Optics

Top 10 best scopes for foxing 2020

Posted on May 15, 2020 by towens — No Comments ↓

Mark Ripley presents his top 10 picks for the best scopes for foxing this year. 10 – Hawke Frontier SF 5-20×50 IR Hawke Frontier SF 5-20×50 IR Hawke scopes have always been in my mind a very under rated brand…

Tagged with: best scopes for foxing 2020, foxing, Hawke, leopold, mark ripley, nightforce, optics, range, scopes, swarovski, Vortex Viper, zeiss conquest
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Tactical T Series Spotting Scope – our latest scope review

Posted on May 4, 2020 by towens — No Comments ↓

Chris Parkin shares his views on the Legend Tactical T Series Spotting Scope from Bushnell. Legend Tactical T-Series Spotting Scope on test Bushnell’s Legend Tactical T series scope is a compact unit with compressed BAK4 Prism construction minimising its overall…

Tagged with: prone, rangefinders, scope, tactical t, tactical t series spotting scope, tripod
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Steiner Ranger BT 4-15×56 scope review

Posted on February 10, 2019 by richardt — No Comments ↓

Tough, versatile and surprisingly advanced, the Steiner Ranger BT 4-15×56 is a mid-priced scope with serious clout, finds Chris Parkin

Tagged with: adjustable, aluminium, focal plane, longer range, magnification, mid-price, optic, parallax, reticle, riflescope
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Vudu 5-25×50 FFP scope review

Posted on January 20, 2019 by richardt — No Comments ↓

Do good things come in small packages? Chris Parkin assesses the new Vudu 5-25×50, one of the shortest scopes around

Tagged with: anodised, magnification, optics, parallax, Picatinny rail, scope, turret, windage dial
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Sightmark Rapid AR SHR-223 scope review

Posted on December 30, 2018 by richardt — No Comments ↓

Looking for something tactical? Stuart Wilson assesses a £400 compact 1-4x scope from Sightmark

Tagged with: calibrated, Compact, crosshairs, eye relief, optics, reticle, scope, Sightmark, Sightmark Rapid
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GPO Evolve 1-8x24i scope review

Posted on December 23, 2018 by richardt — No Comments ↓

Chris Parkin turns his eye to the Evolve, the illuminated reticle scope from German Precision Optics

Tagged with: accuracy, exit pupil, focus, German Precision Optics, HD, optics, parallax free, reticle, scope, tactile
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Vortex Viper HS scope review

Posted on December 2, 2018 by richardt — No Comments ↓

Chris Parkin finds himself bitten by the Viper as he assesses a nifty £500 optic from Vortex

Tagged with: anodised, Bullet Drop Compensation, Dead Hold, mid-range, optics, parallax, riflescope, rubberised, scope, Vortex Viper
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On test: Sig Sauer BDX scope

Posted on November 25, 2018 by richardt — No Comments ↓

Stuart Wilson is impressed by the new Sig Sauer BDX’s ballistic calculation capabilities as he tests the scope at progressively longer ranges

Tagged with: app, ballistics, optics, rangefinder, riflescope, scope, shooting, Sig Sauer, Sig Sauer BDX
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Leica Geovid HD-B 8×56 binoculars review

Posted on September 30, 2018 by richardt — No Comments ↓

Chris Parkin gets hands-on with the Leica Geovid HD-B 8×56 binoculars, finding the increased light gathering of the 8×56 model is matched by the ergonomics and technology

Tagged with: 8x56, Abbe-Koenig prism, AquaDura, binoculars, HD glass, Leica, low-light
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