SIG WHISKEY6 3-18X44

SIG’s new Whiskey6, here on a Springfield Waypoint, has the magnification to suit hunting/target rifles. / Guns Magazine

ALL-AROUND HUNTING SIGHT REDEFINES ‘VERSATILE’

By Wayne Van Zwoll

As scope-makers all but relegate fixed 2-½x and 4x scopes to museums, I’m forced into weekly counseling to “manage my grief.” It is a humiliating and lonely experience.

“Keep a positive focus,” I was told — by someone who must consult Webster’s for the meaning of “reticle.” The market, she continued gently, reflects not just popular demand but the pace and direction of progress. “Acceptance is the first step in healing.”