Category: Ammunition

Jay Leno Bows to Anti-Gun Pressure

NSSF Statement on Jay Leno Cancellation of SHOT Show Appearance

We are clearly disappointed by Jay Leno’s decision not to perform at the 2015 SHOT Show State of the Industry Dinner. He unilaterally cancelled his promised appearance due to pressure from the anti-gun lobby, which included false statements about our industry and its commitment to genuine firearms safety, which we attempted to personally correct with him, but to no avail.

We are not deterred by their publicity seeking nor are we unfamiliar with the bullying political tactics of the gun control groups that seem to have as little respect for the First Amendment as they continually demonstrate with regard to the Second Amendment.

We are proud of the many programs that we run that meaningfully contribute to public safety including our long standing Project ChildSafe and Don’t Lie for the Other Guy initiatives in addition to our members everyday work in compliance with comprehensive federal and state laws. We will not allow the lawful commerce in firearms nor our industry to be demonized and we will continue to speak out for the Second Amendment rights of the millions of law-abiding citizens who are our customers.

Despite Mr. Leno’s cancellation, we look forward to having our biggest and best State of the Industry Dinner to date with a performer that respects the contributions of our industry and the customers it supports.

Ammunition, Firearms, Gun Control

Groups Opposed to Citizen Petitions in Colorado

On November 4, the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) joined a host of sportsmen’s organizations in signing two letters expressing opposition to citizen petitions that will come before the Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) Commission at their meeting in Burlington on November 13. The first petition on the agenda includes a request that the CPW Commission use its regulatory authority to ban the use of traditional lead ammunition for hunting.

However, supporting documents submitted in support of the petition fail to cite any evidence of population-level impacts to the state’s fish and wildlife resources caused by traditional ammunition and also greatly underestimate the effect that a ban would have on consumers’ access to readily available, affordable ammunition throughout the state. Furthermore, the petition fails to recognize the role that hunting and recreational shooting play in supporting fish and wildlife through the American System of Conservation Funding, which serves as the primary mechanism to generate critical conservation dollars for state agencies such as Colorado Parks and Wildlife. Click here to view the letter.

The second petition before the Commission was initiated in response to a legal moose harvest at the U.S. Forest Service’s Brainard Lake Recreation Area during archery season. Subsequent to a licensed hunter shooting a moose in the area during the established hunting season in September, a group of non-consumptive public land users who witnessed the event have asked the CPW Commission to prohibit hunting within a one-mile radius of the Recreation Area.

Granting this petition based on the whims of public land users who do not wish to be exposed to hunting would fail to acknowledge the critical role that sportsmen and women have played in establishing a healthy moose population in Colorado and would unnecessarily limit hunting access in an area that has been enjoyed by hunters for many years.

Using state wildlife management authority to close off federal lands that are open to hunting would set a dangerous precedent and imply that hunters should be held to a different standard than other public land users when it comes to accessing the outdoors. Click here to view the letter.

Colorado state law provides any interested person with the right to petition the Parks and Wildlife for the issuance, amendment or repeal of a rule. Pursuant to the Commission’s policy, petitioners will present evidence of the need for a rule change and the Commission will determine whether to support, reject, modify or accept a petition for further consideration, in which case the petitioners will be asked to work with agency staff to develop regulatory language and any other supporting materials to be considered at a later date.

Ammunition, Animal Rights, Hunting

CMP Unveils New Website

GW:  When I first participated in the Civilian Marksmanship Program, it was an eye-opening delight.  Anyone level of shooter, who has not given it a try, would be well served to join the fun.  It’s always good to go with a friend, but not necessary.  It’s also not necessary to have your own firearm or ammo; firearms of the participating club can be used at no cost and the military ammo can be purchased for a nominal cost.  And, it’s not as hard as one may think to shoot those long-range targets in various positions.  It’s even fun working the pit, which is also part of the program.

After months of preparation and diligent work, the Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) proudly announces the unveiling of its newly enhanced website. The new site includes 300-plus pages, covering more than 40-plus CMP programs, to serve as a guide into the current offerings, commitments and future endeavors of the CMP.

With a more clean, organized appearance, the website is now just as pleasant to look at as it is to use. The site is divided into main categories, such as Sales & Services, Competitions, Air Rifle, Clubs, Training & Tech and Communications. By clicking on any of these categories, additional content under those sections will become visible, as well as suggested content.

Along with a fresh facelift, the new design has transformed www.THECMP.org into a user-friendly site, with easy-to-navigate functionality. Breadcrumbs at the top of each page allow users to easily route back and forth through each page of content, if needed.

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Ammunition, Firearms

Savage Arms, Federal Ammunition Deliver Sure Shot at Savings

ANOKA, MiN – Savage® Arms and Federal® Ammunition deliver hunters and shooters a sure shot at savings with a mail-in rebate program. Available for a limited time to coincide with the hunting and holiday gift-giving seasons, buyers of a new Savage Arms centerfire rifle and $50 worth of qualifying Federal Premium®, Federal Power•Shok® or Fusion® rifle ammunition can receive a $25 rebate. Read more

Ammunition, Firearms

Brownells Gives Thanks, Prizes Every Day in November

MONTEZUMA, Iowa – Brownells will offer thanks and celebrate its customers by giving away more than $15,000 in free merchandise from popular manufacturers throughout the month of November as a part of its “30 Days of Thanks” promotion.

Prizes valued up to $1400 will be up for grabs from companies like SilencerCo, Battle Arms, Apex Tactical, EOTech, Magpul and more. Brownells will announce that day’s prize each day at 9AM. Daily winners will also receive a Brownells 75th Anniversary hat, patch and a pocket knife.

To enter, customers, or Brownells newcomers, must first “Like” the Brownells Facebook page, then fill out the sweepstakes form. Customers without a Facebook account may enter through the “30 Days of Thanks” page at Brownells.com. Read more

Ammunition, Firearms, Hunting

GunZillion.com Announces $1,000 Brownells Gift Card Giveaway

Omaha, NE – www.GunZillion.com, a comparison shopping engine dedicated exclusively to firearms, parts, ammunition, and accessories, announced their kick off promotion today. The promotion features a $1,000 Brownells Gift Card giveaway as well as a double daily drawing where 60 lucky winners will receive either a GunZillion T-Shirt & Koozie or Brownells 75th Anniversary Knife & Koozie. For details and to enter the contest please visit www.gunzillion.com/giveaway.

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Ammunition, Firearms

Liberty Ammo Introduces 10mm

GW:  A true magnum with energy between a .357 and .44 Remington Magnum, this caliber is one of my favorite’s for concealed carry.  And, it’s good to see some more ammo options – especially one as hot as this cartridge.

Liberty’s Lead-Free Civil Defense Line of ammunition for personal defense and law enforcement features approximately twice the velocity, three times the terminal effect, 30% more energy and less felt recoil.

Bradenton, FL- Liberty Ammunition, the global leader in high performance, lead-free ammunition for military, law enforcement and civilian markets, is pleased to announce the 10mm Auto as the newest addition to its Civil Defense line of high performance personal defense ammunition. The 10mm Auto is ideal for personal defense, tactical use and for hunting. Liberty’s high-performance ammunition delivers approximately twice the velocity, three times the terminal effect, 30% more energy transfer, noticeable reductions in felt recoil, while considerably reducing the weight of all loaded weapons.

In testing at Liberty’s production facility, the Civil Defense 10mm Auto achieved velocities greater than 2,400 FPS, creating 780 FPE. This velocity is nearly double that of standard 10mm ammo. The Civil Defense line of lead-free ammunition features nickel-plated, solid copper projectiles and nickel-plated brass cases. Every round exceeds match-grade quality in performance.

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Ammunition, Self Defense

How to Dial in Your Deer Gun

By Glen Wunderlich

With relatively moderate temperatures still with us, it’s best to get your favorite deer gun sighted in properly while conditions cooperate. By procrastinating, you may be relegated to testing during cold and windy days, which can end up being a total waste of time and expensive ammunition.

 

While it may be true that wind can be present in hunting situations, you certainly don’t want to adjust aiming points relative to any substantial crosswinds, when they probably won’t be the same later. It’s best to select a calm day for testing; any adjustments necessary during a hunt should be made afield based on the conditions that day, instead. Crosswinds cause substantially greater deflection of a given projectile than do headwinds or tailwinds. So, if you must sight in with the wind blowing, line up your target directly downwind or upwind, if at all possible.

 

A six-inch target will provide a necessary margin for error for deer-sized targets, even though the actual kill zone is larger. Orange squares with the black outlines are good for scoped guns and plain black circles or squares are best for iron sights, red dot sights.

 

Start with a clean, unloaded gun ensuring there is no oil or grease in the barrel by running a dry patch through it. Make sure everything is tight – especially scope bases, rings, and stock screws. Use a good, solid rest at the forend and butt stock. Sandbags work well, but it’s best to place your hand on the forend and rest it on the sandbag to simulate hunting conditions. Small bipods can make for a steady front rest when target shooting but may not produce the same results afield, unless you’ll be hunting with one.

 

At 25 yards, shoot three shots and find the middle of the group. (If you are missing the paper completely, move in to about 10 feet. A single shot will usually be enough to let you know which direction to go.) Remember, at 25 yards to make adjustments at four times what you would at 100 yards.

 

For most guns, you are ready to move the target to 100 yards, if you are dead on at 25 yards. Don’t change anything and shoot another 3-shot group at 100 yards, find the center of the group and adjust to your chosen elevation at 100 yards. Even with a conservative 6-inch kill zone target, “Point-Blank Range” can be maximized by having the bullet or slug impact somewhat high at 100 yards.

 

The Point-Blank Range of any gun is the distance at which a hunter can hold right on the center of the kill zone and be able to hit within the vital zone. This means, if you set up your gun properly, you won’t have to guess whether to hold high or low on the deer, or how much. Just aim for the center of the vitals. Some hunters make the mistake of sighting in dead on at 100 yards, when longer shots are possible during a hunt.

 

Here’s an example: A 30-06 with a 180-grain spire point bullet going 2700 Feet Per Second (FPS) at the muzzle, with a 100-yard zero puts the bullet 3 inches low at 175 yards. Using the 6-inch kill zone, 175 yards becomes your limit without ambiguous holdover, because the bullet will fall to the bottom of the vitals by aiming at the center of the kill zone.

 

However, if the same cartridge is set for a 215 yard zero, the bullet reaches its peak of 3 inches high at 130 yards and is 3 inches low at 255 yards. As long as the deer is no farther than 255 yards, can aim dead center and take him out cleanly. Just by changing the zero, 80 additional yards are gained.

 

Shotguns are relatively slow in comparison – even with the fastest modern sabot offerings. The best bet is to get to the range and test at various ranges with your gun and loads, because there are just too many variables to rely exclusively on charts. Whatever you choose to shoot, just make sure the bullet/slug never gets higher or lower than 3 inches when holding dead on.

 

Once sighted in, shoot from various positions and with rests you may use in the field. As long as you can keep 9 out of 10 in the six-inch circle, you are shooting within ethical standards. If you are unable to do so, being ethical demands you to restrict your shots to a maximum range that allows you to do so.

 

When finished, don’t clean the gun’s barrel, because a clean barrel may change your point of impact. Just unload the gun, wipe off the exterior using a light protectant, and store it safely and it will remain ready for hunting.

Ammunition, Firearms, Hunting
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