Equipment Reviews
BioAmmo is compostable shotgun ammo made in Spain. Wolverine Supplies asked if I wanted to try some for 3 gun and I did! The 1 1/4 oz target loads piqued my interest and I got some of that. Article: https://www.huntinggearguy.com/shotgun-reviews/bioammo-review/
Description: The Primary Arms Cyclops Gen 2 is a compact, microprism optic with 1X magnification. While the Gen 1 unit was similar in size to the Vortex Spitfire AR 1X, the Gen 2 unit is much more compact and lighter. At around $300 CDN ($250 USD), it’s a very affordable option for up-close action. Article: https://www.huntinggearguy.com/equipment-reviews/primary-arms-slx-cyclops-gen-2-1x-microprism-optic/ Timestamps: 0:00 introduction 2:06 Looking through the scope 3:31 Apocalypse use / Hunting use 4:34 Eye relief 5:45 Should you buy? 8:17 Shooting Footage
I got some cheap electric heated vests off AliExpress. They kinda suck, let me tell you why.
The Nitecore NU05 is a new, super lightweight headlamp from Nitecore. They sent one over to me to review along with their popular hiking headlamp NU25. The NU05 is pretty purpose-built: it’s made to be extremely lightweight, small, and simple to use. It comes with a headstrap, it can be stuck to the back of another headlamp to act as a rear indicator, you can pop it on like a wrist indicator, or you can attach it to your bike. It’s got a built-in lithium battery that can be recharged via USB micro cable, and the NU05 sells for about $15. Article at: https://www.huntinggearguy.com/equipment-reviews/nitecore-nu05-review/ https://flashlight.nitecore.com/product/nu05
The Mantis X10 Elite is a training device meant to help with trigger press, grip, and fundamentals. It works on pistols, rifles, shotguns, and it works for both dry fire and live fire. It's small, has an included battery that recharges via USB Micro, and it detects what happens when the trigger breaks. Then it sends that result via Bluetooth to your phone to log and give you feedback on your shooting. https://mantisx.com/products/mantis-x10-elite Article here: https://www.huntinggearguy.com/competition/mantis-x10-elite-review/
The Cabela’s Covenant 7 is a Chinese-made, 34mm tube, 3-21 or 5-35. They’re value priced, going on sale for $350-450 once in a while, but they include features of more expensive scopes like an elevation zero stop, 7x magnification multiplier range, scope shade, large elevation range, and magnifier throw lever. But is the glass and build quality good enough to justify buying a scope like this? Note: comments are on the Canadian-available scopes, different models may be available in the US. Article review here: https://www.huntinggearguy.com/equipment-reviews/cabelas-covenant-7-review/ 00:00 Intro 01:00 Pricing vs features 03:09 Setting zero stop 03:40 Findings from range
One of my earliest reviews, that even pre-dates this website, was my review of the Klarus XT2C. Like that flashlight, the XT2CR Pro is a portable hand-sized, 18650-powered flashlight. But technology has marched on and so the XT2CR Pro has double the lumens at top power of the XT2C. It also has an included charging circuit, so you can plug in and charge the battery with the USB-C cable. See the article review with more specs here: https://www.huntinggearguy.com/equipment-reviews/klarus-xt2cr-pro-review/
The Nitecore NU25 is a well liked headlamp for ultralight hiking. It has a built-in battery, usable power output options with a semi-spot, red light for saving night vision, and a high CRI floodlight. It also has several emergency flash modes so that search and rescue teams can easily find your corpse. Article: https://www.huntinggearguy.com/equipment-reviews/nitecore-nu25-review/ https://flashlight.nitecore.com/product/nu25
The Meprolight MX3 is a 3X magnifer that you can use to add a bit of range to your red dot. You can get them in side flip or in quick disconnect like this one.
Gel cups make a huge difference in comfort on electronic ear protection. For Howard Leight Impact Sports, you could use $50 gel cups, or you could try these $29 ones from Amazon. That's what I do in this video.
Howard Leight Impact Sport electronic ear muffs are the most popular electronic hearing protection that I see out at the range. They’re inexpensive at around $50-60 CAD, they collapse down very small, they have a slim profile that doesn’t jam into rifle and shoulder stocks as badly as bigger sets, and the electronics are OK for the price. Article: https://www.huntinggearguy.com/equipment-reviews/howard-leight-impact-sport-review/
The HY80 gel cups are like $55. What if I told you that there were cheaper gel cups you could get for $24 that were also dummy thicc? Wonder no more, as I show you how aviation gel cups that work on your 3M Peltor Tactical Sport electronic hearing protection.
I had the original Nitecore hc60, how's v1 vs v2 stack up? I review the hc60 v2 headlamp in this video. Specs: Includes 3400mAh battery 1200 lumens max 70 grams in weight 680 hour max runtime on lowest light setting USB-C charging cable 00:00 Intro and V1 01:51 V2 Differences 04:10 Use cases 06:00 Other settings 07:34 Battery volt indicator 08:05 Charging
If you're from the US, this might look odd: a Rem 597 mag in a 10/22. It's a mag adapter from SBI so we can run banana mags again in our 10/22s.
AliExpress has some cheap chronographs. Are they any good? If you wanna chrony your nerf darts or bow and arrow, they're ok. Otherwise, they're useless. Don't waste your money 00:00 Intro 00:20 Closeup & setup 01:50 Testing 02:06 Conclusion 02:46 Storing under G
Wanna hook up your Baofeng UV-5R to your Howard Leight Impact Sport, Walkers Razors, or MSA Sordins? I'll show you one option that still lets you use the included Push to Talk (PTT) cable doohickey. And if you wanna really get rude, you can hack your 3M Peltor Tactical Sport headset to work too. 00:00 Intro 1:10 Parts to hack 1:50 Using with Howard Leight Impact Sport 3:30 Modding 3M Peltors for 3.5mm jack
LOK grips are popular grips for competition pistols. These are palm swell grips for the CZ Shadow 2. Note that they don't go quite as high on the frame as the factory grips. 00:00 Shooting footage 00:15 New out of the box 01:55 Installed 02:48 More shooting
The Grey Birch LDR and RDR receivers are 10/22-compatible receivers. Here, I show an LDR with 16" barrel and an RDR with a 12" barrel.
I wanted to use this thing for video streaming and podcasting. Primarily, I needed phantom 48V power and the ability to turn off or on low-latency loopback audio from the mic. It does it at really decent quality. If you're looking for a mixer to use for single PC game streaming or video podcasting, it does the trick.