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Eagerly awaited – finally launched: The new M12 will feature the Mauser’s acclaimed quality at an affordable price. The rifle is available with a wood stock as well as the M12 Extreme which will feature the synthetic stock. Both provide the proven Mauser features of solid steel construction with a smooth trigger pull and interlocking barrel. Read more
Morgan, Utah – The 90° angle head design of the new On Point and On Point Max gives users a new way to use a flashlight. The design allow the lights to stand vertically on a level surface and features a deep pocket carry clip that rotates 360° for hands free use.
The On Point Flashlight has a 95 yard effective distance, uses one AA battery and features a Cree XP-E LED light. The On Point Max Flashlight has an effective range of 130 yards, uses two CR123A lithium batteries and features a Cree XP-G LED light. Both On Point lights have a High, Low and Fast strobe output setting. To keep the lights on, they feature a lockout tailcap switch. Read more
By Glen Wunderlich
The ongoing ammunition shortage has many shooters rethinking their supply strategies. Much like finding a generator in the aftermath of a hurricane, finding ammo or handloading components in today’s marketplace continues to be sporadic and expensive at best. People are settling on whatever they can get their hands on. Forward-thinking handloaders on the other hand are weathering the storm much better, because of the inherent nature of loading their own.
A recent poll from www.ShooterSurvey.com indicates that the art of handloading may be on the rise. Although cartridge component availability remains scarce today, many do-it-yourselfers have been able to dodge supply issues with components from their shelves. Read more
NEWTOWN, Conn. — The National Shooting Sports Foundation has strongly objected to the last-minute reversal of the U.S. government position regarding the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty. In the closing hours of negotiations on Thursday, March 28, the government abandoned its previous insistence that the treaty be approved only through achieving “consensus” of all the member states. Requiring consensus had been the United States position going back to earlier administrations. Read more
Shortages – They’re Not A Conspiracy By Jim Shepherd
Wherever you’re accustomed to getting your shooting news these days, chances are you’re hearing – repeatedly – that the industry is suffering from chronic shortages of guns, ammunition, and components, most particularly those designed to be used on the modern sporting rifle.
Over the past six weeks, I’ve been across the country, and I can tell you from talking with retailers in big cities like Phoenix, Atlanta and Houston to small gun shops in Tennessee, Kentucky, Arkansas, Mississippi, Arizona, Georgia and Texas that the shortages are real. I’ve also spoken at length with manufacturers, and they’re all telling me the same thing: the shortages aren’t driven by a government conspiracy or hoarding. They’re being driven by demand. And a lot of that demand is fueled by new shooters, despite some politicians who would like you to believe that the number of U.S. households with guns is dropping. Read more
Alabaster, Alabama – Moultrie Products, LLC once again revolutionizes game scouting with their first panoramic game camera, the Panoramic 150. The innovative design uses three infrared motion sensors and a silently moving lens to cover a super-wide, 150-degree detection area – three times the area of a typical game camera! Read more
Snap shot photos are great at birthday parties, but when it comes to hunting, a full view video of what’s slipping through your hunting territory when you’re not around is something to celebrate. That is exactly what you get with the time-lapse scouting technology available in a PlotWatcher Pro. Read more
Gower, MO- Promatic, largest worldwide producer of commercial clay target throwing machines has introduced the Promatic Running Boar. The Running Boar was designed as a moving rifle target to allow you to improve your skill set with a hunting rifle. Read more
For years now, J.P. Sauer & Sohn’s SAUER 202 has played a major role in the premium bolt action rifle market segment. Germany’s oldest gun manufacturer is now pleased to introduce the brand new SAUER 101, a bolt action rifle, in the mid-class price range. “It was our goal to set a new standard for bolt action rifles and the S 101 is exactly that standard against which all others must be measured”, says Sauer CEO Matthias Klotz.
Bushnell Outdoor Products, an industry-leader in sports optics for 65 years, combines the best of optics and distance measuring technology in its new Fusion 1 Mile laser range finder binocular. As the first company to introduce an obtainable laser rangefinder for hunters and shooters in 1995, Bushnell again broke the mold in 2010 with the introduction of the first laser range finder binocular for under $1,000.
The latest innovation from Bushnell, the new Fusion 1 Mile is available in three configurations: 8x 32mm, 10x 42mm and 12x 50mm. Featuring BAK-4 prisms with PC-3 corrective phase coating and the exclusive XTR® prism coating technology, the Fusion 1 Mile delivers superior resolution and image clarity from dawn to dusk. The patented RainGuard HD lens coating from Bushnell causes moisture to bead up and scatter less light, giving users the clarity they demand, rain or shine. Read more