An in-depth look at some of the more popular scope brands on the market, including an overview of some of each brand’s most popular scope series and models.
Since Vortex Optics first entered the riflescope market in 2002, they have steadily grown their customer base to the point where they are a major player in the mid to upper rifle scope market. Vortex seems to have successfully offered a good quality product backed by an even better quality warranty. Given Vortex’s success, it’s … Read more
Founded in 1992, Nightforce Optics is a well-known US based manufacturer of top tier sporting optical products including rifle scopes, spotting scopes, and optical accessories. Although relatively young in the sports optics industry (compared to some scope brands), Nightforce quickly established itself as a high-end brand of rifle scopes, even winning a military contract to … Read more
The Vortex line of rifle scopes has quickly become one of the more popular U.S. based scope brands and offers scope models to fit almost any budget. At my day job, I spend a great deal of answering questions about various Vortex scope models, and one of the more common questions asked is for me … Read more
Athlon Optics is a US based sports optics provider that is headquartered in Olathe, KS. Athlon has been in the optics industry for several years, but not all that much seems to be known about the company’s origins or history. As my day job employer stocks and sells the Athlon line, one of the most … Read more
If you’ve been looking at or shopping for a rifle scope, there’s a very good chance that you’ve already seen or heard something about the Vortex line of rifle scopes, binoculars, or spotting scopes. As far as company history goes, Vortex Optics has not been in the optics industry all that long as the company … Read more