How to Mount a Rifle Scope (Video)

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Mounting a scope properly is a vital first step to ensure that you get the most possible accuracy out of your rifle. In this article, we will breakdown a video showing you the proper way to mount a scope.
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Trijicon Red Dot Sights Comparison

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Trijicon makes five different types of red dots; they are the ACOG, the MRO, the RMR, the SRS, and the Reflex. Each of these sights has it’s own unique features and has it’s own ideal POU that it can be used for. This article will help you decide which sight is optimal for you and your philosophy of use (POU). All of these have an aluminum alloy casing that is extremely durable, and have fixed magnification. [Read more…]

Rifle Scope Basics (Video)

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A scope should be the second most expensive part of your firearm purchase, after the rifle itself. In fact, many target shooters recommend you spend at least as much on your scope as you did on your rifle, if not more! As such, it is important that you know the basics about scopes before you make a decision on what scope best fits your rifle and intended philosophy of use (POU). This is why Midway USA goes over the basics parts of a scope and how it works in the first half of their video “Gunsmithing – How to Chooses A Rifle Scope Presented by Larry Potterfield of MidwayUSA.”

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Choosing the Best Rifle Scope For You (Video)

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Now that we’ve covered the basics of scope components, it’s time to go into comparing some features on the scope that you will have to decide on, such as whether or not you want variable magnification, and what reticle you want, as well as several other features that can make a difference in your experience of the scope’s purchase and use. This is part two of a two part series about the YouTube video  “Gunsmithing – How to Chooses A Rifle Scope Presented by Larry Potterfield of MidwayUSA.” Part one of the series can be found here.

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AR Optics: Scope vs Red dot: 5 Big Differences

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When getting a new AR, the biggest accessory purchase to consider is what sight to use on it. While some people continue to use antiquated iron sights, more and more people are using optics. The two main types of optics are red dots and magnified scopes. These are just a few of the things to keep in mind when purchasing an optic. [Read more…]

Rifle Scope – Benefits

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If you think that rifle itself is enough for the shooting purpose then you are absolutely wrong. What is the main thing you consider when you go for buying a rifle? Just buy a rifle according to your work, and even buy it without thinking about the other things which are important to keep along with it. Do you need anything else to make your rifle experience better? The people who think that no they do not need anything else they are the people who suffer a lot in rifling. But if you think that yes you need to have something else then you are at right place. Yes you need to have a rifle scope for making your experience better than ever. For the better performance you have to only buy a rifle scope, because not having it may adversely affect your performance, you even had noticed when you were performing somewhere and could not hit the target because you could not get the target exactly. [Read more…]

Rifle Scope – Tips and Advantages

What do you do when you go out for buying a rifle? Buy a rifle spend much of the money and then go back home. Do you think that something else can be done to make the rifle using experience better? Go and use it? No actually not because a better thing can be done, for making a better use of it. That is get a rifle scope for it. Don’t you think it is important for you when you are going for a professional training or going to perform professionally? Yes it is very important do you want me to tell that how much it is important for you and how does it effects your performance? Yes this write up is specially to make you realize the important of using rifle scope.

Many people think that only buying a rifle is enough for them. But it is nothing like that you need to have a scope for it rifle itself is not having that ability to make the target hit at the right point so now I am going to tell you the main advantages of using the rifle scope so that you can have a positive mind for using a rifle scope and you may hit the target in such a good way that other people should praise you in a best of the manner. Continue Reading

The Basics on Infrared Rifle Scopes

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Infrared Rifle Scopes

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Mount Up: a Properly Installed Riflescope Is a Happy Riflescope

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One basic principle applies to all conventional ring-type scope mount systems and designs : The rings are the only place your scope actually touches your firearm. Ergo, in terms of the performance of the internal features and mechanisms of scope itself, scope-to-ring fit and alignment are the single most critical factors. This rule holds true for rifle, handgun or shotgun regardless of the firearm design or mount base system used. Given a solid base mount to begin with, most scope problems can be traced to the scope/ring interface. Here are a few technical tips to ensure your scope sight is perfectly fitted, aligned and tuned to the rings that hold it.

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