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In this video, I take a look at Russian-made Dedal riflescope. There were a couple of quirks, but overall it is better than I expected. To be fair, I am generally prejudiced against Russian-made products having grown up there, so my skepticism is not unexpected.
Still, the scope held up well and while there were a couple of QC misses (tracking was 3% off and the reticle was not perfectly centered), the scope adjusted the same away every time and stayed zeroed.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCsGq1zdRsk
Leica ER5 2-10x50 and Magnus 1.8-12x50 just got here. Here are some first impressions just looking at them.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIyAV6XlMZk
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This turned out to be an interesting category of scopes. I have talked about them before here: https://darklordofoptics.locals.com/post/2254866/mpvo-comparison
Here is, finally, the accompanying video.
It is long, so brace yourselves.
The contenders are:
Primary Arms GLx 2.5-10x44 https://bit.ly/3Q9zq5i
SWFA SS 3-9x42 https://www.samplelist.com/swfa-ss-hd-3-9x42-tactical-30mm-riflescope-demo-b-178649.html
Athlon Helos BTR Gen2 2-12x42 https://bit.ly/3c2wXLf
US Optics TS-12x 3-12x44 https://bit.ly/3fmvgpD
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAmAKNrS53U
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This short video is a wrap-up of a year long test of the CTS-1550 compact red dot sight from Crimson Trace. It lived on my carry gun for most of 2021 and gave me exactly zero problems.
Naturally, just as I got done with it, Crimson Trace discontinued it, but the good part is that it is nicely discounted: https://bit.ly/3Jfe435
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0pKGKTKO64
It has been a month since I have done one of these, so there is a lot to cover.
-S&B's new 6-36x56 is here, so I am kicking off the next High End Tactical Comparison
-I am considering a wholesale boycott of Swarovski/Kahles. I'll explain why
-Apex 12x50 binocular with a reticle is here
-Gunwerk Elevate Bipod is in the house and I am really liking it so far
-I am, again, jumping into the rabbit hole of the best way to set up auxiliary red dot sight on your AR.
And, of course, there is more along with the customary Q&A
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ZU55U9gDzI
This is completely impromptu, but since Vortex announced the 5-25x56 Venom and I happened to have one in hand, I figured I should do a very early impression of sorts. There are also some political developments that may be worth covering if there is time.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNU7mdITQSw