Gear & Accessories

The gear that changes a range day most is the cheapest: hearing and eye protection you will actually wear. Electronic muffs let you hold a conversation and cut the shot, which is why people wear them instead of leaving them in the bag.

Weapon lights are not optional on a defensive gun. You are responsible for identifying what you are pointing at, and that is not possible in the dark. Mount it so it can be operated without changing your grip.

Slings, bipods and bags all fall under the same rule: buy for how you actually use the rifle. A precision bipod is dead weight on a home-defence carbine, and a two-point sling is worth more than most accessories costing three times as much.