You’ll spend more time shooting than walking to your targets to check your shots with Splatterblast silhouette reactive targets. It’s not so bad when you’re only walking 50 feet, but who wants to walk a couple hundred yards on a rifle range to check a target when you can just look at it with a pair of binoculars?

While only those who are familiar with and committed to practicing the safe handling of firearms should be permitted to shoot, anything you can do to minimize crossing the firing line to check targets helps reduce the possibility of unsafe conditions when two or more people are shooting.

Most of the shooting I do on our home range is with pistols at distances between 10 and 50 feet, with the majority between 10 and 20 feet. I can easily change technique to adjust shot placement while firing since it’s so easy to see every shot at this distance. This is so much better than essentially wasting the rest of your magazine on shots that aren’t going where you think they’re going.

These targets work for any caliber, from airsoft and BB guns to high-powered rifles and shotguns. I supervise my son while he uses his BB gun at around 30 feet and I can see where the BBs impact just fine.

The entire target is like one big Post-it note that sticks to almost anything. I apply the target directly to cardboard and then attach the cardboard to the vertical supports of my target stand with a large binder clip in each of the four corners. The stand itself will blow over in the wind before the target will separate from the cardboard with this method , even when using conventional non-adhesive paper targets.

You get the best deal on Amazon when you buy the 50-pack. At time I wrote this review, you would have been able to get almost 2 50-packs for the price of buying 5 of the 10-packs of targets. Shooting ranges make a huge margin on the targets they sell, so save some money and bring your own.

These targets lasted a lot longer than I thought they would. You get 4 replacement bullseyes (two for center mass and two for the head) as well as 10 black patches to extend the life of your target.

I was pleased to see that these are manufactured in the U.S. That is icing on the cake for any product that I was already going to buy.

This is the kit you need if you’re going to be doing simple DIY gun maintenance and repairs. A 51-piece kit can’t have everything in it since every firearm manufacturer builds their guns differently, but it has most of what you need. If you can’t fix the problem with the tools that are in this kit, a shell extractor, and some gun lube, then you probably need to take it to a gunsmith or have it serviced by the manufacturer if your warranty is still in effect.

Here’s what you get: driver with magnetic tip, 12 flat head bits, 8 hex bits, 4 Phillips bits, 2 extra long Phillips bits, 7 Torx bits, 4 Robertson bits, 4 tri-wing bits, 3 clutch bits, 2 spline bits, 3 torq bits, and a 1″ socket adapter. Everything fits nicely in the double injected form fitted case.

At under $20, you should have this 51-piece Winchester gunsmith screwdriver set at home on your workbench and keep one in your range bag. Don’t put yourself into a situation where you’re away from home and end up damaging the finish or stripping out hard-to-replace pieces because you had to improvise with a tool that’s not meant for firearms. There’s also good chance you may save someone else’s day with this kit by lending a hand and keeping them on the firing line.

I just bought another of these kits to keep in my truck glove box. I haven’t had to use it yet, but I have been in situations in the past where being able to remove or install one stupid little fastener that you don’t have the tool for is looking at you and laughing because it’s the only thing keeping you or someone else from getting home or making a piece of equipment work.

The only problem I experienced was the magnet coming out of the screwdriver. I fixed it with a couple drops of Gorilla Glue. Like most tools these days, these are made in China. However, I haven’t had any problems with bits wearing out prematurely like I’ve experienced with other imported tools.

Anyone who owns at least one gun should have this kit or something comparable. It would also make a great gift for that young person who has finally proven that they can be trusted to operate, store, and maintain their own firearm.

I discovered Birchwood Casey Gun Scrubber almost 20 years ago while at Parris Island for basic training. We had a company commander’s inspection later that day, and it was imperative that our rifles were as clean as possible. The last thing you want the inspecting officer to see is carbon on his finger when he checks various parts of your rifle. One of our drill instructors threw a can of this stuff out into the middle of the squad bay during weapons maintenance time, barked something to the effect of, “how did this get here?”, and then went back into the senior drill instructor’s house (what they call their office.) Wink. Wink. Somehow that can disappeared after the inspection, never to be seen again as we went back to scrubbing our rifles with the standard-issue cleaning brush and CLP.

Those of use recruits who didn’t grow up around guns were amazed at how well this product removed every last trace of gunk from even the smallest crevices of our rifles. There were a number of country boys and hunters who recognized the can immediately and knew what we had. For the record, our platoon did well on that part of the inspection, however I suspect that the other platoons in the company may have had similar chemical assistance bestowed upon them by their benevolent drill instructors.

The packaging states that you can clean your firearm with this product without disassembly. While I’m sure it would do a decent job at removing the residues and carbon that result from a day at the range, you should treat your firearms with more respect than that and break them down to clean them properly if you want them to last long enough to pass onto your heirs some day. Because it is so effective at removing gunk and residue, it’s imperative that you reapply CLP or your preferred gun oil immediately after you clean it, as any metal it touches will be unprotected from rust that will inevitably start to form.

As I said above, Gun Scrubber removes everything except for the bluing or parkerizing. Be careful to keep it away from synthetic stocks, as it leaches the color out of them and turns them a dull gray. The company also makes a synthetic-safe version, although I haven’t personally tried it and cannot attest to claims that it won’t discolor every brand of synthetic stock out there.

Take extreme caution to not spray this on any delicate surface such as furniture or a lacquered workbench. This isn’t a product to use at the dining room table. Put down cardboard or towels, because this will strip finishes in no time. Make sure you have adequate ventilation (even a small fan helps), as you don’t want to breathe anymore of it than you have to.

Anyone who owns a firearm – be it a rifle, shotgun, or pistol – needs a can of Gun Scrubber in their kit. I liken it to brake cleaner, which is absolutely indispensable when working on cars, but for firearms. In fact, I believe the chemical formulation of the two products is similar.