EOTech, a division of L3 Technologies, is one of the world leaders for red dot, or reflex weapons sights. The BlueSheepDog Crew has already completed an article on the EOTech 518, and now it is time to look at the new EOTech 558, night vision compatible holographic weapon sight (HWS). The EOTech 558 can be viewed as a mission-specific upgrade to the similar model 518. … [Read more...]
ESS Crossbow Eye Protection
Eye Safety Systems, Inc. (ESS) was developed in 1998 with the intent of providing high quality eye protection for military, and law enforcement users. ESS has greatly expanded since then, and is currently the only approved eye pro provider for the U.S. Marine Corps, and also provides products for other U.S. DoD contracts and governments in over 100 countries. Something I just … [Read more...]
Trijicon VCOG 1-6x24mm Scope
With the incredible outpouring of 1-6x24mm rifle scopes at SHOT Show this year, I thought it would be a good time to take a look back at the Trijicon VCOG 1-6x24mm rifle scope. Trijicon beat the rush, and introduced their VCOG at the 2014 SHOT Show, a full year before this year's offerings. Trijicon has almost become synonymous with high quality AR-15 rifle optics with their … [Read more...]
Vortex Strike Eagle 1-6x Scope
Vortex Optics 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, Vortex revealed their new Strike Eagle 1-6x24mm reflex and magnification scope. Though targeted for the AR-15 market, the Strike Eagle has a wide open range of possibilities … [Read more...]
Meprolight Tru-Dot RDS
Meprolight of Israel is distributed through the Mako Group in America, and have been producing high quality accessories and optics for military, law enforcement, and civilian markets for many years. Meprolight products have proven themselves in battle during use by several units of the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF). The optics sold in America are designed to meet Mil-Spec … [Read more...]
Leupold D-EVO (Dual Enhanced View Optic)
During SHOT Show this year I was only able to briefly visit the Leupold booth, and in my casual look around I totally missed this gem. Leupold has released their D-EVO (Dual Enhanced View Optic), which is an incredible advancement in AR-15 patrol rifle optics for police officers. Obviously, the D-EVO optic has a much broader reach to competition, sport, and hunting shooters as … [Read more...]