T4E Releases the Smith & Wesson M&P M2.0 Marker

Fort Smith, AR —T4E®, a brand of UMAREX®, is proud to announce their new training pistol, the all-new Smith & Wesson* M&P®9 M2.0* T4E platform. This training platform joins the robust line of training equipment that Training for Engagement, or T4E offers. Fully licensed by UMAREX with Smith & Wesson, the M&P M2.0 is guaranteed to provide a realistic training experience like no other.

The all-new Smith & Wesson M&P 9 M2.0 T4E platform makes for a perfect force on force training gun. This .43 caliber paintball pistol uses common 12 gram CO2 cartridges and can shoot paint, chalk, or reusable rubber balls. The M&P 9, along with the T4E platform, features identical ergonomics and controls compared to its firearm counterpart and gives the shooter recoil impulse via the live blowback action slide. A spare magazine spring for shooting rubber projectiles is included as well as a cleaning squeegee, and a swappable large backstrap. Pistol comes in a black or black with blue slide, including a black plastic protective case with extra magazines available for purchase here.

T4E® is a brand of UMAREX sold and marketed by UMAREX and Umarex USA, Inc. The brands and models offered by T4E are either owned or officially licensed products. Agencies and facilities interested in partnering with T4E are encouraged to contact the brand by emailing information@t4eguns.com. Read more

Firearms

Illinois Public Transportation Carry Ban Challenged in New FPC-backed Lawsuit

ROCKFORD, IL – Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) today announced the filing of a new FPC-supported federal lawsuit challenging Illinois’ ban on the carrying of firearms on public transportation and in public transportation facilities. The complaint in Schoenthal v. Raoul can be viewed at FPCLegal.org.

“The unifying feature of the historically accepted sensitive places where individuals were deprived of the right to bear arms was security,” argues the complaint. “In compensation for an individual’s lessened right to protect himself, the government provided security measures to ensure the physical protection of anyone in a legislative assembly or courthouse. In a modern context, this would mean measures such as requiring individuals to pass though magnetometers when entering the location in question. The Public Transportation Carry Ban is not accompanied by security measures of this type.”

“The underlying question here is clear: Do individuals have the right to defend themselves from unjust violence while on a bus?” said FPC Director of Legal Operations Bill Sack. “And the answer is self-evident: Anywhere individuals may be met with confrontation and unjust violence, they have the right to effectively defend themselves. The very concept of banning self-defense in those areas where people congregate is absurd on its face.” Read more

Gun Control

National Hunting and Fishing Day’s 50th Anniversary a Good Time to Take Stock

Anniversaries are always a good time to take stock. Saturday, September 24, marks the 50th anniversary of National Hunting and Fishing Day. Were it not for two important conservation laws, there might not be much to celebrate in the out-of-doors today.

The Wildlife Restoration Act (Pittman-Robertson) became law in 1937, requiring firearms and ammunition manufacturers’ excise taxes on select goods to fund conservation. Congress added archery gear to the mix 50 years ago. The Sport Fish Restoration Act (Dingell-Johnson) did the same for fishing tackle, coming along in 1950. The two laws combined have done more for conservation and fishing and hunting than one can fully comprehend.

Right out of the chute in 1937, the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources put Pittman-Robertson funds on the ground in what is today’s Ogden Bay Waterfowl Management Area in the Great Salt Lake. That piece of public land provides an enormous amount of waterfowl habitat—and public hunting opportunity. The bar had been set high from the start, and a cascade of successes followed through the years. Earlier this year, Pittman-Robertson funds paid for the acquisition of the 84-sqaure-mile L-Bar Ranch in northern New Mexico adding to and quadrupling the size of the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish’s Marquez Wildlife Management Area—public land where rocky mountain elk, mule deer, and Merriam’s wild turkey abound. Read more

Fishing, Hunting

.308 WIN Norma Tac 147 Grain FMJ Recall Notice, Product Warning

Furth, Germany and Savannah, Ga. – Through quality control efforts, Norma Precision Inc. has identified possible inconsistencies with neck tension in a small number of .308 WIN Norma Tac 147 Grain FMJ cartridges within the ammunition SKU and corresponding Lot Numbers identified on www.Normashooting.com that may allow the projectile to become loose, including during transport. Continued use of the potentially affected ammunition could impact safe firearm performance leading to property damage and/or injury.

If customers are uncertain as to whether or not recently purchased ammunition falls with the potentially impacted SKU and corresponding Lot Numbers listed on www.Normashooting.com or for additional questions concerning this Notice, please contact a Norma Customer Service Representative by email at Sales@normashooting.com or by phone at 912-800-9332.

Ammunition

Sauer 100 6.5×55 SE Caliber Recall

San Antonio, Texas – A specific barrel batch in caliber 6.5×55 SE, which is used in the SAUER 100 model, is being recalled as a precautionary measure. The rifles in question, that we have identified based on their serial numbers, must not be used any longer and should be returned to SAUER USA in exchange for a new rifle. This batch of barrels in caliber 6.5×55 SE has shown that a progressive premature weakening of the barrel material may occur after a high volume of shots, which could lead to severe damage of the rifle and personal injury. The exchange is, of course, free of charge for the customer.

You can check which rifles are affected by the recall by plugging in the serial number of your rifle at the following link: Read more

Firearms

CMP Summer Rifle Camps Host Over 460 Juniors in 2022

Each year, the Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) presents a series of hands-on, informative camps for junior air rifle and smallbore rifle athletes. Running from May to August, the CMP Junior Rifle Camps allow high-school age students to receive valuable lessons on intermediate and advanced marksmanship skills through various exercises and demonstrations.

This summer, the CMP Junior Camps saw 462 juniors and 647 participants through a course of 16 total camps. A group of 22 talented staff members from current NCAA rifle programs helped run the camps in eight different states while also assisting events at the Camp Perry National Matches, 4-H Nationals and American Legion Nationals.

The CMP utilized the experience of new Junior Rifle Camp coordinator, Ryan Hinson, to effectively host each course. A NCAA rifle athlete at Morehead State while in college, Hinson had previously worked as a CMP Summer Camp counselor for two summers, in 2018 and 2019, and served as an assistant director during the summer of 2021 before being hired full-time by the CMP this year. Read more

Firearms

New 1280 Resolution Thermal Rifle Scope – RICO HD RS75 – Now Available

Fort Worth, TX (September 15, 2022) – iRayUSA, a Texas-based designer, manufacturer, and distributor of premium thermal night vision devices announces the release of the first commercially available 1280×1024 resolution thermal weapon sight: the Rugged Infrared Compact Optic (RICO) HD RS75from InfiRay Outdoor. With four times the resolution of current 640×512 devices, a 12-degree horizontal field of view, and a detection range of 3,600 yards, the RICO HD is the ultimate thermal weapon sight for any distance with 1,310,720 pixels and ZERO COMPETITION.

“It’s taken more than 10 years for something to change night hunting like this” stated Angelo Brewer, Director of Operations, iRayUSA. “This jump to 1280 resolution allows for double the field of view, double the detection range, or a combination of both. InfiRay’s self-developed groundbreaking sensor technology has resulted in a thermal scope that can truly do it all” continued Brewer.

The RICO HD RS75 features a 1280×1024 12?m sensor, anultra-high resolution 1.03-inch 2560×2560 AMOLED display, Low-distortion orthoscopic eyepiece and a 75mm f/1.0 lens that results in the perfect blend of optical performance and sensor resolution, all in the same scope. The RICO HD also offers crystal clear onboard audio recording, Wi-Fi video streaming and 128 GB of storage so you can capture every hunt. Read more

Optics

Beretta USA Launches New Ultraleggero Hunting Shotgun

Accokeek, MD – Beretta is pleased to announce the launch of a brand-new hunting over-and-under shotgun – the Ultraleggero. Designed specifically to produce the lightest steel receiver shotgun on the market, the Ultraleggero delivers the same strength and balance characteristic of Beretta shotguns with a lighter steel receiver, techno-polymer receiver inserts, Extralight® recoil pad, and Steelium Optima-Bore® HP barrels that ensure superior quality performance and consistent shot patterns.

The result is a lightweight yet sturdy shotgun ideal for Upland hunters looking for a fast-handling gun that swiftly gets onto the game.

“The Beretta Ultraleggero is for those upland bird hunters looking for a light, rugged and innovative over and under shotgun,” Logan Killam, Product Manager – Shotguns, said. “At only 6.4 lbs., the steel-framed Ultraleggero can comfortably be carried and trusted on the longest days in the field thanks to its uniquely designed receiver, barrels, and stock.” Read more

Firearms

Streamlight Introduces Dualie 3AA Color-Rite Light

Dual Beam LED Flashlight is Intrinsically Safe; Also Provides True Color Recognition

Eagleville, PA – Streamlight® Inc., a leading provider of high-performance lighting tools, introduced the Dualie® 3AA Color-Rite®, an intrinsically safe, high-performance LED flashlight that provides the option of bright, white light or high CRI light with Streamlight’s Color-Rite Technology® for true color recognition in industrial, automotive and other applications. The compact, hand-held light, which is powered by easily sourced AA batteries, is safety-rated for use in Division 1 environments faced by many professionals; it is also ATEX and IECEx-certified for use in Zone 0 locations and InMetro approved.

The dual beam light includes a high-power white LED for bright area illumination and a High Color Rendering Index (90 CRI) LED with Streamlight’s proprietary Color-Rite Technology to better see the color spectrum. It offers three output modes: a spot beam for distance illumination, a soft, wide flood beam to illuminate work areas and to aid in true color recognition, and a combined spot and flood beam. Read more

Optics

Wildlife Caught on Camera – Boone and Crockett’s Fall 2022 Edition

From apex predators like grizzly bears to feisty striped skunks, the Boone and Crockett Club’s Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Ranch on Montana’s Rocky Mountain Front is a wildlife melting pot. You can see a small sampling of those full-time residents here. 

The ranch has dozens of wildlife trail cams set in key locations. Those cameras take thousands of shots every year. The incredibly meticulous job of choosing the best photos falls to Ph.D. candidate and Boone and Crockett Fellow at the University of Montana Chris Hansen. Check out the highlights below.

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1 of 10—Grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis)

Shot on location at the famous “campsite” area, this video of two grizzlies shows you exactly where you don’t want to pitch a tent on the ranch.

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2 of 10—Mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus)

At the peak of the mule deer rut, a buck will curl its lips to help determine if one of these does is in estrus. It’s either that or this buck is hoping to borrow some chapstick.
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Wildlife
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