How one optic changed everything
The Birth of a Legend. According to Enloe, Aimpoint USA received the first prototypes of the Micro in the summer of 2006. Initially, the Micro was intended for submachineguns, PDWs, the occasional shotgun, and maybe a pistol or two. During testing, the Micro was added to every practi-cal application they could conceive. “With the exception of height, it worked well on every platform,” said Enloe. “For the height issue, we reached out to the mount industry.”
Enloe tested prototypes on many firearms, even an M1A and FN FAL, but on firearms like an AR-15, the factory mount was too low for a proper cheekweld. Occasionally, Enloe would contact the home office in Sweden and give feedback, but at the time, there was a lot more focus on the CompM4. Still, Enloe kept explor-ing options. It was the calm before the storm.
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