Gear Reviews

The RCBS MatchMaster Precision Case Trimmer promises to trim, chamfer, and deburr brass in one pass. After 523 cartridges and 78.5″ of brass removed on the same cutter head, I found out just how hard this $699.99 precision machine can work.

The Tactacam REVEAL Pro 3.0 is a no-glow cellular trail camera that delivers fast photos, strong battery life, built-in GPS, and real field reliability without turning setup into a science project. After roughly a year across feeders, game trails, and open fields, this camera proved it can sit quietly, send intel fast, and stay out of your way.

The Tenet Vesper combines an 8-inch Grade 5 titanium body, sub-10-ounce weight and unusually strong sound reduction. After shooting both versions, it is subjectively the quietest centerfire rifle suppressor I’ve personally tested.

The VX-Freedom still proves you do not need mortgage-payment money to put dependable Leupold glass on a rifle. But in 2026, the harder question is whether the VX-3HD or VX-5HD gives you enough extra performance to justify climbing the ladder.

The Zero Compromise Optic ZC210 is expensive, heavy enough to notice, and missing true 1x. After shooting it to 1,000 yards, into darkness, and behind a thermal clip-on, I also found it frustratingly hard not to like.

The Streamlight ProTac Rail Mount VIR Pro stuffs a powerful white light and serious 940nm IR illumination into one flexible rifle light for around $248. After testing it from dark barns to targets hundreds of yards away, I found plenty to like and a few limits worth knowing before you mount one.

The DNT ThermNight TNC635R packs 640 thermal, digital day and night vision, a laser rangefinder, IR illuminator, and ballistic calculator into one optic. After extensive range work and several nighttime hunts, the surprise was not how much it does, but how well those systems work together.

The Project 47 Force 360 takes a machine-shop solution to a decades-old scope-mount problem, using collet-style 360-degree clamping and a clever built-in leveling system. After installing it, shooting with it and digging into how it works, I came away impressed.

The Steiner MPS 2.0 keeps the original optic’s rugged enclosed-emitter design, then attacks its biggest weaknesses with up to 90,000 hours of battery life, larger controls, and a stronger mounting interface. It is not a reinvention, but the upgrades make this duty-grade red dot considerably easier to trust and run.