Optics

The Sparc Solar provides a very competent optic for a fair price. It’s tough to beat the Sparc Solar if you need to outfit a home defense, competitive, or hunting firearm with a red dot.

Bushnell definitely bumped it up several notches with respect to its new Elite Tactical scopes at SHOT Show 2022.

Brought out to Range Day for SHOT Show 2022, Brownells showcased its new 1-6×24 second focal plane scope with an illuminated donut reticle.

The New Armasight Contractor Thermal Scope has some great built in features. Like turrets to control function and pixel guessing software.

Sightron has been producing mid-to-high-level optics since 1993, and they just announced a new-and-improved line of hunting scopes geared to the budget conscious among us.

Unless you like setting money on fire, you should use the most efficient sight-in method—and you can’t get any more efficient than the two-shot zero.

I had an opportunity to use the binoculars for a short time on a prairie dog shoot in Wyoming and came away impressed because the Fusion X binoculars pack a lot of functionality into an affordable package. The binoculars are backed by Bushnell’s transferable lifetime warranty, which translates into a defined life of 20 years for the binoculars and five years for the electronics.

Around three years ago EOTech started offering scopes in addition to their world-renowned holographic sights. Having taken a huge share of the red dot market, they took their shot at becoming a new big player in the magnified optic market by releasing their Vudu lineup of scopes.

When it comes to hunting gear, there are certain items you can skimp on — look for a deal — take the low-end route. Optics aren’t one of these items. Few gear pieces will make or break your success, especially when hunting the west, like quality optics.