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CONROE, TX – The innovators of LED hunting technology have announced that they are giving away TWO free brand new 7.5″ Driving Light Bars to one lucky Facebook fan!
To enter go to: www.facebook.com/elusivewildlife/
Winner will be announced Friday July 28th at 12pm CST. Read more
The Traditions Vortek StrikerFire® will be among the prizes included in the GO HUNT GIVEWAY so hunters can take advantage of muzzleloader season. Along with many fantastic features, the Vortek StrikerFire® has a 28″ barrel coated both inside and out with Nitride finish. This finish gives you maximum protection against weather and corrosion. It also comes with a 3-9×40 scope mounted and boresighted along with a Traditions™ case. Other fabulous prizes are included in this ultimate giveway so be sure to check out the prize package that will go to one lucky winner.
The GO HUNT GIVEAWAY ends August 11th, 2017 and the one grand prize winner will be contacted via email. Enter today! Read more
Phoenix, AZ, — Velocity Triggers™ has added an American made, drop-in trigger assembly that will fit all Remington Model 700® actions. The initial product offering is packed full of exciting features such as: a fully adjustable single stage trigger assembly, removable trigger shoes and 2-positon safety. The trigger is shipped at 3 pound pull weight, but has a range of 2-4 pounds. It also has adjustments for both over-travel and creep. The trigger shoes are machined from aluminum and will be offered in curved, curved with serrations and straight with serrations options. The trigger shoes will be anodized in black, red, blue or green. The 2-position safety is designed so the user can place the gun on “safe” after the gun is fired. This allows the next live round to be chambered safely.
Velocity Triggers™ machines all of their major trigger parts in-house. The trigger and sear are cut from A2 tool steel with a Wire EDM process, followed by heat treating for extended life. The sear is then treated with Robar’s™ NP3® metal finish. NP3® is an electroless nickel based finish that is very corrosion resistant and reduces friction. The triggers go through Diamond-Like Carbon Coating or DLC. This coating gives the trigger a combination of low friction and extremely hard surface that won’t wear down. The hardness level of DLC on the trigger exceeds 80HRC, which is harder than chrome plating. The trigger housings are machined from 6061T6 billet aluminum and then green anodized for easy cleaning and reduced corrosion. The trigger assemblies are then built and individually tested for pull weight and sear engagement. MSRP $120.00 Read more
ANOKA, Minnesota – – Federal Ammunition is pleased to announce a new 120-grain 6.5 Grendel load designed for deer hunters in its Fusion MSR lineup. Shipments of this new product are currently being delivered to dealers.
Modern sporting rifles are the most adaptable class of firearms in history, handling everything from tactical applications to deer hunting. Fusion MSR loads provide that same degree of customization in ammunition.
The cartridges are specifically designed for hunting, performing to their ballistic peak through 16-inch barrels for AR15 platforms. The molecularly fused bullet transfers tremendous energy on impact for deadly knockdown power.
Features & Benefits
• New 120-grain 6.5 Grendel
• Primer, propellant, bullet and case are optimized for hunting in MSR actions
• Flawless feeding and function
• Skived bullet tip for long-range expansion
• Molecularly-fused jacket around a pressure-formed core produces excellent accuracy Read more
Delray Beach, Fla. –– Century Arms, North America’s premier AK manufacturer, has announced they have begun shipping a new version of their 7.62x39mm ammunition under the Red Army Standard brand. The new version features a boat tail bullet for improved performance and sealed neck and primer for resistance to adverse elements.
Adding to the Red Army Standard ammunition line, the new boat tail version is part of Century’s efforts to continually enhance the performance potential of the AK-47 platform. Other examples are the C39v2 rifle (with its milled receiver, concentric bore, upgraded RAK-1 trigger system, and improved optic side mount) and the Micro Dot optic mount. “We are very excited to be able to offer some of the finest 7.62x39mm ammunition we have seen,” said Jason Karvois, the company’s Director of Sales. “We have worked very hard to bring this new product to the U.S. Market to provide a higher quality option for 7.62x39mm enthusiasts while still maintaining a reasonable price point.” Read more
In an effort to unite, promote and educate people on conservation initiatives, ALPS OutdoorZ is gearing up to give away FREE Raptor X optics packs through their “Capture Conservation” social campaign.
ALPS OutdoorZ is gearing up to launch their “Capture Conservation”social campaign on Facebook. The goal is to encourage members to share how they contribute to wildlife conservation through storytelling and photos. ALPS OutdoorZ knows there are endless ways to contribute to conservation. Whether it’s establishing food plots, providing clean water sources, supporting conservation organizations that help us protect our hunting traditions or by simply buying a hunting tag each season, ALPS OutdoorZ wants to promote and educate others to the fact that hunting truly is conservation.
With the support of RMEF, they will be announcing the campaign through a variety of media outlets that will be sent out to all RMEF members encouraging them to follow links to a pinned post on the ALPS OutdoorZ Facebook page. Participants enter to win a FREE Raptor X optics pack by commenting on the post, making sure to include the hash tag #CaptureConservation along with a summary of their conservation efforts. The campaign is open to all, not just members of the RMEF. Winners will be announced via Facebook two weeks after the start of the campaign. Click here to enter http://bit.ly/2s1QFdV.
(a)Required Transfers.—In accordance with subsection (b) of this section, the Secretary of the Army shall transfer to the corporation all firearms and ammunition that, on February 9, 1996, were under the control of the director of civilian marksmanship (as that position existed under section 4307 of title 10 on February 9, 1996), including—
(b)Time for Transfers.—The Secretary shall transfer firearms and ammunition under subsection (a) of this section as and when necessary to enable the corporation—
(c)Vesting of Title in Transferred Items.—Title to an item transferred to the corporation under this section shall vest in the corporation—
(e)Discretionary Transfer of Parts.—
(f)Limitation on Demilitarization of M–1 Rifles.—
Browning has added four new models to the Silver semi-automatic shotgun line. They are the Silver Black Lightning, Silver Matte Hunter, Silver Matte Hunter Micro Midas and the Silver Rifled Deer Matte.
All of the Silver shotguns feature the self-adjusting Active Value gas system that diverts gases to operate the action instead of adding to the recoil. When shooting light loads out of the Silver, most of the gases are used to operate the action. With magnum loads, only a small amount of the gas is necessary to operate the action. The remaining gases are vented out the top of the forearm and away from the receiver for cleaner, more reliable operation. The results are faster, more accurate follow-up shots and all-day shooting comfort.
The Active Valve also allows for a wide range of loads to be shot out of the same gun. The 12 gauge 3″ models handle everything from 1 oz. field loads to the heaviest 3″ magnums. The 3-1/2″ model is built with a similar range, shooting everything from 1-1/8 oz. field loads to the hardest hitting 3-1/2″ magnum loads.
The new Black Lightning, Silver Matte Hunter and Silver Matte Hunter Micro Midas Silver models are ideal for hunting and sporting clays shooting. All the models have these features: Read more
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources recently confirmed the presence of invasive red swamp crayfish (Procambarus clarkii) in Sunset Lake in Vicksburg, south of Kalamazoo (Kalamazoo County), and in a retention pond off Haggerty Road in Novi (Oakland County).
Reports of the crayfish at Sunset Lake came to the DNR from two separate landowners Thursday, July 13. DNR staff verified the reports during a survey of the area July 14, finding several crayfish in the grass in a local park and in shallow areas on the lake’s west side.
A citizen reported possible red swamp crayfish in the Novi retention pond Monday, July 17, after a child captured one in a dip net. DNR staff responded that afternoon and removed 111 specimens from the pond.
These two reports represent the first live detections of red swamp crayfish in Michigan. In 2015, discovery of a pile of dead red swamp crayfish at Kollen Park in Holland (Allegan County) led to an intensive trapping effort by the DNR in Lake Macatawa and portions of the Grand River. No live crayfish were found at that time.
What are red swamp crayfish? Read more