Category: Firearms
Armed victim returns gunfire, killing gang member
This was not the now dead teenager’s first offense with violence. He was a convicted felon arrested twice since age 12 for armed robbery with a gun, once for battery on a public or school employee and once for burglarizing a home. Details of his demise are here…
Savage Arms Offers Field-Ready AXIS II XP Scoped-Rifle Packages
SUFFIELD, CT – When Savage™ Arms engineered the AXIS, it created one of the most popular bolt-action centerfire rifles in America. For 2014, the company built upon this value-packed platform to create the new AXIS II XP scoped-rifle series.
Like the original AXIS, the AXIS II XP features a sleek design, silky-smooth bolt, detachable box magazine and a button-rifled barrel. It also includes Savage’s user-adjustable AccuTrigger™. Available in a wide range of calibers, the AXIS II XP weighs 6.5 pounds and measures 43.875 inches long.
The rifle package includes a Weaver® KASPA™ 3-9x40mm scope which comes mounted and boresighted. The optic features one-piece-tube construction, fully multi-coated lenses, nitrogen-purging, fog-free viewing, and crisp ¼-inch MOA adjustments. It carries the Weaver Limited Lifetime Guarantee. Savage also offers the AXIS II XP in two youth models chambered in 243 Win.
Learn more about AXIS II XP scoped-rifle packages at www.savagearms.com.
Federal Judge Rules AR-Style Rifles Not Covered by Second Amendment
U.S. Federal Judge Catherine C. Blake has released a lengthy opinion (http://www.scribd.com/doc/236628112/Baltimore-District-Court-gun-ruling) which essentially says guns regulated by Maryland last year, including the AR-15 and the AK-style rifle-along with other magazine fed, semi-automatics fall outside Second Amendment protections, calling them “dangerous and unusual arms”.
The opinion comes in a case brought by the Associated Gun Clubs of Baltimore, Maryland Licensed Firearms Dealers Association, Maryland State Rifle and Pistol Association and the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) brought challenging the constitutionality of Maryland’s new law. Among her arguments, Judge Blake wrote that “the court was not persuaded that assault weapons are commonly possessed based on the absolute number of those weapons owned by the public. Blake went on to write that, even accepting the 8.2 million “assault weapons” in civilian hands, they represented no more than three percent of the current civilian gun stock with ownership “highly concentrated” into less than one-percent of the U.S. population.
‘Be Weatherby’ Sweepstakes Offers Chance to Win Rifles, Shotguns
“Be Weatherby,” a new online sweepstakes, offers participants the opportunity to vote for the Weatherby® ad that describes them best and enter a monthly drawing for a Vanguard® Series 2 or WBY-X™ rifle, or a PA-08™ pump shotgun. Read more
New Umarex Air Rifle Fueled With Features
FORT SMITH, AR- New technologies continue to provide quiet and powerful pellet rifles. Many of today’s adult airguns offer some combination of silence, power, accuracy and consistency, but it’s the Umarex Fuel that has them all and it is currently shipping to your favorite airgun dealers. Read more
Crimson Trace Offers Options for S&W’s Newest Pistol
(Wilsonville, OR)-Crimson Trace, America’s recognized leader in laser sighting systems and tactical lights for firearms, offers numerous rail mounted light and laser sight options for Smith & Wesson’s newly released M&P 22 Compact pistol. Anyone shopping for-or buying-one of these new semiautomatic pistols will want to also take the time to explore the many accessory options offered by Crimson Trace. Read more
NSSF President: Gun Industry Sales Reflect a “New Normal”
NEWTOWN, Conn. – Last year was an extraordinary one for firearm sales, a year unlike any other in the industry’s history. That’s a fact to be mindful of when comparing estimated sales through the first seven months of 2014 with those of the previous year, notes Steve Sanetti, President and CEO of the National Shooting Sports Foundation, the trade association for the firearms and ammunition industry.
Remove the extraordinary 2013 from the rear-view mirror and sales of firearms in America still show an almost uninterrupted rise over the past 10 years, according to national background check figures adjusted by NSSF to reflect market activity. For the first seven months of 2014, total firearm sales rank as the highest in the last decade, with the one big exception of 2013 (see chart). Read more
Smith & Wesson Expands M&P Series with New M&P 22 Compact Pistol
Compact .22LR Pistol Delivers Popular M&P Features in a Smaller, Rimfire Package
Made in U.S.A. – Accessories Available – Ammo Rebate with Purchase
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (August 12, 2014) — Smith & Wesson Corp. announced today that it has added a new model to the company’s flagship line of M&P® polymer pistols with the introduction of the M&P22 Compact. Engineered to professional standards, the new tactical rimfire pistol incorporates a variety of features inherent to the design of the full size M&P centerfire pistol in a new, smaller scale version. Manufactured entirely in the United States by Smith & Wesson, the .22 LR pistol provides shooting enthusiasts with M&P accuracy and reliability in a new fun-to-shoot, compact profile. To round out the shooting experience, from now through December 31, 2014, Smith & Wesson will ship 222 rounds of Winchester .22LR ammunition to each M&P22 Compact consumer who redeems the promotional coupon. Read more
Lyman Unveils ADTAC Ruger 10-22 Stocks in New TakeDown Model
TacStar’s groundbreaking Adaptive Tactical M4 stock set a new standard for aftermarket 10-22 stocks. Now, Ruger’s 10-22 TakeDown models can enjoy the upgrade with the same wealth of features. The M4 TakeDown’s two piece design even allows the upgraded rifle to continue to fit in the factory carrying case. Available in black and 3 camo finishes, the length-adjustable stock retains Adaptive Tactical’s reversible forend Picatinny rail and buttstock storage for extra magazines. In addition, the pistol grip is designed to accept the optional stabilizing Tac-TRED monopod. Made in USA.