Optics and Scopes

ARE IRON SIGHTS OBSOLETE?

Magnifying riflescopes aren’t new. Limited use in the American Civil War, and a few bison hunters used scopes in the…

3 months ago

COMMON SENSE RIFLESCOPES

Use enough scope…but not too much! By Craig Boddington When I was young, the fixed 4X scope was the standard…

10 months ago

HAVE YOU TRIED AN APERTURE SIGHT?

By Craig Boddington Magnifying riflescopes saw some use in the American Civil War, and were preferred by a few bison…

2 years ago

GROUP-TIGHTENING TIPS

By Craig Boddington BASICS Shooting groups is all about determining a rifle’s accuracy, little to do with the shooter. That…

3 years ago

THOUGHTS ON RIFLE ACCURACY

So, you want your rifle to deliver teeny, tiny groups? Sure, and people in hell want ice. The search for…

3 years ago

OPTICS: POWER AND LIGHT!

By Craig Boddington The December afternoon was unseasonably warm. Deer would come out late, so I wasn’t surprised that sunset…

3 years ago

RIFLESCOPES: IS BIGGER ALWAYS BETTER?

By Craig Boddington The “standard” American riflescope has been based on a one-inch tube diameter (26mm) for most of my…

3 years ago

THE PERFECT ZERO?

 By Craig Boddington Previously, this column discussed the process of “sighting in.” If you’re happy, then we’re done; it’s time…

3 years ago

TIME TO SIGHT IN! By Craig Boddington

With apologies, for some it’s too late! Rifle deer season opened in August in such diverse places as Alaska, California’s…

3 years ago

TOP THREE AR CARTRIDGES

By Craig Boddington The two most popular actions in the U.S. must be John Browning’s Colt 1911 pistol…and Gene Stoner’s…

4 years ago

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