Using magnification scopes with handguns.

I had an interesting conversation with merle through e mails we spoke about red dot scopes and magnifications scope, should they be in the same category ?
I decided to put them in the optic category whatever the magnification is, according to my experience some other shooters reports.

Some years ago my view lowered some and it suddenly became difficult for me to obtain a good picture sights if the light is not perfect at the range, especialy with thin iron sights.
I had this problem with Colt 22 target model, the rear sight is very thin and it was uncomfortable for me.
I decided to buy a 2X magnification red dot scope and was expecting to improve much my scores, after all the target would become bigger and I only need to put the red dot at the right place and pull the trigger.

In fact it was not that easy, I dicovered how much I moved while aiming even if I thought my position was very stable. The magnification seems to amplify much the slightest move.
As a result my scores remained the same than with iron sights but with time they tend to increase slowly and the biggest benefit is, it's more comfortable to shoot especialy in low light conditions.

A friend of mine bought a quality long eye relief scope, brand is "leupold" for his ruger red hawk, he had much troubles with his eyes at this time.
He told me at first it's very difficult to shoot because you feel like moving a lot but with some training he had scores he never reached in the past.

So I would say scopes with handguns are good but require some practice before giving very good results.

Do you have other experiences with handgun scopes ?