Dave Merrill

6 days ago | recoilweb.com | Dave Merrill

For years we’ve been told we can’t make things here anymore. That American buyers are monogamously married to only the cheapest Chinese crap. The world of firearms has some exceptions, but many of these are due to import regulations rather than market forces. One such exception is optics, but that world has always been a bit bipolar.

1 week ago | gundigest.com | Dave Merrill

Every few years we see a technological leap in optics, even though these feats aren’t always immediately obvious to the non-nerds among us. Sometimes these take place in the form of advanced coatings or novel approaches to increasing contrast or reducing optic aberrations, but occasionally it’s much more conspicuous … or maybe not so much. In fact, if you don’t know what you’re looking at here you might mistake it for a large dot optic or perhaps a prismatic.

1 week ago | bloomberg.com | Jennah Haque |Mathieu Benhamou |Dave Merrill

By Jennah HaqueMathieu BenhamouDave Merrill May 3, 2025 President Donald Trump envisioned a drastic remaking of the US government in his budget request, dramatically curtailing domestic agencies, while boosting the military and border protection. The White House’s fiscal year 2026 preliminary budget would cut discretionary spending by more than a quarter in five cabinet departments, while increasing the Department of Homeland Security’s budget by nearly 65%.

2 weeks ago | recoilweb.com | Dave Merrill

Trijicon is not a normal company. Trijicon makes optics, and they aren’t afraid to take risks. To make cool, weird, and downright strange optics no one else would dare to make. If it weren’t for the fact that they’re also known for putting Bible verses on their optics, I might even suspect some psychedelics were sometimes involved. When people think of Trijicon they probably think of the ACOG, the most successful combat optic in the history of the world.

3 weeks ago | japantimes.co.jp | Michelle Ma |Dave Merrill

The first step in reducing the risks of climate change is cutting carbon emissions. The world hit a notable milestone on that front, with global energy-related emissions likely peaking last year, according to a recent BloombergNEF report. Now, the world’s carbon pollution is likely to begin a long, inexorable decline over the coming decades.