Osite's XR Sight Pairs Huge Battery Claims With Backup Iron Sight

Osite is branching out from its parent company Oite with a new optic that leans hard into battery anxiety as a selling point. In a video from Gun Talk Media, the channel caught up with Osite's team on the show floor to check out the XR, a sight built around a charging cover the company says is a patented, industry-first design.

Key points

• Charging cover with status display: The cover shows battery charge level even when the battery is removed, and switches to show the optic's charge status once it's docked and charging.
• Massive claimed battery life: Osite's representative states the XR gets roughly 500,000 combined hours of battery life across its two batteries.
• Backup rear sight built in: The XR includes a CBRS, or collapsible backup rear sight system, so shooters who remove their rear sight to mount the optic still have a usable rear sight on hand.
• Charge-while-mounted option: The optic can sit on the charging cover and top off power without needing to be pulled off the dock.

Quick take

Battery life is the perennial gripe with electronic optics, and Osite's answer here is to make the number so large it stops being a conversation. Whether 500,000 hours holds up outside a trade show demo is something buyers will have to find out for themselves, but pairing that claim with a built-in backup sight and a charge status readout is a practical touch worth watching.

Watch the full video: Gun Talk Media