People aren’t worried about Scope/optic glint because of snipers. (At least not from what I hear most of the time) It’s mostly because if someone shines a light at you at night your optic turns into a reverse flashlight and gives away your position lol also night vision is a worry as well. There’s also tech that can detect the reflection of your optic now which is crazy
I think I heard somewhere that Russia has a lazer and a targeting system that identifies perfect round objects like optics then shoots a very high intensity lazer through it
Russia cant even defeat Ukraine so I am highly skeptical of all these reports of insane military tech Russia has. Right now their defense expenditure does not match the reports of tech development. Their political and military situation right now is not as closed-loop as the US, so their capacity for top-secret development is suspect at best. Their situation on the ground in Ukraine is not matching up with rumors of high military tech. Their troops are undisciplined and at times seemingly without direction, their smaller weapons tech is a bit dated, and their naval warfare fleet is HIGHLY dated. They seem to have good airpower, but the Sukhoi SU aircraft are physically large in comparison to similarly capable US planes, which can be a quick glimpse of their level of tech, making advanced warfare tech small is a key indicator of technological advancement. For example, small countries may have nukes but they are absolutely massive in comparison to their yield, which makes them unweildy and difficult to deploy. Who cares if NK can build a nuclear device if they dont have a plane or missile that can carry the payload and drop it/fire it accurately. The US can build high yield nuclear devices which are very small and can be carried with accuracy by any of several delivery systems. Russia is in a similar situation where they have alot of neat tech, but their military infrastructure does not support its use very well
A professional sniper from ukraine did mention this briefly in the best gear rundown and down to earth "this is what is happening irl" I ever saw. it's around 20 mminutes long and he did say that kill flashes are a thing there atm.
@@frankberger7035 I agree, at the time I posted this it wasn't widely known that there is a technology available to detect enemy optics. However, keep in mind that that is also theater specific atm.
3d printed ARD's is why I am here. Lots of people on the market selling ARD's are just selling 3d printed garbage. They have a weird glare inside them causing a kaleidoscope effect that makes you feel drunk, it's terrible. Don't use them.
@@based_radio the honeycomb material Tenebraex uses is some sort of carbon material, it does not change the optical clarity of the optic its attached to and stops glint VERY well. Do the primary arms ARDs use the same sort of material or is it plastic?
@@dizzy4303 I don't know the material make up of primary arms ARD, I can simply attest that the optical clarity when using them is the best in my opinion. I say this while having multiple ARDs from trijicon, Aimpoint and OHC. Is it durable? Is it better at absorbing light? I am not certain.
I starting looking for ARD’s because of this video: th-cam.com/video/giJeU61l8IQ/w-d-xo.htmlsi=05NiECDolJd5XHlw At 20:23 they show how optics can reflect. Not COD style glint but a pretty significant reflection can be noticed. Before that they show flashlights doing similar and recommend a cap that helps with negligent light discharge too. I cant find any ARD’s for my red dot so I’m glad you made this video!
I think what he means is that you have to cover your helmet lights and any other glass at night because if someone is looking for you with IR or just a plain flashlight then your glass will light up when the light hits it. Think of glowing animal eyes at night when you shine a flashlight on them. In the military that's how you find people in the dark if you are on sentry duty or something. You just sweep a flashlight and you will usually catch their helmet light or ret dot. I like the panty hose idea, I think I'm going to try that one.@@based_radio
@@stevemontana5974 Maybe so but, on the flip side, don't stand beside dude looking for lens flare by shining a white light or IR emitter when things get real.
Yall havent seen that optic glare finder hand held thing? Idk much about it but they found it on a dead russian sniper and it apparently picks up very specific light reflections etc. The youtube ners posted something of it i just cant find the vid
Yeah, that sounds like a game changer for sure. When I dropped this vid, that wasn't public knowledge yet. It's definitely something to consider when you are assessing your adversaries.
People aren’t worried about Scope/optic glint because of snipers. (At least not from what I hear most of the time) It’s mostly because if someone shines a light at you at night your optic turns into a reverse flashlight and gives away your position lol also night vision is a worry as well. There’s also tech that can detect the reflection of your optic now which is crazy
If they have night vision or infrared, a killflash is a good thing to have because shiny things are picked up easily.
If they have FLIR and you don't you're already dead.
I think I heard somewhere that Russia has a lazer and a targeting system that identifies perfect round objects like optics then shoots a very high intensity lazer through it
@@JACKINSTEIN that's true, in near peer conflict, some of my statements here do not apply
Russia cant even defeat Ukraine so I am highly skeptical of all these reports of insane military tech Russia has. Right now their defense expenditure does not match the reports of tech development. Their political and military situation right now is not as closed-loop as the US, so their capacity for top-secret development is suspect at best. Their situation on the ground in Ukraine is not matching up with rumors of high military tech. Their troops are undisciplined and at times seemingly without direction, their smaller weapons tech is a bit dated, and their naval warfare fleet is HIGHLY dated. They seem to have good airpower, but the Sukhoi SU aircraft are physically large in comparison to similarly capable US planes, which can be a quick glimpse of their level of tech, making advanced warfare tech small is a key indicator of technological advancement. For example, small countries may have nukes but they are absolutely massive in comparison to their yield, which makes them unweildy and difficult to deploy. Who cares if NK can build a nuclear device if they dont have a plane or missile that can carry the payload and drop it/fire it accurately. The US can build high yield nuclear devices which are very small and can be carried with accuracy by any of several delivery systems. Russia is in a similar situation where they have alot of neat tech, but their military infrastructure does not support its use very well
A professional sniper from ukraine did mention this briefly in the best gear rundown and down to earth "this is what is happening irl" I ever saw. it's around 20 mminutes long and he did say that kill flashes are a thing there atm.
@@frankberger7035 I agree, at the time I posted this it wasn't widely known that there is a technology available to detect enemy optics. However, keep in mind that that is also theater specific atm.
But but but in COD I can always see the sniper with scope glint…..
they haven't unlocked the antireflective perk yet
Any lens or emitters are bad if someone has IR...which it 5-10 years a ton of people will. Great video though.
Cool video, laid out all the options very well. I like pantyhose or 3d printed, all other options on the market are too expensive.
3d printed ARD's is why I am here. Lots of people on the market selling ARD's are just selling 3d printed garbage. They have a weird glare inside them causing a kaleidoscope effect that makes you feel drunk, it's terrible. Don't use them.
@@bashkillszombies yeah, they aren't the best. TBH primary arms ARD are the best IMO. Inexpensive and nearly invisible to the user
@@based_radio the honeycomb material Tenebraex uses is some sort of carbon material, it does not change the optical clarity of the optic its attached to and stops glint VERY well. Do the primary arms ARDs use the same sort of material or is it plastic?
@@dizzy4303 I don't know the material make up of primary arms ARD, I can simply attest that the optical clarity when using them is the best in my opinion. I say this while having multiple ARDs from trijicon, Aimpoint and OHC. Is it durable? Is it better at absorbing light? I am not certain.
I starting looking for ARD’s because of this video:
th-cam.com/video/giJeU61l8IQ/w-d-xo.htmlsi=05NiECDolJd5XHlw
At 20:23 they show how optics can reflect. Not COD style glint but a pretty significant reflection can be noticed. Before that they show flashlights doing similar and recommend a cap that helps with negligent light discharge too.
I cant find any ARD’s for my red dot so I’m glad you made this video!
What about IR considerations? Don’t you make yourself more likely to stand out at night without one, from someone who had NV/ IR capabilities?
That's a whole different video. The best defense there will be using NVG compatible optics, and favor passive aiming as opposed to active IR targeting
I think what he means is that you have to cover your helmet lights and any other glass at night because if someone is looking for you with IR or just a plain flashlight then your glass will light up when the light hits it. Think of glowing animal eyes at night when you shine a flashlight on them. In the military that's how you find people in the dark if you are on sentry duty or something. You just sweep a flashlight and you will usually catch their helmet light or ret dot. I like the panty hose idea, I think I'm going to try that one.@@based_radio
@@stevemontana5974 Yeah that can for sure give you away, a lot of people have nods nowadays.
@@stevemontana5974
Maybe so but, on the flip side, don't stand beside dude looking for lens flare by shining a white light or IR emitter when things get real.
Yall havent seen that optic glare finder hand held thing? Idk much about it but they found it on a dead russian sniper and it apparently picks up very specific light reflections etc. The youtube ners posted something of it i just cant find the vid
Yeah, that sounds like a game changer for sure. When I dropped this vid, that wasn't public knowledge yet. It's definitely something to consider when you are assessing your adversaries.
Great video!
😂 true