Outdoor commentary and legislative issues.
A man wearing a mask came to rob a family pharmacy, while some thought it was a joke – cold weather and all in West Virginia’s town of Pinch. Don Radcliff asked the would-be robber if he was, in fact, there to rob the store. Bad guy pulls his handgun, points it at employees, and Radcliff pulled his. First shot, bull’s eye. Second shot, hits the bad guy’s gun, causing it to malfunction. Third shot, finishes the job. Video here…
Cincinnati, OH – Faxon Firearms, manufacturer of the innovative ARAK platform, is proud to announce the addition of the 7.62×39 Russian caliber to its offerings for the ARAK-21.
This addition will allow the user the added advantage of a larger caliber round and less expensive ammunition for more range time. This system makes the ARAK-21 platform one of the most versatile platforms on the market, allowing the user to have the potential to have three rifles in one (5.56, 300blk and now 7.62×39). The 7.62×39 caliber will be available for order in standard ARAK-21 upper receivers, complete XRS rifles, and as a stand-alone kit for existing ARAK-21s. Kits will be available in 12.5″ and 16″ medium profile barrels. Read more
PRESCOTT, ARIZONA – Davidson’s has teamed with Ruger® to create a brand new look for the Ruger® 22/45 Lite™ semi-automatic pistol. The frame of the pistol is finished in the very popular and unique looking Muddy Girl® Camo pattern.
No other 22 LR pistol provides the feel of the classic 1911 pistol with the proven reliability and value of the Ruger 22/45 pistols. The perfect trainer, it allows for low-cost practice and provides shooters with the familiar and preferred grip shape and feel of the famous 1911 45 caliber pistol.
In addition to the identical grip angles, the 22/45 Lite features the same fire control locations (manual safeties, magazine releases and bolt hold-opens) as the 1911, making them perfect for 45 caliber shooters looking for an affordable way to train. The 22/45 Lite is also perfect for plinking, target shooting, and small game hunting. The 4.4″ threaded barrel is housed in an aerospace-grade aluminum upper receiver that is “Shark Gill” fluted making the pistol very lightweight at 22.73 oz. This model sports both precision adjustable sights as well as a Weaver-style scope base adapter. Replaceable black 1911-style grip panels complete the look of this Davidson’s exclusive. Read more
(Wilsonville, OR)—While Browning Buck Mark pistols have been produced for several decades, and made available in many styles, the newest version introduced at the recent 2015 Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade (SHOT) Show is a tactical Buck Mark .22 pistol equipped with a Crimson Trace Rail Master®. The Browning Buck Mark Black Label Carbon Fiber has a unique carbon fiber finish, a 4-inch steel barrel and an under barrel accessory rail. The firearms are shipped with a red Crimson Trace Rail Master laser sight pre-installed on that rail.
“We are very pleased to have a laser sight pre-installed on such a high-quality Browning product,” said Jeff Goddard, Crimson Trace Director of Sales. The new Buck Mark Black Label Carbon Fiber features textured grip panels, a gold plated trigger, and detachable magazine. There is also a second model, the Buck Mark Black Label Carbon Fiber Pink, with unique pink grips. The equipped handguns can be seen at: www.browning.com. Read more
We all love our .22 plinkers and 12 gauge boom sticks. They are quick and inexpensive solutions to a fun day at the range or the field. If you own a Mossberg 500, 702 Plinkster, or Ruger 10/22 and wish to place faster accurate shots without having to dent your wallet with an expensive optic, then you should consider UTG’s new tactical low profile iron sights. Read more
Lew Horton Distributing announces its newest exclusive Special Edition handguns, the Dusty Rose Gold series from Kahr Arms. The Dusty Rose Gold series pistols feature a gold finished slide, trigger and slide stop, paired with a black polymer frame. The gold slide and accents contrast beautifully with the black frame. Deliveries from Kahr Arms have begun.
There are four separate models in the series: a CW380, CW9, CW40 and a CW45. The CW45 has a 3.64 inch barrel, both the CW9 and 40 have 3.6 inch barrels, and the 380 has a 2.58 inch barrel. Besides being attractive pistols, all four models are readily concealable. Read more
Gene Lumsden, CEO of Legacy Sports International, Inc. proudly announces the Howa Alpine Mountain Rifle. Lightweight, at only 6.7 lbs. with Vortex Viper 3-9×42 scope and Talley rings (5.7 lbs. without scope and rings), this Howa also features a HACT™ two-stage trigger, Ammo Boost™ detachable magazine system, Cerakote™ Gray barreled action and Pachmeyer® Decelerator™ recoil pad. Ships with our AMMO BOOST™ detachable magazine system installed AND traditional steel floorplare included in matching Cerakote Gray, in .243, .308 and 7mm-08 calibers, PLUS new 6.5 Creedmoor caliber with traditional floor plate, only. This rifle was made for high altitude, steep/rugged terrain hunting. Yet, the light weight does not produce heavy recoil. It does provide fantastic accuracy in an easy-to-carry hunting rifle! MSRP is $1,121.00 for rifles-only with mag. kit, $1,188 for rifles with traditional floorplate, only and $1,577.00 for rifle, mag. kit and scope package. Read more
With Republican control, a bill to allow gun owners who have a concealed carry permit in their home state to bring their firearms in any other state with concealed-carry laws. Details of the Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act are here…
So, here we go … MCL 780.951 (Public Act 311 of 2006) states:
“(1) Except as provided in subsection (2), it is a rebuttable presumption in a civil or criminal case that an individual who uses deadly force or force other than deadly force under section 2 of the self-defense act has an honest and reasonable belief that imminent death of, sexual assault of, or great bodily harm to himself or herself or another individual will occur if both of the following apply:
(a) The individual against whom deadly force or force other than deadly force is used is in the process of breaking and entering a dwelling or business premises or committing home invasion or has broken and entered a dwelling or business premises or committed home invasion and is still present in the dwelling or business premises, or is unlawfully attempting to remove another individual from a dwelling, business premises, or occupied vehicle against his or her will.
(b) The individual using deadly force or force other than deadly force honestly and reasonably believes that the individual is engaging in conduct described in subdivision (a).”
The basic rule on use of force in self-defense is that the force must be proportional to the threat.
Essentially, deadly force is only authorized in self-defense when preventing: death, great bodily harm that could lead to death, or rape (known modernly in Michigan as sexual assault.) The individual using deadly force in legitimate self defense must have an actual belief that he / or she is preventing one of those three things, and that belief has to be reasonable under all the circumstances. In other words, a jury would have to agree that, if they were in the same situation, they would share that same belief that great bodily harm, death, or sexual assault were about to occur. Read more