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2. Laser sight (firearms) - Wikipedia

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   Laser sight (firearms) A laser sight is a device attached or integral to a firearm to aid target acquisition. Unlike optical and iron sights where the user looks through the device to aim at the target, laser sights project a beam onto the target, providing a visual reference point. Although lasers in the visible part of the spectrum are most ...

3. Red dot sight - Wikipedia

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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 ...

4. Crimson Trace - Wikipedia

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   Crimson Trace is an American manufacturer of laser sight equipment, chiefly but not exclusively for pistols. The firm specializes in in-line upper-grip-mounted red and green laser units, trigger-guard mounted sights, and training units. Crimson Trace partners with manufacturers of firearms in product releases, with many models shipping with ...

5. Holographic weapon sight - Wikipedia

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   A holographic weapon sight or holographic diffraction sight is a non- magnifying gunsight that allows the user to look through a glass optical window and see a holographic reticle image superimposed at a distance on the field of view. [ 1] The hologram of the reticle is built into the window and is illuminated by a laser diode .

6. Boresight (firearm) - Wikipedia

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   Boresight (firearm) Boresighting is a method of visually pre-aligning a firearm barrel 's bore axis with the target, in order to more easily zero the gunsight ( optical or iron sights ). The process is usually performed on a rifle, and can be accomplished either with the naked eye, or with a specialized device called a boresighter. [ 1]

7. Sight (device) - Wikipedia

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   A Royal Canadian Sea Cadet looks through a machine gun sight. A sight or sighting device is any device used to assist in precise visual alignment (i.e. aiming) of weapons, surveying instruments, aircraft equipment, [1] [2] optical illumination equipment or larger optical instruments with the intended target. Sights can be a simple set or system ...

8. Telescopic sight - Wikipedia

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   A telescopic sight, commonly called a scope informally, is an optical sighting device based on a refracting telescope. [ 1] It is equipped with some form of a referencing pattern – known as a reticle – mounted in a focally appropriate position in its optical system to provide an accurate point of aim.

9. Laser pistol (sport) - Wikipedia

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   Red pistol: Ecoaims PP320EXP Laser Pistol. The laser pistol is a piece of sports equipment used to imitate firearms and is used in some sports including modern pentathlon, laser-run and triathle competitions. Laser pistols do not fire projectiles and can therefore be safer for spectators and participants.