Pard 008 problem

[Craigevans]

Evening guys. I've got a pard 008 with a problem. I zeroed at 100m on 13 mag and all was good. Come night time I switch to ir and have to use 6.5 mag because 13 mag is so bad it's unusable at night and I miss everything. When I observe the crosshairs switching between magnification the crosshairs move up and right, when I look at the x y values of both mag settings it's the same. Has anyone else had this happen? Any help would be appreciated.
Craig

[jthyttin]

Don't have Pard but I've understood it centers the view on reticle with digital zoom. Might depend on firmware version.

Try to clamp the rifle down and point reticle at known object. Then activate zoom and look if the reticle moves in relation to the target. That way you gain more confidence than anybody can give you by writing here...

EDIT: I get the impression that you're not using hold-over points but they will change when activating digital zoom (not 100% sure of this but I think firmware upgrades have not introduced new "FFP" style reticles that keep the subtensions correct)

[jeffo]

my reticicle also moves switching mag but don't use 13 mag to shoot often but when i do i still hit my target ,there is no POI change as i have checked on a target 6.5 mag and on 13 mag picture quality on 13 mag is fine with a solaris srx

[phoenix]

If the reticle is anywhere other than exactly in the centre of the screen when the rifle is zeroed, then the reticle will move when you change magnification, but the POI will not shift.
Unfortunately, PARD decided not to design the firmware so that the reticle moved to the centre of the screen or remained in the same place when digital zoom is used (something other digital scopes and thermals can do)
The PARD is effectively a second focal plane scope where the reticle stays the same size irrespective of magnification. That means if you are using holdover points for aiming, the holdover won't be the same for each magnification.
Whatever your holdover is for a given range when the scope is in base magnification, will need to be doubled when digital zoom is used.

Cheers

Bruce

[Craigevans]

Thanks for the replies. I found the zero was miles out don't know why but I've re zeroed and its holding zero on both magnification now. But has given me another issue. The crosshairs are at the top of the screen so with the pard aiming low I'm getting whiteout in the fairground with no distance vision, I may have to change the mount as its a bit flimsy anyway.

[some bloke]

Sounds like it might be shimmed too low?

Ret in the upper screen means the rig is pointing downwards - so that also applies to the illuminator - lighting the foreground where very little light is needed.

You'd be better off if the opposite were the case so the illuminator aims into the more distant area above the ret.

[Craigevans]

That's what I thought. I'll have to do a bit of work on it