Night Vision Trijicon MRO PVS-14 Distortion?

[jakhamr81]

Can anyone with a Trijicon MRO and PVS-14 perform an experiment for me? I am curious to know if an MRO will cause the same distortion when a PVS-14 with a magnifier is placed behind it. I've tried it with an Aimpoint Comp M2 and PRO and I get enough distortion with the magnifier to make it pretty useless past 100 yards. And before the "experts" chime in, yes I know that a clip on or dedicated night sight is the preferred method.

 

[Victor-TNVC]

It will still see basically the same distortion, the T1 or T2's even worse at times. It's tough to use the AP's due to the large differences in glass size and F/Stops with a 3x magnifier. Is your 3x magnifier the Mil-Spec afocal? If not, that will add to the distortion and vignetting.

As much as I dislike the EO Techs for a multitude of issues over the years, the do work the best with a PVS-14 3x magnifier behind them.

 

[jakhamr81]

Thanks Vic. I have a milspec 3x. I'm not a fan of the Eotechs either and was hoping an MRO would be better. We have some Eotechs at work that I'll try and see if it works well enough that I can forget about their past and overlook the poor design of their intensity buttons.

 

[Victor-TNVC]

Welcome and yea I hear ya on the EO design on many fronts, but it sure does work well with a PVS-14 3x mag behind vs. the AP's as you will discover. For LE work I hate the auto off feature on the EO's as well vs. the 50K and 70K battery life on AP's you just leave on and they stay on. Heck I think one of my AR's, the T2 has been left on for over 2 years now and still working as advertised.

 

[jakhamr81]

Vic, any chance you or anyone else can compare the distortion to an adjustable RMR?