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Optics

Leupold VX-3HD 3.5-10×40 Review

For a long time Leupold has been making lightweight riflescopes geared for hunters. In fact, my most used riflescope is an old capped-windage VX-2 3-9×40. Sadly, that particular model is no longer in production. Instead, Leupold has replaced their old VX lines with the VX-Freedom replaceing the VX-1 and VX-2. For their popular VX-3i line […]

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Rifles

Winchester XPR – Well Executed Budget Rifle

For years Winchester has made one of the most classic hunting rifle designs of all time in their Model 70. Recently, Winchester has released a rifle that more closely aligns with the modern rifle building techniques with a more mass production oriented design in their XPR. This is the first time in a long time […]

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Philosophy

Magnetospeed Sporter Review

Range, velocity, and ballistic coefficient. If you know these three pieces of information you accounting for bullet drop is essentially effortless. For decades, this was a complicated system of guess and check. Nowadays, the BC is listed on the box, and chronographs and rangefinders are cheaper and more accurate than ever. Some of the most […]

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Philosophy

Build Your Own Gun Cabinet

At some point most hunters will find themselves in need of a storage solution for their firearms. Safe firearm storage is vitally important. For larger collections a safe is much more convenient than a host of trigger locks with different keys or combos. Many avid enthusiasts find a purpose-built gun room is a wonderful solution. […]

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Philosophy

Kraft Drill – Testing Accuracy

For several years now, there has been the Kraft Drill originally posted on SnipersHide by Chris Way. The purpose of the drill is to gather data from how people shoot in various supported positions. However, the drill does have value as an analytical tool. Shooting from different supported positions is relevant to practical field shooting […]