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12/14/2024 10:53:57 PM EDT
Broke the 17 out today for some range time.  

Been sittin’ in the safe for the last year, with the cover over the optic. When I cleaned a put it away, the optic was cherry.

This morning I get to the range and discover the green recticle/chevron has bloomed out.  Round halo in green.



Almost can’t see the chevron.  I read some stuff in archive saying the only thing to be done is to cover/tape over the fiber optic line.

Knowing that a SCAR17 is hell on optics, could this have ben done at my last range time 1 year ago ?  It still shoots zero at 100 with no issues.

What does this forum think ?
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12/15/2024 2:11:53 AM EDT
[Last Edit: billytehbob][Edited] [#1]
Try throwing some tape over the FO and seeing what happens. They can gather a ton of light and really bloom the reticle.

ACOGs are pretty bombproof.
12/15/2024 2:52:46 AM EDT
[#2]
Pretty normal under bright light. The fiber gathers too much light on all of them and they bloom.
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12/15/2024 10:08:16 AM EDT
[#3]
Pretty common problem with ACOGs.  Can't say I've seen it happen to that extent before, but then again, 90% of the time, I've had tape on my ACOGs.


I ran the same ACOG on my SCAR for 12 years with no problem.  While possible it is due to the SCAR's recoil, I'd bet the lighting conditions are more of a factor.
12/15/2024 4:50:11 PM EDT
[#4]
Tape it is !
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