When is an inexpensive piece of gear a raging bargain, and when is it just cheap? That’s the question we tried to answer in our test of the best rifle scopes under $250. Optics are among the most ...

We’ve come a long way from the old general-purpose 4X fixed and 3-9X variable rifle scopes. The latest models tend to be very specialized, with scopes designed for specific types of hunting, for ...

If you’ve hunted long enough, you’ve probably taken a tumble or knocked your rifle against something in the woods. That’s when you learn which scopes are built tough and which ones shift zero after a ...

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The middle months of every year for me are occupied with optics testing. I’m well into my second decade of captaining the annual Outdoor Life optics test, but the content that I deliver to readers in ...