Aimpoint have led the way with rugged, parallax free red dot sights since 1975. All Aimpoint sights have a single red dot aiming mark - any sight claimed to be an Aimpoint that has a differently colored dot or another shaped reticle is a fake. The US Army was so impressed that they are now […]
Filed under: Rifles and Shotguns on March 29th, 2011 | No Comments »
The Magpul GEN 1 back up iron sights have become very popular on AR15 based platforms, but are also used on many other rifles and carbines with sufficiently long rails. They are inexpensive, incredibly light, very tough, hard to scratch and almost rust free. They did have the disadvantage, however of being quite bulky and […]
Filed under: Rifles and Shotguns on March 7th, 2011 | No Comments »
Burris has built a name for quality optics over the years. A lot of folks select Burris rifle scopes basically since of the name and their high standard of top quality. However, high quality seldom comes without a price and some shoppers have shied away from the Burris scopes due to the fact they don’t […]
Filed under: Rifles and Shotguns on March 6th, 2011 | No Comments »
Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock for the last ten years, you can’t have missed the growing trend among the world’s armies and police forces to put optical sights on rifles. The USMC, once doggedly committed to the use of iron sights, now issues Trijicon ACOG variants for all its shoulder weapons, up to […]
Filed under: Rifles and Shotguns on February 26th, 2011 | No Comments »
The US military took a long time to adopt optical sights as standard on their rifles, following the lead set by Austria in the mid 1970s with their Steyr AUG and its 1.5x carrying handle optic. Since 911, many units from Division level downward have purchased these sights in considerable numbers as have private individuals […]
Filed under: Rifles and Shotguns on February 17th, 2011 | No Comments »
No other rifle has lent itself to customization like the AR15. An entire industry has developed to answer the needs of AR15 owners. Troy Industries are prominent in this industry. Troy has won a large slice of the AR15 OEM part and accessory market too as well as supplying manufacturers of other weapon systems.
Troy […]
Filed under: Rifles and Shotguns on February 16th, 2011 | No Comments »
Zeroing in a holographic or red dot sight has much in common with zeroing a scope. Anyone can zero a scope by trial and error, but without doing so methodically you may waste a lot of ammunition. This method assumes you don’t have limitless ammunition or own a boresighter and don’t have access to a […]
Filed under: Rifles and Shotguns on January 26th, 2011 | No Comments »
A range finder is a focusing device that enables the viewer to measure the subject distance although fine tuning it to a crystal clear focus. Right now, the range finder is pretty a versatile device. Not merely is it utilized for military and law enforcement use, but also for photographers, surveyors, 3D modelling, and sports. […]
Filed under: Rifles and Shotguns on December 8th, 2010 | No Comments »
You might be considering taking up hunting and/or shooting for the first time but you’re not necessarily aware of the various protection that you might need for your eyes. You might in fact think that it’s perfectly appropriate for you to wear your standard eyeglasses (if you currently wear them) or even your contact lenses. […]
Filed under: Rifles and Shotguns on November 9th, 2010 | No Comments »
One of the most important decisions for you to make in your hunting career is what deer hunting rifle you should purchase. Picking a firearm that has the ballistics, style, action, sighting and size to match your hunting terrain and personal abilities is the key to completing your mission once a suitable prey in hunted […]
Filed under: Rifles and Shotguns on November 2nd, 2010 | No Comments »
Accuracy and Stability – These are two of the most significant components of any hunting equipment. The chance to strike the target lasts for a split second and it’s significant that you can depend on the efficiency of your gun in making the kill.
Among the factors that determine the performance of a gun is […]
Filed under: Rifles and Shotguns on October 31st, 2010 | No Comments »
What would you give for a pair of binoculars that has all the features that you want? If you have been constantly disappointed with your old binoculars, you would be very excited to get this very promising pair of binoculars. Good thing that the Leica Geovid HD 10 x 24 is already available, […]
Filed under: Rifles and Shotguns on October 28th, 2010 | No Comments »
The only thing more important than a telescopic scope that works with a deer hunting rifle, the chosen hunting environment, and the shooting style of the hunter, is the actual rifle itself.
For the deer hunter who is needing to make long range shots it is important to get the very best scope that he […]
Filed under: Rifles and Shotguns on October 28th, 2010 | No Comments »
For all those requirements, Bushnell scopes are one of, if not THE first choice of sportsmen everywhere. When it comes to hunting scopes, Bushnell has the bull by the horns. From their patented Firefly reticle to their Rainguard technology, these scopes perform the best in the field.
Bushnell knows that hunters rely on their equipment for […]
Filed under: Rifles and Shotguns on October 23rd, 2010 | No Comments »
Do you find yourself basically fed up with most rifle scopes? Well, there are lots of rifle scopes to choose from but the real question is, which are the best rifle scopes out there?
Rifle scopes are serious equipment for our hunting and sighting tasks. And one of the best at both of these […]
Filed under: Rifles and Shotguns on October 23rd, 2010 | No Comments »