Most whitetail are taken inside 150 yards. That single fact means a deer scope priced at $1,000 is mostly paying for features you will never use on a deer stand. Under $300, you can buy glass that is more than capable for nearly every shot you will ever take. That does not mean every scope … Read more
Here is what most .300 Blackout pistol builders learn too late. A 7 to 9 inch barrel is the cartridge’s natural home, but it also means your supersonic loads give up speed and your subsonic loads drop like a stone. The .300 Blackout was designed around short barrels, and it works very well in them. … Read more
Ask ten shooters what long range means and you will get ten answers. A deer hunter may mean 400 yards. A target shooter may mean 1,000. That gap decides which Burris you should buy, and most buyers never think about it. Burris is a good place to shop because the lineup is wide. It runs … Read more
The CZ 457 Varmint Benchrest is built for one job. The heavy barrel suppresses heat mirage, the wide stock sits flat on a rest and the cold hammer forged bore holds tolerances tight enough to put five shots under half an inch at 50 yards. That tells you something important about the scope. A rifle … Read more
The 45-70 Government is a cartridge from 1873 that is still being used to take grizzly bears in Alaska in 2026, and the reason it has lasted 150 years is not nostalgia. It is physics. A 405 grain bullet at 1,400 feet per second hits with 1,760 foot-pounds of energy at the muzzle. That is … Read more
The 350 Legend was introduced by Winchester in 2019 to satisfy the straight wall cartridge requirements of Midwestern states like Ohio, Michigan, and Indiana that restrict rifle hunting to straight wall calibers. What happened next surprised a lot of people: the cartridge turned out to be excellent, not just a regulatory compromise. A 350 Legend … Read more
Here is the counterintuitive thing about a slim carry pistol. The slimmer the gun, the more an oversized red dot hurts, because a tall housing prints through a cover garment before the pistol ever does. The APX A1 Carry is built for that kind of carry. It is a slim, striker fired 9mm meant to … Read more
Here is the question most CR920 owners should ask before they buy a dot. Which footprint is cut into my slide, and does the plate on my pistol match the optic I want? The CR920 is a compact 9mm built for concealed carry. Shadow Systems offers optics ready slides, but the exact cut and plate … Read more
The Marlin XT-22 represents one of the finest values in rimfire hunting rifles, combining Marlin’s legendary build quality with modern features that serious small game hunters demand. This bolt-action .22 LR platform delivers the accuracy potential to put rounds exactly where you want them, whether you’re targeting squirrels in the hardwoods or plinking at the … Read more
Here is the hidden cost of putting a red dot on a P365XL. The optic itself is cheap compared with the new holster you will almost need to carry it. The P365XL is loved because it packs a 12 round magazine into a slide you can carry all day. A red dot adds height to … Read more