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Steel Vs Brass Cases - Which Camp Are You In?

Steel Vs Brass Cases - Which Camp Are You In?

Posted by SF on Aug 29th 2022

Self-contained metal cartridges were developed in the mid-19th century completely changing the firearms industry landscape and greatly increasing a shooters rate of fire. By 1870 almost all militaries were using brass cased ammo. Steel cases came upon the scene in WWI when brass was in short supply or in some cases not available at all. Germany who was the first country to use steel continued to use steel through WWII. After WWII the Russian and Warsaw pact nations continued using steel w
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NEW P365-XMACRO 9mm

NEW P365-XMACRO 9mm

Posted by SF on Aug 11th 2022

Innovation is what drives the firearms industry and Sig Sauer is a leader in the industry always striving for improvements. With today’s announcement of the Sig Sauer P365-XMACRO Sig is keeping the tradition alive. No one should be surprised since the original Sig Sauer P365 is the #1 selling firearm in America. You are probably wondering how they could improve on the original P365 since it seemed pretty darn perfect when it was released. The first thing they did was to add an integrated
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Are You Right or  Left Eye Dominant?

Are You Right or Left Eye Dominant?

Posted by SF on Aug 9th 2022

Except for a very small percentage of the population everyone is either right or left eye dominant. Your eye dominance normally matches your like handedness. Roughly 33% of the world’s population is left eye dominant while only about 10% of the world’s population is left-handed. Although very uncommon there are right-handed people who have a dominant left eye.These folks are cross dominant meaning their dominant eye is opposite of their dominant hand. This leaves a segment of the populati
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The Sightmark Ultra Shot Plus Reflex Sight For Less Than $100 With Lifetime Warranty

The Sightmark Ultra Shot Plus Reflex Sight For Less Than $100 With Lifetime Warranty

Posted by SF on Aug 1st 2022

Meet our #1 selling Reflex Sight. The Sightmark Ultra Shot Plus (Black SM26031) This sight is tough, durable aluminum framed, quick target acquisition, unlimited eye relief and is battle ready! The sight allows you to choose red or green illumination in either crosshair or circle configurations and has 10 brightness settings. Windage and elevation adjustments are made in 1 MOA intervals with a total adjustment of 120 MOA allowing you maximum adjustability. Did we mention it comes with
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Never Miss Again -Leupold CDS Rifle Scopes

Never Miss Again -Leupold CDS Rifle Scopes

Posted by SF on Jul 25th 2022

We have all heard hunters talk about the animal they harvested at a great distance by holding the crosshairs of the scope on top the animals back and pulling the trigger. More times than not this results in a crippled animal or a miss rather than a trophy on the ground. Not a happy ending!Would you not rather dial in the yardage, place the crosshairs on the kill zone and confidently squeeze off the shot? Well, the folks at Leupold made this possible in 2014 and it is astonishing how many
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Enjoy a Free Day at Ohio’s Public Ranges in August

Enjoy a Free Day at Ohio’s Public Ranges in August

Posted by ODNR on Jul 21st 2022

The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife and the National Shooting Sports Foundation are partnering to host Free Range Day at five of Ohio’s premier public shooting ranges on Saturday, Aug. 20.Visit one of the following public shooting ranges on Free Range Day to gain hands-on experience and instruction with firearms at no charge from certified instructors from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Deer Creek Wildlife Area, corner of State Route 207 and Cook Yankeetown Road NE, Mt. Ster
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