Outdoor commentary and legislative issues.
Mona, UT – Industry innovator Barnes® Bullets is offering a cash-back rebate through December 31 2012, on select VOR-TX® Ammunition to United States and Canada Customers. The 2012 Barnes Consumer Rebate will be redeemable for $5 per box, up to $20 excluding VOR-TX Safari ammunition. Read more
Shawnee, KS — Hodgdon® The Gun Powder People®, the leading provider of smokeless and muzzleloading powders announced today that after 65 years in the same location it has a new corporate headquarters in Shawnee Kansas. Read more
Shelton, CT., – July 31, 2012 Charter Arms, manufacturer of American made affordable and reliable revolvers for over 48 years, has added the new 9mm Rimless Revolver to their popular PITBULL series. Since its inception in 1902 by Georg Luger, the 9mm has been the world’s most popular and widely used NATO cartridge favored by Military and LE agencies. Read more
Read it for yourself: The UN Arms Trade Treaty is here…
SIDNEY, NE – Cabela’s Incorporated (NYSE:CAB), the World’s Foremost Outfitter® of hunting, fishing and outdoor gear, announced today plans to bring the unique Cabela’s shopping experience to Saginaw, Michigan. The Saginaw store is expected to open in the spring of 2013. Read more
Early Canada goose season will be similar to last year, as the Natural Resources Commission (NRC) adopted regulations at its regular monthly meeting last Thursday at Harsens Island.
The season will be Sept. 1-10 in the Upper Peninsula and Huron, Saginaw and Tuscola counties; and Sept. 1-15 in the remainder of the state. The daily bag limit is five. Read more
The National Shooting Sports Foundation, a longtime USA Shooting sponsor, recently provided the organization with $100,000 donation to help support the USA Shooting Team and shooter development programs. The financial donation along with their multi-year support, publicity and recognition helps increase USA Shooting’s visibility and preserve the Olympic shooting sports nationwide. Read more
As the U.N. Conference on the Arms Trade Treaty entered its second week of negotiations, NRA Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre addressed the conference and made the position of the NRA and American gun owners crystal clear: No treaty that includes civilian arms is acceptable.
Here is the text of the speech: Read more
By Glen Wunderlich
Well over 100 years ago, our grandparents searched the pages of the Sears catalog to discover the latest in consumer goods. By the late 1800s the catalog began carrying Christmas holiday items leading to its eventual status as the “Wish Book.” Although the catalog was a mail-order marketing marvel, it was also entertainment for the whole family. Times have certainly changed, as the Wish Book’s shiny pages have been replaced with point and click technology of the computer age. However, a new “Wish Book” has surfaced for the gun enthusiast in the form of a DVD: Firearms Guide, 3rd Edition. Read more
A downstate Illinois pro-gun group says it turned payouts from Chicago’s firearm buyback program last weekend into a fund-raiser for a youth summer camp sponsored by none other than theNational Rifle Association. The model for future gun buy-backs is here…