Do I need to include toes, whiskey, cigar in photos here ?
This is an impromptu pick of a clown scope on an FAL.
Why so much scope? Multiple reasons. I'm usually alone (without spotter) so the higher magnification allows me to see the point of impact without coming off the rifle.
I have the not so rare ability to freeze frame the release so I can see what I've done wrong. I'm just now getting back to finer control of the release point with the two stage trigger and the 24x seriously magnifies any errors I make. I'm used to the FAL being at an average a 3 MOA platform. However, I have two of these rifles that defy this generality. One is a Franken-FAL parts rifle from hell. Other than it drives tacks the less said the better. The DSA in question is a medium contour barrel with the obvious Para receiver. It's approaching 1+ MOA with it's preferred diet of HPBT 165-168gr. (aside from the first and last round from the 20 round magazine being fliers). The object is to find out why they work so well and the several other examples I've owned and still own are the more usual 3 MOA. My eyes are no longer the eyes of a youngster but I've been living with them all my life and have been tracking the changes so I'm okay for now. I may not be able to use irons past 400 yards anymore but I don't need more than maybe 3 to 4x to get to 500 yards. Note my choice of the Sig Sauer CP1 as an everyday optic.
The end reason is I can
I would have liked the reticle to have been Mil Dot instead of target dot but for $160 if it holds up for a season or two, for a project or two, or for a laugh or two, I'm good with it .
I call this packing light for the week end.
The mount as you see it was a temporary experiment. I tend to "regulate" the .308 battle rattle with 150gr to a 5" MPBR. This is about 255YDS. So that means at no point does the trajectory pass 2.5" above or below out to 255YDS. So, the experiment was to place the line of sight 2.5" above the bore. The experiment done and the tall rings are off and the 3/4" QD riser remains because the irons pass through.
Currently i need some quality time for recoil and diagnosis. Usually it's all about what's wrong. This time it's about what's right and trying to duplicate it in some premeditated way. I already know that in many ways tuning a tilt locking bolt auto loader into a precision weapon is not the best place to start. In this case I don't have to. I just want to know why ...
Okay that's enough for one day. Follow along if you want. I should be good for a few laughs .
