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Posted: 1/3/2010 4:56:35 PM EDT
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Love the setup up except for.....
I noticed that once i have the mag in place, the dot becomes garbled. Once I move it out of the way, the dot is solid and crisp in the Comp C3. Aimpoint says it's the way your eye perceives the dot in different settings... I call BS on that. If my eyes were bad... there bad. Magnifying the dot shouldn't do anything but bring the foreground in closer. Let me know if anyone out there has experienced this. I'm running a comp c3 on a LT 129 and LT pivot mount with the 3x... and yes they were purchased from authorized Aimpoint reseller and Laure Tactical... respectively. 
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| Just for the hell of it, I slapped my el cheapo 6-24 Tasco behind my surprisingly reliable Primary Arms M3 just to see what it would look like with a magnifier. My dot went from crisp and round unmagnified to a distorted blur/smear on 6x. It is still usable, but not as clear as I would have expected. Maybe it would be better on lower power. |
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Love the setup up except for..... I noticed that once i have the mag in place, the dot becomes garbled. Once I move it out of the way, the dot is solid and crisp in the Comp C3. Aimpoint says it's the way your eye perceives the dot in different settings... I call BS on that. If my eyes were bad... there bad. Magnifying the dot shouldn't do anything but bring the foreground in closer. Let me know if anyone out there has experienced this. I'm running a comp c3 on a LT 129 and LT pivot mount with the 3x... and yes they were purchased from authorized Aimpoint reseller and Laure Tactical... respectively. http://i626.photobucket.com/albums/tt347/MaynardJaimeKeenan/IMG_0518.jpg Magnifying the IMAGE produces a larger version of EVERYTHING,bigger "dot" and also larger "flaws".If you don't believe this compare the sharpness of an image on 6x and then again on 24x thru a high mag scope.Remember the magnifier is in front of your eye and enlarges everything thru it.Put it in front of the Aimpoint and note the difference ( but the field of view will be incorrect) |
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interesting perspectives from all. "exhogflyer" great point! Guess I'm more frustrated than anything.
I don't have astig. and the dot is clean w/out it. W/ the mag it turns to a smudge... and I suppose it could be enhancing what I normally cannot see. Just about ready to sell the whole setup if I can't get this resolved. I've tried adjusting the power on the comp, but hasn't really helped It affects the POI and POA for me. Perhaps I'm just not willing to accept I don't have perfect eyes! 
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interesting perspectives from all. "exhogflyer" great point! Guess I'm more frustrated than anything. I don't have astig. and the dot is clean w/out it. W/ the mag it turns to a smudge... and I suppose it could be enhancing what I normally cannot see. Just about ready to sell the whole setup if I can't get this resolved. I've tried adjusting the power on the comp, but hasn't really helped It affects the POI and POA for me. Perhaps I'm just not willing to accept I don't have perfect eyes! PM sent |
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interesting perspectives from all. "exhogflyer" great point! Guess I'm more frustrated than anything. I don't have astig. and the dot is clean w/out it. W/ the mag it turns to a smudge... and I suppose it could be enhancing what I normally cannot see. Just about ready to sell the whole setup if I can't get this resolved. I've tried adjusting the power on the comp, but hasn't really helped It affects the POI and POA for me. Perhaps I'm just not willing to accept I don't have perfect eyes! Sell it all and replace it with an ACOG. If you need a RDS then add the small piggy back sight on top of the ACOG. This IMHO Indy |
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Simple test to check if it's your eyes or the optic.
Look through the setup and find your flaw/blur/whatever Now rotate the gun/optic around it's own axis while looking at your flaw/blur......is the flaw stationary? Or does it rotate? If it's stationary, then it's your eyes. If it rotates, then it's the optic/setup/something else. |
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so that's the test Aimpoint has on their sight(no pun intended)... assuming they are talking about a non-magnified dot.
But yeah, tried that on the comp c3 w/out mag and since there is no distortion, it's crystal clear. However, when I drop the 3x mag, it DOES in fact garble the dot and it DOES move with the rotation of the entire setup(mag and comp) What to do, what to do 
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| I put a M3 on my 15T. It was great. Then I got the 3X. I have three dots in my sights now, I chose the middle and shoot. It's my eyes that are seeing the three dots. I had a kid at the range that looked thru it and he saw a perfect dot. So I now put scopes on the new ones and I'm happy. I know if I need the 15T I can still count on it. Can I ever get my money back by selling them, I don't think so. I would trust them with my life. |
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