I do not know anyone who intentionally positions themselves facing the sun, but I know plenty who adjust accordingly to environmental conditions and where the quarry is.
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A "dissertation" ? (extended usually written treatment of a subject) - just comparatively short but entitled 9 line statement showing my reaction to the situation.
I only shoot enemy rodents and targets but occasionally, lacking complete control of the situation, I am compelled/need to shoot something just under the bright sun and a 3 inch sunshade works real good, it's about optical light flare and the sun shade hides light reflections. The long brim on my camo cap, like shade, hides light reflected off my cheap shooting glasses.
An ARD has no application for my sport hunting.
I only shoot enemy rodents and targets but occasionally, lacking complete control of the situation, I am compelled/need to shoot something just under the bright sun and a 3 inch sunshade works real good, it's about optical light flare and the sun shade hides light reflections. The long brim on my camo cap, like shade, hides light reflected off my cheap shooting glasses.
An ARD has no application for my sport hunting.
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Then why start such a thread?
bultinkle
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I know someone that is quite sure they've spooked a deer from an objective reflection. I've hunted the same hill and the sun sets right into your face and deer cross directly between.
I believe them, but our solution was simply to be careful and so far that's worked fine.
But I have no moral issue with using one. Just tired of buying more and more "stuff" at this point
I believe them, but our solution was simply to be careful and so far that's worked fine.
But I have no moral issue with using one. Just tired of buying more and more "stuff" at this point
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"Then why start such a thread?" -- I kicked off this thread to express my thoughts and to see how others would react and got some results.
An ARD has no application for my sport hunting.
An ARD has no application for my sport hunting.
bultinkle
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I think sometimes we see things mentioned with intensity by a select few niche people and assume that those concepts are generally agreed upon with others.
While I have seen an up tick in recommending suppressor usage (and I generally agree with this for a multitude of reasons both hunting performance and politically) I have not seen the use of ARD while hunting as a general recommendation at all, much less a must have piece of equipment.
While I have seen an up tick in recommending suppressor usage (and I generally agree with this for a multitude of reasons both hunting performance and politically) I have not seen the use of ARD while hunting as a general recommendation at all, much less a must have piece of equipment.
Byrdman13
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I run an ARD on my turkey gun optic. Things can get close and sometimes they don't come where you want them to and you have to face the sun. I prefer to error on the side of caution so I have minimal chance of them spotting me.
Agreed! None of my equipment/hunting/shooting rigs have I sought advice on or have been recommended by anyone.
I have been seeing them on handguns, too.
Agreed!
Unless you are hunting humans that know what a "Glint" of sunlight reflection means there isn't a need. If you are worried about an animal determining that if they see a glint of sunlight there is a snipper after them, just use a Scope Sunshade or buy a cheap pair of ladies' nylons and cut a piece of the nylon off and attach it over the front of your scope with a rubberband. That's what we put on our scopes, binos 50 years ago in the Corps.
We now use a Sunshade or an ARD to prevent the sun coming back into the scope tube and messing with our vision.
We did a lot of pushups in our sniper school for not closing our lens covers or engaging the safety when we weren't behind the rifle. We used ARDs during field exercises along with mesh netting and women's hose but our engagements were two legged. I personally use the sunshade that comes with the scope for hunting and since I typically take one shot, mirage has never been an issue. I use a suppressor cover to deaden the "tink" sound created by my titanium suppressor. We never talked about an ARD being helpful for mirage so I can't comment on that. When it comes to concealment, there is nothing in nature that is perfectly round, so I painted my ARD to break it up. They do affect how much light enters the objective lens to a degree which is why I don't use them for hunting. They are helpful in controlling flare from the sun, even a long sunshade can allow flares, if reflections and flares are the concern, an ARD is useful, just get one long enough to eliminate flare. This is way longer than I intended, sorry.
The point I meant to make is the importance of protecting your glass, driven home by pushups
