Night Vision SilencerCo Radius Mounting

[nightvisiondude721]

Calling all SiCo radius users. What do you guys use to ensure the unit is mounted as solid as possible. I took mine out for the first time last night for use and found that the unit would shift its zero quite a bit through use. It seems when I grasp the unit and rock it back and forth, it moves quite a bit. Is there a way to use set screws or something to secure the unit to the mount once the zero is established?

Pic of my current long range night setup for viewing pleasure.

 

[NGCSUGrad09]

NF Ultramount with RAP-i

 

[Killswitch Engage]

you should definitely mount it at 12 oclock on a raptar rail/diving board type mount. the unit retains zero the best and the beam divergence/shape is best designed to be used mounted horizontal vs vertical sideways as you have it.

 

[Charger442]

you should definitely mount it at 12 oclock on a raptar rail/diving board type mount. the unit retains zero the best and the beam divergence/shape is best designed to be used mounted horizontal vs vertical sideways as you have it.

if its correctly zero'd, why does it matter? i have mine at 9 oclock and have no issues with it. the Radius is not small and takes up a ton of real estate on the top rail when a clip-on is used.

it also locks up very tight. i need to see if there is an adjustment for the lock.

 

[Killswitch Engage]

if you have nv and look at the beam footprint you will answer your own question. it is shaped like this --- when mounted correctly and when vertical its obviously the other way. the beam will be much more accurate at ranging when horizontal. you have a fair amount of ground or article skip if ranging towards the ground or hill etc.

 

[nightvisiondude721]

if you have nv and look at the beam footprint you will answer your own question. it is shaped like this --- when mounted correctly and when vertical its obviously the other way. the beam will be much more accurate at ranging when horizontal. you have a fair amount of ground or article skip if ranging towards the ground or hill etc.

Yes i noticed it having this beam shape as well, and I can see where it will be better mounted horizontally. I gues my original question is that the unit seems to have a lot of slop in it, where the actual mount to the rail is solid, but between the mount and the unit (all the hardware that allows for adjustments), there is a lot of slop and movement. Is there any way to reduce this? Shims?

 

[Killswitch Engage]

thats part of the overall design. i have noted being mounted at 12 it will retain zero much better. i presume this is due to the way the weight rides in the chassis/spring mount. i have not modified the units i have. i simply randomly check them on target. if you are using them with true nv this is a non issue. just look at the beam pulse.

 

[nightvisiondude721]

Yeah I was using the beam visual check with night vision and it was working just fine, I will have to get a diving board setup to try running it that way. I was hoping to make the mounting a little more secure so that I could use the rangefinder during the day without the IR or visible laser feedback, and be confident with results. I’ll get it mounted up top and give that a try. Thanks for the advice and input.

 

[Ksracer]

I still have mine mounted on the side and it's been pretty reliable out past 600yds on coyotes. Meaning I'm ranging the coyote and not something else, but I can see where that tall narrow beem would tend to give multiple readings. I use the visible laser to mark kills if I walk out to get them and it seems to hold zero pretty well.

Just out of curiosity since I don't have NV, how large is the beam at farther distances?

 

[jwramp]

Just out of curiosity since I don't have NV, how large is the beam at farther distances?

It's published as 0.5 mrad (1.75 MOA) tall by 1.85 mrad (6.35 MOA) wide

 

[Killswitch Engage]

I still have mine mounted on the side and it's been pretty reliable out past 600yds on coyotes. Meaning I'm ranging the coyote and not something else, but I can see where that tall narrow beem would tend to give multiple readings. I use the visible laser to mark kills if I walk out to get them and it seems to hold zero pretty well.

Just out of curiosity since I don't have NV, how large is the beam at farther distances?View attachment 8108309

why are you running a radius and a halo xrf at the same time?

 

[Ksracer]

It's published as 0.5 mrad (1.75 MOA) tall by 1.85 mrad (6.35 MOA) wide

Thanks for the info. That's a lot wider (taller in my case) than I was expecting.

why are you running a radius and a halo xrf at the same time?

It's an old pic. The LRF in the Halo wasn't working and I wanted to get some hunting in on my time off. I switched to a clip-on shortly after that.