A review of the Burris Signature HD Spotting Scope

Burris’s signature HD spotting scope is a high-end scope designed for professionals. Obviously, this scope comes at a steep price, but the benefits you will reap from its performance are more than enough to compensate for its hefty price tag. This spotting scope comes supplied with state of the art technologies. Each of its features […]

The Axeon Optics Second Zero: affordable and effective

“What in the hell is this,” I asked when I first saw the Axeon Second Zero. I won’t lie; I first thought this was some snake oil being advertised. The Second Zero was advertising that a simple lens could be placed in front of your optic and immediately change your zero from a 100 yard […]

The Meprolight Foresight – The future of optics

The future is now, or at least that’s the goal with Meprolight’s new optic the Foresight. The Foresight is unique in several different ways, and most of them come from the fact that it connects into your smartphone. It connects via a proprietary app and Bluetooth technology to your Android or iOS device. The purpose […]

Goodbye ACOG: The Army is looking for new power scopes

When it comes to rifle optics, one could boil your options down into three potential categories: optics without magnification, optics with fixed magnification, and optics with variable degrees of magnification. For years now, the U.S. Army and Marine Corps have utilized Trijicon ACOG that is theoretically good for up to 800 meters but offers only […]

Technological dependence and the need for primitive skills

This may be a bit presumptuous of me, but our dependence on technology has made us weaker militarily, in my humble opinion. That’s not to say we shouldn’t be incorporating technology where we can to make us more effective, just that if there are more primitive methods available we should not forget them. Sure, there […]