A telescopic sight, commonly called a scope informally, is an optical sighting device based on a refracting telescope. It is equipped with some form of...
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the same focus with an aiming point (e.g. telescopic, reflector and holographic sights). There are also sights that actively project an illuminated point...
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range of up to 500 metres (550 yd) with iron sights and 1,000 metres (1,090 yd) with an 8× telescopic sight. The desire for adopting new shorter barreled...
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Sniper rifle (section Telescopic sight)
with either a bolt action or semi-automatic action, fitted with a telescopic sight for extreme accuracy and chambered for a high-ballistic performance...
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for optional iron sights and suppressors. Standard configurations include a Schmidt & Bender PM II 5-25×56FFP MK II telescopic sight with P4F graticule...
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Bender Police & Military II (PM II) telescopic sight with fixed or variable magnification. Variable telescopic sights can be used if the operator wants...
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A prism sight or prismatic sight, sometimes also called prism scope or prismatic scope, is a type of telescopic sight which uses a reflective prism for...
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Heckler & Koch G3 (section Sights)
sights (with two apertures), a lightweight folding bipod, a stamped sheet steel handguard, a wooden buttstock (in fixed stock models) or a telescopic...
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collimated sight. Red dot sights generally fall into two categories, "tube" or "open" designs. "Tube sights" look similar to a standard telescopic sight, with...
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The Telescopic Sighting System (TESS) was a sight used on the FV4201 Chieftain and RAF F-4 Phantom aircraft. The TESS was trialed and introduced in the...
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PSO-1 (category Firearm sights)
Оптический, Pritsel Snaipersky Optichesky, "Optical Sniper Sight") is a 4×24 telescopic sight manufactured in Russia by the Novosibirsk instrument-making...
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iron sights are distinctly different from optical sight designs that employ optical manipulation or active illumination, such as telescopic sights, reflector...
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PU scope (category Firearm sights of the Soviet Union)
укороченный, 'Scope short-cut' in comparison to PE/PEM telescopic sight) is a 3.5×21 telescopic sight of Soviet manufacture, widely used since 1940 on the...
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creating a telescopic sight, but this re-introduces the problems of narrow field of view and limited eye relief. The primary drawback of reflector sight is that...
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SVD (rifle) (section Sights)
magazine pouch, cleaning kit and an accessory/maintenance kit for the telescopic sight. Also included is a cold weather battery case with a "shirt clip",...
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Reticle (category Firearm sights)
or markings built into the eyepiece of an optical device such as a telescopic sight, spotting scope, theodolite, optical microscope or the screen of an...
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The C79 optical sight (SpecterOS3.4x) is a telescopic sight manufactured by Elcan. A variant, the M145 Machine Gun Optic is in use by the US military...
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increments. Ak 4OR: Optiskt Riktmedel, optical sight. This model is fitted with a Hensoldt Fero Z24 4×24 telescopic sight mounted via a HK claw mount. During a...
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Designated marksman rifle (section Sights)
to other weapons carried in the DM's platoon. They typically have telescopic sights for more detailed observation and aiming, often also quick-deployed...
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IR telescopic sight with TREMOR3 reticle, a HuxWrx suppressor, an Envision Technology ballistic calculator, and a Pixels-on-Target thermal sight was...
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wooden cheek rising-piece, and telescopic sight mounts designed to accept a No. 32 3.5× telescopic sight. The telescopic sight had a field of view of 8 degrees...
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A sight magnifier is an optical telescope that can be paired with a non-magnifying optical sight on a weapon to create a telescopic sight. They work with...
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PSL (rifle) (section LPS 4×6° TIP2 telescopic sight)
type 1 version of the LPS telescopic sight. This 4×24 scope was more or less identical to the Russian PSO-1 telescopic sight with a battery-powered reticle...
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Advanced Combat Optical Gunsight (redirect from ACOG sight)
Advanced Combat Optical Gunsight (ACOG) is a series of prismatic telescopic sights manufactured by Trijicon. The ACOG was originally designed to be used...
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Parallax (section Weapon sights)
expected to be. Sight height can be used to advantage when "sighting in" rifles for field use. A typical hunting rifle (.222 with telescopic sights) sighted...
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Periscope (redirect from M28 periscopic sight)
Charioteer tanks replaced the main telescopic sight with a true periscopic sight in the primary role. The periscopic sight was linked to the gun itself, allowing...
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1P78 Kashtan (category Firearm sights)
1P78 is a telescopic sight manufactured by Novosibirsk Instrument-Making Plant and in use with the Russian Armed Forces, intended as a replacement for...
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400 m (1,300 ft) with the adjustable peep sight and up to 800 m (2,600 ft) with the APX L 806 telescopic sight. The bore is counter sunk at the muzzle to...
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