nikmon2 said:
The Joypod looks like an interesting alternative.
- How much can the Joypod be adjusted, using just the stick?
- What's the hight/side-change ratio on the pod-stick in moa/mil for inch/mm movement?
Answer:
Travel movement on the coaxial head unit is approx. 7.6 milimeter (=.0.300") from side to side, and approx 5 mm (= 0.200") vertically.
Just for instance: IF the center to center between the front bipod & the rear bag is 30 inches and target @ 1,000 yds (= 36,000 inches) - the joystick movement alone will give you approximately 360 inches (= 30 feet) side to side coverage and +/- 240 inches (=20 feet) vertical coverage @ 1,000 yards.
However the effective vertical travel is about 1/2X or less, assuming that your joystick hand needs to sit on the ground/ shooting mat, not "floating" in the air).
The shorter the distance between the bipod and the rear bag, the greater the coverage.
Vice versa, the longer the distance between the bipod & rear bag, or the shorter the distance of the target - the smaller the coverage.
The math is simple anyway :
.300" movement @ 30" = equal to 360" @ 1,000 yds or 36,000". (= 1/100 ratio).
.200" movement @ 30" = equal to 240" @ 36,000" (= 1/150 ratio).
(This is the same thing/can be applied when calculating the angle/MOA for scope's base).
In Raton, when I centered the joystick & crosshair on the bull of my target (for instance on target #16), I could aim the target right & left next to my target (i.e. target #15 and #17), horizontally.
That was when the scope set @ 50X power. (But I did set my scope @ 30 to 40X to be able to see my neighbor's targets during the string, not to "reduce" the mirage or its "apparent" movement on the target).
The effective vertical coverage was about twice (2X) the size of the target.
Hope this answer the question. Seb
