In this episode of the optics buying guide, we’re going to get a little bit geeky, but still practical, about the different types of “red dots” and how one might use them.
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Prepping 101: Large and Small Animal Traps – Survival Snares
BY Paul Helinski Updated: September 11, 2016I often laugh at survival advertisements that feature a guy in camo and a bandana on his head, with a dirty face of course lol. Live of the land! Sharpen a stick and spear deer with it. Eat roots. And for most of us, dead in two weeks, including the idiot with the bandana on his head.
Long-Range Zombie Kill Tactics—Using Mil-Dots To Survive The Apocalypse!
BY Ian Kenney Updated: March 31, 2024If a zombie apocalypse comes, will you be ready to take the long-range shots needed to stop these deadly threats before they get close enough to bite? Read on to find out how.
Cheap Guns: Taurus’ Budget Friendly PT 111 Millennium G2 9mm—Full Review.
BY Bruce Flemings Updated: September 8, 2016In the crowded market of sub-compact 9mm pistols, the Taurus PT 111 Millennium G2 stands apart with an impressive list of features and very attractive retail price.
Optics Buying Guide: Using A Laser Rangefinding Scope
BY Tom McHale Updated: March 31, 2024THE SERIES Part 1: Optics Buying Guide: Iron Sights, Red Dots, and Scopes Part 2: Optics Buying Guide: Top Must-Know Terms for Picking the Right Scope Part 3: Optics Buying Guide: Scope Mounts Part 4: Optics Buying Guide: How To Properly Zero Your Scope Part 5: Optics Buying Guide: Finding Your Range with a Scope Reticle Part [...]
Suppressor Company Offers An AR?—The AAC MPW in 300 BLK—Full Review
BY Rob Garrett Updated: September 5, 2016Today, everyone in the industry is aware of the 300 BLACKOUT cartridge. Indeed, firearms and ammunition in 300 BLK are readily available from most major manufacturers. However, many readers may have forgotten, or never heard, the origins of the cartridge. And the company that developed has its own AR designed to fire it.
The Snap Safe Take Apart Gunsafe – Finally an Answer to the Secret Gun Safe (and for those of us who live upstairs!)
BY Paul Helinski Updated: September 4, 2016In a perfect world we all have enough secure storage for all of our guns, and not only do our homes offer us ample space for giant safes, those safes also magically appear with no conspicuous delivery and team of installers. For the real world, there is the bolt together, take apart Snap Safe. It still arrives by truck freight, but the box does not resemble a safe, and you can take the pieces in one by one, inconspicuously, up the stairs, whatever, without advertising your safe to the neighborhood.
Prepping 101: Personal Dosimeters for High Level Radiation
BY Paul Helinski Updated: September 4, 2016I want to vomit sometimes when I see the lame stuff that is being thrown out there into the prepper market. Prepping has become a hot topic, but I think very few people in America understand just how grave our situation has become. I recently covered some of the disinformation when it comes to long term storable survival food, and this week I’m getting back to the topic of radiation. DHS just released a request for Wearable Intelligent Nuclear Detection (WIND) devices, but the concept of “dosimeters” has been around for decades. Just check your dirty bomb fear porn at the door. Radiation is one of the more dangerous topics when it comes to surviving after the collapse. This is a brief overview, and some inexpensive resources.
Best Light Chassis Bolt/AR Hybrid is Made by ???? – Full Review.
BY Ian Kenney Updated: March 31, 2024The Mossberg MVP-LC Light Chassis series includes 5.56mm and 7.62mm variants that feed from AR-pattern, detachable magazines and can accept AR-pattern accessories.
DoubleStar STAR10-B: Custom-Grade .308 AR—Full Review
BY Dave Bahde Updated: September 1, 2016DoubleStar Corporation is offering a .308 AR with custom grade features, but at a production rifle price point. From its Wilson air gauged barrel to its ACE Hammer stock, this one is ready to perform.