“hunting scopes”

A riflescope’s reticle is placed in either the first focal plane (FFP) or the second focal plane (SFP). The main difference between them is that an SFP reticle will appear to be the same size regardless of magnification. With an FFP reticle, the size of the reticle will appear to change as the scope’s magnification is changed.

The Leupold VX-6HD is a well-built scope that will be at home on any hunt worldwide. Such happiness is worth the price.

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

Never heard of Tract Optics? We can fix that.

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

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.

Among all the world’s riflescope manufacturers, Nikon has arguably done the best job of making it easy to buy the right scope for specific shooting jobs.

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.