BESSEMER, Ala. — Steyr Arms is celebrating the fall deer season with a month-long Big Buck Down! Giveaway program that will award an amazing prize package every 10 days in September. Each prize package will be highlighted by either a Steyr or Merkel firearm and will include JAGDHUND and X JAGD gear as well as a two-day, two-person hunting trip.

Steyr Arms has partnered with cosponsors Swarovski Optik, Intercoastal Safaris, Gun Talk, Guns America and Guns & Gear Daily to bring consumers the Big Buck Down! Giveaway program.?The program runs from Sept. 1 through September 30. Those that enter by Sept 10, you will be eligible to win all three spectacular prize packages. The first prize package will feature a Steyr Scout Rifle and will be given away on Sept. 11. The New Pro THB 6.5 Creedmoor prize package will be given away on Sept. 21, and the Merkel 40E SxS will be given away on Oct. 1. Each package includes a Swarovski optic; boots, a backpack and a hat from JAGDHUND; a baselayer set from X JAGD; and the winner’s choice of a two-day guided quail or duck hunt for two hunters from Intercoastal Safaris, complete with meals and beachfront lodging in the Florida/Alabama region of the Gulf Coast. To view the full listing of prize packages, visit www.buckdowngiveaway.com.

To enter the Big Buck Down! Giveaway, go to www.buckdowngiveaway.com, and simply provide your name, a valid email address, ZIP code and agree to sign up for the sponsors’ e-mail newsletters. After entering the giveaway, contestants can receive additional entries by referring friends and by visiting the websites and social media pages of the sponsors. Read more

BESSEMER, Ala. (Sept. 4, 2018) — Due to overwhelming customer demand, Steyr Arms has announced that it is extending its Summer Sale Event 2018 consumer cash rebate program through the end of September. The program provides 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 Sept. 30, 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 athttp://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

APPLETON, Wisconsin – Gun Digest Media LLC, publisher of Gun Digest the Magazine and Gun Digest books, has released the 73rd Edition of the Gun Digest Annual. Known as “The World’s Greatest Gun Book,” Gun Digest 2019 is jammed full of comprehensive information that firearms fanatics crave. No matter if your passion is long-range rifles, fancy shotguns, gritty Old West single-action revolvers or sleek semi-auto pistols, Gun Digest 2019 delivers.

At the heart of Gun Digest 2019 is a roster of in-depth feature articles from some of the top names in gun writing today. Whether you’re a discerning gun collector or practical gun buyer, you’ll enjoy seeing the newest makes and models picked to go under the microscope in the “Testfire” section. If vintage firearms are your thing, the “One Good Gun” stories will inspire you to find the next collectible for your gun safe. On top of all that, our 2019 Firearms Catalog provides you with endless hours of window shopping for hundreds of new and popular models. Read more

BELLEVUE, WA – The Second Amendment Foundation has been joined by several other groups and Second Amendment scholars in filing an amicus brief with the First U.S. Court of Appeals supporting a challenge of the Massachusetts semi-auto rifle ban.

Joining SAF are the Cato Institute, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms, Jews for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership, Millennial Policy Center and the Independence Institute. The case is known as Worman v. Healey.

The case centers on a simple question: Can a state ban arms that are in common use by law-abiding citizens? Read more

(Greeley, PA) – Auto-Ordnance, maker of the famous “Tommy Gun” and other classic firearms throughout history, is proud to offer the “Vengeance” Custom WWII M1 Carbine.

Kahr Firearms Group continues the ongoing series of WWII commemorative firearms with the custom engraved “Vengeance” Auto-Ordnance M1 Carbine. This model features wood furniture engraved with images recalling December 7th, 1941, the “Day of Infamy” when Pearl Harbor was attacked by the naval and air forces of Imperial Japan. The rear stock features highly detailed depictions of the attack on Pearl Harbor that began the long war for the United States. On the opposite side is depicted the B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay, symbolizing the end of the war when the United States forced the surrender of the Imperial Japanese government. Engraved on the front handguard is a battle damaged American flag.

The Auto-Ordnance M1 Carbine is a faithful reproduction of military models, with all steel components, Parkerized finish and walnut stocks. The “Vengeance” rifle gives shooters an opportunity to own a new firearm that is highly accurate, utterly reliable and custom engraved to commemorate the conflict enshrining the M1’s role as a vital part of American Military History.

The “Vengeance” M1 rifle is chambered in .30 caliber and features a custom engraved walnut stock and handguard. It comes shipped with a 15-round magazine. The model number is AOM130C1 and it has an MSRP of $1,391. Contact your local firearms dealer to purchase. Read more

WEST POINT, MS – Mossy Oak has teamed up with Rykan Industries to offer custom Cerakote finishes in Mossy Oak Bottomland. Rykan Industries is an established, high-end Certified Cerakote facility with years of experience applying Cerakote, the coating that out-performs all other competitive gun coats in both laboratory settings and during real-world use.

Cerakote is a highly durable polymer-ceramic coating designed for application on metal, plastic, or wood. It does not adhere well to rubber surfaces such as Duratouch stocks. The application of Cerakote enhances multiple features including resistance to abrasions, corrosion, and overall wear. It also improves hardness. This means Cerakoting your firearm gives you the best of both worlds: an attractive appearance and a tougher exterior. Whether you’re a hard-core shooter or seasoned hunter there are numerous benefits to having your guns Cerakoted by Rykan Industries. Read more

(Fort Worth, TX) – The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has passed new rules at their August 23rd meeting that will become effective in late September for the 2018 hunting season big bore, pre-charged pneumatic air guns will be a legal means of harvesting big game, turkey, alligator, and furbearers with the following stipulations:

For Big Game, Turkey, and Alligator – .30 caliber minimum shooting either a minimum of 150 grain bullet at 800 fps at the muzzle or any combination of projectile weight and speed that produces at least 215 foot/pounds of energy at the muzzle.

For Furbearers – A Minimum of .30 caliber is required. Read more

Bloomfield, NY – – Velocity Outdoor (formerly known as Crosman Corporation) is now shipping the much-anticipated Benjamin® Fortitude™, the latest generation pre-charged pneumatic (PCP) air rifles for hunters and shooters, in .177 and .22 calibers.

The Fortitude is packed with the most highly desired features and technologies that demanding air gun consumers will appreciate, including a regulator that delivers up to 90 shots per fill at a stunning 950 fps in .177Caliber/800 fps in .22 caliber, with consistent velocities from the first trigger pull to the last. Read more

On August 17, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) issued a Record of Decision announcing that recreational target shooting will remain open to the public within the Sonoran Desert National Monument (SDNM) in Arizona.

The decision follows years of uncertainty surrounding the availability of target shooting access within SDNM. In 2011, BLM announced that the entirety of the monument’s nearly 500,000 acres – a vast landscape historically used by target shooters concentrated in the Phoenix metropolitan area – would be entirely closed to recreational shooting through a BLM-initiated planning process. Following the proposed closure, the Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council (WHHCC), an appointed federal advisory committee tasked with providing Department of the Interior agencies with recommendations on issues of interests to America’s sportsmen and women, advised BLM to reconsider the decision.

Based on the WHHCC’s recommendation, BLM went back to the drawing board and issued a revised plan that maintained target shooting access throughout much of the SDNM. In 2015, a U.S. District Court in Arizona found BLM’s revised plan had violated the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA) and National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) by failing to properly evaluate the impacts of recreational shooting on the monument. As a result, BLM was ordered to temporarily close 10,600 acres to recreational target shooting in order to study these impacts.

Access challenges on the SDNM highlighted larger issues surrounding the management of recreational shooting on BLM lands throughout the West. In 2011, the WHHCC, including Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) President Jeff Crane and Vice President Gary Kania, provided constructive feedback related to a proposed nationwide BLM recreational shooting policy that would have set the stage for large scale closures of lands that provide shooting opportunity across the region. As a result, then Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar issued a memo directing BLM to halt further development of the draft policy.

Following the ruling in the 2015 lawsuit, BLM further evaluated the impacts of shooting on the monument and solicited comments from a variety of stakeholders and agencies, ultimately concluding that an additional 2,600 acres are suitable for recreational target shooting on the SDNM. As part of this process, CSF joined several other sportsmen’s groups in encouraging BLM to modify its draft proposal to include provisions for public access to several popular target shooting locations originally proposed for closure. Following the public comment period and a similar recommendation from the Arizona Game and Fish Department, recommended changes were incorporated into the plan outlined in the Record of Decision.

The August 17 notice of the Record of Decision for the Resource Management Plan will ensure 435,700 of the 486,400 acres of the Sonoran Desert National Monument in Arizona will remain open to recreational target shooting. According to the BLM, approximately 95 percent of the 12.2 million acres of BLM lands in Arizona are open to recreational target shooting.

“BLM lands have long provided important access for recreational shooters and hunters looking to sight in their rifles near Phoenix,” said CSF’s Senior Director of Federal Land Policy, Andy Treharne. “BLM’s willingness to listen to the concerns raised by these public land users and identify solutions to meet their needs is greatly appreciated.”