The Vortex Strike Eagle 5-25×56 is one of the top-rated long-range scopes under $1000 (MSRP over $1250 but with a street price of around $700). In the five to six years since its release, optical manufacturing technology has advanced as … Read More
If you’ve feeling de’ja vu, it’s because I reviewed a nearly identical Monstrum Panzer 1-6×24 FFP LPVO two months ago. The main criticism I had about the Panzer was it’s middle reticle illumination (to be fair, it is typical for … Read More
I’ve tested the Monstrum Panzer against the military grade LPVOs. I compared it head-to-head against both the SIG Tango6T and the Vortex Razor HD Gen3 and discovered the Panzer was a surprisingly good for a budget FFP LPVO. No, it’s … Read More
Monstrum Tactical asked me to compare their new Panzer 1-6x FFP to the LPVO that was chosen by the US Army, the Sig Sauer Tango6T 1-6x FFP. Monstrum sent me samples of both LPVOs new in the box. You can … Read More
Not a few years ago, when a scope’s illumination was described as “daylight bright” that just meant that you could see a color cast on the reticle on a cloudy day. With advances in technology, daylight bright really means you … Read More
I’ve tested the Monstrum Banshee and discovered it was a surprisingly good for a budget LPVO. No, it’s not just as good as a Leupold, Vortex, or [INSERT YOUR FAVORITE PREMIUM OPTIC BRAND HERE]. But optically, features, and performance it … Read More
The Monstrum Panzer, is named after the famous German WW2 tanks (“panzer” is the German word for “armor”). The Panzer sports tank tread inspired design to its turret caps and magnification ring that provides a useful grippy surface beyond its … Read More
I got a first look at the upcoming Panzer 1-6x LPVO. This is a lower power version of the 1-10x which I previously reviewed back in 2023. That LPVO impressed me with how well it compared to the Razor 1-10x … Read More
When I compared the new Monstrum Banshee 1-10x to the SIG Saur Tango the Banshee outshone the Tango in most aspects, save for one: its reticle. The Tango’s MSR reticle is a bullet drop compensating (BDC) reticle similar to the … Read More
Some scopes and binoculars advertise the fact that they use: ED Glass. And no this is not short for ‘erectile disfunction’, ‘Dept. of Eduction’ or ‘Edward’. ED stands for Extra low Dispersion glass, a special type of glass that has … Read More