Spotting scopes are widely used in a wide range of outdoor activities, both tranquil and action-packed ones. Though it might seem like the only difference between various models is the name of the ...

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Just when I thought the trend of short, fast, illuminated rifle scopes was cooling, a new class of excellent low-power variable optics revived my affection for these do-everything scopes. The new ...

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