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Diamond Radian Youth Bow: Don’t Buy Until You See This
Squat Squad — welcome to SHOT Show 2026. We are at the Bowtech booth. If you know archery, you know that group: Bowtech and Diamond. They cover a lot of sizes, ages, and budgets.…
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Vector Optics Continental 2-12×44 FFP: Ideal All-Around?
Squat Squad — mid-power variable optics are getting a lot more attention right now, and for good reason. A true LPVO like a 1–10 is hard to engineer well. A big 5–25 can be…
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Athlon Optics Missing from NRA 2026
Hey Squat Squad. If you want to talk about disappointing: I was looking forward to meeting with Athlon. We are at the Athlon booth at NRA. And I am standing there wondering what is…
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Best Ruger Precision Rifle Upgrades!
This is a classic dilemma: you just dropped $1,500 on a factory-fresh Ruger Precision Rifle (RPR) that is technically "sub-MOA" out of the box. So, why are the shelves at Anarchy Outdoors overflowing with…
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Accu-Tac Goes Long: The New Extended Hunting Bipod Prototype
Accu-Tac has spent years dominating the precision rifle world with bipods built like tanks. They are the "gold standard" for guys who want zero flex and maximum stability. But at SHOT Show 2026, they…
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Primary Arms Shrinks the Long-Range Game: The New SLx Compact 4-16×44 FFP
Primary Arms has built a reputation on identifying market gaps and filling them with high-value gear. The original SLx 4-16x was a community staple, but at over 14 inches long and nearly 26 ounces,…
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Hawke Optics 2026: Can They Finally Break Into the Tactical Mainstream?
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…
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Sightron Steps Into the Premium Ring: The New SV 8×42 ED Binoculars
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…
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GPO’s New PASSION HDi: The Return of the Practical Workhorse
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…
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Sierra and Barnes Launch TrueData™: A New Challenger in the Ballistics Arena
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…