Okay so here's some background - I used to have a Viper PST Gen2 SFP and I honestly really liked that optic. It was pretty clear and never gave me any issues. But I learned the error of my own ignorance and moved to a FFP scope - the XTR2 5-25.
When I first looked through the Burris, I felt like it was an improvement over the Viper, but that could have just been "buyer's excitement".
As I've now spent more time with it (I bought it in January), I'm starting to notice that it sometimes gives me some image issues. I set the diopter focus while looking up at the sky with parallax set to infinity and max magnification. Looking through it at a blank canvas (the sky or a wall) the reticle is really clear, no issues there at all. But when I start looking at targets, I either get a blurry image or distorted colors (white steel plates look blue/yellow around the edges). Even adjusting the parallax I can never really get rid of it completely. At 100yds, it's hard to make out where my shots are on paper because the image just isn't clear enough. At 25x it's damn near impossible, so I have to back it down to 20 or lower to get a clear image. Everyone once in a while, if I'm looking through the scope for a long time, I can see a "ghost reticle" floating off to the side of the actual reticle. Like my eye is fighting to focus between the reticle and the target. Though this part honestly could just be my eyes, as I wear contacts, but I've never had this issue with any other scope.
My friend has an XTR2 as well that he just bought and it's clearly a newer model than mine. The logos on the scope are a bright white where mine are more of a dull grey. He also has a dark "silver" ring around his ocular housing and mine doesn't. Otherwise, our scopes are identical - same reticle, same magnification, etc. When I look through his, it's noticeably clearer than mine.
So, is my scope busted, or are the adjustments on the XTR2 just more finicky than my old Viper? Is it worth the 5-6 week wait for a warranty check by Burris, or should I just spend more time trying to adjust my focus?
When I first looked through the Burris, I felt like it was an improvement over the Viper, but that could have just been "buyer's excitement".
As I've now spent more time with it (I bought it in January), I'm starting to notice that it sometimes gives me some image issues. I set the diopter focus while looking up at the sky with parallax set to infinity and max magnification. Looking through it at a blank canvas (the sky or a wall) the reticle is really clear, no issues there at all. But when I start looking at targets, I either get a blurry image or distorted colors (white steel plates look blue/yellow around the edges). Even adjusting the parallax I can never really get rid of it completely. At 100yds, it's hard to make out where my shots are on paper because the image just isn't clear enough. At 25x it's damn near impossible, so I have to back it down to 20 or lower to get a clear image. Everyone once in a while, if I'm looking through the scope for a long time, I can see a "ghost reticle" floating off to the side of the actual reticle. Like my eye is fighting to focus between the reticle and the target. Though this part honestly could just be my eyes, as I wear contacts, but I've never had this issue with any other scope.
My friend has an XTR2 as well that he just bought and it's clearly a newer model than mine. The logos on the scope are a bright white where mine are more of a dull grey. He also has a dark "silver" ring around his ocular housing and mine doesn't. Otherwise, our scopes are identical - same reticle, same magnification, etc. When I look through his, it's noticeably clearer than mine.
So, is my scope busted, or are the adjustments on the XTR2 just more finicky than my old Viper? Is it worth the 5-6 week wait for a warranty check by Burris, or should I just spend more time trying to adjust my focus?
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