A few months ago, I tested CVLife’s tiny rechargeable magnetic laser boresighters. Now, they’ve added this device to an even bigger kit, which includes spirit levels.
The key tool in this kit is a barrel-mounted spirit level clamp. After you have visually leveled your rifle, you clamp the level onto your barrel. Should you accidentally cant your rifle while installing or tightening down a mount or scope, the level will indicate a shift.
The kit includes 2 additional magnetic spirit levels that you can use to confirm the level on your rifle rail, scope mount, rings, or the turret on your scope. Aligning these levels to your barrel-mounted level, easily lets you align your scope reticle to your rifle.
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Poor Man’s PEQ or Airsoft Cosplay? If you want a full-featured laser, flashlight, and infrared (IR) multi-function device, you could drop a couple of grand on an L3Harris unit. But the V848 offers these features for less than $100.
Out of the box, the V848 feels surprisingly substantial. It features an all-metal housing and comes with a 3ft pressure switch cable. It measures roughly 4″ long, 2″ wide, and 1″ thick, and weighs less than half a pound. It’s actually smaller and lighter than a phone power bank.
The unit comes with a Picatinny mount but this can be removed to allow it to bolt it directly to an M-LOK handguard using the included hardware. The unit has a built-in battery, which is recharged using a proprietary magnetic USB cable. There is a small digital display which shows the charge remaining in the battery and the V848’s selected illumination mode.
Testing its white light performance, the V848 was just a little above the stated 1,700 lumens. Using a Gen 1 equivalent IR security cam, the V848’s IR flashlight provided a bright beam out and IR laser.
I am not going to claim that the V848 has the proven combat durability of an L3Harris PEQ-15 box. However, for less than $100, the Votatu V848 completely delivers on its performance as a rifle flashlight and IR laser.
In honor of the 250th anniversary of the founding of this great nation, I’m dedicating this .22 rimfire comparison to the good old US of A. I tested the best North America can offer. I’ll compare US-made CCI Standard versus Mexico-made Aguila Super Extra Standard velocity in my factory CZ457 VPC rifle with a Discovery Optics XED 6-36×56 precision scope.
Aguila Super Extra comes in two varieties: High Velocity a Copper Plate version, and Standard, a lead round nose. Likewise, CCI comes in Mini-Mag, a copper-plated, high-velocity round, and Standard, which is a sub-sonic lead round nose. Both of these rimfire bullets have a wax coating.
I expected CCI to group better at 100 yards, because ‘Merica! Actually its because Aguila’s stated muzzle velocity is slightly faster than the speed of sound, common wisdom states that it should be slightly unstable as the round slows down below the speed of sound.
CCI did end up with slightly smaller groups than Aguila, which wasn’t too far behind in performance. But Aguila does beat CCI in price, 30%-50% less than CCI Standard. And nothing is more ‘American’ than a good bargain.
The Vict Optics S10 is a 1-10x fiber optic LPVO from VictOptics, the entry-level line of Vector Optics. Out of the box, the S10 doesn’t scream “budget.” The build feels solid with turrets that feel and sound better than some premium LPVOs.
The eyebox is decent for a 1-10x, especially at higher magnification, which is rare in this price range. The fiber optic reticle with a horseshoe and central dot is daylight bright in both red and green.
Street price is under $150, putting it in the same tier as the Monstrum Banshee. I’ve reviewed several Monstrum scopes and like them, but the S10 feels better built with a larger ocular, improved diopter, and better eyebox.
Compared to Vector Optics’ top-tier Continental models with Schott glass, the S10 isn’t as flat, bright, or sharp. But as a budget LPVO the S10 is plenty sharp in real-world use. If you’re looking for an affordable do-it-all LPVO for general-purpose use, home defense, or recreational shooting, this is worth consideration.
The Osite XR and XE are the most feature-packed reflex red dots on the market with pop-up rear iron sights, a user-selectable reticle with both 2 and 6 MOA dots, and a fully enclosed emitter housing. But this new XE model adds the most requested upgrade in an OSight optic: a side battery tray for easy coin battery replacement.
One of the most standout features is that the XE is an enclosed emitter red dot that is the same size as normal reflex RMRs. An enclosed emitter has a protective pane of glass that seals the primary reflective lens, keeping rain, mud, dust, or debris from fouling the critical surface. If the outer glass gets dirty, a quick wipe with a wet napkin — or spit and your thumb in a pinch — gets you back in the fight. This is a genuine game-changer for anyone running optics exposed to the elements on pistols, rifles, or shotguns.
The XE has the widest options of reticle I’ve seen: you can switch between a 2 MOA dot for precision shooting or a 6 MOA dot for faster acquisition in dynamic shooting. You also get a 32 MOA circle, circle-dot combinations for long range or easier recoil acquisition. This means the XE can adapt to your shooting style or use case, without buying a new optic.
The XE has a truly unique feature: press a button on the side and usable rear sights pop up. Don’t want them? Press them down, and they tuck away. Useful to have a choice, though the pop-up aspect is a bit of a gimmick.
The pop-up sights do bring up concerns about water ingress. But it is IPX7 rated. I tested this by dropping the XE into a pitcher of water and checking it after an hour. No water or fogging was visible in the enclosed housing after the test and the unit remained fully functional.
It’s no hyperbole to say the Osite XE is possibly the perfect pistol reflex sight for most users. It checks every box: the most common RMR footprint, unmatched reticle flexibility, backup iron sights, excellent durability, easy maintenance, and it’s priced about $150 less than many competitors. If you prefer a rechargeable option, check out the XR model.
A few months ago, I tested the Bear Creek Arsenal’s BC10, a budget-priced bolt-action AR chambered in .308/7.62×51. BCA is known for making budget-priced ARs and components, but also for cutting corners on QC and construction. My experience with my BC10 was a rough action that with a bolt that would lock up and groupings on target that looked like a novice shot them.
After I published the video, I received some helpful comments from BC10 owners on how to improve the action. Some said they had to cycle the bolt a ‘couple hundred’ times before it broke in. I didn’t have that spare time or patience.
I stripped down the rifle, swabbed and cleaned the barrel, took apart the bolt, and cleaned all the moving parts with CLP. Following the same process as with the BCA BC15 I recently fixed, I carefully polished the bolt face lugs that engaged the star chamber. I was careful not to grind metal or round out the lugs. My goal was to mechanically simulate running the bolt hundreds of times, rubbing off the Parkerizing or whatever black finish BCA coats their parts with. After reassembly, the bolt no longer lock up, though the action still felt a bit rough. Next time I clean the bolt, I’ll sand smooth the guide block on the top of the bolt. But for now, I wanted to test the lug tune-up.
In addition to my goal of fixing the bolt’s action, I also wanted to see if this improved the BC10’s shooting performance. I wanted to make sure the optic could reliably maintain zero, so I put in one of my most reliable scopes. I installed an ED-LHT 3-15×50 with a new heavy-duty DGSM mount.
At the range, the BC15’s bolt was a significantly improved experience. The bolt cycled without locking through the first couple of cartridges failed to eject properly (possibly due to some buffing compound that might have stuck in the ejector?) It makes me wonder why BCA didn’t polish the bolt lugs, at the factory, this would add perhaps 5 minutes of work on their part. A pittance that most users would have gladly paid an extra $25 in retail price. It seems short-sighted on BCA to leave it to users to fix their headache, which only reinforces negative feedback on their products.
Sadly, while my fix helped the action of the bolt, it did nothing for how the rifle shot. My groups were just as bad as my first test (and that rifle was straight out of the box with all of the packing grease!) I would get at least one random flyer in each 5-shot group, and the group themselves were over 3 MOA. This .308 bolt-action AR was grouping more like Mil-Spec 5.56 AR at 100 yards.
The main benefit of the BC10 is its price. Unfortunately, my Savage Axis bolt-action rifle outshoots my AR10 and was even cheaper.
The DGSM Heavy Duty Mount is truly a heavy-duty scope mount milled from a solid block of 6061 aluminum. The tops of the rings are milled along with the lower rail, which means all of the pieces are precisely aligned and fitting. 2 recoil lugs and 4 oversized 30in/lb Torq screws will secure the entire mount and scope solidly to a heavy recoil rifle.
Furthermore, the mount comes with an all-metal diving board which can be screwed onto either ring top. This allows the addition of backup red dots or laser ranging units with its 6-slot Picatinny rail.
With a street price under $75, this mount is one of the most affordable long-range precision scope mounts with all of these features.
The Upgraded SV202 are budget-priced sporting binoculars with ED glass (Extra Low Dispersion). Overall build quality was good, on par with more well-known brands like Athlon or Bushnell. They come with a generic padded case, captured lens covers, and built-in telescoping eye cups.
Equipped with ED glass, the optical image was bright and sharp with minimal chromatic aberration. Its specs compare favorably against the Vortex Diamondback HD 10×42. While not as high-contrast as Vortex, the SV202 is just as clear at half the price.
