After three months of pulling rifles, shotguns, and pistols on and off the bench — running bore snakes, torqueing scope rings, and swapping handguards on two AR builds — our team came away with a clear view of what separates the best gun vises for cleaning from the pretenders. We tested cradle vises, full armorer's […]

I have spent the last three years testing 75 liter backpacks on everything from week-long Sierra traverses to Denali base camp carries, and I can tell you the difference between a pack that disappears under a 50 lb load and one that slowly wrecks your knees over seven days is enormous. After putting 18 different […]

I have spent more weekends than I can count at the bench behind a rifle, and I have learned one hard truth: a good shooting rest is something other than your buddy holding your rifle. After 30 days of testing 10 of the most popular models on the market, from carbon fiber hunting tripods to […]