DESIGN
To solve the above mentioned pro-
blem, Aimpoint engineers decided
to put the LED emitter inside the ho-
using which would protect it against
elements and additionally would im-
prove durability of the sights. ACRO's
were taken to the torture test – check
the photos for more details. ACRO's
were thrown, submerged, crushed
and even torched and they were still
working. BTW, the ACRO is not the
first "enclosed" red dot – Aimpoint
first take on this idea was the short-
-lived Aimpoint NANO red dot sight
released in 2016 and offered only to-
gether with Swiss B&T USW pistols
where it was attached to the unique
chassis. It was scheduled to hit the
shelves in 2018 but ultimately Aimpo-
int decided to wait a bit more and replace
it with ACRO which was officially announ-
ced in June 2018.
The basic layout of both ACRO P-1 and
C-1 is the same. The differences are only
in the specs which we will highlight later
in this story.
The boxy housing of ACRO is made from
lightweight aircraft grade aluminum ano-
dized to satin black. It is fully sealed and
recoil resistance – the company declares
that it was torture tested through 20,000
.40 S&W shots. The dimensions are
47 x 30 x 30 (mm) and the weight (with
battery included) is 60 grams.
The 650 nm red LED eye safe emitter
is protected from front and rear with two
pieces of very clear glass coated with an
anti-reflex layer.
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