

Since UH-1 is the designation for the familiar military helicopter the UH-1 Iroquois, people have been calling this sight the Huey. The farther from your eye, the larger the reticle gets and the more of the screen it fills. Unlimited, non-essential eye relief distance means the optic can be mounted as far forward on the rail as you might desire. Windage and elevation adjustments can be made with just a dime and there is a 100 MOA of adjustment on both. Two easy-to-use rubberized buttons turn the unit on, off, and adjust brightness. It has a micro USB port for recharging the battery without removing it from the sight.Īll of this is crammed into a housing that is just three and half inches long. The unit can run on either a standard CR123 or on a rechargeable LFP123 battery. 338 Lapua, or 6.5 Creedmoor, but it also works great on lighter weapons like the standard 5.56/.223 or. The entire unit is shockproof, so the electronics will withstand dropping and recoil, even from heavier weapons like the. There are 15 levels of brightness and long battery life, but the unit will shut off automatically if not adjusted for 14 hours. Looking through the wrong end of the sight, you don’t see a peep of light emitted from the projector. This special coating also removes eyepiece glare common to holographic red dots. FHQ Technology gives the sight a stealthy light profile, preventing light from the reticle, that can give away the shooter’s position, from escaping in low light engagements. The lenses are coated with ArmorTek to provide protection against scratching and also to repel fog, dust, and gunk. A quick detach mount lets you remove the optic and replace it without losing zero.

Inside, the housing is purged with argon gas to prevent thermal shock and keep out condensation. The entire sight comes in at just 11.8 ounces with the battery installed.

The heavy-duty aluminum protects the innards without adding much in the way of weight. The case that holds the glass and delicate electronics is rock solid, without the need for an outer shielding ring. With no adjustment to the optic, the shooter can rapidly measure and engage in targets at multiple ranges.
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With a parallax free 1 MOA red dot encircled by a 65 MOA outer circle with 81.5 MOA subtension marks, the reticle on the Razor AMG UH-1 is, in itself, a breakthrough in rapid target acquisition technology. Their latest offering is the Razor AMG UH-1. Deep in their secret laboratory (pronounced La Bore Atory) they are constantly working to create the newest cutting-edge glass. The Advanced Manufacturing Group of Vortex Optics is essentially the Skunk Works of the optics world.
