What ya going to do with it? At 25 yds, shooting squirrels, you will want some magnification. Shooting steel or paper targets at under ten yards will be fine for red dot. I don't imagine you are planning to defend your home with a .22lr, but that is where a red dot excels. A human sized target at 5 to 50 yds is when a red dot is plenty. A scope is for when you can calmly take a precise shot.
I would put a scope on it. You can get 1-4x scopes. 3-9x are generally pretty cheap. 3x is pretty quick to aim and 9x gives pretty good range and precision.
Most red dots have no magnification. The benefit of a red dot over iron sights is that you don't have to look straight on. You can move your head all around and as long as you can see the dot, the bullet is going toward whatever you see behind the dot. This is good if you are moving around or are shooting from awkward positions like on your back or behind cover. Also, in low light, the dot is easy to see. Most red dots are also colocated (I think that is the word) so that if your red dot fails, you can use your iron sights while looking through the red dot.
What ya going to do with it? At 25 yds, shooting squirrels, you will want some magnification. Shooting steel or paper targets at under ten yards will be fine for red dot. I don't imagine you are planning to defend your home with a .22lr, but that is where a red dot excels. A human sized target at 5 to 50 yds is when a red dot is plenty. A scope is for when you can calmly take a precise shot.
I would put a scope on it. You can get 1-4x scopes. 3-9x are generally pretty cheap. 3x is pretty quick to aim and 9x gives pretty good range and precision.
Most red dots have no magnification. The benefit of a red dot over iron sights is that you don't have to look straight on. You can move your head all around and as long as you can see the dot, the bullet is going toward whatever you see behind the dot. This is good if you are moving around or are shooting from awkward positions like on your back or behind cover. Also, in low light, the dot is easy to see. Most red dots are also colocated (I think that is the word) so that if your red dot fails, you can use your iron sights while looking through the red dot.