SHOT Show 2025: X-Vision’s Flex 1 Thermal Reflex Sight
One of the cooler things we saw at SHOT was X-Vision’s Flex 1 thermal reflex sight. It’s about the size of an EOTECH HWS and features 1-4X magnification capability.
Optics
SHOT Show 2025: Green Light Sights are the ‘Fastest Pistol Sight Ever’
If you’re off to the sides or high or low, it’s white. In this way, the sight is only showing green to the shooter when the pistol is aligned correctly enough to make thoracic hits on a man-sized target out to approximately 20 feet.
SHOT 2025: ZeroTech Optics is a Legit Contender
Australian-based ZeroTech has been focused on rifle optics for three generations, originally importing from the U.S. and now exporting our way. Their new 1-4X prism sight and 1-10X LPVOs have my attention.
SHOT Show 2025 – The GLOCK x Aimpoint COA
Not only did Aimpoint release the new dot, but they designed it with an entirely new optic mount. Yes, like many of you, I also took a deep breath and sighed. We didn’t really need a new mount, right?
SHOT 2025: Meprolight Launches MVO Magnified Rifle Scopes
Featuring German glass and great, first focal plane reticles, Meprolight’s first foray into magnified rifle optics felt and looked very nice at SHOT Show 2025.
GPO’s New CENTURI 4-16x44i First Focal Plane Super Compact Rifle Scope
The combination of this first-of-its-kind, extremely compact, high-magnification, feature-rich, high-quality field optic at a reasonable price sets a new standard whether you’re hunting, shooting, or competing.
The CPSC Issues a Ridiculous Recall of the SIG ROMEO5 Red Dot Sight
The Consumer Product Safety Commission has issued a recall of more than 200,000 SIG SAUER red dot sights. The reason? An “ingestion hazard” allegedly presented by the CR2032 battery that powers the 230,000 ROMEO5s covered in the recall.
Gear Review: Swampfox Liberator II Red Dot Sight
I’ve used a lot of Swampfox optics over the years. They tend to offer excellent performance at a good value,
Gear Review: SIG SAUER ROMEO-MSR GEN II Red Dot Sight
A few years ago, I tortured the hell out of SIG SAUER’s original MSR red dot. Most people associate the
Gear Review: SIG SAUER’s JULIET3-MICRO Magnifier
I’ve never been big on magnifiers. I’ve always thought red dots had their use and magnified optics have their use,