Thought you guys might want to see the project I have been working on for the last week.
I machined an aluminum sleeve to hold a LED, and slit the side so that the light would come out via the slit. I also machined 2 small delrin rings for either end of the LED carrier to prevent the alum from scratching the glass over the rear light pickup.
I then machined some delrin into a on/off switch holder, and battery case for a set of thin watch batteries. The battery holder fits very tightly into the sling passthrough which is right behind and under the sight.
The last step was to solder it all up together, and mount the switch holder on a small metal strip that allows the switch to be retained by the halo mfg side rail.
the whole setup allows the LED to shine down into the light pickup for the rear reticle (the "T" shaped part of the reticle) and illuminates that for ya. Was a genuine pain in the ass to make, but as it saved me from a $900+ compact ACOG, it was worth it.
Hope you guys enjoy the pics.
OnyxSkyDV
I machined an aluminum sleeve to hold a LED, and slit the side so that the light would come out via the slit. I also machined 2 small delrin rings for either end of the LED carrier to prevent the alum from scratching the glass over the rear light pickup.
I then machined some delrin into a on/off switch holder, and battery case for a set of thin watch batteries. The battery holder fits very tightly into the sling passthrough which is right behind and under the sight.
The last step was to solder it all up together, and mount the switch holder on a small metal strip that allows the switch to be retained by the halo mfg side rail.
the whole setup allows the LED to shine down into the light pickup for the rear reticle (the "T" shaped part of the reticle) and illuminates that for ya. Was a genuine pain in the ass to make, but as it saved me from a $900+ compact ACOG, it was worth it.
Hope you guys enjoy the pics.
OnyxSkyDV




