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Early this year at Shot Show, Holosun unveiled new red dots that would be released sometime this year. One of the most popular red dots to be announced was the Holosun 507 Comp. The new 507 Comp boasts a huge optic window designed with competitive shooters in mind. The 507 Comp also features Holosun’s new Competition Reticle System (C.R.S.).
SIG SAUER continues to grow its lineup of riflescopes and binoculars for the consumer market. SIG brings their newest binoculars to the market, called the Zulu6 HDX. What makes the new Zulu6 special is its capability to provide image stabilization without needing a tripod. SIG SAUER is calling this technology Optical Image Stabilization(OIS).
Sightmark has built a reputation for bringing affordable night vision and thermal optics to the consumer market. They are making it more affordable for the average person to dabble in night vision and thermal optics. Sightmark proudly announces its newest thermal scope with the Wraith Mini 2-16x32mm.
Over the last month or so, Riton Optics has been on a tear with releasing new optics to its expanding product lineup. During that time, Riton released two new optics for its Primal series with the Primal 3 and Primal 5 scopes, respectively. Riton Optics is proud to announce its latest optic—the 5 Tactix 1-10x24mm FFP riflescope.
Over the years, Riton Optics has gained a reputation for manufacturing high-quality optics that are rugged, reliable, and at affordable price. Now, the company seeks to give consumers an optic that would be great for a DMR build. Riton is proud to introduce its newest optic—the Riton Optics 5 Primal 2-12x44mm riflescope.
Nightforce Optics is well-known within the industry for making high-quality, reliable, and rugged scopes for competition and tactical use. Nightforce recently announced a new reticle to its lineup, the MOA-XT reticle. The new reticle is designed for quick holdovers for shooters familiar with MOA versus MILS. The new MOA-XT reticle is available in NX8 and ATACR series of optics.
Shooters have numerous uses for rangefinders within the firearms community. Rangefinders can be used for recreational, hunting, or competition purposes to range various objects. Burris Optics is proud to announce its first handheld laser rangefinder with the Signature LRF 2000.
Since the introduction of the SIG P365 a few years back, it has been a massive influx of micro-compact handguns and micro red dots to pair with them. Recently, Vortex announced its foray into the micro-compact red dot market with the Defender CCW micro red dot.
Atibal Optics makes quality riflescopes and red dots at that mid-tier price point. Their optics features solid build quality, good glass, and features that improve the quality of life on the optic. Atibal is branching out and providing its first extended-range scope in its lineup–meet the Stealth HD 4-24x50mm riflescope.
At Shot Show 2023, Primary Arms unveiled SLx MD-25 with the ACSS reticle. Now, the new red dot is ready for prime time and to provide consumers with an affordable red dot option. The SLx MD-25 Gen II features a 12,000-hour battery life, auto live technology, and 12 illumination settings. The red dot also includes risers and spacers for the end users to find the perfect optic height.
Burris Optics is known for making quality optics, binoculars, mounts, spotting scopes, and accessories. Recently, Burris unveiled a new and innovative riflescope that seeks to revolutionize the market. Burris proudly announces its latest optic, the Veracity PH 4-20x50mm riflescope. The new Veracity PH riflescope features the Programmable Elevation Knob (PEK) system, a digital HUD, and a companion app to go with the optic.
Shield Sights is well-known for making solid and rugged red dot sights geared toward compact, subcompact, and micro-compact handguns. The company has found great success with its popular RMS and RMSc red dot sights design for the G48, SIG P365, and Springfield Hellcat. At Shot Show 2023, Shield announced four new optics coming to market, the AMS, the RMSd, the SIS2, and the CQS.
SIG Sauer’s presence wasn’t felt on this year’s Shot Show floor, but the firearms manufacturer did host an exclusive range day for shooters to test various upcoming SIG products. One of the new products unveiled by SIG SAUER was the Romeo M17 red dot sight.
Nocturn Industries is a small innovative company that produces quality night vision at a reasonable price. At Shot Show, Nocturn Industries announced the new metal Samurai and Manticore along with the Daisho bridge. The Samurai and Manticore will now feature aluminum housings, and both will be dual-tube setups. At the same time, the Daisho bridge will allow you to turn mono night vision into a bino night vision setup.
Leupold is well-known for making well-built, rugged, well-designed optics and red dots. One of Leupold’s most popular lineups is the Mark 5 series of riflescopes, which offers shooters various optics to fit their shooting disciplines. At Shot Show 2023, Leupold introduced the Mark 5HD 2-10×30 riflescope.
Holosun had a slew of new optics introduced at Shot Show 2023. One of those new products released by Holosun was a new reflex sight. Holosun proudly presents its latest red dot sight—meet the Solar Charging Reflex Sight, or SCRS for short.