gear reviews

The Pelican CRATE 45L is not just another tough-looking box for the truck bed. It is a waterproof, dustproof, configurable gear vault that earned its place hauling optics, thermals, night vision, and the expensive kit I do not want turned into paperweights.

The Vertx Siege 25L Tactical Backpack punches above its size with smart organization, armor-ready utility, and the kind of practical comfort that matters when your pack is actually loaded. This thing is built for daily carry, travel, range work, and rough use without turning into a floppy mess.

The Nocturn Industries Tanto UANVM undercuts PVS-14 weight, runs 40 hours on a CR123A, and converts to duals with the Daisho bridge. We took it hunting and driving to see if the hype holds up.

C&H Precision makes the largest windowed RMSc footprint optic, and it is called the Max. For this review, I put one to the test in pistol shooting competitions.

Three things are necessary in every serious shooter’s range bag: a wrench, a bit set, and a torque limiter. Thankfully, Real Avid has us covered with the Smart-Torq Adjustable Limiter and X3 Driver Kit.

The Triad Modular Bullpup Chassis shrinks the BRN 180 into a very capable defensive weapon.

An AR-15 armorer’s wrench is the one tool that handles the big nuts on the rifle: the castle nut on the buffer tube, the barrel nut, and usually the muzzle device. If you plan to change a barrel, swap a stock, or install a flash hider, you need one. This is not a ranked list. [...]

The best AR-15 magazine is the one that runs every time in your rifle. After that, here is how our writer Robert Sadowski picks them: Brownells 30-round for aluminum, Duramag SS for steel, the Magpul PMAG Gen M3 for polymer and the Lancer L5AWM for a hybrid. He has run all of them in his [...]

Vortex has just unveiled its highly anticipated HD series of scopes for their 2024 Viper lineup, boasting an impressive range of options tailored to diverse shooting requirements.