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NEW OPMOD STRIKEFIRE II TAKES OVER THE GUNROOM!
September 26, 2014
My newest most favorite product is the OPMOD Strikefire by Vortex. It's an exclusive red dot reflex sight made just for us. Yes, the all the products on this S&W M&P 15-22 in the above picture work superbly together, starting with the Strikefire.
The OPMOD Strikefire has a 4 minute dot, switchable from red to green, with 10 intensity settings. The lowest two settings are for night vision use. The dot is one of the roundest and most defined I've seen. Not that that is a big deal to me, but it is to some. The dot …
Continue ReadingEOTech 550 vs Counterfeit Video
September 5, 2014If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is!
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Continue ReadingTV Guns, Scooters, and Food!
August 18, 2014
Bushnell Elite 6500 2.5-16×42 in Burris XTR rings and Warne Tactical mount
I filmed 5 Midwest Outdoors "Tips of the Week" last Wednesday. It went great. It was a special day because everything went according to plans. Everything, the whole day. From the lack of traffic during the couple hour trip down, to the filming itself, and the trip home. I treated myself to a couple of strawberry daiquiris and an extra large pizza afterwards. The following pictures are the guns I used for four of the spots.
Elk-killing Weatherby Vanguard Sub MOA in .300 Win
Wayne’s Polytech Legend, Scope Mounting and Filming
August 12, 2014
Old school chum Wayne was over the other day for a visit. It's been years. He brought with him the Polytech Legend I sold him about 1992. Still in the box, pretty as sin. Not even a scratch on the bayonet. It's been a long time since I've seen one. Back in the day he came into the shop with money in hand for an AK. I convinced him he must give me more than he planned so he could take one of the Polytechs home. He gave me $699.99 for it. Some on GunBroker are over 3 …
Continue ReadingBoresighters and Battlescooters
July 23, 2014
Battlescooter: Mess with the bull, get the horns!
About Boresights
Boresighting aligns the optical sight on top of the gun barrel with the axis of your bore, and should be the first priority after mounting your scope. This ensures that your first shot will be on a large piece of target paper at a distance of about fifty yards. Boresighting not only gives you a reference point from which to actually start sighting in your gun, but saves time, ammunition expense, and occasionally your shoulder from recoil.
Bore sighting will NOT sight in your gun. This must be done …
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