Outdoor commentary and legislative issues.
LONOKE, Ark. –– Remington Ammunition has announced its new UMC Leadless line of cartridges, including 9MM Luger and 223 Remington. These rounds provide the same performance and accuracy as traditional UMC FMJ ammunition, while remaining fit for use in lead-restricted ranges and regions. Read more
ANOKA, Minnesota –– Federal Ammunition announces the addition of Freight Train Copper to its lineup of tipped sabot slugs in 12- and 20-gauge. The new product was recently announced and on display during the 2024 SHOT Show in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Freight Train Copper is an all-new lineup of tipped sabot slugs in 12-gauge, 300-grain, or 20-gauge, 275-grain. Both are available in 2-3/4- or 3-inch. The load’s streamlined copper projectile and exclusive sabot design combine to print excellent groups at 200 yards through rifled barrels. A polymer tip and aerodynamic nose profile maximize downrange energy, while the externally skived nose cavity provides dramatic expansion. Read more
LONOKE, Ark. –– Remington Ammunition has announced a new bullet exclusively engineered for muzzleloaders, Premier AccuTip MZ. Designed for muzzleloading hunting with both modern or traditional 50 caliber rifles, Premier AccuTip MZ’s muzzleloading bullets/sabots provide exceptional accuracy and dramatic performance on big game.
Premier AccuTip MZ’s bonded bullet is guided by the innovative Power Port™ Tip, the same industry-leading technology used in Remington’s popular Premier AccuTip rifled shotgun slugs. On impact, the tip enables quick expansion for deadly energy transfer while the 260-grain bonded bullet provides optimal penetration and 97%+ weight retention. Read more
The 2X2X2™ Ammo Carrier 2.0 is a belt slide cartridge carrier that holds six revolver rounds for easy access. The cartridges are divided into pairs for easy speed or tactical reloading. The updated design uses belt slots, or can be used as a quick on-off design by simply sliding the flap under one’s belt and snapping it closed. The new design also prevents the cartridges from inverting when the carrier is unsnapped.
Also accommodates cartridges held in our E-Z Loader Cartridge Strips.
Constructed of premium steerhide, it’s available in black or tan finish. Ambidextrous and fits belts up to 1 3/4″ wide. Read more
LONOKE, AR. –– The Deadliest Mushroom in the WoodsTM is now available for handgun hunters everywhere. Remington Ammunition is proud to announce the introduction of a dedicated version of Core-Lokt engineered specifically for big game handgun hunting, Core-Lokt Handgun.
Core-Lokt Handgun provides deer, hog and black bear hunters with trusted Core-Lokt terminal performance. This projectile’s hollow point gives excellent expansion at handgun velocities along with high weight retention on target. Designed for accuracy from pistol-length barrels, the cartridges provide ideal terminal results fired from semi-automatic handguns or revolvers. Core-Lokt Handgun ammunition also features nickel-plated cases for ultimate dependability. Read more
LEWISTON, Idaho –– CCI Ammunition has recently released Uppercut Defense 22 LR which is designed for short-barreled, self-defense handguns. The new offering is the company’s first product that falls in the personal protection ammo category.
https://www.cci-ammunition.com/uppercut.html
“We recognized that there are a growing number of people that have chosen 22 LR for their defense pistol for various reasons,” said Jason Slinkard, CCI’s Rimfire Product Director. “We felt it was the right time to produce the best round for those consumers to use for protection.” Read more
LONOKE, Ark. –– Remington Ammunition is proud to announce the launch of its next big game ammunition, Premier CuT. This tipped copper ammunition sets a new standard in hunting, offering hunters exceptional accuracy across all hunting ranges with a lead-free bullet.
Premier CuT features a monolithic copper alloy bullet that maximizes aerodynamic efficiency and weight retention, ensuring optimal penetration and delivering outstanding results. With its precision tip, Premier CuT boasts a high ballistic coefficient and flat trajectories, with instant expansion and energy transfer upon impact.
“Our goal with Premier CuT was to create a game-changing ammunition that would provide hunters with the next level of precision and effectiveness,” said Remington Centerfire Product Director Kris Carson. “We are confident that Premier CuT will exceed their expectations and become their go-to choice for big game hunting.”
Premier CuT’s tough copper alloy bullet effortlessly cuts through medium to large game while retaining an impressive 95% of its weight. The precision grooves on the bullet further enhance its aerodynamic performance, ensuring consistent and reliable results in the field. Premier CuT is loaded with Remington’s premier components, including top-notch brass and propellants, guaranteeing consistent reliability with every shot.
Remington will load Premier CuT in a full line up of popular centerfire rifle hunting cartridges including 6.5 PRC, 7 PRC and 300 PRC.
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By Glen Wunderlich
Charter Member Professional Outdoor Media Association (POMA)
Michigan’s attorney general, Dana Nessel, along with 19 Blue-State counterparts, has signed onto a letter directed to the Stefanie Feldman, Director of the White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention, to stop the Lake City ammunition plant from selling to civilians in a desperate attempt to appear to be doing something to prevent violence.
Led by anti-gun AG Letitia James of New York the letter reads as follows: “We write on behalf of the States of New York, Arizona, California, Connecticut, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Hawai’i, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Washington (the “States”) to express concern about recent reports that billions of rounds of military-grade ammunition manufactured at the Lake City Army Ammunition Plant have been sold on the commercial market, leading to their use in many of the most tragic mass shootings in recent history. We ask your Office to conduct an investigation into the contracting processes that led to this situation, and to take action to ensure that military-grade and military-subsidized ammunition stays out of civilian hands.”
“Ammunition from Lake City is manufactured for military use and does not belong in our communities,” the letter reads. “Federal courts have repeatedly noted the military nature of 5.56-millimeter rounds, which are used in military issued rifles, such as the M-16. Military-style weapons – and the ammunition specifically manufactured for them – should be limited to military use. Even if military-grade ammunition were appropriate for the civilian market, its sale to private parties should not be subsidized by taxpayer dollars.”
The Lake City plant is government-owned but run by Winchester and is only able to sell ammo commercially when it produces an excess beyond what the government requires. Additionally, the same ammo is produced by other manufacturers and readily available to consumers.
On face value the matters presented in the letter appear to be quite ominous, but a deeper look into the issue’s unintended consequences is necessary before jumping into the battle.
The National Shooting Sports Foundation explains what would happen if the liberal AGs got their way: “This policy to deny the sale of excess ammunition not only would freeze over 30 percent of the 5.56 mm/.223 caliber ammunition used by law-abiding gun owners, it risks the ammunition industry’s ability to surge production capacity for national defense, if the costs to maintain the present workforce isn’t recouped through sales to the civilian market.”
There is no evidentiary claim that the ammunition that Lake City makes available to the public is inherently more lethal or liable to be misused than any other brand of ammunition of the same caliber. The term “military grade” ammunition, referenced in the letter is meant to infer that the ammo has some qualities that differ from any other ammo available. It does not!
Meanwhile, in an interview with the Detroit Free Press, Attorney General Dana Nessel has expressed her dissatisfaction with her six-figure salary, which coincidentally comes 100 percent from Michigan’s taxpayer dollars.
She should concern herself with something other than window dressing and this obvious back-door attempt at more gun control legislation that does nothing to deter the demented desire of a single person.
By Glen Wunderlich
Charter Member Professional Outdoor Media Association (POMA)
Why is that the vocal gun grabbers always attempt to demonize the Second Amendment of our Constitution but always fail to change it or even repeal it? Certainly, our liberal President Biden has attempted to undermine it with executive orders, which fail to become the law of the land for one reason: They’re not legal and he has no authority to do so. In fact, if the legal procedures are followed by means of the Constitution enumerated below, the President has no say in the matter.
So, when confronted with any Second Amendment bellyacher, ask him or her why they don’t a support or pursue the legal process that agrees with their ideals. Remember that it can, and has, been done in our country’s history.
The authority to amend the Constitution of the United States is derived from Article V of the Constitution. After Congress proposes an amendment, the Archivist of the United States, who heads the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), is charged with responsibility for administering the ratification process under the provisions of 1 U.S.C. 106b. The Archivist has delegated many of the ministerial duties associated with this function to the Director of the Federal Register. Neither Article V of the Constitution nor section 106b describe the ratification process in detail. The Archivist and the Director of the Federal Register follow procedures and customs established by the Secretary of State, who performed these duties until 1950, and the Administrator of General Services, who served in this capacity until NARA assumed responsibility as an independent agency in 1985.
The Constitution provides that an amendment may be proposed either by the Congress with a two-thirds majority vote in both the House of Representatives and the Senate or by a constitutional convention called for by two-thirds of the State legislatures. None of the 27 amendments to the Constitution has been proposed by constitutional convention. The Congress proposes an amendment in the form of a joint resolution. Since the President does not have a constitutional role in the amendment process, the joint resolution does not go to the White House for signature or approval. The original document is forwarded directly to NARA’s Office of the Federal Register (OFR) for processing and publication. The OFR adds legislative history notes to the joint resolution and publishes it in slip law format. The OFR also assembles an information package for the States which includes formal “red-line” copies of the joint resolution, copies of the joint resolution in slip law format, and the statutory procedure for ratification under 1 U.S.C. 106b.
The Archivist submits the proposed amendment to the States for their consideration by sending a letter of notification to each Governor along with the informational material prepared by the OFR. The Governors then formally submit the amendment to their State legislatures or the state calls for a convention, depending on what Congress has specified. In the past, some State legislatures have not waited to receive official notice before taking action on a proposed amendment. When a State ratifies a proposed amendment, it sends the Archivist an original or certified copy of the State action, which is immediately conveyed to the Director of the Federal Register. The OFR examines ratification documents for facial legal sufficiency and an authenticating signature. If the documents are found to be in good order, the Director acknowledges receipt and maintains custody of them. The OFR retains these documents until an amendment is adopted or fails, and then transfers the records to the National Archives for preservation.
A proposed amendment becomes part of the Constitution as soon as it is ratified by three-fourths of the States (38 of 50 States). When the OFR verifies that it has received the required number of authenticated ratification documents, it drafts a formal proclamation for the Archivist to certify that the amendment is valid and has become part of the Constitution. This certification is published in the Federal Register and U.S. Statutes at Large and serves as official notice to the Congress and to the Nation that the amendment process has been completed.
In a few instances, States have sent official documents to NARA to record the rejection of an amendment or the rescission of a prior ratification. The Archivist does not make any substantive determinations as to the validity of State ratification actions, but it has been established that the Archivist’s certification of the facial legal sufficiency of ratification documents is final and conclusive.
In recent history, the signing of the certification has become a ceremonial function attended by various dignitaries, which may include the President. President Johnson signed the certifications for the 24th and 25th Amendments as a witness, and President Nixon similarly witnessed the certification of the 26th Amendment along with three young scholars. On May 18, 1992, the Archivist performed the duties of the certifying official for the first time to recognize the ratification of the 27th Amendment, and the Director of the Federal Register signed the certification as a witness.
LEWISTON, Idaho –– CCI Ammunition is proud to announce new ammunition options for 2024. Four all-new products will be showcased and on display at the 2024 SHOT Show (Booth No. 11838), January 23–26 at the Venetian Expo and Caesars Forum in Las Vegas, Nevada. These new additions include Uppercut Defense 22 LR, Hevi-Bismuth Pest Control Shotshell, 10mm Pest Control Shotshell, and Blazer Brass low-recoil 9mm handgun ammunition.
Uppercut’s 22 LR, 32-grain, jacketed hollow point bullet features nose skiving that initiates full and reliable expansion through 2.5- to 4-inch semi-auto pistols, while retaining the weight needed to hit critical penetration depths needed for self-defense. Plus, CCI ’s legendary priming ensures it will always be ready if ever required.
The new Hevi-Bismuth pest control centerfire handgun shotshells are loaded with the Catalyst lead-free primer and HEVI-Bismuth pellets. At 9.6 g/cc, the shot carries nearly the same density and downrange energy of lead but adheres to all non-toxic ammunition requirements. Available in 9mm Luger, 38/357 Mag., 40 S&W, 44 Spl/Rem Mag., 45 Auto, and 45 Colt.
The new 10mm Auto 105-grain No. 9 pest control centerfire handgun shotshells produce consistent patterns that make it easier to knock down nasty critters such as snakes and other pests in tight quarters. Packed in reusable boxes of 10 shotshells.
New 9mm Luger Blazer Brass handgun ammunition features reloadable brass cases, quality primers, and clean-burning propellants. The new lower-recoil, 100-grain load offers consistent, reliable, accurate performance for target shooting. Read more