AR15 Sights & Lasers
There are three main types of sights available for your AR-15,
standard sights, night sights, and laser sights. When choosing a sight, you'll
certainly want to evaluate your purpose. Are you going to be using it mostly
during the daylight hours? Are you hunting large animals by dusk? Are you using
it for target practice primarily? Each of these factors will play a part in
determining the right sight for your needs.
AR-15 Night Sights |
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Night sights are sights that illuminate at night to help you
dramatically improve your sight in all lighting conditions and increase your
sight acquisition speed. There are several different types of night
sights. The most popular being Tritium night sights.
Tritium night sights are sights that contain a colored lamp
filled with pressurized tritium gas and are available in a variety of
colors. The most popular colors are green, orange and yellow, but each
manufacturer is different. These lamps can glow brightly at night for up to 12
years.
Night sights are great for shooting at night, in the woods, or
anywhere it may be dark or poorly lit. Having a glowing sight allows you
to see your sight at night or in the
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AR15 Laser Sights |
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A laser sight is a device that shoots a laser at a your
target. While most often used by the military and law enforcement
personel, competitive shooters and firearm enthusiasts in general are starting
to enjoy the eas of shooting with a laser sight. Basically, the laser sight is a
visible laser light that allows the shooter to see where the bullet will hit. It
is located (or structured to fit) above the body of the small arm at a precise
angle facing down, so that the laser will point directly at the spot where the
bullet will most likely hit. |
| However, as with all devices, the laser is often slightly off,
although this difference is highly negligible. Most of these laser sights use
what is known as a red laser diode. Because a laser beam has a low divergence,
the beam itself will be visible as a small spot even at very long distances.
Thus, this red laser would be visible. Some use an infrared diode to shoot a
beam (or a dot) that is invisible to a naked human eye; it can only be seen with
night vision enabled devices. |
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