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Posted: 12/6/2006 7:20:30 PM EDT
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Hi all, I sense this is probably just a stupid newbie question and this is normal... I just got an Aimpoint M2 from someone off EE, and I'm wondering - is it normal for the dot to be fairly blurry and have a "star" like effect? Even when I look through to the target (with both eyes open of course), the dot has a very strong star-like effect (on all settings). I checked out Aimpoints in the past, and just don't recall the dot being quite this blurry/star-like. I thought I remembered the dot being more clear/clean with a more regular and symmetrical border. Sanity check - is what I'm experiencing completely normal? Thanks a lot!  ETA: I'm checking it out for the first time at night...the other Aimpoints I saw in the past were during the day. |
| No, It's not normal on lower settings. Higher settings will be more pronounced. I recently got one out of our armory, and after installing a battery I tried it out and noticed the same problem. I also noticed that the dot was no where near zero, so I removed the turret cover to adjust it to coincide with the irons and found that the guts of the top turret were gone. I turned it in and got another one and was supprised to find that the dot was much more clearly defined in the second one. It may have to do with how close the dot is to a mechanical zero though. |
| YES - this is normal. Its the imperfections in your eye coupled with the low light indoors (your pupil opens up wide). Take it outside in daylight and focus on a distant target...the dot will be much closer to round. It may still not be perfect - again, probably due to your eyes - but should be usable. If still bad in daylight, then you MAY have a problem. |
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Possibly operator related? Near sighted and/or persons suffering from astigmatism often see the starburst effect as you have described versus a clear focused dot. Dialing down the brightness helps to bring the dot into clearer focus for most. Do you wear glasses? When was the last time you had your eyes checked.  All kidding aside, I am near sighted and get the starburst dot to some extent, but only if I am not wearing my glasses / contacts. If your eyes aren't the problem, could be a defective unit. |
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Thanks for the input guy's... I don't wear glasses, and my eyes used to be nearly perfect...but very recently they have started to feel different. I seem to squint a bit nowadays, because it often feels like my eyes are strained...they often feel like they are tired and dried out. I don't seem to be having any noticable vision problems, but they just don't seem to feel as sharp as they used to. Perhaps they're starting to change and are working harder to try and stay in focus or something. It's likely time to get them checked. I'm in front of LCD monitors MANY hours of the day. Anyhow, I turned on all the lights in the house, pointed towards a very brightly lit wall and the dot WAS much smaller and clearer, but it still had a star shape around it. The star shape was much clearer (had a much clearer border). I then shut off the lights and the "dot" got larger and very star-like and blurry again. I will try it out in the sun ASAP. I will also stop by the gun shop to check out another aimpoint or two. Damn, I hope it's not that my eyes are getting old (I'm only 36), nor that my M2 has a problem! I guess I'd prefer that the Aimpoint is the problem though... |
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