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Riflescopeblog is written by Steven K. Ledin, OpticsPlanet’s Director of Product Intelligence. Follow Steve’s daring exploits as he shoots, travels, hunts, tests, teaches, modifies, and breaks the latest rifle scopes, red dots, lights, lasers and more. Get an insight into the corporate world of a professional gunbitch with a dose of his philosophical insight.

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03 Oct

The Awesome OP .50

Steven K. Ledin, The Awesome OP .50

With proprietary OP .50 cartridge and F’n Crazy selector switch.
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23 Sep

Barefoot Arkansas Digiscoping with iPhone and OPMOD, Painting the Turtle, Salem Eckman Foreskin III, New Old Guns, and Alaskan Bear Hunt

Steven K. Ledin, Barefoot Arkansas Digiscoping with iPhone and OPMOD, Painting the Turtle, Salem Eckman Foreskin III, New Old Guns, and Alaskan Bear Hunt

My Shirley and I had a great trip to dad’s place in Arkansas. One of the best things about the trip was that we got to talk in the car for hours, something we rarely get a chance to do. My Shirley is awesome and beautiful and a perfect traveling companion. Plus I get to sleep with her, which doesn’t happen with most of my other traveling companions.

Dad looks for golf balls every day. He donated 12,000 golf balls to his church last year, and finds more than that annually. He keeps a bucket filled by the
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01 Sep

Reticles and Girls Riding My Pulse, My Dog Closes His Eyes When We Kiss, OP Party, Filming at Deer Creek Hunt Club, and Happy Labor Day!

Steven K. Ledin, Reticles and Girls Riding My Pulse, My Dog Closes His Eyes When We Kiss, OP Party, Filming at Deer Creek Hunt Club, and Happy Labor Day!

Coffee speeds my heart rate and makes it even harder to control the thumping when shooting long range. The reticle rides my pulse. This reared its head last week while filming at Deer Creek Hunt Club in Michigan. Zen tricks are no match for lots of caffiene.

I had a few friends over to shoot for their first time, and Liz and Stacy are truly lovely creatures that make your heart bang out loud. Andre a bit less so, for my tastes, anyway. They all did great and we all had fun.

Our OP party was a big sucess with …

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19 Aug

OpticsPlanet OPportunites With Guns and Film, Moving the Pheasant, My Dad’s Balls, and Equal Time for Guns, Girls, and Motorcycles

Steven K. Ledin, OpticsPlanet OPportunites With Guns and Film, Moving the Pheasant, My Dad’s Balls, and Equal Time for Guns, Girls, and Motorcycles

 

So many OPportunites here. Yesterday my team and I filmed some more videos in-house, showcasing our favorite holsters. Each of my guys chose several of their favorites and gave a quick synopsis of why they liked them. These guys have different backgrounds, and therefore, different products that fit their lifestyles best. Sgt Bending likes military products that he is familiar with. His brother Trevor is a hunter and a shooter and likes his certain genre. George is an old school police officer and swings that way. Team leader Mark has been shooting since kindergarden, is a pupil of …

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25 Jul

New Nikon Monarch Binocular Video

Steven K. Ledin, New Nikon Monarch Binocular Video

Here’s the new Nikon Monarch video we filmed recently. The Monarchs are perhaps the best value in a binocular available. Great products.

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