Beretta USA Enters the Precision Long Range Field

(Accokeek, MD)   Beretta USA is pleased to announce our entrance into the precision long range competitive field through our corporate sponsorship of recent competitions.

As the sport of long distance shooting evolves, Beretta continues to offer a full array of supremely accurate guns to fit every budget. Beretta is equipping sport shooters, SWAT officers, law enforcement officers, elite military units, and long/extra-long-range shooters with our product lines of the Tikka TAC A1, Sako TRG, and Victrix Armaments.

Featuring an all-aluminum machined stock capable of withstanding NATO’s tortuous drop tests, Tikka’s TAC A1 is the perfect precision firearm for both beginners and production class shooters. An open class gun at a production class price, this rifle features a hard-wearing cold hammer forged barrel and silky-smooth action and is available in .308 Win, .206 Rem, and 6.5 Creedmoor with various barrel lengths.

Our Sako TRG rifle line is currently equipping snipers in law enforcement and elite military units in 19 different countries. This line centers around the brands’ flagship model, the multicaliber M10, and now includes fixed caliber choices for the TRG 42 and 22 as well as the new TRG 42 A1 and 22A1.

Recently, Beretta has sponsored numerous sniper challenge matches including the 2018 Bushnell Elite Sniper Challenge and the 2018 Steel City Precision Challenge.

The 2018 Bushnell Elite Sniper Challenge in Clinton, SC comprised of 49 two-man teams who competed in a 3-day ruck-style competition that recreated some of the most prominent sniper engagements in history. These simulations included ‘Black Hawk Down’ style situations such as shooting from a rolled over car and out of a wrecked helicopter.

Beretta has also recently sponsored the inaugural Honey Badger Classic, which is a sporting clays tournament that benefits the Green Beret Foundation. Read more

Firearms

Ballistic’s Premiere Ballistic Calculator Platform

Ballistic offers long-range shooters the premier Ballistic Calculation Platform used by hundreds of thousands of shooting competitors, hunters, and handloaders. But there’s no need to take our word for it.

No less that Gun Digest, arguably the nation’s top firearms publication, rated Ballistic the top ballistic apps on the market. Gun Digest noted that Ballistic,

“And when it comes to these incredible programs there are few – if any – that hold a candle to Peak Studios’ Ballistic. The iPhone/iPad application might be the most complete tool developed for precision shooting to date.”

The popular shooting website,Range365.com, featured Ballistic in the article, “Long Range Made Easy,” and specifically applauded the many superior features built into Ballistic. Read more

Ammunition

IFC Announces Exclusive Offer of New BUL 1911 Classic Series Pistol

Midwest City, OK – International Firearm Corporation, exclusive importer of an elite selection of European firearms is proud to introduce the 1911 Classic Series from BUL LTD of Israel to American shooters for the first time. International Firearm Corporation is the exclusive US importer and distributor of BUL pistols and these three new 1911 models, brand new for 2018 and at a retail price of $649 are without question the best quality and best value on the market to date.

BUL Ltd has been producing and specializing in the manufacturing of pistols since 1990. The company built its reputation on the legendary BUL M5 pistol, one of the first high capacity polymer framed 1911s to hit the market, which utilized innovative polymer injection molding techniques. They also specialize in custom pistols for all 1911 addicts, as well as competitive shooters and collectors. Add their proven legacy and design, state of the art materials, machinery and technology, combined with superb craftsmanship that only master gunsmiths can deliver, these unique handguns own the category for best quality and price.

The BUL 1911 Classic Series was created because the 1911 design has served in conflicts around the world, trusted by law enforcement as well as civilians for personal defense. As most 1911 enthusiasts know, the options on this platform are almost endless, so BUL took the enhancements they believed to be the most important and combined them into our 1911 line in an attempt to cater for every need. The 1911 Classic Series is available in three different configurations. The Government model 1911 features a 5 inch barrel, front and rear slide serration, an enlarged safety lever, and mag well with full length G10 Grips. The Commander 1911 features a 4.25 inch barrel, G10 Grips, black oxide finish on the frame and stainless steel slide, and the same front and rear slide serration. The Ultra 1911 is the lightest and most compact of the configurations weighing in at 1.51 pounds and making it ideal for concealed carry. It has a 3.25 inch barrel built on an officer size aluminum frame. It also features G10 Grips All priced at $649, nothing on the market compares to the premium quality of these BUL 1911s at such an affordable price. Read more

Firearms

Don’t Prune Oak Trees in Spring, Summer

Oak wilt, caused by a fungus, makes oak trees suddenly wilt from the top down. Symptoms are most likely to appear from June through September.</div

>Have an oak tree on your property? To keep it healthy, don’t prune it from mid-April through the summer. That’s a key time for infection with oak wilt, a serious disease that can weaken white oaks and kill red oak trees within weeks.

Oak wilt, caused by a fungus, has been reported throughout the Midwest, including Michigan, said Ryan Wheeler,  invasive species biologist with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources.

Red oaks are most susceptible to the disease. These trees have leaves with pointed tips and include black oak, northern red oak and northern pin oak. Trees in the white oak group have rounded leaf edges and include white oak and swamp white oak. They are less susceptible. Read more

Wildlife

Michigan Lends Indiana Brown Trout Program A Hand

A cooperative arrangement with surrounding states helped save Indiana’s annual stocking of brown trout into Lake Michigan and Trail Creek this year.
Indiana has historically received brown trout from Illinois in return for providing that state with Skamania steelhead. However, production shortages in Illinois this year required Indiana to reach out to Michigan and it has agreed to provide 40,000 brown trout as 6-inch fingerlings in April.
“This type of cooperation is a great way to ensure the mutual success of all states managing Lake Michigan,” said Brian Breidert, Lake Michigan fisheries biologist with the DNR Division of Fish & Wildlife.
Of the 40,000 brown trout, 30,000 fish will be stocked at the East Chicago marina. The remaining 10,000 will be released into Trail Creek, a Lake Michigan tributary.

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Fishing

Smith & Wesson SW22 Victory Target Model Pistol

SW22 Victory pistol features Target Sights, Target Grips

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – Smith & Wesson Corp. today announced that it has added a Target Model to it’s award-winning SW22 Victory line of pistols. Chambered in .22 LR, the new SW22 Victory Target Model pistol incorporates featuresdesigned for competitive target shooting, including target sights, custom target thumb rest grip, and polished feed ramp.

Jan Mladek, General Manager of Smith & Wesson and M&P brands, said, “Since the launch of the SW22 Victory pistol in 2015, our customers have asked for a model specifically built for target shooting competitions.  With that in mind, we designed the new SW22 Victory Target Model with target grips and sights to provide our customers with an ideal target shooting pistol.”

Designed for target shooting competitions, the new SW22 Victory Target Model pistol features include:

    • 5.5” bull barrel
    • Target trigger with adjustable trigger stop
    • Black blade front sight and adjustable rear target sight
    • Textured, polymer target thumb rest grip panels for both right and left handed shooters
    • Picatinny-style rail for use with an optic

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Firearms

Remington RP45 Full-Size Striker Fired Pistol

Huntsville, AL – Remington is proud to announce its full-size polymer pistol, the RP45 and RP45 Night Sight, is now available at retail locations nationwide. The Remington RP45 – a striker-fired, polymer frame pistol features a 4.5” barrel chambered in 45 Auto.

MAXIMUM FIREPOWER.  COMPLETE CONTROL.  THIS IS SHOOTABILITY. Following the 2017 release of the RP9 Remington’s first polymer frame full size handgun, the 15+1 capacity RP45 is a great addition to the RP line.  boasting all the same features as the RP9 with the added power of the 45 Auto cartridge, and available with 3-dot tritium night sights.  Built with one of the smallest grip circumferences in its class, The RP45 delivers a reliable defensive gun at a great value to the consumer. Read more

Firearms

Firearms Industry Economic Impact Rises 169% Since 2008

NEWTOWN, Conn. — The total economic impact of the firearms and ammunition industry in the United States increased from $19.1 billion in 2008 to $51.4 billion in 2017, a 169 percent increase, while the total number of full-time equivalent jobs rose from approximately 166,000 to almost 310,000, an 87 percent increase in that period, according to a report released today by the National Shooting Sports Foundation, the industry’s trade association.

On a year-over-year basis, the industry’s economic impact rose from $51.3 billion in 2016 to $51.4 in 2017, ticking higher even while the industry came off-peak production years. Total jobs increased from approximately 301,000 to almost 311,000, a 3 percent increase in the same period.

“Our industry is proud to be one of the truly bright spots in our economy as an unprecedented number of Americans have chosen to exercise their fundamental right to keep and bear arms and to safely enjoy the shooting sports,” said Stephen L. Sanetti, NSSF President and CEO. “In response to that dynamic, we have increased our direct workforce by more than 7,000 in the past year alone, adding jobs that pay an average nearly $50,000 in wages and benefits. In addition, since 2008 we increased federal tax payments by 144 percent, Pittman-Robertson excise taxes that support wildlife conservation by 104 percent and state business taxes by 121 percent.” Read more

Firearms

Explore Scientific Acquires Alpen Optics

(SPRINGDALE, AR) — In a deal that guarantees the continuation of a respected name in the outdoor optics industry, Explore Scientific recently purchased Alpen Optics, which operated in Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., for 22 years.

Through the agreement, which was finalized on April 2, Explore Scientific has acquired all of the corporation’s assets including trademarks and domains. Since 1996, Alpen Optics has earned and maintained a solid reputation by providing high quality binoculars, spotting scopes, riflescopes and other accessories to outdoor enthusiasts. This action ensures the Alpen Optics brand will live on with the same commitment to product performance and service that Alpen Optics customers have come to expect.

Explore Scientific is excited to add Alpen Optics to its stable of brands — which already includes Bresser, Discovery, National Geographic and Explore One — and is working to integrate inventories and ensure most of the Alpen Optics product line will continue with minimal interruption. Read more

Optics

Bayer Reaches Deal With U.S. for Approval to Buy Monsanto

The U.S. Justice Department will allow German drugs and pesticides group Bayer AG to acquire Monsanto Co in a $62.5 billion deal, after the companies agreed to sell more assets to win antitrust approval, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.

Shares of Monsanto, the world’s biggest seed company, approached a four-year high on the news, before closing up 6.2 percent at $125.15.

The takeover, one of a trio of major deals in the agribusiness sector in recent years, would create a company with a share of more than a quarter of the world’s seed and pesticides market. A souring global farm economy has spurred consolidation among the major players, triggering protests from environmental and farming groups worried about their market power.

The Justice Department reached an agreement in principle with Bayer and Monsanto in recent days, the Journal said, citing people familiar with the matter. Under the deal, Bayer agreed to sell additional seed and treatment assets to BASF SE and agreed to make concessions related to digital agriculture, the Journal said. Read more

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