Innehållsförteckning för November 2022 från Gun Digest

If you drive a truck, odds are good you fall into one of three camps: Ford, Chevy or Dodge … er, Ram. Sure, there are others brands, such as Toyota, but these legacy corporations have woven brand loyalty into the bloodlines of so many red-blooded Americans that deviating from such a family tradition is grounds for excommunication. OK: So maybe it isn’t that bad, but there’s no denying that truck guys are passionate about their trucks … and the emblem that’s molded into the grille. But why are people not nearly as “brand passionate” about the tires they put on their beloved trucks? That is, after all, where the rubber meets the road. Without tires designed for your lifestyle and the way you drive, that truck is little more than…

I am one of “those guys.” I’ve had corrective lenses perched on my face since my first-grade teacher determined I couldn’t see the board. Since then, I’ve had a personal affection for the wonders of optical engineering. Well, one of those just dropped onto my doorstep: the Bushnell Fusion X 10x42 binoculars. Ten power and 42mm objective lenses has been a popular combination for a long time. It combines usually enough magnification with plenty good light gathering and puts it all in a package compact enough to not be a burden. Going with less magnification—8x or 7x—doesn’t save much bulk or weight. And going up to larger objective lenses quickly turns your binos into an anvil. But with the Fusion X, Bushnell added to the 10x42 package buy adding…

01 German Precision Optics SpectraDot Best known for its offerings in the hunting end of the market, German Precision Optics has plied its expertise in the realm of red-dots … and the results are impressive. The SpectraDot proves to be a tough little optic with features that make it competitive with the best red-dots have to offer. What really catches the eye on the 3-MOA aiming solution is its extremely efficient power management system, which milks out 50,000 hours of run time from a battery. Additionally, it offers up six-day and five-night brightness settings and sensitive 0.5-MOA per click adjustments for windage and elevation. Complete with a Picatinny mount, the SpectraDot is ready to rock out of the box and is certain to please. MSRP: $421 02 EOTech EFLX A…

Long-range shooting has certainly grown in popularity over the past decade, and as shots get longer, the gear gets more specialized. Just a quarter-century ago, the 1,000-yard shot seemed all but impossible to the average shooter, with tales of snipers like Carlos Hath-cock causing most guys to cock an eye-brow and listen, rather than talk. But as the first quarter of the 21st century draws to a close, 1,000 yards isn’t as faraway as it used to be. While attending some shooting schools, I’ve seen folks who’ve never fired a rifle past 100 yards make the 1,000-yard shot routinely after two days of proper training. While the gear—rifle, optics and ammunition—is better than it has ever been, the technique needs to be on point. Ballistic calculators can provide precise information…

The first optical tools, specifically lenses, were created by ancient Egyptians thousands of years before the Chinese invented gunpowder. That’s how essential optics are to humans. Surprisingly, the first-generation Heilongjiang hand cannon wasn’t drilled and tapped for an optic. Today most guns are. That’s how essential optics are to shooters. The ballistics of the Heilongjiang hand cannon wasn’t good enough to cause its shooters to squint, moreover need magnification. No, for optics to find their place atop firearms, firearms range needed to evolve beyond the limits of a shooter’s eyesight. That happened around the same time settlers in America figured out living under British rule sucked. Indeed, a lot of good ideas came about in 1776. One underreported one was the clever marriage of an optic and a firearm by…

Bushnell may have a recent focus on long-range glass—such as riflescopes, binoculars and spotters—but the company certainly makes excellent red-dots as well. The two newest models to join the lineup are the RXC-200 and RXU-200. Both of the new optics utilize the popular RMSc-pattern mounting footprint, meaning that they are compatible with most optics-ready pistols on the market today (either directly or with the use of an adapter plate). Besides sharing the same mount foot-print, the RXC-200 and RXU-200 also share many of the same features: Both models have a 6-MOA dot that auto-adjusts according to the ambient light level, True Tone lens coatings for maximum image clarity and light transmission and an advertised 50,000 battery life (powered by one CR2032). Both models also feature an integrated rear dovetail sight…

HISTORICAL NOTES The Weatherby line of proprietary cartridges was somewhat incomplete for lack of an ultra-velocity .22. The previous .220 Weatherby Rocket was actually an Improved wildcat based on the .220 Swift case, and Weatherby never manufactured this cartridge. The .224 Varmintmaster was introduced in 1963, but, according to the late Roy Weatherby, development work went back 10 years prior to that. Introduction of the cartridge was delayed because of lack of a suitable action. The cartridge was offered in a reduced-size version of the Weatherby Mark V rifle, but the gun is no longer available. Weatherby continues to sell the ammunition. GENERAL COMMENTS The .224 Weatherby lies ballistically between the .223 Remington and the .220 Swift. It’s a belted case with the advantages and disadvantages inherent in this type…

In 2016, EOTech diversified its product portfolio by launching a premium line of precision riflescopes. This Vudu lineup provides rugged and extremely accurate solutions for the most demanding shooters and hunters. The product line includes low- to high-magnification scopes in both first and second focal plane that include all the key features to get the job done. New for 2022, EOTech has added to this product line with what could be the most versatile scope yet: a 1-10 x 28mm first focal plane tack driver. The 1-10x delivers outstanding performance and durability in all environments while offering First Focal Plane (FFP) advantages and 1-10x power versatility. FFP scopes provide many benefits, and the Vudu 1-10x28 FFP reticles make full use of this advanced design. The Vudu’s wide magnification range and…

Within our modern shooting vernacular, the term “red dot” has become slang used to identify almost any weapon sight that provides an illuminated red dot as an aiming point. The term is used to describe true red-dot sights, reflex sights, holographic sights, prismatic sights … and even conventional riflescopes. However, just because shooters often describe all these sights as red-dot sights doesn’t mean all of these sights are red-dot sights. A true red-dot sight is a non-magnifying optical sight that uses a reflector, and the unit is totally enclosed. Credit for the first electronic red-dot sight belongs to Aimpoint. The “Aimpoint Electronic” was introduced in 1975. Aimpoint is still a leader in the field of red-dot sights, but over the past almost half-century, the technology hasn’t only evolved, Aimpoint now…

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It wasn’t all that long ago when a flashlight was just a flashlight. You picked one up at the Dollar Store, shoved some D-cells in it and went on your way. About 25 years ago, one of the best flashlights you could buy was the standard, old, Maglite. This was the heavy and long aluminum flashlight that was preferred by cops because it was moderately bright and, well, stick-like. Today, hundreds of bright, durable, compact flashlights are designed with personal protection in mind. When selecting one for use with your handgun, you can start by applying the rule of the four Ls. It should provide a minimum of 100 lumens, be powered by lithium batteries, have a LED bulb and come or be compatible with a lanyard. The light should…

I attended a cookout late last summer, spending a wonderful afternoon with some friends and acquaintances well versed in reloading. Over a couple of cold beers, the conversation turned to reloading gear and techniques. I’m always intrigued by how other people reload, the habits they form and how what can seem normal to one reloader can seem completely foreign to another. As an example, something as innocuous as charging your cases can become a source of controversy. I’m the guy who will pour the powder charge into the case and then immediately seat the bullet, while many of my colleagues will fill up all the cases in the loading block before seating a single bullet. To further complicate matters, a couple of guys weighed in that it depends on whether…

The .45 ACP has been with us for more than a century. Unlike many other rounds that have gone through substantial improvements over time, the tried-and-true original 230-grain FMJ is still fairly hard to beat in terms of real-world performance. When it comes to the modern variations of this cartridge, almost all of them still operate in roughly the same performance window as the traditional load, around 800 to 1,000 fps; in short, most .45 ACP ammo is more similar than it is different. When it comes to suppressing this American classic, there are a few things you should know. MASS EFFECT The .45 ACP is a low-pressure, high-efficiency cartridge. Given its size, it launches a very heavy bullet at excellent velocity without much powder at all. In fact,…

Pistol-caliber carbines, or PCCs, are the talk of the town right now. There’s been a substantial rise in their popularity over the past several years … and for good reason: Ammo is affordable, they’re ideal for plinking, they excel in training situations, and they’re downright fun to shoot. But, how did something that veloped out of convenience become adecompetitive shooting staple, and who sits atop the PCC mountain? SHORT-GUN BULLETS FOR LONG BARRELS Developed in the late 1800s for riders in the West, the early PCC was a convenient way to carry a pistol on the side and a long-gun in the saddle. When times were tough, having to find and buy ammo in two different calibers couldn’t have been easy. Honestly, that can be a battle in today’s economy.…