Outdoor commentary and legislative issues.
GW: A good way to save the BDL stock when hunting…
COMER, GA – MasterPiece Arms, manufacturers of the MPA MAC Line of pistols, carbines, suppressors and MPAR Rifles, now offers the ultimate in rifle customization built using the highest quality manufactured systems on the market today. Read more
GW: If only they’d come with ammo…
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CORNELIUS, NC – Plinker Arms, LLC, makers of American-made firearms magazines, accessories and components, are now in the firearms production business. Plinker Arms will unveil their new AR-15 .22LR rifles with a MIL-SPEC, multi-caliber AR-15 lower.
The Plinker Arms AR-15 .22L rifles in standard M4 and bull barrel model rifles allow enthusiasts, an industry first, to rack, tap and bang a .22LR on a MIL-SPEC AR-15 lower without any modifications to the lower receiver. The enthusiast can seamlessly transition from a 5.56 to a .22LR and back again within seconds. This revolutionary design features two distinctly new systems developed by Plinker Arms, which are the bolt hold open design and the Quick Adjustment Latch System (QALS). Read more
EAGLEVILLE, PA, January 14, 2014 – Streamlight® Inc., a leading provider of high-performance lighting and weapon light/laser sighting devices, introduced the ProTac HL® 3, a high lumen (HL) light that delivers 1,100 lumens of bright white light. Designed for operations requiring maximum illumination, the programmable, lithium battery-powered flashlight is the brightest addition yet to the company’s series of HL (High Lumen) lights. Read more
TAC series expands 1911 and 2011 midsize and compacts, adds .40 S&W
Las Vegas, NV – Rock Island Armory today announces the expansion of the company’s TAC Series of tactical pistols built on the 1911 and 2011 platforms. The new offerings are aimed at the rapid growth of gun owners who are looking for concealed carry options as well as the addition of .40 S&W caliber options. Read more
GW: An ESA failure with hope from hunters…
WASHINGTON- -The U.S. House and Senate will consider Dallas Safari Club (DSC)-backed legislation that would exempt from endangered species protections three antelope species nearly extinct in their native countries but thriving on ranches in Texas.
The exemptions would clear the way for ranchers to maintain their herds and to offer hunts for these game animals without government intervention. Read more
Turnbull Manufacturing today is proud to announce a very limited run of a redesigned and updated custom 1911 Commander type pistol, designed for the Trop Gun Shop. The pistol is based on the classic early 20th century appearance of the 1911 pistol, if there were a Commander size slide and frame in production at the time. Read more
It’s already been tough for the wild birds this season with all the snow and ice cover courtesy of Mother Nature. Hats off to Pheasants Forever for all it does.
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Saint Paul, Minn. – For the third consecutive year, Pheasants Forever spent more than $50 million on its wildlife habitat conservation and education mission. In 2013, $53.8 million mission dollars helped accomplish 13,281 wildlife habitat projects spanning 1.46 million acres – the highest annual acreage total in Pheasants Forever’s 31-year history. The year’s total pushes Pheasants Forever over the 10 million acre mark since the organization’s 1982 inception. Read more
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| Jim Zumbo |
Jan. 14, 2014, LAS VEGAS, Nev. – The Professional Outdoor Media Association (POMA) and the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) honored shooting industry communications veteran Jim Zumbo with the prestigious POMA/NSSF Grits Gresham Shooting Sports Communicator Award. The award recognizes extraordinary achievements in communications and in support of our hunting heritage and firearm freedoms.
Zumbo is a 40-year veteran outdoor writer with more than 2,000 articles and 3,000 photos published. He has dedicated his life to supporting and defending hunting, and describing ways for people to become better hunters in his books, lectures, magazine articles, and television show Jim Zumbo Outdoors on Outdoor Channel. Read more
The Department of Natural Resources (DNR) encourages hunters to start dreaming of spring by purchasing their spring turkey hunt applications today.
The DNR reminds hunters that spring turkey hunting applications are on sale now through 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
This from www.HumaneWatch.org and I could not agree more…
The Humane Society of the United States has been indignantly complaining in the media recently about an auction that occurred on Saturday. The Dallas Safari Club auctioned off a permit to hunt a black rhino, an endangered species, in Namibia for $350,000.
Sound troubling? At first glance, probably. But consider the situation: