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Magnum Research® Introduces Combo Caliber Package for the Desert Eagle®Greeley, PA – If you have 15 seconds, you can swap out a Desert Eagle .44 Magnum caliber barrel for a .50 AE caliber barrel. Next, swap out the magazine from a .44 Magnum to a .50 AE magazine and you are ready to launch .50 AE rounds down range. Magnum Research is proud to introduce their brand new DE44WB6 combo caliber package.

New for 2017, the Desert Eagle Mark XIX, Model Number DE44WB6, features a .44 Magnum caliber with a 6″ barrel, O/A length of 10.75″ a slide width of 1.25″ and a height of 6.25″. The steel-framed pistol is manufactured in Israel and has a black oxide finish with a black barrel, and a combat-type fixed sight. The new combo caliber package includes a .50 AE caliber barrel in a black finish and a .50 AE magazine. The MSRP for this 3-piece package is $1949. This is the first time that Magnum Research has offered a combo caliber package featuring the .44 Magnum and the .50 AE calibers in one gun case. Read more

The Double Badger shotgun/rimfire combination gun is a great choice for hunting, survival or fun recreational shooting. Now available in 20ga/.22 LR, (provious only 410ga/.22 LR/.22WMR), this increases the performance and versatility of this multifunction firearm. The Double Badger has the look, feel and function of an over and under shotgun with an attractive wood buttstock and forend but with the versatility of having a rimfire barrel on top to compliment the bottom shotgun barrel. Each barrel is selectively fired by its own trigger and controlled by a top tang safety that is easy to use quickly and reliably. The Double Badger comes with a Williams Fiber Optic ghost ring and front sight as well as a 3/8″ dovetail rail for mounting optics. Designed for portability, pushing the trigger guard down allows the Double Badger to fold in half for a total overall length of 21.20″ making for easy transport and storage.

The Double Badger 20ga/.22 LR combination gun is threaded for chokes tubes, uses the Rem® Choke thread pattern and comes with a modified choke. The metal features an attractive blued finish that compliments the wood stocks. The Double Badger 20ga/.22 LR weighs 6..8lbs Read more

Visit us at Booth 14516 at the 2017 SHOT ShowLawrenceville, GA-Bergara Rifles, a division of BPI Outdoors, is pleased to introduce the B14 Series Hunting and Match Rifle (HMR)for 2017. Completely built at the Bergara, Spain facility, the HMR is a huge addition to the incredible line up of rifles in the B14 Series. It is a feature-rich rifle, designed to meet the needs of hardcore hunters, precision rifle shooters, and those desiring absolute quality and accuracy.

Aluminum mini-chassis
The B14 HMR features a solid molded synthetic stock with a built in machined aluminum mini-chassis. The sturdy aluminum mini-chassis is built into the HMR stock using precise molding and machining techniques, and is designed to offer repeatable bedding for each B14 action installed on the rifle. It also allows for the support to fully free float the Bergara Barrel, which in turn ensures extreme accuracy for this rifle. The world-renowned Bergara barrel, produced using a proprietary vertically honed, button rifled barrel, on the HMR is designed to be light enough for a hunter to carry, yet heavy enough to deliver the utmost in performance and precision.

The finish of the stock on the HMR is completed using a multiple stage method, which gives it proper texture and adds protection to the stock itself. The HMR uses a precision-machined bottom metal and is designed to accept AICS style magazines. The rear stock of the HMR is specifically created to offer a multitude of adjustments for many different types of shooters, both right and left handed. The cheek piece, or cheek riser, is fully adjustable up and down to accommodate proper eye alignment with the optic for different size shooters. Length of pull is fully adjustable for shooters of all types and sizes. Equally as important, most of the quick adjustment can be made completely by hand, and without the requirement of a tool. The stock offers multiple flush cup mounts for QD attachments, as well as multiple sling swivel studs for traditional bipod and sling attachments. The HMR stock is created and precisely machined to reduce weight, yet offer extreme functionality for every shooter out there.

The Bergara B14 HMR will initially be offered in .308 Win and 6.5 Creedmoor, utilizing the world famous Bergara barrel and backed by a 100% accuracy guarantee. Read more

BESSEMER, AL. (Jan. 4, 2017) — Last year, legendary German firearms manufacturer Merkel tested the waters of the American market with the company’s first exceptionally affordable bolt-action rifle. The market responded very positively to this rifle that combines the classic hunting rifle style with old-world craftsmanship and the latest manufacturing technology. Freshly renamed the MHR 16 for its official full production run, this bolt-action rifle was designed and manufactured specifically to exceed the expectations of American hunters and shooters.

Available in both wood- and synthetic-stocked versions, the MHR 16 rifle is a platform that is a functional, practical and beautifully refined, yet it is surprisingly affordable for the American market. The MHR 16 features a cold-forged and precision-machined receiver. The rifle’s full-bodied bolt has three lugs for maximum strength and safety, and a 60-degree throw allows it to glide effortlessly for fast follow-up shots. The receiver is mated to a Merkel’s world-renowned cold-hammer-forged barrel in a standard contour.

The MHR 16 features a direct trigger that breaks at just less than three pounds. The rifle’s safety is located behind the bolt handle and acts directly upon the sear. It also features a separate chamber lock, which allows safe unloading while keeping the safety “on.” Read more