FN PUREVIEW™

The FN PUREVIEW™ is a very small, lightweight holographic sight with a red dot reticle that is primarily designed for use on pistols but can also be used on shoulder-fired weapons such as rifles, shotguns and submachine guns.

The FN PUREVIEW™ is designed and manufactured to meet the exacting requirements of both military personnel and law enforcement professionals, ensuring full compatibility with their most demanding operational specifications.

It can withstand multiple drops from 1.8m/6 ft. Even if the glass is shattered, the reticle remains visible and correctly zeroed.

It is waterproof to IP68 requirements and can remain at 35 meters depth for one hour. The body is nitrogen purged to eliminate the risk of internal humidity and fogging. This treatment is valid for the life of the product as long as the sealing screw is not tampered with. These features, combined with a hydrophobic coating on the lens, ensure that it remains fully operational in heavy rain or marine environments.

The FN PUREVIEW™ can operate in temperatures from -40°C to +52°C. The limiting factor in cold conditions is the battery.

The sight can be fitted to all pistols marketed by FN which have an MRD-ready slide.

FN will deliver adapter plates for widely used pistols from other manufacturers. FN will provide information to other manufacturers of adapter plates.

The robust design of the sight allows it to withstand the recoil forces of submachine guns, shotguns and rifles. FN will provide interfaces with Picatinny rail attachments for direct mounting onto these types of weapons, and for mounting onto magnifying optics.

Fitting the FN PUREVIEW™ does not affect the mechanical functioning of a pistol that has an MRD-ready slide.

The FN PUREVIEW™ is positioned low on the centre axis of the pistol; it projects a holographic 3 MOA red dot onto the line of sight. The shooter only has to align the dot and the target. This is much faster than aligning a rear sight, front sight, and the target. Even if the shooter’s eye is not correctly aligned with the sight, when the red dot is visible, it just needs to be positioned on the target. The shot will be accurate thanks to the parallax-free optic.

The automatic brightness control feature ensures that the red dot is visible in bright light and also does not reduce target visibility in low light. There are dim settings for use with night vision optics.

A major advantage of the FN PUREVIEW™ is the uniquely clear, distortion-free image provided by its ImageGuide^® technology. This feature overcomes the limitations of many other optical sights and allows excellent target visibility which is vital in high-stress situations. The name of the sight comes from the perfectly clear view of the target.

The ImageGuide^® technology is a holographic laser projection technology that projects the reticle parallel to the user’s line of sight through billions of microscopic structures etched into multiple thin, bonded layers of glass by nanoimprint lithography (NIL) which is used in the semiconductor industry. This allows FN to produce an optic that’s clearer and more durable than most comparable products. It eliminates the optical distortion often present in optics that have curved lenses and allows for more light transmission and achieves true parallax-free aiming. The reticle is seen by the shooter as being at the same distance as the target, which eliminates the difficulty of focusing on a sight and a target that are at different distances. The shooter can aim with both eyes open, retaining full peripheral vision.

No. ImageGuide^® is a registered trademark of Creative Micro Systems Corp. (CMC) and is used exclusively by FN with permission. CMC is a leader in holography-based electro-optics. FN PUREVIEW™ is the outcome of a close joint effort between CMC and FN’s Finnish subsidiary Noptel Oy, specialised in opto-electronic technologies, which handled the full development process.

The FN PUREVIEW™ uses a common CR2032 battery and provides approximately 800 hours of continuous runtime, or up to one year of intermittent use when operated two hours per day with the onboard battery conservation mode. While its battery life is lower than that of some competitor reflex sights, the FN PUREVIEW™ uses fundamentally different technology that prioritises optical clarity, flat glass, and reliable holographic reticle projection – features that deliver faster target acquisition, zero distortion, and consistent performance under recoil, which are meaningful advantages in real-world use.

The sight has a setting that provides automatic brightness adjustment. The user can also manually modify brightness using two buttons on the side of the sight. There are 14 brightness levels, with 3 ultra-bright settings, 8 normal, and 3 night-vision optic compatible settings. The user receives audible and tactile feedback when an adjustment button is pressed.

The user can easily adjust the point of impact using the vertical and horizontal adjusting screws on the body of the sight. 1 click moves the point of impact by 1 MOA (7mm at 25m).

To begin with there is one version with a black anodised surface treatment. An FDE version will be available soon.

FN approached the design of this holographic micro red dot sight in the same way we approach firearms and ammunition: as mission-critical equipment. The FN PUREVIEW™ was designed specifically to integrate with duty firearms, focusing on reliability, durability and real-world performance. FN’s experience supporting military and law enforcement programmes means we understand harsh use, testing standards and long-term support expectations.

Because the FN PUREVIEW™ offers several distinctive advantages:

• Designed and manufactured to the most severe military standards by a world-renowned Europe-based small arms manufacturer
• The ImageGuide^® technology gives a clearer view of the target without the distortion or light-loss effects that make aiming more difficult and less accurate.
• No optical aberration thanks to flat glass (compared with the curved glass used in competing products)
• Clear glass instead of coloured tint glass in competing products.
• Fully enclosed nitrogen-purged body ensures excellent reliability in all conditions.
• Parallax-free by design: The parallax-free positioning of the red dot means that the shot will hit exactly where the dot is, even if the user’s eye is not perfectly aligned with the sight.
• Heavy-duty design: Anodised aircraft-grade aluminium construction gives high resistance to impacts and corrosion.
• Even though the sight is extremely rugged and has many performance-enhancing features, the FN PUREVIEW™ is lighter (25% reduction) and more compact than other heavy-duty enclosed red dot sights. Improving compatibility with firearms (for instance, the FN FIVE-SEVEN^® MK3 MRD).
• Fail-safe design to keep reticle fully functional and zeroed, even during high drop tests.

The FN PUREVIEW™ is manufactured in Finland (EU). Intellectual property rights and production are fully under FN control, through its fully owned Finnish subsidiary Noptel Oy specialised in electronics and optoelectronics. Parts are from Europe, with some ITAR-free US made components. This ensures reliable supply chains for high-quality components and full control over the finished product for optimal quality.

The FN PUREVIEW™ will make its debut at the NRA Annual Meetings & Exhibits in Houston, Texas (US), from 16 to 19 April 2026.

On the European side, it will be featured at INFOPOL in Belgium (28-30 April), EUROSATORY in France (15-19 June), and Close Combat Shrivenham in the UK (30 June-2 July), as well as at all other major events following these exhibitions.

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