Federal Premium Offers American Eagle 338 Lapua Magnum


ANOKA, Minn. –– Federal Premium offers target shooters its American Eagle 338 Lapua Magnum ammunition which offers consistent, accurate performance at a price that’s perfect for high-volume shooting. This ammunition is available at dealers world-wide.The popular 338 Lapua Magnum load features a 250-grain jacketed soft point bullet in a reloadable Federal brass case. Like all American Eagle products, the 338 Lapua Magnum boasts outstanding reliability and accuracy thanks to Federal primers and a uniform bullet jacket. Read more
Ammunition

Conservation Community Calls for Congress to Pass Sportsmen’s Provisions

On October 5, thirty-four of the nation’s leading hunting, angling and conservation organizations sent a letter to Senate and House Energy bill (S. 2012) conferees in strong support of including important provisions from the Bipartisan Sportsmen’s Act (S. 405) and Sportsmen’s Heritage and Recreational Enhancement (SHARE) Act (H.R. 2406) in final conferenced energy legislation. The 47 bipartisan conferees from the Senate and House include 34 members of the Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus (CSC).

S. 405, introduced by CSC Members Senators Lisa Murkowski (AK), Martin Heinrich (NM), and Senate CSC leadership, expands access to and opportunities for hunting and angling and promotes wildlife and habitat conservation. On April 20, the Senate adopted many of the provisions within the Bipartisan Sportsmen’s Act with a vote of 97 – 0 under the Natural Resources Title of the Energy Policy Modernization Act (S. 2012). The House followed suit by adding its version of comprehensive sportsmen’s legislation, H.R. 2406, to S. 2012.

The SHARE Act, introduced by the bipartisan House CSC leadership, includes provisions such as the Recreational Fishing and Hunting Heritage Opportunities Act; the Hunting, Fishing, and Recreational Shooting Protection Act; Target Practice and Marksmanship Training Support Act; the Farmer and Hunter Protection Act; the permanent creation of the Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council Advisory Committee; and the Preserving Public Access to Public Water Act, among others.

The inclusion of these provisions in the final conferenced energy legislation between the House and Senate Committees, and ultimately signing them into law, is crucial to the traditions of sportsmen and women across the country as well as fish and wildlife conservation for the future.

Fishing, Hunting, Wildlife

Michigan: Conservation Officer Aids Accidental Shooting Victim


Michigan Department of Natural Resources conservation officer Ken Kovach helped save the life of a St. Clair County man Monday who had accidentally shot himself with his pistol.Kovach was the first on the scene of a reported self-inflicted gunshot wound at a residence in Wales Township, which is a community of roughly 3,000 residents, situated about 50 miles east of Flint, along I-69.

The unidentified 51-year-old male, who works in a military capacity, was at his home doing laundry with a Star 9 mm pistol holstered to his leg.Michigan conservation officer Ken Kovach
The pistol fell out of the holster, struck the concrete floor and discharged. A round from the weapon struck the man’s right bicep and continued through his arm and out the other side. Read more

General

World’s First Optical Vibration Reduction Laser Rangefinder


Melville, NY (October 6, 2016) – Nikon Sport Optics has officially announced the release of a revolutionary new product – the world’s first laser rangefinder to compensate for the human body’s physical inability to be completely still: the MONARCH 7i VR Laser Rangefinder. Featuring Nikon’s optical VR (Vibration Reduction) Technology, the MONARCH 7i VR is the world’s first* laser rangefinder to integrate this type of system.The VR Technology reduces the effect of external vibrations caused by unnecessary hand movements while ranging distant objects. For hunters, this means the target mark on the rangefinder remains stable, even when the body of the rangefinder is being moved. Not only does this provide the user with a steady image, it also stabilizes the activated laser, allowing it to maintain greater alignment for enhanced measurement performance. Read more
Optics

Savage Arms Offers its A-Series Rifle in a 22 WMR Option


SUFFIELD, CT – Stealing the modern looks of the Savage Arms A17 17 HMR, the first high-performance semi-automatic rimfire specifically designed for the 17 HMR cartridge, Savage adds a new model to the series, by offering the rifle in 22 WMR. The A22 Magnum rifle is currently shipping to dealers.

The A22 Magnum is chambered for 22 WMR and features the same delayed- blowback semi-automatic action as the original A17. The rifle offers a 10-round rotary magazine, steel receiver and the game-changing Savage AccuTrigger, which allows a crisp, clean trigger pull that is fully user adjustable. Its thread-in headspace system is identical to the brand’s centerfire rifles, further increasing reliability and accuracy.

Features & Benefits
• 22 WMR delayed-blowback action
• User-adjustable AccuTrigger
• 10-round rotary magazine
• Button-rifled barrel
• Steel machined receiver
• Rugged composite stock
• Two piece bases for scope mounts

Part No. / Description / MSRP
47400 / A22 Magnum semi-automatic, 22 WMR / $473 Read more

Firearms

Streamlight Launches Dual Switch Strion Models


New Flashlight Models Each Feature Two Independent SwitchesEAGLEVILLE, PA – Streamlight® Inc., a leading provider of high-performance lighting and weapon light/laser sighting devices, introduced new models of its popular Strion® lights, with innovative Dual Switch (DS) technology, the Strion® DS, the Strion® DS HL (High Lumen) and the Strion® DS HPL (High Performance, High Lumen). Each of the rechargeable lights now offers two independent, easy-to-locate switches for added user flexibility.

The ultra-compact flashlights provide both a head-mounted, push-button switch and a second, multi-function push-button tactical tail switch for full-feature control, independent of the other switch.

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Optics

Scent-A-Way BIO-STRIKE Odor Shield Provides Long Lasting Scent Control


Scent-A-Way® BIO-STRIKE® Odor Shield can turn any piece of clothing into scent blocking apparel, providing a quick and easy solution to staying scent free.Scent-A-Way BIO-STRIKE Odor Shield contains a proprietary formula that impregnates clothing, eliminating current odors, as well as inhibits the development of odor causing sources so future odors are reduced.

Each packet of Odor Shield contains the proprietary formula of Silver Ion concentrate with Titanium technology. Simply adding one packet to the rinse cycle of your washing machine, can provide up to 30 days or more of scent elimination. Odor Shield won’t stain or fade clothing and is safe for all washing machines. It works great for hunters who will be on extended trips where laundry service is unavailable.

Odor Shield is sold in a four pack, which will treat four average sized (medium to large) wash loads. Odor Shield sells for a suggested retail price of $9.99. Read more

Hunting

RMEF: I-177 Bad for Elk, Wildlife Management

MISSOULA, Mont.—The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation strongly opposes Initiative 177, a measure on Montana’s November ballot that would immediately ban trapping on all public lands in the state. If passed it would severely cripple scientifically sound management practices that maintain healthy wildlife populations across Montana.

“Removing trapping as a management tool flies in the face of the science-based North American Wildlife Conservation Model which is the foundation of maintaining the healthiest and most successful wildlife populations in the world. And managing wildlife at the ballot box is extremely dangerous for our wildlife and should remain in the hands of state wildlife agencies,” said David Allen, RMEF president and CEO. “A trapping ban would lead to an immediate jump in the wolf population of at least 15 percent and likely greater than that, which would trigger an even greater detrimental impact on the overall size and health of our elk, moose and deer populations.” Read more

Hunting

Mahoney Releases Video to Address Divide Between Hunters and Non-Hunters

ST. JOHNS, Newfoundland – Internationally recognized conservationist, wildlife biologist, speaker, and author, Shane Mahoney, has just launched Building a Coalition Between Hunters & Non-Hunters, the fourth video to be released as part of his new Conservation Matters vignette series. Building a Coalition Between Hunters & Non-Hunters is available to view on Facebook, or via Conservation Visions’ YouTube Channel: http://bit.ly/2cx0Rpf.

In this short film, Mahoney discusses breaking down the barriers that prevent or hinder the formation of broad and diverse coalitions in the modern conservation movement. In just under nine minutes, he provides historic examples of cooperation from our shared past, while warning against present day division among the individuals and organizations that work on wildlife’s behalf.

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Hunting

More States Accept “Constitutional Carry”

USCCA’s Tim Schmidt joins The Daily Ledger on Defending the 2nd Amendment

In case you missed it, the Washington Times reports today that amid the rising number of Americans licensed to carry a concealed handgun, more states are passing laws that don’t require a permit to carry firearms, embracing the view that self-defense is a “natural born” right.
Missouri became the fourth state this year to approve a so-called “constitutional carry” law when Republican legislators overrode a veto by Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon on Sept. 15, making permitless carry legal. West Virginia, Mississippi and Idaho also have adopted constitutional carry laws in 2016, bringing the total number of such states to 12.

“States that focus on freedom realize that if self-defense truly is a natural-born right, and the Second Amendment truly affirms that natural-born right, you shouldn’t have to ask the government for permission to exercise it,” said Tim Schmidt, president of the U.S. Concealed Carry Association in West Bend, Wisconsin. “Kind of like you don’t have to ask the government to exercise the First Amendment.” Read more

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