[simpits-tech] Gun Sight update

[Matt Bailey]

How did it work in real life?

	-Matt Bailey

On Fri, 2003-01-17 at 20:49, Keenan Akin wrote:
> Just received my gun sight reflector glass from Surplus Shed.  Looks 
> very nice.  However, when I tried it out, I had the same problem as with 
> the plexiglas (double image).  Initially disappointed, I experimented 
> around with various lenses and such and I think I may have stumbled upon 
> something.  When I hold the reflector about 20 inches away from the 
> reticle source and hold a fresnel lens (the cheap plastic type used for 
> reading small type), the double image seems to go away.  Of course, the 
> reticle image is way too big at this point.  So, my next step is to make 
> a very small reticle.  This should allow me to place the lens and the 
> reflector in their appropriate location and produce the correct size 
> reticle reflection.  Stay tuned for developments.
> 
> Keenan