Outdoor commentary and legislative issues.
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
Weatherby® now offers a 20-gauge version of three PA pump shotgun models: PA-08™ Synthetic, PA-08 TR and PA-459™ TR. The versatile PA-08 Synthetic is built to be a reliable, easy-to-use workhorse for various bird hunting applications, from doves to turkeys. TR (Threat Response) shotguns are designed for home and personal defense. Read more
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The watered-down gun control bill introduced by Senator Feinstein now comes down to “universal background checks.”
Senator Reid puts the strategy this way: “I want to be clear: in order to be effective, any bill that passes the Senate must include background checks.”
But the Department of Justice indicates Reid’s strategy is flawed unless total gun registration is put into place. In a white paper dated January 4 and obtained by NRA-ILA, the deputy director of the National Institute for Justice–DOJ’s research and evaluation agency–said that the proposals before Congress are unlikely to have an effect unless they are made even more draconian. For instance, the document makes clear that the effectiveness of “universal” background checks “depends on … requiring gun registration.”
Any wonder why there’s so much opposition to seemingly good legislation?
The president of the National Muzzle Loading Rifle Association testified at the United Nations Conference on the Arms Trade Treaty negotiations on March 22, stressing that there exists no justification for the inclusion of antique firearms and their replicas within the scope of the ATT. Read more
When Michigan began rebuilding its wild turkey population in the 1950s, Allegan County was the center of the effort. Birds were brought in from Pennsylvania and were released there. But as the population grew and expansion became a possibility, Michigan wildlife managers began looking north.
“A long time ago it was thought that turkeys needed Read more
By Glen Wunderlich
“You can’t always get what you want
But if you try sometimes, well, you might find
You get what you need” …The Rolling Stones
No truer words were ever set to music – especially when they are applied to an ironic dilemma many gun enthusiasts now face. Amid record profits in the gun industry, shooters of many disciplines find little solace in the unrelenting, upbeat news. Competitive shooters, hunters, and plinkers everywhere are not able to get what they want. Read more
Hawke® Sport Optics is expanding the Sport HD IR line of rifle scopes with a new reticle and chassis design that is geared specifically towards hunters. Read more
Coraopolis, PA – The Ruffed Grouse Society applauds the U.S. Supreme Court in its decision to reverse a 9th Circuit Court ruling to further regulate forest management — a judgment that was potentially devastating to forest wildlife habitat. The reversal makes a strong statement against additional and unnecessary permitting of forest management practices and is good news for forest wildlife. Read more