Category Archives: Reviews

Nikon Aculon A211 8×42 Binoculars Review

Welcome to my review of the Nikon Aculon A211 8×42 Binoculars. Nikon is renowned for creating high quality optics, but they’ve also been known to deliver a few duds. I was anxious to try these out and see which camp they fell into. Keep reading to find out my thoughts on these budget binoculars.

Bushnell Powerview 8×25 Porro Binocular Review

Welcome to my review of the Bushnell PowerView 8×25 Porro Binoculars. This set of binoculars is a budget entry in the compact genre of binoculars. Bushnell is hit and miss when it comes to the quality of their optics, so I was curious to see how the PowerView would stack up to the competition. Let’s […]

Bushnell Bear Grylls 8x25mm Compact Roof Prism Binoculars Review

Welcome to my review of the Bushnell Bear Grylls 8x25mm Compact Roof Prism Waterproof/Fogproof Binoculars. There’s no mistaking that Bear Grylls is a big name in survival gear, since Bear Grylls Ventures partners with a number of big names to put out gear that the survival expert stands behind. Sometimes, Bear’s name doesn’t really mean […]

Olympus Trooper 10×50 DPS Review

Welcome to my review of the Olympus Trooper 10×50 DPS Binoculars. Olympus is well-known for their superior cameras, and not-so-well-known for their binoculars. However, those who do have experience with Olympus binoculars tend to swear by them, so I jumped at the opportunity to try out the Trooper series. Read on to find out how […]

Celestron SkyMaster 15×70 Binoculars with Tripod Adapter Review

Welcome to my review of the Celestron SkyMaster 15×70 Binoculars. Celestron is well known for its optics, and a pair of binoculars designed for stargazing was especially interesting to me. After all, I love stargazing, but it can sometimes be too much trouble to lug out my telescope and set it up, especially when I […]

Celestron Outland X 10×42 Binoculars Review

Welcome to my review of the Celestron Outland X 10×42 Binoculars. Celestron makes some fine optics, from telescopes to spotting scopes and binoculars, and I was excited to try out the rugged Outland X model. Designed to meet the needs of outdoor enthusiasts from birders and hunters to sports fans and travelers, the Outland X […]

Bushnell H2O Binocular Review

Welcome to my review of the Bushnell H2O 8×25 Waterproof/Fogproof Roof Prism Binoculars. These compact binoculars are designed to be ready for any wet-weather application, but how useful are they for real-world use? Let’s take a look and find out.

TruGlo Traditional Red Dot Crossbow/Gun Sight Review

Welcome to our review of the TruGlo Traditional Red Dot Crossbow Sight. This is TruGlo model TRG8030B2, which is important to note because some of TruGlo’s models are unmagnified, but this one is magnified. How well does it perform, though? Let’s put the sight through its paces and find out!

Vortex Optics Ranger 1000 Rangefinder Review

Welcome to our review of the Vortex Optics Ranger 1000 Rangefinder. This rangefinder is compact and lightweight, and features all of the functions you would expect to find in a premium rangefinder. Just how well those features operate, though, is what we are going to find out in this review.

Tasco World Class 20-60×60 Zoom Spotting Scope Review

Welcome to our review of the Tasco World Class 20-60×60 Zoom Spotting Scope. This spotting scope is designed for shooting and viewing wildlife, and is part of Tasco’s "World Class" lineup of products. Does this spotting scope live up to that name, though? Let’s take a look and find out.