SIG Sauer Academy continues to expand their instructional opportunities with the addition of a pistol mounted optics instructor course coming in 2019. Over the last several years, the addition of red dot/reflex optics to pistols has seen an enormous expansion. This growth perhaps saw its biggest growth in the competitive shooting fields highlighted by the United States … [Read more...]
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Firefield’s New Impact Reflex Optics
The new Firefield Impact optic offers a wide view for fast target acquisition. Firefield is a relatively new rifle and pistol optics manufacturer out of Mansfield, Texas. Despite being relatively new to the game, the new Firefield Impact Optics show some promise and potential for this new company. Started in 2009, Firefield has been making rifle optics with the budget-minded … [Read more...]
Best 1-4x Scope Guide: Our Recommendations for Affordable Optics that Won’t Break the Bank
Welcome to the BlueSheepdog Rifle Optics Guide for 1-4x24mm scopes. We are full-time and retired police officers, who are also lifetime shooters and firearm enthusiasts. Our law enforcement experiences are quite varied, but we are all passionate about firearms, shooting, hunting and finding the best accessories for the money to make us more accurate on and off duty. Like … [Read more...]
Ruger’s New 9mm PC Carbine
Ruger continues to deliver with the release of its new PC Carbine chambered in 9x19mm. The new PC carbine from Ruger combines the influence of the highly successful Ruger 10-22 Takedown with the most popular handgun cartridge on the market, the 9mm. The takedown feature of the PC Carbine makes this new firearm incredibly versatile for a wide range of shooters. The Ruger PC … [Read more...]
Aimpoint CompM4s Wins U.S. Army Optic Contract
Aimpoint announced the US Army awarded the company with a highly lucrative contract to supply 30,000 CompM4s optics to its combat troops. The CompM4s will be designated as the M68 Close Combat Optic or M68CCO. This announcement is obviously good news for the iconic red dot optic manufacturer and a continuation of Aimpoint's service to U.S. troops. Aimpoint is regarded by … [Read more...]
Sig Sauer Whiskey 5 Rifle Scopes Deliver!
Sig Sauer had their U.S. Army's Modular Handgun System (MHS) contract, worth up to $580 million over 10 years. Everything we've seen and heard about the Whiskey 5 rifle scopes is proving to be very positive in deed. The Whiskey 5 line of scopes really benefits from combining outstanding high-end features and magnification ranges, with mid to low high-end pricing. When … [Read more...]
New Aimpoint 3X-C Magnifiers Arrive!
The Aimpoint 3x-C Magnifiers, which debuted at SHOT Show 2016, have finally arrived to authorized dealers. The original manufacturer of red dot, reflexive sights, has now produced the option of having a magnified view and target picture while using the shooters 1x [easyazon_link identifier="B00OQ6ALHQ" locale="US" tag="bluesheecom-20"]Aimpoint[/easyazon_link] sight. With … [Read more...]
Nikon P-223 AR-15 Scope
Nikon is one of the most recognizable and impressive optics companies in the world. From some of the most advanced cameras to world-class rifle optics, Nikon is in the top of the list. The [easyazon_link identifier="B006Z07JTE" locale="US" tag="bluesheecom-20"]Nikon P-223[/easyazon_link] AR-15 scope is just one of those great optic offerings, and has much to offer in precision … [Read more...]
Vortex Strike Eagle 1-6x Scope
[easyazon_link identifier="B00HYRGODO" locale="US" tag="bluesheecom-20"]Vortex Optics[/easyazon_link] is not new to the optic business by any means, and the company continues to etch their way into a larger share of the market by making some really outstanding glass. This year at SHOT Show, [easyazon_link identifier="B00MAJKX9M" locale="US" … [Read more...]
Nightforce NX8 1-8×24 Riflescope [Updated]
Nightforce Optics announced the introduction of its new NX8 1-8x24 riflescope. The 1-8x24 riflescope is part of the company's NX8 rifle scope series. The series offers a range of scopes including a 2.5-20x50 and a 4-32x50. This scope line will cover the majority of the magnification needs that shooters and hunters need. In this article, I take a look at the Nightforce NX8 … [Read more...]