Gear Review

The low-powered variable optics market is hot and tight. Much like the red dot market, over time, they've become the new norm and with mass production, we are seeing an impressive mid-tier of optics...

Gatorz's newest frame style is called the Marauder, and they look a bit like a full coverage Wayfarer style. Combining my go-to look with a wrap style frame that offers extreme peripheral vision, I...

I'm a total sissy for the cold. According to all the genetic tests, I'm about 4,000% Scandinavian, but whatever noble traits my hearty ancestors developed to live in the cold skipped right over me. Hating...

I just finished the book Heat 2, which to me, is a long-awaited deep dive into a group of characters I love. 'Heat' is often well regarded for its gunplay, but beyond good cinematic...

I've never been a fan of assisted or auto knives. I've just never seen the need. A good flipper or thumb stud has me covered in terms of deployment. I suppose I can see...

A couple weeks ago, Primary Arms sent me a Holosun 507C-X2 red dot sight, but with a unique DNA twist you can only get from Primary Arms. Instead of the usual red dot, circle,...

When I was reviewing Primary Arms' version of the Holosun 507c (with its much-improved reticle), I realized pretty quickly that I needed to step up my tool game a bit. I know that for...

Carrying a spare magazine isn't tough to do, but it can be cumbersome at times. Sometimes the traditional belt-mounted solution is impossible due to how you are dressed. IWB options exist, but I get...

Dead Air's new Sierra-5 silencer is a compact, heavy-duty suppressor designed for hard use on .223/5.56 firearms. Available from Silencer Shop with either a KeyMo mount system or a Xeno mount system, I got...

The Viridian HS1 laser hand stop falls under the general category of Why the Hell Didn't Anyone Think of That Sooner™. Incorporating a laser sight into a hand stop seems like the most natural...

A few guys and I went to Lonesome Boar Adventures in Mountain Home, Texas to do a little hunting. Thinking we'd be shooting mostly coyotes at medium-to-long ranges, wild boars from close to far,...

Handgunners ahve embraced the idea of optics wholeheartedly. Optic-readiness has become the new Picatinny rail...you might not use it, but you probably want it on your gun. Red dots have moved from duty-sized guns to...