Optics Archives - Calibremag.ca

Trijicon and Holosun quickly settle patent infringement accusation

September 11, 2020

Here's an oddity: A legal battle settled almost as soon as it started. Back in July of 2020, firearms optics manufacturer Trijicon filed a patent infringement suit against competitor Holosun. Not even two month...

Firearm Fundamentals Part 2: Before The Shot

Eddie Banner

August 27, 2018

We have been imagining Firearm Fundamentals as a tree, and in the last article we began with the roots of the tree; Firearms Safety. Now we climb up the trunk of Marksmanship and into the branches of Before the...

Styrka Optics

Geordie Pickard

July 11, 2018

There’s no denying that the optics market has become almost absurdly crowded in recent years. In fact, Styrka says the same thing, essentially inviting visitors to their website to ask why they’d even launch a...

BUSHNELL SMRS REVIEW: A 1-8.5x24mm JAPANESE BEAUTY

Daniel Fritter

September 7, 2017

About six months ago we topped our Project M14 with a Bushnell Elite Tactical 3.5-21x50mm optic. Our first foray into the world of high-end Bushnell optics, we were in a word, floored. Although heavy, the featu...

NEW FROM SHIELD PSD OPTICS: MORE GOOD THINGS

Geordie Pickard

February 2, 2016

At Calibre Magazine, when we like a company, and we like their products, we always make a point of looking over anything they do that’s new. So when Shield PSD told us they had something good they wanted us to...

VORTEX SPARC AR & SPITFIRE AR PREVIEW

Daniel Fritter

January 24, 2016

Vortex's new SPARC AR and Spitfire AR optics promise to change the way people look at AR-15 optics, and more importantly, their risers. Due to their in-line layout, AR-15s and similarly constructed semi-auto...

HOW TO ZERO A RIFLE

Daniel Fritter

December 4, 2015

Choosing the best zero for your rifle Here at Calibre we see a lot of information on how to zero your rifle. That's important information, of course, but a lot of the time we notice that the articles on zero...

RANGEFINDING WITH MRADS

Eddie Banner

November 27, 2015

Most shooters, and definitely conscientious readers of Calibre magazine, are probably familiar with the term MOA, or minutes of angle. It comes up most frequently when describing the precision of a rifle; one m...

MOA EXPLAINED

Eddie Banner

October 16, 2015

We’ve all heard the term MOA bounded about the shooting community, but what does it actually mean and how does it relate to firearms? MOA is an acronym for Minute Of Angle, also known as Minute Of Arc, and i...

SHIELD RED DOT TORTURE TEST

Daniel Fritter

September 22, 2015

In Dorset, England, a relatively small family-run company has quietly been making some of the most durable and highest-performing red dot sights around. Earning military contracts from the UK MOD for their work...