The 2009 Fall Shooter's Bash at held at RIfles Only was outstanding, from the first day of the train up to the last day of the match everyone exhibited some great weapons handling skills, which we all appreciate it. We take the safety of the competitors and the safety of the staff very serious at these matches, as this is our first and last concern. We ask the competitors to do some things they don't always get to do at their local ranges, and everyone's professionalism is what allows us to continue down these roads less traveled. A competition is nothing more than a sum of its competitors and I'm lucky to say we have some of the best at our matches.
We are now opening the build for the 2009 Sniper's Hide Rifle - built off the Precision Shooting Sports Apex VR-1 Action.
This will be a limited edition run of only 25 rifles, serialized and engraved, so once they are sold there will be no more. This action is the same one used in the Vortex Razor Video or as seen in the video montage below.
This is a Sniper's Hide Interactive Video Review of the SWFA Super Sniper Scopes. The Front Focal Plane, Mil Adjusted Mil Dot Reticle 3-9X42, and the Mil Adjusted, Mil Dot Reticle 10X42 HD
Well this is the review you have all been waiting for, my take on the Vortex Razor 5-20X50 HD. As this is an interactive video, you can mouse over elements within the video and click on the interactive elements to link you back to the products you see inside the video.
To start, I want to thank Chris at SWFA for offering up the scope for my review and then giving me Carte Blanche so that I might push the envelope as you'll soon see.
It’s not everyday you find buried treasure in your backyard, or for that matter, hidden talent around the corner. That is exactly what I found lurking in my local gun shop, the Gun Room in Lakewood, CO. Inside the Gun Room, shop owner George Horne introduced me to Luke Volkmann. Earlier in the year, George had told me about their plans to start building custom 1911 pistols; now the fruits of their labor were coming together as Volkmann Custom was cleared hot and ready to roll.
Since the first time I saw the Zeiss Spotter 60 at the Shot Show several years ago I have been trying to get one here in the USA. It was nearly an impossible task until Nathan Hunt of HUDISCo came along and began distributing the Hensoldt line of Zeiss Optics here in the US. We were lucky enough that Nathan attended this years' Sniper's Hide Cup at Rifles Only and brought the Spotter 60 for us to use on the line. Lucky for us, not so lucky for Nathan because I don't think he has seen his Spotter 60 except in pictures since that weekend in April.
It seems like every week there are constant calls in the forum here at Sniper's Hide about a spotting scopes with reticle that will match our rifle scopes. For the longest time the only choices for the US shooter to get a spotting scope with a reticle built in was from Leupold in their Tactical Spotter line. At the time you were able to get that spotter with a Mil Dot reticle and then later from Premier with a GEN II upgrade. Several years later Zeiss began importing their Mil Reticle eyepiece into the US for their Sport Optic Spotter the 65 T. It seems strange considering for how long the sniper / spotter combination has been taught as the standard way of doing business. Yet there was a huge gap in the market for a spotter with reticle to match our rifles.
Several weeks ago, Nathan Hunt of Hudisco forwarded me a Hensoldt 3-12X56 FF to put through its paces at Rifles Only . This was a new venture for Nathan, being the importer for Hensoldt / Zeiss scopes here in the USA, it was great to be one of the first guys to have access to these scopes from Hensoldt. Here is the initial video we shot when the scope first arrived.
The NEW Huber Concepts® Tactical Patent Pending for the Remington 700®
At this years Shot Show, I was introduced to John Huber of Huber Concepts. During the show he introduced me to his Remington replacement Tactical Trigger, a simple drop in unit that I just couldn't wait to get my hands on. Ever the fan of the 2 Stage Trigger it was something my Remington Tactical Rifles were lacking, as I usually opted for a GA Precision Tuned version of anything else, mainly stock Remington triggers. Most of the aftermarket triggers out there don't hold up very well to the use and abuse we put our rifles through. In fact I would venture to say a faulty trigger is our second biggest problem we see down on the range at Rifles Only. The fine sand and grit tear the mechanisms up and the bolt guns go down failing to cock, or dropping the hammer when the bolt is closed. We see it a lot so a good tactical strength trigger is always in demand from us.
