I have been an avid hunter all my life, but have just recently started using scopes. For decades I was a purist. I believed that a scope was a crutch which I did not need. I used open sights for everything from squirrels to whitetail deer and never had any ...
Read More »What Is Special About Lightweight Rifles?
The major rifle manufacturers are exploring the avenues never explored before. Ruger, Sako, Kimber, Remington, Browning, and Weatherby are some of the makers that offer lightweight rifles with thin barrels and synthetic stocks. Besides being well know, all these brands manufacture lightweight and long range hunting rifles. In fact, Kimber ...
Read More »5 Great New Scopes For 2015 Deer Season
The 4-14x56mm Nightforce SHV, the most moderate Nightforce SHV scopes to date, is making eminent Nightforce execution and quality accessible to a more extensive group of onlookers of requesting shooters and seekers. The “SHV” remains for Shooter Hunter Varminter, a sign of the adaptability of the new riflescopes. The SHV ...
Read More »Nightforce NXS F1 3.5-15×50 Review
The Nightforce NXS 3.5-15×50 F1 is the 1st Focal Plane Riflescope (LV.5 Reticle) and is intended for U.S. armed forces. It is astoundingly quick and relevant to an extensive variety of focusing at different separations. The reticle is spotted in the first central plane, which has different focal points in ...
Read More »Nightforce NXS 3.5-15×56 Review
The Nightforce NXS 3.5-15×56 is the top decision for police sharpshooters. A large object lens enhances resolution and outlet pupil dimension for faster target achievement and most favorable light performance in dusk situations. These peculiarities make this a particularly helpful Nightforce NXS Scope arrangement for strategic groups that might not ...
Read More »A Close Look – Nightforce SHV 4-14×56 Review
The Nightforce SHV riflescope is built in a single piece scope body, with a 30mm main tube, 56mm objective lens, a magnification range of 4-14x, has ¼ MOA click adjustments for both elevation and windage control with a total of 100 MOA of elevation and 70 MOA of windage available. ...
Read More »Nightforce NXS Scope: Perfect Companions For Long Range Hunters
If you are considering buying a Nightforce rifle scope, the first question that you need to ask is ‘what kind of scope do I need?’ Nightforce offers a plethora of rifle scopes for the users: Benchmark, Competition, NXS, ATACR, SHV, etc. Hence, before you get down to buying, your purpose ...
Read More »Tips And Tricks To Help Buying Used Long Guns
One great thing about guns is they don’t wear out nearly as quickly as pickup trucks. My oldest is a “trapdoor” Springfield .45-70 made in the 1880’s. All the mechanical parts still work, and it consistently hits an 8-inch gong at 200 yards with the issue iron sights. My wife ...
Read More »Basics of Long Range Shooting
Long range shooting has garnered wide popularity in the recent past. The reason behind this rising popularity is the thrill and adrenaline rush associated with this type of hunting. There is lot of fun involved in the process and it helps you to sharpen your hunting skills as well. In ...
Read More »Leica Laser Rangefinder- A Review
Leica, a German optical company, has been in business in more than 20 years. And what is it famous for? Well no hunting gear seems complete without a Leica product. It was one of those companies which introduced the Leica laser rangefinders way back in 1992. Since then many companies ...
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