Million Dollar Scope idea……..Or maybe dumb?

[xswanted]

Alright so here’s the idea.

let me know what you think. I shot a couple coyotes today and clicked up my scope to shoot one. The third came in behind the first two. I was just about going to shoot when I remembered the second coyote was much farther away and I had clicked my scope up.

Thank fully I looked before shooting.

So…….W all the technology we have in optics would it be feasible to make a scope with a small red or green didgital display similar to a rangefinder that tells you how far up or down from zero you are?

For instance you click up 3.5 minutes to shoot a target or animal. When you look through your display it says 3.5 in the corner someplace.

Or zero……or whatever you may be at.
I would think in the PRS world this would be a desired option in optics.

Dumb or not so much?

 

[Lone Hunter]

Burris Eliminator?? Or design something similar.. Also, I think that was the ideal on the stadia lines on scopes, to give you hold off‘s or quick reference points. And, don’t forget the zero stop to get back to a quick zero.

 

[Dusty Stevens]

Burris had/has one that has a little lighted spot on the crosshair on where to hold per the laser rangefinder built in. Works good

 

[Dusty Stevens]

The lone hunter got it at the same time!

 

[xswanted]

Yeah I’ve seen the Burris.
I’m not talking about a dot that lights up though.

I think a digital display that shows where your turret is clicked up to would be quite beneficial in many cases.

You clicked to 4.5 MOA it reads “4.5” in the corner.

 

[Dusty Stevens]

Yeah I’ve seen the Burris.
I’m not talking about a dot that lights up though.

I think a digital display that shows where your turret is clicked up to would be quite beneficial in many cases.

You clicked to 4.5 MOA it reads “4.5” in the corner.

I think id rather have the dot that solved my ballistics instead of telling me what my turret says. Simpler for a wider audience

 

[snert]

I think it would help. Kinda like setting the throttle, and seeing the "fast" or "slo" line next to it. I am a simpleton, but it makes sense.

On the other hand, a simple glance should tell you it isn't zero, its 3.1 on the up meter.

 

[NZ_Fclass]

Or just get a FFP scope and hold under/over. On my varmint 223 I use a 300 yd zero and have a dope chart. On the 222 I have a Tasco TR scope . The elevation turret is calibrated in yds with a 55g projectile. Works fine out to 400.

 

[Capt. Oblivious]

Something like this maybe

 

[std7mag]

This has been brought up on another forum.
Along with internal anti cant. And some other goodies.

Answer is still the same.

Added complexity.
Added cost.
Added weight.

 

[BlueWater]

So…….W all the technology we have in optics would it be feasible to make a scope with a small red or green didgital display similar to a rangefinder that tells you how far up or down from zero you are?

For instance you click up 3.5 minutes to shoot a target or animal. When you look through your display it says 3.5 in the corner someplace.

Not a dumb idea. "Heads-up" display tech is getting integrated into passenger vehicles. Laser rangefinders show quite a lot on the display, depending on the model. Several rifle scope makers are toying with how to integrate these things into a scope.

For example:

Revic PMR428 scope -- heads-up display with built-in laser rangefinder for distance, aimpoint calculator, air temp/pressure, rifle cant, rifle incline, compass.

Swarovski dS scope -- heads-up display with built-in laser rangefinder, aimpoint calculator, air temp/pressure.

The "aimpoint calculator" feature seems similar to what you're thinking of. Something that helps the shooter know that clicks were made, the aim's off, etc. Done in a full calculator manner, it could take distance, incline, cant, temp, pressure, wind, ballistics info on the load, compute the adjustment to the aimpoint and display relevant data and the suggested aimpoint in the viewer/reticle.

Some flashlight makers (ie, Malkoff Devices) have fully-potted electronics driving everything, for durability. Much of this stuff can be simple sensors feeding a potted electronics board to deliver a HUD view of the data, yet be survivable in a hard-used scope on a rifle. I figure it's only a matter of time before a good variety of rifle scopes have such things.

More expensive. More to go wrong. But probably inevitable, as such stuff gets refined and "hardened" to the point it could survive years' worth of use on a scope. Then again, we use separate calculators to get the job done.

 

[old_heli_logger]

I like it!! Folks on this website have some excellent ideas!
....okay, here's another scope idea. How about multiple turrets with individual control of horizontal crosshairs...set your own range for each reticle

 

[whatsupdoc]

M7Xi IFS 2.9-20x50 | Steiner High-Quality Optics

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[Minshooter]

Or just get a FFP scope and hold under/over.

Waaay too easy. Stop that.

 

[Bocephus]

Heard about an old shooter trick. When you dial elev or windage, immediately clip a wooden clothespin on your nose. Reportedly works almost everytime.
Seriously though, your idea sounds feasible, but when the yotes are high-balling in, not sure anything that doesn't cause discomfort will be 100%.

 

[Knotwild]

In about 50 years, I cannot imagine where civilization will be. The common thread most people live by today is to let something computerized do everything for us. Where will they be when they cannot function withoug computerization? I vote no on your idea for this alone. You are probably about to see what happens when people cannot reason or take care of themselves in the near future.

I have a friend who things hunting is taking a trip out west, scanning with thermal binoculars t select the buck he wants to take, then his Swarovski DS scope which lights a dot up after communicating to his phone through bluetooth, and zaps the deer at long distance. To me, that's not hunting.

I like hold over hashmarks in combination with a lot of shooting to verify and learn which to use.

 

[darkangel_r2]

Alright so here’s the idea.

let me know what you think. I shot a couple coyotes today and clicked up my scope to shoot one. The third came in behind the first two. I was just about going to shoot when I remembered the second coyote was much farther away and I had clicked my scope up.

Thank fully I looked before shooting.

So…….W all the technology we have in optics would it be feasible to make a scope with a small red or green didgital display similar to a rangefinder that tells you how far up or down from zero you are?

For instance you click up 3.5 minutes to shoot a target or animal. When you look through your display it says 3.5 in the corner someplace.

Or zero……or whatever you may be at.
I would think in the PRS world this would be a desired option in optics.

Dumb or not so much?

As posted already the revic does exactly that. But it does it in yardage for the ballistic profile you program in. So once you program in your drops all you have to do is range the target and dial until the hud in your scope displays that distance. Hold for wind and let it fly. It does not have an integrated range finder. I wish it did. I might consider it then as it would eliminate one piece of gear for the same number of electronics. Just a gun and a kestrel if they did that.

 

[AWS]

Call them inside 300 and hold on fur no need to dial. BDC, know your dots.

 

[xswanted]

As posted already the revic does exactly that. But it does it in yardage for the ballistic profile you program in. So once you program in your drops all you have to do is range the target and dial until the hud in your scope displays that distance. Hold for wind and let it fly. It does not have an integrated range finder. I wish it did. I might consider it then as it would eliminate one piece of gear for the same number of electronics. Just a gun and a kestrel if they did that.

I’m probably not explaining this correctly or for the right reasons.

This isn’t about programming ballistics or drops or anything like that.

All I’d want it to do would have a digital readout of how many minutes I’m clicked up or down from zero.

Simply as a reference so if for some reason my turret has moved OR I clicked it up and forgot about it I’d have a little display that would indicate if I was clicked up a given amount or on zero.

 

[xswanted]

Or just get a FFP scope and hold under/over. On my varmint 223 I use a 300 yd zero and have a dope chart. On the 222 I have a Tasco TR scope . The elevation turret is calibrated in yds with a 55g projectile. Works fine out to 400.

This wouldn’t work for what I’d want this display for.


If you accidentally clicked your scope up or down from zero what plane the scope is in would be irrelevant.

I’m talking about a small display that reads how many minutes or mils im up or down from zero.