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Thompson/Center's Contender series is back for 2016, in the form of the G2 Rifle and G2 Pistol. Here are five things you need to know.

Riflescopes with parallax adjustments, illuminated reticles, 8X zoom ranges and turrets dialing past 1,500 yards are impressive, but do we really need that to still-hunt whitetails in Ohio farmland or chase elk at 8,000 feet in Idaho? An optic like Leupold’s new VX-3i 3.5X-10X-40mm with the Boone & Crockett ballistic reticle is likely better suited for most hunters’ needs. This 12.6-ounce scope, a reengineered upgrade from the previous VX-3, is bright, sharp, slim and extremely reliable.

The phrase “light transmission” has become cliché in the world of optics. Just what is it, and how seriously should hunters take it? Let us explain.

With apologies to vegetable juice and automobile engines, riflescope users can now have a V8, too. A Zeiss V8.

NRA Publications will present its annual Golden Bullseye Awards and Golden Bullseye Pioneer Award at an invitation-only breakfast on Friday, April 28, during the 2017 NRA Annual Meetings & Exhibits in Atlanta, Georgia.

Leupold & Stevens, Inc., has introduced its new line of VX-5HD optics, which the company says is designed for the sufficient hunter that's looking to take themselves to the next level.

AmericanHunter.org contributor Keith Wood takes a look at some of 2017's top new riflescope offerings.

Ron Spomer called the VX-3i an "ideal, do-anything scope." That's just part of the reason it's our 2017 "Optic of the Year."

The latest tech driving hunting-scope development has given us unprecedented versatility, catlike night-vision, built-in ballistic solutions and, would you believe … plastic lenses?