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The optics mounting trend taking over duty pistols in 2026—what’s driving it
Duty pistols that once wore only iron sights are now leaving holsters with miniature optics bolted to their slides.... The ...
Ironically, one of the best ways to ensure you see the red dot is to focus on finding your front sight. Training yourself to instinctively align the iron sights guarantees the red dot will be in the ...
As quality improves in mid-tier price points, red dots will continue their red-hot domination of the optics industry in 2026.
Judging by the new shotguns of SHOT Show 2024, it’s clear that gun makers are anticipating an as-yet untapped horde of optic-buyers: duck and upland hunters. Several manufacturers have introduced ...
Red dot magnifiers hold a peculiar spot in the world of optics because they’ve lost some steam due to the popularity of low power variable optics (LPVO). So why buy them? Magnifiers transition from 1x ...
If you buy into turkey chokes and expensive, tight-shooting turkey loads, your gun needs a sight. Period. Otherwise, you will whistle dense, tiny, grapefruit-size patterns right past the heads of ...
In turkey hunting, the optic you put on your beard buster—whether a red dot sight or a standard fixed or variable scope—matters. And if you don't want an optic sitting atop your shotgun receiver, you ...
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