IWI Zion-15 Review – Our Rifle of the Year Award Winner
"What AR-15 should I get in 2020?" is a question sent my way more this year than any other that I can recall. "What's the best AR?" "What's the best AR-15 for the money?" Based on my personal experience, there's one easy answer to all of these questions. You'll want...
Retro Tactical Caribou Hunt with the Swiss K31 Carbine
Slowly, careful to avoid spooking the suspicious old cows in the caribou herd in front of me, I unzipped my assault pack and slid my hand in. My fingers closed over . . . . nothing. Disgusted with myself, I shoved my rifle to the side and started crawling through the...
Alexander Arms 6.5 Grendel Highlander Pistol Review
Never before have I felt bad about writing an article before. Not until today's Alexander Arms 6.5 Grendel Highlander Pistol review. Wait! It’s not for the reason you think. Let me explain... Think back to when you were a kid on Christmas morning. While there are a...
The Weirdest Flashlight We’ve Tried: The Exude OD40 Gen II Illuminator
White lights and ARs go together like bread and butter. Tactical lights can gather some applause with a rugged build and good looks. Spotlights are found on many predator hunts. We love lights here and have tried plenty of them. But we've never seen a weirder...
Vertx Gamut Overland Backpack Review
If 2020 has taught me anything, it's that you can always be better prepared. Several months ago, we were returning from what felt like our 1000th trip to the farm this year. This is when the protests and rioting were happening. While I wasn’t concerned about...
NightRide X Thermal Review – Vehicle Mounted Thermal Camera
A few months ago SHWAT Prostaffer Jared Hilton tagged me in a Facebook post. He didn’t know it at the time, but that action would later cause a chain of events to occur that lead to 118 hogs down in two nights. The post I clicked on took me to a video about the...
Accuracy and Audacity: The Retro Tactical Swiss K31 Review
Precision. Boldness. Two distinguishing characteristics of the Swiss K31 bolt action rifle. Having spent time as a sniper and a cavalryman, I appreciate both. The two are entwined in one of my favorite stories. Before beginning this K31 review, let's talk about the...
AGM TM35-640 Handheld Thermal Monocular Review
After putting down 118 hogs in two nights, I think it’s time to give my thoughts on the AGM ASP TM35-640. This is AGM’s 640p long-range thermal imaging monocular. If you remember from my TM35-384 review I came away thinking the 384 x 288 resolution outperformed its...
Muzzle Devices, the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly!
Choosing which muzzle device to attach to your centerfire rifle is one of the most critical yet least understood aspects of a rifle build. Mired in pseudo-science, hyperbole, and masterful marketing, it can be difficult to separate fact from fiction. Truth is,...
Introducing the Silencerco SCO15 Lower – Do We Need Another AR-15 Lower?
Across the web, about now publishers are pushing out a press release. The Silencerco SCO15 lower receiver is just being announced. That, of course, begs the question, "Do we really need another AR lower receiver on the market?" Unless you've been living under a rock...
