Ruger’s AR-556 MPR Now Chambered in .450 Bushmaster

Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. (NYSE: RGR) is excited to announce the new AR-556® Multi-Purpose Rifle (“MPR”) chambered in .450 Bushmaster. This new offering is ideal for hunting Midwestern whitetail deer and big pigs and target shooting at heavy steel.

The MPR platform offers superior accuracy, versatility and shootability by incorporating a Ruger® muzzle brake, Elite 452™ two-stage trigger, free-float handguard with Magpul® M-LOK® accessory attachment slots and Magpul furniture. This new rifle combines innovative engineering, modern materials and precision CNC-machining to make a superior rugged, reliable, semi-auto rifle chambered for the .450 Bushmaster cartridge.

Accuracy and velocity are maximized with a nitrided, 18-5/8” cold hammer-forged barrel and the 11/16”-24 radial port muzzle brake to soften recoil. A carbine-length gas system with 0.875” gas block ensures reliable function and fits under the 15” free-float handguard. The Magpul M-LOK accessory attachment slots around the handguard make attaching a sling and bipod easy. The handguard’s smooth profile situates easily on shooting sticks or a backpack for a steady shot. Read more

Firearms

Cyanobacteria- a Concern for Vermont Waterfowl Hunters

MONTPELIER, Vt. – Waterfowl hunters who will have retrieving dogs with them during Vermont’s waterfowl hunting seasons should check waterbodies for cyanobacteria (also known as blue-green algae) blooms before allowing their dogs in the water according to the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources.

Cyanobacteria can produce toxins that are hazardous to dogs. Each year, there are several reports of dog deaths around the country caused by cyanobacteria.

“While cooler weather may knock down existing blooms on some lakes, the same weather may stimulate blooms on other lakes,” said Angela Shambaugh, an environmental scientist with the Agency of Natural Resources. “As waterfowl season gets underway, waterfowl hunters should know to keep their dogs away from cyanobacteria blooms. Because many of them are out on the water well before daylight, they should consider checking conditions the day before.” Read more

Hunting

Barnett’s New Tacti-cool Performance Crossbows

TARPON SPRINGS, FL (September 26, 2018) – When applied to firearms, telescoping stocks offer several tactical advantages over traditional fixed stocks. Primarily, they allow the firearm to be shouldered in tight quarters, can adjust to optimize fit on multiple shooters, and can be shortened to compensate for additional clothing or thick body armor. These very advantages provided the inspiration for Barnett’s all-new TS 370™ and TS 390™ crossbows – a lethal pair of fast-handling, high-performance crossbows featuring fully adjustable telescoping stocks.

Whether an adjustment is needed to compensate for an increase in the amount of clothing worn as the hunting season progresses or if the hunt moves from a wide open treestand to a relatively small ground blind, crossbow hunters will find the advantages of tactical stocks will help them adjust to changing hunting conditions and situations. Additionally, crossbow hunters may find the need to share their crossbows with other members of their families or hunting camps.

Thankfully, up to two-and-a-half inches of adjustability on the versatile new TS 370™ and TS 390™ crossbows ensures that hunters can do all of these things quickly and easily while maintaining Barnett-grade speed, power and accuracy.

Barnett TS 390™ Crossbow

The TS 390™ features an adjustable ventilated stock, CNC machined aluminum flight track and a fiberglass composite Step-Through Riser to produce a light and fast-handling package. Its super strong, lightweight, step-through riser design moves the foot stirrup into the riser assembly, eliminating extra bulk and length, while also making the bow more comfortable to shoulder and easier to steady. At less than 19 inches wide, the nimble TS 390™ is one of Barnett’s narrowest bows. Employing a 185-pound draw weight and 14.25-inch power stroke to accelerate arrows to a flat-shooting 390 feet per second, the TS 390™ delivers a punishing 128 foot-pounds of kinetic energy. Read more

Archery

Speer Personal Protection Rifle Bullets

LEWISTON, Idaho – – Law enforcement professionals trust the Gold Dot bullet design with their lives every day. Speer Bullets now offers consumers the same great performance in a new line of personal protection rifle bullets. Speer bullets exclusive manufacturing process bonds a uniform jacket to the core one atom at a time, ensuring proper expansion and nearly 100 percent weight retention. The result is superb accuracy and immediate, threat-stopping performance. Shipments of these new reloading components are being delivered to dealers now.

Features & Benefits

  • Personal protection rifle bullets in a variety of popular calibers
  • Gold Dot technology virtually eliminates core/jacket separations and produces a very uniform jacket
  • Extreme accuracy
  • Reliable performance to eliminate any threat
  • Consistent penetration and expansion through common barriers
  • 100-count packs

Part No. / Description / MSRP
22455GDB / 224 cal. 55-grain Gold Dot 100-count / $23.95
22462GDB / 224 cal. 62-grain Gold Dot 100-count / $23.95
22475GDB / 224 cal. 75-grain Gold Dot 100-count / $23.95
264120GDB / 264 cal. 120-grain Gold Dot 100-count / $29.95
264140GDB / 264 cal. 140-grain Gold Dot 100-count / $36.95
277115GDB / 277 cal. 115-grain Gold Dot 100-count / $29.95
27790GDB / 277 cal. 90-grain Gold Dot 100-count / $33.95
308150BLKGDB / 308 cal. 300 Blackout 150-grain Gold Dot 100-count / $33.95
308150GDB / 308 cal. 150-grain Gold Dot 100-count / $33.95
308168GDB / 308 cal. 168-grain Gold Dot 100-count / $36.95 Read more

Ammunition

New Halo XLR1500

Halo’s new XLR1500 reaches farther than any Halo rangefinder ever has before, giving rifle hunters and long-range target shooters impressive accuracy at up to 1500 yards. Precise to +/- one yard, the Halo XLR1500 automatically detects and compensates for elevation changes with Angle Intelligence Technology™, which results in the display of a true ballistic distance. Read more

Optics

Ohio Wildlife Offenders Sentenced in Theft/Poaching Case in Northwest Ohio

FINDLAY, OH – Two Lucas County residents were recently convicted in Henry County Common Pleas Court following a two-year poaching and theft investigation by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR), Division of Wildlife.

Edward Polansky, 28, of Holland, and Rodney Polansky, 33, of Toledo, were convicted of engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity, a felony in the 1st degree, and failure to comply with an order of a police officer, a felony in the 3rd degree.

The investigation began in the fall of 2015, when the ODNR Division of Wildlife received multiple theft reports from hunters who had their vehicles broken into while hunting on public lands in Williams, Fulton, Henry, and Lucas counties. Also, during this time the ODNR Division of Wildlife received several deer poaching complaints that were later connected to the Polanskys as a result of the investigation.

A break in the case came in December of 2016, when a hunter witnessed the Polanskys break into his vehicle. This led to the Polanskys arrest and the execution of multiple search warrants by the ODNR Division of Wildlife. The search warrants recovered numerous stolen items including firearms and other hunting related equipment, a snow blower stolen from the ODNR Division of Wildlife, and several illegally taken and possessed deer antlers. In total, 28 victims reported 177 items stolen over a two-year period.

Edward and Rodney Polansky were sentenced to four years in prison, to be served consecutively, and five years of post-release control. Both men lost their hunting, fishing, and trapping privileges for ten years. All evidence was forfeited to the state and items belonging to the victims were returned. The men were ordered to split the payment of $30,823.56 in restitution, to be paid to the victims for damages and loss of property, and to the state for six deer taken or possessed unlawfully. A total of $3,006.44 in court costs was also ordered to be paid. Read more

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RMEF, SAF Oppose Yellowstone Grizzly Ruling

MISSOULA, Mont.—The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation and Sportsmen’s Alliance Foundation disagree with a judge’s decision to vacate the delisting of the Greater Yellowstone grizzly population by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The ruling places the population back on the endangered species list.

“We are highly disappointed with this decision,” said Kyle Weaver, RMEF president and CEO. “Once again we see that extreme environmental groups continue to clog up the delisting process at a time when we should be celebrating the recovery of grizzlies in the region. Scientists gathered data and population numbers that show grizzlies in the region surpassed all recovery criteria and are recovered. This ruling bolsters the case for Congress to update the Endangered Species Act.”
This follows a 2007 decision by the Department of Interior (DOI) to delist Yellowstone grizzlies, a decision that was also litigated by environmental groups and overturned by the federal courts.
“Despite this ruling, the basic facts remain the same: grizzly bears in the Yellowstone area have recovered, and no longer meet the definition of threatened or endangered under the ESA and should be rightfully returned to state management,” said Evan Heusinkveld, Sportsmen’s Alliance Foundation president and CEO. “This ruling is just another example of why we need comprehensive reforms to the way we manage ESA-listed species in this country. We are evaluating all of our legal options to appeal this ruling.”
The DOI announced the removal of Yellowstone area grizzlies, numbering more than 700, from the endangered species list in 2017 based on sound science and millions of hunter dollars spent on researching and studying the bears. Idaho and Wyoming later announced intentions to hold conservative management hunts in the fall of 2018. Those hunts will not take place.
Environmental groups claimed the grizzly population in the Yellowstone region would be decimated if delisted and placed under state management. They made the same claims for the Northern Rocky Mountain wolf population which is 200 to 400 percent above minimum recovery goals, depending on the state.
“State-based management of wildlife is a key facet of the North American Wildlife Conservation Model. That is why the most healthy and robust wildlife populations in the world are found in North America. Grizzlies, like elk, wolves, deer and all other wildlife, should be managed by the states for their overall betterment. This ruling thoroughly frustrates that process,” added Weaver.
About the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation:
Founded over 30 years ago, fueled by hunters and a membership of more than 227,000 strong, RMEF has conserved more than 7.3 million acres for elk and other wildlife. RMEF also works to open and improve public access, fund and advocate for science-based resource management, and ensure the future of America’s hunting heritage. Discover why “Hunting Is Conservation™” at www.rmef.org, elknetwork.com or 800-CALL ELK.
About the Sportsmen’s Alliance:
The Sportsmen’s Alliance and its Foundation protect and defend America’s wildlife conservation programs and the pursuits – hunting, fishing and trapping – that generate the money to pay for them. Stay connected to Sportsmen’s Alliance: Online, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
Animal Rights, Wildlife

Michigan: ‘Smart ship’ technology making waves in Michigan waters

In case you missed it, “Showcasing the DNR” dived into the topic of “smart ship” technologies with a recent story about the new Marine Autonomy Research Site in Lake Superior. The site, near Michigan Technological University in Houghton and managed by the university, will serve as the world’s first freshwater location for testing unmanned (autonomous) surface and underwater vessels for operation in Great Lakes and U.S. coastal waters.

The Michigan Office of the Great Lakes – an office within the DNR – assisted with development of the testing site, a hub for the development of futuristic, state-of-the-art smart ship technologies.

University researchers envision unmanned surface and underwater vessels being used to augment manned research ships to transport remote-sensing technology, collect sonar and video imagery, deploy under frozen Great Lakes waters to gather winter samples and venture to sites unsafe for humans.

Other testing could involve autonomous underwater vehicles monitoring structures such as pipelines for their integrity, identifying shipwrecks or recovering evidence when working with the Michigan State Police. Read more

Fishing

Michigan: 2018 deer hunting forecast predicts successful season

For many years, the DNR has provided a forecast of the upcoming deer seasons. In the 2018 Michigan Deer Hunting Prospects report, the DNR anticipates a successful year for many deer hunters, with indicators showing deer numbers to be up over last year. Biologists are expecting the number of deer taken to increase slightly from last year’s numbers, which were up more than 10 percent from the previous year across the state. Specific regional information is included within the forecast.

The DNR encourages hunters to familiarize themselves with current regulations before hitting the field. Deer regulations can be found at michigan.gov/deer. Other important resources include this year’s Hunting Digest and Antlerless Deer Digest – both available to download at michigan.gov/dnrdigests. Read more

Hunting

Sauer S100 Pantera Precision Rifle in 6.5 Creedmoor

New SAUER S100 Pantera Precision Rifle Now Shipping in 6.5 Creedmoor

San Antonio, Texas – J. P. Sauer & Sohn, Germany’s oldest gunmaker, is now shipping its S100 Pantera compact precision rifle chambered in 6.5 Creedmoor. Distributed by Blaser USA Inc., the S100 Pantera is a highly efficient yet elegant platform for long-range shooting featuring a heavy fluted 20-inch barrel. The adjustable cheek piece on the stock in combination with the recoil pad, which is adjustable sideways and in height, makes the rifle a perfect fit for any shooter. The sculpted pistol grip provides an additional and extremely natural shooting position for first round hits at long range.

The Pantera also has a Cerakote coating on the barrel surface and action while an ultra-rugged special coating protects the underlying laminate wood stock. All SAUER 100 rifles feature a crisp, user adjustable single-stage trigger, three-position safety, cold hammer-forged SAUER barrel, and smooth action bolt. These rifles are designed for accuracy, delivering a guaranteed five-shot sub-MOA performance.

In addition to 6.5 Creedmoor, the SAUER S100 Pantera is currently available in .223 Rem, .243 Win, .308 Win, .30-06 Springfield, and .300 Win Mag with 6.5 PRC to follow.

MSRP: $1,599.99 Read more

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