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When CVLIFE reached out with an offer to review their BearMight 6-24×50 FFP scope, I was intrigued. The promise of Japanese ED glass, a first focal plane reticle, and several other nice features for under $250 certainly sounded appealing. Advances in manufacturing have been driving down optics prices as the quality gets better and better. … Read more
My Viridian RFX25 Green Dot Reflex Sight has been the subject of one of my most extensive tests to date. It’s been on 9mm pistols and carbines, a couple of rimfires, and was mounted next to my scope on an AR. It’s ridden along for hundreds of centerfire rounds and at least a thousand rimfire … Read more
The Athlon HERAS SPR 15-60×56 BLR2 SFP MOA is a purpose-built precision scope with 60x magnification at the top end. This review covers its glass, tracking, fine second focal plane reticle, parallax adjustment, and real-world usability on a CZ 457. Athlon still lists this exact model as current, with an $874.99 MSRP. Most of my … Read more
The Athlon Midas TSP1 is a compact 1x prism optic with an etched red or green illuminated reticle. That etched reticle can appear sharper than a conventional red dot for shooters with astigmatism, and it remains visible without battery power. Athlon now lists the TSP1 as discontinued, so availability is limited to remaining new inventory … Read more
The Outer Impact M.R.A. Red Dot Mount for CZ P-10 F (and C) Pistols solves two issues for owners of the non-optic-ready models. First, it allows the use of a pistol optic without having to send your slide out to be milled. Second, this red dot mount is compatible with more than two dozen different … Read more