backing off on the adjuster and trying again allowed it to move.