FAQ

Parallax shooting is highly intuitive.  It works with how the body naturally moves, not against it.

There are no electronics in the optic.   It is waterproof.

At gunfight distances, you don’t need pinpoint accuracy. That kind of accuracy comes at a cost . . .time. It slows you down. It makes you a target. What you need is to be accurate . . . enough. You want fast consistent hits to the torso without giving your opponent a static target to return fire to. In a gunfight, speed and movement are what keep you from getting shot.  At 9′ (the most common gunfighting distance), when you get a green ‘target lock’ indication, impact will happen between the sternal notch and the belt line.  At 14′ a green ‘target lock’ indication will impact from between the eyes to the pelvic bone.

Yes. Green light sights co witness with your normal sights and red dot sights.   As they are optimized for high speed, close range shooting, we suggest you use them when shooting closer than 20 feet, but transition to your traditional sights at 20 feet and beyond, or if you need to make highly accurate shots.  We consider the optimal setup Green light sights, with co-witnessed tritium sights and a red dot.  This covers all the bases. Use our Green light sights for the most common close range encounters in lit conditions, transitioning to red dot sights for when you must make a highly accurate (hostage rescue) shot or a shot at 20′ or more, with tritium there for conditions of very low light.

No, there are two conditions where Green light sights are not optimal.  On a very sunny day with the sun directly behind you, the green optic may be so bright that you cannot easily distinguish the white (off target) and green (on target) images.  Also, Green light sights are not self illuminating, so in very dark environments, you may not be able to see the green ‘Go’ signal.  In these cases, you will need to use your top mounted sights.

Peripheral vision is situational awareness. Traditional sights with a single eye focus on the front sight cause tunnel vision. This is only further exacerbated by stress. When we lose peripheral vision, we don’t see other opponents potentially coming in from our flank. When peripheral vision is optimized, the parts of the brain associated with reaction time, coordination, balance and mental flexibility are also optimized.

That’s a great way to make accurate shots at 20′ from cover . . . but that’s not the reality of most gunfights. They’re at 3 yards, with 3 shots fired in 3 seconds. If you focus on the front sight at these distances, you lose speed, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the target will become blurry. Is that a gun or a cell phone he’s reaching for in his waistband . . .

Yes, in fact people with poor eyesight will find our sights much easier to use than traditional sights.

If you’ve ever done Force on Force training with airsoft guns, what becomes immediately obvious is that anybody that stands their ground in a gunfight gets shot. The way to survive a gunfight is to be a moving target, but how many of us train to shoot while moving off the X? Certainly a weaver stance won’t do it. The most natural way to hold a gun when you’re moving is with a single hand with the gun at a 45-90 degree angle.  Traditional sites aren’t optimized for this kind of shooting, but parallax sights can work with these angles during dynamic motion with just a little practice.  Consider these 4 outcomes.  1- Bad guy gets shot, you don’t.  2- Neither you nor the bad guy get shot.  3- You both get shot.  4-You get shot, the bad guy does not.  Clearly only options 1 and 2 are acceptable and both require dynamic movement while shooting.  For a stand and deliver strategy to work, you need to fire an instantaneously incapacitating head or spine shot before the bad guy gets a single round off.  What if you have multiple opponents, what then?  Stand and deliver make outcome 3 (you both get shot) more likely than outcome 2.  It focuses too much on putting hits on target and relies completely on instant incapacitation shots to keep you from getting shot.  So, that’s why we focus on speed and movement over accuracy.   Hits in the bad guys torso and you not getting shot, that’s the goal, not perfect shots from you and a lucky one from the opponent that gets you shot.

The metal is 7075 aluminum, one of the highest strength aluminum alloys available.  Its strength to weight ratio is excellent and often used in conditions where high stress is expected.

The optic is made of many thousands of individual lenses.  This means it is extremely resistant to damage.  In our destructive tests, we took a knife and made multiple deep scratches onto the surface.   While the scratches were visible, they had no impact on the functioning of the device.  The were merely cosmetic in nature.

We offer a lifetime warranty on the optic and the housing.  If it is damaged, simply mail it to us and we will replace it.