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ARSENAL Inc. Releases the SM-13 Optics Mount
ARSENAL Inc. has announce the release of their new optic mount the SM-13. Some of the unique characteristics include a low profile that wraps around the receiver dust cover placing the optic directly above the bore centerline while keeping the … Continue reading
Posted in Accessories, Optics, Weapon systems
Tagged Arsenal, mount, optics, Picatinny, SM-13
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Leupold Warns of Counterfeited Mark 4® Riflescopes Surfacing
Counterfeited Leupold Mark 4® riflescopes and more recently, counterfeited Leupold Prismatic riflescopes have begun to arrive with increasing regularity at the firm’s Beaverton, Oregon, headquarters for service. These products are not manufactured by Leupold and are not covered by the … Continue reading
A Funduscopic Examination Of The Precision Guided Firearm (PGF)
All branches of the military are looking to improve a sniper’s performance through the implementation of technology. In addition to field craft like land navigation, concealment and movement a sniper team, which generally consists of a sniper and a spotter, … Continue reading
Russia’s Ratnik “Future Soldier Uniforms” Closer To Implementation.
Following France’s foot steps Russia’s military may soon have a fully integrated soldier system designated Ratnik. Ratnik is a subset of our, now debunked, FCS, Future Combat Systems. This represents a major inflection point in Russia’s approach to its military. … Continue reading
ATN’s Odin-14 Thermal Imaging Monocular
American Technologies Network Corp., has introduced the Odin-14 Thermal Monocular, one of the smallest thermal imaging monocular system currently on the market. The Odin-14 uses high-grade polymers and miniature thermal imaging sensor technology, to achieve compactness and light weight. The … Continue reading
Posted in Optics, Thermal Imaging, Weapon systems
Tagged ATN, imaging, Odin-14, thermal
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Picatinny Rail Adapter For The REDRING® Optical Sight Is Now Available.
Redring® USA LLC, importer and distributor of Redring® optical shotgun sight, introduces the Redring® Picatinny Rail Adaptor that fits on any tactical shotgun or rifle with a Picatinny rail. The Picatinny Rail Adaptor is made of rugged anodized aluminum and … Continue reading
TrackingPoint’s Official Product Trailer.
The folks at TrackingPoint have developed the next generation optic for hunting rifles and numerous other applications. They have release a video trailer of their Precision Guided Firearms. The trailer footage was shot during field testing in snow and at … Continue reading
US Army To Acquire Additional Thermal Weapon Sights From Raytheon
Raytheon announced that it was selected by the U.S. Army to supply thermal weapon sights (TWS). The award has a maximum potential value of $131 million. The contract is not new business, but a three year extension to the existing … Continue reading
Posted in ISR, Optics, Sniper Systems and Tools, Thermal Imaging
Tagged Raytheon, sights, thermal, TWS, weapon
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Burris Eliminator II and Eliminator III Laser Range Finding Scopes Now Shipping.
The Eliminator family of optics incorporate laser ranging to the target and windage estimation for your particular cartridge. The shooter first ranges the target. Once the target has been ranged a red dot illuminates the holdover or holdunder point for the … Continue reading
Posted in Optics
Tagged ballistic, Burris, compensation, Eliminator II, Eliminator III, finder, laser, range
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KRISS® USA ONLINE STORE UP AND RUNNING…
The KRISS® e-shop offers the latest KRISS® Arms accessories, special packages and KRISS® Arms apparel. Customers can create accounts on site that will expedite the check-out process for purchasing, store multiple shipping addresses and view and track orders. With a KRISS® … Continue reading
Posted in magazines, Optics, Weapon systems
Tagged accessories, KRISS, KRISS ARMS, Vector
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Vectronix Introduces NiteSpotMR Its New Medium Range Clip-On Night Sight
Vectronix AG, Heerbrugg Switzerland, introduced the NiteSpotMR, a medium range clip-on night sight that adds night vision capability (I²) to a wide variety of rifles, at DSA 2012 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. NiteSpotMR attaches to the front of a day-sight objective … Continue reading
Posted in ISR, Optics, Sniper Systems and Tools, Thermal Imaging
Tagged Image, Intensified, NiteSpotMR, optics, sniper, Switzerland, Thermal Imaging, Vectronix
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Leupold® Mark 4® 1.5-5 x 20 mm Rifle Scope Offered With 300 Blackout Reticle.
Leupold’s® Mark 4® 1.5 – 5 x 20 mm Rifle Scope is a first focal plane design featuring a 30mm tube and illuminated reticle. The optic features Leupold’s Extended Twilight Lens System™ with DiamondCoat 2™ The scope ships with a … Continue reading
Posted in Optics, Sniper Systems and Tools, Weapon systems
Tagged 300 Blackout, 300BLK, Leupold, Mark 4
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Reader Question 300 AAC Blackout – Why Do You Use A 50 Yard Zero?
Thank you for your question and your permission to share it with other readers. It’s a great question! I use a 50 yard zero for two reasons: I use the 300 AAC almost exclusively with a … Continue reading
Posted in Ammunition, Optics, Reader Questions
Tagged 300 AAC, Blackout
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SCHMIDT & BENDER GMBH 5-25×56 PMII-PSR MILIPOL 2011
The folks at Schmidt & Bender were very proud of their 5-25×56 PMII-PSR. The day optic was selected by U.S.S.O.C.O.M. to supply the optic for the PSR (Precision Sniper Rifle Program) giving Schmidt & Bender GMBH two wins; the first being … Continue reading
Posted in Optics, Weapon systems
Tagged day, optic, PMII, Schmidt & Bender
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Meprolight Announces Its New Lightweight Un-Cooled Thermal Weapons Sight
Of the many annoucements at this year’s DSEi, in London, Meprolight’s addition of the NYX un-cooled thermal imaging weapon sight to its NOA family was extremely interesting. The NOA NYX can be used as a hand-held observation device or fitted to light machine guns, assault rifles … Continue reading
Posted in DSEi 2011, Optics, sights, Sniper Systems and Tools, Soldier Systems
Tagged DSEi, DSEi 2011, Meprolight, thermal
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Vectronix Unveils Its New Pocket Laser Range Finder: PLRF25C
Beginning with its introduction in 2001, thousands of the Vectronix Pocket Laser Range Finder (PLRF) have been fielded by armed forces around the world. To meet growing demands of the defense and security industries, Vectronix has continuously improved the … Continue reading
Posted in DSEi 2011, Laser Based Technologies, Optics, Range Finder, Sniper Systems and Tools
Tagged DSEi, DSEi 2011, Vectronix
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US Army Chooses Leupold’s® ER/T M5 Auto-Locking Adjustment Riflescope as Primary Day Optic For the XM2010 Sniper Rifle…
The U.S. Army selected Leupold’s® Mark 4® 6.5 x 20 Extended Range / Tactical (ER/T® ) M5 Locking Adjustment rifle scope as the primary day optic for the M24E1 project. You may recall that, last year, Remington Defense was awarded a contract … Continue reading
Posted in Optics, Sniper Systems and Tools, Weapon systems
Tagged Horus, Leupold, M24, XM2010
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Why Do You Like the Dragunov Ranging Reticle… Reader Question
A reader asked me to explain why I like the Dragunov ranging reticle. First, let me apologize for not responding in a more timely manner but I’ve been up to my eyes in work. The explanation has to begin with … Continue reading
Posted in Optics, Weapon systems
Tagged Dragunov, ranging, reticle
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SOFIC – Gallery
Posted in FN, Gear, Mobility, Muzzel Devices, Optics, Sniper Systems and Tools, Soldier Systems, Suppressors, Tactical Lighting, Weapon systems
Tagged SOFIC, USSOCOM
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You Didn’t Hear It From Me But…
While at SOFIC 2011 I spent quality time with a quite a few exhibitors and I’ll be covering those discussions in subsequent posts. Due to the nature of SOF, some of what is presented at SOFIC Conferences is sensitive; however, … Continue reading
Posted in Alerts, Optics, Weapon systems
Tagged Horus, SIGARMS
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HORUS HDMR™ H58 Military Promotion
Horus Vision of San Bruno, CA is extending special and limited time promotional pricing on their new HDMR™ rifle scope with the H58 reticle. The HDMR is a joint offering with Bushnell Outdoor Products. The HDMR™ is delivered with a … Continue reading
FN Herstal Shows off FN Fire Control Unit at IDEX 2011
FN Herstal debuted impressive new technology at IDEX 2011. Among the new offerings is the Fire Control Unit. It turns what used to be an art form into a repeatable and accurate process. Those of you equipped with M203 40mm tube … Continue reading
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Tagged FN, FN Herstal, M203
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Horus® Vision in 2011
If you like success stories, then you’ll like modeling your business strategy like Horus Vision, San Bruno, CA. Traditionally, precision shooters, like military and police accurately place a shot under varying conditions. Snipers, used the vertical and horizontal dots to determine … Continue reading
Trijicon RMR™ Sight Adjustable (LED)
The folks that married the application of tritium to advanced weapon sights, Trijicon, have introduced a new and improved Ruggedized Miniature Reflex (RMR™) featuring an adjustable red dot. The sight offers eight intensity levels that are manually selected by the operator or an auto … Continue reading
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