Optics

Arizona – -(Ammoland.com)- In my time, I used iron sights on my military issued M-16A2 simply because EOTech and Aimpoint didn’t exist. Fast forward 26 years and every civilian shooter, soldier and law enforcement officer has one...

I love my Ruger American Rimfire. A lot. So much so that I end up shooting it more than my Appleseed compliant 10/22. Even with .22LR prices what they are, it is still a...

I had just been looking at the Redfield Accelerator when Nick wrote about the Meopta Meosight III red dot. He mentioned the accelerator a few times in comparison and I liked what I saw...

When I was putting together my gear plan for the Pecos Run n Gun, I knew I'd need a speciality optic. One of the stages goes to 400 yards and my eyes have never...

Perhaps the biggest improvement to the basic M-16/AR-15 design was the move away from the integral hand guard in favor of a more optic-friendly “flattop” design featuring M1913 Picatinny rails adorning the upper receiver....

Thermal optics are amazing. Using a part of the light spectrum that we can't see, they can turn a pitch black night into virtual daytime, showing us a completely new level of detail. The...

Bigger isn't always better. There are definitely circumstances where a 24x scope with a Horus reticle isn't the right tool for the job, and something smaller (and cheaper) will suffice. Especially for close range...

Having just run my new Tech Sights through a weekend of Appleseed shooting, I felt it necessary to review them. And I gotta tell you, they're really great. If you're looking to add irons...

Most companies don't make a rimfire-specific scope. Instead they simply crank out a bunch of scopes rated for centerfire calibers and call it a day, ignoring the unique challenges that come with putting optics...

Spend enough time reading about optics on the internet and you might get the feeling that the perfect optic scales from a true 1X up to X, weighs less than a feather, and can give you...

Have you ever wanted to mount a red-dot optic on your pistol but didn't want to send your slide out to be milled? Well, now you can attach a Picatinny rail mount to most...

NcStar, at least in my mind, is best known for their line of VERY affordable scopes on OpticsPlanet. I've never had a real inclination to check out their gear as optics quality isn't normally...