azsureshot Posted July 12, 2007 Share Posted July 12, 2007 A friend was telling me at a few people have put "lens caps" on the front of the ACOG making it easier to superimpose the reticle on to close targets. Is this a standard part, or custom? And, am I allowed to do it in tactical scope division. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GentlemanJim Posted July 12, 2007 Share Posted July 12, 2007 A good friend of mine does that with his accupoint...I have shot it and it works great! Several companys make them...but butler creek comes to mind. Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCFooter Posted July 13, 2007 Share Posted July 13, 2007 A friend was telling me at a few people have put "lens caps" on the front of the ACOG making it easier to superimpose the reticle on to close targets. Is this a standard part, or custom? And, am I allowed to do it in tactical scope division. http://www.progressivemachine.net/products.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azsureshot Posted July 13, 2007 Author Share Posted July 13, 2007 A good friend of mine does that with his accupoint...I have shot it and it works great!Several companys make them...but butler creek comes to mind. Jim Perfect! Just what I was looking for! Thanks guys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tgibson Posted July 13, 2007 Share Posted July 13, 2007 A friend was telling me at a few people have put "lens caps" on the front of the ACOG making it easier to superimpose the reticle on to close targets. Is this a standard part, or custom? And, am I allowed to do it in tactical scope division. http://www.progressivemachine.net/products.html These guys have some GREAT high quality gear. If you are into shotguning, check out their four and six shell holders. Best on the market as far as I am concerned. Great supporters of the sport too. TG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azsureshot Posted July 13, 2007 Author Share Posted July 13, 2007 A friend was telling me at a few people have put "lens caps" on the front of the ACOG making it easier to superimpose the reticle on to close targets. Is this a standard part, or custom? And, am I allowed to do it in tactical scope division. http://www.progressivemachine.net/products.html These guys have some GREAT high quality gear. If you are into shotguning, check out their four and six shell holders. Best on the market as far as I am concerned. Great supporters of the sport too. TG TG, Thanks for the tip. I'm set with shotgun gear. Mark Buchanan of 3gungear.com custom made everything to fit me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMSI Posted July 20, 2007 Share Posted July 20, 2007 I don't understand how this "lens cap" helps to shoot close in targets. What am I missing? I would love to find a way to better way to use an AGOG in 3-Gun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uscbigdawg Posted July 20, 2007 Share Posted July 20, 2007 SMSI, For a right hander, the left eye is your field of view and your right is your line of sight. By covering the front lens, you only see the reticle (in the case of say an ACOG TA-11 you get a donut, chevron, etc.). Your eyes will naturally superimpose the two images together and you can engage close in targets with greater ease since your brain is not fighting with a magnified partial picture in the right eye. This does work very well, but practice can also overcome its need. Rich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outerlimits Posted July 20, 2007 Share Posted July 20, 2007 SMSI,For a right hander, the left eye is your field of view and your right is your line of sight. By covering the front lens, you only see the reticle (in the case of say an ACOG TA-11 you get a donut, chevron, etc.). Your eyes will naturally superimpose the two images together and you can engage close in targets with greater ease since your brain is not fighting with a magnified partial picture in the right eye. This does work very well, but practice can also overcome its need. Rich hey rich-you might mention what happens when the donut or chevron is not dead center of the lens...not good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCFooter Posted July 21, 2007 Share Posted July 21, 2007 It also doesn't work well if your eyes are cross dominant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doublehaul Posted September 19, 2007 Share Posted September 19, 2007 Will the new TA-33 with it's longer eye relief help this problem? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gator Posted September 20, 2007 Share Posted September 20, 2007 Matt Burkett showed me that trick with the scope covers on a ACOG. 100 yard zero and by using the scope cover made it dead on for head shots at 15 yards. You would have try it for yourself. It might be different for everybody. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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