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Nikon P-223 Rifle Scope

Designed for long range accuracy, the new Nikon P-223 is a new rifle scope that claims to be at the top of the list of quality glass for the AR-type rifles. The P-223 is a 4-12×40 variable scope.  It...

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Nifty Butler Creek Tactical Sidewinder Flip Covers

Traditional scope flip covers require clearance for the cover to flip up (or to the side). This is problem if you have two optics, such as a red dot and a magnifier, mounted closely together. Butler...

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Spuhr’s Innovative NV Cantilever Mount

Spuhr AB is a Scandinavian company that specializes in high-end scope rings and scope mounts. Their rings and mounts feature the SPUHR Interface, a mounting interface that allows accessories to be...

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Strike Industries JellyFish RMR: Transparent Red Dot Cover

Strike Industries (who never tire of launching new products) have designed a Trijicon RMR red dot sight cover with a transparent window that allows the sight to be used without the cover being removed....

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Shield FastFinder Red Dot Mount for Cameras (Hot-Shoe)

Shield is a European manufacturer of red dot sight and optic mounts. They are the OEM manufacturer of the JPoint Reflex Sight, Trijicon RedDot and Tasco Optima sights. The company has developed a mount...

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Trijicon Suppressor Sights

Trijicon introduced a new series of night sights that are specifically designed to be used with sound suppressors.  The new sights are taller, allowing their use on a handgun over the top of an...

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Big 3 East 2013

The Big 3 East in Florida is an expansion of the original Big 3 event held at Kansas every Fall.  Both events were started by writers for writers. The Big 3 stands for Tactical gun, Tactical gear and...

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Zombie Assault Sight

When hordes of undead are swarming your position, you need rapid, accurate fire to put them down.  For close in work, a quality optic can be a real life saver.  Fortunately, Bushnell is stepping up to...

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Gemini Defense Z-Flex Sights

Gemini Defense makes a handgun sighting system that is supposed to allow the shooter to focus on the threat, not the sights, in a high-stress self-defense situation.  The sights are called Zone Reflex,...

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Double Rifle Mounts for Trijicon RMR

The Trijicon RMR is being found on more and more handguns due to the optic’s small size and rugged durability.  However, those going on safari might just see more of them as well. Trijicon is now...

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MINOX ZE 5i Scopes

MINOX will be shipping the new ZE 5i scopes in 2013 according to a company press release.  The scopes use Z-Rail mounting and will come in four basic models:  1-5x 24, 2-10x 50, 3-15x 56, and 5-25x 56....

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Trijicon ACOG with 300 Blackout Reticle

Trijicon is now making the ACOG 3×30 with a special 300 Blackout reticle.  The new reticle is designed to be sighted in with supersonic ammo, with lines in the reticle representing various hold over...

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Bushnell Trophy Red Dot

If you need an inexpensive red dot for your hunting gun, Bushnell is making a line of optics called the Trophy Red Dot.  There are five different Trophy Red Dot optics in the line that Bushnell says...

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BSA Edge 2-7×32 Pistol Scope Review

This post was written by Dr. Jim & Mary Clary. At the 2013 SHOT Show in Las Vegas, we met Mr. Lou Riley, CEO of Gamo and had the opportunity to talk about the BSA’s line of scopes.   I told Lou...

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Nickel Boron Plating for ACOG and RMR Optics

Trijicon is now making a number of ACOG and RMR optics with a nickel boron plating for durability and a unique look.  The nickel boron finish is available on the following optics: 4×32 ACOG Nickel...

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Trijicon 1-6×24 VCOG

Trijicon has announced thier first VCOG riflescope. The VCOG (Variable Combat Optical Gunsight) is a zoom scope, in contrast to their famous  ACOG line of combat scopes which have a fixed...

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Inteliscope: Use Your iPhone As A RifleScope

The Inteliscope is a picatinny mount for the iPhone which unlike, other phone picatinny mounts which we have blogged about before that mount a smartphone for use as a ballistic heads up display, allows...

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Ruger 10/22 Laser from LaserMax

LaserMax is now making a special red laser aiming unit for the Ruger 10/22.  The unit mounts onto a 10/22 rifle by removing the stock barrel band and then sliding the laser unit down the barrel and...

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Aimpoint 9000SC – Night Vision Compatible

New from Aimpoint is the 9000SC-NV, a night vision compatible version of the non-magnifying (1x) optic developed for the sport shooting and hunting markets.  This is the first night vision compatible...

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iPhone Night Vision from Night Optics

Night Optics USA, a Bushnell company, is now selling night vision adaptor kits for the iPhone 4/4s/5.  The new kits allow a user to use the video recording capabilities of the iPhone through a variety...

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