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TX-Zen

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  1. And still going 33 days / 804 hours 21:00 CST PK01-VS and PK-Venezuela
  2. 17:00 CST 31 days / 752 hours PK01-VS and PK-A Venezuela still going PK01-V became too faint to see the dot at all on 1MAY12 Z
  3. Beef!!! Speaking of Obzor, how about we test muzzle flash
  4. Thanks 0800am CST PK01-VS and PK-A Venezuela at 28 days / 671 hours
  5. +1 to all comments. Mine has held up through 1500 rounds of low and high brass, no problems a year and half later Z
  6. Still going 24 days / 583 hours 16:00 CST PK01-VS and PK-A Venezuela
  7. I've had no problems using Rakurs on clays, my limitation is skill, not the shotgun or optic. Zeroed for slugs too
  8. Not able to explain that one yet, mine is the same way I'll check with Voron about the translation
  9. Thanks for the compliments I do have a new favorite, 1P76 Rakurs ... with Obzor close behind. To me Rakurs is everything PK-AS is and more: bright sight picture, easy to acquire chevron and tritium illuminated. Tritium may not be so much fun in 10 years but for now I am really happy with it. Rakurs is simple to zero, sits centerline, is reasonably low and works well on the S12 and the SGL31. It's not quite as alien as Obzor and will be easier to get used to I think. OTOH I had a chance to do some moving drills at close range with Obzor last weekend and was really impressed wit
  10. Sounds like you need to tighten the clamp, pretty common to do that out of the box. Also keep in mind PK01-V does not have a backstop and will slide off the front of the rail. You need to align the cam in the middle of the mount to the gap in the rail and tighten it based on that position. Also not hard just slightly different than other universal AK mounts. Video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWm_QupOauw&feature=youtube_gdata_player Pictorial: http://www.tantal.ka...adjustments.htm
  11. PK01-VS and PK-A Venezuela: 21 days / 504 hours I think PK01-V is too faint to acquire the dot against light backgrounds in full sunlight as of 4/22/12. I'd call it 500 hours under any conditions. The dot is still usable against most contrasting backgrounds but not very light ones. I'll keep the test running to see when the dot fades out. PK01-VS is super bright and PK-A Venezuela starting to fade against light backgrounds in full sunlight Z
  12. I don't recall anyone that owns and uses a PK23 who doesn't like them, they always seem to be very well regarded.
  13. Evidently. I'll have to toss in a fresh set of batteries and confirm this for myself. Remember though, that Zen's results are based on constant MAX brightness which is rarely if ever necessary to actually use on the PK-23; in part because of the blinking reticle, which naturally attracts the eye. All that said, ~80 hrs off a couple small, cheap batteries ain't bad. Also, I use my 23 on a qd mount, (which it came with), so I can't imagine it'd ever be a problem. Thank you for the data, Zen. +1 to this, in practice I think PK23 would work fine at much lower brightness than oth
  14. 17.5 days PK01-V, PK01-VS and PK-A Venezuela That's 420 hours, all 3 optics have exceeded their published specs Thanks Working on it, takes time to get the word out. Still trying to figure out search engine optimization Z
  15. I started a red dot battery test two weeks ago and have been keeping track of the results on http://russianoptics.net/Battery.html The test began Sunday 4/1/2012 at 09:00, this first run is for MAX brightness Batteries used are Duracell 3v DL 1/3N Lithium Battery Model 10315 (CR357 style), Duracell AAA Model MN24000 and Duracell 1.5v AA Model MN1500 (good old copper tops). The plan was to check the brightness twice a day and record the results. After the max brightness test is complete I'll try to run it again on about 75% brightness and see where they end up. The op
  16. I don't believe the Obzor can be easily taken off the mount and so far I haven't seen it wash out under any lighting conditions. I think it's possible to have a combination of lighting and background coloration that could possibly wash it out but I think that would be rare indeed. Thanks for perspective on using the Hensoldt and Swarovski's. I would love to get my hands on some really high end optics but ultimately I am probably always going to be a 'combat shooter' and use optics more aligned for that role. They sound amazing and I'd love to use them in the field to see how well they per
  17. J, No pics of the PK-AS Weaver version, I don't own one unfortunately. I will say that the PK-AS is right at 1.75 inches tall from the base of the elevation screw to the center of the FOV. I'd estimate the Weaver version to have approximately 1 inch extra due to the base, so I'd feel ok saying about 2.75" height above the rail. Z
  18. FYI, forgot to post this earlier http://russianoptics.net/reddot.html Non profit site for info on Russian optics
  19. I haven't seen much functional difference in them really, but you'll find PK01 to be the most modern of them. My favorite is PK-A for various non technical reasons but I feel that PK01-V or PK01-VM are the best of the red dot optics. I completely prefer collimators like PK-AS, Rakurs and Obzor though. PK23 is neat with the flickering dot but again to me these dots all feel and seem to perform about the same. PK-A is offset to the left somewhat, the rest are centered and you get different heights depending on which model you pick. I currently have a battery test underway but it's only
  20. Obzor is definitely tinted, the purple is to bring contrast to the reticule. I believe it works as designed, I don't seem to lose targets in the background more than other optics and the reticule so far has always been very easy to acquire. No filter: With filter: I hear your points on combloc quality but that's where I'm on the fence. I'm all for believing that ACOGs have the best glass and really don't see why they wouldn't, but when I compare them side by side to PSO-1, Kashtan and others I don't see a dramatic difference...not even much of a difference at all to be
  21. PO 3.5x21P is calibrated for a number of optics but by far the most common one in the States is 5.45. I've had a 7.62x39 in the past and there are one or two floating around that have a different set of range lines on them but most will be 5.45 It also depends on how you look at the value of the optic. Kashtan is the Russian ACOG and is in service today with various units. It's a high quality optic with excellent glass quality, tritium for low light and an amber lense color to reduce eye strain. Believe it or not but if you take Kashtan to the field under wide lighting conditions that ambe
  22. That mount will work with an S12 just fine. Here it is on an SGL31 which uses the same side rail PK01-V will sit lower than the Molot mount btw http://kalinkaoptics...tion-v-3-3.html PK01-V side mount is also superior to the BP02 but it's twice as expensive. The RS Regulate mounts are well made, I have one and like it. Z
  23. Nothing on the site is for sale, it's an information only reference site: http://russianoptics.net/reddot.html Z
  24. Like Dogman I'm a fan of the AK version of the SVDS folder. It balances the S12 nicely and is extremely comfortable. Cheekpad can be rotated out of the way for irons
  25. That is awesome AK, looks like really good shot placement. What happened after he was hit...drop like a brick or haul ass? Great pics, that f*cker is huge...way to represent Texas Z
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