Hi Folks,
I'm very new here, living in South Africa.
OK, some while back I imported a GeneSys FS-22 (a badge engineered ATN) in Gen 2+ from the distributors in Ireland. The prime use is for culling animals at night - impala and wildebeest - on the company game farm. We donate the meat to the local black communities which minimises the poaching and gets us some goodwill into the bargain and it ties up our game management policies too.
The mounting kit supplied attaches to the objective of the scope (a 4.5-14X50 Leupold Illuminated with MD reticle). This is all mounted on a 222 Sako with an MAE silencer so theoretically this rig is the dog's nuts for culling game.
My first (and only, thusfar) experience wasn't too good. I sighted in the rifle in daylight, no problems, clipped on the NVD and went out. My first shot on an impala (head shot) was a clean miss at about 100 meters. Next shot I went for the shoulder, also 100m and I hit it about 2ft right of aiming point IN THE ASS! Fortunately I broke its hip so it wasn't going anywhere. I've not used it since as I don't trust it.
So now I am thinking the weight of the NVD is doing something to the scope, so I decide to switch out the entire shooting rig to my 6XC which is mounted on an AICS.
I dropped 3 bills on a Badger IMUNS yesterday which will solve the scope strain problem (which I probably do not have!!) and now having joined this forum I am reading of collimation problems these clip-on units may have ex-factory. The brochure says 1 MOA alignment which I clearly do not have.
As far as the IMUNS is concerned has anyone measured what the height of the top of the rail is relative to the bore axis? As I need to know what ring height to get to achieve proper Scope/NVD alignment.
How do you get round this collimation issue? I don't think there is anyone local who can fix it and I really don't want to export the thing back to Ireland to get fixed. It was enough hassle first time round getting it here!
Sorry for the long post!
Pete
I'm very new here, living in South Africa.
OK, some while back I imported a GeneSys FS-22 (a badge engineered ATN) in Gen 2+ from the distributors in Ireland. The prime use is for culling animals at night - impala and wildebeest - on the company game farm. We donate the meat to the local black communities which minimises the poaching and gets us some goodwill into the bargain and it ties up our game management policies too.
The mounting kit supplied attaches to the objective of the scope (a 4.5-14X50 Leupold Illuminated with MD reticle). This is all mounted on a 222 Sako with an MAE silencer so theoretically this rig is the dog's nuts for culling game.
My first (and only, thusfar) experience wasn't too good. I sighted in the rifle in daylight, no problems, clipped on the NVD and went out. My first shot on an impala (head shot) was a clean miss at about 100 meters. Next shot I went for the shoulder, also 100m and I hit it about 2ft right of aiming point IN THE ASS! Fortunately I broke its hip so it wasn't going anywhere. I've not used it since as I don't trust it.
So now I am thinking the weight of the NVD is doing something to the scope, so I decide to switch out the entire shooting rig to my 6XC which is mounted on an AICS.
I dropped 3 bills on a Badger IMUNS yesterday which will solve the scope strain problem (which I probably do not have!!) and now having joined this forum I am reading of collimation problems these clip-on units may have ex-factory. The brochure says 1 MOA alignment which I clearly do not have.
As far as the IMUNS is concerned has anyone measured what the height of the top of the rail is relative to the bore axis? As I need to know what ring height to get to achieve proper Scope/NVD alignment.
How do you get round this collimation issue? I don't think there is anyone local who can fix it and I really don't want to export the thing back to Ireland to get fixed. It was enough hassle first time round getting it here!
Sorry for the long post!
Pete