OpticsTalk by SWFA, Inc. Homepage SWFA     SampleList.com
Forum Home Forum Home > Optic Reviews and Tests > Member's Tests and Reviews
  New Posts New Posts RSS Feed - Vortex Strikefire & SPARC
  FAQ FAQ  Forum Search   Events   Register Register  Login Login

Visit the SWFA.com site to check out our current specials.

Vortex Strikefire & SPARC

 Post Reply Post Reply Page  <12
Author
Message
KarlHaemmerlein View Drop Down
Optics GrassHopper
Optics GrassHopper


Joined: September/27/2006
Location: United States
Status: Offline
Points: 9
Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote KarlHaemmerlein Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: February/22/2011 at 17:12
SVT, let me ask you a question on the SPARC.  Is the red dot visible to the naked eye on the lowest NV setting when the lighting conditions are still good enough to see reasonably well with the naked eye?  I foolishly purchased an Insight Technologies MRDS for it's night vision setting and light weight for use on my Dan Wesson 375 supermag for some night time amusement.  Contrary to Insights published data, the red dot on the NV setting is visible in reasonably light conditions, that combined with the dot not being "clean" makes it useless for target shooting with good night vision equipment.  It is simply way to bright for anything but large target close range work.  Between the dot not being clean, and the bloom, it must be the equivalent of at least a 10 moa dot and completely washes out any target.  Insight was quick to have me send it in to them for testing if anything was wrong with it, and it checked out fine according to them, but for some strange reason they wanted to keep that one and sent me new one.  Alas, the new one was exactly the same.  This with a true current milspec ITT night enforcer pinnacle auto-gated pvs14.    So if the SPARC dot is visible to the naked eye on the low NV setting, I know to wipe that one off the list.
Back to Top
SVT_Tactical View Drop Down
MODERATOR
MODERATOR
Avatar
Chief Sackscratch

Joined: December/17/2009
Location: NorthCackalacky
Status: Offline
Points: 31233
Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote SVT_Tactical Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: February/22/2011 at 17:45
the the best of my knowledge and rmemory you had to get in the dark to see the dot on NV mode. I don't think you will have a problem with it at all. 
Back to Top
Scott_at_Vortex View Drop Down
Optics Apprentice
Optics Apprentice


Joined: February/18/2010
Location: Middleton,WI
Status: Offline
Points: 103
Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Scott_at_Vortex Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: February/24/2011 at 09:34
It is not visible to the naked eye in a pitch dark surrounding. It is a true usable NV setting. Trust me if it wasnt we would not have it there as the extra NV button sometimes is mistaken for the power button.


Scott
www.vortextactical.com

www.vortexoptics.com
Back to Top
Kickboxer View Drop Down
MODERATOR
MODERATOR
Avatar
Moderator

Joined: February/13/2008
Status: Offline
Points: 23679
Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Kickboxer Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: February/24/2011 at 16:57
Originally posted by SVT_Tactical SVT_Tactical wrote:

yes the doubler does add quite a bit of tunneling 
 
 
i did find though that even with the doubler I could keep both eyes open and still engage targets. and when i kept both open the tunneling went away for the most part

try closing both eyes using the doubler and see how that works...



You had some very good points there, G.  Watch it or you wil ruin your "rep"...
Opinion,untempered by fact,is ignorance.

There are some who do not fear death... for they are more afraid of not really living
Back to Top
 Post Reply Post Reply Page  <12
  Share Topic   

Forum Jump Forum Permissions View Drop Down

Forum Software by Web Wiz Forums® version 12.01
Copyright ©2001-2018 Web Wiz Ltd.

This page was generated in 0.223 seconds.