Whatever happened to Occluded Eye Gunsights?

[Justin]

Progressive Machining made a flip-up OEG setup that could be mounted to the front of an ACOG. I run one on my 3Gun rifle, and it works well.

Basically, for targets from 0-50 yards, keep the cover on. For targets beyond that, I flip the cover down and use the ACOG.

Difference in aim/impact is about 2 inches at 30 yards, though, so I find I have to hold to the right to make a center hit.

Past 50 yards, it's completely useless.

 

[tju1973]

I had a friend in the Corps that "found" one while part of Marine Barracks Subic Bay-- we tried it out, and I really liked it-- took a little bit to get used to, but all in all, it was a good idea-- I have looked for one on the cheap and have been unsuccesful--

OEGs were pretty neat-- IMO...

 

[JohnKSa]

Difference in aim/impact is about 2 inches at 30 yards, though, so I find I have to hold to the right to make a center hit.

Past 50 yards, it's completely useless.

Sounds like you have a slight strabismus. There's no other reason that I am aware of for there to be a divergence between the POI due to the OEG aiming method and the standard aiming method.

 

[Dr. Tad Hussein Winslow]

They have the wandering zero problem but this is not a big deal for short-range rough & dirty gun work.

I like them a LOT for defensive shotguns - there is *nothing* faster than an OEG, whether designed that way, or a 1x ESD or magnified dot sight, converted to be used that way by slapping the front cover on.

One of the beauties of a sight like an ACOG is that you can use it generally with your 3, 3.5, 4, etc., magnification and front cap off, but then for CQB, slap the front cover on and you've got an instant 1x power CQB OEG, just like an ESD with front cap on.

 

[uxb]

Talk about back from the dead!

A comparison shot of the early Singlepoint compared to the later Armson:



I finally found an original strap mount for my Singlepoint:



And finally built a GAU Son Tay Raider clone with a slickside upper:



And some quick shots of the Task Force Ivory Coast Raiders with the real deal: