[Andy Holt]

One of the most frustrating aspects of digiscoping can be the amount of time it takes to aquire a small brown target against a large backdrop like a hedgrow, where one bit of hedge looks much like another through an LCD monitor.

I initially purchased an Image Locating Sight from EagleEye, but although improving the situation, I felt that it left alot to be desired and that there must be a better (not to mention cheaper) solution.

I've so far experimented with adding a long metal strip with another sighting pin to the EagleEye sight to extend it's length to about 10 inches for more accurate sighting, which definately improved the situation.

I'm now working on a sight that will use an 8 inch long metal tube, about the size of a drinking straw for target aquisition.

Anybody out there got any ideas to share?

[Andy Bright]

Hi Andy,
Excellent ideas.... definitely improves accuracy when you increase the distance between fore and rear sight posts.
This is one area that a bit of d.i.y. can have a real impact on your digiscoping.
I'm going to have another go at trying to improve my sighting system this summer, perhaps you can post a couple of pics to give me (and others) some visual inspiration.
I'm still toying with the idea of a cheap telecopic rifle sight (not Swarovski) but they do add to the weight and fitting is very difficult.
Regards,
Andy

[T0ny]

Originally posted by Andybrightuk
I'm still toying with the idea of a cheap telecopic rifle sight (not Swarovski) but they do add to the weight and fitting is very difficult.Regards,Andy

My inherent paranoia prompts me to point out that this may make the set-up look like a weapon, which can be fatal these days. After all, if armed police (who should know a weapon when they see one) can shoot someone 'armed' with a bright blue water-pistol, who knows what else they may choose to take a pot-shot at ?

Tony

[Andy Bright]

I joked about that scenario a few weeks ago... Imagine walking around Heathrow with one of those odd looking Cape shoulder held scopes? In fact walking anywhere with one of those would be asking for death.
Andy

[IanF]

I've been considering some sort of sighting aid too, but as an interim method I use the press stud on the top of my stay on case. It's dead centre and is very accurate for locating the vertical access. More often than not I can then just raise and lower the scope to locate the bird.

Sometimes it's a bit frustrating if I try to rush it though.

[Colin]

I use a Kowa 824 (NOT 824M) scope for digiscoping and this has a sighting tube as standard and works very well. The problem is that when you have a case on the scope you can't use the sighting tube cos it's hidden under the case.


Colin

[Walther Loff]

Reading this tread, I made from a simple 3/4 inch copper water pipe connector and two bow and arrow sight pins plus a piece of brass retrived from a kitchen sink connector whitch attache the basket to the u bent. about 3 inches long, I cut this length wise and bent it flat, cut the folded lip off first :-)
than I drill and tap the bottom of each end of the "T" and screw in the bow sight pins.
Than I solder the base of the "T" slightly filed to the curvature of the brass sheet ( first fitted to the sun shade of the scope ); I also use some leftover material from the brass plate to make small brackets to sew on the elastic 1 inch wide band with velcro to suit a thight fit.
see the results on my web page under digiscoping
www.walther-loff.com

p.s. I now have a Bushnel red dot scope, purchased for the sale of 5 of the above model :-)) and mounted to the back part of my scope and use the build in sight grove as a datum point for easy realignment.. it works like a hotdog and has windage and elevation adjustments build in.

cheers

Walther Loff

[stevo]

What a brilliant idea walter.