Outdoor commentary and legislative issues.
Kennesaw, GA – July 9, 2012 – GunBroker.com, the world’s largest Internet auction site for firearms and accessories, today announces its “GunBroker.com Springfield XD-S™ Giveaway.” New and existing GunBroker.com registered users interested in winning a Springfield Armory XD-S Compact .45ACP Pistol may get into the action by completing the official online entry form, www.gunbroker.com/Contest/SpringfieldSweepstakes.aspx. Read more
By Glen Wunderlich
Well over 100 years ago, our grandparents searched the pages of the Sears catalog to discover the latest in consumer goods. By the late 1800s the catalog began carrying Christmas holiday items leading to its eventual status as the “Wish Book.” Although the catalog was a mail-order marketing marvel, it was also entertainment for the whole family. Times have certainly changed, as the Wish Book’s shiny pages have been replaced with point and click technology of the computer age. However, a new “Wish Book” has surfaced for the gun enthusiast in the form of a DVD: Firearms Guide, 3rd Edition. Read more
Madison, NC – Marlin Firearms Company is proud to announce the 2012 Marlin Boy Scout Range Loan Program in support of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA®). The program gives summer campers at participating Boy Scout ranges the opportunity to shoot the Marlin XT series of bolt-action, rimfire rifles – the first Marlin rifles designed specifically for younger shooters. Read more
The Department of Natural Resources’ Becoming an Outdoors-Woman (BOW) program will offer its popular beginning handgun and shotgun shooting classes in southeast Michigan this July. Read more
A favorite among firearms enthusiasts, the Winchester Model 94 has gained the reputation of being a reliable and accurate firearm. The versatile design of the Model 94 allows it to be used for hunting a wide range of game. New for 2012 Winchester Repeating Arms unveils John Browning’s original takedown design in the new Model 94 Trails End Takedown design. This rifle comes apart quickly for easy transport and has all of the features that have made the Model 94 popular.
Winchester Model 94 Takedown
Able to be carried in a backpack or stowed away in a truck, boat, or bush plane the Model 94 Trails End Takedown comes apart in two takedown components, the barrel assembly and the stocked receiver assembly. With a few turns of the magazine tube, the rifle can be easily disassembled and reassembled and still has the same accuracy as other Model 94’s. Read more
A downstate Illinois pro-gun group says it turned payouts from Chicago’s firearm buyback program last weekend into a fund-raiser for a youth summer camp sponsored by none other than theNational Rifle Association. The model for future gun buy-backs is here…
“He said ‘don’t shoot me again.” But, 66-year old Rosa Myles answered the intruder’s plea with another bullet. “I said you just came into my home and tortured me,” she said. “You don’t tell me what to do.” The Flint, Michigan woman’s story of survival is here…
The Department of Natural Resources will reopen portions of the Rose Lake State Wildlife Area shooting range in Clinton County – which had been closed for the construction of a new handgun range – on Saturday, June 30. The construction work, originally scheduled to be finished by July 12, was completed ahead of schedule. Read more
Pelosi explains that Eric Holder is on the hot seat – not because of his role in Fast and Furious – but because he’s trying to stop “voter suppression.” And, she was re-elected? By whom? Mark Levin explains it here…