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My Top Five Cartridges For Long Range Shooting
Top five you say? What kind of maniac could narrow it down to just five of the best cartridges? I mean the world is littered with spent casings from countless different cartridges that offered something that another didn’t. So to avoid being labeled as that guy, I…
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Bullpup Pros vs Cons
What is a bullpup and why am I oddly attracted to this object of radical proportion and grotesquely stunted size? Why would someone consider this alternative and unusual technology? With so many readily available and battle proven options why experiment? Especially when some previous iteration…
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What Makes Match Ammunition?
What Makes Match Ammunition? Match grade is a term that is often thrown around in our industry, with much of it being used in the ammunition market. But what makes ammunition match-grade? Accuracy is an especially important component when describing the benefits of match ammunition, for me there is…
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Is the MDRX a long range rifle?
Shooting long range has become quite popular among sport, competition, and hunting marksmen over the past decade or so. We at Desert Tech don’t shy away from this trend, and perhaps share a little bit of responsibility in both popularizing the subject as well as outfitting a good…
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Do Flat-Shooting Cartridges Matter?
There is a lot of talk recently about flat-shooting cartridges, in fact it’s been a very hot topic for some time now. Many big name manufacturers like Hornady and Nosler keep coming out with new cartridges, and one of the many descriptors of these new cartridges is they shoot flatter than…
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What’s the Better Long-Range System? Mil-Dot or Minute of Angle?
At risk of re-kindling an all-new “tastes great” or “less filling” debate, we’re going explore both the milliradian and minute of angle systems for ballistic adjustment and ranging targets. Which one is better? Will choosing the wrong system for your rifle and optic combination get you killed? Will…
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How to Estimate Distance Using Only Your Scope
Let’s explain how to estimate distance using only your scope with an everyday example with which we’re all familiar. Fair enough? Suppose you’re captaining a sweet diesel-powered submarine. Before finishing work for the day, your boss wants you to torpedo a Somali pirate ship. Looking out through…
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Choosing The Right Rifle Scope for Your Desert Tech Rifle
How to Choose the Right Scope for Your Rifle When choosing the best scope for your rifle, keep in mind that a precision rifle can only be as accurate as the sighting system. Today we are going to discuss the topic of rifle scopes, and how you should approach the selection and purchase of a…
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Ammunition Resources for Desert Tech Rifles
In this article, learn more about ammunition resources for Desert Tech Rifles. We frequently get questions about feeding your Desert Tech rifles. It would be a disservice to our customers to not tell them about our sister company Desert Tech Munitions, and the premium ammunition available from DTM.
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Cheap Bulk Ammo. Is The Boom Worth The Squeeze?
Cheap bulk ammo Inexpensive ammunition is very appealing to shooting sports enthusiasts. The relatively high cost of ammunition and its high angle trajectory shows no sign of changing anytime soon. Cheap Bulk Ammo vs Premium Ammo Today we are going to discuss an interesting topic, is cheaper…
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Rifle Scope Mounts
The Desert Tech Scope Mount was engineered to create a functional, reliable, and durable bridge to your optic. It can be used to mount both 34MM and 30MM scopes, and is available in zero, 20, 30, 40 MOA cants. The various cants are applicable to different shooting practices, as a general rule…
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Desert Tech Rifle Monopod Adjustment
The Desert Tech monopod is integral to the SRS A1, Covert, and HTI rifles. It is a threaded rod with a spring loaded foot that extends to the support surface below, once extended, the operator can then micro adjust the rifle up or down by turning the knurled knob until…
