
Gideon Optics Drops a Direct-Mount Valor Mini for Glock Gen 6 ORS
Gideon Optics launches a Gen 6 ORS-native Valor Mini enclosed red dot on September 4, skipping the factory adapter plates entirely.
Optic reviews and buyer's guides — red dots, LPVOs, rifle scopes, holographic sights, and magnifiers compared.

Gideon Optics launches a Gen 6 ORS-native Valor Mini enclosed red dot on September 4, skipping the factory adapter plates entirely.

Primary Arms opens pre-orders on a $199.99 CLx 1-6x24mm rimfire LPVO with the new ACSS 22LR G2 reticle, shipping late September 2026.

Kinetic Development Group's new BOM Series is a dual-height modular hard mount and, at launch, the only rifle optic mount on the market for the Aimpoint COA footprint.

Osight puts an enclosed emitter on the DeltaPoint Pro footprint with a switchable multi-reticle, side-load battery, and $239.99 MSRP.

XS Sights expands its DXT2 Pro and R3D 2.0 tritium night sight lines to cover major pistol platforms from SIG Sauer, Smith & Wesson, Springfield Armory, and FN.

Steiner's second-gen MPS enclosed-emitter red dot adds a CR2032 battery rated at 90,000 hours and larger buttons, with no price increase from the original $631.99.

The Sightmark Strikon VMP 1-4x22 SFP Fiber V2 gains capped turrets and 2 NV-compatible illumination modes over the original, shipping now through EuroOptic and Amazon.

Zeiss launched the V3 riflescope line at an Oklahoma media event, offering six models from 2.5-8x35 to 6-18x50 with pricing from $299.99 to $949.99.

Leupold has added the LCO Pro F2 to its carbine optic line, a rugged 1x red dot with a selectable multi-reticle system, 30,000-hour runtime, and a $899.99 MSRP.

Leupold adds illuminated PR2-MOA, PR2-MIL, and PR3-MIL reticles to the Mark 4HD in 6-24x52 and 8-32x56 configurations, backed by Motion Sensor Technology.

XS Sights launches pre-drilled fiber optic front sights for S&W J-, K-, and L-Frame revolvers — no drilling required, with an adjustable rear and swappable green/orange rods for $118.89.

Osight launched two enclosed-emitter pistol red dots in June: the XE AMRS with a five-mode reticle system at $249.99 on the RMR footprint, and the SE 6 MOA at $199.99 on RMSc.