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Just when I thought the trend of short, fast, illuminated rifle scopes was cooling, a new class of excellent low-power variable optics revived my affection for these do-everything scopes. The new ...

The Razor HD line from Vortex Optics are some of the best low-power variable optics (LPVOs) on the market. But in January 2020, Vortex announced the third generation of the Razor HD line, which ...

What is an LPVO? LPVO stands for low-powered variable optic. It refers to a magnified optic that starts with a 1X setting and then varies to a higher setting. The VCOG adopted by the USMC will be a 1x ...

The middle months of every year for me are occupied with optics testing. I’m well into my second decade of captaining the annual Outdoor Life optics test, but the content that I deliver to readers in ...

Leupold employee demos the company’s Mark 6 1-6X variable powered scope. (Hope Hodge Seck/Military.com) The Vortex Razor HD Gen II rifle scope. (Hope Hodge Seck/Military.com) Jeff Moshier of Trijicon ...