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Fighting Optics for the AR-15
demigodllc.com — Cool article on the ever evolving CQB battle environment and the weapons needed to win. Short-barreled rifles are becoming standard on the battlefield. The Army is issuing the M4 on a widespread basis because of extensive vehicle-mounted use. Even shorter carbines are seeing use, such as the Mk18 Mod 0 CQBR with its 10.3-inch barrel. For close-quarters or low-profile protection ...More ( Guns )
Timberline Optics by Columbia
gunpundit.com — For the first time, Columbia Sportswear is offering premium sports optics for the outdoors. Now, hikers, hunters, bird watchers and others seeking to improve their outdoor experience can enjoy greater clarity from new Columbia optical products that deliver the company's customary high quality and value. Columbia's new binoculars and riflescopes offer excellent optical systems engineered to provide the most accurate, ...More ( Guns )
high-speed video of scope and barrel flexing on a 50BMGwatch!
high-speed video of scope and barrel flexing on a 50BMG from FutureWeapons episode with the Accuracy International AS50
More ( Guns )Aimpoint BR8 Fire Control System
defensereview.com — The Aimpoint BR8 FCS is a fully integrated sight and fire control system, meaning it's basically a computerized combat optic that provides the warfighter with an instantaneously-compensated precision-aiming solution to allow him hit targets with various lethal munitions out to 600 meters (600m) in dynamic combat/warfare enviornments, including urban warfare/MOUT environments. Put another way, the BR8 provides instant aiming/targeting correction ...More ( Guns )
Aimpoint CEU - Fire Any Rifle, 'Round a Corner
wired.com — Peek into the Eye of Death, because the Concealed Engagement Unit by Swedish company Aimpoint looks taken straight out the skull of a Terminator T-800. This periscope aiming system is completely different from the CornerShot and a lot simpler. It can be used with any weapon, and according to Danger Room's Aaron Rowe, who was able to try it at ...More ( Guns )
Super Sniper Scope: Next War's 'Secret Weapon'?
blog.wired.com — It's probably not the game-changing, "secret weapon" of the Iraq war. But it could help win the next one: a stealth sniper scope for invisible assassination. Heat haze ordinarily throws off snipers. But SRVS changes heat haze from an obstruction into a means of enhancing the view. An effect called " turbulence-induced micro-lensing" means that every instant the heated air ...More ( Guns )
Diamond inlaid front rifle sight. Functional bling?
thefirearmblog.com — HEYM USA, purveyor of fine rifles offer a front sight for their double rifles that uses a diamond as the bead. Apparently it is a night sight. I have never seen this before. When the boyz in the hoodz hear about these, the first to offer them as Glock sights will make a fortune!More ( Guns )
New EOTech EOLAD2
thefirearmblog.com — EOTech with Laser Device laser build into one unit. IR and visible laser share the same battery as the EOTech 552 in order to minimize the package and also to cut down on weight. The visible Laser is a 5mW unit with range for visible in low out to 450m in low light and about 30m in day light. The ...More ( Guns )
Shotgun optics: Leupold UltimateSlam
thefirearmblog.com — Leupold have launched a new scope called the UltimateSlam for shotguns and modern muzzleloaders. The SABR reticle can be adjusted to match your load. Leupolds all-new UltimateSlam riflescope is the ideal combination of flexibility, accuracy, and durability for todays modern muzzleloaders and shotguns. As an example of accuracy, using Hornady SST 2-pellet, 3-pellet and 12 gauge shotgun loads at up ...More ( Guns )
Carl Zeiss combines spotting scope, digital camera with the PhotoScope 85 T* FL
engadget.com — Esteemed lens manufacturer Carl Zeiss is breaking new ground by releasing the PhotoScope 85 T* FL, a spotting scope that also serves as a seven megapixel digital camera -- just in case "super-zoom" wasn't enough for you. With 15 - 45x magnification, a focal length of 600 - 1800 mm, a flip-out OLED display, and an IR remote for vibration-free ...More ( Guns )
EOtech optic on Gattling gunwatch!
Even hardcore machine guns have picatinny rails. An EOtech can be seen here on-board HMS Chiddingfold
More ( Guns )Leica CRF 900 Rangefinder
gunpundit.com — Leica rangefinders provide instant and precise distance to target so there is no second-guessing. Whether you are a long-range rifle hunter or a bow hunter you will find that the data from a Leica rangefinder is priceless information to have whether you are preparing for the hunt or preparing to take the actual shot.More ( Guns )
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