Offering Aimpoint quality at a wallet-friendly price point, the ACO is a red-dot sight that provides absolute cowitness with standard AR-15 iron sights. The waterproof and shockproof ACO features a 2-m.o.a. reticle, 30 mm sight tube, anodized aluminum housing, nine brightness settings and a 10,000-hour constant-on battery life in a unit that weighs only 6.7 ozs.
Price: $395.
Contact: Aimpoint Inc.; (703) 263-9795; aimpoint.com.
Despite disagreements surrounding the .380 ACP cartridge's performance, its history shows it to be a popular, effective round, because people have always enjoyed small, easy-to-carry pistols that can be quickly deployed.
Designed as an "out-of-the-box" shooting system that can be configured and customized according to the needs of the end user, the Aero Precision Solus is a contender for today's popular Precision Rifle Series circuit.
Watch American Rifleman staff on the range this week with the Winchester Model 1895 Texas Ranger's 200th Anniversary Edition, a Davidson's Exclusive rifle that commemorates the storied history of Texas law enforcement.
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Elbert Searle isn't one of the most well-known firearm designers, but his Savage Model 1907 and its derivatives were popular guns in their time. Now, a unique prototype pistol of his has been discovered, illustrating what else could have been in Savage's early 20th-century handgun lineup.
Special incentives from Hornady, Smith & Wesson and Beretta have already been come and gone, but they were just the first. Things have accelerated since.
