TAR PODIUM Bipod From FAB Defense

Bullpup rifles like the IWI Tavor TAR-21 have been gaining popularity in the U.S. and abroad in recent years. Further, this trend gives all appearances of continuing. Designed to be compact for CQB fighting, but maintain the long barrel for maximum muzzle velocity, it looks different from the AR15 platform we are used to seeing. Like any weapon platform, stability when shooting prone, or for that matter, off a rock wall is critical. The battle-tested engineers at FAB Defense solved this problem with the creation of the TAR Podium quick deployment bipod.

The bipod replaces the grip cap and attaches with a single screw, without interfering with gripping the weapon. The sleek design is compact and does not have any protruding parts that could get caught on anything. The bipod is rapidly deployed with the simple push of a button giving the shooter stability at the moment it’s needed. Read more

Firearms

Trijicon Launches New MRO

Wixom, Mich. — Trijicon® takes the science of the red dot sight to the next level with the Trijicon Miniature Rifle Optic or MRO™, a red-dot sight tough enough for combat, the mean streets of law enforcement, competition shooting or hunting in the harshest of environments. Light and rugged, the Trijicon MRO mounts easily, zeros quickly and adapts to almost any shooting scenario.

With its large objective lens and shortened optical length, the MRO virtually eliminates the “tunnel vision” or tube-effect common to so many red dot sights. The 2 MOA dot is bright and crisp, and is perfectly sized for fast target acquisition at CQB distance out to extended ranges.

The MRO features eight brightness settings, including two that are night vision compatible, plus one extremely bright setting for use with lights or in very bright outdoor conditions. And, it gets an amazing five (5) years of continuous use on a single 2032 battery! Read more

Optics

Legacy Sports Announces Expansion to Ammo Boost® Line

Gene Lumsden, CEO of Legacy Sports International, Inc. proudly announces that Legacy Sports is now offering Ammo Boost® detachable magazine kits and spare magazines to fit Remington® 700 rifles in short action calibers of: .204, .223, .243, 7mm-08 and .308. Long action magazines and conversion kits for the Remington 700 long action rifles are available in .25-06, .270, 30.06, 6.5 x 55, .300 Win. Mag., .338 Win. Mag. and 7mm Rem. Mag. calibers. These magazine conversion kits will work in all Remington Model 700 rifles except the ADL model. Read more

Ammunition, Firearms

New Courses Offered at Gunsite Academy

It seems like every day the headlines read: Active shooter! Terrorist alert! Home invasion! Natural disaster! Stories about riots, carjacking, armed robbery etc. are at the top of the news feeds. These types of things are happening all across our country with more and more frequency. The odds are increasing that each of us may face any one of these incidents on any given day.

Gunsite Academy, the world’s premier and longest running privately owned firearms training facility is announcing 5 new courses that will be added to the 2016 schedule. These courses have been designed to meet the current challenges and concerns facing everyday American citizens. These courses are now up on our website and open for enrollment. Gunsite.com Read more

Self Defense

Court Invalidates 30-Year “Eagle Take” Rule

 

Bald Eagle, Chris Hill/Shutterstock

Feds’ Violation of Environmental Laws Cited

Washington — The U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, in San Jose has ruled that the Department of the Interior violated federal laws when it created a final regulation allowing wind energy and some other companies to obtain 30-year permits to kill protected Bald and Golden Eagles without prosecution by the federal government. The court decision invalidates the rule.

American Bird Conservancy (ABC), a plaintiff in the lawsuit, hailed the decision. “We are pleased that the courts agreed with us that improper shortcuts were taken in the development of this rule,” said Dr. Michael Hutchins, Director of ABC’s Bird Smart Wind Energy Program. “The court found that important laws meant to protect our nation’s wildlife were not properly followed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, putting Bald and Golden Eagles at greater risk.”

The court wrote: “… substantial questions are raised as to whether the Final 30-Year Rule may have a significant adverse effect on bald and golden eagle populations.” Read more

Wildlife

Deer Hunting: Strategies To See More Deer


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Online in the newest video at www.GrowingDeer.tv they share practice ideas for bow hunters. Then it’s a look at the strategy and creation of a new, small food plot designed to intercept the whitetails between food and bedding! Plus, see how a problem hunting a sloped food plot is resolved with a new tower stand. For those deer hunters that have oak trees, watch to learn how Dr. Woods identifies and scouts for red and white acorns from a distance! HERE to subscribe today! Read more
Hunting, Wildlife

Safari Club International Issues Statement Defending Hunting, Supporting True Wildlife Conservation

TUCSON, AZ–Safari Club International is serious about hunting and true wildlife conservation. Some people may question the propriety of hunting, but no one can refute the tremendous dedication and accomplishments of hunters when it comes to true conservation of wildlife around the world.

It cannot be denied that hunters kill individual animals – but true conservation is not about saving individual animals – it is about saving entire species. In several key ways, hunters are better at conserving species than anyone else.

First, hunters make significant financial contributions to wildlife conservation. Those who criticize the “pay for play” system are misguided. Conservation takes money and hunters are always first in line to provide those funds. The money that hunters pay to participate in hunts, particularly in Africa, goes in part to habitat restoration and wildlife management. Read more

Hunting, Wildlife

Concealed Carry Permit Holders Across the United States

Abstract:       By John Lott, Jr., John E. Whitley, Rebekah C. Riley

Since President Obama’s election the number of concealed handgun permits has soared, growing from 4.6 million in 2007 to over 12.8 million this year. Among the findings in our report:

— The number of concealed handgun permits is increasing at an ever- increasing rate. Over the past year, 1.7 million additional new permits have been issued – a 15.4% increase in just one single year. This is the largest ever single-year increase in the number of concealed handgun permits.
— 5.2% of the total adult population has a permit.
— Five states now have more than 10% of their adult population with concealed handgun permits.
— In ten states, a permit is no longer required to carry in all or virtually all of the state. This is a major reason why legal carrying handguns is growing so much faster than the number of permits.
— Since 2007, permits for women has increased by 270% and for men by 156%.
— Some evidence suggests that permit holding by minorities is increasing more than twice as fast as for whites.
— Between 2007 and 2014, murder rates have fallen from 5.6 to 4.2 (preliminary estimates) per 100,000. This represents a 25% drop in the murder rate at the same time that the percentage of the adult population with permits soared by 156%. Overall violent crime also fell by 25 percent over that period of time.
— States with the largest increase in permits have seen the largest relative drops in murder rates.
— Concealed handgun permit holders are extremely law-abiding. In Florida and Texas, permit holders are convicted of misdemeanors or felonies at one-sixth the rate that police officers are convicted. Read more

Firearms, Self Defense
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