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Glock's Generational Improvement

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By Brian McCombie
| Shooting Sports Retailer Verified
I was a bit skeptical when Glock announced its newest generation of pistols, the Gen6 line. I immediately thought of the social media meme where a guy wearing a red flannel shirt holds up the shirt maker’s newest flannel, which looks just the same as the guy’s shirt. There’s a parallel with past commentary on “new” Glock generations looking pretty much the same as the old ones. But as soon as I had my test model Glock G17 Gen6 in hand, I knew the meme and the skepticism didn’t apply.
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Angry Stag AS-256-15 TriMode Thermal

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By Brian McCombie
| Grand View Outdoors Verified
Thermal manufacturers keep refining and improving thermal technology, a reality frequently stressed whenever the subject is a new, higher-end model. But somewhat under the radar is another reality: Improvements in thermal tech are raising the quality and usefulness of units on the lower end of the thermal price scale, too.
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The Easiest Thermals to Zero

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By Brian McCombie
| Shooting Sports Retailer Verified
Over the years, I’ve discovered you can know a great deal about a thermal weapon sight based on how easy or hard or damned near impossible it is to zero that thermal. Invariably, the easier the zeroing process, the better overall quality of the thermal. That’s why I was pretty sure the WAVE Infrared ATRIS 650 LRF V²was a top-end thermal, even though I’d only shot under a dozen rounds in my early testing of the unit.
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