AMS – Advanced Mini Sight

Advanced Mini Sight, the latest offering from Shield Sights is an enclosed pistol sight offering co-witnessing capabilities to standard height iron sights and still mounts to SHIELD’s famous footprint, enabling customers to fit this sight without complication to a huge range of factory made, optic ready pistols from the industries best manufacturers.

The AMS was conceived by smashing together the best features of two military proven Shield Sights, the SIS (NSN-1240-99-176-8362) and the RMSw (NSN-1240-99-490-5863), both sights bought by UK special forces.

The patented design features include:

Mounts to SHIELD’s famous footprint.
Utilizes SHIELD’s patented mechanism, enabling co-witnessing with standard iron sights, considerably reducing training times and costs.
The mechanism uses no click adjustment, making it infinitely more accurate when zeroing.
Large, crystal-clear lens with no filters to disturb the image of the world through the sight.
Machined from aerospace-grade aluminium to extremely precise tolerances while maintaining an attractive, modern-looking optic.
Smallest and lightest in its class, weighing only 36.9g (battery excluded).
Intelligent on/off function, allowing the user to turn it back on at the previous setting.
12-stage manual brightness adjustment, including 3 NVG settings.
SHIELD’s switchable interface LED, allowing the user to choose from 1 of 6 reticle options: (8MOA, 8MOA & 65MOA Ring, 8MOA Horseshoe, 8MOA Horseshoe and 65MOA Ring, 2MOA, 2MOA and 65MOA Ring). Also available in a 4MOA or 8MOA reticle.
3-stage auto brightness adjustment, so it can always be on and ready.
20,000 hours in average daylight with a CR2032.
Side access battery compartment with the option of a CR2025, CR2032, or CR2050 battery, offering the user a choice of better battery life or increased concealability.
Nitrogen-sealed housing, submersible to 30 feet for 30 minutes.
Industry-first mounting interface for fitting aftermarket accessories like a roll cage, torches, lasers, GoPro, protective lens covers, and more.

COMPLETE SITUATIONAL CONTROL

Technical Specifications

Optical Characteristics

Light Source: Red light emitting diode (LED). No laser; completely eye safe. No radioactive materials.
Red Dot Size Options: 4MOA, 8MOA, or the AMS-MR (Multi-Reticle Version 2MOA, 2MOA + 65MOA Ring, 8MOA, 8MOA + 65MOA Ring, 8MOA Horseshoe, and 8MOA Horseshoe and 65MOA Ring).
Lens: Large, crystal-clear glass lens with no filters to disturb the image of the world through the sight.
Lens Coating: Anti-reflective, color-free coating minimizes visible signature.

Electronics

Battery: One 3V lithium metal battery, CR2025, 2032, or 2050. Multiple size battery caps for extra concealability or battery life.
Battery Life: 20,000 hours in average daylight with a CR2032.
Battery Fitting: Side mounting battery
Brightness Adjustment: 3-stage automatic or 12-level manual.
Brightness Range:
Lowest: Compatible with Night Vision.
Highest: Visible against the sky in bright daylight.

Exterior

Housing Material: Anodized aerospace-grade aluminum (6082 T6).
Color: Matte black.
Dimensions:
- Sight with 2025 battery and cap (L x W x H): 40.8 mm x 33 mm x 25.4 mm (1.65” x 1.3” x 1”).
- Sight with 2032 battery and cap (L x W x H): 40.8 mm x 34 mm x 25.4 mm (1.65” x 1.35” x 1”).
- Sight with 2050 battery and cap (L x W x H): 40.8 mm x 35.5 mm x 25.4 mm (1.65” x 1.4” x 1”).
Weight: 35.9 grams / 1.2 ounces (excluding battery).
Mount: The SHIELD footprint – 100+ mounting solutions.
Water Immersion: 30 feet for 30 minutes (IP68).