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  1. koshkin

    DNT is gonna let us do a reticle

    Thank you for your kind words on the G4 reticle. I fully agree with you when it comes to hunting reticles. It is a little different for the long range/competition ones. I do like nicely open top half, but a little bit of information up there has not been in the way too much in my experience...
  2. koshkin

    Rifle Scopes Short scopes

    It’s less than 4mrad of adjustment with most bullets. If you run out of adjustment something is very wrong. Ilya
  3. koshkin

    DNT is gonna let us do a reticle

    I am with you on that one. I have putzed around with different amounts of hold under and about 3mrad seems to be a good compromise. Interestingly, that is usually about where (if I controlled the recoil well enough) I will pick up trace. My basic rule of thumb is that if I am shooting 308 at...
  4. koshkin

    New GPO Super Compact MPVO 4-16 x 44i FFP mil shipping late May

    Mine is doing quite well so far. I should have a full review out once I get breathre for a few days. ILya
  5. koshkin

    Rifle Scopes Is there a market for a good MPVO

    They had it at SHOT, but under the counter. That was the first time I saw it in the scope. As is usually the case, there is more than one way to skin a cat. If you use a precision reticle in an MPVO, the assumption is that the illumination is good enough to use it easily on low power. ILya
  6. koshkin

    Rifle Scopes Athlon Ares ETR Gen2 vs DNT The One

    ETR Gen2 has just been anounced and there are very few in the wild. I have the DNT here and Athlon should arrive reasonably soon as well. ILya
  7. koshkin

    Rifle Scopes Is there a market for a good MPVO

    At 2024 SHOT the reticle was already done.
  8. koshkin

    Thermal clip on for nx8 4-32

    You lose some pixels on the periphery if the day optic is on 4x, but that does not change the magnification of the thermal. ILya
  9. koshkin

    Thermal clip on for nx8 4-32

    The eyepiece of a clip-on (or any thermal scope for that matter), projects an image out. In order for a clip-on to be 1x, it needs to project a field of view that is exactly the same angle as the FOV it sees. That is how magnification is defined: AFOV divided by FOV, with AFOV being Apparent...
  10. koshkin

    SAI 10 1-10

    There is a distinct difference between what sells and what gets a good discussion on the forum. While I think MPVOs have their niche and there is enough demand for it to be worthwhile for some smaller companies, it is unlikely to offer enough volume for larger companies except as a defensive...
  11. koshkin

    SAI 10 1-10

    I agree and I like the rapid aiming feature in them. If I were doing a 2-12x or thereabouts scope, I would want their mrad tree with RAF in it. ILya
  12. koshkin

    SAI 10 1-10

    I suspect many people will be pleasantly surprised with how well the image quality of the tiny SAI 1-10x24 holds up. FOV is not very wide, but aside from that, there should be little complain about (pending production models hitting the market). As far as the considerations for other models...
  13. koshkin

    SAI 10 1-10

    I will likely have a review out on it in April some time. ILya
  14. koshkin

    MPVO for Tactical Games Thoughts/Recommendations

    You'll see something along those lines, but not from Nightforce (or at least I have no insight into Nightforce). I have been doing my level best to convince a couple of companies to bring it to market.
  15. koshkin

    Rifle Scopes What is your favorite rifle scope?

    I agree with that. My TT315M is one of the first few made and it has the Gen2XR reticle. It is a bit thinner than I like on 3x, but it works well enough for me. I bug them about making something along the lines of Gen2XR, but a little thicker for the 3-15x, but not luck yet. Sparse Gen2XR tree...
  16. koshkin

    Rifle Scopes What is your favorite rifle scope?

    Once a year or so, I run through several different scenarios of "if I could have only one". It is an interesting mental exercise because it makes me really think through how I use my gear and what really matters. If I was stuck with only one riflescope for the rest of my life, it would be...
  17. koshkin

    Short Bolt Action .223 Optic?

    I have not looked at Gen2 3-15x yet
  18. koshkin

    Rifle Scopes DNT 7-35x56 FFP Riflescopes

    I just started looking at the 7-35x56 DNT and it is a pretty nice scope. Better than I expected, to be frank. ILya
  19. koshkin

    Telson Optics - 99.8% Light Transmission?!?

    The way this usually works with single number specs is the same in all industries. Some marketing guy comes up with a number he does not understand and uses it. Then all of his competitors have to put a number or some gullible customer is going to complain. Then someone stars yelling that...
  20. koshkin

    Telson Optics - 99.8% Light Transmission?!?

    Unfortunately, there is no standard way of spec'ing it. Some companies talk about transmission per surface. Some talk about transmission through the whole scope, but neglect to mention the wavelength range. I have seen companies average it for a particular color. I have seen companies only...
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