This article originally appeared at AmmoLand. By Tom McHale USA –-(Ammoland.com)- Technology can be cool. Just a few years ago, lights (and sometimes lasers) on carry guns were limited to the domain of uniformed police officers wearing huge holsters on four-inch wide duty belts. Thanks to technological advances in miniaturization, battery performance, and electronics durability, […]
First Look: Shield Mini Sightsield Mini Sights
When I first opened the Shield Mini Sight, I have to admit I had a bit of a ho-hum reaction. That’s because they’re made of polymer, so I had a gut reaction that they might not be all that durable. On further reflection, it occurred to me that durability is achieved in two ways – […]
Six Budget-Friendly AR Scopes
This article originally appeared at OutdoorHub. One of my favorite lines from an exceptionally entertaining movie, Kingsmen, is “manners maketh man.” You might also say that “optics maketh rifles” and that’s absolutely true. The best rifle on the planet won’t shoot worth beans without a decent optic up top. This brings us to the point […]
Long Range Made Easy with Nikon’s ProStaff 5 Custom XR
Making long-range shots is part math, part skill, and part VooDoo. The math part is very predictable, and only somewhat complicated, thanks to the advent of ballistic software you can get online, in devices like Kestrel Weather Meters, and on smartphones. The software does the hard work and negates the need for you to whip […]
Top 5 Short-range AR Optics
What’s the “best” anyway? It all depends on the ranking criteria, right? Is the “best” car one that hits 60mph in 2.9 seconds or one that can tow the lower half of South Dakota to Manitoba? The same goes with optics, so as I own the ink until this article goes live and comments open, […]
Aimpoint’s New Micro T-2 Red Dot Optic
We’re a people of excess. Not that excess is bad in general, but there are situations where too much can be a bad thing. Optics comes to mind. Almost without fail, we shooters go “all in” when it comes to magnified optics. Even though most of us will be shooting at ranges of 100 yards […]
Leupold’s 300 Blackout Offering: The Mark 4 MR/T 1.5-5x20mm
There’s a reason there are so few 300 Blackout optics on the market. It’s kinda hard to design a single reticle to handle the exceptionally broad range of ballistic performance of that cartridge while keeping the reticle clean and simple. Let’s take a look at exactly what I mean by “broad range of ballistic performance.” […]
Four Outstanding AR Optics for Less Than $400
If you splurge on a 1968 Shelby Mustang GT500-KR, you’re not going to fill the crank case with reclaimed Crisco just to save a few bucks. A similar principle applies to optics. Even with AR-15 prices falling faster than BlockBuster Video’s stock price, you’re still probably going to spend north of $600 on a rifle. […]
Trijicon’s 300 Blackout Optic Offering: It’s Simple and Fast
The 300 AAC Blackout caliber is a nightmare for optics manufacturers. Why? The range of possible projectiles and associated ballistics are crazy. 300 Blackout can be a flat shooting cartridge using a light bullet at 2,500 feet per second. It can be a thrown-brick projectile weighing 245 grains and traveling at 950 feet per second. […]
Premium Optics for the 300 Blackout Rifle
night·mare [nahyt-mair] noun a terrifying dream in which the dreamer experiences feelings of helplessness, extreme anxiety, sorrow, etc. a condition, thought, or experience suggestive of a nightmare: the nightmare of his years in prison. reflective of the process of trying to design an optic for the 300 AAC Blackout. I got this from Websters, really. OK, maybe […]