Tactical Magnified Optics Telescopes (or 'scopes for short) began appearing on rifles during the American Civil War (1861-1865) about a hundred years after rifles themselves were invented. These optics greatly aided every aspect of making a long range shot, from the bare minimum of finding and ...

Top Rated Red Dot & Best Selling Reflex Tactical Sights Red Dot Sights are popular AR sights. It’s a matter of semantics, but a reflex sight is technically a red dot sight. Both project a reticle onto an objective lens. If you’re looking for a fast, accurate AR-15 sight, a red dot sight ...

Parallax adjustments are extremely important in long range scopes, but it often gets confused with focus. When a target is out of focus, you need to adjust the reticle distance to the back of the shooter's retina, which would be an ocular adjustment. Parallax is adjusting the target to the reticle. ...

There’s nothing like building a new custom AR-15, affixing a new optic, and hitting the range. But before you can call it a nail-driver, you’ll need to zero the rifle in, regardless if you’re using iron sights, sophisticated electronic tactical sights, or long-range scopes. But what’s the best way ...

Rifle Scope Anatomy When asking the question "How to choose a rifle scope", it is important to understand the basic parts of a rifle scope and their function.  To help with this understanding, the following diagram illustrates rifle scope anatomy and contains links to descriptions of the different ...

Looking for the best cheap red dot sights? We picked out three sights that we think should make your shortlist when you're on a budget.

Most firearm enthusiasts these days use some kind of scope on top of their device for better vision and accuracy of the target. These optical sighting devices have made learning to shoot, and shooting better, much easier. The traditional way of lining up your sight before shooting at a target is ...

A tactical scope is a crucial shooting accessory for any firearm owner that helps in locating and targeting with precision. You’ll find that it is much easier to shoot a target with the help of a tactical scope. It is also a vital instrument for precision shooting for a long distance shooter. It is ...

You’re going to need a proper long range scope for that long range target. You could say that the whole game changes when you extend the range on your rifle.  Long range scopes generally have more quality advanced optics, working parts, and greater magnification, as well as advanced reticle ...

Every tactical shooter should know how to work his way around a tactical scope. Investing in a good tactical scope is always a good idea with long distance shooting. More sophisticated designs of tactical scopes are designed each year by different companies, however there are four fundamental parts ...