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Vortex Solo R/T Monocular: Raw Truth Reviews

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The Vortex Solo R/T 8×36 monocular is a handy piece of kit. It is lightweight, compact, and useful for daylight spotting. Its mil-hash reticle and silhouette-based ranging tools are an added bonus for competition and tactical shooters.

However, it’s ideally used for daylight. I’ve always had trouble with it at dusk and into the evening. As with most optics, that’s really where the lower price really starts to show through.

In all, it makes a great inexpensive gift for quick spotting and practicing your mil-ranging. [Read Full Article »]

Iron Sights vs Optics: Don’t Be Dumb

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After attending an Appleseed shoot in 2014, I was all hopped up on learning and preaching iron sights. I treated them like some kind of magic voodoo that I had learned, and that magic made me a real rifleman.

Iron sights are merely a sighting device used to estimate the point of impact based on point of aim. That is their sole purpose in life, the same as any other sighting device. So why have they obtained magical status? [Read Full Article »]

Raw Truth Reviews: The Trijicon Accupoint TR24G

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The Trijicon TR24 is one of the all time greats of the low power variable market. I’ve been using one since 2011, and it’s never let me down.

But times have changed. New options have hit the market, and even my own style has shifted.

Does the TR24 still feel relevant today? Let’s look. [Read Full Article »]

Raw Truth Reviews: The ELCAN SpecterOS 4x

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Not a lot of people know the SpecterOS 4x. You’ve probably heard of its heavier and more expensive sibling, the SpecterDR, though. The SpecterOS is the same optic, but fixed at 4x. It is lighter, with similar illumination, but it is more akin to the ACOG than a 1-4x scope. I really like this optic, as it has outstanding glass quality and an attractive look. But I’m not crazy about the mount.
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