Previously I was running an Athlon Cronus Tactical 7-42x with a PVS27 in front of it. For comparison, I think this setup competes very well with it if not better.
Updated spotting kit:
-Leupold Mk4 12-40 w. Mildot Reticle (sourced by @ilikebmxbikes)
-Vyper14 assembled by @Surgeon_Shooter using a 2600+ FOM unfilmed L3 tube
-KDG HUB in FDE
-Badger SNAP adapter for PVS14
-Steiner DBAL A2 (FP)
-SilencerCo Radius Range Finder
Environment tonight was a 1/3 moon, partly cloudy, with fog hanging over the lake. The fog made it difficult to use the illuminator since the spotter was sitting about 5-6 feet above the water.
Shots through the spotter were take at 905 yards (NINE HUNDRED AND FIVE YARDS)! The zoom was set to 12x and then 30x. I tried to capture how good the image was with and without the illuminator. Any image degradation with the illuminator on is from the fog rolling through.
The rest of the photos are just cool shots through a set of PVS1531 goggles at the setup.
Pros to this setup vs. the SLICK mounting system with a PVS27 or PVS30:
1. Lightweight and modular
2. We can use the PVS27 for shooting
3. Easy to identify man size targets <1000 yards in similar conditions
4. Unfilmed L3 tube provides comparable performance to the thin filmed green tube in my PVS27
Cons:
1. The PVS27 mounted in front definitely picks up more light without the illuminator on, you can’t compete against that. However, this setup holds its own 90% of the way.
2. Requires more fine tuning to focus. You have to adjust the objective of the PVS14 to bring the reticle into focus and then utilize the focus on the Mk4 and the diopter of the PVS14 to fine tune the image.
3. Not as durable. There are more parts to break versus a PVS27 or similar clamped onto the rail of a SLICK. However, for those of us in an overwatch position or not operating, this works fine.
Overall, I would pick this setup. @WillHugh and I took this setup shooting with 22LRs at 273 yards and had no trouble spotting hits on steel and misses in sand. We did use the illuminator, however, the conditions were such that shooting without one, even with the PVS27 mounted in front of my Leupold Mk5 3-18, would have made it impossible to PID or see the target.
Updated spotting kit:
-Leupold Mk4 12-40 w. Mildot Reticle (sourced by @ilikebmxbikes)
-Vyper14 assembled by @Surgeon_Shooter using a 2600+ FOM unfilmed L3 tube
-KDG HUB in FDE
-Badger SNAP adapter for PVS14
-Steiner DBAL A2 (FP)
-SilencerCo Radius Range Finder
Environment tonight was a 1/3 moon, partly cloudy, with fog hanging over the lake. The fog made it difficult to use the illuminator since the spotter was sitting about 5-6 feet above the water.
Shots through the spotter were take at 905 yards (NINE HUNDRED AND FIVE YARDS)! The zoom was set to 12x and then 30x. I tried to capture how good the image was with and without the illuminator. Any image degradation with the illuminator on is from the fog rolling through.
The rest of the photos are just cool shots through a set of PVS1531 goggles at the setup.
Pros to this setup vs. the SLICK mounting system with a PVS27 or PVS30:
1. Lightweight and modular
2. We can use the PVS27 for shooting
3. Easy to identify man size targets <1000 yards in similar conditions
4. Unfilmed L3 tube provides comparable performance to the thin filmed green tube in my PVS27
Cons:
1. The PVS27 mounted in front definitely picks up more light without the illuminator on, you can’t compete against that. However, this setup holds its own 90% of the way.
2. Requires more fine tuning to focus. You have to adjust the objective of the PVS14 to bring the reticle into focus and then utilize the focus on the Mk4 and the diopter of the PVS14 to fine tune the image.
3. Not as durable. There are more parts to break versus a PVS27 or similar clamped onto the rail of a SLICK. However, for those of us in an overwatch position or not operating, this works fine.
Overall, I would pick this setup. @WillHugh and I took this setup shooting with 22LRs at 273 yards and had no trouble spotting hits on steel and misses in sand. We did use the illuminator, however, the conditions were such that shooting without one, even with the PVS27 mounted in front of my Leupold Mk5 3-18, would have made it impossible to PID or see the target.
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