optics

Serious competition shooters have been mounting red dot sights to handguns for a long time. In many cases, one can look to competition shooters for future trends in pistol design and employment as competition shooters are often quick to try out and vet concepts to see if it aids in getting times down. It sometimes […]

“You should not have a favorite weapon. To become over-familiar with one weapon is as much a fault as not knowing it sufficiently well.” – Musashi Myamoto One thing I constantly hear in the shooting community is the diatribe of firearms preference; whether it’s brand, model or caliber, everyone seems to have a personal preference […]

“Movement” I whispered quietly while signaling back to my squadmates. We were in a small pre-deployment training center in Texas and the heat was relentless. The movement was across a ridgeline that, if followed, would lead to a small collection of buildings that we were holding. Waves of rising heat distorted the small dots that […]

There is a ton of anti-gun bias in the media and even more so when an event like the most recent shooting in Las Vegas happened. Immediately people who have never owned or handled a firearm other than grandpa’s hunting rifles or shotguns became experts. When the reports first came about what type of firearms […]

If you aren’t familiar with youtuber Brent0331 then you are missing out. The man is a savage and a warfighter who delves deep into products based on his combat proven background. In the following video Brent breaks down the Primary Arms Compact Prism scope and describes why it rocks.   *Featured photo courtesy of Brent0331 This article is courtesy […]

This pro tip from John Lovell comes in handy for those of us that don’t have access to a 100 or 200 yard range. I fall into this category and will be trying out this tip until I can get my AR to a longer range to get a more precise zero. Think of this as a […]

Optic options have increased greatly within the last couple years. The Aimpoint T-1 and T-2 now have competitors from all around the world. One of those competitors is famed optic maker Trijicon, who released the Trijicon Miniature Rifle Optic a couple of years back to much speculation and interest. Time has passed and the Trijicon MRO has had […]

EOTech has been through the PR ringer recently. With lawsuits being settled and the dust settling the question is, what has parent company L3 done to make the EOTech a viable optic once again? The answer: fixing everything. In the following video we look at the new and improved EOTech’s and why they are a great […]

SuperSetCa, the man the myth the youtube mogul has produced an excellent review on the Holosun HS503G Red Dot ACSS a couple months back. If you aren’t familiar with SuperSetCa he is a 3-gunning guru with a penchant for reviewing optics fully. Besides having a particular proclivity to reviewing optics he happens to be a […]

Bullet path, from 0 to 1000yds,of a 175gr HPBT Sierra Mach King bullet,fired at 2700fps of muzzle velocity. We started off this long range shooting series with an introduction to some important terminology. Now we’re ready to apply those terms. Let’s start with an introduction on a key external ballistics concept that directly relates to […]

In the following video I expound upon some of my thoughts regarding the Glock 19 MOS after many rounds downrange.  The Glock 19 MOS was Glock’s entry into the optic mounting world. Glock offers modular mounting plates which allows for flexibility in the future. The question is how well does it hold up? Watch the […]

Optic options have increased greatly within the last couple years. The Aimpoint T-1 and T-2 now have competitors from all around the world. One of those competitors is famed optic maker Trijicon, who released the Trijicon Miniature Rifle Optic a couple of years back to much speculation and interest. Time has passed and the Trijicon […]