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Scope Review: SIG SAUER TANGO6 4-24×50

February 10, 2018 by Foghorn

There was a time when SIG SAUER did one thing and did it well — making handguns. Those times are past. SIG SAUER now does just about everything and . . . still does it well. Over the last decade, the company’s expanded their product line to include ammunition, optics, suppressors, and even airguns. … Read more

Gear Review: Atibal XP8 1-8×24 Scope

November 26, 2017 by Jeremy S.

Atibal Sights is a young brand that has experienced a rapid rise in popularity. And why not? Combining functional optics of good quality with affordable prices and a lifetime warranty is hard to argue with. Designed for 3-Gun competitors and hunters alike, Atibal’s XP8 riflescope transitions quickly from red-dot-like zero zoom 1x up to 8x … Read more

Gear Review: Primary Arms 2.5x ACSS Prism Scope

November 14, 2016 by Jeremy S.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIVdGmgp0e8 Prism scopes offer fixed magnification — typically between 1x and 5x — and compact size, like a red dot, but the use of an etched reticle means they function even if the electronics give up the ghost. Additionally, the reticles can be more complex and are adjustable for focus. Primary Arms is well-known for … Read more

Gear Review: SIG SAUER TANGO6 3-18x Riflescope

October 27, 2016 by Jeremy S.

SIG SAUER continues to flesh out its Sig Optics line of products in its quest to dominate nearly every aspect of the firearms and accessories marketplace. I previously reviewed a scope from their hunting-oriented line, the WHISKEY5, and last December took delivery of this TANGO6 3-18x44mm from their tactical line. Yes, that’s correct, I’ve been using it … Read more

New From Atibal Sights: XP8 1-8×24

September 22, 2016 by Jeremy S.

Atibal Sights is a relative newcomer to the market, looking to provide high quality sights for competition, hunting, and defensive use at competitive price points. Nick reviewed their Velocity 1-4x, giving it four stars for great glass, a large field of view, and solid mechanicals, while dinging it for the reticle choice. Eventually we’ll have … Read more

Gear Review: Primary Arms 1-6x ACSS Reticle Scope

August 3, 2016 by Jeremy S.

A year ago we reviewed the .22 LR version of Primary Arms’s ACSS reticle optics line, which is made to quickly and intuitively range cans, bottles, and clay pigeons out to 200 yards. Focused more on combat use, the 1-6x scope‘s patented ACSS reticle is designed to range, well, combatants. It blows traditional range-finding … Read more

New From LUCID: P7 4x Weapons Optic (plus L5 6-24×50 initial impressions)

January 26, 2015 by Jeremy S.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kz1rmRS6Uo8

When the Shaolin Rifleworks guys informed me that the scope I had been using on their AR-10 has an MSRP of just $449, I was pretty darn surprised. The optics of the LUCID L5 6-24×50 were really good, and my initial impression was that I was behind some premium glass that’s beyond what I would personally spend. Shaolin said they were sharing the LUCID booth at SHOT Show and asked me to swing by, so swing by I did. As you’ll see in the video above, the owner of LUCID walked me through their new product for 2015, the P7 4x Weapons Optic. . .

Gear Review: See All Open Sight

April 8, 2014 by Jeremy S.

Oversight Shooting Technologies in Blackfoot, Idaho — yes, the town boasts more than just the Idaho Potato Museum — is making a new gun sight. More than that, actually; it’s a new kind of sight. The See All Open Sight looks and feels like an advanced optic but it’s really more of a unique lovechild between a red dot-like optic and traditional iron sights. You can’t actually see through it and it doesn’t modify your vision in any way, but it’s much easier to see and to “align” than irons. A little explanation is needed here, so make the jump to learn more about the See All . . .

Gear Review: MGM Switchview Scope Throw Lever

March 3, 2014 by ttag

The rise of the rugged, reliable zero-to-low power variable rifle scope in the last decade has been a fantastic development. Scopes like the Burris MTAC, Leupold VX-R Patrol and Bushnell SMRS can meet your aiming needs from sitting-room distances out to 300 yards and beyond. From CQB to DMR to hog and coyote hunting, they bridge the gap between red dot sights and magnifying optics. But most of them bridge that gap verrry sloooowly. And that’s where a good scope throw lever comes in . . .

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