Category Archives: Optics

My friend Phil just picked up this old classic for his A1. After some hunting he found the mount and now has everything together and working. And you know what? For it’s age, the image quality isn’t too bad! Hell lets be real though. Who cares how clear the image is. The thing is cool.

The Vari-X II then as the VX-II, have been general purpose target optics of mine for at least 20 years.

The Weaver K4 was a top end optic of its day and it is easy to see why.

Back in the day these were sold by a company called Deutsche Optik for $399.

For a while during the 90s, Colt  and Cmore sights worked together to bring to market optics for Colt rifles and pistols as well as some competition parts for M1911s. The first year these optics were introduced was 1997. This is the same year the Colt Accurized Rifle  CAR-A3 HBAR Elite was introduced ( CR6724).  Continue reading “C-more Sights/Colt Optics”

I have been using the Razor HD II for about 6 months. It’s a well-known optic, and there are many good reviews online for the piece already. They discuss its weight, its features, its huge eye-box, and they discuss X, Y, or Z… but they seem to neglect the real meat and potatoes of theContinue reading “The Razor HD II at 6 Months: Versatility at a Price”

The colt 3×20 and 4x 20 scopes have been around a long time.  Almost as long as the AR15 it was meant for.   It is one of the first optics to ever be designed specifically for the AR15/M16 and was  used during the Vietnam war. The optic attaches to the carry handle of the upperContinue reading “Colt 3x And 4X AR15/M16 Scope”