War Squirrel
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Reposting this from the ROMAK 3 / PSL Rifle Fan and Owner's Group on Facebook.
So I have been meaning to post this big bastard for a while but am just now getting around to it. My wife bought me a scope for my PSL as a christmas gift, and I couldnt be happier.
It is a PSO-3 Venezuela that she ordered from Kalinka Optics. It shipped from their NC warehouse and arrived to my home in just a few days. It has a number of awesome features.
-8x magnification
-an additional shoulder-to-shoulder stadiametric rangefinder
-two eyecup retaining notches
-large "oreo" style elevation and windage turrets
-both MOA and a BDC engraved on elevation turret
-electric illumination
-additional accessories
So this thing is huge. It is almost double the size of the factory LPS Tip-2 scope, with twice the magnification. I am very impressed with the quality of construction. It is very overbuilt, and weighs nearly two pounds. It appears to be made of magnesium or some kind of aluminum alloy. I don't mind though, because the extra weight noticably tamed the recoil of the rifle. Those of you who have done the gas block modification will have very little recoil with this.
The extra magnification makes it much easier to see bulletholes in standard paper targets at the range. I like the illumination too, although I have yet to use it in a practical setting. The reticle is much larger and seemingly less fine than the factory scope, but the glass quality is much improved. Mine took a little shimming with a credit card section to get the reticle somewhat centered, but the addition of two guide pins at the base of the mount made this difficult. As such, I could only shim left and right, not up and down, but this got me close enough.
The illumination feature uses a little rubber donut to facilitate a AA battery, which can be removed to use a Russian battery, much like other scopes of this type.
The elevation turret is the best part of this scope. It can be zeroed using the BDC along the top of the turret, or can be zeroed with the MOA markings along the bottom of the turret, with half clicks in between. The clicks are a little crude compared to quality western scopes, but it is much better for those who hunt with projectiles or loads that do not match the regular stuff's BC or velocity compared to the factory PSO-1 clone.
The only issues I've had with it is the lack of diopter focus if shooting up close, but that's what the iron sights are for. It is a fixed-focus scope and you will get a little reticle blur up close. The extra magnification also made me realize just how bad my trigger control with this rifle actually was.
This scope is on the expensive side compared to the Belarussian POSP series, but since these rifles have dried up, I wanted to maximize its potential, while dressing her up a little. I feel you get way more scope for the money compared to many western optics, although I do not know if there is a warranty, so buyer beware. I feel this optic is well worth the expense.
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So I have been meaning to post this big bastard for a while but am just now getting around to it. My wife bought me a scope for my PSL as a christmas gift, and I couldnt be happier.
It is a PSO-3 Venezuela that she ordered from Kalinka Optics. It shipped from their NC warehouse and arrived to my home in just a few days. It has a number of awesome features.
-8x magnification
-an additional shoulder-to-shoulder stadiametric rangefinder
-two eyecup retaining notches
-large "oreo" style elevation and windage turrets
-both MOA and a BDC engraved on elevation turret
-electric illumination
-additional accessories
So this thing is huge. It is almost double the size of the factory LPS Tip-2 scope, with twice the magnification. I am very impressed with the quality of construction. It is very overbuilt, and weighs nearly two pounds. It appears to be made of magnesium or some kind of aluminum alloy. I don't mind though, because the extra weight noticably tamed the recoil of the rifle. Those of you who have done the gas block modification will have very little recoil with this.
The extra magnification makes it much easier to see bulletholes in standard paper targets at the range. I like the illumination too, although I have yet to use it in a practical setting. The reticle is much larger and seemingly less fine than the factory scope, but the glass quality is much improved. Mine took a little shimming with a credit card section to get the reticle somewhat centered, but the addition of two guide pins at the base of the mount made this difficult. As such, I could only shim left and right, not up and down, but this got me close enough.
The illumination feature uses a little rubber donut to facilitate a AA battery, which can be removed to use a Russian battery, much like other scopes of this type.
The elevation turret is the best part of this scope. It can be zeroed using the BDC along the top of the turret, or can be zeroed with the MOA markings along the bottom of the turret, with half clicks in between. The clicks are a little crude compared to quality western scopes, but it is much better for those who hunt with projectiles or loads that do not match the regular stuff's BC or velocity compared to the factory PSO-1 clone.
The only issues I've had with it is the lack of diopter focus if shooting up close, but that's what the iron sights are for. It is a fixed-focus scope and you will get a little reticle blur up close. The extra magnification also made me realize just how bad my trigger control with this rifle actually was.
This scope is on the expensive side compared to the Belarussian POSP series, but since these rifles have dried up, I wanted to maximize its potential, while dressing her up a little. I feel you get way more scope for the money compared to many western optics, although I do not know if there is a warranty, so buyer beware. I feel this optic is well worth the expense.
windows 7 screen shot
