Gear Review: Howard Leight Impact Sport Ear Muffs
By Nathan Shonts
When I first started shooting I knew just enough to know I needed to protect my ears. Somehow. So I went down to my neighborhood Wally World and picked up a $15...
Gear Review: Etymotic GunSport PRO Earplugs
Sure, silence is golden. But shooters would do well to spend a little gold now to keep from suffering in silence down the road. Do you give much thought to your ears? To anyone's?...
Gear Review: MidwayUSA Competition Range Bag
By Nathan Shonts
One of the shocks you get as someone new to guns is how much gear you'll need to go along with your new shootin' iron. From safety equipment to optics, holsters, cleaning...
Bushnell Tactical Writer’s Conference: Day One
After a tiring day spent in TSA queues and miniscule airline seats yesterday, the cosmic balance has been restored. I spent an exhausting and awesome day shooting, learning and testing a slew of new...
Gear Review: TAPCO Intrafuse Furniture for the AR-15
There's little doubt that standard AR-15 furniture sucks. Thankfully, the AR-15 platform design is modular and allows the user to VERY quickly change out that standard furniture. That easy interchangeability has led to an...
Gear Review: Trijicon ACOG
As I sit here at my desk examining (read: ogling) the ACOG model TA31RCO-M150CP that Trijicon was kind enough to entrust me with, my first impression is...ruggedness. The kind I was previously unaware existed...
Gear Review: StreamLight ProTac 2L Flashlight
I've got the typical EDC thing down cold; phone, blade, wallet, keys, firearm(s). But when the movie theater shooting happened in Colorado, I realized I was missing a key item: a flashlight. I hadn't...
Gear Review: SIG Sauer Adaptive Carbine Platform
The SIG Sauer Adaptive Carbine Platform (ACP) is an interesting beast. While it’s not the first device to convert a pistol to carbine-like weapon, its predecessors generally worked with a very limited range of...
Gear Review: Crimson Trace Lasergrips
In order to shoot something, you need to be able to see it and know where you're aiming. In daylight, fulfilling both of those criteria is trivial, but once you turn off the lights...
Silencer Review: Advanced Armament Corp (AAC) 762-SDN-6
The current process to buy a silencer is a pain in the ass. It takes weeks before you can even see your silencer and then months before you can take it home, with a...
Gear Review: Swarovski Z6 3-18×50 Riflescope (P)
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Swarovski is generally considered one of the world's best rifle scope manufacturers. When I tested the glass maker's Optik Z6i 1-6×24 BRT, I had high hopes that it would be perfect for competition shooting. I was...
Gear Review: Speed Sights for Glock
I'm generally a minimalist when it comes to firearms, especially my carry guns. Toward that end, I carry Glock. And while I've never been a big fan of the stock Glock sights, it didn't...