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    Machine shop screwed up the geometry of the clamp. They are trying to figure out if it can be re-worked or if a new run of the clamps...
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    koshkin replied to the thread SAI 10 1-10.
    I suppose that qualifies as consistency too. I do not remember that design having any particular issues. On the inside, it is just a...
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    BTTT
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    koshkin replied to the thread SAI 10 1-10.
    There is a lot of sample variation with diopter shift.
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    Couldn't agree more. I think I can do Wednesday or Thursday next week. I'll send you an email. ILya
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    koshkin replied to the thread SAI 10 1-10.
    Diopter shift is a real thing with all FFP scopes. Riflescope testers we make measure it and there is a good amount of sample variation...
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    koshkin replied to the thread SAI 10 1-10.
    I am good to go ahead and call BS on this one. Everyone does during the development process
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    I did several comparisons over the years that I called "High End Tactical". First few were written only. More recent ones were a mix...
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    koshkin replied to the thread SAI 10 1-10.
    I looked at it at SHOT. Both elevation and windage are covered turrets. You can dial in a pinch, but it is really designed for holdign...
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    koshkin replied to the thread SAI 10 1-10.
    "Test beyond what others do"? What is it that they do that others do not? When you say that you want SAI to to "up their stringency"...
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    koshkin replied to the thread SAI 10 1-10.
    Armament guys generally know how to design and make a robust optic. However, until a good number of these make it out there we have no...
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    koshkin replied to the thread SAI 10 1-10.
    More light implies a larger objective lens diameter. While a few LPVOs out there do use 28mm objectives, most, whether 30mm or 34mm...
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    koshkin replied to the thread SAI 10 1-10.
    Some designs benefit from a larger tube and some do not. With SAI10, they were going for compact, so they stuck with a 30mm tube. I am...
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    Human perception is tricky. Things can look to be of different size when they really aren't. A good example of that is the way the...
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    I do not think I understand what the question is. 1 mrad is 1 mrad regardless of what magnification you are on.