Another Turkey Hunting Game Changer: Winchester Pattern Board


EAST ALTON, Ill. – It’s early spring. The weather is warming and the days are getting longer. Time to pull your camo out of the closet along with your favorite turkey gun and heading out to pattern. Preparation is key. And the Winchester® Pattern Board patterning application will help you bring home your best gobbler yet.

With over 2,700 trigger pulls and actual targets shot, no simulations, the Pattern Board shows you exactly what your pattern will look like. It allows you to choose gauge, pellet size, shell length, choke constriction, brands (Long Beard® XR™, Double X® HV, Double X® Magnum and Super-X®) and adjust distance to pattern your shotgun loads from 10 out to 70 yards. There’s nothing like it in the industry and embodies all that Winchester stands for: excellence and innovation. Check it out at www.winchesterpatternboard.com. Read more

Ammunition

Meprolight Adds Self-Illuminated Night Sights For Smith &Wesson M&P Shield


Meprolight, leading innovator and manufacturer of pistol night sights announced the addition of high visibility night sights designed specifically for the popular Smith & Wesson M&P Shield.

Meprolight has led the industry in the development of tritium gun sights, which provides the shooter with a more accurate sight picture in low-light conditions. Their proprietary state-of-the-art manufacturing process provides gun owners the highest quality, highest visible night sight on the market at an affordable price. Read more

Firearms

Wilson Combat Introduces .308 Super Sniper


.308 SS (Super Sniper) Unmatched reliability meets pinpoint accuracy in the Wilson Combat .308 Super Sniper, the ultimate semi-automatic sharpshooting platform!

Wilson Combat’s legendary, match grade barrel– the heart of the rifle– elevates it among its contemporaries as the top choice of long range accuracy seekers. The barrel is precision button rifled from 416-R stainless steel, then chambered and reverse crowned for exceptional accuracy. The 1-10″ twist chosen for the Super Sniper delivers consistent results all the way to 1000 yards with a broad range of bullet weights.

Our BILLet-AR machined aluminum upper and lower receivers have been designed and engineered to close tolerances. These allow for an ideal fit and a precisely bored bolt raceway for smooth operation. Our exclusive Wilson Combat free-floating T.R.I.M rail is a comfortable and versatile handguard platform for mounting your favorite accessories.

The .308 Super Sniper is available with a fluted or non-fluted barrel, a 12″ or 14″ T.R.I.M rail length, and your choice of Tactical Trigger Unit and Armor Tuff finish colors.

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Firearms

SAF Authorizes Court Action if .223 Ammo Ban Implemented

BELLEVUE, WA – The Second Amendment Foundation has authorized court action if the proposed ban on .223-caliber ammunition is implemented by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the foundation’s general counsel has warned in a letter to BATFE Director B. Todd Jones.

Writing for SAF, general counsel Miko Tempski tells Jones, “This proposal is just an attempt to limit firearms rights because the President’s other such attempts have been blocked through constitutional checks and balances on his power.

“Should the BATFE lawlessly proceed on this path,” Tempski warns, “SAF intends to call on those checks and balances to stop the Administration’s executive overreach again.” Read more

Ammunition, Gun Control

Midland Introduces X-Talker Series Two-Way Radio for Hunters


New-for-2015 X-TALKER T75VP3 in Mossy Oak® Break-Up Country Delivers
Clear Reception, Clear Transmission and Clear Sound Quality

The brand new X-TALKER T75VP3 by Midland Radio Corporation marries the latest two-way radio technology with world-class value. The flagship radio leads the company’s all new 2015 X-TALKER Series featuring Midland’s legendary weather alert radio feature; multiple charging and hands free options; the clearest reception, transmission and sound quality available – all at an affordable price.

The true genius of the X-TALKER T75VP3 is illustrated with its advanced transmission capabilities. With an impressive 38-mile communication range, 36 channels and 121 privacy codes, the new X-TALKER T75VP3 radio design delivers the strongest signal you can get — an important feature should you be hunting in deep canyons or the backcountry. Read more

Hunting

Barnett’s Recruit Lite Crossbow: Perfect for Youth

Recruit Compound
 The Recruit Compound has an awesome look with a sleek, black finish. This impressive weapon has a draw weight of 130 pounds that will send a bolt zipping to the target at 300 feet per second. It packs a wallop of 80 foot pounds of kinetic energy (FPKE).

The Recruit Compound weighs just 6.5 pounds. It is 35 1/4 inches long and 18 inches wide and has a 12 ½-inch power stroke. It comes with a rope cocking device, a three-arrow quiver and three 20-inch Headhunter arrows. Read more

Archery

Members of Congress Express Concerns Over BATFE Proposal to Ban Common Rifle Ammunition

March 5, 2015 (Washington, DC) – On March 4, 239 bipartisan Members of Congress, supported by the Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus (CSC) leadership and including many CSC Members, signed on to a letter written by CSC Member Congressman Bob Goodlatte and  Congressman James Sensenbrenner, to B. Todd Jones, Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). The letter expressed concerns over the recently issued, “ATF Framework for Determining Whether Certain Projectiles are ‘Primarily Intended for Sporting Purposes’ Within the Meaning of 18 U.S.C. 921(a)(17)(c).”

 

This proposed rule would eliminate the previous exemption that common M855 ball (5.56mm) ammunition received from the ATF’s “armor piercing ammunition prohibition” and would therefore make it illegal to manufacture, import, and sell this ammunition that is used in some of the most common modern sporting rifles and other rifle platforms currently owned and used by sportsmen and women throughout the nation.

 

The letter indicates that this Framework does not comport with the Law Enforcement Officers Protection Act (LEOPA) of 1986, which was established in order to protect police officers from the hazards presented by “armor piercing” projectiles. “ATF should refocus its efforts on serious threats to law enforcement officers from specially designed armor piercing projectiles that are intended for use in the sort of handguns commonly carried and concealed by criminals. Under no circumstances should ATF adopt a standard that will ban ammunition that is overwhelmingly used by law-abiding Americans for legitimate purposes.”

 

The 239 Members of Congress signed on to this letter on behalf of millions of law-abiding Americans who enjoy hunting and recreational target shooting, and who are the financial backbone for the American System of Conservation Funding.

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Ammunition, Gun Control

Tip-ups offer anglers more options on the ice

GW:  A great way to ice fish on stakeout and stay warm in the distance…

Tom Goniea credits tip-ups with converting him into an ice fisherman.

A Michigan Department of Natural Resources fisheries biologist, Goniea said he’d never been ice fishing when a buddy invited him to set tip-ups. He took an immediate liking to it.

“I felt like an 8-year-old on the ice,” Goniea said. “I was happy to just get flags and I was perfectly content to catch undersized pike. Tip-ups are relatively easy to set up, relatively easy to use, and pike are relatively easy to catch.

“But I went on to research where there were lakes with populations that had larger pike in them and started chasing them.”

Goniea eventually became a full-fledged ice fisherman – walleyes, pan fish, even smelt – but says it was his early success with tip-ups that opened his eyes to the joy of ice fishing.

Man and child setting up a tip-up while ice fishingTip-ups are devices designed to fish set lines through the ice. Tip-ups are equipped with spring-loaded flags that “tip up” when the bait is taken by a fish.

Traditionally, tip-ups were constructed of wood with three basic components – a pair of cross-members, which forms an X – and a third piece attached perpendicular to the cross-members. The cross-members straddle the hole in the ice, keeping the tip-up from falling into the water.

A simple spool is attached to the vertical member that is submerged (which keeps it from freezing) and a spring-loaded flag is attached to the portion of the vertical member above the ice. When a fish takes the bait Read more

Fishing

Mossy Oak Congratulates ProStaffers for Top Finishes at NWTF Grand National Calling Contest

GW:  Here’s why I’m putting this piece on my blog:  Mossy Oak is committed to the furtherance of traditional values, such as hunting, and they put their money where their mouth is.  To the entire hunting community, they are contributors through their devotion to the outdoors through generous giving.  America personified!

WEST POINT, MS – Mossy Oak congratulates ProStaffers Billy Yargus, Scott Ellis, Matt Van Cise and Shane Hendershot for their top finishes in the 2015 NWTF Grand National Turkey Calling Contest.

Winning the Senior Division Championship was Yargus, followed by Ellis, Van Cise and Hendershot rounding out the top four spots. All four contest-caliber callers are members of the Mossy Oak National ProStaff. The NWTF Calling Contest was part of the 39th annual NWTF Convention and Sports Show, sponsored by RAM, which was held February 12-15 in Nashville, Tennessee at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center. Read more

Hunting, Wildlife

TRISTAR INTRODUCES THE VIPER G2 BRONZE

 

TriStar Arms has expanded its flagship line of Viper G2 shotguns with the addition of the all-new Viper G2 Bronze. Available in both 12 gauge and 20 gauge, the new Viper G2 Bronze is a reliable semi-automatic shotgun that is ideal for target shooters and upland bird hunters.

The fit and finish of the Viper G2 Bronze have a classic feel, with a long-lasting Bronze Cerakote finished receiver and a stock and forearm made of high-grade Turkish walnut with cut checkering and semi-gloss finish.

The Viper G2 Bronze has a 3-inch chamber and a 5-round magazine tube. The barrel has a vent rib with matted sight plane. The Viper G2 Bronze also has a fiber optic front sight for fast and easy target acquisition. It comes with a removable choke system that uses Beretta®/Benelli® Mobile Threads. It includes three choke tubes (IC, M, F), choke box, and wrench. A shot plug is included with the firearm.

The 12 gauge version has a 28-inch barrel and weighs 6.8 pounds, while the 20 gauge version has a 26-inch barrel and weighs 6.2 pounds. Both models of the Viper G2 Bronze shotguns have an MSRP of $759.00 and are backed by a 5-year warranty.

Like all TriStar shotguns, the Viper G2 Bronze was put through a 5000-round endurance test to ensure that it is a firearm TriStar customers can depend on.

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