Optics: First Focal Plane vs Second Focal Plane
A discussion on the difference between first focal plane scopes and second focal plane scopes.
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First Round Pop – Why The First Shot Is The Loudest Using A Suppressor
What is first round pop? and is it something you should be worried about?
Monopods: How To Use Them and Rear Support
Perhaps some of the most important lessons you can learn in precision rifle shooting are about positioning and supporting your rifle. After all, with a rifle like the Desert Tech SRS A2 you need little more than support the rifle in the correct position and your nearly guaranteed a hit right? All joking aside, there … Read more
Shooting with Field Optics Research Tripods
Tripods for marksmen have become extremely popular over the last decade, they have become nearly as common as rear support bags and other gear. There are many great options on the market currently but today I am writing specifically about Field Optics Research tripods. We have used and tried many, and we settled on this … Read more
Short Barrels and Long range?
Short Barrels and Long range? When we set out to make the most compact precision rifles in the world, the bullpup design was part of making the overall package shorter. The Covert model of the SRS made an already short precision rifle into a ridiculously shorter rifle on par with some SBR’s. The popularity of … Read more
When a 10th isn’t a 10th
When a 10th isn’t a 10th Almost everything we do with a precision rifle involves a rifle-scope, whether it is target identification or adjusting for come ups and such. We have become so dependent on them that the idea of using iron sights on a precision rifle seems almost foreign or backwards. Not that there’s … Read more
What conversion kit is best for hunting?
What conversion kit is best for hunting? We are only a few months away from the 2021 hunting season opener, and the way people have been buying guns over the last year I’d be willing to bet there are some new Desert Tech rifle owners that are planning on taking their new SRS or MDRX … Read more
QD Suppressors VS. Direct thread
QD Suppressors VS. Direct thread We keep hitting on suppressors here on the Desert Tech blog, partially because we are suckers for suppressors, and also because everybody else is also joining the trend. Some trends are just trends, but the suppressor craze is one I can get behind fully. One of the big questions many … Read more
How does a suppressor affect the function of my MDRX
How Does a Suppressor Affect the Function of my MDRX Had a friendly little chat with a local ATF field agent today, we discussed the popularity of suppressors and the huge increase in form 4’s as people buy them. Seems like just a few years ago suppressors were few and far between, but nowadays I … Read more
Barrel Twist and Other Wizardry
Barrel Twist and Other Wizardry Everybody knows about barrel-twist right? The most basic feature that makes a rifle a rifle is often a very overlooked subject, and one that today we will dive into a bit more. But first, are you one of the many shooters out there who is under-twisted? What is a Twist? … Read more
What Cant Can Do
What Cant Can Do Someday, we’ll have energy weapons just like in the movies. And said energy weapons will of course defy all of our common understanding when it comes to ballistics and projectiles, at least thats what the movies have taught me. But until the day that lasers and blasters like Han Solo carried … Read more
More Guns? Or Multi-Caliber Guns?
More Guns? Or Multi-Caliber Guns? We can all agree that firearms are as addicting as any hobby, the only part we might argue with is how long it takes for the newness to wear off from our latest toy. And as soon as it does, we find ourselves again seeking to justify reasons for another. … Read more
SRS features you may not know about
Some SRS Features You May No Know About There are many great features to the Stealth Recon Scout (SRS) family of rifles, many marksmen use them all, and others do not. Today we are going to touch on a few things that some SRS owners aren’t aware of. For most of us SRS owners this … Read more
My Top Five Cartridges For Long Range Shooting
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 … Read more
Is the MDRX a long range rifle?
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 … Read more
Do Flat-Shooting Cartridges Matter?
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 … Read more
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 … Read more