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The Victory is part of a new class of “optronic” instruments—which marry optical and electronic components—that do the thinking for you.

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

The Victory V8 1X-8X-30mm riflescope, lauded as the biggest of the super-zooms, offers a wide field of view (FOV); superior image quality and target resolution; 8X magnification; a 10mm exit pupil at 1X for quick target acquisition and precise shots through small openings or at close range; and 92 percent light transmission for bright, high-contrast images.

As we look toward the fall bow seasons, anyone who enjoys viewing wildlife will appreciate the images captured by the new Zeiss Victory SF.

Fast target acquisition and magnification-change capability set the stage for Zeiss’ new Victory V8 illuminated riflescope line.

Binocular buyers are often puzzled about the relationship between price and quality. With various models retailing for anywhere from $80 to $3,000, it’s a broad sea to navigate. “Buy the best you can afford” is good advice but barely limits the selection. In each price range there seem to be dozens of models from many, many companies. Where do you begin?

Editorial Director John Zent recaps the hunts from his North American "grand slam."

Here’s a question for hard-core big-game hunters: How much is efficiency worth to you? Or more to the point: Is the convenience of a rangefinding (RF) binocular worth the extra money and the extra weight vs. carrying separate bino and rangefinder units?