“hunting scopes”

The original 1936 American Rifleman magazine article on the Winchester Model 70, and the beginning of this rifle's journey to the top of the American firearms heap.

So you want to be a long-range hunter? You have a super-accurate rifle and you have tuned the ammo until it punches little bug holes in the target instead of groups. The trigger is crisp and clean and you have the best optics money can buy on top of the gun.

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

Never heard of Tract Optics? We can fix that.

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

The Henry Long Ranger is comfortable on the shoulder, the lever functions flawlessly and it’s more than accurate enough to be a 250-yard deer killer.

The main virtue of the Eliminator is almost instantly combining all the steps of laser rangefinding, computer punching and scope adjustment.

All in all, a pragmatic hunter should find the Elite 3500 more than good enough to “ride the river with.” At typical street prices, and with Bushnell’s limited lifetime warranty and one-year money-back guarantee, the Elite 3500 could be considered a best buy, too.

The Swarovski X5(i) has the best dial-up system of any long-range scope Bryce Towsley has used, and without a doubt it’s the easiest one to learn. Of course, the optics are brilliant; after all it’s a Swarovski.