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I bought this on TacSwap. Everything looks good, and quality, except something just looks a bit off about the plastic around the glass. It looks cheap, and a bit shiny. Am I overthinking this?  " /> " /> " /> " /> " /> " />
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Originally Posted By ELittlefield: I bought this on TacSwap. Everything looks good, and quality, except something just looks a bit off about the plastic around the glass. It looks cheap, and a bit shiny. Am I overthinking this? Maybe this will help... EOETECH Counterfeit Detection |
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Originally Posted By ELittlefield: Good deal. Is there a reason that's the case? Because a holographic reticle is an interference pattern of light recorded onto a holographic plate, when coherent laser light illuminates that plate, it diffracts the light to reconstruct the original wavefront pattern, producing the holographic reticle. A fake would be using a simple LED projection onto glass like any typical red dot, which wouldn't have the same appearance. |
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Originally Posted By Jeeper21: Because a holographic reticle is an interference pattern of light recorded onto a holographic plate, when coherent laser light illuminates that plate, it diffracts the light to reconstruct the original wavefront pattern, producing the holographic reticle. A fake would be using a simple LED projection onto glass like any typical red dot, which wouldn't have the same appearance. Originally Posted By Jeeper21: Originally Posted By ELittlefield: Good deal. Is there a reason that's the case? Because a holographic reticle is an interference pattern of light recorded onto a holographic plate, when coherent laser light illuminates that plate, it diffracts the light to reconstruct the original wavefront pattern, producing the holographic reticle. A fake would be using a simple LED projection onto glass like any typical red dot, which wouldn't have the same appearance. Thank you. And thank everyone else who responded, you've put my mind at ease. |
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