GuidesHow To Measure Scope Covers? [Measure Perfectly]
A lot of modern scopes don’t come with any kind of scope rings or covers. If you want to keep your lenses…
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GuidesWhat Does A Holographic Sight Do? [Advantages, Disadvantages]
Well, it shows you the target with a holographic image and crosshair, duh! Jokes apart, holographic sights are some of the best…
GuidesDo Red Dot Sights Have Magnification? [It’s Not All Sunshine, Is It?]
No, they don’t. Red dots are known as reflex sight. Reflex sights have unlimited eye relief and they are used for close-range…
GuidesHow To Align A Rifle Scope? [Easy & Simple Steps]
Just buying the scope and mounting it on top of your scope isn’t the end of it. You will need to zero…
GuidesHow To Install A Peep Sight [Easy Way For Beginners]
If you are a bowhunter by nature and switching to a rifle for the first time, then it’s understandable that you might…
GuidesHow To Level A Scope On A Rifle [Easy Way To Level Your Scope]
Mounting a new riflescope on your rifle is a one-of-a-kind feeling. It’s a type of feeling that you can get quite often…
GuidesHow To Measure Scope Ring Height?
While purchasing a new pair of rings for your scope, the first hurdle is selecting the height of your new scope rings.…
GuidesHow To Paint A Riflescope? A To Z For Newbies
If you are someone who has a passion for painting all of their stuff to match their preference, chances are you want…
GuidesHow To Use An MOA (Minute of Angle) Reticle on Scope?
MOA stands for a minute of angle. On the surface, it looks a bit complicated and not beginner-friendly at all. And if…
GuidesHow to use MRAD reticle? Is it easier than MOA?
In our previous episode, we learned what MOA is and how to use an MOA scope. It’s time for the next episode…
GuidesHow To Remove A2 Front Sight? [Easy & Simple Way]
When you buy an AR-15 A2, the first thing you might want to do is get a sight. What if your sight…
GuidesHow To Properly Mount A Scope [Easy Guide For Beginners]
So, you got yourself a brand new bolt action rifle, a scope, and a set of rings for that scope as well.…
GuidesCan Thermal Scope See Through Smoke? Or Will It Get Smoked?
The first question when you plan to buy a thermal scope is can it see through smoke? If it does, how does…
GuidesHow To Properly Lap Scope Rings?
Lapping on a scope ring is the process of truing up the inside surface of your scope ring to protect your scope…
GuidesHow To Look Through A Rifle Scope The Right Way
You might be wondering what I am playing at with the title. Is there even a wrong way of looking through a…
GuidesHow Tight To Tighten Scope Rings?
The right amount of torque is necessary for you to have a good fit on the scope and rings. Just like all…
GuidesHow To Stop A Rifle Scope From Moving?
So, you did the all right things and your scope is still moving. In our language, it is called riflescope creep. Due…
GuidesHow To Rotate Crosshairs On Scope?
Scopes are not cheap. They cost quite a bit of money and they are a pain to install properly and troubleshoot. Rotating…
GuidesHow To Shim A Scope For Windage? [Simple & Easiest Way]
What is shimming? Shimming is the process of moving your scope slightly within the ring itself to make some extra adjustments. If…
GuidesHow To Sight In A Red Dot Scope Without Shooting: Tune Your Red Dots!
Red dot optics are the best for close-range shooting. The sights are quite compact and lightweight. Out of the box, your red…
GuidesHow To Line Up Iron Sights (Easy & Simple Ways)
In the not-so-distant past, hunting with scope used to be a luxury. But that’s not true nowadays. But hunting with iron sight…
GuidesWhat Should You Check Before Choosing A Firearm For Hunting?
Hunting is one of the most popular sports that has become a tradition in most of the Western world. It holds a…
GuidesHow Far Can You See with A 3-9×40 Scope? Let’s Measure it!
Ideally, a 3-9×40 scope works best for close to mid-range shooting. Here 3x indicates the scope’s lowest magnification power whereas the 9x…
GuidesHow Long Do Tritium Sights Last? A Decade or What!
The half-life of the tritium night sights is more than a decade. These sights can easily serve you up to 12.5 years.…
GuidesDoes Changing Scope Magnification Affect Accuracy?
Even if the magnification range doesn’t improve the aiming accuracy, it can affect it. The main purpose of using magnified optics is…
GuidesCan You Use A Rifle Scope On A Shotgun?- Yes! But Should You?
If we particularly answer the question of the “usability” of rifle scopes on shotguns, the answer would be “yes”, you can use…
GuidesCan You Sight In Open Sights With A Boresight?- Let’s Have Some Insights!
Honestly, we don’t see any reason why you shouldn’t be able to bore sight with your open sights. Because boresighting is nothing…
GuidesCan You Fire a 380 in a 9mm Handgun?
9mm and .380 ACP, two powerful handgun calibers widely used by various guns. 9mm is the most common pistol ammunition of all…
GuidesChoosing The Best Scope For Your AR 223 For Coyote Hunting -Explained
Have you just bought a 223 AR, and are in search of the right kind of scope for your 223 AR for…
GuidesHow To Use A Deer Cart: Explained!
Deer hunting is one of the most enjoyable things you can do until you have to collect the deer and drag it…
GuidesHow To Use Climbing Sticks: Step By Step Guidelines
Bowhunters are well aware of tree saddles/sticks and tree stands. Tree stands often can be very bulky and heavy. To fix that problem,…
GuidesExposed! Why Is Night Vision Green? Tips, Products Guide & Tricks
The main useful night vision gadgets were created in Germany in the mid-1930s and were utilized by both German tanks and infantry…
GuidesWhy You Need Choke for Hunting?
Using a choke on a shotgun to hunt is nothing new. For years hunters have been using chokes to improve their hunting…
GuidesHow Do Binoculars Work? Guidelins!
Binoculars are an interesting little piece of tech. They look like a hybrid version of spotting scopes. Like two spotting scopes just glued…
GuidesHow To Shoot A Crossbow More Accurately
Shooting a crossbow accurately requires more than just pulling the trigger—it’s a combination of technique, focus, and understanding how your gear works.…
GuidesWhat Is Scope Parallax: Explained In A Short Way
If you have browsed for scopes chances are you have seen something called fixed parallax in the specs chart. Some other scope has…
GuidesGetting To Know The Turrets On Scope Better
Turrets are interesting little objects that are available in every scope. Let it be a rifle scope or crossbow scope. Did you…
GuidesHow To Clean Binoculars: 5 Useful Steps
Cleaning any lens-related object can be a little nerve-racking. The same goes for binoculars. One of the most commonly asked questions is how…
GuidesAnatomy Of A Crossbow: The 6 Key Things To Explore!
Any of you (!) science students remember operating on a frog? Today we are going to do something similar. No, we are…
GuidesTaking Pictures Through A Spotting Scope: Explained!
The method of taking pictures through a spotting scope is called digiscoping. While hunters may not benefit from this feature but birders highly appreciate…
GuidesHow Does a Laser Rangefinder Work? Explained!
Rangefinders are neat little products that help you in hunting. Some of them are so small they fit inside your palm. Understandably, you…
GuidesDeer Hunting Tips: Do’s & Don’ts
One might ask what are there to give as tips to hunt deer except like aim correctly and shoot your target. Let…
GuidesHow to Remove Rust From a Rifle Scope!
Nobody wants rust in their rifle scope or rifle itself. By chance, if your scope turrets or metal parts catch rust, don’t…
GuidesThe 7 Best Must Have Hunting Rifle Accessories
Have you ever wondered (!) that what accessories you need for your rifle/gun? Well, Hello there hunters (!) meet with the 7…
GuidesA to Z Instructions on How to Optically Check a Rifle Scope
I, along with my friends, arranged a campfire in a jungle. We had organized a competition on quarrying big animals. One of…
Guides13 Things to Consider When Buying a Rifle Scope
Once, one novice shooter was very tense about buying a scope for having less money. He was worried that he could not…