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This.You'll never, ever regret getting the better optic.
I have a light. I also have dogs and a teenager. I wouldn't ever pull the trigger on someone/thing I can't ID.You realize that your illuminated reticle doesn't illuminate your target to provide positive IFF? I understand that a light on your rifle could be used to identify your position, but mitigating that comes down to training and tactics. While a white light being inadvertently flashed on mission is a game changer in a bad way (because you're wearing nods), in a self defense situation, not having one is setting yourself up for disaster.
"Smile and wait for the flash!!!"Just guessing here....
Would one of those "flip up scope covers" with a tinted piece of clear plastic work on limiting the glow...?
In any event , for what it is worth from a guy who doesn't have a scope like this , I wouldn't worry about it.
If you would have to actually shoot , in my experience at least , that moment is fast and I don't think that it would matter if the threat saw "the light" from your scope first.
Andy
A solid one will work in the closed postion with the illumination on using it like a red dot. Check it outJust guessing here....
Would one of those "flip up scope covers" with a tinted piece of clear plastic work on limiting the glow...?
I wonder what it looks like from a distance with NVG's.I've got a Burris 1 x 4 MTAC with an illuminated reticle. Tonight I noticed what it looks like from the front in the dark: which would be a pretty good place to shoot a if an armed intruder in the dark wanted to put one in my skull. Sure my light would leave a nighttime intruder seeing spots, but lights are a target too. Now I'm considering removing this LPVO from any sort of defensive setup that might be used at night.
I suppos I could leave it turned off and just use the etched reticle w/a
light in the dark, but that seems contrary to the purpose. Do other LPVOs do this or do higher end versions have a way to shield illumination from showing through scope front? Is this an issue anyone has considered to be a problem in a defensive scenario? Possible solutions?
Pic is from the front with rifle on a vise block in my pretty dark basement.
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I am not sure if its because of my astigmatism or what - but I've tried this technique before with red dots, and it simply does not work with my eyes. I *always* wind up shooting a couple inches left of the target. Once the cover is off of the objective, I'll hit the target.Occluded.
I keep my LPVO maxed out when stowed.
Turn it on and flip open the rear for close up targets like a red dot.
Flip open the front for distance.
What kind of distance are you talking about?I am not sure if its because of my astigmatism or what - but I've tried this technique before with red dots, and it simply does not work with my eyes. I *always* wind up shooting a couple inches left of the target. Once the cover is off of the objective, I'll hit the target.
almost all distances I've tried it - I typically shoot rifles from 15-100 yards, when practicing "CQB" crap - we're talking no further than 20 yards or so. I wouldn't be keeping both eyes open for a long distance shot, where I'd be focusing on the reticle and not whats going on around it.What kind of distance are you talking about?