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Support Equipment For PCP/HPA/CO2 and springers ,rams => Optics, Range estimation & related subjects => Topic started by: BSJ on January 03, 2025, 01:56:00 PM

Title: Minimum focus?
Post by: BSJ on January 03, 2025, 01:56:00 PM

Do prism sights have a minimum focus range?

Would 2-3 yards be too close at 4x?

Title: Re: Minimum focus?
Post by: Back_Roads on January 03, 2025, 07:34:05 PM

 The better ones eg. https://immersive-scopes.co.uk/product/ will focus down to 3 yards clearly

Title: Re: Minimum focus?
Post by: BSJ on January 03, 2025, 08:11:07 PM

Bummer. Guess not really better than my bug buster.

I was hoping it would be red dot like...

Title: Re: Minimum focus?
Post by: Back_Roads on January 03, 2025, 08:27:05 PM

 I went and checked my bargain one, it does well to 7 yards, then the target becomes progressively fuzzy, there is no parallax error, just fuzzy targets.
https://www.gatewaytoairguns.org/GTA/index.php?topic=215162.0

https://www.ebay.com/itm/274856220078?

 I got to thinking the 1x on my Jet is good no matter what the distance, better up close.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/387605665961?

Title: Re: Minimum focus?
Post by: BSJ on January 03, 2025, 08:34:29 PM

Thanks for that.

Got some rats under my bird feeders. I can just see their beady eyes peaking from under flagstones. 6 to 8 feet from the window. Need some magnification and a sharp reticle...

Title: Re: Minimum focus?
Post by: Yogi on January 03, 2025, 09:05:23 PM

Quote from: BSJ on January 03, 2025, 08:34:29 PM

Thanks for that.

Got some rats under my bird feeders. I can just see their beady eyes peaking from under flagstones. 6 to 8 feet from the window. Need some magnification and a sharp reticle...

Sounds like open sights are what you need!?

-Yogi