[Sebastian the Ibis]

I've got some birdwatcher friends that asked me about putting a holo sight on a telescope to speed up target acquisition through the scope. It seems that birds (out of range of identification by binoculars) often only sit still for a few seconds, and fly away before a telescope can be trained on them.

Some telescopes have sights on them, but they all seem to be equally useless. My Kowa TSN-822 has the equivalent of a coffee stirer glued to it.

I want to add some sort of rail to the flat part of the scope next to the useless coffee stirer. Then add a cheap barska or NcStar sight. My field of view is roughly minute of scoreboard at 100yds so I'm not too concerned about the quality of the sight. I just need to figure out a way to mount it.

Has anyone put a rail on a flat slightly rubberized surface? I was thinking about using hose clamps and electrical tape to see if the concept works, then using epoxy to attach it more permanently.

Any thoughts? Comments?

[rcmodel]

No reason it wouldn't work.

A cheap 3x or 4x rifle scope might give you more light gathering & brightness then a red-dot in dimly lit woods though.

I would not suggest you use epoxy on a rubberized surface though as it most likely won't stick too well.

Maybe Silicone Seal adhesive? or Lock-Tight Black Max would stick better?

rc

[Sebastian the Ibis]

Thanks RC.

[Fish Miner]

They already make a holographic sight for telescopes- It is called a TelRad

http://www.company7.com/telrad/products/telrad.html

I have one on my telescope and it is awesome- years of great service, bright enough for day time, great for night time. Might also be a little cheaper then a full blown holotech scope....