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Q&A What are the differences between prismatic, lensatic, mirrored, and optical sighting compasses?

The typical protractor-style compass is an optical compass. To shoot an azimuth with it you align marks on the compass and read the bearing off the dial. The other varieties have a sighting wire wh...

posted 5y ago by Matthew Gauthier‭

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