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>Docters in the Sandbox
November 25, 2006An unnamed commander from Seal Team Seven called for more Docters. It has become the quick target acquisition scope of choice for many operators in Iraq. It’s light, durable, small, and accurate. The mounts are also available. Optics Planet has an exclusive deal with Docter USA to offer their red dot sights on the internet. Even the ACOG mounts are available. Mounting a Docter on a carry handle of your black gun doesn’t change the weight or handling characteristics of your gun, and a lot of 6.8s are using them overseas, even in conjunction with their ACOGs. I …
Continue Reading>Uncle Mike’s Products Now Available
November 11, 2006Uncle Mike’s products are now available through Optics Planet. I’m wearing an Uncle Mike’s belt today with my Navy dungarees for veteran’s day. Their products have been a standard for many years, and the Uncle Mike’s name now includes Hoppe’s, Butler Creek, Stoney Point, and Blackwater tactical gear. All this new stuff makes me spend my hard-earned money on stuff I “need”, but Shirley understands and has put up with it for so long she’s mostly immune.
Election day has just passed, and I hope you all voted. It’s your duty, not to be taken for granted. …
>EOTech 553s Are In
September 21, 2006Finally got some EOTech 553 sights in. The first things I noticed was the silver colored stainless steel windage and elevation screws and the two small throw-levers on the integral ARMS mount. The sight is made to be instantly attached to a 1913 picatinny rail. It can be removed and reinstalled with no more than a one minute loss of zero. The recoil lug under the sight is true 1913, and will not fit on Weaver style bases with the standard recoil slot of about .146. The recoil lug is about .196 and will simply not fit. The side-to-side differences …
Continue Reading>Lapping Scope Rings
September 14, 2006A customer asked the other day if he should lap his rings, and how to go about it.
It’s a no brainer. The first use you get out of your lapping tool or one inch bar is when your bottom ring halves are mounted on your gun and you drop the tool in. It should drop to the bottom of both rings. If it doesn’t, you can move your rings accordingly, most often your rear windage screws on a Leupold type base. The front ring might require a degree or so of a turn also. It’s really easily seen with …
>New Yukon Ranger Digital Night Vision Monocular
August 30, 2006The world of night vision viewers is slowly changing, and this new Yukon Ranger digital night vision monocular is a good example why. I tested one recently in a variety of conditions and can recommend it without reservations. One way to measure resolution on a night vision monocular or binocular is by LPM (lines per millimeter). The LPM on a typical first generation unit (depending on what company or technician you speak to) is from 28 to 34. The resolution on this new Ranger is stated by Yukon as comparable to 40LPM, and I certainly believe it. The picture was …
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