You never forget your first, and the first piece of nice glass I ever peered through was a Nightforce scope. I was sold right up until it came time to whip out my credit card, at which point cooler heads prevailed. Nightforce glass is many things and expensive being one of them. Nightforce scopes are also […]

I stopped by the Lapua booth at the 2017 SHOT Show strictly to snap the photo above. That’s a real life piece of Lapua’s new small rifle primered 6.5 Creedmoor brass. I most definitely cherished my time with that piece of brass after their man on the ground, Kevin Thomas, told me that the first run […]

Kingsville, Texas based Rifles Only plays host for the annual Bushnell Brawl that I attended a few years back. I liked the event a lot even though I got my ass handed to me. The wind was fierce and the course of fire was incredibly difficult (nearly impossible), not surprising given that Jacob Bynum, Rifles […]

Every article that ever discusses reloading compared to buying factory ammo inevitably touches on the touchiest topic of all – cost. Nearly every reloader I’ve ever met, teeth clenched, smile painted on, tells me that, yes, they definitely save money rolling their own. Having done it on my own for a bit, I can tell […]

U.S. Optics has a reputation for making edgy, dare I say, weird scopes for the commercial and law enforcement markets. I have one of their LR-17 units on test right now and for the most part, it’s been a joy to use and shoot. I’ll save the full review for a separate piece. Imagine my […]

Perhaps 2017 is the year of the precision bolt gun as nearly every manufacturer seems to be bringing one to market. Or in the case of an established manufacturer like CADEX Defence, they’re expanding their already serious selection of rifles. In this instance, the new rifle in the catalog is the CDX-R7. The CDX-R7 is […]

When I got the opportunity to review the Kestrel 5700 Sportsman last year, I came away really impressed with the functionality, ruggedness, and accuracy of the unit. The only downside was the lack of support from third parties for connection options using Kestrel’s LiNK functionality. At the time of my review, the only two devices that […]

The bipod is an oft overlooked piece of rifle equipment. Given that a good bipod can mean the difference between a hit or a miss, it pays to pay attention to the two sticks at the front of the rifle. With the rise of competitive “tactical” rifle shooting, the traditional Harris bipod has given way […]

New for 2017 is CADEX Defence’s series of Competition chassis. CADEX has long offered a series of chassis with an integrated top rail, completely free from the receiver of the rifle. The Competition series is an open topped model designed in response to customer feedback for a chassis that would allow them to use a […]

If I get to thinking about it, I’ve always liked Nosler. I killed many a deer in my youth with their 95 gr. Ballistic Tip out of my .243 WIN. But I admit that I haven’t spent much time thinking about them lately. Things probably would have continued that way except that somebody in Nosler’s marketing […]