30 years with a red dot on the drilling
When Kenneth Andersson started using an Aimpoint sight on his drilling in the 1990s, quite a few people raised an eyebrow. Thirty years and 30,000–35,000 rounds later, he has never gone back.
Kenneth has been hunting since childhood in south-western Skåne. The drilling – a combination gun with two shotgun barrels and one rifle barrel – is his natural choice for everything from game birds and roe deer to fallow deer, wild boar and fox. He also brings it to the clay target range, where he trains with exactly the same gun he uses for hunting.
“But of course, I don’t bring any rifle cartridges then,” he says.
He bought his first Aimpoint sight in 1995, after seeing another hunter use a red dot sight on a drilling during a hunt in Småland.
“I thought it was much easier. The red dot gave me a completely different way of seeing.”
That remains his simplest explanation. The sight does not do the work for the shooter – it still takes training, a consistent gun mount and repetition. But when eye, gun and target come together, the dot becomes part of the movement.
“The dot becomes like an extension of my barrel.”
When Kenneth first started, the setup was unusual enough to draw attention, both at home and abroad.
“People looked at it and wondered what it was.”
He did not mind. It worked, so he kept using it.
Today, he trains regularly at Trelleborg Hunting and Shooting Club together with a group of long-time friends – several of whom have previously competed at a high level. These days, the gatherings are at least as much about friendship as results: they shoot, have coffee and talk for a while. For Kenneth, the training is not only preparation for hunting – it is an interest in its own right, a way to keep routines alive and continue developing as a shooter.
“You have to train, but once it comes together, it feels natural.”
After nearly 30 years, the conclusion is simple: Kenneth did not choose the red dot because it was new or different. He chose it because it worked – and that is still why he sticks with it.
