Posted: 2/19/2009 10:01:36 AM EDT
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The Strikefire is parallax free past 50 yards. So, how does parallax effect accuracy when the target is less than 50 yards away?
Regards, Burns |
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The Strikefire is parallax free past 50 yards. So, how does parallax effect accuracy when the target is less than 50 yards away? Regards, Burns There is always some slight parallax error because the sight is above the bore of the weapon. However, the error is no more than an inch. At under 50 yards that shouldn't be a problem. -Sam |
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I have wonder this too. To me parralax free occurs when you "put the dot on target" and then when you move your sight picture around the dot appears to move around inside the optic on the lens but the dot stays positioned on the target. So I guess on the strikefire does that mean that when the dot moves around inside the optic and that it is also moving around on the target you are sighting on but by less than 1 inch if your are less than 50 yards?
Does that make sense?? 
What about all the other optics that claim to be parralax free like aimpoint and eotech are they really? Guess I'm really confused on the parallax and reflection issues with the strikefire. Mainly because I just sent back an bushnell trophy MP 1x32 because there was a pretty bad orange streak curving across the field of view in some light situations (low or reflective light) and it didn't matter if the scope was on or not. Now in bright light you couldn't see it but indoors or in subdued light there was one to several of these streaks or a orange bloob appearing inside the sight as you looked around the room. They would come and go getting brighter or more apparent. But I digress. Really like the looks of the strike fire guess just a little gun shy to pull the trigger till I learn more. Thanks Tony |
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I have wonder this too. To me parralax free occurs when you "put the dot on target" and then when you move your sight picture around the dot appears to move around inside the optic on the lens but the dot stays positioned on the target. So I guess on the strikefire does that mean that when the dot moves around inside the optic and that it is also moving around on the target you are sighting on but by less than 1 inch if your are less than 50 yards? Does that make sense??
What about all the other optics that claim to be parralax free like aimpoint and eotech are they really? Guess I'm really confused on the parallax and reflection issues with the strikefire. Mainly because I just sent back an bushnell trophy MP 1x32 because there was a pretty bad orange streak curving across the field of view in some light situations (low or reflective light) and it didn't matter if the scope was on or not. Now in bright light you couldn't see it but indoors or in subdued light there was one to several of these streaks or a orange bloob appearing inside the sight as you looked around the room. They would come and go getting brighter or more apparent. But I digress. Really like the looks of the strike fire guess just a little gun shy to pull the trigger till I learn more. Thanks Tony You're correct about what the parallax looks like when looking through the scope. If you set the scope on a table so the scope itself doesn't move and then move your head around while looking through the scope a truly 100% parallax free sight will have the dot stay in exactly the same place. We have Aimpoints and other red dot models here at our facility for testing and I can say for sure that the StrikeFire dot does not have any more movement than the Aimpoint. It is miniscule if anything at all and should not have any effect on your accuracy. As far as the reflection goes I can also see reflection in all the red dot sights that we've tested. It's a function of how these sights work. Some show it a little more than others, but they all have it. We've reduced the StrikeFire reflection to a point where I think that it is only noticeable if you are looking for it. But if you are shooting both eyes open and focusing on the target, like you should, then it shouldn't be noticeable at all. -Sam |