NSSF-Adjusted NICS Background Checks for August 2024

The August 2024 NSSF-adjusted National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) figure of 1,210,995 is an increase of 8.3 percent compared to the August 2023 NSSF-adjusted NICS figure of 1,117,821.

For comparison, the unadjusted August 2024 FBI NICS figure 2,163,540 reflects a 5.7% percent increase from the unadjusted FBI NICS figure of 2,047,512 in August 2023.

August 2024 marks the 61st consecutive month that has exceeded 1 million adjusted background checks in a single month. Read more

Firearms

Schumer Agrees with Trump on Illegal Immigrants

The desire for power and control has changed Chuck Shumer’s stance on illegal immigrants.

Today, the chameleon says this: SEN. CHUCK SCHUMER: Now more than ever we’re short of workers. We have a population that is not reproducing on its own with the same level that it used to. The only way we’re going to have a great future in America is if we welcome and embrace immigrants — the DREAMers and all of them — because our ultimate goal is to help the DREAMers — but get a path to citizenship for all 11 million, or however many undocumented, there are here.

Why the flip-flop?  Answer:  Power.

General

TrueTimber Introduces New Tekari Vision 270 Hub Blind at Walmart

TrueTimber, the world’s best-selling camo brand, introduces the all-new Tekari Vision 270 Hub Blind available at Walmart. Designed with the modern hunter in mind, this innovative hunting blind offers a range of features that will revolutionize your hunting adventures.

The Tekari Vision 270 Hub Blind boasts a quick and effortless assembly and disassembly process, ensuring that users spend less time setting up and more time focusing on the hunt. With its silent entry and exit door, users can slip in and out of the blind without alerting game animals, giving hunters an added advantage.

Equipped with silent slide windows, the Tekari Vision 270 Hub Blind allows users to silently adjust their view, ensuring that they remain undetected by even the most cautious game. The blind also features three one-way see-through walls, providing hunters with a clear line of sight while remaining completely concealed.

In addition to its stealthy design, the Tekari Vision 270 Hub Blind offers practical features that enhance the hunting experience. The blind includes brush loops, allowing hunters to add natural foliage for added camouflage easily. Its water-resistant construction ensures users stay dry and comfortable, even in inclement weather conditions. Read more

Hunting

Barnett Demun Break-action Compact Crossbow Series

Tarpon Springs, FL – Barnett®, the first to pioneer break-action crossbows with the Commando crossbow, is back with the most innovative, game-changing models for 2024 with the new Demun™ Break-action Compact Crossbow Series. The series features three models: the Demun Tri Strike™, Demun Accu Strike™, and the Demun Accu Strike PRO™. The Demun series is characterized by its compact and lightweight design, making it an ideal choice for enthusiasts seeking power and convenience.

Leading the Demun Series, the Demun Accu Strike PRO™ is a powerful crossbow designed to explore the fun of crossbow shooting and hunting. What distinguishes the Demun Accu Strike PRO apart from the rest of the series is its impressive speed of 210 FPS! The patented two-stage break-action reloading mechanism decreases draw weight by approximately 50%, allowing quick and effortless reloading for hunters. With its diamond knurl grip and Red/Green Illuminated Reflex Sight, the crossbow offers unparalleled control and feel, maintaining deadly accuracy. Shooters can rely on the Demun Accu Strike PRO to be highly accurate, user-friendly design, and deliver power with every shot!

Demun Accu Strike PRO™ Specs: Read more

Archery

Win a Rifle, JK Suppressor, and More in the Hunt Suppressed Raffle

Hammett, ID – For the first time since 1934, you have the chance to win a suppressor (plus a rifle and an optic!) and possibly have it in your hands before hunting season ends!

Thanks to ongoing advocacy and educational efforts, law-abiding citizens in 42 states can now own suppressors, and hunters in 41 states can use them to protect their hearing in the field. Through the determined efforts of the ASA, states like Alabama, Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Texas, Vermont, and Wyoming have all legalized the use of suppressors while hunting.

Hunt Suppressed Raffle includes: Henry Big Boy X Model lever-action rifle in .357/38 Spl, JK Armament 155 PCX 9mm suppressor, and a Vortex Optics red dot!

Help the ASA continue their fight to legalize suppressors in all 50 states! Don’t miss your chance – enter now at www.asaraffle.com. Read more

Contests, Firearms, Optics

Hornady’s New Hit Target Impact Indicator

Grand Island, NE – Enjoy ultra-bright visibility up to 1000+ yards with the naked eye. Hornady’s new HIT Target Impact Indicator’s vivid light signals bullet impact on distant steel targets, providing instant feedback and enhancing your shooting experience.

Attaching the HIT Impact Indicator is hassle-free. It easily attaches to most target stands, not the target itself, using the included elastic band.

Powered by a micro-USB rechargeable battery, the HIT Indicator ensures you’re always ready for action. Conveniently recharge it in your vehicle or at the range—no need to worry about running out of batteries.

Equipped with a sensitive accelerometer, the HIT Impact Indicator detects bullet vibrations for precise activation. Regardless of caliber, every shot is registered accurately. When a hit is registered, the HIT Indicator communicates impacts in style by blinking “H-I-T” in Morse code, adding an extra layer of excitement to your shooting sessions.

The HIT Target Impact Indicator isn’t just a tool; it’s a game-changer for shooting enthusiasts. Where impact confirmation can be difficult, light it up with the HIT Target Impact Indicator.

Hornady® New Hit™ Target Impact Indicator:

  • Visible up to 1000+ yards
  • Attaches to most stands
  • Rechargeable
  • Hit distinction via Morse Code
  • Activated by bullet vibrationHornady Reloading®, Hornady Security®, and SnapSafe® are owned by Hornady Manufacturing Company, a family-owned business headquartered in Grand Island, Nebraska. Proudly manufacturing products that are made in the USA, Hornady® Manufacturing is a world leader in bullet, ammunition, reloading tool, accessory, and security product design and manufacturing since 1949.
  • For more information, please visit WWW.HORNADY.COM
Firearms

Bear Creek Arsenal HuntMaster 7mm Remington Magnum

The HuntMaster line from Bear Creek Arsenal is expanding bringing the 7mm Remington Magnum.

The 7mm Remington Magnum is a belted magnum. Recoil is more than most shooters want to endure. It is a medium to large game caliber. The HuntMaster 7mm features a 20” barrel, with a 15” free-floating MLOK rail, and a forward reciprocating side charger, allowing the shooter to charge the AR while staying focused down range and on target; all while allowing a fraction of the recoil felt in a traditional bolt action rifle. The HuntMaster line will allow hunters to take a second or third shot if needed, while also keeping hunting regulations with (2) 5-round magazines included. The 20” HuntMaster weighs less than 12 lbs. and will shoot sub-MOA groups.

The HuntMaster line is the latest in Bear Creek Arsenal’s continuing effort to provide the largest selection of calibers and options in the AR platform at an affordable price.

https://www.bearcreekarsenal.com/guns-parts/bc-8.html Read more

Firearms

Hummingbird Season

Broad-tailed Hummingbirds are fairly common at many mountain feeders and alpine flower meadows (photo by Jim Merrit).
A male Black-throated Hummingbird is a rarely photographed but wide-spread western hummingbird (photo by Mason Maron).

Among the northern-nesting hummingbirds – Ruby-throats, Rufous, Broad-tailed, Caliope; even Anna’s and Allen’s Hummingbirds – the nesting season and post-fledging period is complete for 2024. Now there are probably 2 or 3 times as many hummingbirds of each species migrating south with recent fledglings bolstering populations. Certainly, now the center stage is our feeders and flower gardens as they provide food, shelter, water, and resting areas; and the importance of these resources can’t be underestimated.

The best part about fall hummingbird migration is that the dynamos are not in such a rush during late summer; not like they were during their spring migration to nesting areas. But that’s a good thing as the hummingbirds that stopover will likely spend additional time in our yards, neighborhoods, school campuses, business properties, and church yards, as long as they find what they need. Read more

Wildlife

Eastern Elk, Other Wildlife Get $2.4 Million from RMEF, Partners

Good news for elk, whitetail deer, black bears, small mammals, wild turkey, grouse, songbirds and many other species.

The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation allocated $893,336 that leveraged an additional $1,528,310 from partners for 14 habitat enhancement, land conservation and access, and research projects in Kentucky, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Tennessee.

“Nearly 5,000 acres of wildlife habitat will be enhanced and more than 1,700 acres will be conserved including improved or expanded public access for hunting, fishing and other outdoor activities,” said RMEF Managing Director of Mission Operations Jenn Doherty.

Project List: Read more

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