Originally Posted by
OlongJohnson
I have Vortex Spitfire 1x, Leupold 1x, and the new Aimpoint micro-sized Bushnell Lil P 1x.
I also have astigmatism. I find the lack of clarity of the dot on Aimpoints annoying. However, I find the comments in the prior post about target focus are accurate.
With one eye closed, any of the 1x prisms is good, with a nice clear reticle. However, with two eyes open, I find there is enough misalignment between the images that my brain ends up seeing a bad picture. It's a situation similar to the two views of the front sight when shooting two eyes open, but I can't get my brain to either discard one or resolve them. It looks to me like all of these 1x prism scopes are actually slightly less than 1x; my brain aligns the two images it's receiving near the outside perimeter of the scope image, which causes the aiming point to be misaligned. It ends up being pretty significant.
In contrast, my Aimpoint Micro H1 gives a perfect image when using it both eyes open, with an imperfect dot that's still quite a bit smaller than my offhand accuracy.
A month or two ago, I spent easily an hour just switching back and forth between all four optics and checking my results at about a 50-yard distance. My current thinking is, if it's on a gun where the speed and situational awareness of two eyes open may matter, the Aimpoint is by far the way to go.
I've been told that the T2 usually reduces the astigmatism effects, but I haven't tried one yet. Hmmm... I should check Labor Day sale prices.