Thomas from United States, OR Public Profile

I like the fact that when the rifle stock is locked in position, it eliminates the rattle you normally get with just basic stocks.

Works great, and is compact and light and it mounts up easy.

I bought the micro scout for my 22 rifle, because it's nice to have a flashlight handy where you know where it is. It's perfect for short distances, especially in and around the house. I mounted it on my Grey Birch stock using the included M-Lok mount on the right side next to the forward grip, and it works great there, and is easy to find. I wanted something small and unintrusive, and the micro scout fits the bill.

This is my second Steiner 1x4. I put my first one on a Windham 9mm AR, and this one on my Volquartsen (Ruger 10/22 format) with a Grey Birch Solutions stock. It was a little heavier than I wanted to go for my super light Volquartsen 22, but it works so good, and looks so great, and it's perfect for short range rifles, like my 9mm and 22. I have a Crimson Trace Rail Master mounted below the scope shining through my Vortex Pro Series extra high rings. I just had to grind off an Allen wrench to adjust the elevation on the green laser. The 1x is perfect for quick sighting ground squirrels. I have an old 3x Weaver on my Marlin level action 22, and I'm not able to follow the ground squirrels too well because of the magnification, which isn't a problem with the 1x setting on the Steiner scope, plus I can zoom in for the shots out to 100 yards.

It's a beautiful scope, but the reticle was off by about 2-3 degrees. I always check the reticle before I mount the scope. It doesn't really effect the performance, but the caps will not be horizontal and perpendicular to the rifle, and I am a perfectionist when it comes to my guns. I returned it for a Steiner 1x4, which costs about twice as much. I level my scopes with a bubble level kit I have, which I could not use with a reticle that's off. The scope would have been perfect for my super light 22 rifle, and I didn't want to deal with Leupold directly trying to get the reticle corrected, which I have read in other reviews about Leupold scopes. I have an old 3x Weaver scope on a Marlin lever action 22 rifle, and it's a great all around squirrel scope that I've used on hundreds of ground squirrels shooting 22 shorts, so 2.5x would also be great for squirrels. Too bad the reticle was off, which probably wouldn't be a problem for most people.

I needed the 'extra high' with my Grey Birch Solutions stock, and my Crimson Trace Rail Master works perfect mounted below my Steiner 1x4 scope. The openings on the rings are perfect for my green laser to shine thought. I just had to grind off an allen wrench to make it short enough to fit between the scope and green laser to adjust for high/low. I do have to take off the scope to replace the green laser battery, but I don't use the laser much, only for shooting from the hip. I have 3 Crimson Trace Rail Masters, and haven't replaced a batter yet. The rings are solid as a rock, and there's almost no gaps when tightened down, unlike other rings I've used with up to an 1/8" gap on either side. The rings are a little on the heavy side for my 22 rifle, but they sure work good, and look nice.

I like this comfortable magazine holder. It's so comfortable I don't know it's on my ankle. I use it for my primary 9mm, and my backup 380. I'm finding I have to be careful putting the magazines in the pouches, because they seem to catch a bit, but being I'm not taking them in and out during the day, it doesn't really matter. If they get used they will only be coming out. The velcro holds the magazines very securely, although there should have been little tabs to grab hold of at the ends of the velcro, to make getting the magazines out faster.

The Galco Ankle Glove is so comfortable you don't even know you're wearing it. It was a little tight on my Ruger 380 at first, but it loosened up quickly. I really like the lambs wool behind the holster part. What I like about it most is how easy it is to use while sitting in a car seat.

This fits really nice on my stock buttstock, but it doesn't do anything for recoil, because it's a hard plastic-like rubber. It's nicer than just the stock plastic buttstock, and it grips the shoulder nicer because of the rubber ridges. It has a slight burnt rubber smell, like you get from Chinese tires, but not too bad. It is from China, so a bad smell is to be expected. I might upgrade my stock buttstock because I had to add teflon coated masking tape to it for a snug fit, to prevent rattle, so I'm not sure I will be able to use this on a Magpul, etc.

This worked great for getting the castle nut off my Windham rifle. I just put a 1/2 ratchet wrench in the square hole, and torqued away. When done mounting the new end plate, I put the wrench on the other side and torqued the castle nut back on. The edges on the wrench are clean and sharp, like they were cut with a laser. This is a quality tool for removing the castle nut. It's something to keep with your gun maintenance tools. The bottle cap opener is silly, but I guess the engineer had to do something with that extra space.