ATN 5-20 with ABL1000

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lenweber2

lenweber2

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First time out hunting pigeons and dove's. Took a bad first turn, shot a few at the 30 yard setting with the mildot reticle, then turned the ABL on to range a pigeon on a power line, the ABL could not range "out of range error message and looping" . Tried everything I could to get out of the loop, turn off reboot, change options "no workie" as this blocked most of sceen/view. Called Utah air guns where I purchased the Crown Continuum and scope, they fixed me up, say ok to the error and quickly distance measer a shorter distance. This clears the loop. Otherwise the scope and ABL worked well with the balistic calculator being on from 20 to 73 yards. For fast action I set a medium range and used experience and the mildot reticle. As near as I can count 200 pests bit the cow poop. Now the scope-does it job but in bright sun can be a pain to see target and reticle "it's a computer screen" but away from sun or darker skies it is acceptable. Now its not in hight end glass class but I can pest with it and for night should be good.
 
I own a atn 5x50 thermal I am unsure what abl is but when I got mine it was blurry I sent back t atn they replaced the lens and it is perfect , I own it now about 11 mo and they have no firmware past .0773 i think and this is what it came with ,



I want to say I can spot squirrels past 300 yards in trees and I have watched deer and cars and things out past 2000 yards , it is awoesome , Also I want to say ATN has called me and emailed me over 10 times to talk and ask if I hav any questions or problems and just to make sure I am happy ,

I own over 15 optics and about 6 brands , and I have to say they are by far the most helpful service , I mean I have had to use warranties on Smidt bender , us optics , swfa and no one ever contacted me to see how things were going , so they stand behind there stuff

LOU
 
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Depending on your type of hunting, if your walk about the ABL is heavy not terrible but adds to the rifle. if you sit still or on a bench no problem. More expensive is ATNs binoculars that serve two fuctions binoculars and range finder that also bluetooths to the scope. This might conserve weight. Now i have not handled the binoculars so take this in account. I believe this gives night vision aslo, might be nice rather than swinging a gun around looking for pests.
 
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True about the weight (see previous post), but...

I just found out that you can also mount the ABL behind the focus ring! (This is even mentioned in the most recent version of the ONLINE instruction manual on the ATN site (not on the paper version you get in the box). They show it with the Laser in the same orientation (on the side of the scope), but I took it a step further and rotated it so it is on top now! It shortens the whole setup immensely, and the weight is much more centrally distibuted, so that it is now very well possible to take off hand shots with it! (which was nearly impossible with the "normal" configuration because it was so F### front heavy....)

All in all a huge improvement in my book! 

Some observations/suggestions/cautions if you want to go this route as well:

  1. Put some vinyl tape over the protruding markings on the side of the front bell (the type/name on one side and the magnification on the other side.)
  2. Put 2 small flat rubberbands on the front bell, behind the focus ring where the forward half of the clamp will be gripping it so the ABL doesn't slip off. (the instr. manual talks about a rubber piece, but mine didn't have it in the box, so therefore the rubber bands)
  3. Remove the grubscrew on the clamp altogether (it will damage the bell when you leave it on and tighten it. it is not nessesary as the clapmping force over the rubberband is more than enough to keep it from moving. (we're talking airgun use here, the instr. manual talks about 50 torque pounds of tightening force, which to me seems more oriented to powderburners...)
  4. It MIGHT be nessesary to put a small piece of rubber between the aft merging ends of the clamp (so aft of the 2 clampingscrews in the gap that closes when you tighten the screws (I cut a small piece off of a bike tire inner tube and that was thick enough (one layer, not double). This angles the laser range finder enough downwards so the calibration happens (at 50 yards) with the laser more or less in the center of the display. Without the rubber piece the laser was too far in the top of the screen, so that I could not reach it with the red bracket during the calibration process.
  5. Move the ABL far enough BACK so that the protruding piece on the bottom/inside of the Laser housing (the piece that is normally in the recessed part of the sunshade) is BEHIND the forward bell, or else i think it will damage (crush) the bell.
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    A vast improvement! As for the Binox, that works too to range find, but only in a static situation. If you move (walk) around, it is nearly impossible to manipulate the binox with one hand, while holding on to the gun with the other hand. You then need at least a sling or a tripod to make it work.

 
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