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Posted: 1/21/2010 11:49:14 AM EDT
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I just picked up a CMMG stainless steel conversion and will try it out this weekend. I also have a Trijicon RX01NSN on the way; it should be in tomorrow so I can play with that too.
I'm trying to figure out how to handle sighting in the new reflex, checking for co-witness with the BUIS I already have, and making it all work out with .223 and .22LR. Is there a way to fiddle with the sights so that one system or the other (maybe only the irons) are functional with both loads? Advise from anybody that has accompished would be appreciated. |
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You could set the sights up for 22 or the .223 / 5.56mm and use the Trijicon for the other.
You really don't want to use both for both. it's irritating to need hold over or hold under. I use a cheap Center Point with a couple 22's, it has externally adjustable Windage and Elevation that can be zeroed at a range and then adjusted to a predetermined setting for other ranges. I don't know that this scope would hold up on a centerfire. You could set the Trijicon for .223 / 5.56mm and co witness it. Then you could adjust the sight for 22's to compensate for the slower bullet at distances. I have done that with an EOTech but I leave the EOTech off when shooting 22's. Can you do that with a trijicon??? Good Luck... Spec |
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You could set the sights up for 22 or the .223 / 5.56mm and use the Trijicon for the other. You really don't want to use both for both. it's irritating to need hold over or hold under. I use a cheap Center Point with a couple 22's, it has externally adjustable Windage and Elevation that can be zeroed at a range and then adjusted to a predetermined setting for other ranges. I don't know that this scope would hold up on a centerfire. You could set the Trijicon for .223 / 5.56mm and co witness it. Then you could adjust the sight for 22's to compensate for the slower bullet at distances. I have done that with an EOTech but I leave the EOTech off when shooting 22's. Can you do that with a trijicon??? Good Luck... Spec Can you do that with a trijicon??? I guess we'll find out, won't we? 
Thanks for the replies. I was figuring it was a one-or-the-other deal. What I'm hoping is that I can set the Trijicon for .223 and never need the irons for that round since the Trijicon has no batteries. The only thing that would go wrong with it would be a fiber-optic failure. That would allow me to use the irons exclusively for .22LR. |
| You will have to do one or the other for each caliber. Unless, I have seen people mount small optics on a 45 degree angle to use at a different range than the primary optic. You could do this and use it for 22's, then use the sights and Trijicon for .223. It'll cost for the extra optic and mount but you already spent a lot of money on the first Trijicon. Maybe you're one of the lucky few who can afford this setup. I think Trijicon makes a mini holographic.... |
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You will have to do one or the other for each caliber. Unless, I have seen people mount small optics on a 45 degree angle to use at a different range than the primary optic. You could do this and use it for 22's, then use the sights and Trijicon for .223. It'll cost for the extra optic and mount but you already spent a lot of money on the first Trijicon. Maybe you're one of the lucky few who can afford this setup. I think Trijicon makes a mini holographic.... Negative on the $$$...that's why I'm trying to do so much with so little. I think I'm going to try what was described above and see how it flies. If it's a no-go I'll re-think... |
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