I'm a rookie at this, but am I correct in assuming that this illuminated scope will not help with locating targets in the dark?
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The scope does not have any night vision capabilities nor do the crosshairs provide any enhancement in seeing the target. I find the illumination feature helpful at dusk when the crosshairs may not be visible. In any case, I really like the scope.
1077372
Not at all. In fact, if you turn it up too bright, it'll make it more difficult because of the contrast. Generally, the darker it is outside, the darker you should keep your crosshairs
1077373
I added this to a rifle I sold to Valley gun...a while back, I never used it for night hunts for wild boar. I would not assume that such features existed powerful on this scope. It was a very inexpensive buy, look for a laser application whether selling or giving it as a gift or you use it.
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This is not a "true" night vision device. The reticule is powered by tritium so it can be clearly seen in the sight but if the is no ambient light you will not see the target.
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Yes it works well. That is one of the big reasons I purchased it. If the battery dies at any time you still have a reticle. It is black so not so good at dusk but excellent during the day.
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Hi Frank, I purchased this scope about 6 months ago and have had great luck with it. I dont care for the red and green back lights and shoot it with no lighting. As far as it changing when zooming mine doesn't do that. I would say you might have received a defective one since the reticle is separate from the lens and sounds as if it might be moving slightly when you zoom. Amazon is great about replacing items, shoot them an email.
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It is not real bright in daylight, especially sun. So I would not try it at an outdoor range at any distance. For rifles, it is best to use dim light conditions like dawn and dusk and I have used it on a rifle at about 30 yards to get the scope onto the bore. You will still need to fine tune the scope at a range but you will waste a lot less ammo. For the handgun, I have used it in daylight at about 50 feet and it was easily visible. I used it to align a clip on laser with the bore. And range testing verified that it worked well.
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That's a good question that's a little difficult for me to answer, but I think I can do well enough. I've left mine on overnight, and it still had plenty of power the next day. I mostly shoot outdoors, in daylight. The black cross hairs work all of the time, so I don't use the illumination that often. You can't tell much difference. Indoors, and at night, I'll turn on the illumination just because it looks cool when I'm just messing around. I'm on my second battery since I bought the scope, and I've probably left it on overnight four times. I found the batteries online for about a buck a piece, and bought ten. I can't really give you a "runtime" on this. I would just say, unless you do a lot of shooting in low light, it should last for months.
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The unit has one infrared LED that is switched separately from the scope itself. That is the thing on top of the scope in the picture. It adds a bit of illumination when there is insufficient ambient light for the scope to work properly. It is only marginally effective, but it does help some out to about 60 to 70 feet.
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it sits lower than the eotech I have, it has a bigger view, likely a 40mm or so, it co witnessed fine on the ar15 with a flip up front and rear magpul mbus, its very bright, at night it may be too much without a light, so def need a streamlight or surefire light to tone down the brightness of the reticle during low light
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Thank you very much for taking the time to answer my question. My concern was that in bright daylight I would not be able to pick up the front sight once painted. I have a tritium insert so I have no problem under dark conditions or even at night.
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btw...my tasco world class3-9x40mm loses clarity with sundown or lower light. I forgot to note this point in earlier comment. it's a damn good build and buy for the money (51.99) but, more demanding purposes will require a much better scope. p.s. this would not be my combat scope on an ar15 either.
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There is a reticle like a normal scope. It just has the option to illuminate it in darker conditions
1766631
Yes it works without the illumination. The reticle is just black and they shine a green or red light on them. I mainly use the scope without the illumination
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jmich; Like you, I certainly was not trying to be glib. I just did not encounter the problem you did. I do have one idea, though: The scope comes with two eyepieces. One of the eyepieces is useful, but the other one I found useless. The target could not be centered or even seen. Hope this helps.J
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Obviously, green is going to be good for dark, but are you going to be able to see your target through the ACOG in the dark? I got the Amber. I plan on shooting during the day. If you think you will be shooting at night, you may want to invest in a laser. I love this scope and have zeroed it and the accuracy is still holding.
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Steve,The reticle is black and there are two back lights inside the scope that light up. They shine a red or green light onto the reticle so they appear to change colors. The problem is the light refracts and the reticle isn't thin and crisp looking. If you are shooting short distance they will work fine but why use a scope at short distance. Just leave the lights turned off and use it like a normal scope and it works great.
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The scope is not designed to be co-witnessed with fixed iron sights. As previously stated, the reticle is visible with or without illumination, so it should be usable regardless of lighting conditions or dead batteries. If you want an alternative sighting system (for instance, a 1x non-magnified sight picture rather than 3x), I would recommend a set of 45 degree offset sights.
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No, the reticle is not illuminated per se...when the illumination is enabled it places a "red dot" in the center of the cross-hairs of the reticle. The red dot is visible in low light situations and will be very hard to see in daylight hours...but very handy for fast target acquisition in low light. Here is a link to their site with a picture. http://www.vortexoptics.com/product/crossfire-II-1-4x24-riflescope-with-v-brite-moa-reticle/reticle