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Hello all and welcome back to the range! For your consideration, we have the latest look far back into rifle telescopes, merging a few disparate ideas into one cohesive design. With this scope, we're combining: The form and factor of a 6X Short (18") Malcolm scope, Parallax adjustment, Recoil sliding, and Lyman-style clickless adjustments with turret rotation indicators. Let's dive in: 00:00 Overview This scope is, at its heart, a classic design from the late 1800s. Straight steel tube of 3/4" diameter, with brass accents. The eyepiece can be rotated to set the reticle focus, and the general eyeglass prescription of the scope. The objective can be rotated to set the target/parallax focus. Target focus ranges from 10 yards to infinity. The scope slides under recoil. Before each shot, the scope will need to be pulled back to 'battery' (the starting position). Recoil sliding does not affect the precision or aim of the scope. Adjustments are external. When you turn a turret, you'll literally be pushing the scope to point in a slightly different direction. As odd as that might sound, it's not too far off from modern internally-adjusted scopes. Internal-adjustment scopes simply have an extra tube wrapped around the outside, while the turrets move the innermost tube and lens elements. These turrets are built for competition, with a few features that'll be especially useful to the precision shooter. The turrets have rotation indicators on the stem. With this index, you can easily see how many rotations the turret has made - making large adjustments for distance quite a bit easier to count. The rear ring also has a tension adjustment screw in the upper right corner. Tension on the turrets can be adjusted from 0 to locked-in-place. 01:45 Shooting It's time to send some lead down range. The rifle for today is an 1885 High Wall in .45-70. Hi-Lux On Social Media: ► Like on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LeatherwoodHiLuxOptics ► Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leatherwoodoptics ► Subscribe on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/hiluxinc https://www.hi-luxoptics.com

This video was originally live streamed on YouTube, and is being reposted here on Rumble. Howdy all! Shot Show is next week in Las Vegas, and we've got a lot of prep work to finish. Find us at booth #15056. Items on the agenda today: Remove all the firing pins Double check all scope mounting Cleaning I'll be livestreaming this whole firearm changeover, focusing on the old wood guns. On the docket for today are: Henry H001 Henry Golden Boy Springfield 1903A1 Springfield 1903A4 Winchester 73 Winchester 94 (times 2) Uberti 1885 High Wall Pedersoli 1874 Sharps And the scopes in the mix are all Malcolm scopes: 8X Gen ii (Unertl style) 20X 3X Gen i 6X Gen ii 6X Two Tone 6X Gen ii (with parallax) 6X Long (with parallax) M82 It's going to be a lot of work with screwdrivers, followed by a lot of bagging and tagging. Hi-Lux On Social Media: ► Like on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LeatherwoodHiLuxOptics ► Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leatherwoodoptics ► Subscribe on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/hiluxinc https://www.hi-luxoptics.com

Standing at almost 26" long and 32oz in weight, the 20X scope is a heavyweight among classic scope designs. Today it'll be sitting on the 1885 High Wall, in .45-70. The scope uses externally-adjusting mounts. In other words - when you spin a turret, you can see the plunger pushing the scope tube. And, when the rifle fires, you can see the scope slide. 00:20 Boresighting Step 1 on any new setup is getting zeroed. We like to start with boresighting when possible, and the 1885's design makes it very possible. Drop the lever/block, look down the barrel, line up the scope. Easy peasy. Parallax is set at the front, much like the 8X Malcolm. You'll be moving a ring in order to move the block of objective lens elements. In all other ways, the 20X differs from the 8X. There's no need to remove a sunshade or push in the end element. Instead, the parallax ring is pushed and chased by two lock rings. Oftentimes, you can even adjust the parallax without getting up from the rifle. 03:05 Zeroing Time to get the rifle on paper and dial the scope in. First shot was about 1.5" low and 0.5" right. Externally adjusting scopes such as this follow a very simple rule for adjustments: Move the eyepiece in the direction you want the impact to go. To make the impact go up, I move the eyepiece up (counter clockwise on the elevation turret). To make it to left, I move the eyepiece left (clockwise on the windage turret). Since these rings are mounted 7.25" apart, the adjustments are 1/4 MOA per click. Hi-Lux On Social Media: ► Like on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LeatherwoodHiLuxOptics ► Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leatherwoodoptics ► Subscribe on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/hiluxinc https://www.hi-luxoptics.com

This summer at Camp Perry, we went around asking competitors a very simple question: "What advice do you have for new shooters getting into service rifle?" We expected many tips on shooting stances, trigger control, sight alignment, even on reloading. What we heard instead was incredibly wholesome advice that applies to every side of competitive shooting - and even to fields far beyond Camp Perry. 1. Learn 2. Don't Quit 3. Stay Calm 4. Fundamentals (practice) 5. Start To learn more about the Civilian Marksmanship Program or see what competitions are coming up, go to https://www.thecmp.org/ 00:00 Intro 00:21 Learn Every shot you take is a learning experience. Fortunately, there's plenty of resources for learning even before you take that important shot; Read, watch videos, talk to your coach. Find a group that's shooting in the style that you prefer, and learn from them. If we've learned anything from attending the CMP games, it's this - people are ready, willing, and able to help. If they can't help you directly, they'll know someone who can help instead. Don't be afraid to ask, and never stop learning. 01:39 Don't Quit You may hit a wall. Don't let it stop you. The only way to get better is to continue moving forward. You can't stop striving for more, even when the going gets tough. 03:10 Stay Calm Go into each shot with a clear and empty mind. While you're up on the line, it's just you and your rifle. 04:20 Fundamentals With the right mindset in place, be sure to practice. Dry fire, dry fire, and dry fire some more. Build up your foundations as a shooter to maximize the effectiveness of each bullet you send downrange. Dry firing can reveal issues with follow-through and trigger pull that might not be noticeable under recoil. This is especially noticeable when practicing offhand shooting. 05:48 Start You won't get anywhere if you don't start. Wherever you start at, whether it's at the bottom or somewhere in the middle of the scores, you've got to begin. Hi-Lux On Social Media: ► Like on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LeatherwoodHiLuxOptics ► Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leatherwoodoptics ► Subscribe on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/hiluxinc https://www.hi-luxoptics.com

It's another hot day in the desert, and we're out with one of our favorite rifles - the HGB. A brass-sided beauty in .22LR that pairs wonderfully with the 18" Two Tone Malcolm scope (6X). https://hi-luxoptics.com/products/henry-golden-boy-22-mount?variant=38011536933031 This time, we're just getting a quick zero and a small group to confirm. All-in-all, only 4 shots were fired. The rule for adjusting external scopes is pretty straightforward: Move the eyepiece in the direction you want the impact to go. Want the impact to be lower? Move the eyepiece down. Higher? Move it up. That's about all there is to it! Hi-Lux On Social Media: ► Like on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LeatherwoodHiLuxOptics ► Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leatherwoodoptics ► Subscribe on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/hiluxinc https://www.hi-luxoptics.com

Today we've got a new piece of hardware to get sighted in at the range - the TD-3C Red Dot. This is a large-windowed red dot made for fast target acquisition with a 34 MOA segmented circle... or for precision aiming by switching to the 3 MOA dot. The reticles can easily be switched by using the +/- buttons on the side of the dot. https://hi-luxoptics.com/pages/td3-open-reflex-red-dot Like the TD-3, this red dot is built to fit the RMR footprint. It comes with a picatinny adapter in the box, in case you'd like to mount it on a picatinny-equipped firearm of another sort. Today, Chris is getting it sighted in at 25 yards on an optics-ready Glock. The sight has 1 MOA clicks, which are equal to 1/4" of adjustment at 25 yards. 00:00 Introduction To change between the two reticles, press both the + and - buttons. The reticle will start flashing. Press either the + or - button to switch between the reticles, then double tap to confirm the reticle. 01:03 Sighting in The first step was to get the red dot roughly sighted in over the iron sights. This isn't an exact method, but is a great way to get on paper right from the start. We're expecting a 3" group at 25 yards from this glock, but will certainly welcome a bit more precision if it presents itself. The first group ended up having a flier off to the far left, which affected the adjustment for the second group. The second group was too far right, and had to be re-adjusted back to the left a bit. With the windage taken care of, the elevation only needed another inch of correction. Group 4 was on target within the expected group tolerances. Adjustments can be made with a screwdriver. However, a screwdriver isn't always available - you can also use the rim of a 9mm round to fit the slots on the adjustments. 05:57 Conclusion The red dot has been successfully sighted in at 25 yards. At this point, it's time to burn some ammo and hit some plates. Hi-Lux On Social Media: ► Like on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LeatherwoodHiLuxOptics ► Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leatherwoodoptics ► Subscribe on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/hiluxinc https://www.hi-luxoptics.com

We're looking through the scope on a Malcolm 20X Target scope. If you're familiar with our 8X Vintage Sniper scopes, then this design will look remarkably similar - with a few notable changes. https://hi-luxoptics.com/products/malcolm-20x-vintage-target-scope?variant=42411508531413 For one thing, it's got much higher magnification. If you've got an old bolt action (like a Model 70) or a single-shot target rifle (like a Remington 514), this is the sort of scope that would feel right at home. The parallax adjustment is also quite different. Rather than removing the sun shade, this scope's focus is adjusted by moving two rings on the objective bell. It's easy enough to move that you don't even need to get up from behind the rifle. Some more details on the scope - 26" long, 41mm objective, 3/4" scope tube. External adjustments, with the same rings as our Gen ii 8X Scope. They've got some darn nice clicks, though I won't be using any for this video. 00:00 Introduction I'll be filming this with a phone attachment, and unfortunately only a small portion of the sensor gets used. The amount of detail the human eye can pick up will far exceed this. I'm also recording the audio after the filming. It was a busy day at the range, and all the firing definitely drowned out my voice. The range was pretty warm, getting up to near 80 in the morning. That means about as much mirage as possible. 01:08 50 Yards We'll start on some paper targets at 50 yards. This is a very fun distance for .22 shooting, and there's plenty of .22 holes on the sheet from tinkering around with rifles earlier in the day. This is also a good distance to play with parallax, switching from the landscape and back to the target. 02:54 650 yards Time for a more distant view. On the hillside at 650 yards, there's a 30", 5", 20", and 10" target. With 20X magnification, they're all visible. You can even see the different impacts on fresh paint, though high mirage may interfere with this to some degree. 04:10 100-500 Yards There's plenty of targets to choose from at the range, so this is a good opportunity to look at some variety and adjust the parallax on the way. With this scope, I was able to confirm that one of the large, popular targets has tons of holes going through it. 07:10 1000 yards Looking up at the hillside, I don't have a good target to show. There are plenty of bushes and fallen tree pieces to see, though. 08:18 Conclusion That's it for today! Hi-Lux On Social Media: ► Like on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LeatherwoodHiLuxOptics ► Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leatherwoodoptics ► Subscribe on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/hiluxinc https://www.hi-luxoptics.com

We've finally got some well-tuned ammo in hand for long-range shooting. Follow along as we send some (jacketed) lead down range. The ammo: .45-70 gov't The rifle: 1885 High Wall The scope: 6X Long Malcolm, Direct Dovetail Mounts https://hi-luxoptics.com/products/sliding-mount-for-malcolm-6x-long-rifle-telescope?variant=43607640735957 Despite our excitement over the ammo, this range day was really about testing the scope and mounts. We don't have any DOPE on the new load, so there's going to be a lot of dialing through all the different distances. Plenty of opportunity to make sure the scope is holding up! 00:00 Introduction A little overview of the scope, rifle, and day's plan. 01:39 100 Yards Getting on paper at 50 yards was pretty straightforward. It's time to move the paper out to 100 yards to get the initial zero. Once the zero is confirmed, it'll be time to re-index the elevation knob. This is more-or-less what you'd do with a modern scope... except that the scope is almost completely different in design. 03:28 200 Yards There's a plate on the target, and it needs to be broken. The first shot was a miss, but the second went right where it was needed. The adjustments are working just as expected, and the wind is pretty steady for the moment. 04:22 300 Yards Since we don't have the DOPE for this load, each new yardage is a bit of a guessing game. For 200 yards, our initial guess was way off. Now on 300 yards, our adjustment guess was just close enough to hit the steel. I'll have to add a few MOA to the data later to keep track of a more precise adjustment. 04:54 580 Yards Skipping the 400 and 500 yard targets, we decided to jump straight out to nearly double the previous distance. The target at 580 is old and well-worn. It's definitely been hit more times than I want to count - but today we'll add another impact. 06:05 650 Yards It's time to hit the farthest targets on the range! There's a nice big plate at 650 that was recently repainted. A few hundred grains of slow-moving lead will leave a nice mark on it. Once I got the rifle sighted in for 650, we invited a fellow range member to take a few shots. Chris closed out the session with a few more hits in succession. Hi-Lux On Social Media: ► Like on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LeatherwoodHiLuxOptics ► Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leatherwoodoptics ► Subscribe on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/hiluxinc https://www.hi-luxoptics.com

Howdy Folks! This week we're back at the range to get the Henry H001 and Malcolm 6X Short Scope sighted in. To mount the scope without any machining, we've got the new "Rimfire Mounts". These are meant to mount the scope using the 11mm rail and the 3/8" dovetail found on many of these rimfire lever actions. https://hi-luxoptics.com/products/malcolm-rimfire-rifle-scope-bases?variant=43240768209109 Big shoutout to @HenryUSA for making a rifle that's been used for years and still shoots straight! 00:00 Introduction Out at the range today is the Henry H001, firing some .22 LR. Mounted atop it is the 18" 6X Malcolm scope, a straight-tube 3/4" scope with external adjustments. Mounting the scope is pretty straightforward with the Rimfire Mounts: 1. Attach the rear adaptor by tightening the clamp 2. Knock out the rear iron sight and install the dovetail adapter 3. Attach the scope to the mounts These externally adjusting scopes have adjustment values that change as the distance between the front and rear mounts changes. For the setup here, I've got the mounts spaced 7 1/4" apart. This causes each of the 'big numbers' on the turret to equal 2.5 MOA. When shooting at 35 yards, each big number counts for ~0.8" of adjustment. The turrets don't have clicks, so it's easy to stop at any point during the turret's rotation. Stopping halfway between two big numbers gives me 1.25 MOA, or ~0.4" at 35 yards. 1:01 Sighting In Sighting in couldn't have been easier. The first group of shots were way high and to the left. They were maybe 6" high and 4" to the left, which came out to roughly 8 "big numbers" down and 5 "big numbers" to the right. After the adjustment, the first group went right for the bullseye... or at least as close as the rifle would group. The second group revealed that the scope may need to be aimed up a bit more to group more closely around the bullseye. 04:07 Conclusion That's all for today! After this video, I shot around 150 more rounds. There's no way I'd stop after just 9 shots from a .22. Hi-Lux On Social Media: ► Like on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LeatherwoodHiLuxOptics ► Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leatherwoodoptics ► Subscribe on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/hiluxinc https://www.hi-luxoptics.com

Getting ready for a match? Trying to get over a bad shot at the last one? Open an ear and listen to advice from shooters at the National Matches, held each summer at Camp Perry. Hi-Lux On Social Media: ► Like on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LeatherwoodHiLuxOptics ► Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leatherwoodoptics ► Subscribe on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/hiluxinc https://www.hi-luxoptics.com While everyone has their own spin on it, everyone agreed on something: The next shot is the one that matters. The last one already happened and can't be changed, so don't beat yourself up about it. The one in the chamber is the one that counts. Don't add to the stress and emotion by overthinking it. The videos are from the 2019, 2021, and 2022 National Matches. Interviews were conducted on-site at the 2022 matches - sorry about some of the gunfire in the background. 00:00 Introduction Let's get a look at all the people in the video. Shoutout to @konrad1853 @marines @usarmy @nationalguard @TheUSArmyReserve @CivilianMarksmanshipProgram @TheMarineCorpsLeague @CreedmoorSports And to everyone else that I wasn't able to tag here! 00:30 Getting Ready How do you get into the right mindset to shoot a match? This is pretty darn close to meditation. Stare at the target, don't think about it, don't get excited. The sort of problems that come about due to nerves are only going to make your nerves worse. Each shot is its own shot. Focus on the basics, remember your practice. 05:42 Return to Calm What happens if you drop a shot and get flustered? The idea is largely the same - focus on the next shot. The last shot has already happened, and there's no time travel alibi in matches. The next shot in the chamber is the only thing you can control. Put all your focus on that, and leave emotion behind the ready line. 08:54 Pep Talk John Schwent from Camp Valor Outdoors has a solid message about the shooting mindset. These are points covered by nearly everyone we spoke to... except here they're condensed into a few minutes of pure knowledge and experience. Remember - it's not a 50-shot match, it's 50 1-shot matches.

Howdy all! We're back at the range with boxes of unsorted, old .45-70 ammo to put some rounds through a Browning (Winchester) 1886 lever action rifle. Attached to the side is our new Lever Action Red Dot Mount, meant to fasten an RMR-footprint red dot to a lever action rifle. https://hi-luxoptics.com/products/winchester-lever-action-red-dot-base?variant=43240745730261 Installation is pretty darn easy, especially if your receiver was drilled for a receiver-mounted Lyman sight. Just tighten in the two screws, holding the bracket at the right height to clear the action. Attach a red dot, and you're ready to start zeroing. 00:00 Introduction A little look at the rifle and red dot we'll be working with. In this case, it's an 1886 lever action. The rifle had already been drilled for a Lyman sight, which has been replaced by this red dot mount. On top of that sits a TD-3C Red Dot. 01:27 Firing Tests Lesson 1: Some of the ammo does not fire Lesson 2: Some of the ammo does not feed Lesson 3: Firing enough rounds will bruise your shoulder, but is incredibly fun. Also, the mount did not shake loose, even though it was not attached with any Loctite. I'll be putting some blue loctite in place once we're back at the office and the rifle's feeding issues have been fixed. 06:24 The Wrap-Up I'm sitting here with a different lever action. This particular rifle has similar holes on the side of the receiver, so I moved the Red Dot Mount over to the new rifle. This one is also a .45-70, and we have plenty more ammo left. I'll be taking this one to the range next time - it has much prettier engraving and a smoother action.

As we get closer to Christmas (and decorating the tree), it's time to start pulling out old Christmas decorations. There's just one catch - some of the ornaments are getting a little old. They'll make great targets, though! We use them to decorate a lovely old piece of scrap metal that's certainly seen brighter days, and start a little informal competition. It was so informal that we ended up changing the rules after the first round. 1. You can hit a maximum of three targets in a row 2. The first target of each round, you're allowed two shots (in case you miss the first) 3. Targets 2 & 3 are only allowed one shot each. 4. Miss too much, the round is over for you. 5. First to 10 points wins. After the first round, we added one more rule: 6. Difficult targets may only be shot as target #3, and are worth 2 points. Chris used a CZ 457 in .22LR, with a PR5 5-25X56 scope atop it. To keep things somewhat fair, he was limited to a maximum of 8X magnification. Scott used a Remington 514 in .22LR, with a 3X Malcolm Short Scope on top. 00:00 Introduction 00:53 Round 1 06:34 Rules 2 07:11 Round 2 12:49 Night Time As it turns out, it's difficult to film with the phone at night. And it was getting pretty darn cold. So we decided to end with a tie. Hi-Lux On Social Media: ► Like on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LeatherwoodHiLuxOptics ► Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leatherwoodoptics ► Subscribe on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/hiluxinc https://www.hi-luxoptics.com

Let's be honest - brass has been the 'gold standard' in optics adjustments for a century or more. Turret shafts, contact surfaces, and even some old scope tubes were brass. What if, instead, we started using something a little sturdier? https://hi-luxoptics.com/collections/across-the-course-xtc/products/xtc-stainless-steel-turret-upgrade?variant=43633677697237 Competition scopes get dialed hundreds, if not thousands of clicks per competition. Add in more clicks at the range when getting zeroed, more clicks when testing a new load, and more clicks just for the heck of it - those contact surfaces may start to wear down. After seeing our XTC scopes get put through the ringer at CMP, we've realized that this particular component of the design could be improved. We've swapped out the traditional brass for rather precisely machined stainless steel, for a scope with a lifespan longer than most barrels. This stainless steel upgrade will be available for current XTC scopes, via Iron Sight Inc. The components will be swapped out and installed by hand, in the US. Future models of the XTC will use stainless steel as a standard. Take a peek at one of the prototypes as we run it through a box test at the range. 00:00 Introduction The stainless steel detents and bearing surfaces make this scope click like never before. For louder, firmer, and crisper clicks, stainless steel is the way to go. Many of the other qualities of the classic XTC will carry on into the future/upgraded models. It'll still have the objective-end parallax adjustment, 34mm objective, and scope tube sizes. 01:43 Getting Zeroed The scope was mounted on the rifle and boresighted, but it still needs to be zeroed. The ammo isn't the most precise, and certainly hasn't been tuned to the rifle. We just want to run it through its paces and make sure the holes line up. 04:22 Box Test Time to put some holes in paper. They should pattern into a nice square shape, 5 inches on a side. The scope will be dialed 20MOA per adjustment, which comes out to 80 clicks. As we found out during the second box test, it's possible to lose count. 11:44 Conclusion It's over 100F at the range, so we can't stay too long. Still, there was enough time for two box tests, getting zeroed, and just spinning the turrets a whole bunch to feel the clicks. All in all, a very good day.

Folks, it's time to get your long-range loadouts ready for an optic meant to push the distance. https://hi-luxoptics.com/products/hi-lux-pr5-5x-25x56-ffp-rifle-scope?variant=43970323415253 For your consideration, we present the new PR 5, 5-25X56MM First Focal Plane scope. 00:00 Unboxing A few quick facts about the scope: - 5 to 25 power magnification - 56mm Objective for incredible brightness - 34mm scope tube, for stellar light transmission and a large adjustment range - 100 MOA+ (30 Mil +) of adjustment - First Focal Plane reticle, with plenty of holdovers and a Christmas tree that includes windage - Zero Stop on the elevation turret - Stainless Steel Internals, for astounding durability As for what you'll get in the box: - The scope - Lens covers - Sun shade - Throw lever (wrap-around style) - Small tools - Instructions & Paperwork This scope is built to handle tougher and farther conditions than we're putting it through today. Adjustments are made in 0.1 Mil (Mrad) increments. For a point of comparison: Adjusting from a 100-yard zero to 650 yards only uses about 5 Mil (5.2 Mil for the .308 we're shooting, and 4.6 Mil for the 6.5 CM). That leaves quite a lot of adjustment for longer-range targets! 03:43 Zeroing the KRG We're off to an easy start with the KRG. Chris is a master of boresighting, and started the shoot quite close to the target. The ammo he's using here isn't as dialed-in as the ammo for the .308, but is still quite sufficient for a PRS match. 08:01 Zeroing the MDT Just as easy as the KRG. Not much to see here except some holes in paper. 11:02 KRG - 650 Yds Start with the 30" target, then move to the 5" target. To convert the sizes to MOA: First, a 4.4 MOA target, then a 0.73 MOA target. 14:17 MDT - 650 Yds

The CMR 1-8X is a scope... and a red dot! With a fiber optic line running through the scope, it combines the best (and brightest) red dot capabilities with the magnification and form factor of a scope. Want a true 1X red dot? Run the magnification down. Want to hit targets at a distance? Swing up to 8X, even with the 0.5MOA red dot left running. This video is an overview of the latest LPVO (low power variable optic) in our lineup, known as the CMR8. The scope is second focal plane, keeping the reticle a constant visible size throughout the magnification range. Ranging via the reticle is true at 8X. The turrets adjust in half-MOA (half minute) clicks, with numbers marked on even values. The turrets are quite compact to keep the scope from catching on anything as you're running and gunning. Even with the recessed height, scalloped edges on the turrets give a good grip to gloved and bare hands alike. This video includes footage from a Tactacam attachment. The through-the-scope footage presents a good idea of what the scope can do, though the quality of the camera is not nearly as sharp, colorful, and non-reflective as the human eye. A slight reflection can be seen to the 11 o'clock of the red dot during the reticle view, which is due to the internal reflection present in the prism arrangement of the Tactacam. https://hi-luxoptics.com/collections/close-to-medium-range/products/hi-lux-close-to-medium-range-1-8x24-cmr8-rifle-scope?variant=44902467240149

The 1903 is a rifle. Chambered in .30-06 (‘thirty ought six’), it’s made of wood, metal, and a firm butt plate and weighs a bit over 8 ½ lbs. It’s a bolt action rifle that has been around since (you guessed it) 1903. Originally named the “United States Rifle, Caliber .30-06, Model 1903”, it’s now colloquially (and officially) named the “Springfield M1903.” 1903 for short. In this episode, I'll be walking through the many stages of development that the Springfield M1903 has gone through, from its initial roots in the early years of the 20th century, on through life as the 1903A1, 1903A2 (very briefly), 1903A3, M1941 (with a Unertl 8X or Winchester A5), and 1903A4 (with the M73, M81, or M82). This rifle has seen many years of service and innumerable alterations, from ammo (.30-06, M1, M2), to the stock (straight, scant, type C), to the barrel (4 groove, 6 groove, war emergency 2-groove). If you've got a love for old wood guns, this is something you'll likely already be familiar with. I hope you find something interesting in here. We hope you’ve enjoyed this look into the world of firearms. If you’d like to view this in a different format, it’s available in other convenient locations. To read the blog, stop by our website at https://hi-luxoptics.com/blogs/history/the-long-history-of-the-1903 For the podcast, follow The Bullet:In on any podcasting service, or visit https://anchor.fm/hi-lux-optics/episodes/The-Long-History-of-the-1903-Rifle-e1kuqqa

Howdy all! We're back from the range with an old-fashioned rifle and a new (Red Dot) optic. It may seem a little strange to mount a red dot on a lever action - but I just can't deny the fast sight acquisition and easily seen aiming point. For the bracket I'm installing today, there's only 1 piece. No moving parts, aside from the screws that go into the receiver. The bracket has slots cut for the screws, allowing you plenty of vertical adjustment. Depending on the height of your receiver and any of the driving components of the action, you may have to move it fairly high up. I like to mount the bracket so that it sits just above the action, with about 1/8" to 1/4" spacing. The bracket has an RMR footprint atop it, perfect for fitting our TD-3 and TD-3C red dot sights. You can use the 6-32 screws found in the red dot kit to mount the optic right onto this place. For other optics, you'll need to pick up some 6-32 screws of the appropriate length. The bracket utilizes two holes drilled on the left side of the receiver. These holes are commonly used by Lyman receiver-mounted sights, and are a mainstay on many modern lever action rifles. In today's video, I've got a few Winchester rifles that all have the same hole spacing. The bracket sits in the sweet spot between the ejection path and the hammer, staying out of the way of both. There's a slight groove cut into the underside of the RMR mounting surface, to account for a curved upper bolt surface.

Howdy all! We're back the range to show you our latest no-machining contraption: The Malcolm Rimfire Mounts. The kit takes advantage of a few features common across many rimfire models. This mounting kit is a two-piece set: 1. The front mount is built to slide into the rear 3/8" dovetail on your rifle. You'll have to knock out your rear iron sight, and then installation is a breeze. Just slide the appropriate part of the mount into the dovetail, roughly center it, then tighten the set screw in the center. 2. The rear mount slides onto the 11mm rail found atop the receiver. The rail doesn't need to be exactly 11 millimeters - it's a clamp style that fits a wide range of sizing tolerances. When you've got the clamp where you want it, tighten the two crossbolts to lock the rear mounting block in place. After that, slide your scope on top and set your eye relief. You're all done. These mounts are ambidextrous and accept both standard crossbolt styles. Whether you have a Posa Cut or Crescent Cut, and whether you want that cut on the left or right side, just turn the mount in the appropriate direction during installation. I tend to slide the rear mount back until the mounts are spaced 7.25" center-to-center. This keeps my adjustments consistent between rifles. Rimfire rifles such as these have remarkably little recoil. I tested these mounts without Loctite, and they held up perfectly fine. If you do want to add some Loctite, it'll just stay there all the more firmly. I'd stick with the blue color (the red is rather difficult to remove). In this video, you'll see the mounts go on to a Henry H001 rifle, and then a Malcolm 6X Two-Tone scope installed on top of them.

For most of the shots you take with a rifle, you, the ‘squishy human component,’ are responsible for much of the lost accuracy. The rifle and ammunition have their own inherent precision, and their own chance of sending a shot wide. Normally, though, your positioning, trigger pull, timing, and a whole host of other factors are responsible for sending a shot to the wrong place. Now imagine that we’ve removed the human from the equation. The rifle’s going to be held by something else, so your shoulder and hands don’t need a stable platform. Remove the foreguard and most of the buttstock. The point of this rifle is repeatable precision testing. You don’t need to aim for this, as long as the rifle stays pointed at the same spot for each shot. Remove the sights too. This is the idea behind a Mann Accuracy Device. It was named after ammunition tester Dr. F. W. Mann. -- https://anchor.fm/hi-lux-optics/episodes/The-Mann-Accuracy-Device-e1je8mc https://hi-luxoptics.com/blogs/history/the-briefly-lived-mann-accuracy-device

When you hear the word chronograph, what do you picture? Do you see a watch, hung on a chain in someone’s pocket? I do too. But for the purposes of this story, we’d both be wrong. I’m here to talk about the kind of chronograph used to judge bullet velocity. Still, for the purposes of this story, time, distance, and velocity are all important… so we’re also going to talk about telling time too. But not with watches. For a great deal of time, firearms were shot with little knowledge of just how fast the bullet was going. In 1742, Benjamin Robins set out to find that knowledge with a pendulum and a dream. Before too long, Grobert’s pair of wheels took over as the go-to method for judging velocity. Then Reverend Francis Bashforth devised a long series of strings that could tell artillery operators how projectiles were flying down range. Long before the optical, magnetic, or radar chronographs, these early mechanical designs achieved surprising accuracy using complex math and simple physics. -- We hope you’ve enjoyed this look into the world of firearms. If you’d like to view this in a different format, it’s available in other convenient locations. To read the blog, stop by https://hi-luxoptics.com/blogs/history/the-early-chronograph-wheels-pendulums-and-string If you’d like to hear the podcast, you can find it at https://anchor.fm/hi-lux-optics/episodes/The-Early-Chronograph---Pendulums--Paper--and-String-e1g5cmb

Once upon a time, a peculiar gun worked its way westward on a journey of exploration and discovery. It didn’t kill a single person, but still proved its worth in safeguarding and hunting for its owners. But enough euphemism and allusion - The owners were Lewis and Clark, and the rifle was a Girandoni Air Rifle. Yes, you heard that right. The Lewis and Clark Expedition, fielded in 1804 at the request of president Thomas Jefferson, was armed with an air rifle originally designed in the late 1500s. The entire 22-ball magazine could be emptied in under a minute. Just - tilt, squeeze, cock, aim, fire, and repeat. By many accounts, the rifle was accurate out to 100 yards. Compared to the muskets of the time, this sort of smokeless, long-range rapid fire must have been pretty astounding. The Austrian military made use of the Girandoni air rifles for a few decades, and for a while past that in the hands of their sharpshooters. The soldiers enjoyed being able to reload by simply tilting the rifle up from a prone position, rather than having to stand up themselves. Twenty-three years later, Meriweather Lewis would pick one up in Pittsburgh. The rifles were supposedly kept in storage by the Austrian military until 1806, but at least one made its way across the Atlantic in time for a purchase on American soil. As far as survival rifles of the time could go, a field-ready kit that contained everything down to the bullet mold seemed like a reasonable choice. -- We hope you’ve enjoyed this look into the world of firearms. If you’d like to view this in a different format, it’s available in other convenient locations. To read the blog, stop by https://hi-luxoptics.com/blogs/history/lewis-and-clark-and-a-mysterious-air-rifle If you’d like to hear the podcast, you can find it at https://anchor.fm/hi-lux-optics/episodes/Lewis-and-Clark-and-a-Mysterious-Air-Rifle-e1fs21r

When I first started looking into the history of Metal Butt Plates, I didn’t quite know what I might find. Pretty quickly, my research turned toward the development of rubber recoil pads. Everything I was reading was highlighting the simple fact that shooters of ‘ye olden times’ had precisely the same concerns - and inventiveness - as the shooters of today. In the case of metal and rubber butt plates, the concern was one I’m sure many of you are familiar with: high recoiling long arms hurt less when there’s a cushion for your shoulder. Our story picks up in 1874 with the Silvers Company of England, and ends around 1930 with a name I’m sure many of you are familiar with: Pachmayr. A bit of a spoiler alert: These bruised-shoulder shooters solved the serious concerns of considerable kick, even way back then. Through ingenuity and a desire to shoot without flinching, they went through every variation of recoil pad you can imagine. From the first solid rubber pads bolted onto the backs of shotguns, they worked the shape and structure to increase its effectiveness. They tried springs, they tried air. They had buttplates with adjustable height and carvable shape, set atop spacers to perfectly fit the stock to the shooter. In essence, the shooters of old did exactly what shooters today are still doing - find a way to make recoil manageable. I hope you enjoy this walk through the turn of the century, as the advent of shotgun cartridges enabled people to shoot high-recoil long arms more often than ever before. --- We hope you’ve enjoyed this look into the world of firearms. If you’d like to view this in a different format, it’s available in other convenient locations. To read the blog, stop by https://hi-luxoptics.com/blogs/history/rubber-recoil-pads-for-sore-shouldered-shooters If you’d like to hear the podcast, you can find it at https://anchor.fm/hi-lux-optics/episodes/Rubber-Recoil-Pads-for-Sore-Shouldered-Shooters-e1fhit3

Oakley. I’m not talking sunglasses here. I’m talking Wild West legend Annie Oakley, famous for being able to shoot a lot of things very quickly, without missing too many shots. She was a nationally-renowned trick shooter, firing her rifle upside down and backwards dozens of times in succession, in the days when hearing protection was only just invented. Annie and other trick shooters of the time were living large as the Wild West was closing up shop. According to the Census Bureau of the time, the frontier closed resoundingly in 1890. The Wild West was, according to the numbers, decidedly less Wild. Its former role as the release valve of America, a place where settlers could start over or start fresh, was coming to an end. And far be it from its inhabitants to reminisce about the Wild years for entertainment. For our entertainment, however, we’ll be looking at the sort of post-Wild-West feats that could earn you critical acclaim on the vaudeville stage and in towns across America. Contrary to modern shooting competitions, the purpose was not to achieve the most minute precision. You didn’t have to put 10 shots through one hole - mostly because the audience in the stands wouldn’t be able to see them a great distance away. Instead, the goal was simple. Hit as many breakable things as possible - and bonus if they were in motion. Even more impressive if you could keep hitting targets for a whole day. As the Wild West slowly changed into the Midwest and Southwest of the nation, the vaudeville scene was alight with gunslingers claiming to be the best. To wow the audiences and earn some notoriety, these trigger-tapping top gunners fired relentlessly at tiny targets tumbling through the air. Though it’s unlikely that we’ll see many shows like Buffalo Bill’s in the modern age, it’s fun to look back and marvel at just how much ammo they were willing to expend in the name of fame. We hope you’ve enjoyed this look into the world of firearms. If you’d like to view this in a different format, it’s available in other convenient locations. To read the blog, stop by https://hi-luxoptics.com/blogs/history/vaudeville-rifle-trick-shots-oakley-and-more If you’d like to hear the podcast, you can find it at https://anchor.fm/hi-lux-optics/episodes/Vaudeville-Rifle-Trick-Shots---Oakley-and-more-e1esei8

Imagine, if you will, two miles of sandy beach. At one end is you, with a selection of rifles featuring prototype cartridges and heavyweight bullets. At the far end is your target, up to 3200 yards away. The target is made of wood, layered in one-inch thick sections. The goal is to test bullet penetration at great distance, which now means you have to hit the darn thing. Repeatedly. Without a scope. This was the job for Mr. R. T. Hare of Springfield Armory. While it may not be impressive to hit a 44-foot-wide target at two miles today, finding this out in the late 1800s laid the groundwork for later machine gun fire. -- We hope you’ve enjoyed this look into the world of firearms. If you’d like to view this in a different format, it’s available in other convenient locations. To read the blog, stop by https://hi-luxoptics.com/blogs/history/shooting-two-miles-in-1879 If you’d like to hear the podcast, you can find it at https://anchor.fm/hi-lux-optics/episodes/Shooting-Two-Miles-in-the-1800s-e1ehnd8

The California DA George Gascon sent letters to credit card companies this week, urging them to block payments for ghost guns. I’ll read directly from their definition: “Ghost guns are firearms kits sold mostly on the internet for approximately $350 to $500. The set of tools that arrives by mail can be assembled into a working firearm.” I believe that this definition would technically encompass muzzleloader kits, but I’m not a lawyer. However, I am someone who would like to highlight a portion out of the letters to Amex and Visa, both versions of which frustratingly share the same typo, “Ghost guns are cheap and not particularly durable or especially accurate. There is no discernible advantage to purchasing them, other that the lack of meaningful background checks and lack of registration requirements.” So let me ask you all this - What has your experience been with 80% lowers or polymer kits? Are they indeed not particularly durable or especially accurate? Drop us a comment. I’m curious. -- For almost as long as lead has flown in war, some people have been sending it just a little farther and with a little better precision. Known by names such as sniper or sharpshooter, these long-range renegades have been making their presence known for quite a long time. At a time when rifling and breech-loading was just being implemented in military weapons, the old habits of promiscuous fire still reigned supreme. Though most troops would still fire in wild volleys, hoping to hit someone on the other side, a few troops on both sides of battle would aim their shots with more distinction. With greater reach and precision, it was possible to pick a target and take that sole target out. Most of the time, that target would be an officer if at all possible. Technology and tactics have changed drastically in the past few hundred years. To simplify things, I’m going to break down these sharpshooter stories by time period. Today, we’ll be looking at sharpshooters in the American Revolutionary War. It’s important to note that scopes didn’t get mounted on rifles in numbers until the mid 19th century - everything you’re about to hear happened under the power of human eyes. -- We hope you’ve enjoyed this look into the world of firearms. If you’d like to view this in a different format, it’s available in other convenient locations. To read the blog, stop by https://hi-luxoptics.com/blogs/history/revolutionary-sniping-in-the-18th-century If you’d like to hear the podcast, you can find it at https://anchor.fm/hi-lux-optics/episodes/Revolutionary-Sniping-of-the-18th-Century-e1e7l2n