Category: Scopes

A scope and the Tikka T3 Lite go hand in hand, since all high-end bolt action rifles can be greatly complemented with a variable powered optic. With the intended use of the rifle in mind (mostly hunting), you’d need to find a scope that fits your budget, as well as your needs. A good scope…

Nightforce and Vortez—when you start shopping for scopes, you’re bound to run into one or both of these names among many others. If you’re a beginner, you might even be intimidated. The scope and range of scopes (pun thoroughly intended) is massive. Let’s isolate it to premium-grade scopes, which is still a broad market. You’ll…

A scope for the Browning BAR makes a lot of sense. After all, the BAR is one of the flagship weapons for the Browning Arms Company, but like all hunting rifles, it can benefit from an optic. (Yes, we’re referring to the hunting rifle here, not the military M1918 BAR’s that killed Bonnie and Clyde.)…

Nightforce and Schmidt & Bender—in the world of high end, hand crafted military grade rifle scopes, these two big (and pricey!) names stand out. These two companies build eye-wateringly expensive scopes for government snipers, elite benchrest shooters, and hunters who will only accept the finest scopes made on this earth. Each company’s scope is a…

When looking 7mm-08 scopes, you can apply the same criteria you’d use in choosing a .308 scope. See, when first developed in the late 1950’s as the wildcat 7mm/308, the 7mm-08 is just a .308 Winchester case necked down to accept a 7mm bullet. In 1980, Remington formalized this round as the 7mm-08 Remington, and…

Rifle scopes and the .22 Hornet once didn’t go together. Invented back in 1930, the .22 Hornet was a popular centerfire varmint cartridge in the years before and just after WWII. Later eclipsed by the .222 and .223 Remington cartridges, the .22 Hornet has fallen out of favor, but still has a following due to…

Nikon is a massive company that is bound to be mentioned anytime you talk optics. They own the optic’s realms in more ways than one. This includes the typical sporting optics like binoculars, spotting scopes, and rifle scopes. Outside of that, they build cameras, microscopes, and dozens of other different types of optics. In their…

Getting a lightweight rifle scope is pretty important since firearms are prone to be heavy. After all, they are masses of metal and wood, or dense polymers, and sometimes burdened even more by the weight of their ammunition. A common place for that weight savings is in the optic. The search for the right lightweight…

Vortex and Nikon both occupy the same space in the optic’s realm. They both make rifle scopes for every budget and every category of shooter. From high-end long-range precision work to affordable. Choosing one over the other can be difficult, so we are hoping to make that a little easier today. We’ll be dissecting Nikon…