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2 weeks ago | shoot-on.com | Rob Reaser

by Rob ReaserFor way too many years, I never considered torque specifications when installing parts on or reassembling firearms. “Tight enough” or “plenty snug” served as my “by feel” torque wrench. Eventually, though, such a casual attitude catches up with you. All it takes is to break off a screw head in a work piece to make you rethink this lackadaisical approach to gun tinkering. Anyone who has had to dig out a broken screw or drill-and-tap a whoopsie knows what I’m talking about.

3 weeks ago | shoot-on.com | Rob Reaser

by Rob ReaserLever-action carbines and low-slung revolvers are as ingrained in the American psyche as knots in a pine tree. If you don’t feel the “oohs” and “aahs” when you shoulder a classic lever gun or wrap your hand around a traditional single-action revolver, you better have someone check you for a pulse. But as is the way of progress and the inevitability of change, classically styled iron has taken a back seat to fresher designs and advances in technology.

4 weeks ago | shoot-on.com | Rob Reaser

by Rob ReaserWe have discussed many times here how even the smallest and most minute, seemingly inconsequential variables in ammunition and firearm construction, design, and materials can influence accuracy (point-of-impact repeatability). Handloaders are especially keen on this, as are precision shooters and long-range bullseye-chasers. Two of the key measures of firearm/ammunition terminal performance are bullet velocity and the associated kinetic energy.

1 month ago | shoot-on.com | Rob Reaser

by Rob ReaserMarking its 10-year anniversary, Dead Air Silencers isn’t what you would consider to be a young company. Neither is it counted among the many upstart enterprises that are steadily filling the suppressor marketplace. But in its decade of operation, Dead Air Silencers has earned a mighty reputation for building reliable, hard-use suppressors for a broad range of applications. Leading that noteworthy pack is the Sandman series — the line that launched the company.

1 month ago | shoot-on.com | Brad Fitzpatrick

by Brad FitzpatrickAny list of premium riflescope manufacturers would be incomplete without mentioning Steiner. The German brand is renowned for producing scopes that offer rugged dependability, superb optical quality, and precise adjustments. Steiner recently unveiled their H6Xi hunting scope, an optic that shares a lot of DNA with the company’s tactical T6Xi scope.