Gear Reviews

CANCON is a unique shooting range event hosted by the Recoil Group.  Like Sig Freedom Days it was a chance for potential customers to go hands-on with hundreds of guns for a reasonable fee.  Unlike Freedom Days, every gun at CANCON was wearing a silencer.

The combination of close-range hog hunting combined with the possibility of longer shots is why Primary Arms’ new SLX 1-10 caught my eye.

Parasec Sights are absolutely fantastic and are set to take the industry by storm. They simplify the learning curve of aiming, are amazing for aging eyes, and are tough as a coffin nail. They are going on all my Glock’s now that they are available, and all my other guns as they become available. And that is the strongest endorsement I can give.

From the ground up, the XM157 is an optic that features Vortex’s revolutionary technology, with what many call a “smart scope”.

This week we got our hands on one of the simplest and most elegant pieces of gear I have ever seen. So simple, in fact, that this review will probably be short on words. This week we got our hands on one of the simplest and most elegant pieces of gear I have ever seen. So simple, in fact, that this review will probably be short on words. Which in this case is a feature, not a bug. It’s right there in the name, the Minimalist.

Built rugged and ready for the field, this Razor did not disappoint.

Draw. Range. Shoot. It really is that simple with Garmin’s new “smart” red dot made for bowhunters.

Built for extreme hunters and shooters, this angle-compensated ballistic laser rangefinder can quickly calculate customized holds based on uploaded ballistics data.

Evildoers prefer the cover of darkness for crime. With a flashlight, you control the light and have the advantage. More light provides better information. Bad things come when you stay in the dark.