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The test rifle for these examples was a Volquartsen 17 WSM Deluxe with a Burris Veracity 4-20x50 scope.

Optics Buying Guide: How To Properly Zero Your Scope

Simply put, the process of zeroing a scope matches the point of aim to the actual point of impact. Put differently, the process ensures that a bullet lands exactly where you put the crosshairs

Slide Fire Solutions and Bump Fire Systems Settle Lawsuit

Slide Fire Solutions and Bump Fire Systems Settle Lawsuit

Bump Fire Systems has agreed to back out of the bump fire market according to an agreement between Bump Fire Systems and Slide Fire Solutions.

These Burris XTR Signature Rings have various inserts that allow you to "ramp" the scope for long-range shooting.

Optics Buying Guide: Scope Mounts

Let’s take a quick look at scope mounts. This is important as your mounts must perfectly align the scope to the bore, and be able to take the abuse of recoil.

Primary Arms Platinum Scopes Are Here and Looking Good

Primary Arms Platinum Scopes Are Here and Looking Good

Primary Arms has a new higher-end series of riflescopes called the Platinum Series. The Platinum series is a big departure from their increasingly popular budget optics but that doesn’t make it any less of a value.

Gun Safe Buying Guide: Part 2 – Understanding Lock Technology

Gun Safe Buying Guide: Part 2 – Understanding Lock Technology

Your guns safe is only as good as its lock, so make sure you pick what’s right for you.

Reloading powders

Reloading: Powder, Propellants, and Pressure

When it comes to reloading, the powder is the biggest variable. Not only do you need to worry about the exact amount of powder in a charge, you also need to consider the type of powder. By my rough count, and this is not at all official, there are somewhere around 150 types of powder on the market.

Different objective lens sizes should be compatible with magnification of the scope. Left to right: Burris Fullfield II 3-9x40mm, Burris XTR 2-10x42mm, and Burris Veracity 4-20x50mm.

Optics Buying Guide: Top Must-Know Terms for Picking the Right Scope

When it comes to buying a scope, it can be easy to be completely overwhelmed by all the technical terms you see. So, what do you do? Maybe take a look at a glossary?

Gun Safe Buying Guide: Part 1 - Understanding the Technology

Gun Safe Buying Guide: Part 1 – Understanding the Technology

Why do I need a safe? This is a question that many gun owners ask. In my opinion, the answer is easy. Bad things happen to good people (and guns).

The pattern inside is a lot more important than one might assume.

Optics Buying Guide: Scope Reticles

I’ll bet most of us tend to give only passing thought to reticle selection, but there’s a reason that there are somewhere over 96.2 billion reticle designs floating around out there. They’re designed for specific purposes.

The Burris XTR II on the right is designed for quick turret adjustments, while the Eliminator III and Fullfield E1 have reticles designed for hold over shooting.

Optics Buying Guide: Hold-Off Reticles vs. Adjustable Turrets

You have to account for two variables in long range shooting – distance and lateral movement from the wind and other factors.