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87-509: 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. It is 3.4×28, meaning 3.4x magnification, and a 28mm diameter objective lens. A tritium illuminated reticle provides for normal and low-light conditions sighting. It can be mounted to a variety of rifles and light machine guns using

174-408: A White-tailed deer buck by adjusting magnification until the area between the backbone and the brisket fits between the crosshairs and the top thick post of the reticle. Once that is done, the range be read from the scale printed on the magnification adjustment ring. Although FFP designs are not susceptible to magnification-induced errors, they have their own disadvantages. It's challenging to design

261-500: A mathematical formula "[Target size] ÷ [Number of mil intervals] × 1000 = Distance", the user can easily calculate the distance to a target, as a 1-meter object is going to be exactly 1 milliradian at a 1000-meter distance. For example, if the user sees an object known to be 1.8 meters tall as something 3 mils tall through the telescopic sight, the distance to that object will be 600 meters (1.8 ÷ 3 × 1000 = 600). Some milling reticles have additional marking patterns in

348-537: A refracting telescope . 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. Telescopic sights are used with all types of systems that require magnification in addition to reliable visual aiming, as opposed to non-magnifying iron sights , reflector (reflex) sights , holographic sights or laser sights , and are most commonly found on long-barrel firearms , particularly rifles, usually via

435-491: A scope mount . Similar devices are also found on other platforms such as artillery , tanks and even aircraft . The optical components may be combined with optoelectronics to add night vision or smart device features. The first experiments directed to give shooters optical aiming aids go back to the early 17th century. For centuries, different optical aiming aids and primitive predecessors of telescopic sights were created that had practical or performance limitations. In

522-450: A zoom mechanism behind the erector lenses . Variable-power sights offer more flexibility when shooting at varying distances, target sizes and light conditions, and offer a relative wide field of view at lower magnification settings. The syntax for variable sights is the following: minimal magnification – maximum magnification × objective lens , for example "3-9×40" means a telescopic sight with variable magnification between 3× and 9×, and

609-416: A 40 mm objective lens. The ratio between the maximum and minimum magnifications of a variable-power sight is known as its "zoom ratio". Confusingly, some older telescopic sights, mainly of German or other European manufacture, have a different classification where the second part of the designation refers to light-gathering power. In these cases, a 4×81 (4× magnification) sight would be presumed to have

696-429: A brighter sight picture than a 2.5×70 (2.5× magnification), but the objective lens diameter would not bear any direct relation to picture brightness, as brightness is affected also by the magnification factor. Typically objective lenses on early sights are smaller than modern sights, in these examples the 4×81 would have an objective 36 mm diameter and the 2.5×70 should be approximately 21 mm (relative luminosity

783-445: A combination of the above, that are added to a crosshair to help with easier aiming. Many modern reticles are designed for (stadiametric) rangefinding purposes. Perhaps the most popular and well-known ranging reticle is the mil-dot reticle , which consists of a duplex crosshair with small dots marking each milliradian (or "mil") intervals from the center. An alternative variant uses perpendicular hash lines instead of dots, and

870-405: A complex production process. The main tube of telescopic sights varies in size, material, the applied production process and surface finish. The typical outside diameters vary between 19.05 mm (0.75 in) and 40 mm (1.57 in), although 25.4 mm (1 in), 30 mm and recently 34 mm are by far the most common sizes. The internal diameter of the main tube influences

957-662: A crisp tactile feedback corresponding to each graduation of turn, often accompanied by a soft but audible clicking sound. Each indexing increment is thus colloquially called a "click", and the corresponding angular adjustment of the optical axis is known as the click value . The most commonly seen click values are 1 ⁄ 4   MOA (often expressed in approximations as " 1 ⁄ 4  inch at 100 yards") and 0.1  mil (often expressed as "10 mm at 100 meters"), although other click values such as 1 ⁄ 2  MOA, 1 ⁄ 3  MOA or 1 ⁄ 8  MOA and other mil increments are also present on

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1044-445: A first focal plane reticle expands and shrinks along with the rest of the image as the magnification is adjusted, while a second focal plane reticle would appear the same size and shape to the user as the target image grows and shrinks. In general, the majority of modern variable-power sights are SFP unless stated otherwise. Every European high-end telescopic sight manufacturer offers FFP reticles on variable power telescopic sights, since

1131-470: A fixed magnification factor of 10×, with a 50 mm objective lens. In general terms, larger objective lens diameters, due to their ability to gather a higher luminous flux , provide a larger exit pupil and hence provide a brighter image at the eyepiece . Most early telescopic sights were fixed-power and were in essence specially designed viewing telescopes. Telescopic sights with variable magnifications appeared later, and were varied by manually adjusting

1218-448: A gate rate of 30 to 350 metres against a 3-power optical sight. The arid regions pattern (AR) is designed for use in desert, near desert, and savannah conditions, incorporating three shades of brown. The AR pattern also features two additional arm pockets and Velcro on the arms compared to the older TW uniform. The AR pattern was developed concurrently with the trials of TW pattern. After Canadian Forces were deployed to Afghanistan,

1305-650: A light source to provide an illuminated reticle for low-light condition aiming. In sights such as the SUSAT or Elcan C79 Optical Sight tritium-illuminated reticles are used. The Trijicon Corporation, famous for their ACOG prism sights that are adopted by various assault infantry branches of the United States military , uses tritium in their combat and hunting-grade firearm optics. The tritium light source has to be replaced every 8–12 years, since it gradually loses brightness due to radioactive decay . CADPAT CADPAT

1392-568: A long-eye relief (LER) telescopic sight is the German ZF41 which was used during World War II on Karabiner 98k rifles. An early example of a man-portable sight for low visibility/night use is the Zielgerät (aiming device) 1229 (ZG 1229), also known by its code name Vampir ("vampire"). The ZG 1229 Vampir was a Generation 0 active infrared night vision device developed for the Wehrmacht for

1479-515: A new CADPAT variant, multi-terrain pattern, to replace the TW and AR patterns, with both being phased out over the coming years, and the MT-patterned uniform becoming the "daily wear" uniform. The temperate woodland pattern (TW) is designed for use in forest and grassland environments, with its mix of light green, dark green, brown, and black. The pattern was first introduced in 1996 on the helmet cover for

1566-399: A new soldier system dated back to November 1988 and closely followed efforts in many NATO countries. The first research effort, called Integrated Protective Clothing and Equipment (IPCE) Technology Demonstration, was initiated in 1995 but then was cancelled, due to high systems cost and failure to meet the majority of the requirements. Ongoing operations in the mid-1990s led to the creation of

1653-474: A reticle that is visible through the entire range of magnification: a reticle that looks fine and crisp at 24× magnification may be very difficult to see at 6×. On the other hand, a reticle that is easy to see at 6× may be too thick at 24× to make precision shots. Shooting in low light conditions also tends to require either illumination or a bold reticle, along with lower magnification to maximize light gathering. In practice, these issues tend to significantly reduce

1740-674: A round dot, small cross , diamond , chevron and/or circle in the center (in some prism sights and reflex / holographic sights ), or a pointed vertical bar in a " T "-like pattern (such as the famous "German #1" reticle used on the Wehrmacht ZF41 sights during the Second World War , or the SVD -pattern reticle used on the Soviet PSO-1 sights during the Cold War ) that essentially imitates

1827-588: A sight made by gunsmith Morgan James of Utica, New York . Chapman worked with James on the concepts and design of the Chapman-James sight. In 1855, optician William Malcolm of Syracuse, New York began producing his own telescopic sight, used an original design incorporating achromatic lenses such as those used in telescopes, and improved the windage and elevation adjustments. These Malcolm sights were between 3× and 20× magnification (possibly more). Malcolm's sights and those made by Vermont jeweller L. M. Amidon were

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1914-781: A target of a known diameter of 16 inches fills just half of the total post-to-post distance (i.e. filling from sight center to post), then the distance to target is approximately 200 yards (180 m). With a target of a diameter of 16 inches that fills the entire sight picture from post to post, the range is approximately 100 yards. Other ranges can be similarly estimated accurately in an analog fashion for known target sizes through proportionality calculations. Holdover, for estimating vertical point of aim offset required for bullet drop compensation on level terrain, and horizontal windage offset, for estimating side to side point of aim offsets required for wind effect corrections, can similarly be compensated for through using approximations based on

2001-511: A telescope to a rifle as a sighting aid, but was unable to mount it sufficiently far forward to prevent the eyepiece impacting with the operator's eye during recoil . In the same year, James Lind and Captain Alexander Blair described a gun which included a telescopic sight. The first rifle sight was created in 1835 -1840. In the book The Improved American Rifle , written in 1844, British-American civil engineer John R. Chapman described

2088-417: A typical Leupold brand 16 minute of angle (MOA) duplex reticle (similar to image B) on a fixed-power telescopic sight, the distance from post to post, between the heavier lines of the reticle spanning the center of the sight picture, is approximately 32 inches (810 millimeters) at 200 yards (180 m), or, equivalently, approximately 16 inches (410 millimeters) from the center to any post at 200 yards. If

2175-555: A variant of the C79 that was developed for the U.S. Army and is commonly mounted on M240 and M249 machine guns. The M145 is unusual when compared with other optical sights in use with the United States military in that ballistic compensation is in the mount, rather than in the reticle. The reticle is illuminated by a battery-powered LED with varying intensity settings. The mount fits directly to any MIL-STD-1913 Picatinny rail or receiver. Zero

2262-419: Is an unstable isotope with a half-life of 12.32 years that gradually loses its brightness due to radioactive decay . It is to be replaced every 8 to 12 years to maintain adequate brightness. The C79 sight is attached to a mounting rail on the receiver of the weapon. On Canadian Forces weapons, this is in the form of a modified Weaver rail, also known as a "Diemaco rail". Two adjustment knobs are used to secure

2349-409: Is essential that its brightness can be adjusted. A reticle that is too bright will cause glare in the operator's eye, interfering with their ability to see in low-light conditions. This is because the pupil of the human eye closes quickly upon receiving any source of light. Most illuminated reticles provide adjustable brightness settings to adjust the reticle precisely to the ambient light. Illumination

2436-406: Is etched onto one of the prism's internal reflection surfaces, which allows an easy way to illuminate the reticle (from the back side of the prism) even when active illumination is turned off. Being optical telescopes , prism sights can focally compensate for a user's astigmatism . Prismatic sights are lighter and more compact than conventional telescopic sights, but are mostly fixed-powered in

2523-516: Is expected to be fully adopted by 2027. The Canadian Armed Forces has developed four operational variations of CADPAT: temperate woodland (TW), arid regions (AR), winter operations (WO), and multi-terrain (MT). The temperate woodland pattern became the standard issue for Land Force Command in 2002, with the Air Command following suit in 2004. In 2021, the Canadian Armed Forces selected

2610-461: Is known as the mil-hash reticle . Such graduated reticles, along with those with MOA -based increments, are collectively and unofficially called " milling reticles ", and have gained significant acceptance in NATO and other military and law enforcement organizations. Mil-based reticles, being decimal in graduations, are by far more prevalent due to the ease and reliability of ranging calculations with

2697-599: Is known as the Canadian urban environment pattern (CUEPAT). While at least one company – HyperStealth Biotechnology Corporation  – responded to the requirement, as of 2024 there have been no further announcements regarding CUEPAT. In 2016, the Canadian Forces considered replacing the red-coloured uniforms worn by the Canadian Rangers with a new red-coloured CADPAT-derived design. During

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2784-473: Is medium-brown dominant, accented by black, dark green, and light tan; overall it is less vibrant than the TW pattern, but darker than the AR pattern. In 2021, the new CADPAT pattern, called "multi-terrain pattern" or simply “MT,” was announced as the replacement the TW and AR patterns. The MT pattern is designed to blend into the wide range of environments, and is planned to serve as the day-to-day working uniform of

2871-595: Is retained despite repeated removal and re-attachment to the weapon. The M145 is extremely resistant to shock and water immersion and has an anti-reflection device and rubber lens caps. The M145 also uses a unique reticle system designed for machineguns wherein there is no single particular crosshair zeroed at a certain distance but instead the sight uses several smaller crosshairs that are marked with specific distances. The machinegun's projectile ballistics are zeroed to match these specific distances so that users can quickly engage targets at extended ranges without having to adjust

2958-669: Is that admirable secret, which, as all other things, appeared when it pleased the All Disposer, at whose direction a spider's line drawn in an opened case could first give me by its perfect apparition, when I was with two convexes trying experiments about the sun, the unexpected knowledge...if I .... placed a thread where that glass [the eyepiece] would best discern it, and then joining both glasses, and fitting their distance for any object, I should see this at any part that I did direct it to ..." — William Gascoigne In 1776, Charles Willson Peale collaborated with David Rittenhouse to mount

3045-470: Is the square of the exit pupil as measured in mm; a 36 mm objective lens diameter divided by the 4× magnification gives an exit pupil of 9 mm; 9×9=81) A relatively new type of telescopic sight, called prismatic telescopic sight , prismatic sight or " prism scope ", replaces the image-erecting relay lenses of a traditional telescope with a roof prism design commonly found in compact binoculars , monoculars and spotting scopes . The reticle

3132-463: Is usually provided by a battery -powered LED , though other electric light sources can be used. The light is projected forward through the sight, and reflects off the back surface of the reticle. Red is the most common colour used, as it least impedes the shooter's natural night vision . This illumination method can be used to provide both daytime and low-light conditions reticle illumination. Radioactive isotopes such as tritium can also be used as

3219-667: The C9A1 Light Machine Gun. It is also used in the armies of Denmark , the Royal Netherlands Army , the Netherlands Marine Corps , and the Norwegian Armed Forces . In Canadian service, all C7A1 and C7A2 rifles come equipped with a C79 sight as standard. The C7A1 uses a C79 sight, which is easily distinguished by its matte black rubber overcoating. After reviewing feedback from the soldiers who used

3306-589: The Cartesian coordinate system , which the shooter can use as a simple reference for rough horizontal and vertical calibrations. Crosshair reticles typically do not have any graduated markings, and thus are unsuitable for stadiametric rangefinding . However some crosshair designs have thickened outer sections that help with aiming in poor contrast situations when the fine crosshair center cannot be seen clearly. These "thin-thick" crosshair reticles, known as duplex reticles , can also be used for some rough estimations if

3393-489: The StG 44 assault rifle, intended primarily for night use. The issuing of the ZG 1229 Vampir system to the military started in 1944 and it was used on a small scale in combat from February 1945 until the final stages of World War II. Telescopic sights are classified in terms of the optical magnification (i.e. "power") and the objective lens diameter . For example, "10×50" would denote

3480-519: The eyepiece , since the image illuminance is often sufficient without needing an enlarged objective bell to enhance light-gathering. Most LPVOs have reticles mounted at the second focal plane, but recently first-focal plane LPVOs have become popular, especially those with high zoom ratios above 6×. LPVOs are also informally referred to as " AR scopes" or " carbine scopes", due to the recently increasing popularity of modern sporting rifles and compact "tactical"-style semi-automatic rifles used among

3567-501: The law enforcement , home defense and practical shooting enthusiasts crowd. Telescopic sights are usually designed for the specific application for which they are intended. Those different designs create certain optical parameters. Those parameters are: Because a typical telescopic sight has several optical elements with special characteristics and several air-to-glass surfaces, telescopic sight manufacturers use different types of optical coatings for technical reasons and to improve

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3654-513: The AR pattern was expedited with the intent that it would be issued to soldiers in summer 2002. The AR pattern also incorporates infrared technology for night operation. Beginning in 2019, as part of the Soldier Operational Clothing and Equipment Modernization (SOCEM) programme, a 'transitional' pattern began to be tested by the Canadian Armed Forces. The pattern was accepted after some mild alterations to its coloration. The pattern

3741-546: The C79 sight was designed to serve on the C9 Light Machine Gun, thus an appropriate pattern was chosen to aid the gunner in judging distance. The reticle consists of a single vertical post with a sharp tip in the center. The tip is flanked by horizontal Mil-bars on either side. Under the left-hand Mil-bar, a second horizontal bar was added for judging distances, where the distance between the two bars would equate to 76 cm at 300 m. The (radioactive) tritium light source

3828-470: The Canadian Armed Forces. In 2024, the Canadian Forces announced that issuance of MT-patterned uniforms would begin in February 2024 for high-readiness units first; They also claimed that the transition to the new pattern would be complete by 2026. The winter operations (WO) pattern was created for snow-covered or mixed woodland and snowy terrain. The snow camouflage pattern was introduced as an upgrade to

3915-669: The Clothe the Soldier (CTS) Project, which directly addressed the NATO soldier system capability areas of survivability and sustainability. The Canadian Disruptive Pattern was a part of ongoing research and implemented during the CTS Project. Once CADPAT temperate woodland was finalized, field tests began in 1995. After satisfactory results, CADPAT was adopted by the Canadian Army in 1997; however, testing

4002-784: The Picatinny rail mounting system or the similar Diemaco rail system found on small arms produced by Diemaco / Colt Canada . Similar rifle sights are the Sight Unit Small Arms, Trilux (SUSAT) and the Advanced Combat Optical Gunsight (ACOG). Adopted in 1989, the Elcan C79 is the primary sighting system for the small arms of the Canadian Forces and is mounted on the Colt Canada C7 and C8 family of rifles, as well as

4089-513: The Soldier Operational Clothing and Equipment Modernization (SOCEM) project, DND sought feedback and advice from users for the trial camouflage known as Prototype J before it made its decision. In 2021, the new multi-terrain CADPAT was selected as the replacement. In 2021, the first orders for the MT pattern were made, with 390,000 metres of cloth, followed by 560,000 metres of cloth. The new camouflage pattern

4176-437: The aim high and away from the target, are therefore called holdover reticles . Such aiming technique can quickly correct for ballistic deviations without needing to manually readjust the sight's zero, thus enabling the shooter to place rapid, reliably calibrated follow-up shots. When shooting at extended distances , the farther the target, the greater the bullet drops and wind drifts that need to be compensated. Because of this,

4263-412: The amount of "lost" light present inside the telescopic sight which would otherwise make the image appear hazy (low contrast). A telescopic sight with good optical coatings may yield a brighter image than uncoated telescopic sights with a larger objective lens, on account of superior light transmission through the assembly. The first transparent interference-based coating Transparentbelag (T) used by Zeiss

4350-451: The amount of space within which the relay lens group and other optical elements can be mounted, the maximum size of the erector tube, and the maximum angular ranges for elevation and windage adjustments. Telescopic sights intended for long-range and/or low-light usage generally feature larger main tube diameters. Besides optical, spatial and attainable range of elevation and windage adjustments considerations, larger diameter main tubes offer

4437-532: The available magnification range on FFP sights compared to SFP, and FFP sights are much more expensive compared to SFP models of similar quality. Most high-end optics manufacturers leave the choice between a FFP or SFP mounted reticle to the customer or have sight product models with both setups. Variable-power telescopic sights with FFP reticles have no problems with point of impact shifts. Variable-power telescopic sights with SFP reticles can have slight point-of-impact shifts through their magnification range, caused by

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4524-403: The base to the receiver. A bore-sighting device is usually used to roughly zero the sight before a first-time shooter takes it to the range. Adjustments come in 0.25-mil clicks (one mil equals 10 cm at a range of 100 m, so each click adjusts the sight by 2.5 cm at 100 m). Sighting in a C79 sight is normally done at a range of 200 m. Windage adjustments are made on the left hand side of

4611-422: The base, using a flat object such as a flat-head screwdriver or a coin. The windage adjustment is intended only for the initial sighting in procedure of the C79. Elevation adjustments are made via a rotary knob and are adjusted from 200 to 800 m. To bring the sight to a proper elevation zero, a small "gate" must be elevated which disconnects the elevation cam and one mil clicks can now be made. For precise shooting,

4698-437: The bottom two quadrants , consisting of elaborate arrays of neatly spaced fine dots, "+" marks or hashed lines (usually at 0.2  mil or ½  MOA intervals), to provide accurate references for compensating bullet drops and wind drifts by simply aiming above (i.e. "hold [the aim] over" the target) and upwind of the target (i.e. deflection shooting , or " Kentucky windage "). This type of reticles, designed to hold

4785-640: The camo. This nearly made things complicated for the Department of National Defence (DND), since it had said that no Canadian commandos were officially in Afghanistan. In 2019, tests were conducted for plans to eventually replace the temperate and arid regions patterns. The 3rd Battalion of the Royal Canadian Regiment (3RCR) in Garrison Petawawa were issued the pattern for field tests. Under

4872-475: The coating, the character of the image seen in the telescopic sight under normal daylight can either "warmer" or "colder" and appear either with higher or lower contrast. Subject to the application, the coating is also optimized for maximum color fidelity through the visible spectrum . A common application technique is physical vapor deposition of one or more superimposed very thin anti-reflective coating layer(s) which includes evaporative deposition , making it

4959-414: The commercial and military and law enforcement sights. Older telescopic sights often did not offer internal windage and/or elevation adjustments in the telescopic sight. In case the telescopic sight lacked internal adjustment mechanisms adjustable mounts are used (on the scope rings or the mounting rail itself) for sighting-in . Telescopic sights come with a variety of different reticles , ranging from

5046-513: The external adjustments mount is an achilles heel of the C79 as it can be jammed by foreign matter and also adds to the weight of the sight. The current issue model features an improved mounting system for better return to zero. The C79A2 has a green rubber armored cover to help the optic blend in with the Canadian CADPAT uniform. The A2 series is the optics mid life upgrade for the C7A2 program as

5133-443: The front post on iron sights . However, most reticles have both horizontal and vertical lines to provide better visual references. The crosshair is the most rudimentary reticle, represented as a pair of smooth, perpendicularly intersecting lines in the shape of a " + ", and the crosshair center is used for aiming the weapon. The crosshair lines geometrically resemble the X- and Y-axis of

5220-444: The gate is usually left open to allow for finer adjustments than the rougher presets. Target shooters will sometimes mark pre-established open gate adjustments with whiteout pens to remind them how many clicks must be made for each range. At close ranges, when rapid aiming is required, the emergency battle sights on top of the sight can be used, although they are very crude and only intended for use inside of 75 m. It has been noted that

5307-418: The highest power. Some long-range shooters and military snipers use fixed-power telescopic sights to eliminate this potential for error. Some SFP sights take advantage of this aspect by having the shooter adjust magnification until the target fits a certain way inside the reticle and then extrapolate the range based on the power adjustment. Some Leupold hunting sights with duplex reticles allow range estimation to

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5394-604: The human eye luminous efficiency function variance. Maximal light transmission around wavelengths of 555 nm ( green ) is important for obtaining optimal photopic vision using the eye cone cells for observation in well-lit conditions. Maximal light transmission around wavelengths of 498 nm ( cyan ) is important for obtaining optimal scotopic vision using the eye rod cells for observation in low light conditions. These allow high-quality 21st century telescopic sights to practically achieve measured over 90% light transmission values in low light conditions. Depending on

5481-402: The image they produce. Lens coatings can increase light transmission, minimize reflections, repel water and grease and even protect the lens from scratches. Manufacturers often have their own designations for their lens coatings. Anti-reflective coatings reduce light lost at every optical surface through reflection at each surface. Reducing reflection via anti-reflective coatings also reduces

5568-434: The late 1630s, English amateur astronomer William Gascoigne was experimenting with a Keplerian telescope and left it with the case open. Later he found that a spider had spun its web inside the case, and when he looked through the telescope he found that the web was in focus with distant objects. Gascoigne realised that he could use this principle to make a telescopic sight for use in his astronomical observations. "This

5655-432: The low magnification range (1–4×, 1–6×, 1–8×, or even 1–10×) are known as low-power variable optics or LPVOs . These telescopic sights are often equipped with built-in reticle illumination and can be dialed down to 1× magnification. As low magnifications are mostly used in close- and medium ranges, LPVOs typically have no parallax compensation (though a few rare models do) and have a completely cylindrical shape ahead of

5742-594: The low magnification ranges (usually 2×, 2.5×, 3× or more commonly 4×, occasionally 1× or 5× or more), suitable for shooting at short/medium distances. One of the best known examples is the battle-proven Trijicon ACOG used by the USMC , US Army, and USSOCOM , although variable-magnification prism sights do also exist, such as the ELCAN Specter DR/TR series used by the Canadian Army . Variable-zoom telescopic sights in

5829-429: The monochrome winter whites to further enhance the Canadian soldier's camouflage capability by day and night. It also includes near-infrared technology. In 2011, Defence Research and Development Canada , based at CFB Suffield , set forth a requirement to develop a new urban pattern for the Canadian Forces based on the three major metropolitan areas of Canada: Toronto , Vancouver , and Montreal . The prototype pattern

5916-412: The new CG634 helmet then coming into service. At the same time, the pattern was also introduced on a new soldier's individual camouflage net. The TW pattern provides protection from observation by the naked eye and night vision devices, with the pattern incorporating near-infrared technology at the ink level to help conceal the wearer against near-infrared optical devices. The pattern is optimized for

6003-547: The oldest type of reticles and are made out of metal wire or thread, mounted in an optically appropriate position in the telescopic sight's tube. Etched reticles are an optic element, often a glass plate, with inked patterns etched onto it, and are mounted as an integrated part of the lightpath . When backlit through the ocular, a wire reticle will reflect incoming light and cannot present a fully opaque (black) reticle with high contrast. An etched reticle will stay fully opaque (black) if backlit. Reticle patterns can be as simple as

6090-468: The optical needs of European hunters who live in jurisdictions that allow hunting at dusk, night and dawn differ from hunters who traditionally or by legislation do not hunt in low light conditions. The main disadvantage of SFP designs comes with the use of range-finding reticles such as mil-dot. Since the proportion between the reticle and the target is dependent on selected magnification, such reticles only work properly at one magnification level, typically

6177-912: The positioning of the reticle in the mechanical zoom mechanism in the rear part of the telescopic sight. Normally these impact shifts are insignificant, but accuracy-oriented users, who wish to use their telescopic sight trouble-free at several magnification levels, often opt for FFP reticles. Around the year 2005 Zeiss was the first high-end European telescopic sight manufacturer who brought out variable magnification military grade telescopic sight models with rear SFP mounted reticles. They get around impermissible impact shifts by laboriously hand-adjusting every military grade telescopic sight. The American high-end telescopic sight manufacturer U.S. Optics Inc. also offers variable magnification military grade telescopic sight models with SFP mounted reticles. Either type of reticle can be illuminated for use in low-light or daytime conditions. With any illuminated low-light reticle, it

6264-709: The possibility to increase the tube walls thickness (hence a more robust sight) without sacrificing a lot of internal diameter. A telescopic sight can have several manual adjustment controls in the form of control knobs or coaxial rings. All telescopic sights have the first three (diopter, elevation, windage) adjustment controls, and the fourth (magnification) control is offered on variable-power sights. The remaining two adjustments are optional and typically only found on higher-end models with additional features. The windage and elevation adjustment knobs (colloquially called "tracking turrets") often have internal ball detents to help accurately index their rotation, which provide

6351-528: The reference arrays of holdover reticles are typically much wider at the lower portion, shaping into an isosceles triangle / trapezium that resembles the canopy of a spruce , the ornamental tree traditionally used to make Christmas trees . Holdover reticles therefore are colloquially also known as " Christmas tree reticles ". Well-known examples of these reticles include GAP G2DMR, Horus TReMoR series and H58/H59, Vortex EBR-2B and Kahles AMR. Telescopic sights based on image erector lenses (used to present to

6438-684: The sight, Elcan produced the fourth generation mount C79, known as the C79A2, and is mounted onto the C7A2 rifle, as well as the C8A3 carbines. The C79A2 sight is a component of the C7A2 mid-life update program of the Canadian Forces' inventory of C7A1 rifle systems. The older rifles and sights are meant to be exchanged 1:1 and brought to the C7A2 standard. In Dutch service it is used on the Colt Canada C7 (regular infantry), C7A1 (airmobile infantry) and C8, FN Minimi and FN MAG series of firearms . The reticle of

6525-689: The sight. The M145 M4 is a variant of the M145 Machine Gun Optic with a 'M4' reticle that is optimized for use on the M4 Carbine, M16 rifle and derivatives. Aside from the reticle, it is the same mechanically and optically as the M145 Machine Gun Optic. An optic designated as M/98 for the Danish M/62 and later M/60E6 7.62×51mm NATO machine guns. It is mounted on top of the receiver and can be set from 300 to 800 meters (328 to 875 yd) in 100 meters (109 yd) increments. What sets it apart from

6612-409: The simple crosshairs to complex reticles designed to allow the shooter to range a target, to compensate for the bullet drop, and to adjust windage required due to crosswinds. A user can estimate the range to objects of known size, the size of objects at known distances, and even roughly compensate for both bullet drop and wind drifts at known ranges with a reticle-equipped sight. For example, with

6699-638: The standard sharpshooter equipment during the American Civil War . Other telescopic sights of the same period were the Davidson and the Parker Hale . An early practical refracting telescope based telescopic sight was built in 1880 by August Fiedler (of Stronsdorf , Austria ), forestry commissioner of German Prince Reuss . Later telescopic sights with extra long eye relief became available for use on handguns and scout rifles . A historic example of

6786-404: The standard C79 is its unique reticle of a chevron with a height of 12.5 TS and 2 TS line left and right with a length of 7.5 TS beginning 2.5 TS away from the tip of the chevron. The sight designated as M/99 os also available in a night vision configuration. ×51mm NATO Telescopic sight A telescopic sight , commonly called a scope informally, is an optical sighting device based on

6873-462: The transition point between thinner and thicker lines are at a defined distance from the center, as seen in designs such as the common 30/30 reticles (both the fine horizontal and vertical crosshair lines are 30  MOAs in length at 4× magnification before transition to thicker lines). There can be additional features such as enlarged center dot (frequently also illuminated ), concentric circle (solid or broken/dashed), chevron , stadia bars, or

6960-459: The trials that eventually led to the Multi-Terrain pattern, a number of patterns emerged as contenders, most prominent of which was known as the 'Prototype J' pattern. It underwent testing in 2019 and the pattern was slightly more green-dominant than the ultimately adopted MT pattern. CADPAT was the first digital camouflage pattern to be issued operationally. Many debates speculate the pattern

7047-454: The tritium needs to be replaced every 8 to 12 years of service."C79A2" is engraved on the left side of the optic mounting base. This model is used on C7A2 rifles and C8A3 carbines. The United States also uses this optic on some of its M4 Carbines . Versions of this optic are made available for the civilian market from Armament Technologies in Nova Scotia , Canada. The M145 Machine Gun Optic is

7134-805: The ubiquitous metric units , as each milliradian at each meter of distance simply corresponds to a subtension of 1 millimeter; while MOA-based reticles are more popular in civilian usage favoring imperial units (e.g. in the United States), because by coincidence 1 MOA at 100 yards (the most common sight-in distance) can be confidently rounded to 1 inch. To allow methodological uniformity, accurate mental calculation and efficient communication between spotters and shooters in sniper teams , mil-based sights are typically matched by elevation/windage adjustments in 0.1 mil increments. There are however military and shooting sport sights that use coarser or finer reticle increments. By means of

7221-535: The user with an upright image) have two planes of focus where a reticle can be placed: at the focal plane between the objective and the image erector lens system (the First Focal Plane (FFP)), or the focal plane between the image erector lens system and the eyepiece (the Second Focal Plane (SFP)). On fixed power telescopic sights there is no significant difference, but on variable power telescopic sights

7308-447: The wind speed, from observing flags or other objects, by a trained user through using the reticle marks. The less-commonly used holdunder, used for shooting on sloping terrain, can even be estimated by an appropriately-skilled user with a reticle-equipped sight, once both the slope of the terrain and the slant range to target are known. There are two main types of reticle constructions: wire reticle and etched reticle . Wire reticles are

7395-478: Was invented in 1935 by Olexander Smakula . A classic lens-coating material is magnesium fluoride , which reduces reflected light from 5% to 1%. Modern lens coatings consist of complex multi-layers and reflect only 0.25% or less to yield an image with maximum brightness and natural colors. Determined by the optical properties of the lenses used and intended primary use of the telescopic sight, different coatings are preferred, to optimize light transmission dictated by

7482-586: Was not concluded until 2001 once the pattern was trademarked. The first operational use of the temperate woodland pattern was reported in September 2001 with Canadian soldiers serving in Bosnia and Herzegovina for Palladium Rotation 09. The first operational use of the CADPAT arid regions variant overseas was reported during the War in Afghanistan , when Taliban prisoners of war were seen escorted by armed Canadian commandos in

7569-475: Was the first digital camouflage pattern to be used operationally, having been issued in 1997 with the Canadian Armed Forces. The pattern became fully standardized within the Canadian Armed Forces by 2002, having completely replaced the olive-drab operational uniforms formerly used by Regular Force units. The multi-terrain CADPAT variant began development in 2019, and is planned to replace the temperate woodland and arid regions CADPAT variations. Canada's desire for

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