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  2. Laser sight - Wikipedia

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    A USAF Airman using an M4 carbine with an AN/PEQ-15 laser sight U.S. Army 82nd Airborne Division using IR laser sights seen through a night vision device on a training exercise in Iraq. The use of laser sights is associated with increased accuracy in general, increasing the probability of hitting the target especially in low light conditions.

  3. EXACTO - Wikipedia

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    Footage released showed the rifle intentionally aiming off target so the bullets could correct their flight path. EXACTO technology is claimed to markedly extend the day and night-time range of current sniper systems. [4] [5] How the ammunition is designed to change direction in mid-air is classified. The second phase of the program was ...

  4. Insight Technology - Wikipedia

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    Insight ISM Integrated Sighting Module. The Insight Integrated Sighting Module (ISM) is a non-magnified red dot sight equipped with an integral infrared target illumination laser and visible laser sight. The ISM was originally produced in tandem with the XM8 Assault Rifle, with the intention of becoming a standard attachment. However, even as ...

  5. Boresight (firearm) - Wikipedia

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    The user then adjusts the iron sights or scope reticle to align the point of aim with the projected laser dot. Another more commonly used type of laser boresighter is attached to the muzzle of the barrel, either inserted straight into the bore ("arbor" type) or held in alignment with the barrel via a magnet, and projects a laser beam onto the ...

  6. Claridge Hi-Tec/Goncz Pistol - Wikipedia

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    GA - Goncz Assault Pistol GA-9 (9 mm), GA-4 (.45 ACP) and GA-3 has a longer barrel at 9.5 inches and a barrel shroud for looks and heatsinking. GC - Goncz Carbine GC-9 (9 mm) with walnut forearm. GCL - Goncz Carbine with Laser GCL-9 (9 mm) has the Laser as an integral part of the gun.

  7. Precision-guided firearm - Wikipedia

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    The three main technologies employed for long-range shooting—the bolt-action rifle, telescopic rifle scope and machined cartridge ammunition—were developed in the nineteenth century. The first bolt-action rifle was produced in 1824 by the German firearms inventor Johann Nicolaus von Dreyse. The first documented telescopic rifle sight was ...

  8. AN/PEQ-2 - Wikipedia

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    The AN/PEQ-2 has two infrared laser emitters;one narrow beam used for aiming the rifle and one wide beam used for illuminating targets, like a flashlight. [9] The beams can only be seen through night vision goggles. [9] Each beam can be zeroed independently, and the illuminator's radius is adjustable. The two lasers are tied into one 6-mode ...

  9. TrackingPoint - Wikipedia

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    In 2011, it created a long-range rifle system that was the first precision guided firearm. [1] [2] Formed by John McHale in February 2011, the company created its first PGF prototype in March 2011. The company offered its first product in January 2013 [3] and a second, the AR Series semi-automatic smart rifle, in January 2014. [4]