I have been a dealer and user of MagnetoSpeed for the a few years, and have seen what works and what doesn’t! Unique Features of MagnetoSpeed Chronographs: Things the MagnetoSpeed chronographs V1 & V2 didn’t do so well: The above have pretty much all been addressed by this point in the V3. It has modes in […]
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What are the similarities and differences between the new Nanuk 990 Hard Rifle Case and the Pelican 1720? Green Nanuk 990 Rifle Case next to Tan Pelican 1720 Background: I use a Pelican 1720 with a SERT TCC softcase. The softcase / hard case combo is really nice, and the SERT fits perfectly inside the Pelican 1720 […]
Long Range Precision Rifle Practical Field Shooting: Day 1 – a review of the Thunderbeast Arms Practical Field Shooting Workshop. In April 2015 I attended Thunderbeast Arms 3 day course #206 – Practical Field Shooting Workshop. This workshop was primarily focused on Long Range Precision Rifle Practical Field Shooting. It was a very educational course […]
Not familiar with the Leica Geovid HD-R, but heard about the new Leica Geovid HD-B Ranging binoculars? This is the new open hinge design of the HD-B and HD-R A lot of people seem to be confused about the new Leica Geovid HD-R introduced in February of 2015. The Leica Geovid HD-R has been around for a long […]
The USMC have chosen to use the Kestrel 4500 Applied Ballistics handheld weather meter.Use the same technology as the USMC Scout Snipers for your ballistics calculator! Buy from Bison Tactical since we use the Kestrel 4500 Applied Ballistics unit and can answer your questions. Kestrel 4500 Applied Ballistics Here is a link to the press release on the […]
20% of local National Forests closed to shooting in the proposal floated by the USDA for Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests. 04NOV2022 Update The National Forest Supervisor made a final decision back on June 13, 2019 which was our worst case fears, and decided to close a massive amount of public lands to recreational shooting. […]
New MagnetoSpeed V3 firmware version 2.1.03 Don’t have your MagnetoSpeed V3 Ballistic Chronograph yet?Buy it at BisonTactical.com and get a great deal from someone who uses it and knows how to make it work! The MagnetoSpeed V3 firmware update released fairly recently (see video below). If you haven’t updated your MagnetoSpeed V3 firmware to 2.1.03 you should do […]
Using the Leica HD-B Ballistic calculator “ABC” (Advanced Ballistic Compensation) Updated 04NOV2022 – This is an older post that showed the mechanics of how to true your Leica Geovid ballistics for use in real life. While the Leica product line has changed (along with their software) the methods outlined here still work. The screenshots of […]
Thanks to participants of the 2015 Sniper Adventure Challenge! First off I want to thank all the competitors who showed up and manned up (and womanned up) – the SAC is a grueling course and it was hot and difficult. Congratulations to everyone who participated much less completed the course. Here is an overview of […]
Here are my RCBS Chargemaster 1500 Modifications for the combo powder dispenser and scale. The RCBS Chargemaster 1500 is a fairly inexpensive scale, but a scale (or powder throw) are as essential to your reloading process as the Forster Reloading press or a Forster full length sizing die. There are a lot of videos and […]










