OpticsPlanet.com Blog

Attention night hunters: The Steiner 7x50mm Night Hunter Binocular offers extremely stable and steady performance under poor light conditions.
Picture a thick New England autumn evening: the heavy atmosphere, the shadowy periphery, and the muffled tree lines. For the quintessential dusk, dawn, or night time hunter, the Steiner Night Hunter Binoculars are the perfect choice. The Steiner 7x50mm Night Hunter binocular feels amazingly stable, is mil. spec-tough, and will help you find game in the most adverse light and weather conditions. You'll be amazed by what you thought you'd never see with these unrivaled low-light performance binoculars! With a field of view of 375 ft. at 1,000 yds, a product weight of 1.125 lbs, and extra long eye relief, the Steiner 7x50 Night Hunter provides for the best hunting in the worst conditions.

Aesthetically, Steiner binoculars offer an unmistakable profile that has become a trademark after decades of use by the US Armed Forces. No need to be concerned with durability. Steiner Binoculars, with over 50 years of success and innovation, are designed to be tough with durable construction and the benefit of German-engineered optics technology. The Night Hunter is extremely lightweight, waterproof, and offers a lifetime of dependable performance. OpticsPlanet.com carries an extensive selection of Steiner Binoculars and accessories. For all current Steiner promotions please visit the Steiner Rebates page.

ATN is an industry leader in Night Vision technology, including binoculars, spotting scopes, and riflescopes. This post is devoted to highlighting one of the strongest but commonly overlooked ATN products.

The ATN Night Scout Night Vision Binoculars

If you are looking for Night Vision Binoculars with both power and efficiency in design, you can stop looking. For a 1st generation NVD, the specifications do not get more impressive. The ATN Night Scout Night Vision Binoculars feature 5X magnification, 35,000 light gain and a high resolution intensifier tube. The resolution is 40 lines per millimeter, which is the most you will find for a first generation night vision unit. But, it is not the power of these binoculars that makes them stand out, but rather the impressive efficiency considerations they include. For example, instead of two intensifier tubes, there is only one. This might come off as a negative, but the truth here is counter-intuitive for two reasons. First, the most expensive part of a NVD is the intensifier tube, so having only one saves you money with little sacrifice in performance.

With only one intensifier tube, you may be wondering why not purchase a monocular or biocular? The reason is that with binoculars, you still get the depth perception that monoculars and bioculars cannot provide. Additionally, these ATN Night Scout Binoculars include a proximity sensor which works exceptionally well. The proximity sensor activates the binoculars when they are close to your eyes, and turns them off when you set them down. This efficient innovation saves battery life. We carry batteries for all the equipment we sell.

Other than time, it also saves something even more valuable: time. Whether you are hunting, hiking or doing night surveillance, the difference between sighting what you need and missing the opportunity is a matter of seconds. With the proximity sensor, you will never spend an extra second fiddling around with your ATN Night Vision Device. It is always on when you need it, and off when you do not.

5.11 Tactical Range Ready Bag from 5.11 Tactical is so versatile and tough that you are unlikely to need another carrying bag. This blog post is dedicated to explaining why.

Your ability to use your firearm and shooting accessories is limited by your ability to carry them to your desired destination. Leave it to 5.11 Tactical Carrying Bags to solve the problem. When you examine the 5.11 Range Ready Duffel Bag, it exudes quality. This shooting bag is double stitched everywhere which contributes to its solid construction. The shoulder strap is very wide, padded, and contoured to fit your shoulder. The D-rings that connect the strap to the gun bag are also wide and very sturdy. The strap is easy enough to remove when you desire, but will never come undone accidently.

The dimensions of the Range Ready Gun Bag are 24"x16"x10". Running out of space with this 5.11 Tactical Shooting Bag is very improbable . There are 5 compartments (1 large, and 4 medium), and some nooks, and crannies for all your gun and firearm accessories, including a bottle holder and 8 double stack (high cap) magazine pouches sown into the inside of the external pouch. It can even fit multiple firearms. For both convenience and security, all compartments on the 5.11 Tactical Bag are double zippered. The large pouch opens 90 degrees which is an underrated feature; shooting bags are often big enough for your stuff, but the openings are not. You end up having to take apart or cram your gun accessories into the bag.

If this was not enough, this tactical bag also includes a completely removable bag useable by itself. Like its mother shooting bag, this mini-bag uses sturdy D-rings as well. It has 2 zippered compartments, 2 hook and loop dividers, and a drop pouch with a mesh bottom.

The frame of the carrying bag stands by itself unlike some of the flimsy gun bags. Water resistance goes without saying. If you are veteran shooter or hunter, you will do at least some shooting in the rain, and this bag is key for that. There are 5 rubber feet at the bottom for maximum stability for wet and inclined surfaces.