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BoBro Engineering QD Mounts

Can QD Mounts Maintain Zero? Meet Bobro Engineering

As one who switches between day and night optics often, quick detach or QD mounts have been an excellent tool in my toolbox. While QD mounts were always convenient, many people worry about what accuracy they may be sacrificing by not utilizing a fixed mount. Curious myself, I decided to test out how well the BoBro Engineering QD mounts would hold zero when being taken off and then re-attached to the same rail slot.

DeltaPoint Micro: Leupold's New Red Dot Sight for the "Dot Curious"

DeltaPoint Micro: Leupold’s New Red Dot Sight for the “Dot Curious”

DeltaPoint Micro is a fully enclosed, low-profile red dot sight designed specifically for concealed carry and personal defense. It provides all of the advantages of a miniature red dot sight without the high profile of other sights. No red dot on the market is more compact, its low height to bore replicates the same sight plane that iron-sight shooters are accustomed to, allowing for intuitive target acquisition, and it delivers the legendarily rugged performance that Leupold consumers expect. Your iron sight presentation will put the red dot right in your field of view.

Vortex Ranger 1800

Full Review: Vortex Ranger 1800

A few years ago, Vortex Optics entered the laser rangefinder game and shook up the industry. Offering multiple options and expanding that lineup to what it is today, this Vortex rangefinder is designed to fit almost all your needs. Competing in the mid-range of affordability, the Vortex Ranger 1800 packs a lot of performance for the price. 

The Laser Saddle By Crimson Trace - Light It Up

The Laser Saddle By Crimson Trace – Light It Up

I’m an unashamed shotgun nerd, and I love all types of shotguns. This includes guns that are technically not shotguns but use shotgun patterns, shotgun ammunition, and the like. You know, those pesky little firearms like the TAC-14 and Shockwave firearms. These guns tend to be tough to aim and tough to shoot, at least compared to a stocked shotgun. Crimson Trace has your back in making that a fair bit easier via the Crimson Trace Laser Saddle.

Ameriglo Haven Red Dot

Ameriglo Haven Red Dot

Red dots on pistols continues to be one of the strongest trends in the industry, which leads to some incredible developments. Much like electronics in other consumer spaces, it doesn’t take long for what was once only an option for the rich to make its way down to us mortals. It wasn’t that long ago that an HD TV cost a fortune, with very few brand options. Now you would be hard-pressed to find a television that wasn’t HD, including the sub $200 models at Best Buy or Walmart. As goes TV’s, now so goes slide mounted red dots.

Waterfowl Waders - Prepare NOW For Fall

Waterfowl Waders – Prepare NOW For Fall

It is said a dry duck hunter is a happy duck hunter. For the many that hunt marshes, ponds, lakes, and rivers the need to enter the water is inevitable. Depending on the depth of the water you may opt for knee boots, waist waders, hip waders, or chest waders. 

Hogster Stimulus: Best Value in Thermal Optics Today?

Hogster Stimulus: Best Value in Thermal Optics Today?

Thermal optics have long been the domain of the, uh, not poor. While some people have a job that can justify the upfront cost, it has not been a realistic option for the masses. Granted, prices have gone down. But not down to the point of accessibility to the masses. Until now.

Time to Armor Up?  Testing Predator Armor’s Level III Plates

Time to Armor Up? Testing Predator Armor’s Level III Plates

A relative newcomer to the body armor market, Predator Armor is based in Delta, Utah, where it makes and sells body armor plates, plate carriers, and other accessories. When I was asked if I might review some of the Predator product line, I thought to myself, “Body Armor? Me?” 

The Vortex Sparc Solar - Powered By The Sun!

The Vortex Sparc Solar – Powered By The Sun!

The Sparc Solar provides a very competent optic for a fair price. It’s tough to beat the Sparc Solar if you need to outfit a home defense, competitive, or hunting firearm with a red dot.

Bushnell’s New Fusion X Binoculars Reflect a Quarter Century of Laser Rangefinder Innovation

Bushnell’s New Fusion X Binoculars Reflect a Quarter Century of Laser Rangefinder Innovation

I had an opportunity to use the binoculars for a short time on a prairie dog shoot in Wyoming and came away impressed because the Fusion X binoculars pack a lot of functionality into an affordable package. The binoculars are backed by Bushnell’s transferable lifetime warranty, which translates into a defined life of 20 years for the binoculars and five years for the electronics.