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Shooting Glasses IV PRODUCT CATALOGUE DANIEL BRODMEIER 4th place 3X40 in the 2016 Olympics World Cup winner 3X40 USA 2013 TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION CENTRA // MEC 4-5 NEW PRODUCTS 6-13 1 SIGHTS Rearsights 18-25 Antiglare Tools 26 Duplex 27-31 Iris Apertures 32-40 Iris Apertures Accessories 41-43 Eye Covers 44-45 Front Sight Rings 48-53 Tunnels 54-58 Tunnels Accessories 59-65 Sight Shifts 66-75 Special Sights 76-77 Scopes 78-79 2 SHOOTING GLASSES Glasses 84-89 Monocle 90-93 Accessories 94-103 3 MARK I STOCKS Air Rifle Stocks 108-109 Smallbore Stocks 110-113 Accessories 114-117 4 ACCESSORIES Rifle Shooting 122-139 3-Position 140-143 Supported Shooting 144-149 Pistole Shooting 150-151 Everyone 152-163 Biathlon 164-165 5 SCATT SCATT Sets 170-172 SCATT Accessories 172-175 SCATT Fasteners 176-177 6 LITERATURE English Literature 182-185 Poster 186-187 7 TEXTILES THERMOUCHE 191 MEC-Design 192 PRODUCT INDEX 193-194 NOTES 195 INTRO CENTRA HIGH-TECH SIGHTS – MADE IN GERMANY The MEC & centra partnership Our partnership with MEC in Dortmund is founded on a personal friendship with Maik Eckhardt and Heinz Reinkemeier. For us, this partnership is fundamental to the joy that we take in our “job” and it is also the foundation for our success. Something new and exciting is in store from MEC & centra. It gives us great pride that we can help in some way as you pursue your chosen sport. The centra team Johann Zähringer That means almost 60 years of experience in designing, manufacturing and assembling the most delicate of optical devices. It all started in 1958, when the company’s founder Helmut Brunner senior developed the first iris diaphragm. He was a pioneer, an inventor and one of the biggest names in sight design. Today, we are a state-of-the-art manufacturer that uses cutting-edge CNC and laser equipment to produce high- precision parts. Precision and quality are our guiding principles. One of the ways we achieve our high quality standards is by staying in full control of the production process for all parts. We manufacture well over 90 percent of our products in-house, with the exception of standard components such as lenses. Assembly is still carried out by hand – and our greatest asset is certainly our team, which is made up of people with a genuine passion for their work. What makes our company really stand out is the way we combine in-house development and production with our own personal experience of top-level sport. What’s more, we work closely with the best shooters and coaches in the world. This collaboration is a constant source of inspiration and drives us to innovate and deliver high- tech products that are “Made in Germany”. 4 MEC . CENTRA PRODUCT CATALOGUE | INTRODUCTION INTRO MEC 3 LETTERS – 1 AIM: YOUR SPORTING SUCCESS! I am a sport shooter and managing director of MEC High If you have any questions or requests, we’re always here Tech Shooting Equipment, which is based in Dortmund, to help. On behalf of everyone at MEC, I’d like to wish you Germany. As a focused businessman, I make full use of “good shooting” and we hope you enjoy browsing through my many years of experience in international sport to our latest catalogue. offer our customers truly outstanding products. We also have our own, successful team of shooters and work with Maik Eckhardt, other top athletes from around the world. As a result, Managing director we are in the perfect position to develop innovative ideas that are rooted in practical experience and result in high- end shooting equipment. All these developments are put through extensive testing at our in-house shooting range before they go into series production at precision engi- neering plants. Each and every product has to prove itself in training before it can be released for manufacture. centra and MEC products complement each other perfectly. But that’s not really surprising, since they are based on similar corporate philosophies – both com- panies give top priority to the quality and precision of their products, two things that very often decide between victory and defeat in a match. While Rheinfelden has become the home of sight tech- nology, here in Dortmund, we’ve focused on all things related to the stock, shooting glasses and literature. That’s why it became clear that the best way to present our portfolio was to combine our ranges... INTRODUCTION | MEC . CENTRA PRODUCT CATALOGUE 5 PRODUCT NEWS 6 MEC . CENTRA PRODUCT CATALOGUE | NEW PRODUCTS DIOPTER BIATHLON EXPERT SLING QUICK-LOCK BLEND VIEW BI-POD BARREL CLAMP BIATHLON TUNNEL PROPELLER CATAMARAN 3D DELUXE MEC COMFORT FS MEC BALANCE BOARD MEC MARK I .22 ELEMENTS TORQUE ADAPTER SET 1 FREE POSITION II PLUS TORQUE ADAPTER SET 2 MEC HOOK III TOOL NEODYM FREE POSITION UND AGL - PLATE MEC COMPOUND WHISPER STICK SCATT MX-W2 TUBE CARBON NEW PRODUCTS | MEC . CENTRA PRODUCT CATALOGUE 7 NEWS DIOPTER BIATHLON EXPERT + FILTER Biathlon diopter with snow flap and colour filter – Guide elements made of stainless steel – Hardened spinning and locking discs – Large-dimensioned clamping for mounting – 10 click, 2 mm per click at 50 m 19950091 + COLOUR RRP in Euro: 490,00 BLEND VIEW Eye cover for the non-aiming eye – Freely positionable cover – Only dims the target – Free view of the room and wind vanes 19950079 RRP in Euro: 89,00 BIATHLON TUNNEL PROPELLER Biathlon front sight tunnel – Seals both sides of the front sight tunnel and the estuary – Stable and muzzle mechanism – Two clamping elements for mounting – Weight 90 g – Height (tunnel centre) 40 mm 19950084 RRP in Euro: 290,00 8 MEC . CENTRA PRODUCT CATALOGUE | NEW PRODUCTS MEC COMFORT FS In combination with the lens, the Comfort FS allows par- tial darkening of the target image. This makes it possible to darken the often bright light of the target box of the electronic shooting targets exactly in this area for pistol shooters. In addition, it offers an orientation aid for an even head position. 5038957 Shows special accessories Lens RRP in Euro: 69,00 MARK I .22 ELEMENTS A multifunctional small bore stock – Butt plate tiltable and sideways infinitely variable by 6 mm. High comfort for supported shooters – The cheek piece can be removed without tools – Small rearstock enables compact positions – Stock suitable for freehand, three-position and bench rest shooting – Delivery includes grip and cheek piece – Additional accessories available at extra cost RRP in Euro: 999,00 NEW PRODUCTS | MEC . CENTRA PRODUCT CATALOGUE 9 NEWS FREE POSITION II PLUS Special butt plate cap with newly developed MEC Hook III – The advantages of Free Position II will be retained – The new MEC Hook III offers more comfort during adjustment – Multiple joints in the MEC Hook III allow for more precise adjustments – The fine adjustment in the joints of the MEC Hook III makes it possible to work more precisely 5039199 RRP in Euro: 419,00 MEC HOOK III – Fine adjustment in the joints ensures more precision in the settings – Fits all Free Positon and MEC Contact IV models – Further articulated connection MEC Hook III gear upgradeable 5039198 RRP in Euro: 139,00 FREE POSITION II UND AGL - PLATE New retaining plate allows a slim structure – Replaces base plate incl. intermediate rail for Free Position II, II Plus and AGL – The construction of the butt plate is 17 mm slimmer – Ideal for shooters with short arms 5039014 RRP in Euro: 53,00 10 MEC . CENTRA PRODUCT CATALOGUE | NEW PRODUCTS WHISPER STICK The Whisper Stick is a plug-in silencer for compressed air match air rifles up to 7.5 joules. – Suitable for Anschütz, FWB, Walther, Tesro, Steyr – It is simply plugged into the barrel at the end of the run – Total weapon length and balance of rifle are not changed – The Whisper Stick reduces the sound by about 75% without changing the firing pattern – An approval (ISSF, DSB) does not exist – Weight 40 g LONG - 5038553 SHORT - 5038554 RRP in Euro: 149,00 RRP in Euro: 139,00 TUBE CARBON Carbon barrel extension - Extends the line of sight and changes balance - Carbon tube clamps directly on the barrel - Variable position of front sight carriers - Length 300 mm - Weight 200 g 19950081 ANCHÜTZ 54.30 19950082 BLEIKER CHALLENGER 19950083 WALTHER KK500 RRP in Euro: 300,00 SLING QUICK-LOCK Innovative belt concept – Special connecting buckle for arm loop and strap 19950077 RIGHT – Geometry of the connecting buckle optimizes 19950078 LEFT the tensile force ratios – Self-adjustment of the tensile forces on the arm loop RRP in Euro: 109,00 NEW PRODUCTS | MEC . CENTRA PRODUCT CATALOGUE 11 NEWS BI-POD CLAMP Bipod for safe storage of the weapon – Clamping on barrel (20 - 30 mm barrel diameter) 19950080 RRP in Euro: 99,00 CATAMARAN 3 D - DELUXE – In addition to the CATAMARAN 3D standard, this one includes a special adjustment unit – It can be turned (for tilting) around the barrel axle – Relaxed and comfortable positioning is possible – Length: 250 mm – Weight: 562 g 5038668 RRP in Euro: 269,00 MEC BALANCE BOARD For training the balance in the aiming position. With the help of a smartphone, the Balance Board can be quickly transformed into a biomechanical measuring plate. All you need is an APP for angle measurement (e.g. "iLevel - Protractor & Level" by JRSoftWorx or "iMB Surface Level"). – The mobility of the plate changes with the position of the balls. – For variation and enhancement of instability 5038342 RRP in Euro: 199,00 TORQUE ADAPTER SET 1 Torque set with ratchet - Torque adapter with fixed torque settings: 0,9 Nm; 1,2 Nm; 2,0 Nm; 5,0 Nm - Quality bit ratchet from Wera - Incl.
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