Gear Reviews

The Nitecore NPL35 is stupid bright for a semi-compact pistol light, with a clever mounting system and enough throw to make steel past 100 yards feel easy. It also has one aggravating control quirk and a proprietary battery setup that keeps this otherwise impressive light from being an easy no-brainer.

The Shooters Global Pulse Pro crams a stage timer, a digital DOPE card, an anti-cant level, and a stability tracker into one compact rifle-mounted unit. After testing it on steel out to 629 yards, it is clear this thing is built for serious precision shooters who want critical data in front of their face instead of scattered across their gear.

If you’re not familiar, prism optics are fixed-powered optics that excel on AR’s because of the modern carbine-like nature.

The Tactacam REVEAL Ultra packs 4K image quality, live streaming, Active GPS, and field-proven battery performance into a price point that makes a whole lot of sense. After months of real use, this cellular trail camera proved it is not just loaded with features, it is built to keep working when the season gets serious.

There are plenty of upgrades for the 870 out there, but these are my favorites. I think they give the old warhorse a welcome facelift. 

Sightmark’s Shade 3.5-28×30 thermal scope zeroed fast, grouped tight, and delivered the kind of real-world night-hunting performance that makes a $999.97 price tag look downright dangerous to the competition.

The Vortex Viper Shotgun Enclosed Micro Green Dot is a purpose-built optic that fixes the awkward, too-high feel of many shotgun red dot setups. With its ultra-low mount, enclosed design, and bright 3 MOA green dot, it looks ready to earn a real spot on turkey guns and wingshooting rigs alike.

The best hunting bipod of 2026 is one you forget you are carrying until the moment you need it. Then it has to deploy fast, level the rifle on a sidehill, and hold steady while your heart is pounding and the animal is about to step into the timber. A bipod that weighs a pound [...]

The tax went away, and buyers did not exactly ease into the shallow end. FOIA data shows silencer applications surged hard in early 2026, but the real surprise is that approvals still moved far faster than many shooters feared.