Holographic Sights for SOCOM M4s

Defense Industry Daily ^ | 5/31/2010 | Defense Industry Daily

[ErnstStavroBlofeld]

EOTech HWS

[JayVee]

Still a “mouse gun!”

[Lurker]

Still a “mouse gun!”

The bullet from that 'mouse gun' has more energy at 150 yards than a .45 ACP does at the muzzle.

[noblejones]

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I have an m4. It’s full of surprises.

[TXnMA]

All my "sons" who have built up their own civilian M4s have these sights installed on them. What the on-screen simulator can't show is how great the no-parallax feature works.

No matter where your head is positioned, if you can see that red ring and can put that circle on the target, your shot hits the target. It's almost too easy! '-)

[Travis McGee]

I have one on my M-4gery. I like it. To me, nothing is quicker on target under 100 yards, yet it’s plenty accurate out to 300 or beyond. (I have 53 year old eyes.)

[ErnstStavroBlofeld]

Its awesome!

[50cal Smokepole]

EOTech Bang!

[Travis McGee]

Yep. For firing out of position where you can’t get a good cheek weld, nothing is better. For example, firing out of a car window one handed, while driving with the left hand. (I read this one.) An SF guy in a running gun battle in Afghanistan reported that he couldn’t have made lots of impossible “trick shots” firing out the driver’s window with any other sight. Picture it: left hand on wheel, right hand on M4 pistol grip, then dipping your head down now and then to get a quick red bullseye reticle on the bad guy and pull the trigger. Drive, shoot, drive, shoot. An EOTech is great for firing while doing other things, like running, climbing, weaving etc. Just a quick glimpse through the screen from any damn angle, and you are on target.

[SuperLuminal]

"Still a “mouse gun!” "

Hmmm...

Specifically why? I don't want to waste a line on my Christmas wish list.

[culpeper]

Weren’t those Crane built SBR’s previously using Aimpoint’s ?

[wbarmy]

I have used the EOTECH for my last three rotations to AF and am stunned by the accuracy. I am getting a little long in the tooth and my eyes were (are) getting bad but the EOTECH really has helped me to get back in the ring.

[SampleMan]

The bullet from that 'mouse gun' has more energy at 150 yards than a .45 ACP does at the muzzle.

And a ball-peen hammer at full swing has even more (1/2 mass x velocity squared= force).

.22 FMJ rounds can be deadly. But not as deadly as .30 FMJ rounds traveling at the same velocity. For range (beyond 200 yds), penetration through material like cinder blocks, and first round kills, I'd like a cartridge that is actually adequate and legal for shooting deer. Goes double when the deer are shooting back.

[Travis McGee]

Speaking of "back in the ring!"

This is what it looks like, folks. The center dot is 1 MOA.

[ebshumidors]

That is cool.

[wafflehouse]

The bullet from that 'mouse gun' has more energy at 150 yards than a .45 ACP does at the muzzle.

so you are saying that rifles and pistols are somehow different??

[CapnJack]

“The bullet from that ‘mouse gun’ has more energy at 150 yards than a .45 ACP does at the muzzle.”

I think he is comparing the .223 to the much better .308 (7.62 X 51), not a pistol round.

[Malone LaVeigh]

HOLO is nice, how about FLIR?

MSRP is only $20,000+.

[CapnJack]

A Non-mouse gun

[TXnMA]

I was (along with two others) on the very first orders cut on Yokota AFB awarding the USAF Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon. (Ribbon availability was announced at Friday PM Commander's call. I worked third shift, so I grabbed my M2 Carbine and headed for the range first thing after work Saturday AM...)

I'm still OK with those iron peep sights -- but that EOTech will spoil you -- in a big hurry!!!