SIG SAUER Offers Commercial Variant of the U.S. Army’s M17

SIG SAUER Brings the U.S. Army’s M17 to the Commercial Market

Newington, N.H.   – SIG SAUER, Inc. is pleased to introduce the commercial variant of the U.S. Army’s M17 official service pistol called the P320-M17.

After one of the most rigorous and highly competitive review processes in the history of military firearms the SIG SAUER M17 was awarded the Modular Handgun System (MHS) contract for the U.S. Army. The M17 is a P320-based platform, and was selected for its uniquely innovative modularity, uncompromising performance, and unmatched capability. The P320-M17 closely follows the specifications of the U.S. Army’s M17.

“It was truly an honor for SIG SAUER to be chosen as the U.S. Army’s choice with the M17. When the selection was announced, civilian interest in the pistol was immediate,” said Tom Taylor, Chief Marketing Officer and Executive Vice President, SIG SAUER, Inc. “We are proud to bring this P320-M17 to the marketplace to meet the substantial civilian interest, and the high demand, to own the pistol the Army uses as well as the other branches of the U.S. Military.” Read more

National Smallbore Matches return to Camp Perry

The Civilian Marksmanship Program National Smallbore Matches will take place July 17-22, 2018 at the historic Camp Perry, OH. It’s been several years since national smallbore matches have taken place at Camp Perry and many competitors will embrace the experience of shooting on these ranges again.

ELEY is committed to supporting different shooting disciplines throughout the United States and is proud to be a sponsor of the CMP National Smallbore Matches. “As a competitive shooter it is exciting to see matches take place on this range again. It’s a tough range, but there is no other setting that brings together the camaraderie that Camp Perry does. We at ELEY are proud to support these matches, especially with the relationship we have developed with the CMP” said Jamie Corkish, 2012 Olympic Gold Medalist and ELEY Sales and Marketing Manager. Read more

Liberty Suppressors Vector 22LR Suppressor

Liberty Suppressors is proud to announce the release of our latest silencer design, the Vector, a 22LR silencer.

The Vector is Liberty’s newest 22LR silencer aimed specifically at the hunting and recreational shooting communities. It is 5” or 6” inches long by 1.125” in diameter with a mixture of metals that is greater than the sum of its parts. The Vector was designed from the ground up to solve the biggest problem of rimfire silencers…cleaning. We have made this silencer so easy to clean, that it is almost not fair. Dismantled with a common 3/8” drive ratchet,
this silencer almost falls apart in your hands! The Vector has everything you have come to expect from Liberty as well, such as a beautifully finished, ergonomic and attractive design, that also offers excellent suppression. But the features don’t stop there! Additionally, we have made this silencer modular in design so that the end user can choose between a compact footprint or an even quieter setup depending on their needs. Immediately available for transfer, all

NFA rules apply.
The Vector has an MSRP of $348. Read more

Bushnell Elite Tactical XRS II Used to Win King of the 2 Miles Match

OVERLAND PARK, Kansas – – Bushnell sponsored shooter Robert Brantley won the 2018 King of the 2 Miles (KO2M) Match in Raton, New Mexico, using an Elite Tactical XRS II riflescope.

The KO2M competition is a two-day extreme long-range (ELR) match held at the NRA Whittington Center in New Mexico. Teams consist of one shooter and up to two wind coaches/spotters, who fire on steel targets ranging from about 1,500 to 3,500 yards.

Brantley outshot 62 other competitors during the match, amassing 85,178 points to finish more than 20,000 points ahead of runner-up John Buhay. Read more

NSSF Debuts LetsGoShooting.org

NEWTOWN, Conn. — The National Shooting Sports Foundation® (NSSF®) is pleased to announce the launch of an all-new website, LetsGoShooting.org.

LetsGoShooting.org was created to be a go-to resource for all things target shooting and firearms safety. Those new to firearms and the shooting sports, especially those who haven’t yet taken their first shots or purchased their first firearm, will find a wealth of information about the various target sports, firearms retailer listings and maps showing area ranges, shooting and safety tips and information on finding instruction. Read more

Mossberg® Introduces JM Pro Adjustable Match Trigger

Precision Replacement Trigger for AR15 and AR10 Rifles

North Haven, CT – O.F. Mossberg and Sons, Inc., a leader in the firearms industry with over 100 design and utility patents and one of the most innovative firearms manufacturers, is pleased to announce the release of the JM Pro Adjustable Match Trigger, a drop-in adjustable precision trigger that is compatible with standard AR15 and AR10 rifles. Working with world-renowned, 3-Gun shooter, Jerry Miculek, Mossberg engineered the new JM Pro Adjustable Match Trigger as a standard rifle upgrade for competition and recreational shooters and hunters where trigger control and great shot placement are keys to success.

Designed and constructed for consistent, shot-after-shot accuracy with a crisp, creep-free break, this patented drop-in trigger design will fit all standard Mil-Spec AR15 and AR10 lower receivers with .154” trigger and hammer pin holes. The JM Pro trigger housing is precision-machined and the trigger pull weight is user-adjustable with a 3 to 6-pound range of adjustment. The trigger also features user-adjustable overtravel, allowing for personalization. Read more

Big, Bad Bullet Drop-Ballistic to The Rescue

Gainesville, GA- Bullet drop. It keeps long-range shooters awake at night, and has long-range hunters glued to their Ballistic app when they are afield.

How much drop? At what distance? If you go from Load A to Load B, each with a different muzzle velocity, what’s the drop now?

The information you input to your Ballistic app will calculate the drop of your bullet and various distances. Yet, some shooters don’t quite understand that the smallest changes in the shooting environment can greatly influence just how much a bullet may or may not drop, especially as shooting distances lengthen.

Gravity, of course, is a constant factor in bullet drop, and Ballistic automatically calculates for this very important factor.

However, many other factors are at work, too. For example, air resistance progressively slows a bullet, but, what determines the air resistance in any particular shooting scenario, primarily air temperature.

According to Curt Vaughn, Head of Product for Ballistic, and a long-range shooting competitor, temperature differences don’t impact the actual path of the bullet. Yet, the air temperature very much influences how fast gunpowder burns and therefore how much pressure your round develops. Higher air temps equal higher velocities, all other factors being equal.

For example, when a .243 Ackley Improved handload of Vaughn’s is fired at 20 degrees Fahrenheit, it has a muzzle velocity of 3,175 fps, staying super-sonic out to 1,350 yards. But when it’s 80 degrees? Now, the muzzle velocity is 3,286 fps, and the bullet remains super-sonic out to 1,450 yards.

Likewise, Vaughn adds, barometric pressure, “is immensely important in making long-range shots, and needs to be factored into your calculations.”

In general, the higher the barometric pressure, the more drag the air applies to the bullet. For example, with a temperature at 50 degrees Fahrenheit, and a barometric pressure of 30.00 inches, at Sea Level, bullets from Vaughn’s .243 AI handloads travel approximately 1,400 yards at super-sonic speed before they drop to sub-sonic. However, the same load, same rifle and location, but with the barometer reading 27.00 inches?  Now those rounds have a maximum super-sonic range of 1,550 yards.

To accurately calculate your bullet drop, make sure you input these and other environmental factors into your Ballistic calculations. Ballistic features a one-touch atmospheric correction tab to more detailed inputs, as well as numerous other factors, to put you on target fast and with great precision. Read more

Steyr Arms Announces Summer Sales Event Cash-Rebate Program

BESSEMER, AL  (July 16, 2018) — The Steyr Arms Summer Sale Event 2018 consumer cash rebate program has begun and will provide customers cash rebates of $125 for any Steyr Pro THB, Pro THB 6.5 Creedmoor or Scout Rifle purchased from any Authorized Steyr Dealer between July 9 and Aug. 31, 2018.

To receive the cash-back rebate once you have purchased a qualifying firearm, you have two options to submit your rebate. You can either go to http://steyrarms.rebateaccess.com to submit your rebate electronically, or you can download and fill out the rebate form—which can be found at http://steyrarms.com/rebate/—and mail it along with with a copy of the original dated sales receipt to: Promotion #84315, Steyr Arms $125 MIR, P.O. Box 22092, Tempe, AZ 85285-2092. Mail-in forms must be postmarked by Sept. 30, 2018. To check the status of your rebate, visit http://steyrarms.rebateaccess.com or call 800-953-3098. A rebate check will be received within six to eight weeks of submission. Read more

SnapSafe Announces Summer of Security Sweepstakes

Grand Island, NE — SnapSafe®, a Hornady® company, has launched the Summer of Security Sweepstakes.

Grand prize will be a SnapSafe® Under Bed Safe XXL full of the winner’s choice of Frontier® 223 Remington or 5.56 NATOammunition. Contestants can enter at https://www.snapsafe.com/enter-to-win-summer-of-security-sweepstakes by guessing the number of rounds in the safe. For sweepstakes rules, go to https://woobox.com/rzc3kh/rules.

Contestants can guess once — or as often as once a day, every day — through the month of July. The sweepstakes also includes these SnapSafe® security products as weekly prizes:

• July 13 – SnapSafe® Drop Box® Keypad Vault

• July 20 – SnapSafe® 2-Gun Keypad Vault

• July 27 – SnapSafe® Trunk Safe

The SnapSafe® Under Bed Safe XXL features 14-gauge steel construction, a digital lock with key backup and a drawer rated for 150 pounds. Read more

DOJ, SAF Reach Settlement in Defense Distributed Lawsuit

BELLEVUE, WA – The Department of Justice and Second Amendment Foundation have reached a settlement in SAF’s lawsuit on behalf of Cody Wilson and Defense Distributed over free speech issues related to 3-D files and other information that may be used to manufacture lawful firearms. SAF and Defense Distributed had filed suit against the State Department under the Obama administration, challenging a May 2013 attempt to control public speech as an export under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), a Cold War-era law intended to control exports of military articles.

Under terms of the settlement, the government has agreed to waive its prior restraint against the plaintiffs, allowing them to freely publish the 3-D files and other information at issue. The government has also agreed to pay a significant portion of the plaintiffs’ attorney’s fees, and to return $10,000 in State Department registration dues paid by Defense Distributed as a result of the prior restraint.

Significantly, the government expressly acknowledges that non-automatic firearms up to .50-caliber – including modern semi-auto sporting rifles such as the popular AR-15 and similar firearms – are not inherently military.

“Not only is this a First Amendment victory for free speech, it also is a devastating blow to the gun prohibition lobby,” noted SAF founder and Executive Vice President Alan M. Gottlieb. “For years, anti-gunners have contended that modern semi-automatic sport-utility rifles are so-called ‘weapons of war,’ and with this settlement, the government has acknowledged they are nothing of the sort. Read more

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