Author: True Pearce

Vortex Announces new HD Binoculars in their 2011 lineup

Vortex announced some changes today to their lineup of 2011 binoculars.  At first glance it appears as though the new Razor Binoculars will be substantially better than the lineup they are replacing based on their new MSRP.  The Vortex Razor Spotting scope has been praised and credited with being on par with the much more expensive Swarovski spotting scope. Maybe these new Razor HD Binoculars will be on a similar level as other high end German optics.  Watch our website for a review of these new binoculars when they become available.

Vortex also announced a completely new line of very reasonably priced HD Binoculars, the Talons. We’ll be excited to see what these new glasses have to offer.  It looks as though the Talons fall between the Razors and the Vipers in the lineup. They appear to be a bargain based on the MSRP in the press release below.  Watch for a complete review of these later as well.

Vortex Optics new Razor HD binoculars crowned king of 2011 binocular lineup

New for 2011 Vortex Razor HD 10x42 Binoculars

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WesternShooter’s David Kynoch Wins NRA Regional F Class Match

Deep Creek Range in Missoula, Montana was the location for the NRA Regional Long Range F Class Championships held the 24-26 of September 2010.  Montana, Utah, Oregon, Idaho, Wyoming and several other states all had shooters in attendance. Shooters competed at 800, 900, and 1000 yards over a 3 day period shooting at a target with an X ring of only 5 inches.

Western Shooter’s, David Kynoch, won the F-TR division with an aggregate of 1057-28x. That score put him 12 points ahead of 2nd place. It should also be noted that, Bob Evens , took 5th place in the same F-TR division and broke a long Continue reading WesternShooter’s David Kynoch Wins NRA Regional F Class Match

Sinclair F Class Bipod

Sinclair F Class Bipod

The Sinclair F Class bipod has been around for a couple of years. Last year Sinclair made a few changes and updated a few things on the Bipod. This review will cover the latest model.

The Sinclair F-TR Bipod is made of aluminum. The bipod legs are adjustable independently for height and the bipod has Continue reading Sinclair F Class Bipod

Weaver Tactical Multi-Slot Bases for Savage Short and Long Action

Weaver Multi Slot Tactical Bases mounted on Savage 110 and 10 rifles.

Weaver has added to their line of Tactical Multi-Slot Bases by adding Savage Short and Long Action Bases to the Lineup. This is great news for Savage shooters as the Weaver bases are high quality, lightweight, and extremely affordable. They are also much lower profile than competing base designs and will allow for very low scope mounting options. You Continue reading Weaver Tactical Multi-Slot Bases for Savage Short and Long Action

CMMG AR-15 .22 LR Conversion Kit review

Ceiner has been producing AR 22 Conversion kits for many years. Some of them worked well and some of them didn’t. If you were lucky enough to get one that worked well then you were laughing all the way to the shooting range. If you didn’t get a good one it was a nightmare working with Mr Ceiner to get it fixed or replaced. The best resolution was to start over and buy a new one hoping you had better luck next time around.

After having owned a Ceiner kit I was a little sceptical about the new CMMG AR-15 .22 Conversion Kit. I bought 3 of them just to test for quality control and function. I bought 2 carbon steel and 1 Stainless kit as well as a whole pile of magazines. I couldn’t be happier. CMMG is committed to their customers and their products. The quality control is excellent as all 3 kits have worked flawlessly. Maybe it’s the AR’s I have, but my kits love the Federal bulk pack ammunition you can buy at Wal-Mart. If you want total reliability buy the Federal 325 round Semi Auto Match packs. I haven’t bothered to test much else because the Federal stuff works so well. Continue reading CMMG AR-15 .22 LR Conversion Kit review

Weaver 6 Hole Picatinny Tactical Rings

Weaver continues to impress me with their scope mounting offerings. Granted, you can spend more elsewhere but you might not get better. For the money they are pretty tough to beat. Take for example Weavers relatively new 6 HoleTactical Picatinny Scope Rings. The rings are available in both 30MM and 1 inch models. They have 6 Torx screws in each ring and are strong.  They feature a crossbolt  that is to Picatinny specs and will fit tightly on the rail of an AR-15. Ironically, they don’t fit Weaver rails so you can’t buy Weaver’s Tactical Scope Bases and use their Tactical Rings together. Not sure what they were thinking, but I’m still a fan of both products. The finish on the rings is professional and on par with rings costing 3x as much $. Weaver says the finish is Type-3 hard coat anodized. The rings are aluminum and very lightweight.

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