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DLO Live! Ep.67 Thermal Effects in Riflescopes with Tyler Patner
When a question came up on the impact temperature fluctuations have on riflescopes, I immediately thought I should bring Tyler Patner on and pick his brain. FIeld Target shooters have been paying attention to this for a long time since thermal shifts introduce a unique problem for their shooting discipline.
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DLO Live! Ep.66 2024 BOTC
A couple of weeks ago I had a chance to spend three days in Wyoming observing the 2024 Burris Optics Team Challenge competition. I did not participate, but I did get to shoot at some of the plates and I had free rein to roam around, take pictures and ask questions.
The competition was a blast and I want to participate next yet.
I did walk away from it with some notes and observations that I thought I'd share, so here we are.
Some of the Burris/Steiner optics I had a chance to play with:
Burris Signature LRF 10x42 rangefinding binocular https://alnk.to/clXsrkL
Burris Signature HD 10x42 binocular https://alnk.to/fSgC3KG
Burris Signature HD 12x50 https://alnk.to/3U15mia
Burris Eliminator6 4-20x52 https://alnk.to/b7y9zLM
Ckye Triple Pull bipod https://alnk.to/7M9KXxW
Hatch Bipod https://www.hatchoutwest.com/
Gunwerks Elevate bipod: https://alnk.to/8EJxRDJ
Field Optics Research dome top tripod https://www.fieldopticsresearch.com/shop/Tripods-for-Hunting/p/OPERATOR-32DTC3-MIL-ASFPL-DomeTOP-Tripod-System-x67426022.htm
Stag Pursuit 6.5PRC https://alnk.to/fSgC5nC
1:00 Background, getting there, etc
10:30 2024 BOTC Overview
35:30 Field stage improvisation and the importance of communication
40:25 Catching up on the questions in the chatbox
53:30 Missing seemingly easy shots
54:45 Versatility is important both with the gear and with your skillset. How would I set up my rifles for this?
1:10:15 How do I choose what to review
1:18:25 Looking at new optics from Burris and Steiner. Optics considerations for the team challenge
1:39:15 Support equipment
1:59:30 What should you be spending money on?
2:10 Wrap-up.
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DLO Live!Ep. 65 High End Tactical, Part 8 Wrap-up
I've been trying to do a final wrap-up of this 8th installment for months, but work kept on getting in the way. On the positive side, that gave me an opportunity to spend a significant amount of time with all of these.
Ask me anything.
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DLO Live! Ep. 64 Getting Stuck on Projecting
This came out of a conversation I had with a friend of mine a day or two ago. Every time a new optic is introduced there is a loud bunch of people lamenting that there is a particular feature or configuration that is missing and therefore this optic is bound to be a market failure. Sometimes they are right. Most of the time, however, it is a failure of imagination and an inability to separate your own personal preferences from those of others.
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DLO Live! Ep 63 New SWFA Scopes, New US Sanctions and other festivities
New SWFA scopes will be out soon enough, so it is time to have a little bit more of a discussion.
In addition, US issues new sanctions today that have ramifications for the shooting community.
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DLO Live! Budgt Scope Mounts: Daniel Defense and Sig Alpha2
Now that I made it home for a couple of days, I fished two mounts out of the mail that I plan to test. Here are first impressions.
The mounts discussed were:
Sig Alpha2: https://alnk.to/7BeynX3
Daniel Defense: https://alnk.to/44VoLF4
The scopes shown were:
Leupold Mark4HD 2.5-10x42 FFP with illuminated TMR https://alnk.to/ge5GrY6
Primary Arms PLxC 1-8x24 SFP with Nova reticle. This scope is not up for sale yet, but soon. It is essentially a SFP version of this one: https://alnk.to/a43a7qG
For the time being, if I were to pick a simple robust one piece mount in the $200 and under range, it would still be Badger Unimount. Allegedly, it has been discontinued, but there is still some stock https://alnk.to/dAmjJLY
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General Q&A; Middle East, etc
Since yesterday Rumble Studio crapped out on me yesterday, I ended up doing a livestream on Middle East strictly on my Locals page.
When I checked today, Rumble Studio looks to be working now. I figured I should do a test run and see if everything works. If noone chimes in, I'll just talk to myself for a few minutes and log off.
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DLO Live! Special Edition: Defensive Carbine with Gary Juhl
This is my last evening in Florida before heading home tomorrow. While here, I took a defensive carbine class from Gary Juhl on Sunday, so I figured I should do a recap from that and take some questions if there are any. I could use a break from work anyway. Last few days have been hectic and my brain is fried. I could use a diversion.
This will go live to Locals, Rumble and X. No Youtube this time since I want to be able to show the setup that I used.
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DLO Live! Ep.62 SHOT 2024 Wrap-up
My voice is finally back, so let's do a final wrap-up for what I ran into during SHOT last month. Naturally, I'll address your questions as I go along.
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SHOT 2024: The Range Day
Here are some impressions from the range day that happens eveyr year the day before SHTO exhibit kicks off.
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SHOT 2024 Beretta Range Day
Some impressions from the Beretta range day: Beretta, Burris, Steiner, Sako, Tikka, Norma
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DLO Live! Ep. 60 Discreet Ballistics
60 is a round number of some sort, so I figured we should do something special. For the first time, I think, I have a live guest, not someone joining be via digital connection from afar.
I am in Wyoming at the moment, trying to chase down an elk and visiting with David, the proprietor of Discreet Ballistics. They make what is likely the best subsonic ammunition on the market. Definitely the best I have seen, but there is more to what they do than just accurate subsonics. Tune to learn more about them.
https://discreetballistics.com/
Post show notes:
-the bulk of the discussion focused on what faster barrel twist does to bullet lethality and accuracy
-David went in depth into how different bullets perform in soft tissue and what makes them effective
-A lot of the discussion was on different bullet types, construction and manufacturing method and how they do with fast twist barrels
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DLO Live! Ep. 59 The War In Israel
This is going to be a special edition version of DLO Live!
Eugene is joining me to talk about the events that transpired in Israel over the last few days. We will do our best to cover what has been happening and why.
I will not take any gun or optics questions unless there is time later in the show.
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Tract Optics 1-8x24
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Tract Toric 1-8x24 is a really capable general purpose scope.
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2023 Magpul DAKA Organizer
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DAKA organizer https://bit.ly/3S294Gh for Pelican V730 https://bit.ly/3Fm4StA gives me the room for a 24" barreled rifle with a suppressor, bipod and folding stock, sidearm in a holster, ammo for both and a cleaning kit with space left over. It is a brilliant solution.
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DLO Live! Ep.58 Element Immersive 5x30
Element's 5x30 prismatics are finally here and I have two scopes from the first production lot. I have spent enough time with these to offer some first impressions. These are some of most full featured prismatics on the market today with excellent image quality and side focus.
Also, since I designed the reticles, I will go over the reasoning behind various reticle features.
https://shrsl.com/4954k
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DLO Live! Ep. 57 Scope Mounts
The topic of scope mounts comes up again and again.
I have talked about in the past, so if you have been following my channel, a lot of this might not be new. However, I do not think I have ever tried to focus the discussion on the mounts to this degree.
The purpose here is to not necessarily discuss any specific mounts (although I'll be happy to do that if I am familiar with whatever brand you are inquiring about).
The purpose is to introduce a somewhat different way of thinking about scope mounts than is common.
In principle, there isn't that much there and 15 minutes should be more than enough. In practice, I am allocating an hour and a half and I am afraid we will use up all of it.
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DLO Live! Ep.56 S&B 6-36x56 First Look, Swaro Boycott? General Updates
It has been a month since I have done one of these, so there is a lot to cover.
-S&B's new 6-36x56 is here, so I am kicking off the next High End Tactical Comparison
-I am considering a wholesale boycott of Swarovski/Kahles. I'll explain why
-Apex 12x50 binocular with a reticle is here
-Gunwerk Elevate Bipod is in the house and I am really liking it so far
-I am, again, jumping into the rabbit hole of the best way to set up auxiliary red dot sight on your AR.
And, of course, there is more along with the customary Q&A
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DLO Review: AK Sights and Optics, Primary Arms GLx 2x
Join me at www.darklordofoptics.com for advice on optics and a discussion of current events.
Here is a final wrap up of where I think the GLx 2x from Primary Arms belongs.
It is likely the best general purpose optic for AKs and ARs I have seen in a while for shooting inside of $200. Definitely the best for the money and per ounce.
https://alnk.to/ge40PLW
The ACSS reticle on this one is done just right for a 2x scopes. There are a couple of holdover marks just in case, but by and large the primary aiming point and horseshoe are all you need inside of 200 yards.
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DLO Reviews: SwampFox Sentinel Red Dot Sight
Join me at www.darklordofoptics.com for further discussion.
This one is a very simple review:
-it is small
-it is robust
-it works they way it is supposed to
-it does not cost a huge amount of money
-the Ironside shield is a good idea
-RMSc footprint is a good idea
I messed up on price in the video. It is about $50 less than I thought at Brownells: https://alnk.to/a41u5D4
Ironsides stainless steel shield adds $40 to it: https://alnk.to/hDo4gJf
#reddotsight
#swampfoxoptics
#aroptics
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DLO Review: 5x Prismatics, SwampFox Saber 5x36 and Vortex Spitfire Gen2 5x25
Join me at www.darklordofoptics.com for further discussion.
These two scopes are both 5x prismatic designs, but they could not be more different form each other. The video explains why.
SwampFox Saber: https://alnk.to/1XUCNyb
Vortex Spitfire Gen2: https://alnk.to/58ogsf6
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DLO Live! Ep.55 Current Events and Q&A
There is no prepared monologue for this one.
There is all sorts of interesting stuff happening in Russia, so I'll go over that a little and then do the customary Q&A.
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DLO Live! Ep.53 Tract Optics
An old tradition I used to have was an occasional re-visit of how different optics companies have been growing and evolving. It has been a little while, but I think it is worth resurrecting.
This time, I am going to spend a little time talking about Tract Optics and I hope one of the founders of Tract, Jon LaCorte, will join me for this.
Aside from the general company and product line overview, Tract has just announced a new interesting 4-25x50 design that is worth discussing. I have briefly seen the prototype several months ago and I plan to test in the future.
Post show notes:
There was a brief aside on the critic I wrote down of a video by Brassfacts. The write-up is here: https://darklordofoptics.locals.com/p...
A couple of time tags.
0:00 we kick off with a general introduction
10:45 I go over which Tract products I ahve personal experience with
16:55 Jon goes over different product lines Tract offers
38:48 We talk about the new 4-25x50 Toric scopes that has just been introduced
48:00 We kick of the Q&A part of the show.
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