Working with the Outdoorsmans optics trade-in program for the past couple of years, I have seen high-end binoculars in every kind of shape imaginable. I loved cutting open a box to see a dusty pair of Swarovskis that had turned a whole new shade of green from some dude’s hand grease. I always knew those binos had some soul, they had probably seen some cool stuff, and there was plenty of life left in them.

In 1992, Leica invented the world’s first laser rangefinding binocular. It was a large, blocky optic with no hinge to […]

In 2018, I bought a Vortex Ranger 1000. It was a very basic rangefinder that gave me angle-compensated ranges, and […]

The latest addition to the Swarovski NL Pure line, the 14x52, has caused quite a stir. Since nobody has more experience with quality optics than the folks who work at Outdoorsmans, we asked them for their opinions on these.

This little piece of gear is going to be your new favorite upgrade. The days of laying expensive binoculars, spotting scopes, or cameras on the ground are long gone

Stuff that I am constantly stoked on and some of the best gear I have gotten to sample. Vortex LHT […]

The ZULU6 binoculars by Sig Sauer offer unique image stabilization, ideal for hunting in varied terrains.

Late in the last century (1999 to be precise), Swarovski rocked the western hunting world with the introduction of the […]

Laser rangefinders are becoming a must-have item for hunters across the West, and for good reason. The ability to glass […]

It could be argued that no product in the western hunting industry has had as much impact and profound change in the way we actually hunt as the Outdoorsmans Tripod

Here are some terms that are frequently used for optics, what they mean, and why they’re important to hunters.

Now, more than 20 years after the introduction for the ELs Swarovski has done it again with the NL Pure.