Look Out! The Latest Binos, Rifles Scopes and Range Finders

There are excellent new binos, scopes and LRF’s for every budget and every hunting need on the market these days. Individual models are also becoming more specialized. Zeiss is bringing big European tubes to the U.S. market. Pulsar is giving hunters more options than a 2025 model car. And Swaro is making purely delightful binos. Here are a few of the best new optic options under the sun. — John Geiger, Managing Editor

Veracity PH Ups Game
BURRIS
Burris is improving its Veracity PH riflescope by adding three models that are shorter and lighter than the original. The Colorado company introduced the Veracity PH line in 2023. The scope has a dial-to-distance click-less digital elevation turret and in-scope display. The new 4-20x50mm, 3-15x44mm and 2.5-12x42mm models are designed especially for mountain rifle and carbine platforms and have improved ED glass and more reticle options. burrisoptics.com.

Range For Miles
LEUPOLD
Leupold’s new RX-5000’s Long Range mode lets you range to 5,000 yards — that’s nearly three miles — on reflective targets, 3,100 yards on trees, and 2,000 yards deer-sized game out of the box. To assist with using Long Range mode, the RX-5000 ships with an included tripod saddle and can be fired remotely using the Leupold Control app. On the app, you can use your RX-5000 to remotely drop location pins to your phone using digital maps like onX Hunt, Apple Maps and Google Maps. leupold.com.

Light, Affordable Spotter
RITON
The new 5 Primal 15-45×60 by Riton has a light, compact body. It takes less than 13 inches in your pack and weighs 2.75 pounds. The scope also costs less than $1,000. The spotting scope has an aluminum alloy body, is fully multi-coated and has a 110- to 44-foot field of view. The exit pupil is 1.3-4mm, and the eye relief is 20mm. Under $1,000.

Tenmile In First Focal Plane
TRIJICON
Trijicon is expanding its Tenmile HX series riflescopes to include a 5-25×50 first focal plane scope. The 5X magnification gives hunters a wide field of view or a high-magnification view of distant targets. It’s made with outstanding glass, highly repeatable adjusters, 80 MOA of adjustment and a purpose-built first focal plane MOA-based illuminated reticle, all inside a 30mm tube. MSRP, $2,190. trijicon.com

Big Tubes
ZEISS
Zeiss’ new V8 family of riflescopes comes in four models and features extra-large tubes at 30mm or 34mm. The V8 1.1-8×24 is made for fast target acquisition. The V8 1.8-14×50 and V8 2.8-20×56 have high performance in low light. And the V8 4.8-35×60 is for maximum magnification. Each has an extra- large eye box, a daylight-visible illuminated dot reticle, Schott FL glass and LotuTec coatings. zeiss.com/hunting

Calonox 2 Clip-On Thermal LEICA

The new Leica Calonox 2 series of thermal optics has an onboard laser rangefinder to increase ethicality and accuracy. The clip-on Calonox 2 Sight model offers a zeroing-free, plug-and-play solution that makes switching a thermal optic between rifle platforms easy and can be used during the day as well as in complete darkness. leica-sportoptics.com

Light and Bright
VORTEX
The company’s two Razr UHD 32mm bino options—8X and 10X—are light but powerful and clear. They’re built on a magnesium chassis and have a Schmidt and Pecham prism inside to make them compact and effective in low light. The 8×32 weighs 29 ounces and is tripod-adaptable. The UHD optics are the company’s top-of-the-line coating and treatment. vortexoptics.com.

LRF in Thermal Scope
PULSAR
The Thermion 2 LRF XL50 is a digital thermal riflescope equipped with a laser rangefinder. It has a 1.75x base magnification with digital zoom of up to 8x as well as groundbreaking HD thermal imaging, driven by an uncooled a-Si Lynred <35 NETD thermal sensor with an impressive 1024×768 resolution and 12μm pixel pitch level. The AMOLED 1024×768 display delivers clarity even in complete darkness. Eight different thermal color palettes, high zoom capabilities and an integrated ballistic calculator empowers long-range shooting. Check local regulations regarding possession of and hunting with thermal gear. $8,099 at pulsarnv.com.

A Pure Delight
SWAROVSKI OPTIK
Glassing can get old pretty quick if your binos are heavy or bulky. Swarovski’s new addition to their Pure line is anything but. The NL Pure 10×52 are designed with your hand in mind. They make it easy to enjoy a relaxed view for a long period of time. We experienced this on a recent red stag hunt where 99 percent of the time we glassed and 1 percent of the time shot. The NL Pures were delightlful. They also have a substantial field of view at 72 degree or 390 feet at 1,000 yards. $3,449 retail. Info at swarovskioptiks.com.

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