The Eagle Blaze series CVLife’s newest attempt to put out a step-up from basic scope. With the 7-35×56 FFP they largely succeeded. This scope has a focal plane (FFP) tree reticle, zero stop, and uses Japanese ED glass. The turrets … Read More
I posted a review of the Discovery Optics ED LHT 3-15×50 FFP scope over a year ago. At the time, I found it and the entire ED line of scopes to be an excellent value. The 3-15×50 variant was the … Read More
Czechoslovakia is one of the top arms makers in the world, though most Americans often overlook and underappreciate it. Meopta is a Czech-based company that manufactures various products, mainly optics. At SHOT Show 2025, Meopta showed off its newest optics … Read More
Czechoslovackia is one of the top arms makers in the world, though often overlooked and under appreciated by most Americans. Meopta is a Czechia-based company that manufactures various products mainly in the field of optics. The company was once well-known … Read More
Monstrum released the Challenger 5-25×56, a new budget FFP long-range scope. This improves upon their older G3 4-24×50 long-range scope with features appealing to PRS style shooting with a larger 56mm objective lens, zero-stop turret, and a Christmas tree reticle. … Read More
The Strike Eagle 5-25×56 is Vortex’s best long-range scope under $1000 (with a street price of around $700-$800). Optical technology has advanced as fast as prices have dropped. New “budget” scopes now offer higher optical quality and performance. One of … Read More
At the Leupold booth in SHOT Show 2025 I was brought into their meeting room to see just one scope. But this scope was the Gen 2 update of their flagship VX hunting line. The VX HD Gen2 features ED … Read More
Last year, Discovery impressed me with the ED-PRS Gen2 5-25×56 scope with its high-quality glass, features, and street price under $500. They told me they were working on a 6-36x version but had delayed production until they were satisfied with … Read More
It’s hard to believe, but you can improve your long range accuracy for less than $20 by simply attaching a spirit bubble level to your scope. Discovery Optics makes such an accessory. It’s a spirit level mounted in a metal … Read More
Before I knew anything about high power scopes, I purchased a CVLife 6-24×50 AOR scope for my AR15 and happily used it at 100 yard targets. It was basic, out-dated, but cheap, and surprisingly reliable. “Walmart” quality is where I’d … Read More