Bushnell Announces New Laser Rangefinder Models

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New Prime, Nitro and Engage Rangefinders Offer Up to 2x Better Light Transmission in Low Light Conditions

OVERLAND PARK, Kansas – – For more than 20 years, Bushnell has been at the forefront of laser rangefinder innovation. No longer just a handy aid, the rangefinder has become a must-have tool for hunters and shooters across the World. Today, Bushnell is proud to announce the next generation of rangefinders, designed to deliver industry leading light transmission in five product offerings. For 2019, Bushnell is excited to announce the all new Prime 1300 and 1700, Engage 1300 and 1700 and Nitro 1800 rangefinders.

Each new rangefinder has been engineered to be up to two times brighter than competitive models in its class. Each new model is engineered with an all-glass optical system and also features an enhanced LCD Display. Fifty-percent larger objective lenses let more light in, and fully multi-coated optics with ultra-wide band coating provide sharp, clear images. Bushnell’s exclusive EXO Barrier lens coating ensures protection against the elements. Read more

Optics

Anglers help protect Michigan’s waters from invasive mudsnails

By JOANNE FOREMAN
Michigan Department of Natural Resources

A closer look at New Zealand mudsnails is shown.

Thousands of anglers across the state are poised to dip their waders into cold-water Michigan lakes, rivers and streams beginning Saturday, looking to tempt a prize brookie, a colorful rainbow or sleek German brown trout.

As they move from one spot to the next, anglers can unknowingly help spread a devastating invasive species, the New Zealand mudsnail.

“If you are going to fish different streams, be sure to clean your waders and boots,” said Jeff Gerwitz, a member of the Vanguard Chapter of Michigan Trout Unlimited, supporting Oakland County’s Paint Creek. “Some people don’t think it’s a big deal or concern, and they don’t take the time to clean and inspect between sites, but now we’re finding these mudsnails in more and more places.”

New Zealand mudsnails were first discovered in the U.S. in Idaho’s Snake River in 1987. Since then, infestations have spread throughout the western states and into areas of the Great Lakes. Read more

Fishing

Ruger .350 Legend Rifles

Ruger Introduces Three Rifles Chambered in the All-New .350 Legend

Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. (NYSE: RGR) proudly introduces three rifles chambered in Winchester’s all-new .350 Legend cartridge: two Ruger American® Ranch rifles and one AR-556® MPR. These new rifles give hunters and shooters a variety of options to use this exciting new cartridge in both traditional bolt-action and modern sporting rifle configurations.

“We heard our customers loud and clear, and are proud to answer their call,” said Ruger President and CEO Chris Killoy. “We anticipate the woods of Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Ohio and many other states will be full of new Ruger rifles this fall.”

Rifles chambered in .350 Legend are not exclusively destined for the so-called “straight-wall states.” The cartridge combines impressive muzzle energy with low recoil, making it a good match for both the lightweight Ruger American Ranch Rifle and feature-rich AR-556 MPR. The cartridge is available in a variety of hunting, subsonic and target loads, inviting plenty of trigger time with Ruger’s new .350 Legend rifles.

Since its launch in 2012, the Ruger American Rifle has earned a reputation for outstanding accuracy and reliability, and the .350 Legend is a natural fit for the platform. This new chambering is offered in both standard (13.75″) and compact (12.50″) lengths of pull to fit most shooters, while the ergonomic stock and soft recoil pad ensure comfortable shooting. The 16.38″ cold hammer-forged barrel features a 1:16″ twist rate and is capped with 1/2″-28 muzzle threads and thread protector. A 5-round metal AR-style magazine, one-piece Picatinny scope base, Ruger Marksman Adjustable™ trigger and ambidextrous tang safety complete the package.

The AR-556 MPR has proven to be an excellent hunting platform, and the .350 Legend chambering expands that role. The nitrided 16.38″ barrel is capped with a 1/2″-28 radial port muzzle brake. The rifle’s appeal is enhanced by the combination of a Ruger® Elite 452® AR-Trigger, Magpul® furniture and a 15″ free-float handguard. Magpul M-LOK® accessory attachment slots make the addition of a sling or bipod easy. With less recoil, and weighing almost a pound less than its .450 Bushmaster counterpart, the MPR chambered in .350 Legend is a fantastic hunting option.

Firearms

Trijicon’s New Pistol Optic – the Specialized Reflex Optic

Wixom, MI, – Trijicon®, Inc., global provider of innovative aiming solutions for the hunting, shooting, military and law enforcement markets, is excited to introduce a new sight that is easy to shoot, easy to use, and easy to trust. The new Trijicon Specialized Reflex Optic or Trijicon SRO™ is a red dot style sight specifically designed for pistols and optimized for target and competition shooting.

With a large clear lens, and an unobstructed field of view, the SRO enables quick, simple dot acquisition for effortless dot tracking during recoil. These benefits allow the shooter to keep focus on the target, which significantly increases shooting speed and accuracy.

The SRO uses the same mounting footprint as the Trijicon RMR®, which means the sight can be easily mounted on many popular red-dot-ready pistols and existing RMR® mounts. The optic is designed to work with suppressor height iron sights in the same way as the industry leading RMR®.

The top-loading battery compartment allows easy battery replacement without removing the sight from the pistol. The parallax-free SRO has intuitive illumination control for dot brightness, including both manual and automatic dot brightness settings and a new brightness Lock-In feature. A CR2032 battery powers the optic for 3 years on setting 4 of 8. Read more

Optics

Benelli 828U Sport Makes Debut at NRA

ACCOKEEK, Md. – Clay competition shooters attending the 2019 NRA Annual Meetings and Exhibits can see the new face of competition with the Benelli 828U Sport. Exclusively designed for Sporting and Compak shooting, the 828U Sport over-and-under shotgun is designed and built with sporting DNA.

NRA Show attendees can stop by the Benelli booth (No. 6648) to get first-hand experience with the 828U Sport. An enhanced version of its first over-and-under shotgun, the 828U Sport features improved ergonomics and must-have features for the serious clays shooter. Built around a steel receiver for additional weight, the 12 gauge shotgun’s improved grip angle and comb height work in conjunction with the wider carbon fiber rib and sight channel to deliver a sporting shotgun that points fast and swings smooth. Read more

Firearms

Blaser R8 Ultimate Bolt-Action Rifle and .22 LR Conversion Kit

San Antonio, Texas – Blaser USA is pleased to introduce the new R8 Ultimate bolt-action rifle. This latest addition to the Blaser R8 line is available in two options: R8 Ultimate and R8 Ultimate Leather. Both feature an ergonomic synthetic thumbhole stock that ensures a comfortable, relaxed shooting position and optimal control of the rifle when firing. The new modular stock options can be tailored to individual needs and include an adjustable comb, adjustable recoil pad and adjustable recoil absorption system.

A .22 Long Rifle (LR) conversion kit is also now available for the Blaser R8. This long-awaited .22 caliber rimfire kit includes the barrel and newly designed magazine and bolt head. This new offering will allow current and future R8 owners to easily change from larger calibers to the small bore .22 LR for training.

“We are excited to expand our R8 rifle product line with the addition of the Ultimate and Ultimate Leather models and new .22 LR conversion kit,” said Jason Evans, CEO of Blaser USA. “Our customers have been asking for a .22 caliber model. This is an ideal add-on for those who like to train intensively with their hunting rifle but want the option of reduced recoil and less expensive ammunition. The new R8 Ultimate stock options are our most ergonomically advanced to date and provide serious hunters with numerous options that can be tailored to their specific needs and personal preferences.” Read more

Firearms

Hornady A-Tip Line of Match Bullets

(Grand Island, Nebr.) — The Hornady® Ballistic Development Group (BDG), a specialty research and design group at Hornady Manufacturing, has developed a new line of match bullets for the ultimate in precision and long-range shooting.

By drawing on years of research and experience with existing products like the ELD-X® and ELD® Match bullet lines, state-of-the-art equipment including Doppler radar, high-speed camera systems, plus investment in advanced manufacturing machinery, processes and quality control measures, the BDG has developed the A-Tip™ line of match projectiles.

The most striking visual feature of the A-Tip™ bullet is its long, uniform, precision-machined aluminum tip.

“We wanted to incorporate aluminum tips in a full line of match bullets for years because we can make longer tips than we can with polymer materials,” said Joe Thielen, Assistant Director of Engineering. “This longer tip is a key component that helps move the center of gravity of the bullet rearward, thus enhancing in-flight stability and reducing dispersion. The problem has always been the cost to produce a tip like this, but we’ve developed a cost-effective process for manufacturing these aluminum tips while staying affordable for serious match shooters.” Read more

Ammunition

SIG SAUER Introduces the MCX Virtus PCP Air Rifle

NEWINGTON, N.H. – From the SIG AIR division SIG SAUER is pleased to introduce the new MCX Virtus pre-charged pneumatic (PCP) Air Rifle featuring the SIG proprietary 30-round rapid pellet magazine (RPM).

Based on the MCX Virtus Patrol Rifle, the .22 caliber MCX Virtus PCP semi-automatic air rifle has a 17.5-inch barrel with M-LOK™ handguard for easy mounting of accessories. The Virtus is powered by a regulated, 13-cubic-inch, high-pressure air cylinder located in the stock. Maximum fill pressure is 3,000 psi and output is controlled at 1,100 psi ensuring consistent shots. The air cylinder is refillable and delivers up to 150 shots per fill. Read more

Firearms

Study: Why Unique Finches Keep Their Heads of Many Colors

Ithaca, NY—There appears to be an underlying selection mechanism at work among Gouldian Finches—a mechanism that allows this species to produce and maintain individuals with red heads, black heads, and yellow heads. Research by scientists from the the University of Sheffield in the United Kingdom, the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, and other institutions, reveals what this additional evolutionary process might be. Findings were published today in the journal Nature Communications.

“Most people have heard of natural selection,” says lead author Kang-Wook Kim at the University of Sheffield. “But ‘survival of the fittest’ cannot explain the color diversity we see in the Gouldian Finch. We demonstrate that there is another evolutionary process—balancing selection—that has maintained the black or red head color over thousands of generations.”

The yellow-headed type (actually more orange) is produced by a completely different mechanism that is not yet understood. Yellow-headed Gouldian Finches make up less than one percent of the wild population. Read more

Wildlife
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