Best Red Dot for Turkey Hunting: A Practical Guide for Shotgun Hunters

Best Red Dot for Turkey Hunting: A Practical Gu...

Posted by Michael Valderrama

Spring gobbler season is one of the most demanding tests of any shotgun setup. You're shooting at a bird whose...

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The Sightmark Shade: Finally, a Thermal Riflescope That Doesn’t Cost as Much as Your Rifle

The Sightmark Shade: Finally, a Thermal Riflesc...

Posted by Michael Valderrama

Thermal optics have always carried a premium that made them inaccessible to most hunters. Not inaccessible in the sense that...

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What Is an LPVO Actually Good At?

What Is an LPVO Actually Good At?

Posted by Michael Valderrama

If you've been shopping for a rifle optic long enough, you've probably run into the term LPVO and wondered whether...

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The Strikon VMP 1-4x22: Built for Versatility

The Strikon VMP 1-4x22: Built for Versatility

Posted by Michael Valderrama

Not every range session looks the same, and not every course of fire starts at the same distance or ends...

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When Fixed 1x Is the Only Setting You Need on Your Optic

When Fixed 1x Is the Only Setting You Need on Y...

Posted by Michael Valderrama

There's a certain logic to fixed magnification that variable optics quietly undermine. Every zoom ring, every internal cam, every extra...

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Best Binoculars: How to Choose the Right Pair for Hunting, Birding, and Beyond

Best Binoculars: How to Choose the Right Pair f...

Posted by Michael Valderrama

Walk into any sporting goods store and the binoculars wall might stop you cold. Eight-power, ten-power, compact, full-size, roof prism,...

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First Focal Plane vs Second Focal Plane: Which Scope Is Right for You

First Focal Plane vs Second Focal Plane: Which ...

Posted by Michael Valderrama

Ask any group of precision shooters which reticle plane they prefer, and you'll get opinions delivered with the same conviction...

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Thermal Scope Under $1,000: The Sightmark Shade Changes the Game

Thermal Scope Under $1,000: The Sightmark Shade...

Posted by Michael Valderrama

Thermal imaging used to be the exclusive domain of deep-pocketed hunters and professional operations. If you wanted a thermal scope...

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