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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). It is also known as the M68 Aimpoint and is designed to meet United States military standards.
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Aimpoint has launched a series of proprietary mounts for their products. These include: Aimpoint CompM4 mount: Launched in 2007 [16] with the Aimpoint CompM4 sight. The sight is attached to the mount via two M5 screws from the underside, and the mount has a transverse groove acting as a recoil lug. The Aimpoint Comp line was launched in 1993. [16]
Left: Aimpoint Acro C2 reflex sight laying on its side. Right: Acro rail on a Picatinny riser. The approximate dimensions of an Aimpoint Acro dovetail rail. There are various mounting types (also called "footprints") for red dot sights: [15] Aimpoint Acro rail Launched in 2019 together with the sights Aimpoint Acro P-1 and C-1. [16]
The U.S. Army's newest version of the M68 Close Combat Optic (CCO) is the Aimpoint CompM4. The shooter's end of the CompM4 with the power control knob An M4 carbine with a Picatinny rail system on the upper receiver and four-sided handguard, showing a GPS-02 "Grip Pod", a type of vertical grip that has a deployable bipod inside the handle and an M68 CCO optical sight C7NLD assault rifle with ...
The US House Committee on Armed Services noted as far back as 1975 on the suitability of the use of reflex sight for the M16 rifle, [28] but the US military did not widely introduce reflector sights until the early 2000s with the Aimpoint CompM2 red dot sight, designated the "M68 Close Combat Optic".
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.
A United States Marine firing an M4 carbine, using an EOTech holographic sight to aim.. The first-generation holographic sight was introduced by EOTech—then an ERIM subsidiary—at the 1996 SHOT Show, [2] under the trade name HoloSight by Bushnell, with whom the company was partnered at the time, initially aiming for the civilian sport shooting and hunting market.