Hearing Protection Act Reaches 100 Co-Sponsors in House

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Thirty-seven days after introduction, the Hearing Protection Act (H.R. 367) reached a symbolic milestone in the House of Representatives when Rep. Drew Ferguson (GA-03) signed on as the 100th cosponsor. Introduced by Rep. Jeff Duncan (SC-03) and Rep. John Carter (TX-31), this historic piece of legislation will remove suppressors from the purview of the National Firearms Act (NFA), replacing the antiquated federal transfer process with an instantaneous NICS background check. The Senate companion bill, S. 59, which was introduced by Sen. Mike Crapo (R-ID), currently has 7 cosponsors.

One of the reasons why the Hearing Protection Act is garnering so much support in Congress is because legislators have been hearing from their constituents. Since the HPA was originally introduced in 2015, over 135,000 emails have been sent directly to legislators from the system found at www.HearingProtectionAct.com. Although it may seem insignificant, every email that is sent and every call that is made in support of the bill is a step in the right direction. If you have not contacted your legislators in the new Congress, please do so today. Read more

Firearms

BRP Revolutionizes Multi-Passenger Performance Market with 2017 Maverick X3 Side-by-Side Vehicle

The Can-Am Maverick X3 MAX side-by-side vehicle delivers new levels of performance to the four-person off-road experience. © BRP 2017
New, four-person Can-Am Maverick X3 MAX side-by-side vehicle redefines family adventure with its levels of comfort, control and performance.

Reno, NV-
BRP (TSX:DOO) unveiled a new four-person flagship Maverick X3 MAX side-by-side vehicle tonight in Reno, Nevada, furthering its push to reshape the super sport market segment. The game-changing Maverick X3 MAX vehicle features the same sophisticated blend of defiant design, precision handling and exceptional power the two-seat Maverick X3 vehicle delivers, but also presents new levels of comfort and control to the multi-passenger segment of the off-road market. Read more

General

Starline’s New Year, New Gear Giveaway

SEDALIA, MO – Visit www.starlinebrass.com/contest or https://www.facebook.com/StarlineBrass/ to enter to win a new MEC MarksmanTM Metallic Press and Stand, 500 Sierra bullets and 500 Starline cases today.

Starline Brass kicked off 2017 with a bang with their “New Year, New Gear” Facebook and online giveaway. To promote the hobby of reloading, Starline, through the New Year, New Gear promotion, has given away some great reloading gear, with more giveaways coming over the next few weeks.

You can enter once each day during the promotion period and will receive two bonus entries for each person you share the contest with that enters. Read more

Ammunition

STI Introduces the DVC Tactical

Built with the tactical shooter in mind, the new DVC Tactical 2011© Pistol features aggressive slide lightening cuts and grip stippling, taking the most functional features of STI competition guns and putting them in a package for the defensive handgun shooter.

The DVC Tactical Pistol comes with rugged, fixed tritium sights and a threaded 5.0″ barrel. The gun features a low-viz black DLC (Diamond Like) coating and a copper tinted TiAIN (Titanium Aluminum Nitride) coated barrel. The gun comes standard with a tool-less guide rod and full length tactical dust cover for mounting a variety of accessories. The DVC Tactical Pistol also features the STI Tactical Magwell for quick reloads and mag stripping. The pistol is available in 9mm (20 round capacity) or .45 (14 round capacity) and sells for $2,999.

For more information, please visit www.stiguns.com or e-mail marketing@stiguns.com. Read more

Firearms

MI DNR reminds anglers of ice shanty removal dates

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources reminds anglers that mandatory ice shanty removal dates are approaching. Regardless of the date, shanties must be removed as soon as the ice is unable to safely support them, especially when Michigan experiences unseasonably warm weather as it has this season and the ice can quickly become unsafe for anglers to retrieve their property.

Ice shanties on Lake St. Clair must be removed by sunset Sunday, Feb. 26.

For counties in the southern Lower Peninsula, shanties must be removed from the ice by midnight Wednesday, March 1. Read more

Fishing

New compact FLIR M100/M200 thermal cameras

New compact FLIR M100/M200 thermal cameras deliver a new level of awareness on the water

WILSONVILLE, OR – Flir announces the launch of M100 and M200 marine thermal cameras, which brings the world of thermal vision to more recreational boaters. The benefits of thermal cameras include enhanced awareness while fishing, sailing, or cruising at night.

FLIR’s most compact pan-and-tilt marine thermal cameras to date, the FLIR M100 and M200 are engineered with FLIR’s Boson™ high performance thermal camera core, which features an integrated multi-core video processor that delivers superior image quality and artificial intelligence features. When the M100 and M200 are combined with a Raymarine Axiom MFD, users can take advantage of FLIR’s new ClearCruise™ intelligent thermal analytics that brings boaters an entirely new level of awareness and safety by visually and audibly alerting the operator when “non-water” objects such as boats, obstacles, or navigation markers are identified in the scene.

The M100 offers adjustable tilt to compensate for when the boat is running with the bow high. As FLIR’s most affordable marine thermal camera, the M100 retails for $2,495 USD. The M200 is a ground-breaking product that offers full pan and tilt for viewing 360 degrees in both vertical and horizontal planes. Priced at $3,495 USD, the M200 is FLIR’s brings safer navigation to more boaters around the globe. Read more

Optics

Parker Introduces New Revolution

STAUNTON, Va. Parker Bows, the leading manufacturer of high quality Compound Bows and Crossbows as well as RED HOT Crossbow Accessories is proud to introduce the All NEW Revolution for 2017. The Revolution is equipped with top-end features, superior performance, unrivaled accuracy with Parker quality at an affordable price.

The Revolution features the High Performance Revolution One Cam that is devastatingly fast at 320 FPS, perfectly tuned and always trouble free. The Revolution One Cam provides 80% let-off with adjustability from 26″ – 31″ and a tunable draw stop for a precision back wall. At a mere 4 lbs, the Revolution is lightweight, forgiving, and incredibly smooth, featuring an extreme parallel design, tunable string suppressor system and Micro-Lite Limb Pockets. The Revolution is available in draw weights ranging from 45-60 lbs and 55-70 lbs. With the construction, fit and finish of bows costing hundreds more, the Revolution features 100% machined aluminum riser, cams and pocket system. Read more

Archery

TrackingPoint Debuts M400XHDR .300 BLACKOUT Rifle

Pflugerville, TX- The exceptionally popular .300 Blackout returns to TrackingPoint’s stable of Precision-Guided Firearms™ in the form of its latest design – the M400XHDR. Built on TrackingPoint’s own lightweight AR platform, the Gen-2 night vision-enabled M400XHDR features an extended 400-yard lock range and the stopping power of a .30 caliber, making it ideal for home defense, predator and varmint control. The simplicity and the familiarity of the AR-15 platform coupled with TrackingPoint’s patented lock-and-load precision guiding technology makes the M400XHDR the most innovative .300 BLK on the market today. Read more

Firearms

Black Lake sturgeon spearing season tradition continues

The Lake sturgeon is an ancient fish species that inhabits large river and lake systems in the Great Lakes Basin and elsewhere.

These monstrous fish can grow up to 7 feet long and weigh 200 pounds, providing Michigan hook-and-line anglers trying to catch them an extraordinary thrill.

They are the largest fish native to the Great Lakes, and because of habitat loss – mostly the loss of spawning habitat by the creation of dams – and overfishing in the past, the lake sturgeon is a threatened species in Michigan. Specific regulations limit sport fishing, and no commercial harvest is allowed.

Only at Black Lake in Cheboygan County can sport anglers use spears to harvest a sturgeon. There is a strict quota limiting total angler take and, individually, anglers can harvest only one sturgeon per season. Read more

Fishing

Sportsmen’s Alliance, Maine Trappers Victorious in Lynx Lawsuit

On Wednesday, Feb. 15, U.S. District Judge Jon Levy issued his ruling in a lawsuit that sought to revoke the state of Maine’s Incidental Take Permit (ITP), which would open individual trappers to Endangered Species Act (ESA) violations. Judge Levy ruled the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s use and application of ITPs were lawful and in keeping with the requirements of the ESA.

The ruling is a clear victory for the Sportsmen’s Alliance Foundation, trappers in Maine and the Maine Department of Inland Fish and Wildlife. In his ruling, Judge Levy found that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s “actions were in keeping with the requirements of the Endangered Species Act…the National Environmental Policy Act…and the Administrative Procedure Act…” Read more

Animal Rights, Wildlife
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