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Monday, March 31, 2008
2008 Training Schedule
OpticsPlanet strives to furnish constant, meaningful product education for our sales/customer service agents and other related job titles in an effort to provide a better understanding of our products. This relates directly to the experience our customers get when ordering, and it's my job to see that this happens. Our Senior Product Specialist, Jne, will teach some non-gun-related classes, and as a professional educator, we use her classes as a template for others. Ryan will teach a couple, and the balance goes to me. This is what it looks like so far:
Binoculars 101
Riflescopes 101
Red dot sights 101
Riflescope mounts 101
Binoculars 201
Spotting scopes 101
Holsters 101
Night vision 101
Night vision 201
Radar guns 101
Laser rangefinders 101
Telescopes 101
Telescopes 102
Microscopes 101
I wish a lot of you readers could attend these basic classes. They're a lot of fun, and the tests at the end of these classes are graded and used for annual review purposes. Each employee will have to learn the basics, and be able to use them in their every day dealings with our customers. This is a very positive program.
Binoculars 101
Riflescopes 101
Red dot sights 101
Riflescope mounts 101
Binoculars 201
Spotting scopes 101
Holsters 101
Night vision 101
Night vision 201
Radar guns 101
Laser rangefinders 101
Telescopes 101
Telescopes 102
Microscopes 101
I wish a lot of you readers could attend these basic classes. They're a lot of fun, and the tests at the end of these classes are graded and used for annual review purposes. Each employee will have to learn the basics, and be able to use them in their every day dealings with our customers. This is a very positive program.
Monday, March 24, 2008
My Favorite Boresighters
There are two boresighters I prefer over all others. The best unit ever made so far in my opinion is the fantastic Leupold Zero Point Magnetic boresighter. The lit reticle feature isn't required, but can be useful. The magnetic boresighters do not require a target for a laser to reflect off or an arbor of the correct size to insert into a muzzle, and are every bit as accurate. Remember, a boresight is simply to get you onto paper when shooting so you can sight in with the loads you want to use at your particular distance. I use mine every time I mount a new scope, and it is also useful for checking your zero after travelling. A reasonably priced alternative is the Bushnell magnetic version, unlit, but more affordable. Remember, you only have to buy one once, and it fits all calibers and gauges.
Friday, March 14, 2008
Vortex Optics
Some of you may already know Vortex Optics because of the excellent advertising campaigns they've been up to. It's hard not to notice the great full-page ads in most of the hunting magazines introducing their riflescope lines. Vortex binoculars are well respected in birding circles, and Field and Stream voted a Vortex binocular as a best buy earlier in the year. I'm looking forward to wringing out a couple Vortex riflescopes this season, and I'm expecting very good things out of them. Many of their products are argon purged, and all carry a no questions asked lifetime warranty.
Wednesday, March 05, 2008
Chuck the Vet's New 700 with ProHunter
My friend Chuck the veterinarian is at it again. After picking my brain for a few months he splurged and bought a new Remington 700 Light Varmint Stainless Fluted in 22-250. It was a bit more than he wanted to spend initially, but he ponied up one time for the last rifle he will ever need (or so he thinks). He fell in love with the cartridge from using one of my guns last year in preparation for his first antelope hunt. The gun I loaned him was wearing one of the new Simmons Master Series ProHunters in 6-24x44 with side focus and mildot. He loved the scope, too, so I got one for him. Chuck is a pragmatic kind of guy, so when I told him I had one for him he didn't look a gift horse in the mouth, he just beamed. I'll do my standard anal retentive gun preparation for him with the lapping and crowning, et cetera. The rifle is in my Gunroom waiting its turn among a score of other important projects. Dual dovetails and a Harris bipod for this one, and maybe a box or two of my favorite Ballistic Tip loads for good measure. This riflescope is a good value, and goes to show you don't need to spend a mint to get an extremely usable product that will last.