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[ARCHIVED THREAD] - PVS mount too far away

Posted: 1/11/2019 12:46:25 PM EDT

Currently running a PVS14 on a Wilcox G24 mount on top of a Ops-Core Fast Bump.

The dang thing sticks so far out, even fully adjusted, that the rubber eye cup for the PVS doesn't even touch my face/eye. There's a good gap between and it drives me nuts. It really affects field of view. My other rigs are fine using standard USGI mounts. Thoughts? What am I doing wrong here?

Posted: 1/11/2019 3:37:56 PM EDT

[#1]

I don't use the rubber eye cup.

You want it away from your face a bit, if you run into something or fall, you don't want the PVS to slap into your eye or eye socket.

Maybe a pic would help, unless others have any ideas.

Posted: 1/11/2019 4:39:46 PM EDT

[#2]

Yeah I've tried it further out I just can't get away from it feeling like a toilet paper tube i'm holding away from the eye. It shrinks the FOV a lot for me (which is already limited). I'll try to take some pics soon.

Posted: 1/11/2019 4:58:16 PM EDT

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Yeah I've tried it further out I just can't get away from it feeling like a toilet paper tube i'm holding away from the eye. It shrinks the FOV a lot for me (which is already limited). I'll try to take some pics soon.

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I have the exact same combination and know what you’re talking about.

I could get the PVS closer with the USGI Rhino Mount w/ J-arm on a TC-2002 shell.

Curious what people say. But I imagine it requires different mount / helmet.

Posted: 1/11/2019 6:04:07 PM EDT

[#4]

Last time this came up it was deemed the helmet pads were pushing the unit too far from his face/eye

Posted: 1/11/2019 8:37:51 PM EDT

[#5]

the wilcox dovetail pvs14 arm with the on off switch was made to fix this problem. or maybe it wasn't made specifically to fix this issue, but it does

Posted: 1/16/2019 4:59:14 AM EDT

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the wilcox dovetail pvs14 arm with the on off switch was made to fix this problem. or maybe it wasn't made specifically to fix this issue, but it does

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This, the angle of the arm itself is designed different vs. the non off/on arm allowing closer proximity. We brought this issue to Wilcox's years ago when the 1st of their J-Arms were produced.

Edit, for my "friend" out there who accused us of bumping so called old posts to somehow go to the top nonsense...But never brave to call us out by name. Here's to ya!

For the others, thanks for the PM's always glad to assist. Maybe our "friend" should have been here when we started the NV forum here 14 years ago...Johnny come lately, we get it.

[ARCHIVED THREAD] - PVS mount too far away

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