UAB Researcher Builds a Better Gunsight

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Timothy Kraft, Ph.D., an investigator in UAB's Vision Science Research Center, has developed a new way to shoot. Kraft's "opti-sight" uses basic visual principles to upgrade the traditional gunsight and improve accuracy. Kraft says the sight should be especially useful for shooters such as the police, who rarely fire their weapons but need supreme accuracy when they do. He is now planning a trial to test his new invention when used by shooters of various calibers.  Read more


 
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