Re: 1066's Labradar upgrade
Posted: Wed Aug 19, 2020 12:52 pm
So Allan sent me one of his triggers and I had a chance to test it out last week.
Firstly the upgraded sighting system works much better the the original - you have some confidence that the unit is pointing towards the correct target, rather than in its general direction. I assume this helps when you're on a firing point with more than one active shooter.
So I started using the Labradar in it's normal shot detection mode. To say I was plagued by false triggers is an understatement - with shooters either side of me the unit was picking up their shots but failing to properly give a reading as they were going onto different targets. So after a few minutes and having to reset the Labradar, I moved onto the recoil trigger.
The trigger itself needs to be fixed onto the rifle and there are some velcro straps for this. I used the vent holes in the fore-end of one rifle and the hanguard of another - both worked fine and I was able to get the trigger unit on nice and tightly with the straps.
After configuring the Labradar to use the external trigger it was then plain sailing. I didn't have a single failure to trigger, although there were a few failures to follow the shot, but in hindsight I think that was to do with my positioning of the Labradar unit - I was prone and I think the muzzle blast was kicking up dust in front of me.
Anyway, a great add-on to the Labradar, particularly if you're shooting alongside others.
Triffid
Firstly the upgraded sighting system works much better the the original - you have some confidence that the unit is pointing towards the correct target, rather than in its general direction. I assume this helps when you're on a firing point with more than one active shooter.
So I started using the Labradar in it's normal shot detection mode. To say I was plagued by false triggers is an understatement - with shooters either side of me the unit was picking up their shots but failing to properly give a reading as they were going onto different targets. So after a few minutes and having to reset the Labradar, I moved onto the recoil trigger.
The trigger itself needs to be fixed onto the rifle and there are some velcro straps for this. I used the vent holes in the fore-end of one rifle and the hanguard of another - both worked fine and I was able to get the trigger unit on nice and tightly with the straps.
After configuring the Labradar to use the external trigger it was then plain sailing. I didn't have a single failure to trigger, although there were a few failures to follow the shot, but in hindsight I think that was to do with my positioning of the Labradar unit - I was prone and I think the muzzle blast was kicking up dust in front of me.
Anyway, a great add-on to the Labradar, particularly if you're shooting alongside others.
Triffid