My 1-4x Super Sniper arrived today. I chose the T-post reticle with exposed turrets only because I thought the circle reticle looked just a bit too obtrusive at 4x. In addition to CQB, I plan to do a lot of 500 meter shooting with mine, and thought the T-post reticle would provide a bit better field of view for longer ranges.
I was able to mount it on my AR-15 and make some quick observations.
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Delights;</span></span>
- The glass is impeccable from edge to edge.
- The reticle is very strong! What I mean is that it provides me with an unmistakable aiming center in both busy target backgrounds and lower light conditions. All without the need for illumination. See below for more details
- The illumination is bright! Think fluorescent red. It's really too bad because I don't plan to use it much.
- Definitely true 1x after setting the diopter for my eyeballs
- The mag ring is firm, but not obscenely tight.
- Eye relief is large, and the eye box is very forgiving.
<span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-weight: bold">Meh, not so much;</span></span>
- My Troy BUIS will NOT fit beneath the ocular bell. My setup (CASV + LaRue LT719) gives me a 1.41" center-line height above the receiver. It is not enough by about 0.005".
- The elevation click spacing is way too close together. That should have been obvious to me even before I handled one. The damn knob is 2/3s the diameter of a Nightforce Hi-Speed knob, yet both have 10 mils per revolution. Think about it . . .
- I have a feeling it is going to be very hard to get a cat-tail for this scope. The mag ring offers poor accommodations for a two-piece clamp system. I guess we'll see.
<span style="color: #009900"><span style="text-decoration: underline">Obligatory glamour shots;</span></span>
<span style="color: #009900"><span style="text-decoration: underline">More on the reticle;</span></span>
When I speak of busy target back-grounds, dark tree lines always top the list. Although it is still winter here in Michigan, I'm hopeful this reticle won't care about the summer foliage. I can confidently say that the current conditions are not a problem with this scope.
Below is my home's hallway in the middle of the afternoon. I also know it isn't unusual for every home to have shadowy places like this. This is another type of target background that gives me trouble when trying to use the small, thin, centrally located reticle on many 1-4x optics. I'm happy to report the Super Sniper's reticle works very well here too.
I was able to mount it on my AR-15 and make some quick observations.
<span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-weight: bold">
Delights;</span></span>
- The glass is impeccable from edge to edge.
- The reticle is very strong! What I mean is that it provides me with an unmistakable aiming center in both busy target backgrounds and lower light conditions. All without the need for illumination. See below for more details
- The illumination is bright! Think fluorescent red. It's really too bad because I don't plan to use it much.
- Definitely true 1x after setting the diopter for my eyeballs
- The mag ring is firm, but not obscenely tight.
- Eye relief is large, and the eye box is very forgiving.
<span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-weight: bold">Meh, not so much;</span></span>
- My Troy BUIS will NOT fit beneath the ocular bell. My setup (CASV + LaRue LT719) gives me a 1.41" center-line height above the receiver. It is not enough by about 0.005".
- The elevation click spacing is way too close together. That should have been obvious to me even before I handled one. The damn knob is 2/3s the diameter of a Nightforce Hi-Speed knob, yet both have 10 mils per revolution. Think about it . . .
- I have a feeling it is going to be very hard to get a cat-tail for this scope. The mag ring offers poor accommodations for a two-piece clamp system. I guess we'll see.
<span style="color: #009900"><span style="text-decoration: underline">Obligatory glamour shots;</span></span>
<span style="color: #009900"><span style="text-decoration: underline">More on the reticle;</span></span>
When I speak of busy target back-grounds, dark tree lines always top the list. Although it is still winter here in Michigan, I'm hopeful this reticle won't care about the summer foliage. I can confidently say that the current conditions are not a problem with this scope.
Below is my home's hallway in the middle of the afternoon. I also know it isn't unusual for every home to have shadowy places like this. This is another type of target background that gives me trouble when trying to use the small, thin, centrally located reticle on many 1-4x optics. I'm happy to report the Super Sniper's reticle works very well here too.
