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If you’re looking for a do-all hunting scope with a balance of quality and value, EOTech’s Vudu 1-8x24 SFP can’t be beaten.

The world is so full of binoculars these days the choices become bewildering, especially since most hunters can’t afford to spend more than $2,000 on a super-binocular. Luckily, the quality of moderately priced binoculars keeps improving, and a good example is the new, made-in-America Trijicon HD 8x42.

SIG Sauer is known as a quality producer of military and law enforcement firearms that come at a premium price. Previously SIG had an association with the hunting market by way of its sister brands, Blaser, Sauer and Mauser, until they were separated approximately 10 years ago to serve the hunting market as stand-alone entities.

By combining the best coatings, best lenses, top-quality non-optical components and precise manufacturing tolerances found in its flagship riflescopes, Leupold’s BX-5 Santiam HD binocular line achieves the performance of high-end European glass at nearly half the cost.

The new Tract Toric utilizes top-grade Schott HT glass lenses multi-coated with anti-reflection coatings for improved image quality and superior light transmission values. The result is enhanced contrast—crisp, bright, razor-sharp images with minimal flare and glare, even when looking at or near the rising or setting sun.

Leupold’s new RBX-3000 HD combines exceptional glass with ranging capabilities of 3,000 yards, and features an on-board atmospheric sensor that displays temperature, air pressure and humidity.

Built for accuracy and quick target acquisition in the most extreme environments, the X3 Primal 3X-15X-44mm is a 30mm main-tube, 5X zoom range scope covering magnifications for hunting anything short of lions and buffalo leaping out of the brush at 10 yards or less.

The Optika5 Rimfire is a well-made riflescope that is reasonably priced, given its optical quality, making it ideal for a rimfire squirrel or small-game rifle.

We found the Optika LR to be just what we demand in a laser rangefinding binocular: a perfectly functional, high-quality binocular and an equally high-functioning laser rangefinder that hasn’t added confusing bulk or weight.