How a screen-based sight aid helps disabled sportsmen and sportswomen return to the hunt

On a gray November morning, a pickup eases to the edge of a cutover field. Two friends work in practiced silence—one unloading a rifle and tripod, the other carrying a small screen and a compact clip-on that looks more like a camera than a scope. There’s no hurry. The only sound is boots in frost and a few far-off crows. By the time the sun pulls color into the grass, the rifle is shouldered, the screen glows to life, and a door that felt closed for years quietly swings back open.

That’s the moment this technology is built for.

A different way to see the shot

Digital FOV’s Digital Crosshairs 1000SA is an adaptive rifle-scope clip-on designed for disabled sportsmen and sportswomen—people who are low vision, assisted blind, or living with limited mobility. Instead of forcing the eye to find a perfect spot behind an eyepiece, the 1000SA captures the view through a daytime rifle scope (a scope is required) and presents it on a screen. Crosshairs are clear. Head position matters less. The user can relax into a steadier, safer hold.

In good light or in the dusky edges of day when animals move most, the device’s low-light “starlight” sensor keeps the sight picture usable. For some shooters, that’s the difference between frustration and confidence. For others—especially those who shoot with a guide, family member, or friend—screen-based aiming turns the hunt into a team effort. A spotter can watch along, help align, and talk the shooter onto a target without wrestling over the stock. It’s still the shooter’s shot; the screen simply brings everyone into the same sight picture.

What changes in the field

• Comfort and stability: Because the shooter isn’t craning for perfect eye relief, they can settle into whatever position their body allows—behind a tripod, from a chair, off a bench at the range.
• Shared view, shared trust: A partner can confirm what the shooter is seeing, reinforcing safety and building confidence before a shot.
• Less gear shock: The unit clips onto an existing scope, so there’s no wholesale rebuild of the rifle or re-learning a new optic for every scenario.
• Realistic, ethical opportunities: Clear reticle on a steady image helps shooters wait for broadside, check foreground/background, and make better decisions.

Who it’s for—and who it isn’t

This isn’t a gadget for shaving seconds off a PR or stacking another accessory on a “do-everything” rifle. The Digital Crosshairs 1000SA exists for people who have been pushed to the margins of shooting and hunting by vision loss or mobility limits—folks who still want to join the crew at the range, climb into a ground blind, or sit the farm’s back corner on opening day. It’s not a general-use product for all hunters or all shooters; it’s purpose-built adaptive equipment for those who need it to participate safely and meaningfully.

How programs are using it

Across the country, families, outfitters, nonprofits, and clinical recreation teams are integrating screen-based sighting into hunts and range days. The approach fits naturally with adaptive recreation because it invites more than one set of eyes to the task. Coaches can stand beside a shooter, read the same reticle, and offer guidance without grabbing the gun. Parents can share the moment. Guides can focus on fundamentals—breath, trigger, follow-through—because everyone sees the same thing.

Important clarity about the VA: Digital FOV is a registered vendor with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. That status allows VA recreational therapist and other clinicians and purchasing staff to buy the device for eligible veterans in appropriate programs, at their discretion. It is not a partnership or endorsement by the VA. The decision to use the equipment belongs to those local programs and professionals.

Field Worthy by design

Outdoors gear earns its keep on cold mornings and dusty roads, not in spec sheets. The 1000SA is compact and rugged, built for recoil and daylight/low-light use, and simple enough that most users are up and running in minutes. Options exist to share the live view to a phone or tablet when a larger screen helps. Batteries and mounts are straightforward. The whole point is to reduce the number of obstacles between a motivated shooter and a safe, satisfying trigger press.

What comes back

Ask the people who’ve used screen-based sighting what it returns, and you’ll hear common threads: independence, community, and time spent doing the thing instead of watching it. Range days turn into goals and personal bests. Deer camp isn’t just photos from someone else’s phone; it’s whispering over wind, waiting until the shoulders square, letting the crosshairs settle, and sharing the weight of a choice.

Adaptive gear can’t promise a filled tag. It can promise a fair shot at participation. For many, that’s the victory that matters.

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Editor’s note / Disclosure: Digital FOV is a registered vendor with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Mentions of VA purchasing reflect independent decisions by those programs and do not imply VA endorsement or a formal partnership.

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