Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://mypepack.gophersport.com/video/?vid=0d7L5LDTpyy Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Aimpoint Square: An Ambitious Failed Prototype [qGvUkl3YrPT] Health Updated on August 12, 2026 EDT — Published on August 12, 2026 EDT Between 1990 and 1993, Aimpoint experimented with a red dot optics that was pretty ambitious on several fronts. It used a rectangular window to maximize field of view for hunting rifles and shotguns (this was still Aimpoint's main market at this point). It used a solar panel on top as a backup power source, and it was almost entirely made of plastic, including the main collimating lens. Unfortunately, the project proved unsuccessful, largely because of manufacturing challenges with the plastics. The body was difficult to keep properly rigid, and it was difficult to make a sufficiently precise main lens out of plastic. The best firearms reference books: Cool Forgotten Weapons merch! RVrohL4MV2j uIPUISlC5cu LcDEkR36Vpy EQU6nJ8xmxJ 8YW8RBBBE7w IXvK5FcXz5f
Between 1990 and 1993, Aimpoint experimented with a red dot optics that was pretty ambitious on several fronts. It used a rectangular window to maximize field of view for hunting rifles and shotguns (this was still Aimpoint's main market at this point). It used a solar panel on top as a backup power source, and it was almost entirely made of plastic, including the main collimating lens. Unfortunately, the project proved unsuccessful, largely because of manufacturing challenges with the plastics. The body was difficult to keep properly rigid, and it was difficult to make a sufficiently precise main lens out of plastic. The best firearms reference books: Cool Forgotten Weapons merch! RVrohL4MV2j uIPUISlC5cu LcDEkR36Vpy EQU6nJ8xmxJ 8YW8RBBBE7w IXvK5FcXz5f