Shooter’s Choice August Sale 2025

For the fourth year in a row I stopped off at Shooter’s Choice for their great annual August Sale

I saw lots of new things this year, starting with the TIKKA T3X ACE GAME .300 WIN24″ Designed for both sport shooting and hunting. It has a chassis similar to MDT but it feels lighter. Perhaps that could be from its medium contour, free-floating, fluted cold hammer forged barrel that minimizes vibration, withstands heat, and reduces weight.

The BERETTA 688 Performance Sporting B-FAST is a revamped version of the 686 with Glossy Laminated Birchwood adjustable stock, heavier steel receiver, new top lever design, Steelium barrels paired with OCHP chokes, and adjustable travel of the trigger shoe.

Closeup of the B-Fast stock that provides adjustability and recoil reduction

The BROWNING MARAL 4X HUNTER .300 MAG is a straight pull rifle with a twist, err should I say a spring! The Servo Bolt System uses a spring to return the bolt to the forward, locked position. The spring assistance speeds cycling for faster bolt operation. A high-strength, rotating bolt locks into the barrel.

Another interesting thing about this rifle is that the scout sights actually worked for me! Usually my eyes don’t see scout sights well but these fiber optic ones worked very well.

I am a big fan of Steiner binoculars, in fact I have three of them! Nice to see a wide selection at Shooter’s Choice and have the opportunity to talk to the rep. I found out there is a mail in rebate happening soon, starting in a week or two (although I forgot if it is $125 or $175, sorry!)

Here is a great example, the Commander V, a porro prism from Steiner’s Marine line. The porro prism creates a realistic three-dimensional image, with maximum depth of field, so even at extremely long distances, you can clearly see whether one object is behind or in front of another. Another nice thing about Steiner porro prism binoculars is that once you focus each eyepiece to your vision, it stays in focus from 20 yards to infinity, which is very handy if you are on a moving boat or are tracking a moving animal.

Navigator Pro C 7×30 with integrated HD-stabilized compass.

Ok now THIS is cool! The Steiner ePredator8 scope has a real-time ballistics calculator and Heads-Up Display (HUD) that delivers real-time shot-critical data through its Intelligent Hunting Solution (IHS). It has Bluetooth connectivity, allowing you to pair it with ePredator LRF 10×42 Binoculars for integrated rangefinding!

Upstairs in the bow room, I found the Excalibur Hybrid X, the first compound crossbow from Excalibur in 20 years! It combines the technology and performance of Excalibur’s compression molded limbs and Charger X integrated crank with a custom cam design to reduce the overall width of the crossbow and adds additional speed that is not achievable with recurve limbs alone. It also has DIY Serviceability with a no-press-needed system that sets you free from the workshop, ensuring immediate readiness in any environment.