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Huntsville, AL – Engineered in conjunction with law enforcement professionals, for law enforcement professionals, the new Golden Saber Black Belt load is now shipping in 9mm Luger, 40 S&W and 45 Auto.
In tests measuring terminal performance through ordnance gelatin as well as ordnance gelatin with additional barriers such as heavy clothing, steel, wall board, auto lass and plywood, Remington Golden Saber Black Belt ammunition is a top performer in head-to-head testing. At the heart of the new line of ammunition is the ground-breaking Black Belt bullet—developed utilizing the stringent FBI Barrier Test Protocol for optimal performance.
Like the venerable Golden Saber, the Black Belt bullet is constructed of a brass jacket and hollow point cavity with spiral nose cuts. Additionally, this new product features the innovative Mechani-Lokt™ belt and hourglass shape that firmly locks the core and jacket together at the mid- and rear sections. A double measure to prevent core and jacket separation for high weight retention and predictable penetration even when encountering the toughest barriers. These key characteristics collectively provide consistent expansion, penetration and weight retention for absolute predictable terminal performance. Finally, the driving band located at the rear of the bullet insures proper alignment in the bore for maximum accuracy. Read more
EAST ALTON, Ill. May 10, 2018 – Since 2015, deer hunters have been discovering first-hand the incredible effectiveness of Deer Season XP®. Deer Season XP has developed a strong following among deer hunters who love the large diameter polymer-tipped bullet that reliably delivers devastating terminal performance.
Highlights of Deer Season XP include:
Offered in 15 of the most popular deer hunting calibers across North America, Winchester is adding the 117-grain, .25-06 Rem and the 250-grain, .450 Bushmaster loads to its lineup.
Deer Season XP® is available in 20-round boxes. Read more
Akron, OH –– Krytos Industries launched a revolutionary titanium finishing process along with titanium slides for Glock handguns at the 2018 NRA Convention in Dallas, Texas on May 4th. The new, patented finishing process, ArmorTiTM, allows titanium to be used for numerous applications (like handgun slides and frames) that were not previously possible as it eliminates galling and other friction and impact related issues inherent to titanium.
Through extensive testing with ArmorTiTM treated titanium components, Krytos has shown that many handgun slides can be replaced with one made completely of titanium to reduce the overall weight of the handgun by 25% or more while maintaining its performance. With titanium weighing roughly 45% less than steel, the felt weight reduction is dramatic. For example, a factory Glock 19 (Gen 3) slide weighs 11.5 ounces while Krytos’s G19 slide weighs in at a mere 6.4 ounces. Further, all participants involved in testing reported that the increase in felt recoil was negligible, but did state that sight recovery on target was dramatically faster (this was attributed to increased slide velocity and reduced slide mass resulting in less “muzzle dip” upon returning to battery). The company’s first products to market, shipping now, are handgun slides for the Glock 17 and 19 (both offered with optional cuts for the Trijicon RMR®), titanium guide rods for the Glock 17 and 19, and bolt carriers for the AR-15 (.223/.556) and AR-10 (.308). All of Krytos’s titanium products are precision machined to exacting tolerances from solid billets of 6AL-4V, Grade 5 titanium and finished with their exclusive ArmorTiTM process for an extremely hard, black finish.
“This is an exciting time for our young company,” said the company’s President, Ben Cook. “We were overwhelmed by the reactions we received from attendees and our industry partners at the NRA Convention this year. ArmorTiTM has consistently amazed us with what it allows titanium to do and we truly believe it will change the face of material design considerations in the firearms industry and many others. ArmorTiTM was designed with aerospace and medical applications in mind, but since we are all firearms industry veterans, we couldn’t help but launch in this industry first. Using our team’s considerable industry experience, we have tested our products to extreme levels to ensure they live up to our standards, which are ridiculous.”
ArmorTiTM is a state-of-the-art process that involves a precisely-controlled, forced diffusion to harden titanium’s surface that results in a black finish with unparalleled durability, far surpassing anodizing and even PVD/DLC finishes on titanium. Through a diffusion process, ArmorTiTM only affects the surface layer of the titanium leaving its integrity and all of the most desirable properties of titanium intact at its core. ArmorTiTM allows titanium to now be used for applications it was not previously suited for due to titanium’s tendency to gall (a form of wear caused by friction welding between sliding surfaces) when sliding against another surface. ArmorTiTM completely eliminates any friction-related issues with titanium and dramatically improves titanium’s impact resistance while maintaining all of its most desirable properties. While the process itself is extremely different, aesthetically, ArmorTiTM produces a familiar black finish like those found on most modern polymer handgun slides.
Krytos’s titanium products available now are:
Glock 19 Ti Slide – $549.99
Glock 19 Ti Slide w/RMR cut – $599.99
Glock 19 Ti Guide Rod – $59.99
Glock 17 Ti Slide – $549.00
Glock 17 Ti Slide w/RMR cut – $599.99
Glock 17 Ti Guide Rod – $59.99
AR-15 Ti Bolt Carrier (5.56/.223) – $369.99
AR-10 Ti Bolt Carrier (.308) – $429.99 Read more
WESTFIELD, MA – The new form-fitting, high-performance Model 110 Scout rifle from Savage allows shooters to make fast, accurate shots from a variety of positions—including offhand. Shipments of these firearms are currently being delivered to dealers.
The Savage 110 Scout’s AccuFit system lets shooters easily customize the length-of-pull and comb height for a personalized fit, while the user-adjustable AccuTrigger offers a crisp, clean pull. Together with the AccuStock, which secures the action three-dimensionally along its entire length, the 110 Scout provides the fit and function of a custom rifle—right out of the box. Read more
Newington, NH (May 11, 2018) – The US Army has announced its selection of SIG SAUER’s TANGO6 1-6×24 riflescope for their Squad Designated Marksman Rifle (SDMR). The optic is the final component to be selected for the complete SDMR system that will be put into service for the US Army’s Designated Marksmen.
“It’s truly an honor to be selected as the official optic for the Squad Designated Marksman Rifle, and it is very humbling to once again earn the trust of the US Army through this selection,” said Ron Cohen, President and CEO, SIG SAUER, Inc. “SIG SAUER is committed to providing the highest quality equipment for the military that surpasses expectations in durability, accuracy, and performance, so they have tools they can rely on for every mission requirement in the defense of freedom.”
The ruggedized SDMR TANGO6 1-6×24 riflescope features a Flat Dark Earth (FDE) anodized aircraft grade aluminum maintube, 762 Extended Range Bullet Drop Compensation (BDC) illuminated front focal plane reticle, an ultra-bright red horseshoe dot for fast daylight target acquisition, locking illumination dial, Power Selector Ring (PSR) Throw Lever, and a laser-marked scope level indicator for mount installation. The TANGO6 1-6X24 SDMR optic is a variant of SIG SAUER Electro-Optics commercially available TANGO6. Read more
Cortland, NY….. Redding Reloading Equipment introduces their fourth in a series of “Weight Range Specific” Powder Measures, the Competition PR-50 for the Precision Rifle Market and its specific cartridges.
For years many manufacturers have taken the approach that one powder measure would do everything. It is a fact that any volumetric measuring device carries a sweet spot that is relative to the dimensions of its metering chamber. The greatest precision and repeatability is found within this sweet spot, with an increasing level of consistency degradation happening as charge weights move farther out of its range. Broad range measures are good throughout their range and great at points. Good has never been enough for Redding and while we produce two highly recognized broad range powder measures, we began building specialized measures for a variety for shooting disciplines and cartridge types over a decade ago beginning with the BR-30, Competition 10x and more recently the LR-1000. Read more
Ithaca, NY— On May 5, Global Big Day birders tallied nearly 7 out of 10 species known to exist on the planet. That works out to record-shattering results: more than 6,900 bird species recorded by more than 28,000 participants.
During Global Big Day, a celebration of the world’s birds, participants report their observations to the eBird website (ebird.org) run by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. “Big Day” is the term used for any attempt to see or hear as many bird species as possible in 24 hours.
“If you get people all around the world going out birding on the same day, we can find most of the species of birds and then really start to understand them,” says Chris Wood at the Cornell Lab. “And along the way, it’s a great way to expose people to birds and spark what for many people will become a lifelong passion.” Read more
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is conducting two wildlife surveys across northern Michigan in May – the American Woodcock Singing-Ground Survey, which involves an intricate aerial dance of a migratory bird, and a bear hair snare survey, literally snagging bear hair on barbed wire.
“Wildlife surveys are one of the most enjoyable parts of our jobs,” said Dale Rabe, DNR wildlife field operations manager in Traverse City. “Being able to hear or see the wildlife we manage or, in the case of the bear survey, being able to find evidence of their presence is a pretty good time in the woods.”
Annually, the woodcock survey is performed across much the northern United States, giving wildlife agencies an idea of breeding populations. Woodcock migrate annually to southern Gulf Coast states from eastern Texas to Florida and return to northern latitudes, including Michigan, to find a mate and breed. Michigan is a national leader for the number of young woodcock that are produced each year.
Spring, when their unique breeding behavior can be seen and heard in the evenings, is the perfect time to count male woodcock.
“Male woodcock will be in their singing grounds, or grassy openings, just after sunset ‘peenting,’ and they’ll start their spiral display flights,” said Bruce Barlow, DNR wildlife biologist in Gladwin. “While they are on the ground, they will call a ‘peent’ every four to five seconds. You may have heard this nasal insect-like call before, but may have never realized it was a woodcock making that sound!” Read more
As a result of a mineral lease signed Tuesday with Spring Mill Reclamation, LLC, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources now can move forward on a long-awaited effort to improve and restore a significant portion of Island Lake State Recreation Area in Livingston County.
The reclamation project site involves a 540-acre former gravel mine in the state park south of Spring Mill Pond in Green Oak Township. The site consists of a large, open area scattered with old spoil piles and mining debris.
Ron Olson, chief of the DNR Parks and Recreation Division, said the 10-year lease will facilitate the restoration of the site’s native grassland habitat that will benefit grassland-dependent songbirds and other wildlife species. The project includes the removal of mining debris, sand and gravel to make way for the ultimate restoration of a mix of hilly and flat terrain, primarily planted for native prairie.
“This restoration project has been on the horizon since 2014 when we began looking into creative ways to fund this cleanup and enhancement at Island Lake State Recreation Area,” said Olson. “The DNR is proud to have the opportunity to improve and expand access to public outdoor recreation opportunities in southern Michigan through this agreement.” Read more