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OPTICS
Q Does the look of a scope matter at all to you? I see NV manufacturers coming out with units that look a lot more like ‘normal’ scopes – does this make a difference in your eyes?
AChris says: Not really – looks don’t matter. However, the fact that night vision units and thermal imagers are being incorporated into conventionally dimensioned, 30mm-tubed scopes makes fitting them to more rifles a far simpler process using conventional scope rings.
On top of this, the less bulky tubes generally offer lower-profile fitment to regular rifles, allowing a more similar head position to your daylight optics. This is part of the overall development in ergonomic simplicity. Quite frankly,
