If you’ve ever considered attending a long range shooting course, here’s what you might consider to help your journey. In most of life’s endeavors, a solid education sets the stage for success and flattens the learning curve for a lifetime of improvement. The same is true with long-range shooting. Forming a foundation of knowledge or simply getting a learning refresh are both essential to the long-range marksman. Which is why we believe attending a long range shooting course can provide a huge advantage for hunters and shooters. Many courses specialize in providing this foundational knowledge ..read more

If you’ve ever considered going to shooting school, here’s what you might consider to help your journey. In most of life’s endeavors, a solid education sets the stage for success and flattens the learning curve for a lifetime of improvement. The same is true with long-range shooting. Forming a foundation of knowledge or simply getting a learning refresh are both essential to the long-range marksman. Which is why we believe going to shooting school can provide a huge advantage for hunters and shooters. In our great country, many shooting schools specialize in providing this foundational knowled ..read more

Defining what is good marksmanship can hopefully help hunters and shooters further their skills from the range to the woods.    Anyone can shoot. But marksmanship is a skill in and of itself that turns the good to great. However, to realize the advantages of what it means to be a marksman will take you down a long road.  For sportsmen and women, better marksmanship ushers cleaner kills and extends ethical shooting distances. For competition shooters, improved marksmanship means more medals and trophies on the mantle. For hobbyists and gun enthusiasts, perhaps it’s more of the s ..read more

30mm vs 1 Inch Rifle Scope  Setting the record straight on this classic debate between them.  30mm vs 1 Inch Rifle Scope Contemporary optics technology has advanced by leaps and bounds, especially over the last 50 years. In the modern age, state-of-the-art scopes give shooters the ability to build exactly what they want or need to best achieve their goals.  Scope descriptions can often seem jumbled with all the numbers and abbreviations. One of the numbers (and often the first) in a scope’s description highlights the diameter of the scope’s main tube. The two most common tube di ..read more

Using binoculars with glasses can be enjoyable and easy with the proper technique. Glasses can be a necessary evil. They are used to either correct a problem like declining vision (prescription) or prevent a problem (safety, sun), such as glare or dust entering the eye. While they are extremely effective in most cases, glasses can also be frustrating when trying to incorporate them with binoculars. That optical combo is extremely common as hunters, competitive shooters, bird watchers, travelers, sports fans, and an infinite assortment of people utilize the two together. These tips can help imp ..read more

Why the 2.5-15x Rifle Scope is Ideal for Hunting For hunters, the TORIC 30mm 2.5-15x rifle scope may be the perfect setup thanks to its versatility, ruggedness, and usability. Why the 2.5-15x Rifle Scope is Ideal for Hunting. In the field, hunters need to prepare for a variety of situations. His or her equipment also needs to withstand all that Mother Nature can throw at it. Finding one rifle scope that can simultaneously excel in the thick Appalachian hardwoods and the wide-open prairies of the Great Plains is challenging. But the 2.5-15 x 44mm TORIC has been designed to stand out in a variet ..read more

Binoculars for Kids Binoculars for Kids If you’re thinking about investing in binoculars for kids, it could be the perfect way to introduce them to the great outdoors.  The outdoors is the perfect place for kids. Curiosity and excitement abound, and an endless array of opportunities exist for youngsters to explore in Mother Nature. While it might be difficult to compete with the TV and an Xbox, finding and exposing the right parts of the outdoors is important for all kids – as well as adults – to find their niche. Here are a few ways to introduce them to the outdoors. How to Build Interes ..read more

TRACT TORIC 2.5-15x44 Review This TRACT TORIC 2.5-15x44 review was done by John Davis, who discusses tracking, zero retention, and return to zero. TRACT TORIC 2.5-15x44 Review Several months ago, Jon Allen, Co-Founder of Tract Optics, graciously agreed to provide me with one of their Toric UHD 2.5-15x44 30mm Hunt Series Rifle Scopes. When discussing the review, I explained I would check tracking, zero retention, and return to zero. Checking those items would include drop test mimicking actual drops I had experienced with my scopes over the years, which were knocking them over while on a bipod ..read more

The Legend of the Winchester Model 70 Few things in life are truly “iconic.” The most famous rifle from the most famous manufacturer - the Winchester Model 70 - sheds all doubt. The Legend of the Winchester Model 70 The Winchester 1873 is undoubtedly the most famous production rifle of all time. As it reached the twilight of its “career” in the early 20th century, it was quickly replaced by another rifle built with the same quality. The favorite firearm of Carlos Hathcock, the greatest Marine Corps sniper ever, and Jack O’Connor, one of the most famous hunters and outdoor writers in the last 2 ..read more

7 Ways to Sharpen Your Rifle Shooting Skills The offseason is the perfect time to sharpen your rifle shooting skills. 7 Ways to Sharpen Your Rifle Shooting Skills Far too often we fail to recognize that properly and accurately shooting a rifle is a perishable skillset. If you’ve been at it for a while, consistently putting rounds down range, consider taking along someone who is new to the sport. You’ll quickly remember how steep the learning curve is. Ways to Sharpen Your Rifle Shooting Skills While learning to shoot is hard enough on its own, maintaining that skillset throughout the year is a ..read more