Thanks Para! You have just persuaded me to try one so its off to Blackpool for me tomorrow. I will fit the scope to my Airwolf and let you know what I think when I have had a chance to use it and hopefully get used to it.
Cheers,
Andy
Thanks Para! You have just persuaded me to try one so its off to Blackpool for me tomorrow. I will fit the scope to my Airwolf and let you know what I think when I have had a chance to use it and hopefully get used to it.
Cheers,
Andy
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http://www.rivington-riflemen.eu/ Andy, from the North !
My Connect seems to be 'true mildot' at 11x mag., anyone else with a Connect noticed this?
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My Connect seems to be 'true mildot' at 11x mag., anyone else with a Connect noticed this?"
yes, seems to be slightly out. mine is true on 10.5 on our mildot checker. no big deal really as long as you know its out and where its true.
Ah... I was trying to work out why that chap (Hardman?) in one of the magazines had the scope set so far back on the rifle. I think this thread clears it up, seems a bit weird and uncomfortable though
It appears so, but it actually works very well.
You are only just over the water, pop over and have a look if you like sometime.
The only issues are that it may need higher mounts to clear a mag, but is not much worse than having a large objective conventional scope.
The likes of the HW100 can have the scope fitted very low if required as there is no mag to get in the way.
That said, Phil seems to get on fine with his on a Wolf, and my production unit will be going on a BTAS410k, which is not far off as regards the mag sticking up.
I should imagine that as both Sammie and Gary Cooper shoot airwolves, that the Viper Connect has been well and truly thrashed on a wolf....but I may be wrong
I'm a maggot in another life you know
Thanks for the offer I have been looking at the mamba lite though and I'm inclined towards that... though my budget is more Cobra these days
I have two MTC scopes, a Taipan 4-16x50 and the Connect, whilst the Taipan is IMO opticaly the better scope, the Connect works much better on an AirWolf, the light weight coupled with being mounted so far back gives a well balenced rifle such that it makes unsupported shots much easier, also the wide FOV means I leave it on 10x and can see as much as a conventional scope on 6x. The one thing I don't like is the small fiddly (compared to Taipan) side wheel, scope is off the rifle for a few weeks while I play with a NV setup so I hope to m/c a lever to fit the side wheel.
Went to BAR today and had a look at a Connect. Problem was my ageing eyesight is such that I couldnt make out the fine ret fast enough despite adjusting ocular lens. Bugger. If I could have done I would have had it. Another negative aspect of the deteriorating eyes. B-----d!
Ended up buying a Lightstream for the Air Wolf. I am still able to make this ret out after a bit of occular juggling, but would have genuinely liked to have tried out such an innovative product.
Andy
Member, the Feinwerkbau Sport appreciation Society (over 50's chapter)
http://www.rivington-riflemen.eu/ Andy, from the North !
Almost finnished the lever, as a lefty I've got to cut it down to clear bolt, but thought I'd post photo's for you righty's. As it is it transforms the focusing of scope, esp for lefty as I can adjust focus with just a small movement of thumb from firing pos'n.
Focus at approx 20yds.
http://i652.photobucket.com/albums/u...nnect20yrd.jpg
Focus at approx 50yds.
http://i652.photobucket.com/albums/u...nnect50yds.jpg
Has anyone had trouble with the side focus ?
nice work hurricane i'm going to be looking for some thing like that. has it markings so you can see what it's focused at ?????
Cheers Lloyd
i have had one on my daystate air ranger on high mounts now for about 6 months and i haft to admit its one of the best scopes that i have ever brought and being as it is on high mounts i can still use my mag
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Sorry only just seen your post.
The mount I've used is a guntuff one supplied by our sponsers JSR, needed a bit of machinning to fit.
http://www.jsramsbottom.com/category...f-30mm-mounts/