Grandma Saves WW II Vet with Bravery and Gun
GW: “If only one life could be saved…” is always the anti-gunners’ mantra. I agree.
Bad Guy Meets Wrong 45 Year-Old
So, the anti-gunners will chalk another one up to gun violence. Hooray for gun violence!
Hornady® Reloading Handbook now available as eBook
Grand Island, NE – The 9th edition “Hornady Handbook of Cartridge Reloading” is now available for download via the iTunes iBook store for Apple products such as the iPad, iPhone and other compatible products. A Kindle edition is also available on the amazon.com Kindle bookstore for Kindle readers and Android tablets with the Kindle App. Read more
BKL Introduces SOLO Single Rings
Single strap SOLO ring and triple strap SOLO ring mounted with scope.
BKL Technologies, the Rimfire and Airgun Mount Specialist, is expanding the world’s largest selection of airgun & rimfire dovetail mounting solutions to include the SOLO line, which allows the shooter to purchase just one ring or riser instead of a pair, when only one is needed or wanted. Read more
Beretta Relocating Manufacturing Facility from Maryland to Tennessee
World’s oldest firearms manufacturer and major U.S. defense contractor to expand to Gallatin, Tn.
NASHVILLE – Beretta USA officials along with Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam and Economic and Community Development Commissioner Bill Hagerty announced today the company will expand its U.S. operations by building a new firearms manufacturing plant in the Gallatin Industrial Park. Beretta, a global manufacturer of high-quality sporting and military firearms, will invest $45 million in a state-of-the-art manufacturing and R&D facility. Beretta will create 300 new Tennessee jobs. The company is expected to complete construction on the facility this year. Read more
House Bill Will Help Hunters Gain Access to Public Lands
MISSOULA, Mont.–Congressman Steve Daines (R-MT) today introduced legislation–the “Making Public Lands Public Access Act”–that guarantees funding for improving hunter access to existing public lands. This legislation, H.R. 3962, is supported by the Boone and Crockett Club and other hunting organizations. The bill directs the U.S. Forest Service and BLM to acquire rights of way and other land interests from willing-seller landowners to open access to existing public lands where public access for hunting and fishing is closed or impractical. Read more
Rifle Competitors Have Met Their Match™
EAST ALTON, Ill. (Jan. 28, 2014) — For serious rifle competitors, Winchester® Ammunition has answered the call with the 2014 Match™ line extensions. Precision accuracy at long distances allows for competitive shooters and enthusiasts to feel comfortable staking their reputation on these new products with proven success. Read more
Spring turkey hunting applications on sale until Feb 1
The Department of Natural Resources reminds hunters that spring turkey hunting applications are on sale until Saturday, Feb 1. The application fee is $4. Applications and licenses may be purchased at any authorized license agent or online at www.michigan.gov/huntdrawings. Read more
U.S. Hunters Set New Record-Low Harvest Rate of Yearling Bucks
More 1.5-year-old bucks (yearlings) are getting a pass from deer hunters than at any time in modern history, according to data gathered by QDMA for its 2014 Whitetail Report, now available free online.
In the 2012-13 season, the most recent season with complete deer harvest data available from all states, only 37 percent of antlered bucks killed by hunters in the United States were yearlings, down from over 62 percent in 1988, the year QDMA was founded. Antlered bucks do not include “button bucks,” so this means that nearly two-thirds of antlered bucks killed by hunters in 2012-13 were 2.5 years or older. Read more
Michigan DNR park rangers rescue lost snowmobilers in the Porcupine Mountains
Two snowmobilers, missing in the backcountry near Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park for more than 24 hours during blizzard weather conditions, were rescued Monday afternoon by a team of Michigan Department of Natural Resources Parks and Recreation staff working in conjunction with local, state and federal agencies.
At approximately 2 p.m. Monday, after snowshoeing through blinding snow, wind chills of 40 degrees below zero, and snow depths in excess of four feet for several hours, DNR Parks and Recreation district supervisor Bill Doan and park rangers Jimmy Newkirk, David Merk and Emily Pleiness successfully located Benjamin M. Jenney Sr. and Benjamin M. Jenney Jr., a father and son from Albertville, Minn., approximately 2 miles from the nearest road. Read more