Recently bought a PVS-14 from TacticalNightVision (thanks Victor...great unit) and just for shits and giggles I mounted it behind an Aimpoint CompML3 2moa on AR....it works perfectly....but I figured due to that model not being designed for NV, there would be issues. When I mount it behind a M3 it looks the same! What am I missing here?
Is it possible that some ML3's were built to the M3 spec? When I first turn on the ML3 the red dot is not visible under any conditions for the first 2 clicks....even in a lightless room to the naked eye...but of course the 14 picks it up. On those settings with a moderate gain setting there's no blooming or washout....just a crisp dot. I've heard there is a possibility of 'burning in' the intensifier tube with bright light but this dot is much less bright then any ambient fixtures even from hundreds of yards away.....I'd put it on par with starlight.
I guess what I'm getting at is why charge 100$ more for a unit (M3) if both work for NV? Just chewing on the gov't tit more?
Hopefully someone with more experience on these units can chime in....
Is it possible that some ML3's were built to the M3 spec? When I first turn on the ML3 the red dot is not visible under any conditions for the first 2 clicks....even in a lightless room to the naked eye...but of course the 14 picks it up. On those settings with a moderate gain setting there's no blooming or washout....just a crisp dot. I've heard there is a possibility of 'burning in' the intensifier tube with bright light but this dot is much less bright then any ambient fixtures even from hundreds of yards away.....I'd put it on par with starlight.
I guess what I'm getting at is why charge 100$ more for a unit (M3) if both work for NV? Just chewing on the gov't tit more?
Hopefully someone with more experience on these units can chime in....
