The low power variable optic LPVO solves the single biggest problem with rifle optics: the trade-off between close-range speed and distance capability. A true 1x setting gives both-eyes-open field awareness that a red dot provides. Dial up to 6x, 8x, or 10x and you have enough magnification for precise shots at 400 to 600 yards. … Read more
The .223 Remington is one of the flattest shooting cartridges available in a sporting rifle. A 55 grain bullet leaves the muzzle at around 3,240 feet per second. At 300 yards it has dropped less than 8 inches from a 100 yard zero. That trajectory makes it a genuine long range varmint cartridge and a … Read more
Rimfire rifles are the most owned category of firearm in North America, and most of them never get a quality scope. A sub-par scope on a rimfire rifle is a double waste. The rifle itself is accurate enough to expose a scope’s weaknesses at 50 and 100 yards. At those distances parallax error, poor glass … Read more
The Winchester Model 70 Featherweight exists to solve a specific problem: putting a full-power hunting rifle on a hunter’s back at the lightest possible weight without sacrificing accuracy or reliability. The Featherweight achieves this through a slimmed contour barrel, a classic walnut stock cut to minimal dimensions, and a weight that comes in under 7 … Read more
The 3-9×40 is the most successful rifle scope format in North American hunting history, and its longevity is earned rather than accidental. It covers close range brush shots at 3x with a field of view wide enough to find a moving animal. It reaches to 9x for field shots at 300 yards with adequate magnification … Read more
The term mil dot is used to describe any scope with MRAD-based reticle markings, though speaking a true mil dot reticle uses only dots at 1 mil intervals rather than the more useful hash-mark systems found in modern precision scopes. In practical use, mil dot and MRAD reticle are interchangeable terms for most shooters. What … Read more
First focal plane is one of the most misunderstood specifications in the scope market. The basic concept is simple: in an FFP scope, the reticle is positioned in front of the magnification erector system. As you increase magnification, the reticle image scales with the target. The sub tensions, the hash marks, mils, or MOA graduations … Read more
The .22 Winchester Magnum Rimfire is the most capable rimfire cartridge in common production. A 40 grain bullet leaves the muzzle at around 1,875 feet per second. At 100 yards it has dropped roughly 3 inches from a 50-yard zero, and at 150 yards that drop is approaching 9 inches. The practical effective range on … Read more
The 1-4x scope sits at a specific crossroads in the optics market. It gives the shooter a wide, fast image at 1x for close range work and enough magnification at 4x to make accurate shots at 200 to 250 yards. That combination makes it a strong choice for 3-gun competition, home defense rifles that occasionally … Read more
The .17 HMR is the flattest-shooting rimfire cartridge commercially available, and it changed what rimfire rifles could do at distance. A 17 grain polymer-tipped bullet exits at around 2,550 feet per second, giving the .17 HMR a trajectory that is measurably flatter than the .22 LR at all distances past 50 yards. At 150 yards … Read more