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Winter Nutcrackers in Michigan

By Glen Wunderlich

Old Man Winter has finally made an appearance and has blessed Michigan with frozen everything from toes to water pipes.  The wintering birds are flocking to feeders –and, yes, mourning doves by the dozen, too – in their never-ending quest to survive.  Animals have an innate response to harsh weather by feeding heavily before ominous weather fronts approach, and with that understanding and a trusty .22 caliber rimfire, I headed to the woods at dawn in search of squirrels.OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA

In Michigan, squirrels aren’t hunted as much as they are in some of the southern states and are quite under-utilized making for little competition from other hunters in most areas. I learned early in life that the .22 rimfire was the best tool for the job – not that a shotgun won’t bring them down – but, who needs the hidden lead pellets, extra holes, extra noise, extra cost, etc.   Read more

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Competitive Shooters Get State-of-the-Art Facility

By Glen Wunderlich

Preparing American athletes to win Olympic medals is no small challenge.  USA Shooting, a 501c3 non-profit corporation, was chartered by the United States Olympic Committee as the National Governing Body for the sport of shooting in April 1995 and gets no governmental financial help, as do competing foreign shooters.  And, plenty of practice is required.  However, practice itself doesn’t make perfect; only perfect practice does.

Firearms and technique are most important but until now, our athletes had been at a bit of a disadvantage in the technological aspect of matching ammunition to specific firearms.  Not anymore.

Lapua, maker of some of the most accurate ammunition in the world, has opened new Rimfire Service Center in Mesa, Arizona.  Patterned after the world-renowned Lapua Service Center in Schönebeck, Germany, this facility Read more

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Prostaff® Target EFR Riflescope for Air Rifle or Rimfire

The new Nikon PROSTAFF Target EFR 3-9×40 is designed and engineered for .22 LR, air rifle and other applications where the versatility of focusing at extended ranges – both close and distant – is desired.  The Target EFR uses the new Nikon Precision Reticle featuring a fine crosshair with dot and provides an adjustable objective lens that allows focusing from 10 meters to infinity.

Nikon EFR 3x9x40

  The PROSTAFF Target EFR is enhanced by a Precision reticle and a 50-yard parallax setting for confidence and precision.  Nikon coats all its lenses with multiple layers of anti-reflective compounds.  The resulting fully multicoated lenses provide maximum brightness, contrast and light transmission.  The Target EFR includes a large ocular with quick focus eyepiece.  It also is waterproof, fogproof, and shockproof.    Available in matte finish, the Target EFR features ¼-inch adjustments at 50 yards with an incredible 80-MOA adjustment range at 100 yards.  Zero-Reset turrets allow you to sight it in at 50 yards, then lift the spring-loaded adjustment knob, rotate to your “zero”, and re-engage.

The PROSTAFF Target EFR 3-9×40 will retail for $189.95. Read more

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Alexander Arms Announces AR15 Rifles Chambered in 17HMR

Alexander Arms is proud to announce that they are currently shipping production AR15 rifles chambered in 17HMR. The rifles are the only semi auto rifles specifically designed to reliably and accurately shoot the high performance 17HMR cartridge. Alexander Arm’s 17HMR rifle is not a reworked 22 rim fire action but a purpose built design that will provide a life time of high performance rimfire shooting fun. Read more

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BKL Introduces Advanced Adjustable Scope Mount

 

November, 17, 2011(Fort Worth, Texas) BKL Technologies, the Rimfire and Airgun Mount Specialist, is expanding the world’s largest selection of airgun & rimfire dovetail mounting solutions to include an Adjustable Scope Mount System. Featuring BKL’s patented Auto-Centering and Clamp Spreading technology, this mount is ideal for rifles that need additional
scope elevation adjustment and for those trying to keep their crosshairs optically centered in the scope tube.

The BKL adjustable mount system is a significant improvement over traditional adjustable scope mounts Read more

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