Bond Arms’ First Heavy Hitter: Cyclops .45-70

Granbury, TX (June 13, 2023) – Bond Arms® is well known for producing some of the best quality derringers in the North American market. Not only do their handguns come in a wide range of calibers, but they make a statement, and the manufacturing of these derringers is second to none. Built rugged, tough, and dependable, each of the offerings from Bond Arms® often surpasses consumer expectations.

And yet, Bond Arms® is exceeding expectations again. While derringers are often considered small rimfire calibers and expand into standard pistol calibers, including some magnum cartridges, they don’t usually come chambered in a traditional rifle caliber. That is, until now.

Announced at SHOT Show 2023, Bond Arms began production of a .45-70 derringer named the Cyclops. Coming in at 28 oz, the Cyclops is built stronger and more durable than ever. This 4.25 in. barrel is fitted into a single action frame and is only the first release in a new series of big bore derringers slated to be released in 50 AE, 454 casull, and 44 magnum.

This model does vary from other pistol options from Bond Arms. Unlike the traditional over/under staple, the Cyclops is a single shot only. The lack of a secondary chambering adds additional weight to the pistol and mitigates some felt recoil in a cartridge as large as the .45-70. It comes with an extended and proprietary B6 resin grip. Changes have been made to the grip to make it more ergonomic and easier to shoot. These sights are no different than most Bond Arms’ options and fixed to the frame and barrel. Read more

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Leica Sport Optics: Buy Amplus 6 BDC, Receive Free Custom Turret

Buy any new Leica Amplus 6 BDC riflescope and receive a free custom turret

Leading German optics brand Leica Sport Optics is launching a special promotion that will run between June to the end of September. Every purchase of a Leica Amplus 6 BDC from a Leica stocking dealer can receive a free custom laser engraved turret from either Kenton Industries or Ballistix, value up to $169.

Every Amplus 6 BDC riflescope comes as standard with an MOA or MIL dial, right out of the box. Leica’s partners will provide a custom engraved turret based on user environmental data and ballistics to any customer that buys an Amplus 6 BDC, during the promotion. A premium custom turret can help eliminate the need for holdover reticles, in-the-field ballistic data charts, or MOA / MILRAD calculations. With a custom turret, all you have to do is dial your turret to the correct yardage, aim, and shoot. Read more

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Delta Waterfowl HunteR3 and Duck Production Programs Receive Funding Boost

A pair of grants from Wildlife Habitat Canada will add Hen Houses and expand hunter recruitment across Canada

WINNIPEG, MANITOBA — Grants from Wildlife Habitat Canada have been awarded to Delta Waterfowl to bolster the organization’s Hen House program, as well as HunteR3 recruitment and advocacy efforts.

A $60,000 WHC grant will support the growth and management of Delta’s Hen House program in Canada, adding new Hen Houses to the duck production effort. The grant will be used to build and install 200 new Hen Houses in Canada, as well as to support the maintenance of 750 existing nest structures. The new Hen Houses will be installed in the Canadian prairie pothole region, likely in mallard-producing regions of Alberta and Saskatchewan.

By providing a safe, productive nest site to mallard hens, these over-water nest structures make a successful hatch up to 12 times more likely. For hens nesting in grass cover, nest success is often less than 10 percent—a dismal rate that falls below the necessary level to maintain duck populations. In Hen Houses, nest success typically ranges from 60 to 90 percent. Read more

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Nightstick Launches 650-Lumen Narrow Rail Compact Handgun Lights

Nightstick Launches 650-Lumen Narrow Rail Compact Handgun Lights
Adds TCM-365 and TCM-5B models to WML lineup

Wylie, Texas – Nightstick, a global manufacturer of professional portable LED lighting products announces the launch of its TCM-365 for the Sig Sauer® P365 family and TCM-5B model for more than two dozen narrow rail EDC handguns including the Glock® G43X & G48X MOS, Springfield Armory® Hellcat and Sig Sauer P365 X-Macro.

Both new models feature ultra-performance LEDs and an optimized TIR lens, delivering a brighter and more penetrating 650-lumen beam for up to 2 hours, illuminating objects up to 136 meters away. The TCM-365’s unique rail clamp is engineered specifically to lock into the proprietary slots on each side of the P365, X, XL, SAS, 380 and Specter Comp frames. Read more

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SAF Supports Summary Judgement Motion in Cook County Gun Ban

BELLEVUE, WA – Attorneys representing the Second Amendment Foundation and its partners in a challenge of a ban on so-called “assault weapons” by Cook County, Ill., today filed a 16-page brief supporting their earlier motion for summary judgment in the case, which is known as Viramontes v. Cook County.

The case is being adjudicated in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. It was originally filed in August 2021. Joining SAF in this case are the Firearms Policy Coalition and three private citizens, all Cook County residents. They are Rubi Joyal, Christopher Khaya and Cutberto Viramontes, for whom the case is named. They are represented by attorneys David Sigale of Wheaton, Ill., and David H. Thompson, Peter A. Patterson and William V. Bergstrom, all with Cooper & Kirk in Washington, D.C.

According to today’s reply brief, “In seeking to justify its ban on common semiautomatic rifles, the County proposes a faulty analysis for this case, conflating the textual and historical inquiries required by Bruen and then proposing to justify its ban by comparison to historical fire safety regulations governing gunpowder storage.”

“Cook County seems determined to obfuscate this case by making arguments which do not pass the constitutional smell test,” said SAF founder and Executive Vice President Alan M. Gottlieb. “The county contends the AR-15 and similar firearms are not appropriate for self-defense, which is simply nonsense. It’s not up to the county to determine what types of firearms are appropriate for personal protection. That’s for the citizens to decide.” Read more

Gun Control

CCRKBA Supports Senator Ernst’s Measure to Disarm IRS Agents

BELLEVUE, WA – The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms today promptly applauded Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst’s introduction of legislation to prohibit the Internal Revenue Service from arming its agents

Ernst is calling her measure the “Why Does the IRS Have Guns Act.”

“That’s really a very good question,” said CCRKBA Chairman Alan Gottlieb. “Why has the IRS spent millions of dollars on weapons and ammunition since the start of the coronavirus pandemic three years ago? According to a published report, the agency spent $2.3 million on ammunition, another $1.2 million on ballistic shields, $243,000 on body armor, nearly $475,000 on Smith & Wesson rifles and $463,000 on Beretta tactical shotguns.

“One has to wonder whether IRS agents are working for the taxpayers, or preparing to go to war against them,” he mused. “The worst thing people should ever face from the IRS is an audit, not a firing squad.” Read more

Gun Control

Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council Seeks a Social Scientist

The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council is currently accepting applications the fill a social scientist position.

The Social Scientist will develop proposed fishery management actions and be responsible for the social aspects of fishery management plan (FMP) and amendment development such as social impact assessments, environmental impact statements, environmental justice analyses, and other documents. Primary responsibilities of this position include conducting, contributing to, and reviewing analyses of fishery data in support of fishery management in federal waters of the Gulf of Mexico.

The complete announcement can be found at: https://gulfcouncil.org/about/employment/

Application Deadline: Applications will be accepted through Friday, July 14, 2023 or until filled. Read more

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NSSF Commends Texas Governor for Supporting 2A Rights, Protecting Privacy Rights of Gun Owners

 

 

WASHINGTON, D.C. — NSSF®, The Firearm Industry Trade Association, praised Texas Gov. Greg Abbott after he signed into law legislation to safeguard the personal financial information of Texas gun owners and those making firearm industry-related purchases while using a credit card at gun retailers. Gov. Abbott enacted the financial privacy protections by signing into law HB 2837, the Second Amendment Financial Privacy Act.

The new law takes effect Sept. 1, 2023, and ensures that financial institutions and credit card companies are prohibited from using a Merchant Category Code (MCC) to track and share customers’ private financial information when they purchase firearms, ammunition and related equipment and accessories at firearm retail stores. The law also protects gun owners from political and financial retaliation for exercising their Second Amendment rights and safeguards against the possible creation of a “back-door” firearm ownership registry.

“Governor Greg Abbott has done it once again and fulfilled his duties to ensure Texans know their Second Amendment rights won’t fall victim to a radical ‘woke’ antigun agenda that seeks to weaponize the credit cards in gun owners’ wallets,” said Lawrence G. Keane, NSSF Senior Vice President and General Counsel. “Americans exercising their right to legally purchase firearms, ammunition and other related accessories should never be concerned that their lawful and everyday purchases could be used against them by private financial service providers or government authorities simply for exercising their Second Amendment rights. The firearm retailer MCC was suspiciously created to do just that and to track names and financial data by including it in a government-accessible watchlist. Gov. Abbott put the Second Amendment barricades up for Texas gun owners by signing this critical legislation into law. Gun owners should worry about what’s in their wallet, not who’s in their wallet.” Read more

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Hillsdale College to Host Junior Olympic Development Camp

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Hillsdale College to Host Junior Olympic Development Camp

HILLSDALE, Mich. — The Hillsdale College John Anthony Halter Shooting Sports Education Center will host the 2023 Junior Olympic Development Camp from June 19-24. The camp is open to shotgun competitors between the ages of 12 and 20. Campers will receive shotgun instruction, with an emphasis on mental game and competition readiness, from current and former USA Shooting Olympians and national team members. Professor of History David Raney will present a lecture on the Constitution. Read more

Firearms

Benelli Unleashes KAOS

June 2023, Accokeek, MD – Factory firearms, by their regular-production nature, follow established patterns based on their components. In other words, the gun placed in this box looks just like the gun put in that box and in the one before that. It is reminiscent of Henry Ford’s quip about the Model T — “Any customer can have a car painted any color that he wants so long as it is black.”

In defiance of the conventional assembly line protocols, Benelli is taking Ford’s comment to the opposite extreme—you can only have ONE finish on your Lupo rifle because no two are alike!

Introducing the Lupo KAOS, the first high-performance bolt-action rifle from Benelli to offer a one-of-one finish treatment across the barreled action and stock.

The Lupo KAOS is a limited-edition rifle chambered for the popular 6.5 Creedmoor and is intended to disrupt the notions of what a production firearm should be. Each Lupo KAOS rifle presents its own, one-of-a-kind styling thanks to a carefully selected base coat/overcoat combination that is artfully hand-distressed at the factory to give it a unique appearance. The barreled action is treated to a Cerakote finish that adds two or more complimenting colors selected from a carefully chosen 15-color earth-tone palette. The result is a premium rifle that stands out as much for its uncommon appearance as its unmatched reliability and accuracy in the field. Read more

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