Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://mypepack.gophersport.com/video/?vid=ldW9ZN86StF Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Aimpoint Square: An Ambitious Failed Prototype [uEhh5POzVoU] Health Updated on August 07, 2026 EDT — Published on August 07, 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! neRbDwWfLY6 dInUUb6c6uy ntVdphV9U8t kxFIzNItSXk XF8UJaHjHF5 NSJTD8O2PY7 XcLVj76S46d
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! neRbDwWfLY6 dInUUb6c6uy ntVdphV9U8t kxFIzNItSXk XF8UJaHjHF5 NSJTD8O2PY7 XcLVj76S46d