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Dmr/ precision ar type trigger

This is exactly why I dislike "the like" of two stage triggers. People think the first stage buys them "decision space". Whether they think that's prepping fundamentals for a shot in a match or something like the above. The wall is the wall. You break the shot when you want to. Whatever work you need to do before breaking the wall, you do it either way.
You're the first person that I've seen react this way to the concept of 2-stage triggers being used in such a way. I typically respect your opinions. I'm probably going to try to take some time and train behind a few single stage triggers with your mindset and see what I realize on the other side. Thanks for the insight.

Dmr/ precision ar type trigger

You don't pull the trigger on something or someone you don't understand to be a threat hoping 1.25lbs of first stage leaves you some time to complete a thought and make the decision for good.
I agree. Traditionally speaking, QCB would be an environment you would likely seldom if ever need that second stage. I understand and agree with PRA.
My thought is that having a place to stage in your trigger pull while your sights are on the target can only be an advantage in obscure circumstances like the one I illustrated. I use it during hunting too. I'll stage and make my final determination to pull the trigger from the second stage.
All said, you likely have more training and experience than I do. I only played around with cool guys for a short while, then got out.

New Burris XTR PS

The Burris PS isn't the end all of optics, but it's working towards the future or where they're headed.

1) I like that it will work just fine as a mechanical optic. I'm not interested in something that must have a battery to dial.

2) Glass is very usable, in line with the 5-30 XTR3.

3) Weight is good at 37oz for what all it offers.

1) Don't like that you must use the app to set up and update ballistics.

2) zero stop on mine stops minus .1 with no way to adjust.

3) If you're too close in-between say 2.33 and 2.36mil it will flicker back and forth between them which is annoying. It's caught my eye a few times when I'm not looking for it.

In the end I believe it's step in optic evolution. This and the Eliminator 6 having a baby would be ideal. The ability to get atmospherics, range, and auto adjust all in one.

Just like the phone I type this on at one time was reserved for a building and or large vehicle the ranging and sighing systems used in land, air, and sea vehicles will eventually fit in a small optic.(and actually work well)
I agree that Eliminator 7 or PS Gen 2 will be a baby of the two. I think for hunting eliminator will keep its style but the next gen PS will borrow the lrf from eliminator series and make an all in one adjustable prs/nrl scope. From there I think the tech will just need to improve the glass. Size and loons wise they figured it out. Maybe adjustable wind like the pz elevation turret will be cool too

New Burris XTR PS

I could see where it would be nicer to dial corrections while looking through the optic than trying to dial based on the elevation knob. It also means that say a throw lever, mount etc. obstructing your view of windage/elevation is no longer an issue.

Especially for those of us who are old and our far vision is still great, but near vision has gone to shit, because swapping to reading glasses to make elevation adjustments is horrible, and the magnifying elevation devices I've seen have all been fragile. I have no problem seeing a reticle but seeing numbers on some elevation dials is almost impossible.

I will say I think the weakness of the PS is that there's no direct connection to a range finder, for hunting. That's where something like the Eliminator 6 or Sig BDX has an advantage. The advantage to the PS, is you can still dial it like a regular scope, and use the reticle for holdovers. You can't do that with the Eliminator 6 or Sig Sierra 6 BDX because their reticles are not marked, you can do it with the Sig Easy 6 BDX, but it's still SFP so your reticle is only accurate at one magnification.

The Eliminator 6 seems more geared to hunting and more similar to the Sig Line (minus the rangefinder). I've ran a couple of the Sig's on hunting rifles and they are okay, glass quality is abysmal for the price point, you give up a ton of optical quality for the electronics in it. Its optical quality is about the same as a $300 optic, but it's handy to range a target and just have the optic illuminate a solution. The other issue with the Sig is the reticle is very thick because it has to work with the illumination points. Can't say for an eliminator 6 but I'd assume it's similar. Meanwhile the PS has a normal reticle because it's not having to illuminate dozens of points on it.
From what I heard the eliminator 6 is no vortex razor or a 2-3k optic glass but it is ED glass and is pretty impressive (review is from here). Yes if battery is dead or you can’t get a solution (say poor weather for lrf) you can’t get a dope. The Eliminator 6 is a sfp but it’s kind of a hybrid. The elevation impact point changes the hold based on Magnification so even though reticle stays the same, the impact changes.

My only worry with it is if you can’t get solution, you can’t really shoot it.

New Burris XTR PS

You can have the HUD read out in yds. So lase the target 743yds, dial the turret to 743yds while looking through the scope. Your head doesn't need to move. You can do it all in position if you have a wmlrf.
I still don’t get it. You lase with wmlrf and it says 743 yards and 5.1 up.

You just dial to 5.1 and look through scope.

Vs wmlrf says 743 and you look through scope and dial 743.

You’re lifting your head regardless to read the distance or solution.

Only way it’d make sense is if it was like the eliminator 6 with a built in lrf so you never lift your head.