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A few months ago, I stared compiling a list of video explanations I need to put together: http://opticsthoughts.com/?p=2574 Then, life happened and I did not get to do most of those. I did address some and over the course of the next few weeks I plan to do some more. Please let me know if […]
It is official. Element Optics website went live and it looks like they have a good number of scopes out in the reviewer’s hands. I had a nice meeting with these guys at SHOT and I really liked what I saw. The key people behind the brand are smart, well funded and full of energy. […]
This came up elsewhere, but it got my interest peaked, so I think I will look into that a little more. I have a lot of experience setting up my rifles in a dual optic configuration. Usually, I go for a magnified primary (either prismatic or LPVO) and an offset small red dot. I have […]
I’ll do a series of videos on my takeaways from SHOT and add all relevant links and pictures into this post. The first video is up on Youtube.
BigJimFish reviews the Athlon Midas TAC 5-25x56mm zero stop, FFP, mil/mil scope as part of the Sub $1k long range rifle scope series.
I have a confession to make. I have quite a few AR-pattern rifles and my interests in them have always leaned heavily toward the latest and greatest. I have another confession to make. For the most part I still do. I am a techy guy and I like techy stuff. However, when I was working […]
One of these scopes is about to go onto my list of recommendations. Somewhat unusually, it is about to land there before I fully finish with my review, so I figured I should qualify that a little. Here is the qualification: I really like this scope. MPO stands for Match Precision Optic and that is […]
This is a topic I keep on coming back to since I like accurate rimfires, especially when it is cold outside and I am strongly inclined to shoot indoors. If money were no object, I’d pick a fancy Anchutz and be done with it. My buddy Brian, on the other hand, swears that when the […]
A while back I wrote a little bit about two articles I did for the Guns and Ammo Retro magazine: http://opticsthoughts.com/?p=2577 I just stumbled onto one of them available online. If you havn’t had a chance to see it in the magazine, here is the link: https://www.gunsandammo.com/editorial/single-point-dot-sight/368936 I am now thinking about doing a retro […]
BigJimFish reviews the Meopta Optika6 5-30x56mm ffp mil / mil illuminated riflescope with ILya’s MRAD RD reticle.
