Specifications:
- The 2 large parts and the aperture are 6061 aluminum alloy, Type III hard anodized, black.
- The remaining components are manganese phosphate coated (black) steel, or are hardened stainless steel with a black oxide coating (except for the internal stainless steel springs and balls, which are coated or blackened).
- The entire device can be completely disassembled into 35 parts. The only special tools required are a small pin (approximately the thickness of a large paperclip), a tapping tool (such as a hammer), and a regular screwdriver.
- The small mirror (1.2" x 1.6") is made of extremely durable chemically strengthened glass. It is of very high optical quality with 95% reflectance. The mirror is held in place by pressure sensitive tape, which is not affected by gun oils, salt water, solvents, etc.
- The device is highly durable to dropping it on its head or abusively knocking it around while it is mounted on a rifle, or exposing it to sand, mud, and salt water.
- The larger accessory mirror (3" x 4") and its two-part backing piece and cover are all made of virtually unbreakable polycarbonate. The mirror has a durable anti-scratch and anti-fog coating. The mirror itself is replaceable in 20 seconds by simply slipping it out of its backing piece and slipping in a new one, with no tools required. The cover slips on and snaps to protect this mirror in the soldier's pocket. The cover can be removed using only one hand.
- The device weighs about 5 oz. The net weight added to the rifle after removing the standard back-up iron sight will be about 3 oz.
The Tactical Mirror Sight is a flip-up mirror device which mounts behind a red dot sight on an assault rifle, shotgun, or launcher. It allows a soldier or police officer to stay behind cover while aiming and shooting accurately around a corner, over a wall, under a vehicle, or from inside an armored vehicle. The purpose of the device is four-fold:
- It allows you to productively engage in a firefight while still maintaining the bodily protection provided by your cover position
- It therefore allows you the time and technical ability to take an accurately aimed shot in a firefight, instead of using a poorly aimed "peek and shoot" method or simply sticking the rifle around the corner and using the "spray and pray" technique
- It provides for much safer and more effective room clearing operations
It also serves as a back-up iron sight.