The Vortex Strike Eagle 1-8×24 is a 30mm tube LPVO designed for AR-15 platforms in both hunting and tactical configurations. It ships without rings or a mount. That is standard practice for a quality optic, because the mount decision depends on the rifle, the intended use, and the shooter’s eye relief and cheek weld preference. … Read more
The Vortex Strike Eagle 5-25×56 has a 34mm main tube. That is not the standard 30mm or 1 inch diameter found on most hunting and sporting rifle scopes. It is the larger diameter used on precision long range scopes to provide additional elevation adjustment range. Using the wrong rings on a 34mm tube either damages … Read more
A defensive shooting is most likely to happen in low light at close range in under five seconds. Those three facts define every meaningful sight specification for a concealed carry pistol. Low light means the sight must be visible without ambient illumination. Close range means the sight must be fast to acquire, not precise at … Read more
The CZ P01 is one of the most accurate and refined compact pistols ever built. It is a NATO-certified aluminum-framed DA/SA compact pistol that evolved from the CZ 75 lineage. Czech police, military units, and serious pistol shooters worldwide have used it for decades. The CZ 75 action is considered one of the finest double-action/single-action … Read more
The CZ P10C is one of the most accurate striker-fired pistols available at its price point. It ships with decent plastic sights that are a significant improvement over what many competing pistols provide at the same price. But decent is not a permanent answer on a pistol this capable. The P10C’s accuracy potential and growing … Read more
Mounting a red dot on an AK is not the same as mounting one on an AR-15. The AK platform presents two specific challenges that buyers often ignore until they have already spent money on the wrong optic. The first is recoil impulse. The AK operating system produces a heavier, sharper recoil impulse than a … Read more
forGlock ships every pistol with plastic sights. That decision makes sense from a manufacturing cost perspective. It does not make sense from a defensive use perspective. Plastic sights break, scratch, and provide no illumination in low light conditions. Night sights solve the illumination problem with tritium. Tritium is a radioactive isotope of hydrogen that produces … Read more
The Glock 22 ships with plastic sights. That is not a knock on Glock’s engineering priorities. The pistol is built to be a reliable, durable duty gun at a competitive price, and plastic sights keep that price reasonable. But plastic sights break, fade, and scratch in a way that quality aftermarket options do not. Every … Read more
The red dot and magnifier combination solves a real problem that a fixed magnification scope or a dedicated red dot alone cannot. A red dot at 1x is the fastest close-range optic available. Both-eyes-open shooting, wide field of view, and no eye relief requirement make it the most aware and fastest-to-acquire optic for targets inside … Read more
The .45-70 Government is one of the oldest cartridges in continuous production. Introduced in 1873 for the Springfield Model 1873 Trapdoor Rifle, it pushed a 405 grain lead bullet at 1,350 fps. Modern loads from Garret, Buffalo Bore, and other boutique manufacturers push a 430 grain hard-cast bullet at 1,600 fps from a 22-inch Marlin … Read more