Zaffiri Precision Introduces the ECHO Series

Zaffiri Precision, a Salvo Technologies company and a leader in American-made, precision-engineered aftermarket components for Glock® and SIG Sauer platforms, proudly highlights the ECHO and ECHO Elite complete uppers from its revamped product lineup. Designed for shooters who demand both bold aesthetics and real-world functionality, the ECHO series represents the perfect fusion of aggressive styling, enhanced handling, and reliable performance, making it an ideal upgrade for competitive shooters, concealed carriers, and enthusiasts alike. The ECHO and ECHO Elite will be on display in Booth 72755 at SHOT Show® 2026, to be held Jan. 20 – 23, 2026, at the Venetian + Caesars Forum in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The ECHO slide stands out with its modern, tactical design: sharp angled front and rear serrations for superior grip and effortless slide manipulation, even in high-stress or gloved conditions. Signature window cuts not only reduce overall weight for faster cycling and reduced recoil but also add a distinctive, sleek profile that turns heads at the range. Crafted from a single billet of 17-4 stainless steel with tight tolerances, the ECHO delivers balanced weight reduction without sacrificing the durability Zaffiri Precision is known for, ensuring thousands of rounds of flawless operation. Read more

Firearms

EOTECH Launches the OGL-C Commercial Laser System

EOTECH is proud to introduce the OGL-C. This commercial variant provides all the features and benefits of the standard OGL but with eye-safe visible and IR lasers and IR illumination.

 

Available in either Black or Tan, the OGL-C can be mounted on any side of the rifle’s handguard, but the primary position is on the top rail. Ample separation between the lasers and the IR illuminator ensures no interference with front iron sights. Only slightly larger than a deck of cards, the housing incorporates strategic cuts and channels to reduce unnecessary weight.

“We are excited to get the consumer friendly OGL out into the market” said Mark Miller, EOTECH Product Manager. “This product was designed and developed with ergonomics in mind, as well as a feature set that is sure to satisfy the more sophisticated tactical user.”

Stacked vertically on the front of the OGL-C are the visible and IR lasers. Both lasers are co-aligned and share windage and elevation adjustments, making the zeroing procedure easy. Positioned on the other side is an adjustable illuminator that provides quick beam divergence from a close-range flood to a long-range spot using the sliding adjustment lever. Powered by (1) CR123 battery, the 515-nanometer green visible laser is 6 times easier to see than red lasers and offers .5 milliwatts of power on HIGH. It’s 850-nanometer IR laser provides almost .7 milliwatts at high power. And finally, the 850-nanometer IR illuminator can quickly shift from an approximate 105 MRAD flood to an approximate 30 MRAD beam. Both the lasers and illuminator come equipped with lens covers that provide diffusion.

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Federal To Release New Handgun Ammo Options in 2026

Federal Ammunition announces new handgun ammunition options for 2026. Two new offerings will be added to the Power-Shok hunting handgun and Punch Personal Defense product lines. The world-leading ammunition brand will also launch an all-new Federal Premium® Terminal Ascent hunting handgun product line.

Three Terminal Ascent handgun-hunting rounds feature a bonded, nickel-plated bullet design to increase weight retention, while a unique elastomer-filled nose cavity reliably expands. The new loads include 10mm Auto 203-grain, 357 Mag. 157-grain, and 44 Rem. Mag. 235-grain.

The Power-Shok handgun-hunting round features a powerful, standard jacketed hollow-point bullet suited to a variety of big game and offered at a specific price point. The new load is 45 Long Colt 235-grain.

The bullet for the Punch Personal Defense load is carefully selected and built to optimize terminal performance in the most common situations. The new defensive handgun load is 9mm Luger 115-grain. Read more

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Remington Ammunition Will Release Several New Shotshell and Rimfire Options in 2026

 

Remington Ammunition announces several new shotshell options, plus a new rimfire load for 2026. This includes new options in Royal Flush upland loads as well as an all-new Final Strut lineup of turkey loads. And in rimfire, Remington will deliver its all-new Performance Wheelgun 22 product line.

The new Remington Final Strut loads are two 3-inch, 12-gauge. 2-ounce loads in No. 6 or 7 shot, and two 3-inch, 20-gauge. 1-1/4-ounch loads in No. 6 or 7 shot. These four turkey loads deliver greater retained energy at longer distances due to their heavy payloads of 12 g/cc tungsten pellets.

The new Royal Flush loads are two 2-3/4-inch, 12-gauge. 1-1/4-ounch loads in No. 7.5 or 8 shot, and two 2-3/4-inch, 20-gauge. 1-ounce loads in No. 7.5 or 8 shot. These Premier grouse and quail loads feature magnum-grade copper-plated payloads to ensure knock-down power.

The new Performance Wheelgun 22 load is 22 Long Rifle, 39-grain. This 22 LR load features a truncated-cone bullet designed for low noise and optimal performance in rimfire revolvers. Read more

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MDT Expands TIMBR Core Line with Walnut Stock for Savage 110 Rifles

MDT is pleased to announce the release of the TIMBR Core Walnut Stock for the RH/SA Savage 110 Short Action, expanding the TIMBR Core lineup and bringing classic walnut craftsmanship to a modern, precision-focused rifle stock. Built around an aluminum micro V-Block bedding system, the TIMBR Core Walnut Stock delivers the consistency and rigidity expected from a modern precision platform while preserving the warmth and character of a traditional wood stock.

The walnut construction provides a naturally “dead” shooting feel, absorbing recoil more effectively than many synthetic stocks and remaining comfortable across hot and cold environments. Laser texturing on the grip and forend enhances control and aesthetics, while each walnut blank features unique grain patterns, ensuring every stock has a personalized look and feel.

With the addition of the Savage 110 Short Action (Right-Hand), the TIMBR Core Walnut Stock is now available for Remington 700 SA, Ruger American SA, Tikka T3/T3x SA, and Savage 110 Short Action (RH) platforms. The stock supports barrels as large as the Proof Research Sendero contour, far larger than what is typically possible with traditional wood stocks, and is compatible with both CORE Bottom Metal and Hunter Bottom Metal for Savage Short Action rifles, allowing shooters to tailor their setup to their intended application.

Durability was a key design driver throughout development. The TIMBR Core Walnut Stock underwent extensive environmental and destructive testing, including 15,000+ rounds of simulated live fire, multi-day exposure to 100% humidity salt-bath conditions, 80°C heat testing, -20°C deep-freeze testing, followed by live fire, sling stud tear-out testing, and repeated drop testing from over four feet. The TIMBR Core Walnut Stock is currently offered in walnut, with laminate versions in Grey/Black and Green/Brown/Black expected to follow shortly. Read more

Firearms

A New Louisiana Historic State Record Black Bear

 

Louisiana State Record black bear

 

A 13-year-old Louisiana hunter made history in 2024 when he pulled the trigger on a hunt more than 30 years in the making.

By PJ DelHomme

This record-book entry has so many angles that it’s hard to know where to begin. There’s the fact that there are only two black bear entries in the Boone and Crockett records for Louisiana—this new record and the bear killed by famous hunter Ben Lilly in 1904. How about the fact that the Louisiana black bear was listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) in 1992? Populations have now recovered to the point that they can be hunted sustainably. Let’s not forget that this is the same general area where President Theodore Roosevelt (co-founder of the Boone and Crockett Club) went on his famous bear hunt and refused to shoot a bear, creating the concept of Fair Chase and the Teddy Bear. Let’s start with the most recent hunt and go from there.

On a sunny afternoon in December 2024, surrounded by the bottomland hardwoods of Madison Parish, 13-year-old Fisher Brown of West Monroe used a 7mm PRC to kill a massive, 18-year-old boar weighing approximately 500 pounds. Read more

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Michigan bear hunters record strong 2025 harvest

A Michigan black bear is shown munching berries on a summery day.

Many 400- and 500-pound bears tagged in UP

By ANDY HENION
Communications representative, Wildlife Division
Michigan Department of Natural Resources

Bear hunters recorded another robust season in Michigan in 2025, harvesting nearly 2,000 animals and bringing home a remarkable number of large bears in the Upper Peninsula.

At the Escanaba-area check stations alone, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources registered an estimated 20 bears above 400 pounds and eight bears above 500 pounds, according to Cody Norton, the DNR’s bear, furbearer and small game specialist.

“We saw a phenomenal number of unusually large bears harvested across the Upper Peninsula,” said Norton, a Marquette-based wildlife biologist and avid bear hunter. “This is something we’ve been working toward with our long-term bear management plan – growing the total number of bears and giving hunters more opportunities to harvest large, mature animals.” Read more

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Fall fingerlings stocked in Michigan waters

Contact: Jeremiah Blaauw, 906-235-7679 or Aaron Switzer, 231-383-2565

More than 648,000 fish were added to 76 locations statewide

A fall walleye fingerling being stocked in Michigan waters.This past fall, the Department of Natural Resources worked hard to stock fish in waters across Michigan — fish that will provide angling opportunities in seasons to come. The fall 2025 effort saw DNR crews stock seven different species at 76 locations throughout the state: 648,557 fish, weighing in at a total of 8.6 tons.

“This was another exceptional fall fish stocking season, enhancing fishing opportunities throughout Michigan,” said DNR fish production manager Aaron Switzer. “Combined with successful spring and summer stocking efforts, the 2025 total reached nearly 19.5 million fish stocked in Michigan’s waters.”

The number and type of fish stocked vary by hatchery, as each facility’s ability to rear fish differs due to water supply and temperature. In Michigan, there are six state and three cooperative fish hatcheries that work together to produce the species, strains and sizes of fish needed by fisheries managers. These fish must then be delivered at specific times and locations for stocking to ensure that they thrive.

In general, fish are reared in Michigan’s state fish hatcheries anywhere from one month to 1.5 years before they are stocked. Most fish in Michigan are stocked in the spring, but some fish are stocked in the fall because they require less time and fewer resources to rear in hatcheries. Fall-stocked fish also may adjust better to new environments as they are younger and more adaptable to change.

Seven species were stocked this fall: Atlantic salmon, brook trout, brown trout, lake trout, rainbow trout (Eagle Lake and steelhead strains), walleye and muskellunge.  Where they were stocked below:

  • Marquette State Fish Hatchery (near Marquette) stocked 27,915 fall fingerling and 250 adult brook trout that weighed a combined 3,022 pounds. These fish were stocked at a total of 27 locations in the Upper Peninsula.
  • Oden State Fish Hatchery (near Petoskey) stocked 140,366 fall fingerling rainbow trout that combined weighed 7,508 pounds and were stocked at four locations in the Upper and Lower peninsulas.
  • Thompson State Fish Hatchery (near Manistique) stocked 3,008 Great Lakes strain muskellunge that weighed 304 pounds in Lake Hudson and Thornapple Lake. Thompson also stocked 329,085 fall fingerling steelhead weighing 2,413 total pounds in six locations.
  • Wolf Lake State Fish Hatchery (west of Kalamazoo) stocked 64,532 fall fingerling steelhead weighing a combined 917 pounds in Crystal Lake.
  • Harrietta State Fish Hatchery (near Cadillac) stocked 17,548 fall fingerling brown trout and 24,520 fall fingerling rainbow trout. These fish were stocked in four locations with a combined weight of 1,573 pounds.

DNR fisheries management units also stocked fall fingerling walleye this year.

  • Southern Lake Michigan Management Unit stocked 33,580 Muskegon strain fall fingerlings weighing 1,373 total pounds in 20 locations.
  • Central Lake Michigan Management Unit stocked 2,507 Muskegon strain fall fingerlings weighing 160 pounds total in three locations.
  • Northern Lake Michigan Management Unit stocked Little Bay de Noc with 5,211 fall fingerlings (Little Bay de Noc strain) weighing a combined 88 pounds in five locations; 2,815 of these walleye fingerlings were raised in a co-op partner pond tended by the Bay De Noc Great Lakes Sportfishermen.

The DNR welcomes visitors to its state fish hatcheries and interpretive centers to see the fish rearing process and to learn about Michigan’s waters. For more information or to plan your trip, visit Michigan.gov/Hatcheries.

To find out if any fish were stocked in your favorite fishing spots, visit the DNR’s fish stocking database at michigandnr.com/fishstock/.

Fishing

1791 Outdoor Lifestyle Group Introduces the HUNT Youth Butt Cuff

1791 Outdoor Lifestyle Group, a leading provider of premium leather holsters, EDC tool organizers, and associated outdoor and sporting goods, is excited to announce the HUNT Youth Rimfire Butt Cuff. Handcrafted from American steerhide, this gives young sportsmen a durable, functional, and classic accessory specifically made for smaller statured youth .22 rimfire rifles. Designed and made with the same quality, look and feel as the full size 1791 HUNT Line Butt Cuffs, it holds eight rimfire shells, features a padded suede cheekpiece for better sight alignment, and includes a “creep-stop” strap to keep it secure under recoil.

The Youth Rimfire Butt Cuff is smaller than the standard 1791 Butt Cuff and is specifically designed to work with the Savage® Rascal, Keystone® Chipmunk and similar Youth 22 starter Rifles.

Built to last with reinforced stitching and backed by a lifetime warranty, this leather stock sleeve blends comfort, function, and rugged style for the next generation of hunters. The Youth Rimfire Butt Cuff is now available in the 1791 Oiled Brown finish with an MSRP of $59.99

For more information on the Youth Rimfire Butt Cuff and the entire 1791 HUNT Line and other 1791 Outdoor Lifestyle Group holsters, EDC tool organizers and accessories, please visit https://1791gunleather.com

1791 Outdoor Lifestyle Group will be showing the HUNT Line and other new products, including the exciting new 1791 Industries firearm accessories at the 2026 SHOT Show in Las Vegas at Booth 75207, January 20th – 23rd, 2026.

Firearms

Millennium Treestands Redefines Ground Blinds with New Antler Shak Series

Millennium Treestands, the name synonymous with continuous innovation, proudly announces the launch of its new Antler Shak Series, headlined by the Antler Shak 7 Mag and Antler Shak 30/30 ground blinds. Engineered from the ground up, this series sets a new standard with its revolutionary approach to concealment and visibility, featuring industry-first optical technology.

Built with a tough, 600D brushed shell in Mossy Oak Country Roots, each blind is designed to disappear into the landscape while providing a spacious, tactically superior shelter for the modern hunter. The series’ integrated features, from silent blackout curtains to a robust hub system, deliver the ultimate combination of undetectable concealment, unparalleled visibility, and field-tested durability.

Antler Shak 7 Mag
The Antler Shak 7 Mag stands as the premium flagship model, engineered for hunters who refuse to compromise on space, stability, or tactical advantage. Its innovative Wide Bottom design creates an exceptionally roomy 62″x62″ footprint, providing unmatched stability on uneven terrain, ample space for three hunters, and their full complement of gear. This blind dominates the sightline with nine strategically placed vertical and horizontal one way, see through windows, ensuring a panoramic, 360-degree view while you remain completely invisible. Thoughtful premium features like the exclusive 4″ exterior skirt eliminate ground-level light leaks, and the integrated ceiling storage net keeps essentials organized and within easy reach. These unmatched features make the 7 Mag a complete, self-contained ground blind built for the most demanding expeditions.

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