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Meprolight Hits the Mark Y ou’ve got to be doing something right to sell 1 million units of anything. But to sell 5 million? Obviously, that’s a grand slam. Meprolight, an international designer and manufacturer of a wide array of electro-optical and optical sights, night-vision devices, thermal sights, night sights, and other tritium- and LED-illuminated products for law enforcement, military, and civilian applications, celebrates that special hallmark of its self-illuminated tritium night sight at the 2012 SHOT Show. “We are proud of our success with the family of tritium night sights,” says Benny Kokia, Meprolight’s director of sales and marketing. “We believe our self-illuminated night sight is the brightest night sight available today; it’s ideal for military, law enforcement, and civilian users— including hunters and recreational sport shooting enthusiasts,” he says. “Combat-proven, with totally integrated day/night sighting, these sights can be used to hit stationary as well as moving targets under low-light and all weather conditions, dramatically increasing hit probability. Results of tests by marksmen and journeymanlevel shooters have shown an astounding 85 percent increase in efficiency.” Kokia says these sights require no batteries, operate without switches, and can be mounted directly on the rifle with minor modifications. Another plus, he says, is that the sights require no maintenance for as
many as 15 years. Meprolight is also using the SHOT Show to launch a pair of new products, the Mini-Hunter, a lightweight night-vision sight, and the NOA NYX, an uncooled thermal sight with 2X magnification. “Both sights are remarkably lightweight and robust,” Kokia says. “The unique Mini-Hunter Compact Lightweight Night Vision Weapon Sight was developed and manufactured by our sister company, Pulse Inteco Systems. Weighing less than 1 pound, this easy-to-use sight offers 2X magnification. Designed for durability and flexibility, the sight can withstand challenging battlefield conditions and can also be used for observation. It fits a variety of weapon types, and, powered by a standard AA battery, can operate continuously for up to 40 hours.” The NOA NYX also features 2X magnification and was developed in
Meprolight’s flexible NOA NYX (making its SHOT Show debut) can be used on targets as far away as 1,000 yards. It mounts to a variety of firearms, and can also be used as a handheld unit.
response to the critical need for precise target detection and engagement, even in conditions of dust, smoke, and total darkness. It weighs less than 2.2 pounds and uses high-resolution microbolometer technology to ensure clear and consistent results. “The flexible unit can be used as a handheld device or fitted to a variety of weapons,” says Kokia. “Due to its light weight and long-range capability, it is also suitable for sharpshooter rifles. The sight can detect man-sized targets out to nearly 1,000 yards.” Kokia also likes to stress the unit’s high-tech features, noting that output can be fed to a remote screen or recording equipment via its videoout feed. It can store up to three
user-configured sighting reticles and requires a warm-up time of less than five seconds. In addition, the NOA NYX can operate continuously for seven hours using four AA batteries. “These two sights are being shown for the first time in the U.S. at the SHOT Show,” he says. “They are the result of the implementation of customer requests for extremely lightweight sights that also have extensive capabilities. Both sights include features that make them especially suitable for Close Quarters Battle (CQB), and are generating considerable interest among our customers around the world.” Booth #3427. (011-972-4-624-4111; meprolight.com)