I’ve reviewed many of Discovery Optics (DiscoveryOpt) scopes and a have found their top-tier scopes to be among the best values in terms of glass clarity and precision features. DiscoveryOpt opened a US office to service customers with their Lifetime warranty. They have been touring the country supporting PRS and long-range matches, promoting their scopes and getting first hand feedback on their products.
Nigel, the head of their US office, was traveling through San Francisco and we arranged to meet up at my local range. I reached out to my subscribers and collected questions about DiscoveryOpt that they wanted me to ask during our interview.
My YouTube friends @Dayattherange and @Hazzbro1964 created a deceptively tricky .22 rimfire challenge target called Hold Em or Fold Em. https://dayattherange.com/holdem-or-foldem/5/
This timed challenge requires 10 shots to hit 10 targets from 50 yards with a .22. The first row is five playing-card targets for a straight flush; the second row is five smaller ones for a royal flush. You must keep every shot entirely inside its card without breaking any lines or it’s a DQ. After the first five you can hold (stop) or go for broke on the royal flush. Ties are broken by time. From 50 yards the cards are roughly 1–1.5 MOA—tiny, with edges that are hard to distinguish.
For my attempt I used a budget Bear Creek Arsenal BC-22 (dedicated .22 LR semi-auto AR upper on a BCM lower). On top sat a Discovery Optics ED-PRS Gen 2, a 5-25×56 FFP scope with Japanese ED glass. Even though it’s a long-range optic, the high magnification and clarity made the thin card lines visible enough to aim precisely (I stayed in the mid-power range rather than maxing out at 25×). I sighted in with a few spotter rounds, then ran the challenge.
I DQ’d on the first row (broke a line), but continued for fun. Time was 1:31. Looking at the target, the second (smaller) row actually went better—several clean hits inside the cards. Aim small, miss small, I guess. Not a clean run, but a fun test of both the budget upper and the high-power scope at close range.
The E2 is a lightweight, compact keychain with some unique features that set it apart. It has a multi-output main beam with a 150 lumen max, body light, and body blue/red signal lights. The E2 Necklace Edition is the first flashlight I’ve ever tested that comes with a clip-on bead chain that turns it into a neck-worn flashlight.
My sample was not perfect. The activation button would occasionally stick when pressed. And like the X5, Wuben seems to have a reputation for less-than-perfect waterproofing. In my high-power water test, some water worked itself inside the body. Despite this, the unit continued to function through the rest of my testing.
One cool feature escaped me until nighttime testing: its body is glow-in-the-dark.
SHOP
SPECS
Max Output: 150 lumens (main) Max Throw: 26 meters Battery: Built-in 120 mAh Li-ion battery Charging: USB-C port Dimensions: 19 × 14.6 × 41.4 mm Weight: 10.7 grams Durability: IP66
Just before its official release, Arken sent me an Outrider, their new traditional hunting scope. This new scope was not something I was expecting to come from Arken. It’s not tactical. It’s Fud.
Arken shook up the firearms industry with their SH4 and EP5; long-range scopes for half the price of the competition. Scopes with oversized turrets, zero-stop, and a first focal plane reticle with a detailed tree and fine subtensions. Scopes made for PRS competition shooters or counter-snipers.
The Outrider is the antithesis of tactical. It has a traditional hunting scope: second focal plane duplex reticle, capped low-profile turrets, and a fixed 100-yard parallax focus. It has a small fin that you can screw into the magnification ring, but it feels unnecessary as the ring turns butter smooth.
But the Outrider isn’t a step backward in quality. It has Japanese HD glass delivering a sharp and color-accurate image. It has an LPVO’s fiber optic center dot that is daylight bright and an unusual 2x low end providing an exceptionally wide field of view. It has a good eyebox and is pretty lightweight, especially compared to Arken’s other scopes.
The Outdrider may be a traditional hunting scope, but it has Arken’s trademark quality optics, robust build, and affordable street price (~$300.)
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EARLYBIRD Visual Clue:
Omit “the” in the name
VIDEOS THIS WEEK
Moondog2A
Moondog Reviews
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BRAND CONTEST CLUE
This international society of charities started in Geneva, Switzerland in 1876. The American branch was started in 1881 by Clara Barton during the Civil War.
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We’ll talk to two winners of July’s huge GoFundMe contest with over $1000 in prizes.
What did you win?
What was your impression of product?
Have you had a chance to use it or what are your plans in using it?
What suggestions would you have to improve it.
What are your thoughts on this month’s tripple-prize.
Should I continue the tripple-prize or offer a mystery box prize?
• Solar Trailcam • Keychain Flashlight • SE DPP/MOS red dot • ScopeCam • Laser Rangefinder • Arken scope
FINAL CLUE
The American institution of this international humanitarian organization provides emergency assistance, disaster relief, and disaster preparedness education. Its crossed shaped logo has become synonomous with medic first-aid.
Mileseey is the world’s 3rd largest manufacturer of laser measuring devices. I tested my first Mleseey IONJET 2 last year and I was impressed with its long-range performance. Their new IONJet 8 increases its maximum to 8000 yards (hence the 8) and adds a firearms ballistic calculator for firearms.
To use the Ballistic Calculator, in MODE submenu, you can select from 30 different bullet profiles in popular hunting cartridges such as .308, .223, and 300 WinMag, all the way up to 50BMG. But oddly, 22LR is not a bullet option. Then using the arrow keys, you manually input wind direction and speed. After you laser range the target, the IONJet automatically detects vertical angle to target and displays your windage and elevation adjustment values in MOA or MIL.
I tested the accuracy of the IONJET’s measurements at my local gun range. I got accurate readings at 100 yard and 50 yards. What was most impressive is that I was able to detect a ship in the bay that was almost 6000 yards away.
The IONJET feels remarkably solid and weighs more than most handheld laser rangefinders due to its all-metal body and internal rechargeable 450mAh battery. In addition, it has a CR2 backup battery that is user-replaceable. The battery is recharged via USB-C and the unit is Bluetooth-connectable to the Mileseey mobile app.
The mobile App makes navigating the menu and settings options a bit easier than through the unit’s built-in button controls, which are far from intuitive. Unfortunately, it does not appear to be a method to modify or update the bullet selection. This will be disappointing to long-range competition shooters who develop their own custom handloads.
All of this performance doesn’t come cheap at close to $900. This puts it in the same league as top-tier options from Leupold, SIG, and Vortex but adds a ballistic computer.
What do royalty, dictators, milk chocolate bars, jazz music, Led Zeplin, and me have in common? Switzerland. This Livestream is sponsored by Aura.com. Go to my link https://aura.com/moondog to get a 14-day free trial and see if any of your data has been exposed.
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EARLYBIRD Clue:
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BRAND CONTEST CLUE
This multi-national food company was founded in 1867 by a Swiss confectioner and invented milk-chocolate and powdered baby formula.
Prof. Rendel in our student days on a road trip from Switzerland to Italy in 1990.
Switzerland boarding schools educatee some of the the world’s richest and oldest wealthy dynasties.
Institut Le Rosey alumni • King Reinier of Monnaco • King Albert II of Belgium • King Juan Carlos of Spain • King Fuad of Egypt • Aga Khan The herreditary leader of the Shia islam. Direct decendent of Prophet Mohamed.
This Kid who went to public school in Switzerland between 1998-2000
Kim Jong Un today.
Art Center Switzerland 1990 I spent a winter semester abroad at the Art Center College of Design (Europe).
This is Swiss company headquartered in Vevey, Switzerland is the largest food company in the world. Among its own products it also owns brands including Perrier, Purina, Friskies, Toll House, Nescafe, Nesquick, Hot Pockets, and Stoufers.
OSight gave me an opportunity to test the DPP before it was released to the public. The SE DPP is a modification of the SE designed to fit exclusively on Delta Point Pro (DPP) cut slides like the Walther PDP and Springfield Echelon. I own neither so I tested on my Glock using a DPP adapter plate.
The SE DPP has a more angled design than the standard SE with a slightly larger window and body. The SE DPP retains the SE’s multi-reticle 2 MOA dot and 32 MOA sunburst circle. It retains the same side-loading CR 1620 battery tray, giving it a whopping 75,000 hour maximum battery life!
OSight expects to release the DPP sometime in August 2026 at a similar price point as the standard SE model.
This weekend, I saw a Tesla RoboTaxi CyberCab in the wild. This Livestream is sponsored by Aura.com. Go to my link https://aura.com/moondog to get a 14-day free trial and see if any of your data has been exposed.
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EARLYBIRD Clue:
VIDEOS THIS WEEK
Moondog2A
Moondog Reviews
Moondog Go
DiscoveryOpt Interview this Friday
BRAND CONTEST CLUE
This ride-share and transportation company who’s name comes from the German word for “over” or “above”. But in German, the word is spelled with an umlaut.
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Tesla RoboTaxi
Tesla Robotaxi is a ride-hailing service operated by Tesla, Inc. that uses its vehicles equipped with its Full Self-Driving (FSD) software. You can download the App now on Apple and Android.
The service launched last year in Austin, Texas. It currently operates in Texas in Austin, Dallas and Houston, and in Miami, Florida. In 2024, Tesla unveiled the CyberCab, a 2-seater purpose-built vehicle. This week, I saw one in the wild. I was surprised to see a driver in it. But like Waymo when it first rolled out, San Francisco required a human “driver” as a safety precaution.
• No steering wheel
• 2-seater coup
• No rear window
• No side mirrors
• Inductive charging (park space auto-charge)
• ~297 mile chage range
Robotaxi was a software idea announced by Elon back in 2016. It was intended to allow Tesla car owners with FSD software to automatically “rent” out their cars when they weren’t driving them.
The Robottaxi and Cybercab have the potential to be yet another huge market disruption like Tesla cars were to Detroit. Or how Starlink is poised to disrupt internet and cell phone companies.
FINAL CLUE
This ride-share company was started by San Francisco tech executives Garrett Camp and Travis Kalanick in 2010 when they couldn’t hail a cab during New Year’s Eve and were annoyed at the cost of hiring a limo.
Along with competitors like “Lyft”, they created the Ride-Share marketplace as a way around the municipal monopolies of the taxi and the limousine industry.
OSight gave me a rare opportunity to test an optic before it was released to the public. The SE MOS is a modification of the SE designed to fit exclusively on MOS-cut Glock slides. This pre-release sample fits 9mm Glock slides; a 10mm and .45 versions are in development.
This new SE mounts directly onto a Glock MOS slide, allowing it to co-witness to factory iron sights. It molds and fits onto a Glock slide like it was made to be there. The SE MOS retains the SE’s multi-reticle 2 MOA dot and 32 MOA sunburst circle. It upgrades the side-tray battery to a CR 1632, giving it a whopping 120,000 maximum battery life!
OSight expects to release the MOS sometime in August 2026 at a similar price point as the standard SE model.
