Holosun – Officially Combat Proven?
The conflict in Ukraine has been absolutely brutal and now lasted two years. Arguably, it’s been going on for a decade if we rewind time back to 2014 and the annexation of Crimea. I’m not qualified to...
View ArticleConfessions Of A New Red-Dot Shooter
As I’m writing this, I am barely crossing the one-year mark of actually shooting handguns with red-dots. Were it not for the fact that I write about guns and shooting, it would have taken me longer to...
View ArticleThe XM3 – The Marine Corps and DARPA’s Forgotten Sniper Rifle
One common theme of militaries going to war is that they are never really prepared for it. The United States and the Global War On Terror were no different. Read Generation Kill to see that even elite...
View ArticleThe Williams Gun Sight LRS – Keep It Low
Williams Gun Sight might not be a familiar name to the non-hunters in the audience, but it made its name with high-visibility and easy-to-see iron sights. The company is very well known in that field...
View ArticleThe Gideon Advocate Prismatic Sight
I recently dipped my toe into the world of prismatic sights with Gideon Optic’s new Advocate. I included the Advocate in my review of a Romanian-made WASR-10 7.62x39mm AK with the help of an RS...
View ArticleThe Holosun HS510C – The Best Budget Red Dot
Good gear costs. It’s a fact. If you want the best gear and guns, you’ll have to pay for it. It’s a sad truth, but a truth nonetheless. Sometimes, you can find a pretty good deal on a budget piece of...
View ArticleUsing Just the Box of the Optic
What happens when your batteries die in your red dot, and you don’t have suppressor height sights? Are you supposed to roll over and die? Give up? Run? Is there a solution? What if you just used the...
View ArticleReview: The USMC Squad Common Optic (SCO) – Trijicon VCOG 1-8 MRAD
If I had to sum up the US Marine’s Squad Common Optic (SCO) in a single phrase, the modern idiom ‘Absolute Unit’ would probably suffice. The VCOG 1-6x and 1-8x optic lines, designed and produced by...
View ArticleLeupold Announces Game-Changing New RX-5000 Laser Rangefinder with ‘Pinning’...
BEAVERTON, Ore. — Leupold & Stevens, Inc., provider of the world’s most rugged, lightweight, and clear sport optics, is pleased to announce the launch of its new, game-changing laser rangefinder:...
View ArticleThe M1 Garand’s Superlative Sights
During the era of full-caliber military battle rifles, no other standard-issue military rifle had iron sights like the M1 Garand. Even though the M1 Garand’s primary purpose was to serve as an...
View ArticleThe Trijicon SRO
In the world of red-dot sights, the Trijicon SRO (Specialized Reflex Optic) isn’t exactly new. It first saw the light of day nearly five years ago at the 2019 NRA Annual Meetings And Exhibits show held...
View ArticleLeupold Mark 5HD 2-10×30
Few names embody the American sporting lifestyle like “Leupold.” From mega sporting goods retailers to small-town American bait and sport shops, the Leupold logo is a mainstay on the gun rack. A...
View ArticleSIG SAUER Announces the Gen II Romeo5 Optic
SIG SAUER announces the release of the Gen II Romeo5 Optic sight. If you aren’t on SIG’s e-mail list, you may have missed the release of the new Gen II version of their popular ROMEO5 optic sight. It...
View ArticleROMEO3MAX-PRO Competition Red Dot
SIG SAUER just dropped the updated GEN II ROMEO5 a couple of days ago, and now they’re following with the ROMEO3MAX-PRO. The ROMEO3MAX-PRO is a pistol optic designed in conjunction with Max Michel. Max...
View ArticleNew Surefire XR2 Compact Light and Laser Combo
Surefire just announced the release of the new XR2 Compact Light and Laser. The XR2 is a rechargeable handgun weapon light and laser sight made for mid-size concealed-carry pistols. XR2 Compact Light...
View ArticleSwampfox Announces the Raider 1×20 Micro Prism
Microprism sights have been picking up in popularity. The etched reticle still works even if your batteries don’t, and they tend to work better for folks with astigmatism. Swampfox Optics just released...
View ArticleThe Primary Arms Optics PLxC 1-8 FFP LPVO
The relatively new Primary Arms PLxC 1-8 LPVO riflescope got my attention after the US Department of Energy (DOE) began fielding it, and they entered into a contract with Primary Arms. It’s not just...
View ArticleWinchester Announces The Supreme Optics Line
Winchester just announced the Supreme Optics line of sport optics. It includes binoculars, spotting scopes, range finders, and rifle scopes. They’re touting them as a “high quality, value-focused line”...
View ArticleSIG Releases the ROMEO-X SIG-LOC COMPACT
SIG Sauer just released another new optic. The ROMEO-X SIG-LOC Compact builds on the military M17 sight, and includes SIG’s SIG-LOC mounting footprint. The rugged closed emitter design offers a rugged...
View ArticleThe Leupold Mark 5HD 2-10×30 FFP M5C3 Riflescope (Part 2)
Title Picture: Admittedly, mounting the Leupold Mark 5HD 2-10×30 riflescope on a heavy-barreled 6.5mm Creedmoor bolt-action rifle is weird, but sometimes you take what you can get for a nice photo,...
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