ELCAN OPTICAL SIGHT

OPTICAL TUBE

OBJECTIVE LENS OCULAR LENS

WINDAGE ADJUSTMENT
(TURN CLOCKWISE TO MOVE ELEVATION ADJUSTMENT
POINT OF IMPACT TO RIGHT) THUMBWHEEL

MOUNT ASSEMBLY WINGNUT CLAMP FOOT CROSS-BOLT

ELCAN TERMINOLOGY

ELCAN mounting procedure

The ELCAN Optical Sight is designed to fit on 4) “Roll” the sight over so the right side of the
weapon systems that incorporate MIL-STD-1913 ELCAN mount clears the right edge of the
“Picatinny” mounting rails. Follow the following receiver base.
mounting procedure steps:
5) When the Sight is located in the desired
1) Loosen both wingnuts on left side of sight by position, gently push the sight forward until the
turning counter-clockwise until slight resistance crossbolts touch the forward edge ot their
is felt. The clamping wingnuts are captive on the respective cross-slots.
cross-bolts and no attempt must be made to
unscrew them past the point of their initial 6) Snug the wingnuts to obtain evenly-distributed
resistance. initial clamping pressure.

2) Turn the sight upside-down and observe the 7) Check for appropriate receiver position to
general location of clamping cross-bolts. When obtain correct eye-relief. This varies from user-
mounting, the clamping cross-bolts must align to-user according to physical stature and
with the slots in the MIL-STD-1913 receiver or personal preference. Be sure to obtain a full
“Picatinny” base. circular sight picture.

3) Choose the desired position for the sight on 8) When satisfied with receiver position, tighten
the receiver, and “hook” the clamp foot on the each wingnut with moderately-firm finger
left side of the sight under the left side overhang pressure. Do not over-tighten! The wingnuts
of the receiver base. Check once again to must not be tightened with pliers or
ensure the crossbolts are aligned with the cross- wrenches.
slots.
 TYPICAL AR15 MOUNTING ARRANGEMENT

ELCAN zeroing procedure

GENERAL: found by moving right to the margin. Windage

adjustment information is found by moving to the
In zeroing mode, each “click” of the windage margin at the top of the target.
or elevation dial will result in approximately 1
inch of impact change at 100 meters. The numbers in the margins indicate the number
of 0.25 mil clicks of adjustment required. (One mil
The following procedure for zeroing the ELCAN equals 3.375 minutes of angle, thus 0.25
Optical Sight was devised by the manufacturer. mil=0.8438 MOA. This equals approximately one
The procedure is intended to provide a point- inch at 100 metres) At 25 metres, to move one
blank zero from data gained at 25 meters. It is square in elevation requires 2 clicks of
recommended that actual long range zero be adjustment on the range adjustment control. To
established at a minimum of 300 meters. move one square in windage requires 2 clicks of
adjustment on the windage adjustment screw.
The objective of zeroing is to make the impact The notes in fine print in the margins indicate
point the same as the point of aim. While it is direction of rotation required for the elevation and
necessary to adjust the point of aim for wind and windage controls to adjust the fall-of-shot to the
very long ranges, a point-blank zero can be target center.
established. This allows large targets out to
approximately 275 meters to be successfully In the process of zeroing, the aim must be
engaged with no aim point adjustment necessary. consistently at the center of mass, ie: the point of
Establishing this point-blank zero is carried out at the reticle just touching the bottom edge of the
25 meters, using the attached target. The reason black half-circle. Obviously, each shooter will
for this is to have the zeroing targets conveniently estimate this sight picture in his own way: for
close for examination and analysis during the example, some will aim above the actual center
initial zeroing process. and others below. What is important is to aim
consistently at the center of mass as perceived.
The standard 25 meter zeroing target has a 4 The zeroing adjustments will move the shot group
centimeter circle is inscribed at center of mass. to the center of the target.
The circle is the aim point for zeroing. The whole
target is divided into 4 quadrants. Each one SUMMARY:
represents one set of elevation and windage
adjustments. a) Set the range dial to 4.

The 25 meter zeroing target allows quick and b) Fire a 3 shot group at the 25 meter target.
accurate estimation of adjustment for both
windage and elevation. After a group of 3 shots c) Determine and mark the center of the 3 shot
has been fired and the range has been declared group with an`X''.
safe, retrieve the target.
d) Using the shot group center, determine the
Mark the group center and locate the nearest required sight adjustments in elevation and in
intersection of a horizontal and vertical line. Sight windage to move the fall of shot to the center of
adjustment information for changes in elevation is the 4 centimeter circle.
ELCAN zeroing procedure continued

LOCK
engaged in lower position
disengaged in upper position

Zeroing Correction Steps

1) Turn the range drum clockwise until the port of the post placed on the desired impact point on
(LOCK) lines up with the index line on the rear the target. No other elevation corrections are
base of the sight mount. required, but the shooter may have to hold off
slightly to correct for wind speed and direction
2) Flip the range zeroing lock up to the unlocked that day. The ELCAN windage screw is designed
position. This permits the unnumbered for establishing an initial wind zero and is not
thumbwheel on the range control to turn while the designed to make windage corrections on a
numbered dial remains on the port (LOCKED) regular basis during shooting practice.
position.
ELCAN care and maintenance
3) Turn the unnumbered range drum the number
of clicks necessary to center the group onto the With the exception of lens cleaning, the ELCAN
center of the target. Optical Sight is designed to require no user
maintenance. Lenses may require periodic
4) Flip the range zeroing lock down to lock the cleaning with lens paper (available at camera or
range adjustment drums together. optical shops). No other alteration or
maintenance of the sight is required and
5) Return the range dial to 4 before firing the next disassembly of the mount or attempts to remove
group. the purging plug will result in voiding of the
warranty.
The adjustment steps (1) through (5) are
repeated after each 3-shot group has been fired The beta light assembly is designed to offer
in order to apply the needed corrections. To low-level illumination of the reticle tip in near-
adjust windage 2 clicks right, for example, the dark conditions. It is purposely dim to avoid
windage adjustment screw is turned 2 clicks signature detectable by NVD’s (Night Vision
clockwise. Devices) as well as to prevent disruption to
the users natural acclimatization to low light
After the weapon has been zeroed using the 25 levels. All beta light assemblies have a useable
meter target, the weapon should then be fired at life of approximately 10-12 years.
a range target at 100 or 200 meters. Adjustments
to bring the center of the group to the center of Users should avoid leaving the sight pointed
the target are as described above, but one click directly into the sun, as the lenses can
will now represent roughly 25mm of group concentrate the suns rays and damage the
movement for each 100 metres of range. Check reticle masking.
the zeroing by firing a final group. The sight is
now zeroed. If a target presents itself at 300
meters or 500 meters, the range dial should be
turned to the appropriate number and the tip
ELCAN Reticle Pattern
 ELCAN 25 meter zeroing target
(turn windage screw clockwise to correct) WINDAGE ZEROING DETENTS (turn windage screw counterclockwise to correct)

12 10 8 6 4 2 0 2 4 6 8 10 12

1) Place target at 25 meters.

2) Set range dial to 400 meters, fire a 3 shot group.
3) Return dial to LOCK position.
4) Disengage lock and make necessary adjustments.
5) Engage lock.
6) Return setting to 400 meters and confirm.
7) Repeat if necessary.