RAZAR – Rapid Adaptive Zoom for Assault Rifle

November 6, 2014  
|  0 Comments
Categories: Assorted Ramblings

RAZAR-optic-from-SF

Yesterday our buddy Mat Cox wrote an article about the RAZAR, a new optic developed by a former SF officer and  Sandia National Laboratories. It apparently allows shooters to zoom in and out on short- and long-range targets more quickly than traditional scopes allow. RAZAR stands for Rapid Adaptive Zoom for Assault Rifles. It uses a push button for magnification change.

“Unlike traditional optical zoom, “adaptive zoom changes the focal lengths of two or more lenses by varying the curvature of the lenses’ surfaces to provide optical zoom without changing their overall positions relative to one another. This allows the user to view either a wide-angle image or zoom in on an area of interest with a compact, low-power system.”

It will be interesting to see how this develops, and how much muscle memory and/or cognitive effort it will require to make the adjustments. It will be cool to see this married to thermal/NVG technology, and maybe adapted to soldiers who’ve suffered ocular damage overseas.

Read the original article here on Military.com. Make sure you watch the video that explains it – pretty cool shit.

Mad Duo Over

Mad Duo

Mad Duo

About the Author

The Mad Duo are the most renowned, scholarly, door-kickingest action figures since...well, ever. They, their wretched minions and other abject flunkies are an improbable (and awesome) tale unto themselves. Read more about them here.

0 Comments

Submit a Comment

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Popular Articles

PROMOTION ENDS: MARCH 31ST, 2024

Tactical Easter Sale Part 1

desert camo tracksuit gif

Can Cooker Trailblazer gif. Reads: Turn up the heat. Trailblazer bundle. Only $80.  Order bundle.

Gun.deals: back Breach-Bang-Clear

Find what’s in stock, and where, and compare prices. 

⚠️ Some hyperlinks in this article may contain affiliate links. If you use them to make a purchase, we will receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. It’s just one way to Back the Bang. #backthebang 

Get Patched In

Wretched Minion Patch