NSSF, The Firearm Industry Trade Association, praised President Trump's executive order protecting hunting heritage, which includes provisions protecting traditional ammunition use, expanding public land access, and increasing Sunday hunting opportunities. NSSF President and CEO Joe Bartozzi attended the White House Rose Garden announcement and worked with the administration on the policy.
Project ChildSafe, a program of the NSSF, partnered with Slingit to help families manage inherited firearm collections responsibly. The collaboration allows individuals to designate Project ChildSafe as a beneficiary of sale proceeds, supporting firearm safety education and community initiatives.
NSSF released its 2026 Congressional Report Card grading U.S. Representatives and Senators on firearm industry legislation and Second Amendment issues. Fourteen Senators and 71 Representatives earned the "Dean's List" distinction with perfect voting records, while 13 Senators and 41 Representatives received "A+" ratings.
Iron Valley™ Supply Co., a wholesale distributor representing over 150 leading brands in hunting and shooting sports, is expanding its sales team. The company seeks Account Representatives for positions in Downingtown, PA and Chapin, SC to manage existing accounts and develop new customer relationships.
Vortex Optics introduced its Pro Cantilever Mounts & Accessories system, a USA-built platform enabling shooters to configure rifles for multiple optics and applications. The system includes Pro Cantilever Mounts, 45° Offset Red Dot Mounts, 12 O'Clock Red Dot Mounts, and Diving Board Mounts compatible with thermal clip-ons and ballistic ranging devices.
Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation President and CEO Kyle Weaver praised President Trump's Reinvigorating America's Hunting Heritage Executive Order, stating it aligns with RMEF's mission to sustain wildlife, habitat, and hunting heritage through public access expansion, habitat management, and science-based wildlife management.
Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc. and World Whiskey Society announced the release of the Smith & Wesson 7-Year Classic Edition bourbon, an inaugural whiskey celebrating American gunsmithing heritage and premium spirits craftsmanship. The aged straight bourbon features vintage-inspired packaging with imagery of founders Horace Smith and Daniel Baird Wesson.
Petersen's HUNTING released its October 2026 Big-Game Issue, an 88-page expanded edition featuring reviews from Andrew McKean on budget-friendly optics from Leupold, Vortex, Burris, Trijicon, and Zeiss, plus articles by Joseph von Benedikt, Scott Ergas, Mark Kayser, Will Brantley, and Craig Boddington. The issue is available at newsstands and retailers for $12 annually.
J. Scott Rupp has retired from Outdoor Sportsman Group after 40 years editing outdoor and shooting magazines including RifleShooter, Handguns, Petersen's Hunting, and Guns & Ammo. A former U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit member and Eastern Kentucky University graduate, Rupp plans to continue writing and photography as a freelancer.
SIGHTRON announced Michelle Carpentier as the newest member of their shooting team. The 20-year-old competitive shooter has won the 2025 Hunter State Championship and placed in the Top 10 at the 2026 Nationals. Carpentier will compete using SIGHTRON's SII Big Sky 6.5–20×50 Riflescope.
Outdoor Sportsman Group's GAME & FISH TV surpassed 75 million minutes watched in August, marking five consecutive months of growth since launching on Amazon Prime and Roku in March. The FAST channel, featuring content from Outdoor Channel, Sportsman Channel, World Fishing Network, and MyOutdoorTV, continues experiencing explosive viewership across multiple platforms.
Outdoor Action TV, powered by Careco, expands its content offerings across FAST platforms and Video-On-Demand. The channel features premium content from respected outdoor producers with live events capability and strong industry connections, reaching passionate outdoor enthusiasts and attracting both endemic and mainstream advertisers.
Outdoor Channel launches Premiere Week September 28-October 4 featuring 16 episodes and 4 special presentations across shows like Farming the Wild with Mike Robinson, United Plates with Mario Kalpou, Cast Iron Cowboy with Kent and Shannon Rollins, and Jason the Butcher with Jason Nauert, plus new series American Archer and Airgunner Challenge.
The pace at which Osight has been introducing new products has been amazing, but most have been variations on the same theme: a range of affordable enclosed pistol red dots (their SE line) that are great for everyday carry. Now, with a rifle-sized reflex sight, Osight has entered a new realm.
Osight teased the new Osight R last spring at the NRA show in Houston. When they showed it to us, they asked what we thought the retail price would be on a new multi-reticle enclosed reflex red dot sight designed for rifles and shotguns. I think I guessed $400 and they laughed, saying no, it would be $299.
Turns out we were both wrong. The new Osight R, which just went live for sale today, is retailing for $279.
Osight R with the optional 1.93-inch riser
But wait…there’s more. The Osight R — which has a Micro T1/T2 mounting footprint — ships with a 1.53-inch Picatinny mount that will co-witness nicely with most iron sights and many of you will find that works just fine. If not, Osight’s also making an optional 1.93-inch aluminum riser they’re selling separately for $45.99. That’s what you see in the photos above.
Here are a couple of pics showing the standard 1.53-inch mount.
The Osight R with the standard 1.53-inch Picatinny mount
As a come-on to buy the new R, Osight’s giving away a 1.93-inch mount with Osight Rs bought through October 25 here.
The Osight R has flip-down clear lens covers fore and aft that protect the sight’s multi-coated lenses. It also ships with an anti-reflective front cover if that’s a thing for you.
The Osight R is powered by a single CR2032 battery that’s accessed on the right side of the aluminum housing. Rated battery life depends on the reticles you use.
You have three options. There’s a 2 MOA dot, a 65 MOA donut of death circle, or you can use both at the same time (as above). Rated battery life is 83,000 hours, 18,000 hours or 15,000 hours, respectively. That should be more than enough for just about anyone who changes their batteries regularly. The R will remind you, though, when power is getting low. The reticle will blink once a minute when it’s time for a change.
You get 12 brightness settings, nine standard and three night vision compatible. There’s also a separate night vision button on the left side below the rubber + and – brightness buttons the lets you jump directly into night vision mode without having to cycle through the standard settings to get there.
There’s more than enough luminosity for bright, mid-day Texas sun. And both Jeremy and I noted how ultra-crisp and clear the reticle is. There’s zero flair or fuzziness. Given the Osight R’s price tag, that’s pretty impressive.
While the Picatinny mount that comes with the sight gives you all kinds of options, the Osight R will no doubt be used most often by most people on America’s favorite rifle. And yes, it has “shake awake,” although Osight doesn’t call it that. For them, it’s MAT (motion-activated technology). It shuts down after 3 minutes of non-use and powers up immediately when the rifle is moved (it is immediate, too…we checked).
We also froze it and dunked it in water to see if that IPX8 rating means anything. It worked just fine after both.
In short, we shot the Osight R a lot in the short time we’ve had it. This is a very nicely designed reflex sight with pretty much every feature you’d want in a rifle sight for home defense, range use, competition and more.
Sure, it’s physically bigger (and therefore heavier) than lots of smaller rifle reflex sights, but that big window gives you a nice, wide field of view without inducing the kind of tunnel vision some people experience when using smaller tubular red dot sights. And like Osight’s other sights, this is an amazingly affordable option for the kind of shooting most of us do.
