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Honest gun and gear reviews, plus free ballistic calculators and red dot charts. The Wednesday Brief, free every Wednesday.

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.308, 168 gr at 2,650 fps, 100-yard zero: 15.3 in low at 300 yards, 62.7 in low at 500. How far do you hold? https://t.co/mhW1tbySP6

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Drop is not the only number. A 10 mph crosswind moves these six deer loads 9.2 to 12.4 inches at 400 yards. @therealxdman https://t.co/zclJY9FoVM

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Ballistic charts, optics and gear guides, and a quick poll. The Wednesday Brief from Guns and Gadgets Daily comes out every Wednesday at about 9:40am Central. Free, one email a week. https://t.co/JTiV4mfP8W

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Zero your rifle with the exact load you will hunt with. A different bullet can land somewhere else entirely. @therealxdman https://t.co/FcuwqEhcYb

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BREAKING: Buyers are taking cases, not boxes, of 9mm, 5.56 and .22 LR since the election.

9mm case today: $289.80 (29 cents a round), up 7.4% since October. Makers plan 5-10% price hikes after Jan 1.

What could sell out next, plus free price alerts:
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Steel Targets: Safe Distances, Steel Grades and Thickness: How far back to stand with a pistol or a rifle, what SR500 and AR500 mean, and which plate thickness fits your gun. https://t.co/6tiX9HzqxZ Win a Shooting Targets USA steel target set in our free #GivingThanksGiveaway.

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Thermal on the coyote line? In Missouri, the thermal window for coyotes runs January 1 through September 30, outside spring turkey season. Know your state's rule first. @therealxdman https://t.co/TFooVgAuWR

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Ordering a Gun Online: How the Dealer Transfer Works: The gun ships to a licensed dealer and you pass the check there. The steps, who sets the transfer fee and what to ask first. https://t.co/tJll2EE2ww Win a $300 GunPrime gift card in our free #GivingThanksGiveaway.

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Wear glasses in the stand? Eye relief on these hunting binoculars runs from 12 mm to 18 mm. Look for an 8x42 with 17 mm or more. @therealxdman https://t.co/9XKODIfP6M

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What Is a 2011 Pistol? The OA Defense 2311, Explained: A 1911-style trigger, a separate grip module and P320 magazines. Here is how OA Defense builds it. https://t.co/x9yEqiz3tm Win the OA Defense 2311 Compact Standard Elite package in our free #GivingThanksGiveaway.

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The biggest, fastest round on the shelf is not automatically the best deer cartridge. For most hunters: .243 Win, 6.5 Creedmoor, 7mm-08 or .308 Win. @therealxdman https://t.co/qc4dzikcgF

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The Giving Thanks Giveaway is open. One winner takes all 15 prizes, $10,000+ in total, including an OA Defense 2311, a BFR revolver and a suppressor. Free Nov 1–30, U.S. 21+, not NY/FL. https://t.co/IwdeadxlbJ #GivingThanksGiveaway

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Sighting in for deer season? Bore sight, shoot groups at 25 yards, then 100. A 1/4 MOA click moves the bullet about 0.26 inch at 100 yards, so about four clicks per inch. https://t.co/FcuwqEhKNJ

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Hornady tests 450 Bushmaster on a 20-inch barrel. Its rivals run 16 to 24. Not every straight-wall comparison is like-for-like. https://t.co/LHzuMPFBPh

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Under federal law, a black-powder muzzleloader that can't fire fixed ammo isn't a firearm. Your state's season rules still decide. https://t.co/zhDmA9fqmZ

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Ballistic charts and calculators for the cartridges you shoot. Free every Wednesday: https://t.co/gBFQY5tyOj

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6.5 PRC vs 6.5 Creedmoor, same bullet: the PRC runs 215 to 310 fps faster, 262 on average. Worth it? https://t.co/vYU8Rx3OSE

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Re-zero from 100 to 200 yards and your 300-yard holdover drops about 5.15 in, roughly 40%. Run your own load: https://t.co/P4Z7FRmWxp

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8x or 10x for deer? An 8x42 or 10x42 with long eye relief and a lifetime warranty. Which do you carry? https://t.co/9XKODIgmWk

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Night vision boosts faint light to show detail. Thermal reads heat to find animals in the dark. Which would you pick? https://t.co/maUyPjXWHU

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