Beamtek would like to explain that using three lasers is one of the best analogue methods for dealing with the issues of trajectory and parallax error. That are two problems that commonly affect people shooting PCP air guns with analogue optical rifle scopes. Trajectory and wind error is probably the most severe problem affecting the accuracy for low power pneumatic air rifles. Parallax error has always been one of the worst problems affecting optical rifle scopes. The Trilase improves parallax error elimination in all analogue optical rifle scopes. It is also effective for fixed parallax scopes in eliminating parallax error and is really one of the only methods for reliably doing this. The Trilase allows for rapid parallax error free adjustment in side focus rifle scopes, without use of a hand held laser rangefinder. It improves the accuracy of the range finding of the side parallax adjustment when used with the Trilase. See blog ‘Modern Scope Technology And The Trilase’. The Trilase could be considered an optical scope accessory rather than an air rifle accessory. It is also effective for trajectory compensation allowing for rapid trajectory adjustment. If you prefer to use a purely optical day rifle scope then maybe you should consider using the Trilase.

Digital technology has the future potential to solve almost all the problems associated with range and trajectory. Digital technology was first introduced into the air rifle shooting scene with the hand held laser range finder. This device is digital, it uses a computer to process, using the speed of light the time that a pulse of light is sent and received from device to target. It works in a very similar way to the calculator sitting on your desk and the accuracy of it is high. The next device introduced to the shooting scene, is the digital scope and the many forms of it, be it night vision or thermal vision. These devices are digital because they process the light into digital information then transmit it back into light via a screen in the scope. At the moment these two devices have been combined into a single device the LRF digital rifle scope.

Most people who use a handheld LRF combine its use with an analogue day scope, but using an analogue and digital device together is not really an ideal way of doing something when there is a purely digital alternative. It could lead to the prediction that maybe the day scope will be phased out because ultimately digital technology will surpass that of optical scopes even in daylight, but this has not yet happened and digital products are still expensive compared to the analogue equivalents.

Handheld LRF are banned for use in HFT and FT competition because in these competitions the use of analogue scopes is part of the sport. The Trilase is a new method for trajectory and parallax elimination it could offer advantages for improved range finding and accuracy for shooters using the methods of both sports.

Part of the pleasure of using the Trilase, is using it together with an analogue day scope. Analogue; lasers, rifle and scope.

It is a common perception that just because something is digital makes it better or more accurate. This is not true, a quality analogue device can be more accurate than an equivalent low quality digital device. Digital technology really comes into its own when it comes to the user interface and user friendliness. Just like the way a digital scope converts light you cannot see into light you can see on the screen.

The Trilase is a very accurate analogue device, the laser pattern produced is infallible. The interpretation of the laser pattern is subject to the shooter using it to make a trajectory compensation. This process is actually very simple, see the blog ‘Four Quadrant Theory Of Trajectory’. A shooter using a hand held laser range finder would still need to use read out to make a trajectory compensation from known data. The accuracy of the trajectory compensation would be subject to: 1 The reading provided by the hand held laser range finder, it can possibly give a false reading. 2 It is also subject to the shooter’s usage of the data. 3 It is also subject to any errors in tracking of the rifle scope, if the scope is to parallax adjusted. There is every possibility of a parallax tracking issues with a cheap rifle scope model as this issue is common place.

The Trilase is an accurate device because there is no moving parts between it and the barrel of the rifle. The beams are ‘fixed’ with the ballistics of the rifle. One of the main advantages of the Trilase is that it provides increased certainty for the shooter. The shooter can be certain that the trajectory adjustment is not far wrong, that parallax is eliminated and that the scope has not undergone a tracking error and that the scope has not subsequently lost zero. All this can be done almost instantaneously. The Trilase shooter is also aware they don’t necessarily need a LRF to make an accurate trajectory compensation. Unless if the range is overly distant, pushing the effective range, then a handheld LRF is necessary.