Gear Review: Bushnell XRS 4.5-30x50mm Scope
If you consider 'long-range' shooting to be a discipline that starts at 600 yards and ends in a neighboring county, you'll need a hell of a rifle, of course. But just as important, you'll...
Long-Term Gear Test Update: Leupold VX-R Patrol 1.25-4×20 Riflescope
Now that RF has summoned me back to the TTAG ranch in addition to manning the helm at The Truth About Knives, I've decided that it's time to check back in with some of...
Gear Review: OPMOD Armasight GEN1M Night Vision Monocular
Hunting in the daylight is relatively easy, but when the sun goes away the game changes. There are plenty of flashlights out there that will light up the night, but when you're trying to...
Gear Review: OPMOD PVS-14 Autogated Gen III Night Vision Scope
By now, my review of the Gen 1 NOD (night observation device) from OPMD should have posted. And while the Gen 1 offers some nice features, the real reason they sent me the device...
Gear Review: Leupold Mark 6 1-6x20mm M6C1
In 3-gun competitions, stage designers love to be evil. And the definition of "evil" in this case is setting targets out at 3 yards, and then forcing you to quickly shift and engage some...
Gear Review: PFI RR-Evolution 1.25-4x 300 AAC Blackout Scope
The versatility of the 300 AAC Blackout cartridge may be its biggest weakness. The wide variety of bullet weights that you can use, and the vast differences between supersonic and subsonic velocities, means that...
Gear Review: Aimline Sights
Reading back through some of my reviews of pistols during my tenure at TTAG, I've realized that the only features I really care about (besides reliability) in a carry piece are grip size, trigger,...
Gear Review: MGM Switchview Scope Throw Lever
The rise of the rugged, reliable zero-to-low power variable rifle scope in the last decade has been a fantastic development. Scopes like the Burris MTAC, Leupold VX-R Patrol and Bushnell SMRS can meet your...
Gear Review: See All Open Sight
Oversight Shooting Technologies in Blackfoot, Idaho -- yes, the town boasts more than just the Idaho Potato Museum -- is making a new gun sight. More than that, actually; it's a new kind of...
Gear Review: Bushnell SMRS 1-8.5x24mm Rifle Scope
Spend enough time reading about optics on the internet and you might get the feeling that the perfect optic scales from a true 1X up to X, weighs less than a feather, and can give you...
Gear Review: Trinity Force 3-9×42 P4 Sniper Reticle Scope
If you're looking for a reasonably priced, multi-use optic you can use on a range gun, airsoft gun or AR pattern rifle, you'll want to take a look at the Trinity Force P4 Sniper...
Gear Review: Stealth Cam P12
When I was a much younger man, sixteen or so, my father invited a friend of his to go hunting at our ranch and assured him that I'd be his guide. I was very...