Osight XR & Osight C Grn is here
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Looks like a great addition to their line up!
The only thing I wish they would include on these sights is a tight fitting rubber one piece bikini style cover for field use on long guns.
The magnetic cover is great for charging and storage but for field use it's not really needed for recharging and is too bulky and loose fitting to be practical as a protector against snow, rain or bumps.
I would not be surprised to see some 3d rubber printed covers emerge but can also see Olight/Osight including it down the road.
I just bought another rmsc unit a month back when they were on sale but would have preferred this new enclosed RMR as it's easier to find good picatinny mounts for RMR.
The only thing I wish they would include on these sights is a tight fitting rubber one piece bikini style cover for field use on long guns.
The magnetic cover is great for charging and storage but for field use it's not really needed for recharging and is too bulky and loose fitting to be practical as a protector against snow, rain or bumps.
I would not be surprised to see some 3d rubber printed covers emerge but can also see Olight/Osight including it down the road.
I just bought another rmsc unit a month back when they were on sale but would have preferred this new enclosed RMR as it's easier to find good picatinny mounts for RMR.
I just recently bought the newer battery version of their RMSc enclosed sight (SE), this new XR model is an enclosed emitter RMR compatible sight.
https://www.osight.com/osight-xr-the-new-duty-optic-standard
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Osight XR — Multi-reticle versatility, sealed enclosed design, and a wide window built for real-world use.Osight XR Enclosed Red Dot Sight with Ruggedized Miniature Reflex Footprint and 2/6+32 MOA Multi-Reticle System
Features
• Enclosed Emitter Optic with Ruggedized Miniature Reflex Footprint: Built on the industry-standard Ruggedized Miniature Reflex footprint, the enclosed Osight XR offers rugged environmental protection and broad seamless full-size and compact pistol compatibility.
• Industryʼs First 2/6+32 MOA Multi-Reticle System: Switching between a 2 MOA dot, 2 MOA dot + 32 MOA circle, 6 MOA dot, 6 MOA dot + 32 MOA circle, and 32 MOA circle — you can tailor your aiming solution to any shooting scenario.
• Industryʼs First Collapsible Backup Rear Sight (CBRS): The integrated, collapsible rear sight serves as a reliable alternative in case the optic is powered off. With a quick press of the pop-up button, you can have a backup sighting system that ensures you can maintain your accuracy and continue shooting effectively.
• Industryʼs First Patented Magnetic Charging Cover: The Osight XR brings a Patented Magnetic Charging Cover, the first and only of its kind in the industry, now upgraded with a redesigned form factor and integrated logo. It charges the optic while displaying real-time battery levels for both the cover and the sight, delivering innovation you can see and power you can trust.
• Aspherical Lens: The aspherical lens ensures zero distortion, parallax-free performance, and exceptional clarity for rapid, precise target acquisition.
Sale price usd $239.99 after sale price usd $299.99
Features
• Enclosed Emitter Optic with Ruggedized Miniature Reflex Footprint: Built on the industry-standard Ruggedized Miniature Reflex footprint, the enclosed Osight XR offers rugged environmental protection and broad seamless full-size and compact pistol compatibility.
• Industryʼs First 2/6+32 MOA Multi-Reticle System: Switching between a 2 MOA dot, 2 MOA dot + 32 MOA circle, 6 MOA dot, 6 MOA dot + 32 MOA circle, and 32 MOA circle — you can tailor your aiming solution to any shooting scenario.
• Industryʼs First Collapsible Backup Rear Sight (CBRS): The integrated, collapsible rear sight serves as a reliable alternative in case the optic is powered off. With a quick press of the pop-up button, you can have a backup sighting system that ensures you can maintain your accuracy and continue shooting effectively.
• Industryʼs First Patented Magnetic Charging Cover: The Osight XR brings a Patented Magnetic Charging Cover, the first and only of its kind in the industry, now upgraded with a redesigned form factor and integrated logo. It charges the optic while displaying real-time battery levels for both the cover and the sight, delivering innovation you can see and power you can trust.
• Aspherical Lens: The aspherical lens ensures zero distortion, parallax-free performance, and exceptional clarity for rapid, precise target acquisition.
Sale price usd $239.99 after sale price usd $299.99
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Just wish it used removable batteries. So far this is the only RMR footprint enclosed optic other than the primary arms HTX-1 that I can use on my Zev Glock slides with the raised screw bosses. Probably going with one of these considering the primary arms offering is $1300 and out of stock.
brownbear53
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Because OAL is a marketing term used to generate hype and to sell it as a premium product that was made at a cheaper price.
All it really is is powdered aluminum compressed under pressure to make a denser fused billet. Very similar to powder metallurgy used in mass produced knife blades. However it is fragile and cannot take shear or any heavy loads very well, similar to how you would shatter/snap a blade under lateral force
They claim it is stronger than certain other aluminum compositions, which it may be, but 6061 or t2 titanium will bend before snapping in half, the OAL wont. which doesn't matter for flashlights. ITs also essential to note, even though they are comparing it to grade 2 titanium, industry stranded for equipment is grade 4-6, so their comparison doesn't really matter (unless they themselves use grade 2 on flashlights)
70 series aluminum is far superior and almost as hard as steel, but significantly lighter, and relatively less fragile than a powder metallurgy product.
The only durable option otherwise is switching to titanium, which defeats the purpose since they would be in the same price range as RMRs and nobody would buy an olight over a trijicon
TLDR: they dont need the fake OAL hype to sell this, this already has a multiple reticle hype, which holosuns bought to market 8 years ago.
Their first models had multiple reticle's as well... so do other brands.
This is the first one I've seen that offers the smaller and larger dot option but it's possible I just missed it somewhere else?
There are a couple of newer innovations but the biggest draw in my opinion is the low price, good warranty and enclosed emitter.
brownbear53
CGN Regular
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- Vancouver, BC
Holsoun had about half a dozen different optics that could pick between the
1. chevron, chevron flat base or chevron and ring,
2. 3 - 6 moa with ring,
3. 2moa/ 68 moa ring, just ring or just dot combos
I personally looked through them all, ended up getting the HS503 (ring and 2 moa variation) in 2013 however the others existed.
They offered them in both, enclosed emitter rifle mounted, enclosed pistol mount and open pistol mount platforms. They never caught on due to the excessive options or people choosing the 50$ cheaper models without variety.
Olight may claim they are the first to do so, but they are wrong. They are just the only one on the market now to offer it (new)
I will give it to them though, they have mastered their clickbait marketing, and that has helped them grow a lot. Which has also helped them put out nicer Chinese lights that now compete with lots of big brands.
Just a note, they also don't make their own optics. Holosuns, vortex, sig, Olight and Bushnell all come out of the same factory in china and have the same internal logic and components packed in different casings.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying Olight is bad, they've put out lots of good products and these optics may be more than enough for a hobby shooter that's only using them at range. I'm just calling out the their "industries first" claim.
