wigwamitus
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Well, there is a way ... buy a Bushy 4.5x with the mount and then sell the Bushy 4.5x 
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Haha.....sounds like something I would do. That being said...I'd rather not. Has to be a solution.
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Good idea. I just did that now. We will see what happens!
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I told them I was friends with you and Wigs and so I should be expecting my weapons mount any time now!
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I did finish the letter with..."and I don't even know Ratdog"
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Somebody's britches be burnin'... and I ain't talkin' bean-fuel either. You'd best get them beads spinning for THAT doozie.
Glad to help us all! "Individuals only - No Dealers"
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Awesome job Pootie! I must have one.
wigwamitus
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Ok, still trying to test out several gadgets. I mounted a bunch of them on my .308WIN bolt gun, which I'm now designating my "test" gun. In this particular configuration, I decided to call it "Frankengun" because it has so much crap on it.
But goals for this configuration are to test:
01 - Bushy 4.5x monocular on rifle mount behind Bushy TRS-32 dot sight in the day time.
02 - Bushy 4.5x monocular on rifle mount behind Bushy TRS-32 dot sight at night, with enhancement form t-20 ir-illuminator if needed.
03 - T10N thermal as a sight on the rifle at night.
I just went out and tried to zero in the day time. The sun is right in my eyes. I adjusted hat and got off three rounds.
For the first round I first tried to center the dot from the TRS in the center of the view of the Bushy 4.5.
G01 - 1 rd - 10yds - 9 inches left and a bit low.
Ok, way left, but that is why I started at 10yds !!!
BTW, I am using the blue plastic german DM18A1B1, 10gr, 4000 fps ammo. Which is decent short range testing ammo. It runs 20 cents per round.
So made some adjustments. These "turrets" are like other cheap scopes I've seen, you remove the caps and turn with a dime (or penny).
G02 - 1 rd - 10yds - 1 inch left.
So much better, cranked an eighth of a turn right and moved to 25yds.
G03 - 1 rd 25yds - 1 inch left.
So we're on track. I ran out of time and came in. Will go out again when I get a work break. One advantage of working from home, is I can run out a test fire when needed!
more to come ...
But goals for this configuration are to test:
01 - Bushy 4.5x monocular on rifle mount behind Bushy TRS-32 dot sight in the day time.
02 - Bushy 4.5x monocular on rifle mount behind Bushy TRS-32 dot sight at night, with enhancement form t-20 ir-illuminator if needed.
03 - T10N thermal as a sight on the rifle at night.
I just went out and tried to zero in the day time. The sun is right in my eyes. I adjusted hat and got off three rounds.
For the first round I first tried to center the dot from the TRS in the center of the view of the Bushy 4.5.
G01 - 1 rd - 10yds - 9 inches left and a bit low.
Ok, way left, but that is why I started at 10yds !!!
BTW, I am using the blue plastic german DM18A1B1, 10gr, 4000 fps ammo. Which is decent short range testing ammo. It runs 20 cents per round.
So made some adjustments. These "turrets" are like other cheap scopes I've seen, you remove the caps and turn with a dime (or penny).
G02 - 1 rd - 10yds - 1 inch left.
So much better, cranked an eighth of a turn right and moved to 25yds.
G03 - 1 rd 25yds - 1 inch left.
So we're on track. I ran out of time and came in. Will go out again when I get a work break. One advantage of working from home, is I can run out a test fire when needed!
more to come ...
wigwamitus
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Ok the Bushy is already 4.5x behind the TRS-32 ... so already we have "too much" magnification for most purposes as this is probably optimal at under 200yds. I say that because if I ever hunted with this setup I would use Hornady 125SST bullet with "LITE" load which IIRC is good for deer out to 200yds.
But we do not want MORE magnification, actually we want less. If I had it to do over, I would probably get the 3x that RSD got as from an optical perspective 3x is better. But the 4.5x had a bit more distance and had the rifle mount and had the internal video. If willing to use t-20 (under $50 from amazon) as an alternate longer range illuminator, then relying on the internal illuminator is not an issue. And none of my other i2 scopes have video, so I could live without that. I'd get the 3x, or a 2x or even a 1x if they had them, but right now, I would get the 3x.
The dot is not centered now. I first centered it and then was way off to the left (as you can see in the pic) and then had to adjust to move it close to the aiming point (the center piece of tape).
I want to try to see if I can target shoot with this out to 300-400yds but that will require some "manipulation" and switching to the 125SST ammo which is much more $ per round. So will be trying with the 10gr plastic ammo out to 100yds first, wind permitting.
I need to get a mini card for this thing so I can take some video!
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Note I also have the t10n on there and want to see if I can get out to 100yds with that. But it will require making a large thermal target. But that's what that water bottle in the pic is supposed to help with.
But we do not want MORE magnification, actually we want less. If I had it to do over, I would probably get the 3x that RSD got as from an optical perspective 3x is better. But the 4.5x had a bit more distance and had the rifle mount and had the internal video. If willing to use t-20 (under $50 from amazon) as an alternate longer range illuminator, then relying on the internal illuminator is not an issue. And none of my other i2 scopes have video, so I could live without that. I'd get the 3x, or a 2x or even a 1x if they had them, but right now, I would get the 3x.
The dot is not centered now. I first centered it and then was way off to the left (as you can see in the pic) and then had to adjust to move it close to the aiming point (the center piece of tape).
I want to try to see if I can target shoot with this out to 300-400yds but that will require some "manipulation" and switching to the 125SST ammo which is much more $ per round. So will be trying with the 10gr plastic ammo out to 100yds first, wind permitting.
I need to get a mini card for this thing so I can take some video!
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Note I also have the t10n on there and want to see if I can get out to 100yds with that. But it will require making a large thermal target. But that's what that water bottle in the pic is supposed to help with
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wigwamitus
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As to "any" red dot. I would say "yes but" you need to have a reasonable match to the height of the Bushy 3x height above rail. Just a rough measure seems to be about 1.6 inches from the top of the rail to the center line of the site. I figure any "standard AR" dot sight should be about the right height.
And the mount for the Bushy 3x needs to be ordered separately per the Pootie posts above.
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I tried again outside just now, still too much sun. But I have a start on my zero, so once sun goes down I should be able to push out pretty well. Just that blue plastic ammo doesn't do well in much wind, so I might have to switch to real ammo at some point.