Mossberg® Introduces JM Pro Adjustable Match Trigger

Precision Replacement Trigger for AR15 and AR10 Rifles

North Haven, CT – O.F. Mossberg and Sons, Inc., a leader in the firearms industry with over 100 design and utility patents and one of the most innovative firearms manufacturers, is pleased to announce the release of the JM Pro Adjustable Match Trigger, a drop-in adjustable precision trigger that is compatible with standard AR15 and AR10 rifles. Working with world-renowned, 3-Gun shooter, Jerry Miculek, Mossberg engineered the new JM Pro Adjustable Match Trigger as a standard rifle upgrade for competition and recreational shooters and hunters where trigger control and great shot placement are keys to success.

Designed and constructed for consistent, shot-after-shot accuracy with a crisp, creep-free break, this patented drop-in trigger design will fit all standard Mil-Spec AR15 and AR10 lower receivers with .154” trigger and hammer pin holes. The JM Pro trigger housing is precision-machined and the trigger pull weight is user-adjustable with a 3 to 6-pound range of adjustment. The trigger also features user-adjustable overtravel, allowing for personalization. Read more

Firearms

Big, Bad Bullet Drop-Ballistic to The Rescue

Gainesville, GA- Bullet drop. It keeps long-range shooters awake at night, and has long-range hunters glued to their Ballistic app when they are afield.

How much drop? At what distance? If you go from Load A to Load B, each with a different muzzle velocity, what’s the drop now?

The information you input to your Ballistic app will calculate the drop of your bullet and various distances. Yet, some shooters don’t quite understand that the smallest changes in the shooting environment can greatly influence just how much a bullet may or may not drop, especially as shooting distances lengthen.

Gravity, of course, is a constant factor in bullet drop, and Ballistic automatically calculates for this very important factor.

However, many other factors are at work, too. For example, air resistance progressively slows a bullet, but, what determines the air resistance in any particular shooting scenario, primarily air temperature.

According to Curt Vaughn, Head of Product for Ballistic, and a long-range shooting competitor, temperature differences don’t impact the actual path of the bullet. Yet, the air temperature very much influences how fast gunpowder burns and therefore how much pressure your round develops. Higher air temps equal higher velocities, all other factors being equal.

For example, when a .243 Ackley Improved handload of Vaughn’s is fired at 20 degrees Fahrenheit, it has a muzzle velocity of 3,175 fps, staying super-sonic out to 1,350 yards. But when it’s 80 degrees? Now, the muzzle velocity is 3,286 fps, and the bullet remains super-sonic out to 1,450 yards.

Likewise, Vaughn adds, barometric pressure, “is immensely important in making long-range shots, and needs to be factored into your calculations.”

In general, the higher the barometric pressure, the more drag the air applies to the bullet. For example, with a temperature at 50 degrees Fahrenheit, and a barometric pressure of 30.00 inches, at Sea Level, bullets from Vaughn’s .243 AI handloads travel approximately 1,400 yards at super-sonic speed before they drop to sub-sonic. However, the same load, same rifle and location, but with the barometer reading 27.00 inches?  Now those rounds have a maximum super-sonic range of 1,550 yards.

To accurately calculate your bullet drop, make sure you input these and other environmental factors into your Ballistic calculations. Ballistic features a one-touch atmospheric correction tab to more detailed inputs, as well as numerous other factors, to put you on target fast and with great precision. Read more

Ammunition, Firearms

Michigan charter fishing a great option for novice and experienced anglers

Looking to spend a few hours or a whole day fishing this summer? Michigan’s waters offer plenty of opportunities to catch a variety of fish, and summer is an ideal time to try. Charter fishing businesses throughout the state offer a great way to explore Michigan’s world-class fisheries.

Licensed charter captains provide the boats and all the equipment, plus the knowledge needed for a fun half-day or day on the water. Charter businesses in Michigan help children and adults have memorable fishing experiences – whether it’s reeling in a fish for the first time or trying your hand at catching a new species.

“Last year 72,000 anglers in Michigan participated in more than 18,000 charter fishing trips on the Great Lakes and other navigable waters,” said Donna Wesander, a DNR fisheries technician who tracks charter fishing data. “These anglers caught nearly 300,000 fish that included a variety of salmon and trout, walleye, yellow perch, smallmouth bass and muskie.” Read more

Fishing

Michigan: Deer Private Land Assistance Network Grant Application Period Open

The Deer Private Land Assistance Network grant application period is now open, with applications due by Sept. 1.

The Deer PLAN, a cooperative grant program designed to support private-land deer habitat improvement projects in the northern Lower Peninsula, is funded by Deer Range Improvement Program dollars. In 2019, a total of $50,000 will be available through a competitive grant process. Read more

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Steyr Arms Announces Summer Sales Event Cash-Rebate Program

BESSEMER, AL  (July 16, 2018) — The Steyr Arms Summer Sale Event 2018 consumer cash rebate program has begun and will provide customers cash rebates of $125 for any Steyr Pro THB, Pro THB 6.5 Creedmoor or Scout Rifle purchased from any Authorized Steyr Dealer between July 9 and Aug. 31, 2018.

To receive the cash-back rebate once you have purchased a qualifying firearm, you have two options to submit your rebate. You can either go to http://steyrarms.rebateaccess.com to submit your rebate electronically, or you can download and fill out the rebate form—which can be found at http://steyrarms.com/rebate/—and mail it along with with a copy of the original dated sales receipt to: Promotion #84315, Steyr Arms $125 MIR, P.O. Box 22092, Tempe, AZ 85285-2092. Mail-in forms must be postmarked by Sept. 30, 2018. To check the status of your rebate, visit http://steyrarms.rebateaccess.com or call 800-953-3098. A rebate check will be received within six to eight weeks of submission. Read more

Firearms

UTG 4.0 MOA Reflex Micro Dot

In pursuit of providing our customers with precision in a very small package, UTG is happy to announce the Reflex Micro Dot (RMD), an adaptable micro open reflex sight with a 4.0 MOA red single dot. First and foremost, the RMD is our smallest optic yet. Built upon the proven TS platform, it is inherently shockproof, fogproof, and rainproof. A 6061-T6 aluminum chassis finished in a matte black anodize encloses a wide 23 x 18mm FOV lens and features an adaptable mounting base that is compatible with Glock® MOS (Plate 01 & 05), S&W M&P® C.O.R.E™ (Type 5 spacer plate), and other optics-ready systems which utilize the same plate foot prints.

A Low profile MIL-STD-1913 Picatinny plate is included and comes preinstalled out of the box for quick installation on handguns, shotguns, and other suitable long guns equipped with a top Picatinny rail. The RMD features 6 power intensity settings to accommodate for different weather/light conditions and an intuitive 1-click illumination memory which upon activation diverts the user to the last power intensity setting used. Powered by a single CR2032 battery, users can expect a run time of about 240 hours with the RMD on its highest power intensity setting and even more hours when kept on its lower settings. UTG has already developed and launched in tandem with the RMD a handful of dedicated mounts to include an absolute-cowitness mount and rear sight dovetail plates for Glock, SIG, and M&P handguns with slides that are not optics-ready. For those who prefer a greed dot over red, a 4 MOA green single dot model is coming soon.

SCP-RDM20R, MSRP: $89.97 Read more

Optics

Gun Owner Groups Win Lawsuit Against City of Columbus, Ohio

COLUMBUS, OH – A Columbus Common Pleas Court today granted a permanent injunction against the City of Columbus forbidding it from enforcing its ban against bump stocks.

Buckeye Firearms Foundation and Ohioans for Concealed Carry lodged the suits soon after the ordinance was passed by City Council.

In a strongly worded final judgement, Cain dismantled the argument put forth by Columbus that it had the right to pass the ordinance against so-called bump stocks or trigger enhancers despite the fact that Ohio state law expressly forbids cities from passing their own firearms laws.

Judge Cain wrote in the ruling, “Columbus’ logic doesn’t work. It is clear that a bumpstock is a component of a firearm. Since this is so, the Bump-Stock Ban forbids something that state law allows, i.e. ownership of firearm components. The BumpStock Ban is in conflict with R.C. 9.68.”

“This is exactly what we expected,” said Dean Rieck, Executive Director of Buckeye Firearms Association. “We told the city that it could not pass any gun laws. But they ignored us and did it anyway. This victory is not a surprise, but it should be a warning to other cities in Ohio. Buckeye Firearms Association will not tolerate infringements against the Second Amendment and will take action against any city that passes unconstitutional laws.” Read more

Gun Control

Sugar Beets for Wildlife

By Glen Wunderlich

When food plot guru, Ed Spinazzola, suggested a dynamic combination of plants was worth a try, I listened.  Although I had never tried to plant soybeans and sugar beets

Coated Sugar Beet Seed

, I did so last year and the results were less than stunning.  But, with another bit of education from the School of Hard Knocks, I’m poised to give it a go, once again.

His advice was sound; it was the execution that was lacking last time around.  The quarter-acre plot had been disked, dragged, and cultipacked with fertilizer and lime added to the mix.  Before that, an application of glyphosate was sprayed to get weeds under control.  However, eliminating a single step in the recipe – a final herbicide application – was enough to spoil all the hard work and expense.  Up came my precious seed – right along with obnoxious weeds to spoil the entre’.  This time it will be different, as long as Mother Nature cooperates.

As bad as the results were, the choked-out beets were there and provided the wildlife some benefit, albeit a pitiful one.  So, a few weeks ago another small site was properly prepared and it became time to wait for the weeds to sprout before zapping them and planting.  Instead of soybeans and beets, brassicas were substituted in place of beans, as a means to hedge the bet.

The seed came from Deer Creek Seed Co. in Wisconsin (www.deercreekseed.com), which specializes in farming and wildlife seed.  The site provides plenty of planting options along with good instructions and a help line, if needed.  The sugar beets, beta vulgaris, are relatively expensive, so it makes sense to become educated before jumping in.  What follows is some of the information relative to sugar beets.

Sugar beets are not only a great crop for sugar production, but are also a fantastic dual-purpose food plot plant.

Sugar Beets

Deer enjoy the leafy tops for forage and will also dig up the sugary roots to eat in late fall and throughout the winter months. Sugar beets will reach a mature weight of 2-4 lbs. each and provide a solid food source for deer. Cooler weather promotes increased sugar content and makes them an extra attractive food source. To achieve best germination, Deer Creek Seed recommends planting sugar beets at least 1/2 to 1-inch deep.

Since I don’t have a grain drill, Deer Creek suggests broadcasting and to make sure to deeply rake the seed in. After planting, make sure the seed is covered in soil.  But, before that – and here’s where I went wrong last year – wait a week or two before planting so you can hit the second crop of weeds that will come up in the bed with another round of herbicide.  It is also highly recommended to use coated seed!  The coating on its seed is a clay polymer that protects the seed in the soil and helps with water uptake. The coated seed will feed better through any spreader, as well.

The final suggestion is not to over-seed, which is another tendency of the beginner.  More is not better, because crowded plants do not flourish.

With a heavy dose of patience and faith, there’s nothing left but to wait.

General

SnapSafe Announces Summer of Security Sweepstakes

Grand Island, NE — SnapSafe®, a Hornady® company, has launched the Summer of Security Sweepstakes.

Grand prize will be a SnapSafe® Under Bed Safe XXL full of the winner’s choice of Frontier® 223 Remington or 5.56 NATOammunition. Contestants can enter at https://www.snapsafe.com/enter-to-win-summer-of-security-sweepstakes by guessing the number of rounds in the safe. For sweepstakes rules, go to https://woobox.com/rzc3kh/rules.

Contestants can guess once — or as often as once a day, every day — through the month of July. The sweepstakes also includes these SnapSafe® security products as weekly prizes:

• July 13 – SnapSafe® Drop Box® Keypad Vault

• July 20 – SnapSafe® 2-Gun Keypad Vault

• July 27 – SnapSafe® Trunk Safe

The SnapSafe® Under Bed Safe XXL features 14-gauge steel construction, a digital lock with key backup and a drawer rated for 150 pounds. Read more

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