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A red dot sight is a common classification [1] for a non-magnifying reflector (or reflex) sight that provides an illuminated red dot to the user as a point of aim. A standard design uses a red light-emitting diode (LED) at the focus of collimating optics , which generates a dot-style illuminated reticle that stays in alignment with the firearm ...
Colt M4 carbine with M68 Close Combat Optic and back-up sight. The CompM2 is a battery-powered, non-magnifying red dot type of reflex sight for firearms manufactured by Aimpoint AB. It was first introduced in the U.S. Armed Forces in 2000, [1] designated as the M68 Close Combat Optic (M68 CCO; NSN: 1240-01-411-1265).
Leupold & Stevens, Inc. is an American manufacturer of telescopic sights, red dot sights, binoculars, rangefinders, spotting scopes, and eyewear located in Beaverton, Oregon, United States. The company, started in 1907, is on its fifth generation of family ownership. [2] [3]
The Aimpoint CompM4 is a "tubed" style reflector (reflex) sight that uses a red light-emitting diode (LED) at the focus of a mirror type optical collimator to produce an aligned red aiming spot (what is commonly called a red dot sight). There are a total of 16 brightness settings for the LED, the lower 7 intended for use with night vision ...
Aimpoint is a manufacturing company founded in 1974. [1] Their primary products are reflector (or reflex) sights, specifically the red dot sight sub-type. In 1975 they introduced their first product, [2] the "Aimpoint Electronic" red dot sight, based on a design by Helsingborg engineer John Arne Ingemund Ekstrand. [3]
On weapons, these sights are usually formed by rugged metal parts, giving them the name "iron sights", [4] as distinct from optical or computing sights. [5] On many types of weapons they are built-in and may be fixed, adjustable, or marked for elevation , windage , target speed, etc. [ 3 ] They are also classified in forms of notch (open sight ...
Its primary products are red dot sights, marketed as being for M1911 pistols, Glock pistols, and AR-15s. Its sights are also recommended by FN Herstal for the M249 SAW [4] and M240 machine gun. [5] The company also manufactures the M26 Modular Accessory Shotgun System for the United States armed forces. [6]
The solution found by ELCAN was to merge a telescopic sight with a red dot sight by using a rotating lens one side at 1× magnification the other in 4× that could be rotated by the turn of a lever. Development was finished in 2006 where it won the bid 9–1 and was adopted as the SU-230/PVS.