For the past 20 years of war in the middle east, a generation of Americans have grown up seeing night vision prominently featured in movies, video games, and in the news. "We own the night" proclaimed military strategists and soldiers alike. It was our special American super power, to see in the dark, when the […]
In recent years, the development of smaller, lighter, and more durable variable power scopes has challenged the traditional notion that scopes can only be used for long range, and are unsuitable for close range moving and shooting. Simultaneously, carbines used to be considered good for 200-300 meters, but with the advantages of variable magnification, you […]
The Trijicon Advanced Combat Optical gunsight has been the king of combat optics for decades, because of it's toughness, reliability, quality, and compact size. While previously this optic was too expensive for the average consumer, at about $1000 each, recently, many of the scopes that have served the military and department of defense are finding […]
Valeriy Marcus, master sergeant of the battalion, called me to his office, a dark narrow corridor with bunk beds on one side and shelves full of equipment on the other. He wanted me to give the young 47th battalion marksmen and snipers, but with what resources? I’m a teacher, not a magician….He pulled 200 rounds […]
The United States was the first large military to field a self loading infantry rifle, the M1 Garand, in 1936. The Soviet Union, Nazi Germany, and other nations knew that their WW1 era bolt action rifles were obsolete, but on the verge of total war, many nation's experiments to modernize their infantry rifles were halted […]
Valeriy Marcus, master sergeant of the battalion, called me to his office, a dark narrow corridor with bunk beds on one side and shelves full of equipment on the other. He wanted me to give the young 47th battalion marksmen and snipers, but with what resources? I’m a teacher, not a magician….He pulled 200 rounds […]
Valeriy Marcus, master sergeant of the battalion, called me to his office, a dark narrow corridor with bunk beds on one side and shelves full of equipment on the other. He wanted me to give the young 47th battalion marksmen and snipers, but with what resources? I’m a teacher, not a magician….He pulled 200 rounds […]
ACOG vs. LPVO vs. Red Dot & Magnifier For decades, the Trijicon Advanced Combat Optical Gunsight, or ACOG, has been the king of weapon sights, renown for of it's toughness, reliability, quality, and compact size, but in recent years, the development of smaller, lighter, and more capable low powered variable scopes has challenged the traditional […]
Valeriy Marcus, master sergeant of the battalion, called me to his office, a dark narrow corridor on the first floor of a dilapidated hospital with bunk beds on one side and shelves full of equipment on the other. He wanted me to give the young 47th battalion marksmen and snipers, but with what resources? I’m […]