https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVVvw1OSEso Franklin Armory has built a reputation on being the "mad scientists" of the firearm industry. But for SHOT Show 2026, they are stepping away from the "tactical-innovation" space and moving squarely into the high-end precision hunting market. They’ve just
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If you’ve spent any time on the SlavGuns channel, you know we value performance over legacy. Hawke Optics is a brand that has been around for a long time, but they’ve often felt like they were speaking a different language than the modern precision shooter. They’ve focused on "old-school" marketing
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If you know Sightron, you know they don't do "flashy." They do high-end glass and mechanical consistency. While they’ve had the SII Blue Sky binoculars in their catalog for years (which are widely considered some of the best value binos on the market), the new SV 8x42 ED is a different animal entire
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While some of the bigger names in optics are chasing "zoom-ratio wars" (6x, 8x, or even 10x), German Precision Optics (GPO) is taking a more pragmatic—and arguably smarter—approach for the average shooter. Just in time for SHOT Show 2026, GPO USA has announced the launch of their new PASSION HDi ri
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For years, the long-range shooting world has been dominated by a few "gold standard" ballistic solvers. We’ve had Applied Ballistics (AB), which powers everything from Kestrels to Garmin watches, and Hornady 4DOF, which changed the game by moving away from BC-based math in favor of Doppler-verified
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