Gear Expert: Reviews

  • Be Ready For Those Spring Storm Power Outages!

    Apr 15, 2016 • How-To, ReviewsNo Comments

    It’s the stormy season here in the Chicagoland area!  It gets pretty windy this time of year, and this wind almost guarantees a few power outages in our near future.  At Optics Planet, we carry everything you need to survive a stormy Spring!  ...

  • Have You Built Out Your Belt?

    Apr 12, 2016 • ReviewsNo Comments

    More often than not, a “good gun belt” is one of the first recommendations that you hear when you start a conversation about beginning to carry, or even when discussing getting a holster in general. It is the “foundation” that you build your setup...

  • Laser Trainer Plinking Party!

    Apr 1, 2016 • ReviewsNo Comments

    Dry fire training can get monotonous and boring really fast.  Although ammunition has been easier to find recently, these past few years have definitely experienced a market shortage.  LaserLyte and other manufacturers have been updating their Laser Trainer...

  • Lost the Battle, But Won the Gear War?

    Mar 30, 2016 • ReviewsNo Comments

    It’s not how you stand by your car that matters, it’s how you race it. Regardless if it’s cars, motorcycles, guns, or any other hobby, only the uninitiated are impressed solely by the equipment you own. If you don’t have the skills and training to use...

  • Thermal, So Hot Right Now

    Mar 23, 2016 • ReviewsNo Comments

    Thanks to Hollywood, everyone knows what “Thermal Vision” is right? Thermal Vision is how the Predator always gets his man and it can only be defeated by covering yourself in mud (assuming your name is Dutch). In the real world though, we call it Thermal...