Meprolight has come out with an Augmented holographic style sight. It is called the Foresight. Along with the Foresight, is a downloadable app to work in conjunction with the optic. The Foresight is really unique in how it gives information to the user. When we first talked about it on the Gun & Gear Review podcast, I was so intrigued that I asked for a Test & Evaluation unit.
This brings us to the actual Foresight, a 1x optic. It is not a small sight, coming in at 4.6” x 2.35” x 2.68”’. Think Eotech size. It does however come with quick mount levers, built into it’s picatinny mount. It also does not have a removable battery. The battery is rechargeable using a USB-C connector. A short USB cord is provided, but not a charger. I just used my phone charger and it worked fine. The viewing window is extremely large at 1.3” x 0.79”. Operational buttons are mounted on the top front of the sight, in front of the window. The whole unit weighs 9.9 ounces.
Let’s get into the features of the Foresight. It uses a green projected information and sighting display, not your typical red. But that’s not all. In conjunction with the APP, you have a choice of 20 different reticle options! One downside, you can only upload 5 at a time to be used in the sight. That does however give you 5 different sight in the optic itself. All of which are zeroed to the same point of impact. To cycle through the 5 in-sight reticles, just press the left or right arrow on the control pad.
Along with the different reticles, other information is also displayed. The Foresight has a built in level displayed on the left side of the screen. The level is 6 lines with a triangle pointer in between. There is another pointer just to the right. When the 2 pointers line up, the sight is level. Otherwise the right pointer moves, up or down, as you tilt the sight left or right. Right moves it down, Left moves it up. The level really helps when sighting in a rifle. I found it useful without being too much in the way. Another feature of the heads up display, is the built in compass. The compass displays in the upper left corner. It reads in degrees from 0 to 359. North is 0, South is 180, etc.
When first turning on the Foresight, or cycling buttons, even more information is displayed. This information is only displayed for 3 seconds and then disappears. In this info, is battery capacity, brightness level, and bluetooth. The battery display is in the upper right hand corner. It has both a battery percentage and battery icon. However, it does not tell you how much time is remaining at the current setting. Below the battery indicator is the bluetooth symbol. If you see it, the bluetooth is on, if not, then it is off. The Foresight uses bluetooth to communicate with the app. Last up is the current brightness setting, from 0-9. This is displayed on the right of the window. Brightness is adjusted by using the up/down keys on the control pad. Since we are discussing brightness, the Foresight also has an auto adjust brightness setting. To enter the auto brightness mode, just hold down the up, or front arrow, on the control pad for 3 seconds. The number on the right will disappear when in auto brightness mode. Auto brightness will also turn off if you cycle the sight off and then on again. If all the displayed information is too much, you can put the sight into “low power mode” by pushing the middle button on the control panel. In low power mode, only the reticle is displayed. However, auto brightness does not work in the low power mode.
Lastly, there is a control menu in the display. Push the center control button twice to access it. Here you can also turn off all the on screen displays, except the reticle. This is also where bluetooth can be turned on or off. You can also calibrate the compass here. Or factory reset the optic. But more importantly, this is where you can adjust the sights zero. Access the “zeroing” option, then you can adjust the zero by moving the sight left or right, displayed as “Y” and “Z” axis. Each number is a movement of 1 MOA. I would have liked finer adjustments, but it is only a 1x optic. You can also adjust zero from the APP.
The APP has a bunch of different abilities. For the app to work, it must be in range of the Foresight. As mentioned previously, you can zero the optic in the APP also. It pretty much works the same way, select the proper profile, click “Zeroing”, then adjust zero with the arrows. Once done, it will sync with the sight. The APP allows the creation of 10 different profiles. Thes can be different firearms, or different shooters. Each profile has its own individual zero and reticle choices. So if I take the Foresight off of one firearm, install it on another, I can just upload the new profile to the foresight. It will be zeroed and have the 5 chosen reticles for the new firearm. This of course only works if your new firearm profile has been previously zeroed. I love the ability to do this. Especially when installing a .22lr conversion kit. Just bring up the 22lr profile, and it’s zeroed and has the 5 reticles I want for that firearm. In each profile, you can also choose the 5 reticles that you want in the actual Foresight. There are a total of 20 to choose from. Some are courser than others, with the 1 moa dot probably being the finest.
Meprolight has impressed me with this sight. It is durable. It may have bounced off of some concrete once or twice. When switching between firearms, it has held zero. At least from what I can tell with a 1x sight. The quick mount thumb levers are a nice touch, especially if you do want to move the sight from firearm to firearm. The sight window is huge and easily picked up. I could live without the compass. But for military applications, it probably can be useful. The angle indicator is pretty awesome, it would really be more useful with a magnifier attached. The Foresight is supposed to have an auto off, shake awake. Either this one doesn’t, or it doesn’t work. It will auto off after hours of non use, but won’t turn on when moved. I tried contacting Meprolight twice, by email, about this, without any luck. I was also curious about stated battery life. So much for tech support. My favorite aspect of the sight is the different reticles. Not just the 20 available, but having 5 options in the sight is amazing. Supposedly a shot counter is in the works. I’d really like to see how that would work.
I would hold the Meprolight Foresight up against other top tier 1x optics. It would look, function, and be geographically correct on an IWI product. The Foresight worked extremely well for me. If you are interested in an optic like this, definitely look into Foresight.
Firearms Insider Reviews - 8 Key Points
Claim to Fame:
Holographic Augmented sight with different reticles, level indicator, auto brightness, different zero’s, and an APP
Target Market:
Anyone wanting a feature rich holographic sight
FNBs (Features & Benefits of this product):
Sight:
1x magnification
Window size - 33x20mm
4.6″ legth x 2.35″width x 2.68″ height
9.9 ounces
Quick detach mount built in
Holographic sight picture
5 preset reticles
Built in compass
Built in level indicator
Digital Zeroing
USB-C Rechargeable
Bluetooth (for App)
10 brightness levels (displayed on screen)
Auto Brightness
Low Power Mode
APP
20 different reticles (5 transferable to sight at one time)
10 different Weapon profiles and zero’s
Zero firearm from app also
Choose between sight or app data
What other aesthetic options or finishes are available?
None
What others are saying?:
Nothing found
Link to other reviews:
None found
Price point:
MSRP = $714
Retail = $649 at Midway
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Our Rating:
Pros:
Multiple reticles
Level indicator
Auto Brightness
Quick detach mount
APP profiles
Durability
Window size
Innovation
Cons:
Price
Tech Support
Shake awake doesn’t work like other manufacturer’s
Score: 7.5 Good
Sight - 8.5
Tech support - 5.5
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