Focusing at 16X
- Thread starter Skip-in-WV
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I reach around to my front-objective and focus back and forth in narrowing windows until it seems I've achieved the sharpest focus on the best, slightly textured surface available at the target. Sometimes that's the faceplate or paddle, but often tree bark or concrete (cinder blocks). I feel a slightly textured surface gives just enough more to bring into focus than a flatter surface that it makes it easier to discern sharpest focus.
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Focus, come back out of focus slightly then back to focus once again clears up.Better quality scope with better glass is a must as is a. 30 mm tube for more light. Larger objective only gives you field of view.
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Can you be more specific?
When I did use a 4-16 scope, it was always on max zoom and I had no problems focusing. Also, I am using a 4.5-27 and a 8-34 scope and don't have any problems focusing unless the lighting conditions force me to reduce the zoom to allow more light for focusing. Note, my range was from 10 or less to 60 yards.
Again, can you be more specific as to what your problem is with "focusing"?
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At distances past 35 yards I have difficulty determining the exact distance. 75 year old eyes dont help. Sometimes plus/minus more than 5 yards.
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If you are depending on the factory markings on the focus wheel, then you will likely have a hard time in most cases. UNLESS, you add a focus wheel which will give you a lot more definition of the 360 degrees you are playing with. (smile) But you will have to do some work to mark that wheel for it to be accurate/precise.
Even the scope(s) I use now are just close enough, based on the factory markings, to make an educated guess at distances if I already have a good idea of what those distances are by previous measurements using a basic tape measure.
Damn, that reminds me that I still need to get a range finder. Nothing too expensive as I don't intend on shooting more than 70-80 yards MAX. And most of the time (99.9%) I will be shooting at less than 50 yards. 10-40 yards most likely. (smile) Most of my pesting shots NOW come at distances that I can't actually measure with a tape measure (high in the trees). When I had LOTS of targets, I never really had to worry about shooting much farther than 25-27 yards and I had already used a tape measure for all the likely places I would have a safe (good backstop) shot. (smile)
That's one reason why I use the tilde "~" when claiming distances. I am never completely sure of the distance with enough precision to claim it to the foot. (chuckle)
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Tube size has almost nothing to do with light transmission as objective lens size has almost nothing to do with FOV.
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Larger tube size can relate to more light transmission IF the erector tube assembly is increased in diameter as well.
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Hate to differ with you Sagen, but you are 100 per cent wrong about tube size and objective lens size and what they do as far a light gathering and field of view Do some research on the matter. I used to teach a class on optics
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Skip, I have found that returning your scope wheel to the lowest settingdeadstop before ranging a target makes my rangefinding more consisitent but 45 to 55 yards is still hard to feel confident at the distance you are shooting. I'm not sure if the lighting has any thing to do with it but many times 50 yards and 55 yards look the same. Make that shot with good accuracy and you have a miss. If you aim is a little unsteady you night bang one in once and a while but most of the time you will be putting a zero on your card.
I have known you and Sue for quite a few years now from our early crosman years and of course through Joe Eler and Bob Felton. Back around 2010 to maybe 2015 we use to see a couple truck loads of you West Virginia Pellet Pushers join us at the Crosman event. Those were great years. I have seen much less of you and your wife over the last few years as we snake through the golden years . I was very pleased to see you at Burning river this year and very pleased the Sue was able to get her knee replacement. It is a fairly long recovery but next time I see you guys she maybe sitting on a higher bucket and back to shooting. I feel you two are a prime candidate for our sort after unlimited class. Where you could find a scope that could range find better and so could she and, still sit on a bucket to shoot. Joe has been gone 5 or 6 years now and knowing him I am certain he would of loved to look through some glass he could range find with. I know we all Miss Joe and his character. I hope Bob can somehow recover from his shoulder surgery and get back into the game. Which reminds me a need to give him a call. As you may be aware we have been in a struggle to bring the Unlimited class again as a legal AAFTA class and you two are prime examples of my motivation to do this. I am going to copy and post this conversation over on the newest Unlimited class revival. If either of you are interested in this new class please find this post over there (About page 10 or 11)and post whether it would interest to you. I think the Lord may of sent you and he guided me to your scope question. Honestly, right now as I type it is 02:55 am. Went to bed about 10:30 last night and woke up at 12:40 am and couldn't get back to sleep. so at 1:30 I got up and devine intervention brought me to your rangefinding question.
Bill Day
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It was good to talk to you too. Like you we miss Joe. Unlimited would be fine with me. I was surprised I could do 2 matches in one day. I was exhausted and everything hurt. I shot yesterday at Bob's Bill was there. The rest of the group has dropped away old age and medical problems.
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