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  1. koshkin

    LPVO + Dot question

    I have their 1.5-15x42. The 1-10x went back to March. ILya
  2. koshkin

    New Kahles K328i

    Did you learn that language in Sunday school? It was thoroughly enjoyable. ILya
  3. koshkin

    LPVO + Dot question

    .mil world seems to have really taken a liking to the 6ARC and I expect that to stick for a bit. Even with relatively short barrels there is a real drift and lethality advantage with it. That having been said, some of the interesting 5.5 developments I see with at least two manufacturers will...
  4. koshkin

    Mounts - Gray Ops vs Area 419

    I have not, so I do not have any strong opinions on them. I somewhat prefer how Area419 did the accessory mounts and the single long clamp bar on the Grey Ops is generally not ideal. People seem to like it aesthetically, but you can end up with some crosstalk between screws. No personal...
  5. koshkin

    Mounts - Gray Ops vs Area 419

    I have two of them and they work exceptionally well. There are some marks on the tube of the scope, but they seem to clean up with acetone. In terms of zero retention and tube contact, they are excellent. As good as or better than anything else I have seen. I'll be doing a livestream tonight...
  6. koshkin

    Rifle Scopes Blinded, Randomized scope testing

    These are relatively decent systems optimized for vis stuff. Fairly inexpensive by our standards and limited in scope. The software is done pretty well though. For all of these low volume systems, software is usually a bit quirky. As far as my backyard goes... I live in Albuquerque. Not...
  7. koshkin

    Rifle Scopes New Elcan Specter OS4X

    If you find one, hold onto it. I still have mine after all these years. Hundreds of scopes go through my hands. Very few stay here permanently. ILya
  8. koshkin

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

    I have one here and started looking at it. It looks like a pretty nice scope so far. The reticle is not ideal, but workable. It is indeed odd that they did not just put the LRi Pro reticle into this one. The reticle they have is, for all practical purposes, P4FL without the stadiametric...
  9. koshkin

    Vortex RazorHD Gen III 6-36x56 vs NF ATACR 7-35x56

    @Covertnoob5 would you mind chiming in on that?
  10. koshkin

    Rifle Scopes Blinded, Randomized scope testing

    A collimator can be a lot more than that depending on the performance you are looking for. For riflescopes, the collimator is not all that expensive since you do not need very large optics. ILya
  11. koshkin

    Rifle Scopes Blinded, Randomized scope testing

    Image quality can be objectively measured. All you need to do is pony up some cash for the right equipment and training so that you can measure away. Now, depending on what exactly you want to measure, you are looking at mid-to-high five figures and on up from there for a turnkey test station...
  12. koshkin

    300-600 yard optic?

    If you want to avoid chinese-made optics and you are on a budget, your options are somewhat limited. You correctly identified SWFA fixed power scopes, although I'd be looking at the 12x. There are a few Phillipine-made scope out there you can take a look at, but nicer ones end up relatively more...
  13. koshkin

    Question about member regarding optics reviews

    It seems like a reasonable lineup. If you are primarily shooting at the range, rather than taking this setup into the field, there really isn't much downside, aside from price and esthetics to going with a larger/higher magnification scope. ILya
  14. koshkin

    Question about member regarding optics reviews

    Anything specific you are wondering about?
  15. koshkin

    Will NF design a wide angle lens?

    Well, for what it is worth, it is entirely possible that the marketing/website people who put the specs up do not understand any of it and do not care enough to correct it. In other words, if I were to choose whether it is willfull deceit or general purpose incompetence, the latter is usually...
  16. koshkin

    Will NF design a wide angle lens?

    No. 23.5 deg AFOV violates Swaro patent
  17. koshkin

    Will NF design a wide angle lens?

    Every single ATACR 7-35x I have ever seen tunnels below 8x. ILya
  18. koshkin

    Why are all scope reticles black?

  19. koshkin

    Will NF design a wide angle lens?

    I assume that is 6.4mrad from center to the edge, right? Assuming the magnification calibration is accurate, that translates to ~23.5 degree Apparent FOV and 3.86ft at 100 yards instead of the listed 4.6ft. ILya
  20. koshkin

    Will NF design a wide angle lens?

    Just measure the FOV with the reticle on highest power
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