Holographic sights have first appeared on the brink of the 21st century, introducing new technology as an alternative to the red-dot sights. For the last twenty years, EOTech had been the only manufacturer to produce holographic sights and have led … Read more
Introduction to the Red Dot Sight Accuracy when shooting is a necessity when you are wanting to hit your mark. Sometimes, it’s quite difficult to aim with the standard iron sights on your firearm, queue the red dot sight. … Read more
Burris shoots and scores with an excellent line of ballistic laser scopes that makes shooting easier than you ever thought it could be. Our Rating: 9.6 Burris Eliminator III LINE Available in a 4-16x50mm and a 3-12x44mm model, the … Read more
You’ve arrived to the point in your journey where you’re ready to choose an optic for your weapon. A quality red dot sight is essential in order to improve your target acquisition and improving shot accuracy. If you’ve already got … Read more
Cant Errors Explained (also see “Varmint Hunter” July 1999 magazine article) Introduction In precision shooting, there are many factors that affect the ability of a shooter to hit a target with accuracy. One of these factors is the cant error. … Read more
When it comes to the acquisition of targets, neither mechanical (iron) sights nor magnifying scopes can beat the speed of a red dot sight. To aim with the mechanical sights, you need to align two aiming points, with a scope, … Read more
What’s the Scope? Vortex’s Strike Eagle line comes in 3 different strengths. Two are fairly similar, the 1-6x and the 1-8x, with one 4-24x option creating a very worthy alternative to the two. Quick Specs 1-6x24mm 1-8x24mm 4-24x50mm Linear FOV … Read more
In a Nutshell Sig Sauer’s Whiskey 3 line offers a really promising opportunity for new shooters who are looking for a good scope prime for medium- to long-range shooting. What’s the Scope? The Sig Sauer Whiskey 3 line comes in … Read more
Low-end red dots are hit or miss. Vortex is always trying to prove that you don’t have to spend a lot in order to get a great red dot shooting experience. Here, we’re going to be comparing two sights from … Read more
What’s the Scope? The line offers several different magnification ranges, meaning there’s something for everybody. Quick Specs 1-4x24mm 4-16x44mm 6-24x50mm Linear FOV (low zoom) 98 ft/100 yd 24 ft/100 yd 14.7 ft/100 yd Linear FOV (high zoom) 24 ft/100 yd … Read more
What’s the Scope? Athlon’s Argos BTR line has a few different scopes to choose from, with little to no choice as far as customization goes. Quick Specs 1-4x24mm 6-24x50mm 8-34x56mm 10-40x56mm Linear FOV (low zoom) 112 ft/100 yd 16.7 ft/100 … Read more