Gear Review: Aimpoint PRO (Patrol Rifle Optic)
Aimpoint's PRO -- Patrol Rifle Optic -- is an extremely rugged, always-on red dot optic designed for duty use by law enforcement, military, and the armed citizen. Freeze it, torch it, drop it, SCUBA dive...
New Optics From Trijicon at NRA Annual Meetings
Trijicon is in Atlanta at the NRAAM in force, with lots of new wares on display. MRO Patrol, thermal optics, and a 1-8x AccuPower riflescope. Photos and details follow . . .
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Open Carry at the NRA Meeting 2017
For the last three NRA Annual Meetings, open and concealed carry have been legal and practiced on the premises. In 2015 it was in Nashville. 2016 was Louisville, Kentucky. In the press room here in...
New From Bushnell: Engage Line of Riflescopes and Binoculars
New at the 2017 Show is a budget-minded optics line from Bushnell, called Engage. It's a full line of riflescopes and binoculars in the $149 to $449 range, and from what I've seen they're...
New from Leupold: LTO-Quest Handheld Thermal Optic
If you've ever been hunting at dusk, you know that no matter how hard you try for a clean kill, it doesn't always work out that way. And it can be awfully difficult to...
New From Nikon: LaserForce Rangefinder Binocular
That "S." after my name doesn't stand for Sherpa, but it may as well have yesterday as I schlepped a range finder, spotting scope, camera, and all manner of things great for turning gunpowder...
3 Tips for Cutting Foam for a Custom Gun Case from LaRue Tactical
This month many of us received the first issue of the "LaRue Accuracy Report" in the mail. The report is LaRue Tactical's new "digest for the discriminating rifleman," as Mark LaRue puts it. Boiled-down,...
Gear Review: Trijicon HD XR Sights
I first encountered Trijicon sights in the IDF (Israeli Defense Force). I received the Trijicon ACOG sight for my M4 rifle and never looked back (so to speak). Since then, Trijicon has been one of...
Nightforce introduces 7-35×56 ATACR & FIXED 4.5X24 – 2017 SHOT Show
You never forget your first, and the first piece of nice glass I ever peered through was a Nightforce scope. I was sold right up until it came time to whip out my credit card,...
Gear Review: Trinity Force Legacy Optic 1-6×24 Rifle Scope
There's a sweet spot when it comes to rifle scopes that's occupied by the 1-6x variable power models. The ability to crank the scope down to 1x for quick shots with the ability to...
New From Inteliscope: Smartphone Thermal Rifle Scope Mount – SHOT Show 2017
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In SHOT Show's new exhibitor area, we ran into Inteliscope showing off their wares. They're making a smart phone rifle mount that contains a SEEK Thermal Compact camera and a ballistics-calculating scope app to go...
Leupold Updates Mark 8, VX Series – SHOT Show 2017
Perusing the Leupold booth at the 2017 SHOT show, I was reminded of the old saying - "Nobody ever got fired for hiring IBM." Sure, the guys in the crisp short sleeved shirts and...