Manufacturers

    Every scope a brand makes, at a glance.

    See what sets a brand's scopes apart, what you get as the price climbs, and which one is right for your hunt.

    ◆ Manufacturer

    Bering Optics

    The hog hunter's value brand: a house that built optics under other brands' names for a decade before launching its own label in 2009.

    Lineup
    8 scopes
    Price band
    $975 – $4,395
    Sensors by
    Undisclosed
    Warranty
    4–6 yr transferable
    Screen (the display you look at):HD 1024×768FHD 1920×1080QHD 2560×2560 micro-OLEDLRF built-in rangefinderDUAL FOV switchable dual lens (wide + long)
    The numbered chip is the sensor inside the scope — its class, from the real core (native resolution and NETD live on each product page) — not the screen.
    ◆ The sensors inside

    What Bering builds on

    Every sensor Bering builds on also ships inside RIX, Nocpix, InfiRay scopes — same sensor, different name and price.

    $0$2,500$5,000$7,500$10,000RIX LEAP L6R — $4,499 · 50mm lens (same sensor)Bering Super Yoter R 3.0-12.0x50mm — $3,599 · 50mm lensBering Super Yoter LRF 3.0-24.0x50mm — $4,395 · 50mm lens640×480 12µm · 40mKInfiRay · 2 Bering scopes · also inside RIXNocpix SLIM L25 — $1,499 · 25mm lens (same sensor)RIX STORM S3 — $1,499 · 35mm lens (same sensor)RIX STORM S3R — $1,799 · 35mm lens (same sensor)Nocpix SLIM L35 — $1,799 · 35mm lens (same sensor)Nocpix BOLT L35R — $1,999 · 35mm lens (same sensor)Nocpix RICO 2 L42R — $2,489 · 42mm lens (same sensor)Nocpix ACE L35 — $2,499 · 35mm lens (same sensor)RIX LEAP L3R — $2,599 · 35mm lens (same sensor)Nocpix RICO 3 L35R — $2,699 · 35mm lens (same sensor)InfiRay RICO Mk2 384 LRF 4x 42mm — $3,499 · 42mm lens (same sensor)Bering Hogster ZAP 2.8-11.2x35mm — $1,375 · 35mm lensBering Super Hogster A3 2.9-11.6x35mm — $2,175 · 35mm lensBering Super Hogster LRF 3.5-14.0x35mm — $2,775 · 35mm lens384×288 12µm · 40mKInfiRay · 3 Bering scopes · also inside Nocpix, RIX, InfiRayInfiRay RICO Hybrid 384 3x 50mm — $2,599 · 50mm lens (same sensor)Bering Hogster VIBE 1.4-5.6x25mm — $1,775 · 25mm lensBering Hogster VIBE 2.0-8.0x35mm — $1,895 · 35mm lens384×288 17µm · 35mKInfiRay · 2 Bering scopes · also inside InfiRayRIX STORM S2 — $799 · 25mm lens (same sensor)RIX STORM S2R — $999 · 25mm lens (same sensor)Nocpix BOLT P25R — $1,199 · 25mm lens (same sensor)Bering Hogster Stimulus 2.3-4.6x19mm — $975 · 19mm lens256×192 12µm · 40mKInfiRay · 1 Bering scope · also inside RIX, Nocpix
    Bering scopes at street price — colored by sensor class
    How the lineup is built

    8 names, 7 pictures, 3 packages

    Every Bering is a picture wearing a package. The picture comes from the sensor and the lens. The package is the line — the screen, the body, the rangefinder — and the price. The model name tells you the package, not the picture.

    8
    names on the shelf
    what you're shown
    strip the packaging
    7
    builds
    sensor + lens · the picture
    dressed as
    3
    packages
    screen, rangefinder, body · the price

    Two different sensors hide behind the same resolution. Bering sells two 640×480 cores: a 35 mK and a 40 mK. Same pixel count on the spec sheet, different sensor underneath. The sensitivity, not the resolution, tells you which picture you're buying.

    Where your money goes

    Which dollar buys picture, which buys packaging

    Two kinds of price step hide in a lineup. Build steps buy detail at distance: a bigger sensor, a longer lens. Package steps buy polish, not detail: a sharper screen, a rangefinder, a different body. Worth knowing which one a price jump is before you pay it.

    Buys picture
    Build step: sensor or lens. Buys detail at distance.
    Lens 25 → 35 mm
    +$120
    Buys packaging
    Package step: screen, rangefinder, body. No extra detail at distance.

    Each step is priced from Bering's own lineup by holding everything else identical — the median across every matched pair on our board. Refreshed with every catalog update.

    The smarter buy

    What Bering's own price list says

    Computed straight from the specs and prices on the board — where the same picture sells twice, and what a feature really costs. Refreshed with every catalog update.

    Super Hogster LRF 3.5-14.0x35mm
    Bering
    Super Hogster LRF 3.5-14.0x35mm
    Super Hogster
    26° apparent field of view. How big the view looks.
    62
    Image
    70
    Handling
    95
    Warranty
    +$1,400 of packaging on the same picture
    Same 384×288 sensor and 35 mm lens as the Hogster ZAP 2.8-11.2x35mm at $1,375. The extra buys a rangefinder — not detail at distance.
    Class-premium price, below-median picture
    Priced $2,775 against the 384 class's $1,995 going rate, with an image score of 61.6 under the class median of 62.0 (#31 of 53).
    Hogster ZAP 2.8-11.2x35mm
    Bering
    Hogster ZAP 2.8-11.2x35mm
    Hogster
    21° apparent field of view. How big the view looks.
    64
    Image
    69
    Handling
    80
    Warranty
    Cheapest package on this picture
    The same 384×288 + 35 mm build runs up to $2,775 as the Super Hogster LRF 3.5-14.0x35mm. Every dollar above this price buys packaging, not detail at distance.
    Above the class bar, under the class rate
    Scores 63.7 for image — at or above the 384-class median of 62.0 — priced $1,375 against the class's $1,995 going rate (#9 of 53 for image).
    ◆ Behind the name

    Who you're actually buying from

    Who makes the sensor
    Undisclosed (OEM VOx core)

    Bering never names who makes its cores, and makes no made-in-USA claim. Independent evidence points to InfiRay at medium confidence — not confirmed. The company built night-vision and thermal for other brands from 1998 before launching its own label in 2009.

    Strengths

    • A warranty that "follows the scope, not the owner" — 6 years on several models, 4 on the rest, fully transferable on resale.
    • Hog- and predator-tuned features at value prices: onboard rangefinding and a reticle-customization app built for night hunting.
    • Real OEM engineering heritage — a quarter-century building optics that shipped under other brands' names.

    Cautions

    • The sensor maker is never named and no country of origin is stated.
    • The lineup mixes 256, 384, and 640 sensors across two pixel pitches — not all Bering thermal is the same class; check the exact model.
    • Bering publishes no prices on its own site — pricing lives at dealers, so verify the SKU and street price before buying.
    Founded 2009 (OEM roots 1998)HQ Irving, TX (reported)Staff 11–50
    ◆ The going rate

    What each upgrade costs in the Bering lineup

    Every clean single-feature step inside Bering's own catalog — a bigger sensor, a longer lens, a rangefinder. Each dot is a pair where only that one thing changed.

    Upgrade

    $0$0.3k$0.5k

    Objective lens

    median +$120 · 1 pair

    Each dot is a clean single-feature step · black tick = median · bar = full spread

    Lines run from the flagship at the top down to the entry models, and within each line the priciest sits first. Prices are current street prices.

    ◆ Where to buy

    Who sells Bering

    5 stores list Bering scopes today, and their prices differ — on a typical Bering scope the cheapest store is about $24 below the most expensive. Each scope’s own page lists its stores with the current price, shipping, and return terms.

    NightVision4Less
    8 of 8
    Basic Precision
    7 of 8
    Predator Hunter Outdoors
    6 of 8
    B&H Photo Video
    3 of 8
    Night Vision Guys
    1 of 8