Tag: rifle scopes
Chinese Glass
They’ve been around for a while now, those cheap telescopic sights made in China. Most seem to pass them off as something that will not last. Certainly some may be less than acceptable for average shooting conditions but I suggest that the quality wheel is slowly turning. I must confess that this was my initial [...]
The VX-R & VX-R Hog Illuminated Scopes from Leupold.
The new VX-R scopes from Leupold are a new illuminated reticle rifle scope which are equivalent in quality to the Leupold VX II scopes. Before now you could only get illuminated reticles in the VX III or Mark IV scopes so this significantly lowers the price on an illuminated Leupold scope. All VX-R scopes have a [...]
Nikon Spot On Software
Nikon has launched an online ballistics program that appears to be quite handy. You can pick your load, velocity, distance and all the rest. It will tell you the zero for the different aiming points on your scope (Nikon scopes only). It features the ability to change atmospheric conditions, scope magnification and most other ballistic [...]
Do Scopes Wear Out?
We all know that rifles can wear out. Firing pins fracture, barrels get shot out, and stocks swell and warp with time, but can scopes wear out? In a word, yes. Optics fog, glue cracks, nitrogen gas leaks, and springs wear out. Normally, scope issues are rather apparent. Cracked glass and foggy optics are easy [...]
The Macbeth Test
At first I thought it was just another way to test my retention of Shakespeare’s Macbeth from high school. Fortunately, I didn’t have to remember what Banquo said about the seeds of time in Act I. The Macbeth test in this context pertains to optics. It is a test of color balance and consists of [...]
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