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…

1 month 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…

8 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…

2 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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