riflescopes
Long-range aiming devices
Riflescopes are optical sighting devices mounted on rifles to magnify distant targets and improve accuracy.
They typically feature crosshairs or other reticle patterns for aiming, adjustable magnification, and dials for windage and elevation corrections.
He zeroed in his riflescope at the range before hunting season.
Also called telescopic sights or simply scopes.
Optical sighting pattern
- eyepieceLens you look through
- lensesCurved transparent refractors
- ocularOf the organ of sight
- magnificationDegree of visual enlargement
parallax · diopter · clarity · resolution · coatings · aperture · tube · turrets
Intersecting sighting lines
Accuracy in shooting
- accuracyDegree of correctness
- precisionAccuracy of measurement
- groupingArrangement by shared traits
- benchrestFirearm aiming support
long-range · competition · plinking · NRL · sniping · prone · bipod · sandbag
Stealthy, persistent pursuit
- glassingSmoothing to shine
- trackingMonitoring location over time
- deerAntlered hoofed mammal
- elkLarge North American cervid
antelope · safari · dawn · dusk · low-light · camouflage · blind · spot-and-stalk
Concealed precision shooter
- militaryArmed forces collectively
- reconnaissanceInformation-gathering before action
- spotterSafety backup person
- thermalPertaining to warmth
clip-on · ruggedized · mil-spec · overwatch
reticle
Optical sighting pattern
magnification · parallax · diopter · clarity · resolution · coatings · aperture · tube · turrets · sunshade
crosshairs
Intersecting sighting lines
- zeroingCalibrating to baseline
- sightingInstance of perceiving something
- holdoverRemainder from prior period
windage · elevation · MOA · adjustments · dope · cant · level
marksmanship
Accuracy in shooting
benchrest · long-range · competition · plinking · NRL · sniping · prone · bipod · sandbag · follow-through
stalking
Stealthy, persistent pursuit
elk · antelope · safari · dawn · dusk · low-light · camouflage · blind · spot-and-stalk · wide-field
sniper
Concealed precision shooter
- militaryArmed forces collectively
- reconnaissanceInformation-gathering before action
- spotterSafety backup person
thermal · clip-on · ruggedized · mil-spec · overwatch
Vortex
Optics company name