In the market for a new optic? You're in luck. In this installment of our 2026 SHOT coverage, we tasked experienced hunter ...

None of us wants to hunt with an ugly rifle. Ideally, the size relationship between a rifle and riflescope should improve the looks of your rig, providing a feng shui that would warm the heart of a ...

The Vortex AMG 1-10x24 establishes a new threshold in sport optics manufacturing for its short size and optical quality ...

Most people who hunt with a handguns use some sort of optical sight for the simple reason that it improves accuracy and can increase your maximum effective range. Optical sights are popular with ...

The best spotting scopes are small optical instruments, usually used by birdwatchers and wildlife observers. They usually have a little more magnification power than binoculars but aren't quite as ...

You certainly know about binoculars and telescopes for magnifying faraway objects. But consider their in-between sibling, spotting scopes. They’re the sweet spot of specialty optics, letting you zoom ...

Long-range target scopes have one job: to place bullets with repeatable precision at distance. But there’s plenty of room for variation within that performance envelope, and this year’s crop of ...

When it comes to night vision scopes, magnification is a critical factor. Too much magnification can reduce the field of view and image clarity, especially in low-light conditions. For most scenarios, ...