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[tome]

Hope this isn't a repeat post.

http://www.starairsoft.com/product_detail.php?productid=275#

Does anyone know where to get the mounts that let you flip the magnifier to one side

[DrewLawson]

GG&G makes that mount. Damn expensive though. Awesome find, thanks.

[tome]

http://www.samson-mfg.com/mm5/merchant.mvc...5_Optics_Mounts

found it! The price makes me sad

I wonder if we'll get a clone mount now that we've got a sight to put in it?

EDIT: Damn it looks like that one is aimpoint specific......GG&G it is then...

Edited by tome, 02 July 2007 - 02:43 PM.

[Lord Blackgoat]

Good find! Alternatively, you can find quick release mounts for a lot cheaper. It may not have the gucci factor of the side flip one, but gets the job done.

[FUmiYAsu]

Is it just me or does the Star one look nothing like the real one?

[tome]

I don't suppose it was meant as a replica of the x3 but i called it an Aimpoint Magnifier because that's what they put it behind in the photos

[Angry]

If find it odd that the magnifier is placed between the eye and the aimpoint. Surely that will magnify the dot as well as the image, so resulting in a enlarged dot? I'd have thought it'd be better off in front of the aimpoint, giving you an enlarged image but maintaining the size of the dot.

[tome]

If find it odd that the magnifier is placed between the eye and the aimpoint. Surely that will magnify the dot as well as the image, so resulting in a enlarged dot? I'd have thought it'd be better off in front of the aimpoint, giving you an enlarged image but maintaining the size of the dot.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

but then the dot would be relative to the light that's been bent through the magnifier, rather than light coming directly from the object?

I also found that laRue make a mount that would fit this. Again mega $$$

Edited by tome, 02 July 2007 - 03:36 PM.

[hardboiledcop]

are you kidding me? 200-odd dollars for a mount? that is insane.

[tome]

Don't worry, the LaRue is only 150 dollars

[Angry]

but then the dot would be relative to the light that's been bent through the magnifier, rather than light coming directly from the object?

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I can't think that much 'bending' would occur and that it'd make very much difference anyway at the ranges airsofters would be using it at.

[Pain_is_Red]

Weird lookin

Edited by Pain_is_Red, 02 July 2007 - 05:25 PM.

[Lord Blackgoat]

Placing the magnifier in front of the aimpoint would result in paralax error, since the dot's zero would most likely not be correctly alligned with the optical center of the magnifier. That would result in a difference in zero between "with" and "without" the magnifier, loosing the point of having the dual short/long range aiming capacity. And that loss in accuracy would have an impact even with airsoft's accuracy and range.

You'd also most probably have eye relief problems.

For the dot size, I'm not sure, never read any complaints about that on RS forums with the Aimpoint Magnifier. I suspect that the dot wouldn't be affected too much, since it is a focused light beam, but don't quote me on that, I have no expertise in optics or experience in the matter.
The Aimpoint model is funnily often pictured with an EOTech.

[tome]

I think there are no complaints with RS aimpoint users because their dots are 2moa. You might be a little annoyed with the 4moa airsoft replicas, but then again with the accuracy of BBs magnified 4moa might not be all that bad at all.

there is no reason you can't use the aimpoint magnifier for the Eotech! Actually that's what i have in mind

[amateurstuntman]

If find it odd that the magnifier is placed between the eye and the aimpoint. Surely that will magnify the dot as well as the image, so resulting in a enlarged dot? I'd have thought it'd be better off in front of the aimpoint, giving you an enlarged image but maintaining the size of the dot.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

The dot is 2MOA before magnifying then with the magnifier the picture is bigger but so is the dot so the dot is still 2MOA.
That's why.

[Lord Blackgoat]

You got a point here.

And tome, I didn't say that it shouldn't work with EOTech, just that it was often shown with it, even in Aimpoint documentation IIRC!

[da_ragin_ajun]

$65 easy on the wallet, pretty harsh on the eyes though; looks pretty... goofy

[Angry]

The dot is 2MOA before magnifying then with the magnifier the picture is bigger but so is the dot so the dot is still 2MOA.
That's why.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Obviously. But its still a rather large red dot instead of a small red dot and its still going to take up more space in the viewfinder.

I take on board what's been said about paralax

[tome]

And tome, I didn't say that it shouldn't work with EOTech, just that it was often shown with it, even in Aimpoint documentation IIRC!

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Ha that's hilarious! Eotech must be paying Aimpoint for the advertising

as said, good point about the view being magnified as well as the dot.

[catfishsalesco]

I have a getto aimpoint magnifier system (2.5x optical sight from a panzerfaust-3 on an arms lever release mount) and havent noted the dot getting that much larger, using an clone aimpoint, which i assume is 4moa.