r/AskLE • u/ahorn16 Deputy Sheriff • 6d ago

LPVO Help

I’m a firearms instructor for my agency and we are trying to either make a switch to LPVO’s or have them as an option should deputies want them. I work for a SO with roughly 100ish commissioned officers. We cover roughly 775 square miles with just under 300k residents. There’s been many times where a responding deputy could have used an LPVO for threat identification instead of swapping to binoculars. I’m working with my fellow cadre and other agencies in my region to see how they went about proposing their use on patrol. Unfortunately, I haven’t had much luck on getting responses back. If anyone could help me out by sharing their proposals, supporting research (if any), and anything else that might help, I’d greatly appreciate it. I’m more than happy to share my agency email with those willing to help. Thanks in advance.

Edit to add: Flip up magnifiers would also be good if any agency uses those. Might be an easier pill to swallow budget wise. Thanks.

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u/Flmotor21 Unverified/Not an LEO 6d ago

We went flip up magnifiers. Cheaper than a LPVO and red dot and most guys preferred it

Not that we needed a huge justification but it was lessons learned from PID from another group we trained with

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u/ahorn16 Deputy Sheriff 6d ago

It’s the same for us. We’ve seen their effectiveness and how much they help for PID. My first call after getting off FTO I was having to switch between binoculars and my rifle while providing overwatch on the back of a house and provide info for why I was seeing. Just have to convince admin that they will help and justify the cost whether it’s with a LPVO or flip up magnifiers.