Buying Tips & Reviews
Best Binoculars for Hunting: 8x or 10x, and What to Spend
What 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 $2,599.99 with m...
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Night Vision vs Thermal: Which Is Better for Hunting?Night vision vs thermal: night vision amplifies faint light so you see detail, thermal reads heat to find animals in total darkness. 9-point hunter co...Read the article
LPVO Scope Explained: 1-6x, 1-8x, 1-10x and Focal PlanesAn LPVO scope zooms from true 1x up to 6x, 8x or 10x. Here is how 1-6x, 1-8x and 1-10x compare, first vs second focal plane, and the right mount heigh...Read the article
How to Sight In a Rifle Scope and Pick the Right ZeroHow to sight in a rifle scope: bore sight, group at 25 then 100 yards, and turn about 4 clicks per inch. Plus click math and the best zero for 5 deer...Read the articleWhere to Begin
Technique & SkillsHow to Zero a Pistol Red Dot Sight, Step by Step
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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 →
Holosun Comparison ChartWhich Holosun fits my gun, and what does it cost? Every current model with window, reticle, battery, mounting footprint and live pricing.Open the tool →
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 →
Firearms reference desk
Plain-English references worth bookmarking — the gear terms behind every review, plus NFA and carry law.
Gun & gear glossary
| Term | Category |
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| Striker-fired | Action |
| MOA | Optics |
| Twist rate | Ballistics |
30 gun, ammo and optics terms explained in plain English.
Open the glossary → Network2A & gun-law glossary
| 2026 at a glance | |
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| NFA tax stamp | $0 |
| Permitless carry | 29 states |
| Suppressors legal | 42 states |
50+ NFA, carry and gun-law terms, from Freedom's Lodge.
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