Optics Archives • Spotter Up

Every Marine is a Rifleman – All of MY Marines (Corpsman) Were Part 1

May 6, 2017

CQB, Inspirational, LIFE, Memorial, Mission Fitness, Optics, Tactics, The Team Room, Weaponizing the Behavorial Sciences, Wisdom

Diatribes of a Knucklehead 160112 So, why do most Commanding Officers (and their enlisted advisors) fail to ensure their Marines are trained as riflemen? Not infantrymen, but riflemen. There is not en... Read More...

Sig Sauer Romeo 4 Red Dot – Micro Frame, Major Reliability

Steve Rabinovich

April 28, 2017

Accessories, Games & Gadgets, Mission Critical, MISSION GEAR, Optics, Product Reviews

I asked Sig to send us the Romeo 4 after a question for posed on a closed forum, and no one had any information on the performance or availability of this red dot. The internet information is pretty sparse sti... Read More...

Riton’s Mod 3 6-24×50 Rifle Scope

M Beach

April 20, 2017

Accessories, Mission Critical, MISSION GEAR, Optics, Product Reviews

Riton was established in 2013. They are an American owned company and proud of it. In addition they are veteran owned to boot. They are located in Tucson, Arizona. They donated this RT-S Mod 3... Read More...

RITON optics-A Bullseye

Steve Rabinovich

April 18, 2017

Mission Critical, MISSION GEAR, Optics, Product Reviews

Mod 3 Most people whose work or hobby dictates long gun involvement sooner or later discover that a good quality optic is a must have option in the application tool box. But end users are faced with two issu... Read More...

How Can You Justify to See or Not to See? NVGs

Guest Writer

March 14, 2017

Accessories, Illumination, Intel & Opinion, Mission Critical, MISSION GEAR, Optics

NVGs: Can you justify it? You’ve seen them around. You’ve seen the infamous “green-eyed” image. Then you ask yourself: Is night vision for my weapon (or any other related task) a realistic ex... Read More...

Overview of USPSA Steel Challenge – “Smoke & Hope” (SC-103)

AJ Saulls

March 13, 2017

Ammunition & Reloading, Firearms, Games & Gadgets, Optics, Shooting Tips & How To, The Team Room

Here's a simple overview of how to shoot the Smoke & Hope (SC-103) in USPSA's Steel Challenge. First off, if you're not familiar with Steel Challenges you should check consider trying it out. These are... Read More...

To Extend or Not to Extend: Xtreme Precision Extended Pivot and TDP

Jon Dufresne

January 20, 2017

Ammunition & Reloading, Combatives, CQB, Firearms, Home Security, Optics, Product Reviews

Photo Above: The Xtreme Precision Extended pivot & TDP installed on my worn AR15 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6_yVqbsldU Intro When it comes to ARs, pivot and takedown pins are nothing spe... Read More...

SW22 Victory 22lr Target Pistol/Racegun: Reviewing the necessary TANDEMKROSS upgrades

AJ Saulls

January 16, 2017

Firearms, Mission Critical, MISSION GEAR, Optics, Product Reviews, Shooting Tips & How To, Surviving on the Cheap

If you've ever wanted to get into local shooting matches or want to inspire a friend, wife, or child to pick up pistol proficiency/shooting sports, I recommend the SW 22lr "Victory" pistol with a few Tandemkros... Read More...

Suit Up! Ministry of Supply

Jon Dufresne

January 7, 2017

Accessories, Ammunition & Reloading, Combatives, Concealment, CQB, Escape and Evasion, Firearms, Fitness Movements, Home Security, Mission Critical, MISSION GEAR, Mission Security, Optics, Planning, Shooting Tips & How To, Style, Tactics, Tech/Science, The Team Room

https://youtu.be/Bt0MGvP3Gw8 Video: Pistol – Agency Arms Field Glock 19; Rifle – Agency Arms Classified Rifle; Holster – Gcode; Suit – Ministry Of Supply Intro In adult life we acquire quite a bit of f... Read More...

Intro to Long Range Precision Shooting from CAG

Guest Writer

January 6, 2017

Firearms, Mission Critical, MISSION GEAR, Optics, Planning, Shooting Tips & How To

A question that keeps coming up in the preparedness circles is whether or not there is a role for the “sniper”. Due to the variations in why people choose to be prepared, I’ll leave that up to you. What I w... Read More...