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CONTEST: MAY Aquilifer EP 6-24×50

Enter for a chance to win an Aquilifer 6-24×50 FFP Scope. Each qualified contest entry will be included in a random drawing during my TMI Livestream show.

Entries must be received no later than 12pm noon EST on May 30, 2026.

This prize is supplied by Aquilifer and is awarded at their sole discretion and direction.

CONTEST INSTRUCTIONS

There are 2 ways to enter. Prove you have the skills to fill out a form and upload screenshots.

OPTION A.
Subscribe to @MoondogGo. Watch my Mission Carmel video https://youtu.be/vMOq_6TTw9Y

LIKE the video

COMMENT, “[Your First Name] wants to win the May #Aquilifier contest.”

UPLOAD a screenshot that shows the part of the video that has a plaque commemorating FOUR EARLY AMERICANS IN CALIFORNIA and your COMMENT.

SUBMIT Moondog Go SCREENSHOT

OPTION B.
Subscribe to @MoondogReviews. Watch my ED17 flashlight video https://youtu.be/mjRtTTZFKDE

LIKE the video

COMMENT “I’m here for the May #Aquilifer contest.”

UPLOAD a screenshot of the section in the video where drop test the EDC17 and your posted COMMENT.

SUBMIT MOONDOG REVIEWS SCREENSHOT

Example:


RULES

NO PURCHASE OR DONATION IS NECESSARY TO ENTER. YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING DO NOT INCREASE WITH A PURCHASE. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED.

1. Eligibility

Void where prohibited by law. Must be a legal resident in the USA. Moondog Industries employees, subsidiaries, affiliates, suppliers, advertising and promotion agencies, and employees’ immediate family members are ineligible to participate in the contest/giveaway.

Entrants must be willing and able to appear on YouTube to discuss the contest and post images of the prize on their social feed should they win the contest.

2. Sponsors and Platforms

Aquilifier (known as the SPONSOR) and Moondog Industries (known as the CO-SPONSOR) is a video Edutainment producer and game promoter based in San Francisco, CA. YouTube, TikTok, Rumble, X and online video platforms (known as PLATFORMS) are not SPONSORS or in any way affiliated with the contest or content.

3. Entry Period

Contest email entries must be received between:
12:00pm EST 1 May 2026
and
12:00pm EST 30 May 2026

4. Agreement to Rules

By entering the contest, participants agree to abide by the SPONSOR’s Official Rules and decisions. The SPONSOR retains the right to refuse, withdraw, or disqualify entries at their sole discretion. By submitting an entry, the participant agrees to accept the decision of the SPONSOR as final and binding.

5. How to Enter

This contest requires your skill in navigating your phone or computer controls to screen capture an image of the following YouTube channels/Social Media accounts. Subscribe or Follow and make a screen capture of those pages showing a greyed out Subscribe button or indicator that your account is Following that page. If the page is not functioning, please contact contest@moondogindustries.com . One entry per person or per Social Media account. Fraudulent methods of entry, photo retouched, or other methods of circumvention of the rules may result in the SPONSOR invalidating a participant’s entries.

6. Prizes

The winner must be able to receive the prize by e-mail or by physical mail. Prize may be substituted at the sole discretion of the SPONSOR. Acceptance of the prize grants SPONSOR permission to use the winner’s entry, name, and likeness for advertising, promotion, and trade without further compensation or remuneration unless prohibited by law.

7. Odds

The odds of winning are dependent upon the number of eligible entries received.

8. Selection and Notification of the Winner

The winner will be chosen at random by the SPONSOR from among the entrants who demonstrated the skill to navigate the electronic entry and have met the minimum requirements. Winners will be contacted via the email used to enter the contest. Winner must have a legal address within the US to ship the prize.

SPONSOR is not liable for the winner’s failure to receive notification of winning if he or she provided the wrong email address or if their email security settings caused your prize notification to go into the spam or junk folder. If a winner does not respond within 24hrs of sending a notification, the SPONSOR will select an alternate winner. Receipt of the prize is upon the condition of compliance with federal, state, and local laws.

9. Rights Granted by the Entrant

The SPONSOR, upon submission of an entry into the giveaway or contest, has the right to use the participant’s submission, voice, likeness, image, statements about the contest, etc., for publicity, news, advertising, promotional purposes, trade, and so forth, without any further notice, review, consent, compensation, or remuneration.

Participants shall defend or settle against such claims at their sole expense, and shall indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the SPONSOR from any suit due to damage of or by the prize.

10. Terms & Conditions

The SPONSOR reserves the right to modify, suspend, cancel, or terminate if unauthorized human intervention, a bug or virus, fraud, or other causes beyond your control impact or corrupt the security, fairness, proper conduct, or administration of the contest/giveaway.

11. Limitation of Liability

Entry into this contest constitutes the participant’s agreement to release and hold harmless the SPONSOR and PLATFORMS, subsidiaries, affiliates, employees, etc., against all claims, liability, illness, injury, death, loss, etc., that occurs directly or indirectly from participation in the contest or use/misuse of the awarded prize.

12. Disputes

As a condition of participating in the promotion, the participant agrees to resolve all disputes with an arbitrator designated by the SPONSOR in the state of California, without resorting to any form of class action. Entrants waive all rights to punitive, incidental, or consequential damages, and waive all rights to have damages multiplied or increased.

13. Privacy Policy

Participants agree to abide by all privacy and NDA laws in the State of California and any federal laws of the United State of America.

14. Winners List

Participants may request a list of winners by submitting a request in writing to Moondog Industries for up to 30 days after the contest ends.

15. Social Media Platform Rules

Winners will agree to post a photo of the prize on their social media channels in such a way as does not violate any rules of that platform. The winners also agree to appear for an interview where they will discuss the prize and its performance. If there are functional problems with the prize, the winner agrees to make a good-faith effort to resolve all issues with the SPONSOR prior to posting reviews or opinions about the prize.

16. Affirmation of Acceptance of and Agreement to All of the Official Rules

By entering the contest, the entrant has affirmatively reviewed, accepted, and agreed to all of them. 

Shooting Sports

CONTEST MAY: Nitecore EDC17 flashlight

Enter for a chance to win a Nitecore 1700 lumen EDC17 flashlight. Each qualified contest entry will be included in a random drawing during my TMI Livestream show in June.

Entries must be received no later than 12 pm noon EST on May 30, 2026.

This prize is supplied by Nitcore and is awarded at their sole discretion and direction.

CONTEST INSTRUCTIONS

There are 2 ways to enter. Prove you have the skills to fill out a form and upload screenshots.

OPTION A.
Subscribe to @MoondogGo

WATCH my Mission Carmel video https://youtu.be/vMOq_6TTw9Y

LIKE the video

COMMENT, “My favorite part of the video is [YOUR ANSWER].”

UPLOAD a screenshot with the part of the video where you can see a plaque showing that the original Mission cross was erected, and your COMMENT.

SUBMIT Moondog Go SCREENSHOT

OPTION B.
SUBSCRIBE to @MoondogReviews

WATCH my EDC17 video https://youtu.be/mjRtTTZFKDE

LIKE the video

COMMENT, “[Your First Name] wants a #nitecore

UPLOAD a screenshot from the video that shows the EDC17 waterproof test and your COMMENT.

SUBMIT MOONDOG REVIEWS SCREENSHOT

Example:


RULES

NO PURCHASE OR DONATION IS NECESSARY TO ENTER. YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING DO NOT INCREASE WITH A PURCHASE. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED.

1. Eligibility

Void where prohibited by law. Must be a legal resident in the USA. Moondog Industries employees, subsidiaries, affiliates, suppliers, advertising and promotion agencies, and employees’ immediate family members are ineligible to participate in the contest/giveaway.

Entrants must be willing and able to appear on YouTube to discuss the contest and post images of the prize on their social feed should they win the contest.

2. Sponsors and Platforms

Nitecore (known as the SPONSOR) and Moondog Industries (known as the CO-SPONSOR) is a video Edutainment producer and game promoter based in San Francisco, CA. YouTube, TikTok, Rumble, X and online video platforms (known as PLATFORMS) are not SPONSORS or in any way affiliated with the contest or content.

3. Entry Period

Contest email entries must be received between:
12:00pm EST 1 May 2026
and
12:00pm EST 30 May 2026

4. Agreement to Rules

By entering the contest, participants agree to abide by the SPONSOR’s Official Rules and decisions. The SPONSOR retains the right to refuse, withdraw, or disqualify entries at their sole discretion. By submitting an entry, the participant agrees to accept the decision of the SPONSOR as final and binding.

5. How to Enter

This contest requires your skill in navigating your phone or computer controls to screen capture an image of the following YouTube channels/Social Media accounts. Subscribe or Follow and make a screen capture of those pages showing a greyed out Subscribe button or indicator that your account is Following that page. If the page is not functioning, please contact contest@moondogindustries.com . One entry per person or per Social Media account. Fraudulent methods of entry, photo retouched, or other methods of circumvention of the rules may result in the SPONSOR invalidating a participant’s entries.

6. Prizes

The winner must be able to receive the prize by e-mail or by physical mail. Prize may be substituted at the sole discretion of the SPONSOR. Acceptance of the prize grants SPONSOR permission to use the winner’s entry, name, and likeness for advertising, promotion, and trade without further compensation or remuneration unless prohibited by law.

7. Odds

The odds of winning are dependent upon the number of eligible entries received.

8. Selection and Notification of the Winner

The winner will be chosen at random by the SPONSOR from among the entrants who demonstrated the skill to navigate the electronic entry and have met the minimum requirements. Winners will be contacted via the email used to enter the contest. Winner must have a legal address within the US to ship the prize.

SPONSOR is not liable for the winner’s failure to receive notification of winning if he or she provided the wrong email address or if their email security settings caused your prize notification to go into the spam or junk folder. If a winner does not respond within 24hrs of sending a notification, the SPONSOR will select an alternate winner. Receipt of the prize is upon the condition of compliance with federal, state, and local laws.

9. Rights Granted by the Entrant

The SPONSOR, upon submission of an entry into the giveaway or contest, has the right to use the participant’s submission, voice, likeness, image, statements about the contest, etc., for publicity, news, advertising, promotional purposes, trade, and so forth, without any further notice, review, consent, compensation, or remuneration.

Participants shall defend or settle against such claims at their sole expense, and shall indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the SPONSOR from any suit due to damage of or by the prize.

10. Terms & Conditions

The SPONSOR reserves the right to modify, suspend, cancel, or terminate if unauthorized human intervention, a bug or virus, fraud, or other causes beyond your control impact or corrupt the security, fairness, proper conduct, or administration of the contest/giveaway.

11. Limitation of Liability

Entry into this contest constitutes the participant’s agreement to release and hold harmless the SPONSOR and PLATFORMS, subsidiaries, affiliates, employees, etc., against all claims, liability, illness, injury, death, loss, etc., that occurs directly or indirectly from participation in the contest or use/misuse of the awarded prize.

12. Disputes

As a condition of participating in the promotion, the participant agrees to resolve all disputes with an arbitrator designated by the SPONSOR in the state of California, without resorting to any form of class action. Entrants waive all rights to punitive, incidental, or consequential damages, and waive all rights to have damages multiplied or increased.

13. Privacy Policy

Participants agree to abide by all privacy and NDA laws in the State of California and any federal laws of the United State of America.

14. Winners List

Participants may request a list of winners by submitting a request in writing to Moondog Industries for up to 30 days after the contest ends.

15. Social Media Platform Rules

Winners will agree to post a photo of the prize on their social media channels in such a way as does not violate any rules of that platform. The winners also agree to appear for an interview where they will discuss the prize and its performance. If there are functional problems with the prize, the winner agrees to make a good-faith effort to resolve all issues with the SPONSOR prior to posting reviews or opinions about the prize.

16. Affirmation of Acceptance of and Agreement to All of the Official Rules

By entering the contest, the entrant has affirmatively reviewed, accepted, and agreed to all of them. 

Shooting Sports

Coolcrazy N7 Dashcam

https://youtu.be/VoXMVNEV2yk

The N7 is a very compact 4K dashcam from a company with a very 80’s sounding brand name, Coolcrazy. The diashcam is very small at about 3 x 1 in diameter, yet boasts a larger display screen than some larger dashcams. The display takes up the entire back of the unit with a diagonal screen size of 3.1″

The N7 has built-in GPS tracking to help parents or employers identify when drivers exceed speed limits and logs where they traveled. It has built-in WiFi to connect to its phone App to download camera footage. It also features a parking mode when paired with a battery power connection. It comes with a car lighter to USB-C adapter.

Its recording during daylight is good and sufficiently detailed to capture license plates from cars driving in the opposite direction. Its night footage is average for a budget dashcam, unable to resolve the characters in license plates except on cars that are stopped directly in front of the camera. While disappointing, this night footage is typical of most dashcams, except for the most expensive models.

Despite its middling video capture, the N7 stands out among other budget dashcams. The N7’s compact size, suite of features, and sub $60 price make this an exceptional value.

SHOP

Available on Amazon https://amzn.to/47UOCi9

SPECS

N7

Resolution: 4K at 30fps

Field of View: 170°

Display: 3.2-inch

Wi-Fi:  2.4G

GPS: Built-in

Storage: Micro SD up to 128GB

Power: USB-C

Shooting Sports

Hold Em or Fold Em Challenge with a DiscoveryOpt LHT 3-12×42

My YouTube friends @Dayattherange and @Hazzbro1964 created a deceptively tricky .22 rimfire challenge target called Hold Em or Fold Em. https://dayattherange.com/holdem-or-foldem/5/

This timed challenge, you have 10 shots to hit 10 targets from 50 yards. Each playing-card-themed target is smaller than a postage stamp on a letter-sized sheet of paper. From 50 yards, a postage card looks like the head of a pin.

For my attempt, I was shooting a factory Ruger 10/22 takedown rifle. This can be the least accurate model of the 10/22 because the optics rail is not directly connected to the barrel. I mounted a Discovery Optics LHT 3-12×24 light-weight budget FFP scope. But even at 12x, the individual target squares were tiny, and their edges were barely perceptible.

I ran CCI Standard Velocity rounds, which this rifle shoots well, but it’s not match-grade ammo. I DQ’d almost from the start. I only managed 3 clean hits out of 10. This result will probably place me in the TRAIN WRECK division of this match.

I hope to try this again, but next time I’ll be shooting from a folding table or from the ground, prone.

SHOP

DiscoveryOpt Website: https://discoveryopt.com
10% Discount Code: MOONDOG2A

Amazon: https://amzn.to/4ofFcnH 
10% Discount Code: MOONDOG2A


DiscoveryOpt LHT 3-12×42 SFIR
Shooting Sports

Break Barrel LPVO DiscoveryOpt ED-AR 1-8×24

Break barrel air rifles are notorious for destroying scopes. Scopes are designed to withstand the recoil of a rifle. The ignition of the cartridge propels the bullet out the barrel, with the hot gas and physics of the reaction, sending the rifle and scope back into the shooter’s shoulder.

Break barrel air rifles on the other hand, are not firearms. Instead, a compressed spring is released, pushing a piston forward into a cylinder, sending compressed air and a lead pellet to the target. The rifle and scope experience two recoil impulses one after the other in opposite directions. This back-and-forth voilence shakes scopes in directions most were never designed to move.

Discovery Optics ED line of premium budget scopes claims to be durable enough to withstand use on a break barrel. I put that claim to the test on my Benjamin Trail Nitro NP2 rifle chambered in .22 caliber.

SHOP

The 10% discount code: MoondogED18
Amazon affiliate: https://amzn.to/4g3PMKg
Discovery Optics: https://discoveryopt.com/DISCOVERYOPT-ED-AR-1-8X24IR-FFP-Optics-Scopes.html

SPECS

ED-AR SFIR

Magnification: 1-8x

Objective Lens: 24mm

Reticle Plane: First (FFP)

Tube: 34mm

Length: 11.4 in/290mm

Weight: 24.2 oz/687 g

Click Value: 0.1 MRAD

Elevation Adj: 38 MRAD 

Windage Adj: 22 MRAD

Parallax: 5yrds–Infinity

Eye Relief: 4 in 

FOV @ 100 yd 1x: @ 133.6 ft 

FOV @ 100 yd 8x: 15.7 ft

Exit Pupil 1x: 15.6 mm / 8x: 3.0 mm

Shooting Sports

SHOT2026 KelTec

https://youtu.be/AWvKS3-XySo

KelTec is famous for designing some of the most innovative guns in the industry, as they are infamous for making some of the weirdest guns in the firearms industry. Last year, they put out a clip-fed pistol the PR-5.7, and this year they developed that into a .308 chambered PR-AT3.

With both pistols, KelTec chose to trade the box magazine found in nearly all modern pistols with an internal magazine that is clip reloaded, to allow them to create a slimmer CCW pistol with a higher internal capacity of 13 rounds. Its a “choice.”

This year, KelTec also rolled out with upgrades to their folding PCC, the KelTec Sub2000 CQB, which has an integral suppressor barrel. They also rolled out a Gen2 to their bullpup shotgun, the KS7, creating a more “mainstream” design with a full length Picatinny rail and adding a covered lower Picatinny rail to the pump slide to allow for a vertical grip.

In 2026, Keltec chose to refine rather than revolutionize.

Shooting Sports

CZ457: Fiocchi Range Dynamics vs CCI Standard

In this test, I compared it to Fiocchi Range Dynamic in my factory CZ457 Varmint Precision Chassis with the Discovery Optics XED 6-36×56. I’m testing several budget 22LR ammo vs CCI Standard velocity. CCI Standard is the go-to practice ammo for many competition bullseye pistol and 100-yard rimfire shooters.

Both are lead round nose 22LR cartridges, the Fiocchi having a slightly heavier wax coating, common with European-made rimfire ammo. Pricing for 50 rounds of both ammo was comparable, but the average performance I got was not. CCI was consistantly better.

SHOP

Discovery Optics website: https://discoveryopt.com/zh/products/xed-6-36x56sfir-ffp-mrad-moa-zero-stop-diameter-35mm-optics-scopes
10% discount code: Moondog  

Amazon: https://amzn.to/4iiqadn
10% discount code: MoondogX636

Shooting Sports

Aquilifer EP 6-24×50

Aquilifer is a budget scope brand that takes its name from the Aquilifer, the soldier in the Roman Legion given the honor of holding the golden eagle standard. Their EP 6-24×50 FFP is the smaller brother of the EP 5-25×56 scope, with a lower price just above $200.

To achieve this low price, this optic made some trade-offs. It has a tight eyebox, though better than its 5-25×56 sibling. It is a heavy scope at nearly 2lbs. Its elevation turret only offers a pittance of 9 MRAD of adjustments.

Its value-tier price and overall performance make up for many of its shortcomings. It has ED (Extra Low Dispersion) glass, which allowed me to see a good level of detail at 24x, though the image lacked contrast and sharpness above 16x. Its limited range of elevation adjustments makes this a poor choice for PRS or NRL-22 competition, but its thin tactical reticle is ideal for bench rest.

SHOP

HD 6-24×50 Amazon Link:https://www.amazon.com/promocode/A2F78IVUZ1UGPY?maas=maas_adg_3841A5650B1EFA272EBCD6A0D01C9EE3_afap_abs&ref_=aa_maas&tag=maas

Promo code:X9Q9Z2RS

DiscoveryOpt 6061 scope rings (10% Discount Code: Moondog) https://discoveryopt.com/products/6061-series-aluminum-scope-rings-medium-profile-30mm-34mm-35mm-scope-mount-for-picatinny-rail?variant=49658216972554

RESOLUTION

Group -1
Element 4

SPECS


EP

Magnification: 6-24x

Objective: 50mm

Eye Relief: 3.74″–4.33″

Exit Pupil: 8.3mm –2.08mm

Parallax Focus: 10y – ∞

FOV @ 100y: 15ft-45ft

Click Value: 0.1 MRAD

Max Elev Adj: ±9 MRAD

Max Wind Adj: ±20 MRAD

Tube Diam: 30mm

Length: 14.48″

Weight: 27.5oz

Illumination: 11 levels red

Battery: CR2032