New Leupold scopes for 2021
SHOT Show might not be running in-person in Las Vegas this year, but the firearms industry is bringing out new products just the same. That includes Leupold, with new the VX-3HD series and other new optics.
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Trijicon and Holosun quickly settle patent infringement accusation
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...