• Olight Javelot Turbo Review

    Olight Javelot Turbo Review

    The Olight Javelot Turbo is a long throw LED flashlight, good for lighting up things up to about 1km away. Olight sent me one of these to promote their black Friday 2020 sale. That sale is over, but they’re still available for $183 USD or $216 Canadian. Olight Javelot Turbo Specs 4 output settings (1300,…

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  • Vortex Venom Red Dot Review

    The Vortex Venom is a compact, value-priced, lightweight red dot from Vortex made in the Philippines. I bought this one for use on a rifle, but these compact red dots are most commonly used on optics-ready pistols. Sometimes they’re mounted on a 45 degree offset mount as a second optic on a rifle. Venoms are…

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  • Building a Custom Ruger 10/22

    Building a Custom Ruger 10/22

    The Ruger 10/22 is the most popular semi auto 22LR rifle. Many popular firearms become generic platforms that have so many aftermarket parts available, that you can build them without any original Ruger parts if you want. Think AR15, 1911, Glock 17, etc. I thought I’d write an article going through some parts decisions you’ll…

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  • Vortex Diamondback HD 10X42 Binoculars Review

    Vortex Diamondback HD 10X42 Binoculars Review

    The Vortex Diamondback HD 10×42 is a medium size set of binos great for hunting or bird watching. I picked mine up on sale at Cabelas in TrueTimber camo for just over $300. This version was slightly cheaper than the regular version, but the regular version also came with the GlassPak chest harness. Vortex Diamondback…

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  • Ruger BX Trigger Review (10/22)

    Ruger BX Trigger Review (10/22)

    Factory 10/22 triggers are usually around 4.75-6lbs so they’re one of the first things that many people choose to upgrade. Ruger makes their own upgrade trigger pack called the “Ruger BX Trigger” that features a trigger pull of around 2.5-3lbs. Installation Installation of the BX Trigger is extremely straight forward.  Loosen the action screw so…

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  • Common Mistakes that New Gun Owners Make

    Common Mistakes that New Gun Owners Make

    I thought I’d write a quick little article on some common mistakes that many new gun owners make so that I could prevent others from following the same path. I’m going to avoid the legal and safety issues that new gun owners need to learn, because that would be a whole article on its own.…

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