Electric Outboards in the Market

By Frank Sargeant
Frankmako1@gmail.com

“I’ll switch to an electric outboard when they pry my cold, dead fingers from the throttle of my Merc 250 . . . “

If that’s your attitude when it comes to opting for electric power for your boat—and it is for a lot of us—let’s remember that it was not all that long ago when we felt the same way about switching from two-stroke outboards to four-stroke outboards. (I know, you whippersnappers don’t even remember two-stroke outboards—trust me, it was not that long ago.)

We know the arguments against electric motors—starting with there are as of now ZERO fast charging stations at marinas and boat docks around the nation.

And that as of now, they are VERY expensive compared to equivalent gas outboards when you add in the astronomical cost of multiple high-output lithium-ion batteries. And you can’t get anything north of 180 horsepower right now—not a good option if you’re running twin 600 Merc’s at present.

That said, there is probably an electric outboard in your future. Read more

Fishing

Response Brief Filed In Miller V. Bonta Calif. ‘Assault Weapon’ Ban Case

The Second Amendment Foundation and its partners in the case of Miller v. Bonta, challenging California’s ban on so-called “assault weapons,” have filed a responding brief in the case, countering defense arguments and strategies already rejected by federal courts and the U.S. Supreme Court.

“Our reply takes the state to task for going directly against the instructions of the federal court,” said SAF founder and Executive Vice President Alan M. Gottlieb. “The state spent its entire 25-page brief trying to re-litigate the case, essentially arguing for ‘interest balancing’ by the court, which the Supreme Court nixed last year in its landmark Bruen ruling. The only logical conclusion is that the State of California is stalling, trying to delay the inevitable ruling that the ban on semiautomatic rifles is unconstitutional.” Read more

Gun Control

onX: New Easement Data Unlocks 32,000+ Acres of Western Land

Missoula, Montana — onX has recently added 2,801 access routes to 32,505 acres of public land in Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming to its app thanks to map digitization efforts by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and United States Forest Service (USFS).

These public land acres were previously thought to be landlocked, or inaccessible without permission from neighboring landowners. By digitizing easement information sometimes stored away for decades in filing cabinets and dating as far back as the late 1800s, the BLM and USFS are making thousands of access points to public land more visible. onX has worked with the BLM and USFS to provide a single, convenient location for the public to find this information via its mapping and navigation app.

In 2019, the BLM began a pilot project in its Montana/Dakotas District to digitize road and trail access easements. The USFS also began digitizing its easements, including rights-of-way in each of their regions, and in 2020 a group of onX geospatial analysts met with local USFS personnel to better understand this complex process. Then in early 2022, the Modernizing Access to Our Public Land Act (MAPLand Act) was signed into law. Read more

Hunting

Enter your Youth to Win GPO’S Free 2-Day Youth Turkey Hunt

RICHMOND, Va. (Feb. 21, 2023) —GPO USA, a leading manufacturer and distributor of high-quality sporting optics, has partnered with other industry leaders to award one of seven guided and filmed two-day youth turkey hunts in North Carolina. The hunt will take place on a luxury 11,000 acre private ranch. The youth must be between the ages of 10-15 and must have a valid hunter safety certificate. All meals and lodging will be included for the youth and an adult companion. Each winner will also receive a turkey gun from O.F. Mossberg & Sons, Inc. topped with a GPO SpectraDotÒ scope and a care package from the others sponsors which include Methodical Media, Edge of the Wild, SPUR Brand, Fox Trot Ammo, HOV Outdoors and Killum Calls.

Entering the contest is easy. Simply go to the GPO Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/gpousaoptics, like the post and nominate a youth hunter in the comments (if they don’t have social media just comment their name.) Bonus entries can be obtained by sharing the post and tagging GPO. The more you share the more chances you have to win the GPO giveaway. Participants can also enter to win one of the other six hunts from the other sponsors Facebook pages. Each sponsor will be giving away a similar prize package. Read more

Hunting

FN Announces Exclusive FN 509, FNX-45 Tactical Pistol Bundles

These Exclusive Bundles Feature Five Magazines and Key Performance Upgrades at No Additional Cost

(McLean, VA) FN America, LLC is pleased to announce the release of four new promotional pistol bundles for the FN 509® and FNX™-45 Tactical that include upgrades like the FN 509 flat-faced trigger and fiber optic front sight. Each pistol includes five magazines packaged inside a premium FN zippered range bag at no added cost. These exclusive bundles will be sold through authorized FN distributors and retailers and are available for a limited time only.

Each pistol will be packaged with three additional extended capacity magazines, where applicable, for a total of five per pistol. The FN 509 Tactical, FN 509 Compact and FN 509 MRD will feature FN’s custom flat-faced precision trigger that breaks vertically at 90 degrees while the FN 509 MRD FOS will feature the green fiber optic front sight found only on the FN Edge Series models. Read more

Firearms

GPO’s SPECTRA 1.5-9x44i Now Available with G4i Reticle

RICHMOND, Va. — One of GPO’s best-selling ultra-premium riflescopes, the SPECTRA 6X 1.5-9x44i, is now available with the all-purpose G4i reticle. This popular illuminated reticle was designed to enhance the shooter’s ability to make fast and accurate shot placements even in the lowest light conditions. It is powered by the proprietary iCONTROLÔ illumination system which can be adjusted between barely visible for low-light conditions or extremely bright for daylight use. The system automatically powers down the illumination when the electronic module has been stationary for more than three hours and it alerts the user when the battery has 15 percent power remaining. This scope is also available with the G4i Drop reticle.

Compact and lightweight, the 1.5-9x44i riflescope allows for quick shooting on fast moving targets at close range. Carefully designed with a 30mm main tube, proprietary GPObrightÔ high-transmission lens coating technology, PassionDropÔ hydrophobic exterior lens coatings and a double HD glass objective lens are a few of the key features of the SPECTRA 1.5-9x44i riflescope. Read more

Optics

ZEISS Flip-Up and Fold-Flat Pro Lens Covers

White Plains, NY –

New for 2023, ZEISS offers added protection for ZEISS riflescopes in the form of ‘Flip-Up and Fold-Flat Pro Lens Covers’. These heavy-duty lens covers are designed with several key – and proprietary – features that set them apart from similar products currently available. Retail prices are $34.99 for the ocular lens covers and $49.99 for the objective lens cover. The new accessories will be available from ‘Authorized ZEISS Retailers’ in North America, beginning late April 2023.

“Our all-new flip-up lens covers are manufactured with a robust stay-secure dual-clamping system and provides OEM fitment for current ZEISS riflescopes; they also offer a few extra unique features as well,” said Kyle Brown – Director of Marketing/Product for Carl ZEISS SBE, LLC. “These lens covers remain open and secured in place when in the folded-flat, shooter-ready position – even under heavy recoil. They offer great protection from the environmental elements and will help keep those valuable lenses from getting scratched. The benefit is simple: clean and scratch-free optics at-the-ready. And clean optics will help you deliver precise and accurate hits on target.” Read more

Optics

Introducing the new Wilson Combat WCP3265

The SIG-SAUER 365 Series is among the most reliable and safest ultra compact 9mm pistols ever designed and now Wilson Combat has made it even better with a host of our proprietary custom modifications to improve handling, shooting and optics capability. These sixteen new models of Wilson Combat Custom WCP365’s produced in our Berryville, AR facility in conjunction with SIG-Sauer are among the ultimate in a production every day carry gun.

The SIG-SAUER 365 is an outstanding self-defense choice but we have reimagined it from top to bottom with your choice of a standard or XL Wilson Combat polymer grip module that was developed for superior ergonomics and improved recoil control. Our significant improvements in shape, texture, and overall ergonomics will give your WCP365 the superb feel of an expertly hand sculpted custom gun.

The WCP365 stainless steel slide and 3.1” chromoly barrel wear the most advanced black DLC (Diamond-like-Carbon) physical vapor deposition finish available. This ultra-hard finish has chromium and tungsten underlayers for long-lasting corrosion and abrasion resistance.

Wilson Combat engineers have changed the WCP365 slide’s shape and texture to make it more tactile under stress with our exclusive X-Tac pattern cocking serrations, side top serrations and heavy slide bevels all around. We have also perfected the action of the WCP365 and in combination with a Grayguns trigger and our spring modifications we can make the excellent 365 trigger even better. Each new model will be offered standard or action-tuned for those who want the best trigger pull possible in their defensive firearm. Read more

Firearms

Burris Introduces New Shotgun Mount for Red Dots

Greeley, CO – Savvy turkey hunters understand that precision aiming is a must when using today’s advanced turkey loads. The tighter patterns and longer effective distances offered by the increasingly popular tungsten shot, for example, means careful aiming is a must — and for that, nothing beats a red dot.

Now, mounting a red dot to your vent-ribbed shotgun is super easy and lightning fast with the new Burris SpeedBead™ Vent Rib Mount. Designed for use with the Burris FastFire series red dots or any red dot that uses a Docter mounting pattern, the SpeedBead™ Vent Rib Mount is a simple DIY installation that requires no drilling or tapping.

The mount’s unique design makes it self-centering, and the mount comes with assorted rib adapters to fit multiple shotgun vent rib widths. Constructed of aluminum with a black anodized finish that will last and won’t harm your gun, the SpeedBead™ Vent Rib Mount completely captures the vent rib on both sides for maximum clamping power along the full length of the mount. Simply install your red dot onto the mount and clamp the mount to your preferred location on your shotgun’s rib. It’s that easy.

The Burris SpeedBead™ Vent Rib Mount is perfect for updating any shotgun that did not come from the factory with an optic-compatible receiver. This is an ideal solution not only for shotguns utilizing high-density ammunition but also for shotguns fitted with tight chokes or for hunting styles that bring big toms into close range.

Model: 410688

MSRP: $60 Read more

Firearms, Hunting

Beretta Presents Custom SL3 Tutankhamon

Accokeek, MD – Beretta is pleased to present to the public a custom one-of-one shotgun at this year’s SCI Convention – the SL3 Tutankhamon. The SL3 Tutankhamon celebrates 100 years after the discovery of King Tutankhamon’s tomb by Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon with its enriched engravings depicting common imagery from Egypt, symbols of the Egyptian civilization, and hieroglyphs found in Tutankhamon’s tomb.

This one-of-one shotgun is an SL3 EELL 12-gauge with a classic field configuration and Beretta proprietary Steelium hyper-polished 30-inch Optimabore-HP barrels. Made of an exhibition-grade 5 European walnut wood and hand checkered with a Tru-Oil finish, the SL3 Tutankhamon underwent 1,000 hours of hand engraving by master engraver Luca Casari.

The engraving has been done in the Bulino-style with a Gold, Green Gold, Silver, and Copper hand inlay, and features a hammer and chisel technique for the background beating.

The right sideplate of the SL3 Tutankhamon features three main gold-inlaid subjects, representing three main personalities of Ancient Egypt’s 18th Dynasty related to King Tut’s history (from left to right): the Pharaoh Tutankhamon, Queen Neferneferuaten Nefertiti (the Great Royal Wife of Pharaoh Akhenaten, who ruled before Tutankhamon), and Queen Ankhesenamun (the Great Royal Wife of Tutankhamon). The background of these three subjects is enriched by imagery from Egypt and symbols of its powerful ancient civilization, also taken from the hieroglyphs in Tutankhamon’s tomb: desert caravans and oasis, the Great Sphinx of Giza, and on the left, the ankh or “key of life,” the ancient Egyptian symbol for life. Read more

Firearms
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