Decoding Darkness

Show First

Streamlight TLR-7 X Review

{ 0 comments }

This new dual-fuel model is intended to be a replacement for the original TLR-7 weapon light while maintaining holster compatibility.

Streamlight TLR RM 2 Weapon Light/Laser Review

Upgraded Streamlight TLR RM 2! Meet the New HPL Face Cap

{ 1 comment }

With roughly half of every 24-hour cycle spent in darkness, the moments after sunset seem to be the most probable times to encounter a dangerous threat.

Testing Streamlight’s New Rifle Light – The HLX Pro

{ 0 comments }

Identifying your target and seeing what is both in front of and behind it is critical any time we use a firearm. And that concept does not simply cease to bear weight as soon as we lose natural light. 

A compact FoxTrot on a AR.

SIG’s First-Ever Rifle Light: FOXTROT-MSR

{ 0 comments }

SIG SAUER Electro-Optics has launched the FOXTROT-MSR, the newest addition to their FOXTROT line of tactical lights.

The Best Thermal Ever? InfiRay Outdoor BOLT TX60C

{ 0 comments }

Find out why the InfiRay Outdoor BOLT TX60C Thermal Weapon Sight is revolutionizing nighttime hunting and shooting with its high-resolution

Streamlight TLR-6 HL on S&W Shield

Streamlight TLR-6 vs TLR-6 HL: Which Subcompact Light?

{ 0 comments }

The TLR-6 HL is the brighter, rechargeable version of the TLR-6. It puts out 300 lumens and 4,250 candela against the original’s 100 lumens and 2,000 candela, and it runs on a rechargeable SL-B2 battery instead of two CR1/3N cells. It keeps the same small trigger guard mounting idea, so it still fits pistols with [...]

Axion XQ30 Pro thermal monocular with texts.

Pulsar’s Axion XQ30 Pro Thermal Monocular

{ 0 comments }

Pulsar, a leader in advanced thermal imaging technology, is proud to introduce its latest innovation, the Axion XQ30 Pro thermal monocular.

Photo of the light shining at a cow nearly 900 yards away

Weltool W4 Pro TAC Review: LEP Flashlight Throw Test

{ 5 comments }

The Weltool W4 Pro TAC is an LEP (laser excited phosphor) flashlight: a laser excites a phosphor to make a very narrow, intense beam. Weltool rates it at 3,712 yards of throw; in our test it lit a cow at nearly 900 yards, and usable light reached about half the rated distance. There is almost [...]

Armasight unveils the Collector 320 and 640 Compact Thermal weapon sights.

Armasight: Meet the Collector 320 and 640 Thermal Weapon Sights

{ 0 comments }

Armasight, a pioneer in Thermal and Night Vision technology, proudly unveils the Collector 320 and 640 Compact Thermal weapon sights.

3 -- Small but Powerful: Armasight’s Sidekick 320 Thermal Handheld

Small But Powerful: Armasight’s Sidekick 320 Thermal Handheld

{ 0 comments }

It was my third night of hog hunting at the invitation of Armasight, and all our hunting lands were also home to cattle and deer.