You went out and bought a new precision rifle, and you want to purchase a new optic. But there are so many choices, from Athlon to Vortex, Nightforce to Zeiss. Where do you start? How do you wade through the hype and get down to the meat and potatoes of the questions? MISSION What is your intended use? It’s that simple. Do you only have access to a 200-yard range, and plan on putting it on your .308? Are you interested in shooting competitively in Precision Rifle Series? Just plinking? You need to be honest about your intended use for the scope.  This scope tool checks tracking, reticle focus, cant, and demonstrates proper parallax adjustment. To reach 1,000 yards with a .308 rifle, you want at least 40 minutes of angle (MOA) of useable adjustment from a 100-yard zero. If you have a scope with 60 MOA, plus or minus, of adjustment, you are in good shape. You do not need a scope with 32 mils of adjustments if you can only reach 600 yards at your local range. The cartridge you are shooting matters too. By understanding your caliber choices, you can determine the best scope for your given…

The U.S. Air Force awarded its highest honor for aerial achievement to an F-16 pilot for his actions during a Saudi Arabia deployment last year.Capt. Nathanial “Icarus” Welch received the Distinguished Flying Cross with Valor earlier this month for bravery and devotion to duty during his 2025 deployment, according to a releaseWelch, a pilot and chief of plans and programs in the 18th Fighter Interceptor Squadron, was deployed to Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia, as an F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot with the 480th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron in April 2025.During an April 29, 2025, mission, Welch repeatedly flew into heavily defended airspace as he successfully evaded the three enemy and warned the formation of incoming threats.As Welch came within a few hundred feet of the explosions, he remained on station to protect coalition aircraft until the threat subsided, the release reads.“Capt. Welch exemplifies everything the nation asks for in a fighter pilot escorting other combatants into a heavily defended enemy position,” Air Force Col. Matthew Johnston, 354th Fighter Wing commander, said in the release.“He selflessly placed his aircraft between enemy missile systems and the aircraft he was protecting to ensure mission success and the survival of the force package,” he…

In today’s review, Robert A. Sadowski tests the Armasight Thermal Contractor Pro 640 3-12x scope on a feral hog hunt. He mounted the optic to a Springfield Armory SAINT Victor to evaluate the thermal scope’s usefulness for hunting. The optic was provided to the author for the review. Feral hogs are tough. Their bodies are compact and designed to take tusks in their sides from rivals who have a different opinion. Their sense of smell and hearing are great, which makes up for their eyesight. Sometimes they look at you, blinking their eyes like need a need eye glass prescription. The SAINT Victor 7.62 and Armasight thermal optic paired well when setting up a rifle for a big hunt. One shot, one pig. Vital organs are tucked between the shoulders. Shoot too far back and you’ll hit paunch and send them running. Good luck finding a blood trail. I’ve seen pigs walloped to the ground after a shot only to get up and run like they just woke up and are late for breakfast. Other times you think your shot was true, but they don’t react to being hit. No hunch, no stagger. They just kick in the afterburner and…

Iran has said that the United States is paying the price for its refusal to keep its word in war negotiations. Tehran’s top negotiator, Mohammad Ghalibaf, has said that Tehran will not allow the US to violate the terms of the memorandum of understanding (MoU). In a post on X on Sunday, Ghalibaf, who is also the speaker of the Iranian parliament, warned the US that “the era of one-sided deals is OVER.” “We told you: keep your word or pay the price. Reality is knocking,” he wrote. The post also included a screenshot of one of the points of the MoU, stating that it’s up to Tehran “to make arrangements using its best efforts for the safe passage of commercial vessels” through the Strait of Hormuz. On Saturday, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced that the Strait of Hormuz will be closed to all shipping until the US ends its “illegal interventions” in the region. The move follows the third wave of American strikes against Iran this week. Trump Says The US-Iran Ceasefire Is Over Initially, the US had signed the MoU with Iran as a way to attempt to end the war. However, it was taken as a surrender…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Far-left streamer Hasan Piker called the late Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., “bloodthirsty,” among other names, in a video posted to his YouTube channel on Sunday, after the senator died on Saturday of a brief and sudden illness.”We like to take a look at the true worth of a man. We like to take a look at what these members of Congress have actually done. Not the way that they cover it in mainstream media, but instead, the way of what their impact is and the way it should be covered. I’ll start off by saying Lindsey Graham, in a long list of demonic entities, was exceptionally bloodthirsty. A bloodthirsty odious monster who loved war. There was never a war that Lindsey Graham did not fall in love with,” he said.Graham, 71, passed away on Saturday after suffering from an “Aortic Dissection due to Arteriosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease,” according to the medical examiner’s report. The medical examiner emphasized that the findings are not final and that Graham’s death certificate will remain pending while toxicological and microscopic testing is completed.WHO IS HASAN PIKER? MEET THE FAR-LEFT STREAMER WHO IS STIRRING UP CONTROVERSY AND DIVIDING DEMOCRATS…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump paid tribute to his longtime friend Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., on Monday, remembering him as a “great guy” whose passionate defense of Brett Kavanaugh during his Supreme Court confirmation fight helped change the course of history.”He was a great guy, and he was a friend,” the president recalled on “Fox & Friends.””He would call me all the time. He would just, I’d say, ‘Stop calling me, Lindsey,’” he laughed. “It was just… amazing.”Trump reflected on Graham, 71, as a “workaholic politician” whom “everybody” loved, regardless of their political leanings. He marveled at Graham’s ability to reach across the aisle and solve partisan problems.FROM ‘DISGRACE’ TO ‘FAMILY’: TRUMP’S REMARKABLE JOURNEY WITH LINDSEY GRAHAM “If I had Democrat problems, he could solve them. He was a man of all different abilities, actually, and he was a nice man. He was a great guy…” he said.”He was a man who had a lot of fun. He had fun with politics, but he was really good at it. And then, when he got angry, like he did in the case of Brett Kavanaugh, it was so impactful. I think it saved… Brett becoming…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The unofficial halfway point of the MLB season is already here, and fans all over the country will be tuned into one of baseball’s spectacles on Monday night.This year’s Home Run Derby, however, might be the most-viewed ever, as it will be streamed on Netflix.”It’s going to be fun. It’s going to be really exciting. What they’re doing to our sport, getting basically worldwide recognition. Fans that maybe aren’t interested in baseball see that it’s on Netflix and think, ‘Hey, I’m gonna watch this.’ So, we have a really good opportunity to bring baseball to viewers that don’t necessarily see it on a daily basis,” former All-Star and Derby participant Anthony Rizzo, who is a Netflix analyst for the event, said recently to Fox News Digital.CITY OF PHILADELPHIA MAY HAVE LEAKED SOME MLB ALL-STARS HOURS BEFORE THE BIG ANNOUNCEMENT “They bring stardom everywhere. Everything they do, Netflix is first class. So, I’m excited for the guests we’re going to have on, the baseball players, the celebrities, the whole shebang.”In an era where All-Star Games have turned into simply careful scrimmages, baseball’s remains different, as 100 mph fastballs with devastating breaking balls are…

This article was originally published by Tyler Durden at ZeroHedge under the title: “What Makes It Even Stranger…”: Trump Describes Saturday Night Phone Call With Lindsey Graham Hours Before Senator’s Death Update (1815 ET): Officially, Lindsey Graham died of an aortic dissection due to Arteriosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease, according to preliminary findings by the DC Medical Examiner – so who knows. An aortic dissection is characterized by a tear in the aortic wall. Update (1135ET): President Trump has weighed in on Graham’s death, telling Meet the Press that Graham called him in the ‘early evening,’ to tell Trump he was ‘all set for the Save America Act,’ and that it may have been the last call Graham made. “What makes it even stranger is that I got a call last night sometime in, you know, the early evening, maybe in the 7:00’s. And he called, and he said, “We’re all set for the Save America Act,”” Trump told host Kristen Walker. “He was pushing the Save America Act like crazy. He got back, said he just landed from Ukraine. I said, “That’s a long trip to make.”” Graham notably toured a top-secret Ukrainian ‘Skyfall’ drone factory (see more below) days before his death, where the country’s…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Former USC football player Owen Hanson, once dubbed the “Cocaine Quarterback” for his role as a logistics coordinator for a Mexican drug cartel, credited President Donald Trump’s First Step Act for giving him a second chance after he earned years off his federal prison sentence.”I remember when the counselor called me in his office,” Hanson recalled Saturday.”He said, ‘Owen, you’ve earned three years off your sentence for going back to school and getting your degree.’ He said, ‘You also earned another two years of halfway house.’ And I was like, ‘Wow, you have hope.'”FEDERAL INMATES MAY SOON GET TABLETS WITH MESSAGING CAPABILITIES AS BUREAU OF PRISONS MAKES MODERNIZATION PUSH Speaking to Fox News’ Lara Trump, Hanson recounted his journey from playing football for USC and winning national championships to finding himself deep in debt to a Mexican drug cartel.”They gave me ultimatum. They said, ‘We’re going to either kill you or you’re going work for us and pay it back,’ and I became their logistics coordinator, ‘the signal caller’ for this cartel that I won’t name a name, but I had to work for them, and it cost me 10 years of…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Good morning and welcome to Fox News’ morning newsletter, Fox News First. And here’s what you need to know to start your day …TOP 31. What to know about the condition tied to Lindsey Graham’s death2. Trump orders additional US strikes on Iran near Strait of Hormuz3. Sam Neill, star of Jurassic Park, dies at age 78 MAJOR HEADLINESHELL ON WHEELS — State trooper killed as fatal truck crashes expose licensing system concerns. Continue reading …HEROIC CROWD — Naked man tried to kidnap 7-year-old from mother, stopped by bystanders during delayed police response: cops. Continue reading …ON THE MEND — McConnell finally breaks silence and reveals what really put him in the hospital. Continue reading …’HELD ME DOWN’ — SJSU sends shocking response to request for docs on trans scandal coach’s allegations. Continue reading …CULTURE DIVIDE — Caitlin Clark controversy gets new layer as other White player faces different standard. Continue reading …–POLITICSNO ‘MINOR THING’ — Exposed docs reveal why Tim Walz board awarded repeat child rapist pardon: ‘No future’. Continue reading …LEFTIST INSURRECTION — Meet the far-left insurgents waging war on the Democratic establishment in 2026 midterms. Continue reading …ECONOMIC ALARM —…