Forward Controls Adjustable Turret Caps for Aimpoint Micro

[MistWolf]

I've been putting the ATA caps through their paces for a couple of months now and I'm impressed. The weather here has been cold which makes my hands clumsier than normal. Last winter, getting the Aimpoints dialed in using the factory caps or tool was slow and tedious. I kept fumbling and dropping the factory caps and even lost one for a few days. Our local indoor range has heat, but is only partially roofed over. This gives the range superior ventilation, but does little to keep in the heat. It can be brutally cold. The ATA turrets made getting the Aimpoints zeroed a snap. A common screwdriver is so much easier to use.

I ordered a set of various colored Lacquer Stiks from a bowling ball supply store online to fill the engraving of the discs. The fill makes the engraved "UP" and "R" and the arrows easier to see. Lacquer Stiks are easier to use the model paints or nail polish. Simply rub the stick on the part until the engraving is filled, the wipe away the excess with a clean rag. The excess wipes away cleanly and stays in the engraving with even edges. Bowling ball engravers use Lacquer Stiks to fill logos and lettering engraved in customer's bowling balls. Lacquer Stiks are widely used to fill all types of engravings and stampings. To make the filled engravings stand out, remember four simple rules-
1) Color on metal
2) Metal on color
3) Metals are White (Silver) and Yellow (Gold)
4) Colors are everything else- Red, Yellow, Blue, Green, Orange, Purple, Brown and Black

If filling an engraving or stamping on a color field, use White/Silver or Yellow/Gold. If filling an engraving or stamping on a White/Silver or Yellow/Gold field, use a color.

I have two sets of ATA turrets. One with Silver discs (Metal Field) and one with black discs (Color Field). On the silver discs, I filled the engravings with black.


The black discs, I filled with white.


The Lacquer Stiks really makes the engravings pop!

I can't thank Roger enough for making the ATA turrets a reality. I'm now waiting impatiently for Roger to make ATA turrets available for the M4s!

[Duffy]

Ha, that's awesome, I'm going to do the same, and put that information on ATA's product page

ATA in QPQ black is coming back in stock in couple of weeks, the diminutive size and O ring installation make them time consuming to produce, and we run out of them fast.

The original concept of making the adjustment dials externally accessible seems like something Aimpoint should have done, but a brief look at Aimpoint red dot sights history would reveal it's never implemented externally accessible adjustments. One day I'll ask someone familiar with the company about it, my guess is a cap is a simple way to keep the dials water tight and dust proof, it's inexpensive, and they may deem the red dot sights "zero and forget" sights that wouldn't benefit from external adjustments. Except not all zeroing is done is warm and dry conditions

T1/T2 and Comp M5 are too small to have tethers the larger M2, M3 and M4 use to secure the caps. ATA is twice as expensive as replacement caps, but they're additional capability"replacements that provide added functions.