Vihtavuori’s New N568 Smokeless Powder

Sedalia, MO – Vihtavuori powder, long known as the cleanest and most accurate smokeless propellant produced anywhere in the world, introduces the new N568 propellant.

N568 is the ideal choice for today’s most popular large capacity cartridges, including 6.5 PRC, 300 PRC, 338 Lapua Magnum, and an assortment of classic belted magnums such as 7mm Remington Magnum and 300 Winchester Magnum.

N568’s slow burning characteristics and short-cut grains provide extremely consistent metering for long range competitive shooters, accuracy enthusiasts, and hunters alike. N568 excels with heavy-for-caliber projectiles and provides exceptional temperature stability. It’s also insensitive to humidity changes. Read more

Ammunition

New Berger 25 Caliber 133 Grain Elite Hunter Bullets

Mesa, AZ – Berger is excited to announce the addition of the new .25 Caliber, 133 Grain Elite Hunter projectile to the popular long-range Elite Hunter product line.

The .25 Caliber, 133 Grain Elite Hunter offers a heavy-for-caliber bullet solution for .25 caliber hunting platforms that maximizes both energy and terminal performance. Elite Hunters utilize Berger’s industry-leading hybrid ogive design, that blends tangent and secant designs to optimize efficiency, reduce wind-drift, and minimize sensitivity to seating depth. Their sleek profile features an ultra-high ballistic coefficient (BC) and increased sectional density, delivering the highest energy upon impact. Elite Hunters are easy to load and shoot, and provide unmatched accuracy and performance. Read more

Ammunition

Winchester’s XPR Strata MB Rifle

XPR Strata MB Rifle IMAGE

January 29, 2021— The value-loaded line of Winchester® XPR rifles continues to expand with the addition of the new XPR Strata MB.The XPR has an established reputation of excellence and this model builds on the proven record of accuracy and reliability. This new model now features a radial-style muzzle brake threaded onto the precision button-rifled barrel. This muzzle brake, paired with an Inflex recoil pad, tames felt recoil regardless of the caliber. TrueTimber® Strata camo covers the stock to add concealment and the Perma-Cote Flat Dark Earth (FDE) finish on the barrel and receiver allows you to pursue game in tough weather conditions. To learn more about the features and specs, as well as access to downloadable hi-res images please visit:Winchester XPR RiflesWinchester XPR Strata MBFeatures:

  • 9/16″x24 threaded muzzle with muzzle brake
  • Free floated, precision button-rifled barrel
  • Perma-Cote FDE finish on the barrel and receiver
  • M.O.A Trigger System
  • TrueTimber® Strata camouflage

For more information on Winchester Firearms, please visit winchesterguns.com. For more information on Winchester Ammunition, please visit winchester.com.

Firearms

Virtual Miles for Monarchs Athletes Aim to Raise Awareness and Money to Recover Monarch Butterflies

St. Paul, MN – Pheasants Forever, Quail Forever, and the Monarch Joint Venture have joined forces to support declining pollinator populations, including the iconic monarch butterfly. From February to October 2021, athletes from across the country will run, walk, bike, hike, or paddle to see how many miles the group can log as part of Miles for Monarchs.Will it compare to the tremendous 3,000-mile journey that monarch butterflies endure each fall during their migration? Through staying active and getting outdoors, this year-long campaign aims to increase awareness about pollinators, inspire action to protect them, and raise funds to support recovery efforts.

Monarch butterflies, which weigh about as much as a paper clip, undergo an annual migration of thousands of miles across North America. To most of us, this seems unfathomable without the aid of modern-day transportation. But, while monarch populations have drastically declined, they continue to endure this magical migration. To protect this phenomenon for future generations, monarch butterflies need us to act fast. Eastern monarchs, which overwinter in the mountains of central Mexico, have declined by more than 70 percent over the past few decades. The western population finds refuge along the California coast during the winter, and preliminary estimates suggest that fewer than 2,000 butterflies are overwintering on the coast this year, a greater than 99 percent decline. Read more

Wildlife

Public Lands Oil and Gas Leasing Paused by Biden Administration

Existing operations can proceed under administration plan, which continues rollback of previous administration policies and attempts to address climate change

MISSOULA, Mont. – New public lands oil and gas leasing has been temporarily halted by the Biden administration in an executive order released this week, reflecting the administration’s continued review of controversial natural resource policies enacted by the previous administration as it maps out a plan to address the impacts of climate change and more balanced management of public lands and waters. Read more

Wildlife

Michigan: help remove invasive plants from state parks

Several state parks in southern Michigan will host volunteer stewardship workdays in February. Volunteers are needed to help with removing invasive plants that threaten high-quality ecosystems in the parks.

Please note that preregistration is required for all volunteer workdays, and participation may be limited due to social distancing requirements.

Although these are outdoor programs and proper social distancing of at least 6 feet is required, participants still are encouraged to wear face coverings as an added precaution. Read more

Wildlife

DOJ Announces Dog Fighting Ring Arrests

An indictment was unsealed today charging 11 individuals on a 136-count federal indictment including violations of drug conspiracy, drug possession, and drug possession with the intent to distribute, and violations of the dog fighting prohibitions of the federal Animal Welfare Act, and conspiracy to commit the same.

The defendants include: Jarvis Lockett, 40, of Warner Robins, Georgia; Derrick Owens, 37, of Woodland, Georgia; Christopher Raines, 50, of Talbotton, Georgia; Armard Davis, 41, of Fort Valley, Georgia; Jason Carter, 38, of Phoenix City, Alabama; Shaquille Bentley, 26, of Roberta, Georgia; Bryanna Holmes, 24, of Fort Valley, Georgia; Vernon Vegas, 49, of Suwanee, Georgia; Lekey Davis, 45, of Talbotton, Georgia; Kathy Ann Whitfield, 61, of Columbus, Georgia; and Rodrick Walton, 40, of Shiloh, Georgia.

“Dog fighting is brutal and illegal; it is particularly troubling when combined with drug trafficking,” said Peter D. Leary, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia. “We will investigate and prosecute individuals who engage in these criminal acts and seek justice for all of their victims. I thank our law enforcement partners for their hard work on this significant investigation.”

The indictment alleges that defendants Lockett, Owens, Raines, A. Davis, Carter, Bentley, Holmes, Vegas, L. Davis, and Whitfield were involved in a conspiracy between May 2019 and February 2020 to possess with intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine and 28 grams or more of cocaine base. Lockett is charged in separate counts with distribution of cocaine base and cocaine, and possession with the intent to distribute cocaine base and cocaine. A. Davis and Holmes are charged in separate counts with possession with intent to distribute cocaine base and cocaine. Walton is charged in a separate count with possession of cocaine. Read more

General

Great Backyard Bird Count is Near

Worldwide birdwatching event starts on February 12

New York, NY, Ithaca, NY, and Port Rowan, ON—Lots of people turned to birdwatching during the past year, seeking enjoyment and relaxation. Chickadees, cardinals, finches and other birds are doing their part to lift human spirits. The 24th annual Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC) is a great opportunity for all budding birdwatchers and bird-count veterans to use their skills. People from around the world count the birds they see for at least 15 minutes on one or more days of the count, and then enter their checklists online. Read more

Wildlife

Biden Administration Halts Fair Banking

“The first salvo in the gun control fight has begun and the Biden Administration has fired the first shot by improperly interfering in the affairs of the OCC which is an independent agency,” says the National Shooting Sport Foundation’s Senior Vice President and Counsel Larry Keane.

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has “paused publication” of its rule to ensure large banks provide all customers fair access to their services. The OCC proposed the rule in November to “codify more than a decade of OCC guidance that stating that banks should risk assessments of individual customers, rather than making broad-based decisions affecting whole categories or classes of customers, when providing access to services, capital and credit.” The firearms industry was one of those “classes” being denied services.

Gun Control
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