Recreational shooting and other stuff
Although not quite a household name, Blackhound Optics produces some excellent rifle scopes. Recently, they provided their Blackhound Evolve 5-25×56 rifle scope for review. This has been my preferred focal length for some time now, and it’s been interesting to try out different glass with the same basic specs, but different price points. With an … Read more
Three years ago, I shared a 22 Charger build that was supposed to be my July 4th project. Due to some timing issues, as well as poorly-chosen parts, it failed in a couple of ways. First, the chassis wasn’t received in time for the July 4th deadline. Worse though, the blue charging handle I had … Read more
Tandemkross recently announced their new Marksman Sight System for Browning Buck Mark pistols. As someone who has built two very nice custom Browning Buck Mark pistols, I am pretty excited about this new product. Previously, I have had to choose between iron sights or an optic. My solution was to build one Buck Mark with … Read more
When Breakthrough Clean Technologies announced its new Suppressor Cleaner, it was met with some skepticism. Especially from rimfire enthusiasts like me. Rimfire is dirty, and rimfire suppressors get filthy quickly. So when a company releases a water-based, ammonia-free cleaner and claims it can remove carbon and lead, there will be doubts. Of course, rather than … Read more
Back in March, I posted the start of this project. This winter seemed endless, and I was bored. In that window between “too cold to shoot, but not warm enough to spend evenings in the garage”, I hatched a plan: Reshape and then refinish an OEM 10/22 stock. I’ve always enjoyed woodworking, but never thought … Read more
Recently, I was given the opportunity to test out the Heras SPR 6-24×56 APLR9 FFP IR MOA from Athlon. The Heras is a feature-rich scope with quality optics. Since it’s marketed specifically for small caliber rifles and airguns, we paired it with my friend Austin’s FX Maverick air rifle. The FX is a precision air … Read more