The .223 caliber cartridge is probably the most popular centerfire rifle cartridge in the United States. It’s used extensively for a wide variety of applications and this includes hunting varmints. The .223 is a powerful and stable round that has more effective range than rimfire rounds when it comes to hunting varmint. Varmint are often […]

The Marlin 1895 is an intense rifle. It has a long history in the United States and is still a viable option for hunting and wilderness defense. The Marlin rifles are not long range guns and are designed for intermediate ranges. In other words, they won’t benefit from high-powered optics. However, within those 300 yards, […]

The Marlin 795 is regarded by many (myself included) to be a superior out of the box to the more expensive Ruger 10/22. With a high-quality trigger, and a rather nice barrel, not only do you save over other popular rimfires, you get a better gun to start with. That means, instead of running around […]

As a Marine I get a lot of questions of ACOG versus this, ACOG versus that, what do I think about AACOG versus scopes? Acog vs (Insert any model here). Since this question shows up so often, let’s look at three of the best-selling moderate range, AR-15 style scopes versus the Trijicon ACOG. There are […]

The US Navy created Mk12 upper receiver has spawned a number of imitators from authentic to look-alikes. The history and creation of the Mk 12 is so complex as to defy ready summarization in an article of this type, but you can find a reasonably complete accounting on Wikipedia. Rather, we are far more interested […]

The Nikon BDC BDC or Bullet Drop Compensator reticle has become increasingly popular as BDC reticles of all types have entered the marketplace. Designed to allow you to dial in your scope once, and then place shots at further known distances without adjusting your elevation, BDC scopes have strengths and limitations which we will discuss […]

Ahh, the mighty .17 Winchester Super Magnum. While most .17 caliber rimfire rounds were developed by simply necking down existing .22 rounds, the .17 WSM was made by necking down a powerful .27 caliber nail gun blank, which allows it to push a bullet at a whopping 3000 feet per second. Naturally this screamer of […]

Buying American made products can be increasingly hard in a global economy. Many items sold by American companies are made overseas, or are a mix of imported and US parts assembled here in the states. And while there are a great many very fine imported rifle scopes (for instance it’s hard to question Zeiss or […]

A special purpose rifle (SPR) is a semi-auto rifle dedicated to being a precision weapon. It falls in between a sniper rifle and a normal rifle. Most commonly, this is an AR 15, and in the United States, it’s the most prevalent. Scoping an SPR can be difficult. You need an optic that will let […]

CZ as a gun company is mostly known for their fantastic series of handguns. Still, most CZ shooters come for the pistols but stay for the rifles. The CZ 455 is one such rifle. It’s rugged, good-looking, and a very polished and reliable rifle. Like most bolt action rifles, the gun can benefit greatly from […]

BSA scopes and factories have been around a lot longer than most people realize. They are a premier British optics company that has long served their country and are now taking a commercial route. Although they are a small company, they make a ton of different optics. They produce red dots, variable scopes, scopes for […]

Barska scopes and Barska, in general, are pretty well known in the gun industry for their line of effective and affordable optics and firearms accessories. Barska’s line is expansive when it comes to optics, and they can be used for hunting, tactical, target practice, and plinking. Regardless of your role, Barska probably makes a scope […]

America Versus Germany—this is a battle we’ve fought twice before. Not since World War II, however, has there been such a disputed battle of wills. Of course, I’m talking about the war between Zeiss and Leupold. Both Zeiss and Leupold are well-known optics manufacturers and respected in both their homelands and worldwide. They both produce […]

Low power scopes are very popular with those in the know about accurate shooting. While it may be appealing to put a scope big enough to hunt satellites with on your rifle, there comes a point when you are simply investing in too much optic. Shooters will tell you that low-powered optics are quite viable […]

The .308 is one of America’s favorite cartridges–perfect for hunting medium to large game, common, and quite effective up to a thousand yards. To realize the full potential of the .308, however, you’d either need the eyes of an eagle or a quality optic. But a good scope is just one part of the equation; […]