Axe Posted July 25, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 25, 2005 You should not be loosing your zero just because you have altered the mag setting. IR has its advantages. In low light or lamping it comes into its own. Works very well with an XVD Night Vision attatchment also providing you only use the IR on a low setting (may damage the tube otherwise) The Walther scope came with the rifle, it wouldnt have been my first choice if bought new. As for loosing zero, I agree, however I only use a mag of around 5.5. I have been thinking about NV lately. Can you recomend a site I can check the NV stuff out? On two of my shoots I can hold up in the later part of dusk and can see handfulls of rabbits all over. Maybe the NV equipment would enable me to hold up at night, as opposed to stalking about with a lamp. Regards, Axe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axe Posted July 25, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 25, 2005 If you want to have a look through it we cound always meet up sometime, I'm only in Battle and shoot land from here to Ringmer!! That sir, is a generous offer of which I might just have to take you up on. If not to view the scope, then to see the PRO at work. You'll have to let me know when your over Ringmer way, I might just have a few more questions too!!! Regards, Axe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axe Posted July 25, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 25, 2005 Cheapskate! I bet you put bits of cardboard and old lino in your shoes when the soles wear out... I dont know what you mean!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roblade Posted July 25, 2005 Report Share Posted July 25, 2005 I will check it out thouroughly before putting it on.If it is no good then it will be going straight back! I had done a little research before going into it so it wasn't completly an impulse buy! The thing is that if you asked 10 people on this forum what scope they would buy then you will get about 11 different answers! I know you can get better but hopefully you can get a lot worse!! Will let you know. (It isn't one of you lot selling it is it?) :( your right about the 11 dif answers LOL and as you pointed out there are pleanty worse scopes out there :o and it certainly will be an improvemtn on what you have fitted already :o as long as your happy with it, you should get a lot of use out of it :o one tip have for you the range finding scopes are normaly not set to the accurate readings this can be taken care of with the following itmes: black pvc tape (or the tape from a tin of pellets) 1 ball point pen 1 tape measure (5m is preferable) tipex first step use the tape to cover all the way round the range readings on the PA part of the scope then mark out the ranges, set the scope to the max mag and get the paralax sorted out on the closest targates and mark down on the blob of tipex on the tape you put down th range. Do this for all your main ranges and you will have the scope set to the right ranges for your eyes the only thing you may find unless you bought the mounts with it, as its a 50mm objective lens with PA you may find that you need high mounts to get the clearance on the barrel, medium mounts may just about do the job, though might have to go without lns caps and low mounts wont even come close. hope tis helps you out and have to let us know how you get on with the scope when you get it all the best ROB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SNAKEBITE Posted July 26, 2005 Report Share Posted July 26, 2005 the only thing you may find unless you bought the mounts with it, as its a 50mm objective lens with PA you may find that you need high mounts to get the clearance on the barrel, I have a 50mm scope on there at the moment . There is about 5mm clearance at the bottom of the scope so I do not anticipate any problems. Thanks for the advice anyway! As for the range finding bit, I am not going to worry to much at the moment about that. I want to get used to gauging the distance by eye. I feel that messing around with the front of the scope when in the field could cost me a few shots. But thanks again anyway! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 of 5 Posted July 26, 2005 Report Share Posted July 26, 2005 NV is very limited on range unless you can afford gen 2 or better. If stuck with gen1 then the range you can recognise your quarry at will be far less than a decent lamp. Rather than splash out on gen 2 kit I'd suggest your prime need is for a top scope such as a 7x50 Meopta Artemis 2000. Not far removed from the likes of Zeiss etc but at a fraction of the price. It's the best glass about for that sort of cash. Back this up with an XVD NV unit from Soviet Bazaar. As it'd be looking through top glass you may get away with gen 1 if you keep the lamp and add an IR filter. Gen 1 likes LOTS of illumination. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riothedog Posted July 27, 2005 Report Share Posted July 27, 2005 If you go to the start of this post, IR stands for Illuminated Reticule and not Infra Red. Just to clear up the mix up... RTD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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