NOT THAT IT MATTERS BECAUSE THEY BOTH TAKE THE SAME TYPE MOUNT, BUT THE I.R. UNIT IN THE PHOTO IS NOT A PEQ-2. IT IS A PAQ-4. NO ILLUMINATOR. JUST A DOT. HOPE THEY HAVE GOOD NIGHT VISION...
THE I.R. AIMING MODULES ARE A MAJOR PAIN IN THE ASS TO SIGHT IN, NORMALLY. IT HAS TO BE DONE AT NIGHT, OF COURSE, UTILIZING NIGHT VISION, ON SPECIALLY PREPPED TARGETS. IT IS A TEDIOUS ENDEVOUR, ESPECIALLY AFTER A LONG TRAINING DAY.
BUT!!!...IF YOU HAVE A NIGHT VISION COMPATIBLE AIMPOINT ON YOUR WEAPON, AND IT IS SIGHTED IN AT A GIVEN RANGE, YOU CAN MOUNT YOUR NVD BEHIND THE AIMPOINT AT NIGHT...
AND...
SLEW THE I.R. DOT COINCIDENT WITH THE AIMPOINT DOT ON A SURFACE AT THE SAME RANGE AT WHICH THE AIMPOINT IS SIGHTED IN.
NOW...
YOUR I.R. LASER AIMING MODULE IS SIGHTED IN AT THAT SAME RANGE, WITHOUT FIRING A ROUND!
I AGREE, THE ISSUE PAQ-4 AND PEQ-2 MOUNT INTERFACE LEAVES SOMETHING TO BE DESIRED. I HAVE HAD BETTER LUCK WITH THE AFTERMARKET VERSIONS BY KNIGHT'S ARMAMENT THAN THE ISSUE INSIGHTS TECHNOLOGY RAILGRABBER FOR THE RIS/RAS. BUT THE PEQ-2 MOUNT BUILT INTO THE ARMS S.I.R. LOOKS VERY COOL AND IS CERTAINLY INGENIOUS IN ITS DESIGN.
WES GRANT
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