Olight’s new Osight(3 MOA Red Dot) has disrupted the dot optics market. In addition to a number of features one comes to expect in a modern dot optic, such as shake awake motion sensor, large button brightness adjustment, automatic brightness adjustment, windage and elevation adjustment, and a standardized mounting footprint, one feature stands out as an innovation sure to please consumers in a crowded and competitive market: magnetic charging.
What Are the Benefits of Rechargeable Red Dot Sight?
The Olight Osight utilizes a USB-C charging cover that both acts as a case for the Osight optic and as a magnetic charger. The case can be placed onto the optic while the optic is mounted, and can either be charging while plugged into a USB-C cable for a continuous charge, or can be utilized as a portable external battery – at full charge, the case can charge the Osight fully three times. That is anywhere from 17+ days on brightest setting to 70,000+ hours on its lowest. If that is not compelling in and of itself, here are 6 benefits of switching to a rechargeable dot optic:
1.Fewer Moving Parts: One relentless pursuit of perhaps the greatest innovator of our day, the late Steve Jobs, was to reduce the number of moving parts on the iphone. The desire to do so was a practical one, with two motivating factors: simplicity and durability. Every part that moves, button that gets mashed, and screw that must be removed, is a part that wears down, that breaks, that gets lost. The Osight’s recharging feature ends the need to unscrew a battery compartment, thus removes the concern that the battery holder breaks, the screw strips or gets lost, or that sand, dirt, and grime corrupt the function of the dot through the open port.
2.Never Remove Your Optic: Many optics have a bottom loading battery. This is not only a hassle, but you risk losing or stripping more tiny screws and require a re-zero of the sight upon re-install. The side loading battery cases render this partially moot, but the magnetic charging case eliminates the need to remove anything from your optic, even a screw and battery holder.
3.Never Re-Zero: For those that do need to remove the optic for battery replacement, a lengthy re-zero process is required afterwards. This requires a range trip, ammo, and everyone’s most valuable commodity: time. With the magnetic charging case, not only does the sight remain in place and thus the zero remains true, but the case covers the optic glass, protecting it while in storage.
4.Recharging Optic is Cheaper than Batteries: Each charge of the Osight case costs fractions of a penny. With current energy prices, you may not spend more than a nickel over a lifetime. Compare with commonly used CR1632, which, depending on the brand one uses, run anywhere from $.50 to $2.00 a battery. The cost difference is small but worth noting.
5.Rechargeable Optics are Greener: For the environmentally conscious gun enthusiast, rest assured knowing that recharging is more energy efficient than single-use batteries. In addition to expending less energy, opting out of batteries means less trash in the land fill from discarded batteries and their corresponding packaging, not to mention the logistics behind any sort of delivery options.
6.Take the Guesswork out of Power Levels: Perhaps the most convenient feature of all: a battery level indicator for both the optic and the charging case. With many optics reaching a ceiling of 20,000 to 50,000+ hours, it can be hard to keep up with when a battery is due for replacement. The conventional wisdom is to replace all your optic batteries on your birthday, so you always know how long the batteries have been installed and in use. But depending on the amount of regular use of your sight, the shake awake or sleep features, you may exhaust the battery before the span of a year is up, especially on daily carry firearms (where reliability is paramount), or you may be throwing away a battery that has a half a charge on it. With the Olight Osight(3 MOA Red Dot), the optic has a tri-colored battery indicator light on the optic itself, and the charging case comes with a glowing watch-face style dial that has indicators at roughly every 4% of battery power. Shop Now!
