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The Mil-Dot system is exceptionally versatile – if you know how to use it. If you shoot a rifle, you can use mil-dot to hold the correct amount over a distant target. There’s a lot of fancy math behind the whole mil-dot thing, but we’re going to ignore most of that here and explain the concept, and more importantly, how you can use it, in plain English. There won’t even be a quiz at the end, I promise.

I found tons of apps, gadgets, and gizmos that I’ve loved in my dry fire journey, and I want to share those with you.

The Springfield Armory SAINT Victor 9mm PDW stuffs compact firepower, suppressor-ready utility, and familiar AR controls into a 5.5-inch package that is easier to carry than it has any right to be. After match use, suppressed shooting, and accuracy testing, this little blaster proved it is more than a range toy.

The Vortex Veil 400 does not try to be a do-everything wonder gadget. It aims to be a simple, durable thermal monocular that helps hunters spot animals fast, move confidently in the dark, and get into the action without fighting menus or babying expensive gear.

The SIG Sauer M400 Forge looks like somebody accidentally stuffed a premium parts list into a $999 rifle and sent it out the door. With a hammer forged barrel, TriggerTech trigger, Romeo MSR Gen II, and thoughtful details most rifles in this class do not even flirt with, this one lands like a direct shot at the entire value AR-15 market.

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.

A promising American chased a cause, crossed an ocean, put on a Russian uniform, and died in Ukraine. This is the stark, uncomfortable arc of Michael Gloss.

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