The Right And Wrong Way To Read Scope Reviews

Aaron Spuler is a firearms enthusiast and recreational shooter. Follow more or his work at The Weapon Blog

Having the right scope for your hunting rifle is very important to have successful hunting trips. There are so many scope options out in the market that we can be paralyzed by the number of choices that have to choose from. Luckily, there are scopes reviews on which we can rely to help us purchase just the right scope we are looking for. Or so we think.

It is very easy to overlook some factors when reading online reviews for scopes. First, scope reviews can be done by anyone on the internet, meaning you will not be sure that any information these reviews say is aimed at helping you find the right scope, whatever brand it may be.

Next, and more importantly, we may not be the savviest review reader out there meaning we could be the reason we make a bad scope purchase because we are unaware of the right way to read a scope review.

This short read illustrates the right and wrong way to read a scope review, so you will be able to make the most of every review you read and eventually make the right scope purchase.

The Approach to Reading a Scope Review

Wrong: You take everything you read as true.

Not all reviews tell the truth about the product they are reviewing. A lot of reviews are made by the same companies selling these scopes or are made by people who have vested associate advertising interests. These reviews may therefore be biased towards only positive opinions just to convince you to make that purchase.

Right: Take everything with a grain of salt.

On the other hand, not all reviews are ploys. You should just be smart about what you separate as truth or marketing tricks. If a review raves about positive qualities of a scope, cross-reference this with facts you already know. This way, you will be impervious to cheap marketing tricks employed by companies that are out for your hard-earned money. Extensive research will also go a long way for you in getting the scope you need.

How Many Reviews Do You Read Before You Make a Purchase?

         Wrong: You only read one review.

Reading just one review about a scope you are thinking of purchasing will leave you not as informed as you would want to be. You wouldn’t want to be the hunter who realizes he bought the wrong scope while out on a hunting trip.

Right: Read multiple reviews of the scope and its alternative options.

This is an easy step anyone can do before narrowing down on the scope option to purchase. Choose a couple of scope models you are eyeing to purchase, read more than a few reviews on these options, and compare and contrast the information you learn. This helps you easily decide and purchase which among the scopes fit all your hunting demands.

 Where You Look for Reviews 

Wrong: Reading only Google results for reviews.

Reading only review articles is fine, but you will be missing out on other useful information. There are a lot of other places on the internet that contain useful reviews and data about the latest hunting rifle scopes. These places provide comprehensive videos, pictures, and advice that might prove invaluable in finding the right hunting rifle scope for you.

Right: Visiting other sites and platforms for scope reviews.

Do not limit educating yourself about scopes by just using one source of information. Maximize the use of the internet and visit all useful sites like YouTube and Pinterest that contain reviews and product feature videos and pictures that will give you a degree of understanding that review articles cannot provide.

Talking to People

         Wrong: Solely relying on the internet.

Sure, the internet holds a lot of answers about how things are supposed to work, but the internet’s greatest strength is also its greatest weakness. All the reviews in the world can rave about how great some scopes are until you have them in your hands and see for yourself that they are not what the internet made them out to be.