On this page you can see all the scopes reviews that I have written so far.
Burris AR332 Review – Is This Prism Red Dot Sight For You?
Some optics are best for long-distance hunting, while you can tell that others are designed for close-quarters engagements or for bolstering your accuracy in urban environments. The Burris AR332 is…
Burris AR-536 Review – Should You Get This Prism Sight?
Transitioning to the realm of prism sights can be a game-changer for many shooters, and the Burris AR-536 Prism 5x 36mm Tactical Red Dot Sight makes a compelling argument for…
Primary Arms 3×32 Prism Scope Review (2025 Updated)
Primary Arms is no slouch when it comes to pushing the envelope when it comes to optic development, but their prism scopes are particularly well known for their durability and…
EOTech 512 Review – Is this Holographic Sight for You?
The EOTECH 512 has been around long enough that most shooters have formed an opinion about it without ever mounting one. It is the sight that put holographic technology in…
Vortex Crossfire II 1×22 Red Dot Review (2026 Updated)
The Crossfire II 1×22 sits at the bottom of Vortex’s red dot lineup, and that is exactly why people keep asking me about it. It is the optic a lot…
Vortex Crossfire II 2-7×32 Review (2026 Updated)
Nobody gets excited about a 2-7×32. It’s the optic you bolt to a lever gun or a rimfire and stop thinking about, which is exactly why the category gets overlooked…
Vortex Venom Red Dot Review (2026 Updated)
Vortex built the Venom as an open reflex sight that goes wherever you bolt it, and most of the marketing leans on the top-loading battery tray and that wide 26.5mm…
Vortex Viper 1x24mm Red Dot Review (2026 Updated)
The Vortex Viper has been bolted to slides, shotguns, and flat-tops for years now, and it earned its following the old-fashioned way: it kept working when cheaper open reflex sights…
Vortex Optics Crossfire II 3-9×40 Review (2026 Updated)
The Crossfire II 3-9×40 is the scope people land on when they’ve just bought their first deer rifle and the guy behind the counter has already talked them out of…
Vortex Razor AMG UH-1 Review (2026 Updated)
Vortex made the only fully enclosed holographic weapon sight on the market that isn’t an EOTECH, and the Gen II version finally added what the original lacked: dedicated night-vision capability…
Vortex Strike Eagle 1-8×24 Review (2026 Updated)
First focal plane glass used to come with a price of admission that put it out of reach for most people building a fighting carbine or a do-it-all AR. You…
Burris FastFire 3 Review (2026 Updated)
Burris hasn’t played the feature race with the FastFire 3. When Holosun arrived with shake awake, solar cells, and larger windows at the same price tier, Burris’s answer was quieter:…
Vortex Strikefire 2 Red Dot Review (2026 Updated)
The StrikeFire II has been in Vortex’s lineup for over a decade. The red dot market moved toward compact enclosed emitters, shake-awake sensors, and solar backup panels in that time;…
Vortex Spitfire 3x Review – The Prism Scope Reviewed (2025 Updated)
Welcome back! Today I’m going to be taking a look at the Vortex Spitfire 3x Prism, a scope touted to be a blend of traditional sights and a reflex sight…
Sightron Scopes Review – The 3 Best Sightron Optics in 2026
Walk into any benchrest match or precision rimfire shoot and start counting scopes. You will see Nightforce, you will spot the occasional March, and tucked quietly between them, doing serious…
UTG Scopes Review – The 3 Best UTG Optics
UTG scopes are some of the most well-known optics on the market today, particularly favourited by tactical shooters and close-range hunters. But where did UTG come from and what do…
Athlon Scopes Review – The Best Athlon Optics in 2026
Athlon Optics is one of the best-known rifle scope companies in the world, and that’s for a good reason. But although the name is well-known, not too many fully understand…
Redfield Scopes Review – The Revolution 3-9×40 Reviewed
Redfield is an old name in the rifle scope industry, but they haven’t been as big of a presence as one might expect from a company of their age. What…
Trijicon VCOG Review – The 1-6×24 Reviewed
This review of the Trijicon 1-6×24 VCOG (Variable Combat Optical Gunsight) takes me back to the core of what shooting with precision truly is. This riflescope is a concoction of…
Vortex Optics Viper 6.5-20×50 Review (2025 Updated)
When it comes to finding a scope that offers a balance of quality, performance, and value, the Vortex Viper 6.5-20×50 stands out from a lot of the cheaper options as…
Bushnell Banner 2 3-9×40 Review (2026 Updated)
Most budget hunting scopes try to be passable at everything and end up forgettable at all of it. The Banner 2 takes the opposite bet. Bushnell built it around a…
Vortex Viper PST Gen II 5-25×50 Review (2026 Updated)
If you spend any time in long-range forums, you already know this scope by reputation. Somebody posts that they’re getting into precision shooting on a working budget, and within three…
Bushnell Engage Review – The 4-16×44 Reviewed
Bushnell built the Engage line to sit between the bargain rack and the optics that cost real money, and the 4-16×44 is the configuration most shooters in that hunt-and-range middle…
Bushnell TRS-25 Review: The Budget Benchmark
Ask around any rimfire range or first-rifle forum which red dot to start with, and the TRS-25 comes up before anything else. It has held that spot for more than…
Vortex Diamondback Scope Review – The 4-12×40 Reviewed
Walk into any gun counter looking for a first real hunting scope on a working budget and the Diamondback 4-12×40 is going to come up before you finish the sentence….
Barska Scope Reviews – The 4 Best Barska Scopes for Hunting, AR-15 and More
The other day, a Reddit sub about ‘Barska scope reviews’ turned into a heated argument between pro-Barska guys like me and purists who wouldn’t think beyond a Leopold. To put things…