Rifle Scopes Full Moon...Low Light Improvements???

[fockell]

Any tips and tricks to getting the most of my optics in low light conditions. I was engaging some steel tonight out to 300 only with moon light. Seems like lower power helped and locating targets prior to turning on illumination. I tried two different guns. 50mm seemed to be a little bit better, but surprisingly not that much better than the 24mm.
Optics-NF2.5-10x24 and NF3.5-15x50
Thanks Brandon

 

[Lindy]

Re: Full Moon...Low Light Improvements???

A power setting of about 8 is close to optimum for low-light shooting. For reasons why, Google "exit pupil".

 

[ChadTRG42]

Re: Full Moon...Low Light Improvements???

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Lindy</div><div class="ubbcode-body">A power setting of about 8 is close to optimum for low-light shooting. For reasons why, Google "exit pupil".
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I don't want to google! I was hoping you'd tell us about 8 power, Lindy!

 

[TorF]

Re: Full Moon...Low Light Improvements???

A scope with 56mm objective should be set at app 10x, 50mm@8x and 42mm@7x.

If you have fast focus on the ocular set it at -2 compared to your daylight setting. The nightvision in most peoples eyes are -2 "nearsighted" compared to your normal dayvision

 

[Switchblade]

Re: Full Moon...Low Light Improvements???

Good info...I was hoping this wasn't a bad graphic image by the title

 

[fockell]

Re: Full Moon...Low Light Improvements???

Thanks, will give it another chance when moon is bright and little cloud cover, I really need to invest is some NV one of these days. May have to sell a kidney to finance it. Thanks Again -Brandon

 

[Ratbert]

Re: Full Moon...Low Light Improvements???

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: TorF</div><div class="ubbcode-body">
The nightvision in most peoples eyes are -2 "nearsighted" compared to your normal dayvision</div></div>

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