EOTech's model XPS-2 sight and accompanying/optional G-23 magnifier. High-tech optics that, when correctly applied, produced repeatable accurate hits at some very long ranges. They're slightly separated for the photo. Jim Shepherd photo.

by Jim Shepherd, The Outdoor Wire

It’s very safe to say that I’m always in search of the magic optic that will turn my rifle, pistol or shotgun into the magic wand that never misses. It’s equally safe to say that I realize what I’m looking for is anything that can help me focus on objects that are now only sharply in focus without optical assistance in my fuzzy memory.

Unfortunately, I’m learning today that optics I thought weren’t doing the job for me in the past weren’t bad, they were incorrectly utilized. The problem, honestly, was operator error, not faulty optics.

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