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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 ...
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]
A view through a Tasco ProPoint red dot sight. The mid- to late 1970s saw the introduction of what are usually referred to as red dot sights, a type that gives the user a simple bright red dot as an aiming point. [27] The typical configuration for this sight is a compact curved mirror reflector design with a red light-emitting diode (LED) at ...
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).
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.
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 ...
Sights such as this can be found on many types of devices including weapons, surveying and measuring instruments, and navigational tools. 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 ]
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]