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Rigidity Matters: Testing Popular Rails to Find Zero Retention for IR Lasers

Rigidity Matters: Testing Popular Rails to Find Zero Retention for IR Lasers

For those who use a rail-mounted front sight or a visible/IR laser attached to a rail, rigidity and return to zero play a huge factor in getting accurate shot placement downrange.

Holosun's Ground-Breaking New Products: Solar Charging Sight, Enclosed Pistol Sight, More -- SHOT Show 2022

Holosun’s Ground-Breaking New Products: Solar Charging Sight, Enclosed Pistol Sight, More — SHOT Show 2022

One of the awesome new products from Holosun is the Solar Charging Sight- MOS (SCS), a reflex sight that mounts directly to pistol; allowing lower mounting and better blending to firearms.

The What & the Why:  Laser Use

The What & the Why: Laser Use

There are credible stories around of a laser aiming device being pointed at a felonious aggressor and stopping an attack. For some reason, some bad guys see a dot dancing on their body and decide that they might get shot. Since they want to avoid that, they stop any criminal attack.

Sionyx Aurora Sport - Poor Man's PVS-14

Sionyx Aurora Sport – Poor Man’s PVS-14

What really prompted this week’s test was not even the $800 dollar original Sionyx Aurora. It was the introduction of a new EVEN CHEAPER ” Sport” model, at an MSRP of $399. At that price point, we pretty much had to grab one to find out for ourselves.

Best AR Light Out There? SureFire's Scoutlight Pro - SHOT Show 2020

Best AR Light Out There? SureFire’s Scoutlight Pro – SHOT Show 2020

SureFire is rolling out a new line of weapon lights called the Scoutlight Pro series with modular visible and infrared and white light systems.

The XVL2 Perfected: IR Light/Laser Combo from Surefire - SHOT Show 2019

The XVL2 Perfected: IR Light/Laser Combo from Surefire – SHOT Show 2019

The XVL2 is a pistol-mounted light and laser that operates in both the visible spectrum and infrared spectrum.  Allowing the operator to use the associated light and laser with or without night vision devices.

What I love & Hate About Crimson Trace Lasergrips

What I love & Hate About Crimson Trace Lasergrips

One of my favorite firearms innovations of the last decade or so has been the swift rise of aftermarket laser aiming systems for handguns. Remember when adding a laser to your handgun meant installing something that looked like a small flashlight onto your gun’s tactical rail with a coiled cord attached to an activation switch? [...]

China's New Hand-Held Laser Rifle: Less Lethal or Less Believable?

China’s New Hand-Held Laser Rifle: Less Lethal or Less Believable?

Chinese outlets are reporting that researchers have built a “laser AK-47,” a light and man-portable “less-lethal” weapon. The weapon, called the “ZKZM-500 laser assault rifle,” is allegedly effective out to 800 meters.

Top 5 Types of Laser Aiming Systems for Handguns

Top 5 Types of Laser Aiming Systems for Handguns

We are not too far from the time when most handguns will have lasers as integrated aiming systems. Until then, we will continue to enjoy several types of add-on laser aiming systems, each with various pros and cons.

IR Laser US Night Vision

Can’t See, Can’t Fight! Get An Infrared Aiming Laser from US NightVision

I know from the Global War on Terror, as does everyone else that fought in that conflict, what happens if you try and fight people that can see in the dark when you can’t. You die. End of story.