What a sight? or is it?

[GhostMutt]

Hi forum friends,

I was chatting with a buddy at the range on Wednesday and he was telling me about a new sight that he had purchased and was waiting for delivery of. He proceeded to pull out a book from the late 1960's and showed me an open sight set up that used mirrors to 'project' a sight picture in one piece, ie not in a rear and front sight. He then told me that a company had redone the technology and brought it forward into the modern market....I am waiting for him to bring it into the range to have a test of it before I consider angle-mounting one to my rail for quick scope to 'iron' transition. I am aware that it doesn't provide the clear view that a c-more or mini red dot open sight would, but it is considerably cheaper, than the cheapest open sight system (not counting cheapo ebay jobs) and as opposed to MBUS or other flip ups which require front and rear. It seems like a good piece of kit and I was wondering if anyone of you has had any experience of it?
Here is the official gumpf....

Home of the See All Open Sight manufactured by Oversight Shooting Technologies

 

[DSLKSL]

looks way too big and boxy for me.

 

[cjt50]

I have one for about a year. Great concept that does work very well outside or in a well lite indoor range. One range I use is very dim light inside the stalls, no light until u get to the target and the sight is hard to see.

The sight is a little bigger then a Burris Fast Fire but smaller the a Mirco style red dot. Needs no batteries and uses standard picatinney or weaver rails.

It's not perfect, but very usable and has found a home on a pistol I use alot.

 

[Rundover]

Interesting.

 

[Watchdog]

I honestly can't imagine having something like that on any of my guns, especially a semi-auto.

And for a hundred bucks? No, just no. I think I'll pass.

 

[tacticool22]

I saw and handled that sight at the SHOT show. It was pretty impressive.

 

[mn_doggie]

It looks to be a variation on a reflex sight.... A pointing reticle (red, green dot or cross hairs, circle pattern, etc), in this case a triangle, is superimposed on the target.

The half lense in the back provides the focus element that effectively presents the image of the triangle to the shooters eye as parallel bundles of light so it appears to be in the same plane as the target...

So instead of a bright dot/reticle against a dark background (which doesn't show up on the reflex window) this sight has a dark reticle against a bright background.

 

[GhostMutt]

Tried it,

So the guy brought it into the range tonight, it is smaller than what I thought and the closer or further away you mount it to your eye the larger or smaller the target triangle looks, which I quite liked. I'm not so sure it would work for 45' angle mounting though, It would probably need a riser. I must admit I did like the view through the optic, it was very bright and distinct at our indoor range. However he wouldn't let me tighten it onto my rail and try a few shots with it as he had not tried it himself first, I can understand that so until I can actually put lead downrange with it, I am reserving judgement.

 

[gwpercle]

Looks very interesting, especially to those of us with older eyes and can no longer use irons. Definitely smaller than the Millet SP-1 Red Dot I'm using now and more affordable than a Burris Fast-Fire. Which I would like to have but don't have the $$$$$.
I understand the dim light situation but most of my shooting is at an outdoor range. So that would not be a deal breaker. I like the NO battery situation.
Wring it out and let us know how it works.
Gary