Category: Equipment Reviews

Howard Leight Impact Sport electronic ear muffs are the most popular electronic hearing protection that I see out at the range. They’re inexpensive at around $50-60 CAD, they collapse down very small, they have a slim profile that doesn’t jam into rifle and shoulder stocks as badly as bigger sets, and the electronics are OK…

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I couldn’t find enough info on these online so I thought I’d get one for myself and try it. I also didn’t currently have a mil/mil scope so I thought I’d get one and get used to MRAD rather than using MOA for everything. The Cabela’s Covenant 7 is a Chinese-made, 34mm tube, in 3-21…

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The Spectre Ballistics International (SBI) 10/22 magazine adapter is an aluminum adapter you can use on your 10/22 to allow it to take Remington 597 magazines. If you’re American, that probably sounds like a really weird thing to do but in Canada, our majesty’s pony police decided that Butler Creek 25 round mags, made decades…

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It’s hard reviewing eye pro because you need a year or two of hard use on them to get a feel for if they’re any good, but the manufacturers change model numbers/names so frequently that reviews aren’t useful after a couple years. I’ve got a year and a half of hard use on these Smith…

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Vortex recently updated their Spitfire compact prism scopes and made some pretty drastic changes. I’ve already reviewed the Spitfire AR 1X prism, but this time I’m looking at the 3X models. This article will have section 1 on the Gen 1, section 2 on Gen 2, and section 3 on comparing the two. Vortex Spitfire…

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In Canada, handguns are heavily restricted and regulated. You can take them to certified ranges. . .and that’s pretty much it. Before I get in to listing out the cheapest ones you can buy, a few recommendations: Go to a handgun course once you have one. Handguns require skill to shoot well, and it’s best…

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