Optics

Leica has been in the optics game for quite some time and arguably has some of the best glass out there. Their pride in the quality of their binoculars...

When it comes to backpack hunting, there is always a trade-off with optics. Backpack hunters want it all in a spotting scope: Big-scope optical performance at ultralight weights, with...

During a winter visit to Vortex’s new and expansive campus in Barneveld, Wisconsin, I was fortunate to get a look at a neat new upcoming tool for hunters, the...

Tract Optics, located in Pennsylvania, prides itself on producing quality optics for less. The scopes have no middle-man markup as they only sell directly to customers. The scope I...

Vortex Rangefinder Review This review will cover three Vortex rangefinders: the Viper HD 3000, the Diamondback HD 2000, and the Crossfire HD 1400. Vortex sent all three rangefinders for this...

When I received the Arken Optics SH4 Gen 2 First Focal Plane for review, my first take was that it was built like a Nightforce. It looked like a...

Compact binoculars used to be laughable.  They were almost like toys and I ignored them for years. Zeiss has changed my mind with their new Zeiss SFL 8x30 binoculars.Backing...

As an avid backpack hunter and now guide/outfitter, I am always looking for creative ways to shed weight from my pack. However, sometimes the juice isn’t worth the squeeze...

My pickup rolled to a stop on a hairpin corner of the road in the Sapphire Mountains of Western Montana.  I had just set up a 10-inch steel target...

Have you ever considered a self-defense or home-defense style of weaponry that can also be used for many other recreational activities?  Something different than a shotgun, handgun, or baseball...