Millett Sights

Millett 1-4X24 DSM Designated Marksman Rifle Scope Tactical SPR 30mm Optic Mount Package
Price: $299.95

Millett 1-4X24 DSM Designated Marksman Rifle Scope
Price: $239.99

Millett TRS-1 - Mil Dot Rifle Scope
Price: $339.95

About Millett Scopes

The Millett story begins with Betty  and Ray Millett, who founded Millett Industries in the mid 1970s. Ray had been  an engineer at Cox model Airplane Company for a number of years, working with  small, injection-molded plastic engine parts. From this process Ray developed  the idea for the injection-molded steel parts that would pave the way for his  many advancements within the gun industry.
 

Millett Industries began when Ray  purchased surplus cleaning equipment from an out-of-business clothing cleaner  in Huntington Beach, California. He used the tanks and much of the plumbing from the equipment to develop a new process for manufacturing metal and ceramic  parts. Together with a friend who was physicist, Ray perfected the process for  making useable parts.

Their first parts were made for the  aerospace industry, small rocket nozzles made from ceramic material that would  handle the high temperatures of rocket exhaust. Millett soon became the leader  in the metal injection molding process.

Tom Millett, the son of Betty and  Ray, joined the company in the late 1970s. Tom was pivotal in the future of Millett—he brought a love of firearms and shooting, and new spirit to the  company.

Shortly after Tom’s arrival,  Millett began developing improved pistol sights, including the Mark 1 and 2,  and the Dual Crimp system. The Dual Crimp system, designed by Ray, used the  process of installing front sights using a rivet system. Millett showed these  simple sights and mounting systems at its first SHOT Show in 1981, generating a  positive interest from dealers and propelling them into their role as the  source for handgun sights in the gun industry.

Tom recognized the future in  optics, and in 1999 added red dot sights from Japan to the Millett line of  products. Tom later went to China to develop a line of riflescopes to be sold  under the Millett name. To ensure the scopes would live up to the Millett name,  Tom asked his brother, Jim Millett, to develop a computer system to test the  quality of the optics.
 
Jim Millett, a design engineer,  developed an automated computerized system to test Millett scopes in a manner  similar to actual firing conditions with recoil equal to a 30-06 rifle.   By using this system, Millett was able  ensure absolute reliability of their products. Jim Millett later improved his  own design to include equipment that was energy efficient and more productive  for Millett’s molding process.
 
Tom Millett died of a rare disease  in 2005, truly a loss to Millett and all that knew him.   Jim Millett became president of the company  and recognized an opportunity to ensure the growth of Millett Industries. The  Millett family sold their company to Bushnell, who continues to make Millett  mounts, sights and other shooting items as part of the Bushnell family.

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