Category Archives: Optics
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
SOFIC – Gallery
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
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
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
