Optics & Thermals

By David M. FortierPhotography by Emily K. Fortier At first glance the reticle of a riflescope seems like such a...

By Mark Genovese I’m sure the many SAR readers understand that the State of Hawaii was a vast staging depot...

By Charles Q. CutshawHistorically, the most important single attribute of any military system whether it is a rifle, tank, aircraft...

By Charles Q. CutshawSIGARMS’ 5.56x45mm (.223 Remington) SG550 and SG551 have been in production for nearly 20 years, but they...

By Chris A. ChoatDPMS PANTHER .22 LR DEDICATED RIFLE Defense Procurement Manufacturing Services, Inc., is now offering a dedicated .22...

Scope mounts. No matter how accurate your rifle or how precise your optics, if your scope is not mounted rock...

Most civilians and law enforcement agencies that equip themselves with 5.56x45mm carbines, choose a semiautomatic AR-15 - type firearm, although...

The scout rifle concept dates to the Second World War when the German Wehrmacht introduced the Karabiner 98k mit Zielfernrohr...

Since the 1960’s sighting devices specifically designed for assault rifles have been developed for many NATO armies and other western...