.22 Long Rifle

What is a red dot? A red dot sight is a non-magnification optic. There are all types for all sorts of firearms. The more common ones are rifle and pistol red dots. We’ll be learning the proper way to install and sight in a rifle red dot. Rifle red dots are mainly used for defense, more specifically home defense. Inside the range of fifty yards or less. The purpose of a non-magnified optic such as a red dot, is for fast target acquisition. Being able to focus on your target and…

peacefully grazing in the distance, every once and awhile swatting their heads back trying to keep away the ferocious bugs biting at their flesh. The scenery would distract me for a short period of time, but then smoke rising in the distance or a single rifle shot would remind me of where I was. It was the first day of May, only one more month before I go home, leaving this dreadful country known as Vietnam behind. At daybreak, we began a treacherous trip through the infested jungles of…

Through the Sights Everyone handles pressure differently. Some people get shaky and unorganized while others use pressure to fuel their performance. Competitive shooting has been my passion for years and my match at the 2016 Junior Olympic Rifle Competition in Colorado Springs, Colorado, is my most memorable experience. My shooting career depended on my performance at this match, and I never expected to do as well as I did. Shooting may appear easy, but in reality shooting goes far beyond…

Hunting: an Escape for Some, a Prison for Others For hundreds of years, there have been an ample amount of situations that make a man, a man. One of those vigorous activities that figuratively puts hair on a beefy man’s chest is the extreme sport of hunting. But lately, hunting has taken a hit by asinine protestors that love animals. Groups of animal rights activists have voiced their birdbrained opinions about their uber love of animals, and how hunters are killing their furry friends because…

Custom leather rifle accessories are a nice addition to the novice rifle enthusiast, or the true Wild West type gun lover. Here are three interesting additions that any rifle owner can incorporate to their collection to accent any shooting attire that will also add a personalized touch to your rifle. Rifle Scabbards One true accessory to augment any leather rifle wardrobe is a rifle scabbard. If you want to portray that old Wild West hero aura when carrying your rifle, a scabbard will…

The old-style bullet were lead balls. At close ranges the lead ball was very dangerous due to their large size, weight, and density. At long ranges on the other side the lead ball was almost ineffective. If the bullet even managed to hit its target due to its large size and weight the bullet would not have enough force to even break the skin. At long ranges the lead ball would simply bounce of its target leaving only a bruise. When soldiers are in battle they fire and reload there firearms…

Aboriginals had multiple different tools and weapons that they made, to help them with their tasks. They were smart with making and using tools and weapons. They were the first people in the world to use stone tools to grind seeds, and also to introduce ground edges on cutting tools. The traditional tools included scrapers, digging sticks, knives and axes. And the traditional weapons were spears, shields, clubs and boomerangs. Knives were made of bones or stones they were very sharp, and they…

Description A stoat has a long, slender body with short legs.In the summer time, the coat of a stoat is chestnut brown on top and white on the stomach. In the winter, the coat is all white to blend in with the snow. The female stoat averages 23-27 centimeters long. A male stoat is bigger than the female stoat. It averages 28-32 centimeters long. Since they are small animals , they don’t weigh much. The average weight is between 90 to 445 grams. Habitat You can find a stoat in the…

I never can forget the time i killed my first deer with a 243 in rifle season.When i was nine years old .I was hunting with my dad. Hunting is a skill and here is four reasons.Cleaning your gun,your ammo and you got to have your gun ready,clean your blind,gut your deer. In general,cleaning your gun is a hard and slow job.Because you got to get all of the powder out and cleaned.The better it is cleaned the better it will last and the longer it will last the more deer you can kill.You will…

Having lived in North Carolina for all of my life I am no stranger to southern culture. A large part of southern culture is hunting and I have been participating in that popular pastime since I was a little boy. Throughout history and in all different cultures around the globe one of the challenges that a boy must face in order to become a man is going on his first hunt, and making a kill. This shows that he is able to supply and support his family with food if need be. My dad began taking me…