TRUGLO scopes, except the Infinity series, come with flip-up lens covers with amber lenses.

Next TRUGLO began work on taking its fiber optic sights to the next level. To accomplish this they developed and patented technology to combine their fiber optics with tritium. The result was TRUGLO's Tritium/Fiber Optic (TFO) sights. For those of you unfamiliar with tritium, it's an isotope of hydrogen that glows in the dark.

By combining fiber optics with tritium TRUGLO was able to develop a sight that was highly visible in both bright light and total darkness. No batteries are required, there's nothing to turn on or forget to turn off, it's always ready, and the tritium will last for years. These sights are intended to bridge the gap between competition orientated and self-defense sights.

From developing TFO iron sights TRUGLO took a big step out of the box and introduced a line of economical red dot sights. Designed to be well within the reach of your average blue-collar worker, these sights are made in Asia to TRUGLO's specifications. Models are available with objective lenses running from 25mm to 45mm, multiple reticles, and dual red/green reticle colors. For recreational shooters and hunters they offer a number of interesting features for a relatively small outlay of that hard-earned lucre.

After introducing red dot sights the next step for TRUGLO was to bring out a line of riflescopes. This was accomplished with the help of an optical engineer with more than 20 years on-the-ground experience in Asia who, working as a consultant to TRUGLO, provided the needed expertise.

Tru-Brite scopes feature dual color illuminated reticles. The color and intensity of the reticle are controlled by a rheostat located on the eyepiece.

With this enginer's help TRUGLO has introduced three distinct families of riflescopes: Maxus, Infinity, and Tru-Brite. Like its red dot sights, TRUGLO's riflescopes are produced to the company's specifications, and standards, at a plant in China. To ensure a quality product TRUGLO approves all assembly techniques, and they require certain key components to be U.S. made for increased durability.

In addition, after the riflescopes are assembled, a 100-percent quality control check is performed by American-trained third-party inspection teams who follow JIS (Japanese Industrial Standards) or ASTM (American Society for Testing Materials) protocols to ensure the end product meets TRUGLO's criteria.

I arranged to have four different models of TRUGLO's new riflescopes shipped to me for thorough review. They were subsequently put to work both on the rifle range and in the field to check their optical performance, repeatability, and durability. Although I am admittedly somewhat jaded against inexpensive Chinese scopes, I undertook this project with an open mind to see how these scopes would perform.