Best Gun Cleaning Kit for Every Gun: 9 Picks by Caliber
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Best Gun Cleaning Kit for Every Gun: 9 Picks by Caliber

Nine gun cleaning kits sorted by the gun they clean, from a $13.99 pull-through for the range bag to a $219.99 bench workstation, with calibers, rod type and maker p...

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Bullet Drop Chart Six Deer Calibers Bullet Drop Chart: Six Deer Calibers, 100 to 500 YardsOne table, six deer calibers, one zero: how far a .30-06, .308, .300 Win Mag, 6.5 Creedmoor, .243 and .270 drop at 300, 400 and 500 yards, from Hornad...Read the article
243 Winchester Ballistics Chart 243 Ballistics Chart: 12 Factory Loads, 100 to 500 YardsDrop, energy and wind drift for 12 .243 Winchester factory loads from 58 to 100 grains, on a 200-yard and a 100-yard zero, built on each maker's own p...Read the article
Best thermal monocular at a field edge at dusk Best Thermal Monocular for Hogs and Coyotes, Sorted by PriceEight thermal monoculars in stock at the maker, $489 to $3,199.97, sorted by the job each fits, plus what 384 vs 640, NETD and detection range mean, a...Read the article
Best Shooting Ear Protection on the Bench Best Shooting Ear Protection: 9 Picks and the NRR MathNine shooting ear protection picks, from $6.99 foam plugs to Bluetooth earbuds, each run through NIOSH's field derating, plus OSHA's math for plugs un...Read the article
Best Gun Safe for What You Own Best Gun Safe for What You Own: 7 Picks by the NumbersSeven gun safes sorted by the job they do, from a $399.99 bedside box to a 63-gun safe, with steel gauge, fire minutes and who rated them, straight fr...Read the article
Best binoculars for hunting Best Binoculars for Hunting: 8x or 10x, and What to SpendWhat 8x42 and 10x42 actually mean, which one fits your deer hunt, eye relief for eyeglass wearers, and Vortex and Leupold binoculars from $184.99 to $...Read the article

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Ballistic CalculatorWhat does my load do at distance? A full point-mass trajectory from your zero, sight height and conditions: drop, wind, energy and MOA to MRAD.Open the tool →
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Red Dot Footprint ChartWill this red dot bolt to my pistol? Every current mounting pattern against the pistols that cut it, including the pairs that look identical and are not.Open the tool →
Scope Ring Height CalculatorHow tall do my rings need to be? Ring height and sight height over bore from your objective diameter, worked both ways ring makers measure it.Open the tool →
.308 Winchester Ballistics ChartHow do the common .308 loads compare? Four factory loads solved to 600 yards, two match and two hunting, drop and wind side by side.Open the tool →
6.5 Creedmoor Ballistics ChartWhat does the high ballistic coefficient actually buy? Three factory loads to 600 yards, with the wind column that shows where the advantage really is.Open the tool →

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