On the bottom of my compass, it says phosphorescent military compass. and it glows brighter when light is shined on it. is it not the tritum one? I ordered th more expensive model by Cammenga, and the package said tritium compass. It will glow, but it glows much brighter after light is shined on it. Is this still the actual military tritium compass? On the bottom of my compass, it says phosphorescent military compass. and it glows brighter when light is shined on it. is it not the tritum one? I ordered th more expensive model by Cammenga, and... » Read More On the bottom of my compass, it says phosphorescent military compass. and it glows brighter when light is shined on it. is it not the tritum one? I ordered th more expensive model by Cammenga, and the package said tritium compass. It will glow, but it glows much brighter after light is shined on it. Is this still the actual military tritium compass? « Show Less
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Mine says on top, Model 3H Cammenga, NSN number 6605-01-196-6971 and says U.S.. If it has those same markings it is an actual military compass.
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The title says "Cammenga 3H TRITIUM Military Compass" (emphasis added) so it had better be or I am sending mine back! There is however a limited life that these will glow and only about half of that is really usable. Figure 10-12 years as max for real nighttime usability. Shining a light on it won't make any difference.
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Mine reads 21-26460-02E (first line) 120m Ci3 (like to the third power)H (second line). On the top of the compass it reads Model 3H; Cammenga; NSN 6605-01-196-6971; U.S. I know for sure I have a government model because I have my dads old one to compare against, and its just like how I remember them from when I was in the Corps. The tritium doesn't last forever. His is dated 1981 and though it works fine, it doesn't glow anymore. Mine is dated May 2013.
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The military ones are used and abused. It works just like the one I used in the Corp except for being lighter in weight unless I was a wimp at the time.
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The reticle is diode-generated. It can't be seen if the power is off or the battery dies. But you can co-witness with iron sights in the lower 3rd of the fov. It works out well. And the reticle will appear to move as you move your eye in relation to the scope. So the reticle will appear shift downward to line up with the irons when on. The alignment remains accurate. Doesn't matter when the scope is off. But that's why many shooters have backup sights... Just in case. And the run time on the AAA battery is long. Plus. AAA batts are cheap and abundant. Can't say that about the coin-type batts. The reticle is diode-generated. It can't be seen if the power is off or the battery dies. But you can co-witness with iron sights in the lower 3rd of the fov. It works out well. And the reticle will appear to move as you move your eye in relation to the scope. So the reticle will appear shift downward to line up with the irons when on. The alignment remains accurate. Doesn't matter when the scope is off. But that's why many shooters have backup sights... Just in case. And the run time on the AAA battery is long. Plus. AAA batts are cheap and abundant. Can't say that about the coin-type batts.
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I have been trying to find the 90 lumen model everywhere (the one without the silver ring) and have ordered one from Amazon and one from ebay. Both came with the silver ring and both were 125 lumens. I want the regular one, as pictured, for a more tactical look. That silver ring is gaudy. I can't find it anywhere. Best bet is to buy on bunbroker.com with actual pics of the individual unit being sold.
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Dim in daylight. Don't forget it's constructed and it's purpose is not the target to see the sight. Only shooter can see the glow of the sight. Bright, sort off, also to locate the MossBerg in the dark, place in position so it's visible. But, I lost the sight, does not secure well enough. Even installation is " screwy. " does not rotate fully to be flush with barrel and no gap between thread-in portion. Has to be forced to fully align the glow portion of sight with shooter' and barrel. Since lost, sight cannot be replaced without buying again. Since, I like my sight to stay on the barre Dim in daylight. Don't forget it's constructed and it's purpose is not the target to see the sight. Only shooter can see the glow of the sight. Bright, sort off, also to locate the MossBerg in the dark, place in position so it's visible. But, I lost the sight, does not secure well enough. Even installation is " screwy. " does not rotate fully to be flush with barrel and no gap between thread-in portion. Has to be forced to fully align the glow portion of sight with shooter' and barrel. Since lost, sight cannot be replaced without buying again. Since, I like my... » Read More Dim in daylight. Don't forget it's constructed and it's purpose is not the target to see the sight. Only shooter can see the glow of the sight. Bright, sort off, also to locate the MossBerg in the dark, place in position so it's visible. But, I lost the sight, does not secure well enough. Even installation is " screwy. " does not rotate fully to be flush with barrel and no gap between thread-in portion. Has to be forced to fully align the glow portion of sight with shooter' and barrel. Since lost, sight cannot be replaced without buying again. Since, I like my sight to stay on the barre « Show Less
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We have installed the fiber optic front sigh posts before with no issues, but have not yet tried the tritium posts by Trijicon. There should be no issue if they are truly A2 spec.
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I asked what made it glow,was it safe for dogs and humans, in the past radioactive thorium was used on the dials of instruments to make them glow, not safe! My question was removed!?
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to power the backlighting in the compass. under low light situations you won't be able to see the compass without the light.
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I bought two of these jellyfish and have just tested both bases (I only keep batteries in one) the LED bases both work fine. Very bright color change which is about every second and includes blue, red, purple and green and also a combination of colors. Be sure you are using a name brand battery which may give you better results. I use Duracell. The light is bright enough I could read by it and after a short while of having the LEDs on when switched off the jellyfish glows on its own for a while. I often use mine as a nightlight in my bathroom. If you think your LED is defective I'm sure the company would send you a replacement. Good Luck. I bought two of these jellyfish and have just tested both bases (I only keep batteries in one) the LED bases both work fine. Very bright color change which is about every second and includes blue, red, purple and green and also a combination of colors. Be sure you are using a name brand battery which may give you better results. I use Duracell. The light is bright enough I could read by it and after a short while of having the LEDs on when switched off the jellyfish glows on its own for a while. I often use mine as a nightlight in my bathroom. If you think your LED is defective I'm sure the... » Read More I bought two of these jellyfish and have just tested both bases (I only keep batteries in one) the LED bases both work fine. Very bright color change which is about every second and includes blue, red, purple and green and also a combination of colors. Be sure you are using a name brand battery which may give you better results. I use Duracell. The light is bright enough I could read by it and after a short while of having the LEDs on when switched off the jellyfish glows on its own for a while. I often use mine as a nightlight in my bathroom. If you think your LED is defective I'm sure the company would send you a replacement. Good Luck. « Show Less
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The year varies, but Kimber "Meprolight" will not ship any that are more then two years old! Kimber told me that they simply recycle the ampules of tritium and that they only ship fresh units! Mine were dated less then four months! They claim a 15 year life span, so that's something to count for these sights! Keep in mind they need a sight pusher to remove the old sights and to install the new ones! Also note that it will take some hand fitting, and still require quite a bit of force to install! Done correctly, these are some of the tightest and most secure sights out there, and they are bright, without being a distraction!!!!
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I can't answer that because I returned the sight due to it being so small and ineffective. The picture is deceiving. Not only was the entire post small, but the so-called tritium insert was all but useless. I bought the tru-glow night sights and couldn't be happier.
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No it's not but the orange is very bright during the day light. All you can see is the Tritium inserts at night. In moderate light settings it can be a little difficult to see. both the orange or the Tritium. You have this issue with most sights though. Hasn't effected me much though. Usually there's enough light to still see the outline of your sights clearly.
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Its definitely not original, it's a generic part. Also might be of importance to you; the portion that covers the notification led is a transparent circle. When the led flashes, you see the entire bright led instead of just seeing a glow like the original.
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It has a green laser that is about 50x's brighter than the cheaper one. Has more barrel adaptors and I believe it is magnetic where the other isn't to make a more secure mount. What they don't mention is the ability to download a simple ballistics program too that let's you print test targets.I think all versions get this but I am sure this one does. Also, the tipping factor for me is this one is the civilian version of the one that the USMC uses.So far so good. Sighted in 3 of my rifles without leaving the house and when I hit the range it took me only 3-4 shots to complete the zero. It has a green laser that is about 50x's brighter than the cheaper one. Has more barrel adaptors and I believe it is magnetic where the other isn't to make a more secure mount. What they don't mention is the ability to download a simple ballistics program too that let's you print test targets.I think all versions get this but I am sure this one does. Also, the tipping factor for me is this one is the civilian version of the one that the USMC uses.So far so good. Sighted in 3 of my rifles without leaving the house and when I hit the range it took me only 3-4 shots to... » Read More It has a green laser that is about 50x's brighter than the cheaper one. Has more barrel adaptors and I believe it is magnetic where the other isn't to make a more secure mount. What they don't mention is the ability to download a simple ballistics program too that let's you print test targets.I think all versions get this but I am sure this one does. Also, the tipping factor for me is this one is the civilian version of the one that the USMC uses.So far so good. Sighted in 3 of my rifles without leaving the house and when I hit the range it took me only 3-4 shots to complete the zero. « Show Less
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The image shown looks to be back lit, but the one I bought is Not.Besides, having a light in side only runs your Battery down Quicker!Suggestion!, buy a small LED flashlight and keep it in a easy too locatespot (your pocket or in your Tool Box.).Raven
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If you have the knob in the on position, and you have the batteries in correctly, then yes, you'll see it just like a laser pointer. Look in and see if you can see a red glow without pointing it into you eye of course. If you see a red glow inside, but no laser pointing out, try adjusting the beam, it may be way off and pointing at the inside of itself. If all of the above is ok, and you don't see a red glow inside, then it is most likely defective.
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Yes... This is the best compass you will find. It's the same exact one I used in the Army... I wouldn't trust my life to any other compass out there.
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Apparently there are several answers to this one. My guess is that some of these sights work good and are parallax free. Others, on the other hand, are not. Given that it's cheap, this doesn't surprise me. Anyhow, the one I purchased is definitely NOT parallax free. The dot moves when I change the position of my head. Of course, it would be nice if they just put this little note in the product description.