It’s that time of year again/ You’ve (hopefully) made it safely through Mother’s Day. Not it’s time to think about dear old dad and what he might appreciate. We’ve put together a list of gift inspirations ranging from extravagant to practical with price points to match. Ruger PC Carbine Takedown The new Ruger PC Carbine […]
5 Cool Guns And Gear Products From The NRA Annual Meeting
This article originally appeared at Ammoland. The National Rifle Association Annual Meeting is a heck of a lot more than just meetings. Yes, the business of the NRA gets done, and there are plenty of speeches by industry figures, politicians, and others, but there’s also one of the world’s biggest gun and gear exhibits. This […]
Optical Sights On A Handgun? One Guys Experience
There’s been much hullaballoo over the use of red dot sights like the Trijicon RMR, Shield MiniSight, Leupold DeltaPoint, and Sig Sauer Romeo on handguns. Some credible trainers claim they’re the best thing since sliced bread for defensive use. Other equally credible trainers have found the exact opposite—that searching for the red dot can cause […]
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 […]
New from Glock: Optics-ready Glock 17 and 19
This article originally appeared at OutdoorHub: The big news from Glock this year is the release of two new optics-ready models. Last year, Glock introduced the G40 Gen4 MOS chambered in 10mm. That model was intended to be the ideal semiautomatic hunting pistol. With its 9.5-inch overall length, optics mount, and powerful 10mm chambering, it was […]
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, […]
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.” […]
Top Shooting Gear Finds From The Crimson Trace Midnight 3 Gun Invitational
One of the highlights of the annual Crimson Trace Midnight 3 Gun Invitational is schmoozing time with the match sponsors. With more than 40 different companies present, I had many company reps to pester. Unlike chaotic events like SHOT Show or the NRA Annual Meeting, the M3GI has plenty of daylight hours (shooting is only […]
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 […]
Gun Review: Daniel Defense DDM4v5 300 AAC Blackout AR Rifle
Some phrases are just fightin’ words. “That’s MY horse!” “That’s MY daughter!” “I love the 300 Blackout!” For some reason, virtually any gunny discussion about the 300 AAC Blackout cartridge quickly devolves into a typing wind sprint where the winner itemizes more reasons why the 300 Blackout is not as good as (fill in your […]