JPoint® Micro-Electronic Reflex Sight
When I first saw this type of sight, I knew the JPoint® had some real potential. I mounted
my first one on a hybrid Glock 17L with great results and now have them on all my optical sight pistols. For most applications, I feel
it will render obsolete other electronic sights. Its size and near weightlessness make it ideal for all sorts of applications that no
other sight can fill. With our piggyback scope mount, it’s a great secondary rifle sight for close range or moving targets. On
our custom shotguns, the JPoint is the only electronic sight I've used that doesn't compromise speed with
shot shells for accuracy with slugs. It's truly the best of all worlds.
For pistol use, the JPoint can mount directly on the slide, eliminating the slide/frame fit problem. and resulting in a much cleaner installation. On Glocks in particular, the slide frame relationship is poor at best, but the barrel slide lock up is very consistent. That’s why Glocks are capable of excellent accuracy with the open sights, but don't perform well with frame-mounted optics. So in my opinion, the JPoint is the only electronic sight to use on a Glock.
Even on custom 1911s with good frame slide fit, it still helps to get the sight registered one step closer to the barrel rather than on the frame. In addition, you eliminate the mounting brackets that detract from the gun aesthetically and get in the way of ejection.
The JPoint weighs practically nothing, unlike some electronic sights which add about half a pound to your gun. It stands up to the slide reciprocation and no, you will never notice that it moves. We make a 1911 standard mounting system that uses the rear sight dovetail cut for a drop-on mount. However, we're now offering a melted in mounting of the sight, which brings the sight window right down on top of the slide. This allows you to see the slide through the sight window. When you can “see” the gun, your natural point takes over for the fastest sight recovery you've ever experienced.
Traditional electronic sights sit high over the slide and block your view of the gun target. That’s why you see people twisting their grip around looking for the dot on their optical sight guns, especially when they are shooting weak hand only. With the melted in JPoint you can always see the slide pointing into the target, and if you can point the slide, you can find the dot. In fact, on very close range targets, you just place the muzzle in the sight window and press. It’s like a big ghost ring sight.
The JPoint also makes an outstanding primary or secondary sight on your rifle. As a primary sight, it offers the lowest possible overall weight and compact configuration on your rifle with usable accuracy out to 200 yards. As a secondary sight used in combination with a conventional long range scope, it creates a system that does everything well with virtually no added weight or bulk. Whether mounted on top of the existing scope or on the free float tube with a tactical rail mount, the result is an optical system with no compromise long range and short range capability. For hunting applications where long range shooting in combination with short range moving game in the brush may be encountered, this system can’t be beat.
We now offer 19 mounting adapters for a variety of applications with more in design all the time. Most adapters allow use of the JPoint sight on guns with existing rear sight cuts such as Smith & Wesson Revolvers and M-41 target pistols, 1911s, Glocks, EAA, CZ, and more. Others fit special applications like shotgun barrel mounts and piggy-back secondary sight on 1” scope tubes. The rear sight adapters fit right into the existing sight cuts on your slide and allow the lowest possible position of the sight without any additional millwork. A great way to resurrect an old single stack comp pistol and make it a state-of-the-art optical gun without putting ugly holes and mounts on the frame.
Our S&W mount again allows for lower positioning of the sight than using the rail adapter, and the lower the sight is to the gun the better it works. Our new shotgun adapter actually attaches to the barrel using a high tech adhesive. You merely cut out a section of rib and glue the base to the barrel for a sight position that puts the window of the sight about even with the rib for incredible speed on steel target or birds and carbine accuracy with slugs. You can also continue to shoot off the rib in case you don’t want to use the sight or you have a battery failure.
Unlike previous similar sights, the JPoint has a much more intense dot and improved reliability. Even in high desert bright sunlight on white steel, the dot intensity is bright enough so that it's always easy to find. Because we have biased the sight for bright outdoor use, some flaring of the dot in low light situations such as indoor ranges is unavoidable. Placing a small piece of electrical tape over the top of the LED chip ambient light sensor area will minimize this effect. However, as the sight is not manually adjustable for intensity, some dot distortion in low light situations is unavoidable. If most of your shooting is in lower light settings or you're more interested in precision over speed, we recommend the JPoint 4 MOA sights for this type of application.
A common question about the JPoint® is: "How does it compare to the Docter®?"
Every sight design represents a compromise between various attributes. The Docter has a metal body and glass lens and is considerably heavier. The glass lens of the Docter is more optically perfect than the acrylic lens of the JPoint but adds to the weight. The acrylic lens of the JPoint will have some minor optical distortion that is apparent only under intense scrutiny such as holding the sight up to a light and focusing on the lens. When you're actually shooting, you're never focused on the lens so this distortion isn't noticeable in live fire conditions. If you're focused on the lens while shooting, I can predict you're not hitting your target. The extremely low weight of the JPoint makes it ideal for applications such as our shotgun barrel mount and piggy back scope mounts which attach with a special adhesive. Low mass translates into low inertial effects for slide mounting or adhesive mounts and the sight/mount system will stay put under extreme conditions.The entire electronics package of the JPoint is in an epoxy sealed chip with no exposed wiring. This results in improved recoil tolerance and water resistance. The JPoint will tolerate submersion in water with now damage. The battery may short out momentarily, but it will not be damaged. The Docter has exposed wires and is much more sensitive to water intrusion.
The JPoint is also considerably less expensive than the Docter and there are many more adapters from several sources for many more applications than are currently available for the Docter. The JPoint is not for everybody, but is a great concept for a wide variety of applications. The JPoint has been the choice of many Special Forces units world wide and has survived the worst that the Mid-East can bring to bear. There are now many thousands in use by military and law enforcement units.
The JPoint/ACOG combination has become the most effective sighting system in use by US Special Operators today. The combination of the two systems results in extremely fast two-eyes-open reflexive short range engagement and precision long range engagement and target identification. The JPA-TANSN mounts directly to the Trijicon TA01NSN version, replacing the existing aperture rear sight, allowing the JPoint to be mounted piggy-back for a secondary short range reflex sight. On all other ACOGS, such as the TA11 or TA31 series without the rear peep aperture, the JPA-TAS lower strap piece must be used to clamp the assembly to the scope body.
JPoint Specifications
- Magnification: 1x
- Sight Window: 21.6mm x 15.4mm
- Elevation Adjustment Range: 317cm @ 100m (125in @ 100 yds)
- Windage Adjustment Rage: 410cm @ 100m (162in @ 100 yds)
- Recoil Resistance: 5,000g
- Operating Temperature Range: -25 - +55 degrees Celsius (-13 - +131 degrees Fahrenheit)
- Storage Temperature Range: -55 - +70 degrees Celsius (-67 - +158 degrees Fahrenheit)
- Power Supply: 3V with 1 x CR 2032 (Lithium)
- Dimensions (L x W x H): 42mm x 25.4mm x 23mm
- Weight: .05oz (14 grams)
- Light Transmission of Lens: 98%
- Lens: Acrylic with Hard Coating
- Body: Glass Re-inforced Nylon Polymer
JPoint on Trijicon ACOG as secondary CQB sight system.
The JPoint/ACOG combination has become the most effective sighting system in use by US Special Operators today. The combination of the two systems results in extremely fast two-eyes-open reflexive short range engagement and precision long range engagement and target identification. The JPA-TANSN mounts directly to the Trijicon TA01NSN version, replacing the existing aperture rear sight, allowing the JPoint to be mounted piggy-back for a secondary short range reflex sight. On all other ACOGS, such as the TA11 or TA31 series without the rear peep aperture, the JPA-TAS lower strap piece must be used to clamp the assembly to the scope body.
The ACOG/JPoint is the most effective short/medium-range sight system to date. We now have a Scopecoat brand scope cover specially made for the ACOG/JPoint assembly.
WARNING: Beware of inferior sights being marketed on the Internet using the JPoint name or logo. These sights are either cheap copies or old Firepoint sights that were liquidated due to low quality and reliability problems. These sights are NOT JPoints,are prone to failure and are not backed by any factory warrantee. Furthermore, they do not have the proven track record of a JPoint sight. If it does not say JPoint on the side of the sight, it's not one of ours. As they say, if the price sounds too good to be true, it probably is.
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