EOTECH’s new OGL (Matt Moss/TFB)
EOTECH have begun branching out from optics, final yr they started providing a line of thermal think about units and night time imaginative and prescient techniques, and this yr they’ve launched their first Laser Aiming Module. The OGL or ‘On Gun Laser’ is a fairly compact (at round 3.5 inches lengthy and a pair of inches huge) and helpful multifunctional aiming laser, with a vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL) infrared illuminator together with an infrared laser designator and visual laser – all impressively powered by a CR123 battery. The OGL weighs 7 ounces with the battery and shall be obtainable in FDE and gray.
EOTECH’s new OGL (Matt Moss/TFB)
Right here’s how EOTECH describe the OGL:
The brand new EOTECH On-Gun Laser (OGL) is obtainable in a typical energy (MIL/LE) mannequin. Powered by a single CR123 lithium battery, the OGL provides as much as 9 hours of steady run time. The all aluminum housing provides excessive durabilty and its compact measurement is much like a typical deck of taking part in playing cards. The IR and Seen lasers are optically aligned so zeroing is easy and straightforward. The OGL has a singular sliding lever that controls the beam divergence of the IR illuminator, making changes from spot to flood quick and straightforward, even underneath strain.
EOTECH’s new OGL (Matt Moss/TFB)
Options:
- Normal energy (MIL/LE) mode
- All aluminum housing for excessive sturdiness
- Comparable in measurement to a deck of playing cards
- Enhanced ergonomics
- Shared optical bench for seen inexperienced and IR aiming lasers
- Illuminator variable beam divergence: ~5 mRAD to ~115 mRAD
- 0.2 mRAD windage and elevation changes, 50 mRAD whole
- Crane Normal PTT receptacle
- Modlite ModButton Lite 7″ change included
- Tethered protecting caps/sample mills
EOTECH’s new OGL (Matt Moss/TFB)
EOTECH’s new OGL (Matt Moss/TFB)
EOTECH are at the moment engaged on making closing refinements and dealing the OGL by means of the US Meals and Drug Administration’s laser necessities. It’s anticipated that the ‘normal energy’ model (as EOTECH consult with it) shall be obtainable to legislation enforcement businesses in This fall of this yr after which a commercially tailored model, which may have a much less highly effective laser, shall be prepared for the general public in 2024. EOTECH haven’t finalised a value for the civilian model but, however the ‘normal energy’ model for the army/legislation enforcement market is priced at round $2,200
Discover out extra about EOTECH’s OGL at www.eotechinc.com
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Matthew Moss
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Matt is a British historian specialising in small arms improvement and army historical past. He has written a number of books and for a wide range of publications in each the US and UK. He additionally runs Historical Firearms, a weblog that explores the historical past, improvement and use of firearms. Matt can also be co-founder of The Armourer’s Bench, a video sequence on traditionally important small arms.
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[SHOT 2023] NEW EOTECH OGL is written by Matthew Moss for www.thefirearmblog.com