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Archived [ARCHIVED THREAD] - Night vision optic questions.
Posted: 1/21/2008 8:57:55 PM EDT
So I was at my friends house and he has a Gen 2 NV hand held sight. Well I turned my Aimpoint COMP-C and looked through the night vision. I could see the 4 MOA dot, and the brighter green circle from the sight. What exactly is the difference between NV capable optics and regular optics?

Link Posted: 1/21/2008 10:40:15 PM EDT
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The NV capable optics get dim enough to be used with NV.  For example an Eotech 512 will be too bright in its lowest setting to be used with NV.  While the 552 can be used with NV as the settings go even lower.  
Link Posted: 1/22/2008 4:58:27 AM EDT
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The "brighter green circle" that you describe sounds like the dot blooming.  Had you been using an M2, M3, M4, or T-1 at the appropriate NV setting, than all you would see is the crisp dot.  The dot cannot be seen with the naked eye on the NV settings, even in a pitch black environment.

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