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Associate Digital Editor David Herman takes to the field with five different reflex sights this turkey season, to see how they perform when the spring thunder rolls.

EOTech, a Michigan-based manufacturer of holographic and magnified optics, has acquired Intevac Photonics, a California-based technology leader in cutting edge high-sensitivity night vision sensors, cameras and systems.

Thinking about buying a new rifle or shotgun? There’s never been a better time than now, as this year’s crop of sub-$700 guns has some real standouts.

Among all the duck-hunting haunts up and down the Mississippi Flyway, a spot in the middle of a water-filled woods just south of Tunica, Miss., between the Mississippi and Coldwater rivers provides wingshooters with a glimpse of Southern tradition. This is Beaver Dam Lake, made famous not only by its fabulous fowling but by one of the South’s prominent sporting scribes, Nash Buckingham.

A rifle built for long-range hunters, the X-Bolt Hell's Canyon Max Long Range is designed to improve shooting confidence by offering the adjustments necessary to fit different body types, and dial-in correct eye-to-scope alignment for magnified optics.

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.

Today there are four basic types of red dot sights, including contained reflex sights, mini reflex sights, prismatic and holographic red dot sights. Here are five—at least one of each style—that make precise aiming of your rifle, shotgun or handgun faster, easier and more accurate in most lighting conditions.

Enjoy increased range and more knock-down power from your favorite 10mm Auto cartridges with this handy take-down carbine.

Utilizing the company's patented Versi-Cal Technology (VCT), Hatsan has released its aptly named Hydra rife.