Once I get home from SHOT, I sit in front of the camera for a bit and try to recall all of my impressions from the SHOT. It is faster than writing it all down, which I will do later to a certain degree. The written part and the pictures will be on my website: www.opticsthoughts.com ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vE197L_wb1U
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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
Once I get home from SHOT, I sit in front of the camera for a bit and try to recall all of my impressions from the SHOT. It is faster than writing it all down, which I will do later to a certain degree. The written part and the pictures will be on my website: www.opticsthoughts.com
In this clip: Docter, EOtech, Nightforce
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VORk2LeqBlM
A brief look at different spotter types: FLP (Folded LIght Path), prism erector assemby and lens erector assembly.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjL-89cOMks
Here is a Russian language overview of some of the scopes on my list of recommendations.
The original English language video is here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHJn-EsxcBE
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My website has a fair bit more details and recommendations. Riflescope recommendations are sorted by price here:
http://opticsthoughts.com/?page_id=623
Tangent Theta scopes at Eurooptic:
https://alnk.to/1BYFuOF
March scopes at Eurooptic:
https://alnk.to/clOTkCe
S&B PMII Dual CC 1-8x24:
https://alnk.to/hDhCL9Z
Vortex Razor Gen3 1-10x24:
https://alnk.to/7qbFRRo
Brownell MPO 3-18x50:
https://alnk.to/3cdukNm
Vortex PST Gen 2 3-15x44:
https://alnk.to/eODv49q
Meopta Optika6 5-30x56 with MRAD reticle
https://alnk.to/5u7l50b
Steiner P4Xi 1-4x24:
https://alnk.to/a3V2AB0
SWFA SS Ultralight 2.5-10x32:
https://amzn.to/2YMiVEa
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDP8lRz37r0
Element's 5x30 prismatics are finally here and I have two scopes from the first production lot. I have spent enough time with these to offer some first impressions. These are some of most full featured prismatics on the market today with excellent image quality and side focus.
Also, since I designed the reticles, I will go over the reasoning behind various reticle features.
https://shrsl.com/4954k
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4MZl89V4UKE
As we stampede toward the end of 2020, I want to get one more political rant out of my system. Naturally, once I do that, I'll open the floor to the general Q&A on anything you want to bring up: optics, firearms, knives, politics, Soviet history and whatever else comes to mind. If it is within my purview, I will do my best to clear things up.
Streamed Live on Dec 10, 2020