Just when I thought the trend of short, fast, illuminated rifle scopes was cooling, a new class of excellent low-power variable optics revived my affection for these do-everything scopes. The new ...

What do binocular numbers mean? may seem like a simple question. But the truth is that it can be as simple or as complicated as you want. If you’re just talking about the numbers in “10×42” or “8×32,” ...

Binoculars are likely the most popular optics in the world (aside from corrective lenses, aka eyeglasses) and with good reason. They’re intuitive to use and comfortable for longer viewing periods, and ...

A scope that won’t hold zero can ruin a deer season faster than a missed shot or a noisy... The post Rifle scopes that ...

My first centerfire rifle was a Savage 99 in .243 topped with a 4X Bushnell Banner. That fixed-power optic is about as simple as riflescopes get, the next step up in evolution from peep sights. It has ...

HANGZHOU, China, Feb. 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- HIKMICRO, the world's foremost technology explorer in the hunting market, has unveiled its new daytime hunting vision at the IWA Outdoor Classics 2024 ...

In turkey hunting, the optic you put on your beard buster—whether a red dot sight or a standard fixed or variable scope—matters. And if you don't want an optic sitting atop your shotgun receiver, you ...

At the lower end of the price spectrum, we matched a FLIR ThermoSight R-Series scope (RS32, 1.25-5x, 60Hz) with a Mossberg MVP Varmint rifle chambered in .223 Remington/5.56 NATO. At the other end, we ...

As an optics expert who spends weeks ahead of the shopping frenzy scanning every retailer, newsletter, and drop alert, I’ve ...

Thermal optics give the user the ability to see the thermal radiation that people, and animals, emit as they release energy ...