PARD USA, a night vision and thermal imaging specialist, is announcing a new FT-34 thermal riflescope. The design allows the FT-34 to work as a handheld monocular, a riflescope or as a clip-on to your existing daytime optic.

If you’ve been visiting TFB regularly, you’ve probably noticed that Primary Arms has been busy releasing a number of new products this winter. We’ve recently announced new binoculars, a 1-6x LPVO optic, pistol red dot sights, and a 5x prism sight. Primary Arms has just announced the pre-order status for their new First Focal Plane (FFP) GLx rifle scopes in 3-18x44mm and 4.5-27x56mm with several reticle configurations, all of which are illuminated models.

With the new Burris SpeedBead Vent Rib Mount, you can turn your shotgun into a dynamic hunting tool without any drilling or tapping. According to Burris, their new mount makes it easy to attach and secure any FastFire Series Red Dots, to let you shoot clays, waterfowl, upland birds, and turkeys faster and more accurately. According to the list of features, the red dot will always be centered on the rib and gun when mounted, with no play left or right. There are rib adapters included in the package, to fit multiple rib widths. The MSRP for the new mount is $60.

If you’re looking for a premium rangefinding binocular, the new Leica Geovid Pro 42 may be the answer. Many years ago I bought myself one of the earlier models of the Leica Geovid 8×42, and it’s been a great companion with excellent optical performance – the quality still amazes me. My model was bought long before companies started to incorporate any electronics more advanced than just the laser range finder, but the new Geovid Pro series is of course built from the ground up with all this integrated. Now you get anything from Bluetooth connectivity with the new Leica Ballistics App, to onboard atmospheric sensors and advanced apps like Applied Ballistics, with GPS mapping integration through BaseMap and Google Maps. The Geovid Pro 8×42 sells for $3,299, and the slightly larger Geovid Pro 10×42 for $3,299.

Do you know any birders? Or maybe you are a birder? Either way, if you make the mistake of referring to an avid birder as a “birdwatcher” you are definitely going to hear about it – probably in the form of high-pitch whistles or chirps. Speaking of watching things, Primary Arms has just released two new 10x binoculars. The Primary Arms SLx and GLx binoculars are $129 and $259 respectively and represent a solid value in the midrange optics world. The GLx binoculars include premium materials in exchange for a bit more weight.

ARCA Swiss rails are the epitome of stabilization attachment methods for a number of reasons. Precision target shooters and hunters often use them for high-stress situations where quick readjustments are needed. This quickness of adjustment largely comes from the design of the rail which allows the user to simply slide the rail of the firearm through the adapter and then quickly adjust it for tightness. Strike Industries has just announced the introduction of their new 6.8″ Strike M-LOK ARCA rail adapter which fits most handguards and M-LOK-equipped rifle chassis on the market.

ZEISS is adding a new product line for their riflescopes for 2023 with the introduction of new Flip-Up and Fold-Flat Pro Lens Covers. These new proprietary lens covers will retail for about $90 per set and should start showing up online and in stores sometime in Q2 of 2023. Some cool features ZEISS will be adding to their lens covers to set them apart from other manufacturers is the inclusion of an integrated spare battery containment system, and an on-board Torx wrench containment system which should prove to be invaluable at the range for minor adjustments or when that illumination battery inevitably dies just after you’ve set off on a range trip.

Primary Arms’ popular SLx 1-6×24 SFP Riflescope is receiving its fourth generational change and release soon. The fourth generation scope will now feature new reticle options, clearer glass, improved light transmission, and even greater durability than before. Primary Arms is also aiming to keep the price of this new generation of the SLx LPVO affordable at only $339.99.

Thermal Monoculars are great observation devices for low-light or no-light situations. X-Vision Optics has just announced the release of their all-new TM50 thermal monocular which features a large 256×192 pixel thermal detector allowing for detection on big-game from up to 1,200 yards away. In addition, the new TM50 sports compatibility with your smartphone so it can be used in conjunction with a tripod for a much easier-to-use observation device.

Bobro Engineering has released a new offset red dot sight mount called  A-BOM (Adjustable BOre axis Mount) that allows adjusting the reflex sight’s angle to align its axis with the bore axis of the host firearm. The adjustments are possible thanks to a center link between the Picatinny rail mount and the red dot mount which can also be removed converting the A-BOM to a conventional red dot mount.

Welcome everyone to the  TFB Armorer’s Bench! As mentioned in the little blurb below, this series will focus on a lot of home armorer and gunsmith activities. In this article, I decided to try something I have not done before. This article will be pretty uneventful as far as earth-shattering content BUT!!! I could not find much content out there as far as replacing Magpul MBUS sight pieces so I figured I’d share my little adventure and hopefully reveal some helpful things along the way. That being said, let’s dive right into installing XS Sights on the MBUS.

Armament Technology Incorporated, the OEM manufacturer of Tangent Theta Long Range Precision Optics, unveiled a new model at SHOT Show 2023. The Canadian company who are also the OEM for Tenebræx and master distributor for ELCAN, SAI Optics and XOPTEK, had the new Tangent Theta TT735P out at SHOT Show’s Industry at the Range Day and on the show floor.

On day three of SHOT Show 2023 we visited Shield Sights who ran us through their host of new and upcoming models. Shield have four optics on the way, the CQS2, the AMS, the SIS2 and the RMSd.

Leupold has added a new scope to their Mark 5HD line. The 2-10×30 is a low magnification scope perfect for close to reasonable distances like 800 or even 1000 yards depending on your caliber. They are also coming out with their BX-4 Range HD binocular, a laser range-finding binocular, and they have a new laser rangefinder with flight path.

Ahead of this year’s SHOT Show, SIG Sauer held an independent range day at the Clark County Shooting Complex and one of the brand new products showcased there was a new enclosed pistol red dot optic from SIG’s electro optics division – the Romeo M17.

In our earlier article on SIG Sauer’s pre-SHOT Show range day, we looked at the Next Generation Squad Weapon display and discussed the XM5 rifle’s name change to the XM-7. You might have spotted an interesting new optic in the display, that optic is the new SIG Romeo 9T.

In this episode of TFBTV, Hop is at SHOT Show 2023 visiting Leupold Optics to discuss probably the most anticipated optic of 2023 – the new Leupold Mark 5HD 2-10×30. While the versatility of its multiple reticle options will give you an advantage at the range or in the field. With three revolutions of elevation adjustment and visual and tactile indicators, the Mark 5HD scope was built to max out the performance of the latest long-range rifles.

At this year’s SHOT Show EOTECH, in addition to their promising ‘On Gun Laser’, showcased their new flat dark earth colour range. The new FDE range includes G43 and G45 magnifiers and their EFLX pistol red dots.

At SHOT Show 2023 Range Day, I came across Accufire at the long range section. Their Omnis digital spotting scope caught my attention. Accufire also has some new red dots as well as a thermal clip on they are coming out with. But first let’s talk about the Omnis and how excited I am about it.

New from Viridian this year is a closed emitter green dot sight, the FX45.  With a 5 MOA green dot, 6061 aluminum housing and fitting into the Aimpoint ACRO footprint, the Viridian FX45 is available at an MSRP of $459.00.  Viridian is also offering a host of other new and updated sights, lights and lasers.

In this episode of TFBTV, @JamesReeves is at SHOT Show 2023 with Holosun to talk about their newest optic, the SCRS, a solar powered, no battery red dot built for rifles and carbines. No batteries, no problems, and wait till you hear about the price.

Arken Optics displayed their EP Lightweight (EPL) scopes at SHOT Show 2023. The EPL is a departure from their previous scopes and is more suited to hunting use.

In this episode of TFBTV, James Reeves is at SHOT Show 2023 to discuss Holosun’s new optics for 2023 which, unbelievably, include night vision and thermal red dot optics. See today’s video for the details on this new series from Holosun.

GPO-USA are set to enter the compact reflex sight market with their Spectra Reflex Dot. With integrated motion sensor tripped on/off, a built-in photo sensor which adjusts the brightness of the 3mm red dot depending on the light conditions and an estimated 25,000 hours battery life. MSRP for the SPECTRA Reflex Dot is $379.99.

Hi-Lux Optics had a few new optics on display at Shot Show 2023. Though they may be best known for their vintage scopes, the do offer modern options as well.

At this year’s SHOT Show Industry at the Range day Holosun had a number of exciting optics on hand which won’t be available until later this year, but its great to know what’s in the pipeline. We’ve already looked at the promising new DRS TH and DRS NV prototypes Holosun brought to the range, alongside them was another new red dot sight for rifles – the SCRS. The model on the line was the green reticle SCRS GR2.

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Holosun had a surprise for us at this year’s SHOT Show Industry at the Range day – a pair of brand new prototype optics. The DRS family includes a thermal optic and a night vision optic. While the optics were marked DMS, Holosun told us they would likely be launched as the DRS or Digital reflex Sight.

Our friends at Primary Arms sent over their list of new optics that includes everything from red dots and prisms to a first focal plane (FFP) with a 56mm objective. Branded Odyssey 2023, these Primary Arms optics include binoculars and magnifiers on top of other optics made for various weapons platforms. The one Primary Arms Odyssey 2023 release that caught my attention immediately is also the smallest – the Autolive Battery Cap. This motion activated cap can be added to Primary Arms optics or other manufacturer’s optics to add “waking” capabilities to save battery life.

Komando Pasukan Khusus, a Special Forces unit within the Indonesian National Armed Forces, has selected EOTECH’s Holographic Weapon Sight (HWS) and magnifier. The total number of sighting systems to be supplied to the Indonesian Armed Forces is 1,000 pieces and will be delivered within a few months in 2023.