Thompson Auto-Ordnance Tanker WWII Thompson

(Greeley, PA) – Thompson Auto-Ordnance, maker of the famous “Tommy Gun” and other classic firearms throughout history, is excited to introduce the special edition WWII themed Tanker Thompson.

“Built like a tank” is a phrase that has entered the American lexicon as a means to describe hardware that is durable, strong and nearly indestructible. The term may have originated in describing armored fighting vehicles, but it also clearly describes the Tommy Gun. It is only fitting then, that Auto-Ordnance continue the series of WWII commemorative guns with the “Tanker Thompson,” dedicated to the memory of the brave American soldiers who faced the enemy in steel chariots like the M4 Sherman Tank.

Nearly 50,000 Shermans were produced during World War II, seeing action primarily in Europe against Nazi Germany. Just like the Thompson, these Shermans were a vital part of the war effort. Though the crews that took them into harm’s way were often outgunned by German tanks, they took the fight to the enemy and achieved victory despite the odds.

Auto-Ordnance is proud to honor America’s armored warriors with this commemorative Thompson. Each Tanker Thompson is Cerakoted in Army O.D. Green. The white star of the Sherman Tank is engraved just in front of the magwell. The “U.S.” logo is engraved on the buttstock. Like every Thompson, the gun is all steel with high grade walnut furniture. The 16” barrel is exceptionally accurate. Owning the Tanker Thompson gives the modern shooter the opportunity to own a piece of history while honoring the memory of the brave tank crews who delivered on America’s promise to achieve final victory in World War II.

The Tanker Thompson, model TM1C1, is chambered in .45 ACP, features a walnut fixed stock with U.S. logo and vertical foregrip. It comes with 30-round and 20-round stick magazines, Kerr sling and a mag pouch. Contact your local firearms dealer to order your Tanker WWII Thompson! MSRP is $1749. Read more

Firearms

New Wildgame Innovations Cloak™ Pro 12

Dallas, TX – When it comes to using scouting cameras to monitor that one big buck’s every move or observe the entire herd’s overall health and development, more is definitely better. No other camera delivers more intuitive, worry-free performance and operation for a better price than Wildgame Innovations’ proven and trusted Cloak™ series. Since its inception, Cloak™ has struck a balance of hunter-preferred features and exceptional value, while delivering steadfast, worry-free reliability. These capable, well-built cameras combine remarkable battery life with user-friendly, intuitive set-up to for infallible performance at an amazingly affordable price.

For 2018, the field-proven hunter-favorite Cloak™ Series has been improved once again, resulting in two great new models with even better processors and increased detection and flash range. The new Wildgame Innovations Cloak™Pro 12 boosts image processing and resolution to 12 megapixels, and features an upgraded 24-piece high-intensity infrared flash with a maximum illumination range of 70 feet. The Wildgame Innovations Cloak™ Pro 12 LightsOut™ has the same 12-megapixel processor, but features a completely invisible 36-piece high-intensity LightsOut™ LED infrared flash, with a super stealthy range of up to 70 feet. Read more

Hunting

Firearms Industry Releases 2018 Midterm Election Scorecard

NEWTOWN, Conn. — The National Shooting Sports Foundation® (NSSF®), the trade association for the firearms, ammunition, hunting and shooting sports industries, released its 2018 Congressional Scorecard in advance of the upcoming midterm elections to assist voters when deciding which incumbent candidates, based on their voting records, are most likely to support their ability to purchase firearms and to exercise their Constitutional rights.

The scorecard is an assessment of several years of voting records on 10 key issues affecting firearms, ammunition, hunting and the shooting sports. It can be found by visiting www.nssf.org, then clicking the tabs for Government Relations and then Legislative Action Center. The voting records include such issues as concealed carry reciprocity, expanding access to public hunting lands and votes on Supreme Court nominees.

The score reflects the voting record and is not an endorsement of a particular candidate.
“The National Shooting Sports Foundation is following a practice similar to that of other trade associations that report on how candidates voted on issues impacting their ability to conduct the lawful commerce in arms and encouraging participation in hunting and the shooting sports,” said Lawrence G. Keane, NSSF Senior Vice President and General Counsel for Government and Public Affairs. “It was clear in the last presidential election that the ability to freely exercise Second Amendment rights and fully participate in the shooting sports was a deciding factor for many voters. Members of our industry, gun owners and sportsmen and sportswomen are strongly urged to participate in this election and should be fully informed of how their prospective Members of Congress vote on the issues impacting their livelihood and recreational activities.”

The scorecard is an extension of NSSF’s #GUNVOTE® voter education campaign. #GUNVOTE allows voters to enter their information and find out who their candidates are, where they stand on firearms-related issues and steps to cast a ballot. NSSF urges all voters, “Don’t Risk Your Rights” and visit www.gunvote.org. Read more

Firearms

Michigan: more than 21 million fish stocked in 2018 means great fishing opportunities

Rainbow trout, chinook salmon, steelhead and seven other species and one hybrid were among the 21,116,476 fish – weighing a combined 333 tons – stocked in Michigan’s public waters so far this year.

DNR staff made 381 trips to nearly 800 stocking sites including Great Lakes, inland lakes and rivers. Eighteen specialized trucks traveled 103,618 miles and 2,619 hours to deliver the valuable cargo.

The number and type of fish stocked varies depending on stocking requests, hatchery rearing assignments, and the source and temperature of each facility’s rearing water. Michigan has six state hatcheries and two cooperative hatcheries that together produce the species, strain and size of fish requested by fisheries managers. These fish are delivered at a specific time and location to ensure their survival and success. Read more

Fishing

Michigan leaders in environmental and outdoor education honored for efforts

At the Michigan Alliance for Environmental and Outdoor Education annual conference earlier this month in Port Huron, 10 alliance members were honored for their work. Outgoing alliance board president Cindy Fitzwilliams-Heck said these award-winners have “devoted hours and careers to promoting environmental literacy in Michigan.”

Each year, five award levels are open to competitive nominations, including the two highest honors: the Julian W. Smith Outdoor Education Award and the William B. Stapp Environmental Education Award. This year’s winners include: Read more

Wildlife

SAF Joins California Groups Suing Riverside County, Sheriff Over CCW Policies

BELLEVUE, WA – The Second Amendment Foundation has joined in a federal lawsuit challenging Riverside County, California and Sheriff Stanley Sniff over the county’s handgun carry license policies, which plaintiffs assert are unconstitutional.

Joining SAF in this legal action are the Calguns Foundation, Firearms Policy Coalition, Firearms Policy Foundation and Madison Society Foundation, and a private citizen, Arie Van Nieuwenhuyzen, a legal resident alien who lives in Riverside County. They are represented by Attorney George M. Lee of Seiler Epstein Ziegler & Applegate, a San Francisco law firm.

“This is not the first time we’ve been involved in a legal action on behalf of a legal resident alien,” noted SAF founder and Executive Vice President Alan M. Gottlieb. “Mr. Van Nieuwenhuyzen came to this country decades ago and has lived in Riverside for more than 30 years. While he retains his citizenship in The Netherlands, he has raised a family here and operated a business. He is a productive member of the community. Read more

Gun Control, Self Defense

Timberwolf Large 10mm/45ACP Polymer Frame


Priest River, ID: Lone Wolf Distributors announces the pre-sale of new Timberwolf Large 10mm/45ACP polymer frame.

For the past few years, Lone Wolf has been talking about the release of a 10mm/45ACP sized frame in their Timberwolf polymer frame line. According to a recent email release from Lone Wolf: “the time for talking up “vaporware” has passed!” The new Timberwolf Large frames have come to fruition and they are now accepting pre-orders while they wait for the final patent process to take effect.

Based on the Glock platform, they are compatible with any G20, 21, 40, or G41 slide and incorporate enhanced ergonomics, including an ultra-low bore axis, and a true 1911-style grip angle. Also, Lone Wolf touts the new Timberwolf Large frames as only being fractionally larger overall in grip circumference than a Glock 17 frame. A “9mm-sized frame”, but with a major power upgrade! The new frames are being sold either bare, bare + parts kit, or fully built, with a starting MSRP of only $124.95. Read more

Firearms

GLOCK Defeats SIG SAUER’s Motion for Preliminary Injunction in Patent Infringement Case

GLOCK refers to media reports discussing pending patent litigation between SIG Sauer, Inc. and GLOCK GmbH.

In January 2018, SIG Sauer, Inc. (SIG) filed a patent infringement suit together with a motion for a preliminary injunction against Glock GmbH (GLOCK Austria) in the Commercial Court Vienna, Austria.

SIG´s motion requested the court to prevent GLOCK from manufacturing and selling some of its most popular pistol models. SIG´s motion for a preliminary injunction was dismissed by the court because GLOCK successfully proved that SIG´s patent is invalid. SIG did not appeal this important ruling, so it is a final decision.

The remaining case in the Commercial Court Vienna is currently stayed because GLOCK filed a motion for a declaration of invalidity of the disputed patent with the Austrian Patent Office in April 2018.

It is highly likely that the Patent Office will grant GLOCK´s motion and declare the disputed SIG patent null and void because GLOCK proved during the preliminary injunction court proceeding that the SIG patent is invalid. Read more

Firearms

NMMA: Ups and Downs of Trade War Continue

It has been nearly a year since the trade war commenced, with the landscape changing almost daily. NMMA is encouraged by some developments, but tariffs on the recreational boating industry continue to take their toll.

In late September, with a deadline only minutes away, the U.S., Canada, and Mexico reached a deal to revamp the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). The new agreement – officially referred to as the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) – was heralded by NMMA President, Thom Dammrich and NMMA Canada President, Sara Anghel as, “excellent news for the recreational boating industry and countless others that rely on the free flow of goods in North America.” Dammrich and Anghel also applauded President Nieto, President Trump, and Prime Minster Trudeau for striking the deal and called on all three countries to immediately review and approve the agreement. Read more

Fishing

Joe’s First Archery Buck a Good One

By Glen Wunderlich

Longtime friend, Joe Reynolds, had never taken a whitetail buck with archery equipment in some 20 years afield.  However, he did manage to get a doe with a compound bow and a shot that was so bad it was good.  The fatal shot, which was aimed for the typical kill zone of the lungs, was so far off target that it hit the neck and dropped the animal in seconds.  Apart from that one errant arrow and other missed opportunities, and including a careless moment with his crossbow landing him in the emergency room to get his thumb sewn back on, his archery hunting experiences had been rather uneventful.

As a member of the seasoned-citizen ranks, Joe made the switch to a crossbow, when they were made legal for general use in archery season.  The Parker bow would propel its bolts at 352 feet per second with impressive accuracy, but had yet to be tested on a whitetail deer; late afternoon with only minutes of available light remaining a week ago, that all changed.

The call came over the two-way radio, “I just shot a buck!”  He explained that the arrow had hit its mark at 42 yards and was confirmed with an audible “thwack!”  The lighted nock disappeared, as it entered near the shoulder and the potential prize accelerated in high gear and vanished into the woods.

We agreed to wait it out so as not to push the animal into the next county.  Gathering some flashlights and a field dressing kit, that had been assembled in advance, we set out to solve the mystery at 9pm.  Finding no clues at the scene of the incident, we began to search a perpendicular path of the deer’s flight, where Joe had seen it last.  Again, we found no sign.

Joe had a good idea of the approximate line the deer had traveled, so we used our lights in an attempt to locate a blood trail.  Evidence escaped us, as we continued the valiant effort – the effort to discover that red light at the end of the bolt.  Nearly an hour had passed before that blinking light got my attention on the ground ahead.  We had gotten our first clue.

The bolt had finally worked loose and most likely was separated from the deer in some brush but other than a few drops of blood on the ground, we had nothing else to follow.  We stuck to some well-worn trails and about 30 minutes later found more blood that had leaked from the wound channel.  I began randomly searching with the intense beam of an LED flashlight, when I saw the unmistakable white under-belly of the big buck.

We fastened the drag strap to the tall 8-point rack

Joe Reynolds’ Shiawassee County, Michigan Archery Buck

and began the arduous task of dragging Joe’s first archery buck into the open where it was loaded into the bed of a waiting truck. 

Had crossbows not be legalized in Michigan, I’m sure Joe’s archery hunting days would have been finished years ago.  But, the aid of a lighted nock, a modern crossbow, and a good dose of persistence had translated into a memory that will be replayed through the years.

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