MI DNR Surrogate Sow Program widens options for orphaned bear cubs


The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has a program involved in the business of finding mothers for orphans.Not for children, for bear cubs.Mark Boersen, a Michigan Department of Natural Resources wildlife biologist at Roscommon, has spent a number of days this winter fitting denned black bear sows with radio collars so he can find them again if their maternal skills are ever needed.

This is the gist of the DNR’s Surrogate Sow Program.

“The main objective has always been to have a number of female bears we can use to raise cubs that come into the possession of the DNR,” said Boersen, a 12-year veteran of the agency. “You can trick females into taking additional cubs if it’s done right.” Read more

Wildlife

Browning BXP Personal Defense & Training


Browning Ammunition debuts its personal defense and training product lines in 2016. The BXP™ Personal Defense round features X-Point Technology and is designed for reliable expansion and penetration for superior personal defense performance.The unique X-Point™ is designed to shield the hollow point through intermediate barriers.

The BPT™ Performance Target rounds are full metal jacketed premium training products that can be used to hone your handgun skills. All BPT pistol products are matched training counterparts to BXP Personal Defense loads. Confidence at the range with BPT Performance Target means confidence in real personal defense situations. Read more

Ammunition

Webley and Scott Empire Rifle


Gene Lumsden, CEO of Legacy Sports International, Inc. proudly announces the New Webley and Scott Empire Rifle from Legacy Sports International, Inc.The Empire is built by Howa Machinery, LTD with the same care and attention used in manufacturing Howa 1500 barreled actions. The Empire Rifle is a modern rifle steeped in heritage and boasts the same exquisite fit and finish that Webley & Scott is known for. Each rifle comes with a high-quality Minelli walnut stock, three position safety and two-stage trigger, jeweled bolt, knurled bolt knob and 22″ #2 contour deep blued gloss barrel and receiver. The Empire rifle also comes standard with a five round, metal, flush fit detachable magazine. Available in .270 and .30-06 .243, 7mm-08 and .308. With more calibers available soon. Read more
Firearms

Burris Launches New Online Ballistic Services


Burris Optics is excited to announce the launch of a comprehensive suite of four online ballistic tools to help shooters maximize the potential of any Burris riflescope. Available at no charge, this easy-to-use software and industry-leading cartridge and bullet library allows shooters to master any Burris reticle, build a dope card, program an Eliminator LaserScope, and order custom elevation and windage knobs. Read more

Ammunition, Firearms

LaserMax Launches 2016 Spring Rebate

Spring Mail-In Rebate Offers $30 and $60 discounts on Premium LaserMax Products

 (Rochester, NY) – Just in time for the Spring shooting season, select purchases will qualify for up to $60 back from LaserMax. This 2016 Spring Rebate applies to the company’s award-winning Guide Rod, CenterFire and Rail Mounted laser systems.

Details: Between April 1, 2015 and May 31, 2015, purchase of any* Guide Rod Laserentitles the buyer to a $60 rebate, while purchase of any* Rail Mounted Laser,CenterFire Laser or light qualifies for a $30 rebate.

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Firearms, Optics

Join the NestWatch Flock this Spring

Rufous Hummingbird and nestling by Eric Pittman.

The Cornell Lab of Ornithology is asking bird watchers and nature-lovers who find a bird’s nest of any species to share their observations with the free NestWatch citizen-science project.

Participants report the location of a nest, the species using it, number of eggs laid, and other important milestones as the birds incubate, raise, and fledge their young. You can register for the project at NestWatch.org. Read more

Wildlife

Xtreme Defense Projectiles Loaded into 45 ACP Underwood Ammo

We welcome the 45 ACP to our Xtreme Defense, (XD) Product Line. Our Xtreme Defense Technology is based upon our proven Xtreme Penetrator product line, but we modified our Patented Nose Design to reduce the penetration to between 15 and 19 inches, depending on the barrier. The bullet outperforms all other bullet designs by offering truly barrier-blind performance, with excellent wound channels, and almost 100% weight retention. It does all of this while maintaining its flight path, post barrier, with extremely low recoil energy.

The gel shot shown below demonstrates the devistating performance of the 45 ACP XD through 4 layers of denim. You can see just how massive the wound channel is due to the incredible amount of radial hydraulic energy that is being produced.

We took our testing a step further, we put the 45 ACP XD through the FBI Protocol for bullet testing. The results are recorded below. Read more

Ammunition

Leupold LCO Selected by Denver SWAT


BEAVERTON, Ore. — Leupold & Stevens, Inc., is pleased to announce that the company’s new Leupold Carbine Optic® (LCO®) has been selected by the Denver Police Department’s SWAT Team as the unit’s CQB optic.The department’s Special Weapons and Tactics division has ordered LCOs to outfit the highly trained team as they assist Denver police with hostage situations, high-risk warrant service, and other situations requiring tactics above and beyond the ordinary officer’s skill set.

“To receive the confidence from a unit such as Denver SWAT is a testament to the performance and reliability of the Leupold Carbine Optic,” said Bruce Pettet, president and chief executive officer of Leupold & Steven, Inc. “No one takes more pride in contracts such as this than the American employees who build these optics right here in Oregon. Knowing that our optics are relied on by American heroes helps drive our focus on making the most durable product on the market today.”

Developed to meet the demands of the world’s most elite forces, the LCO combines legendary Leupold® ruggedness, optical performance and superior field of view into a single unit. With real-world input from consultants such as U.S. Special Forces legend Kyle Lamb, the LCO keeps the controls below the line of sight, and offers the best field of view in red dot optics. Read more

Optics
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