Auto-Ordnance “I Stand” 1911

(Greeley, PA) – Thompson Auto-Ordnance, maker of the famous “Tommy Gun” and other classic firearms throughout history, is excited to introduce the “I Stand” Custom 1911.

In a time period where some in America may have forgotten the true meaning of sacrifice, Kahr Firearms Group is paying tribute to those who truly gave all for America. The “I Stand” 1911 honors all those who sacrificed their lives in the service of our country. For this reason, the phrase “All Gave Some, Some Gave All” is engraved on the dust cover. At Kahr Firearms Group, we stand for the National Anthem, and behind the men and women who keep us free. Thus the words “I Stand” are engraved on the right side of the slide. “Freedom Is Not Free” is engraved on the left side of the slide, a powerful reminder of the many who have paid the ultimate price for our freedom. The American Flag is on the right grip, and the left grip depicts a battlefield memorial for a fallen warrior. The finish is a worn Cerakote in black and gray. Underneath is the same made in the USA, Auto-Ordnance GI 1911 that you know and trust.

Each pistol is a 5”, GI pattern 1911, chambered in .45 ACP. The slide, sear, and disconnector are machined from solid bar stock, properly heat treated for many thousands of rounds of reliable shooting. The sights, safety, trigger, and beavertail are GI pattern. Unlike GI guns, all Auto-Ordnance 1911s are precisely machined to modern standards. This guarantees that the GI 1911 may look like the original, but will shoot with a degree of accuracy far superior to the military guns. Owning the “I Stand 1911” gives the modern shooter a chance to own a piece of history, while making a powerful statement in support of the brave Americans who paid the ultimate price preserving our freedom.

The “I Stand” 1911 (1911BKOC1) comes with a 7-round magazine and has an MSRP of $1,313. Contact your local firearms dealer to purchase. Read more

Firearms

B&T USA Announces New APC308 Rifles

Tampa, FL – B&T introduces two new variants to its line of rifle caliber APCs, with 14.3” and 18” DMR barrel options. Building off of the proven design, reliability, and performance of the APC223 family, the APC308 rifles feature a number of enhancements for a .308 Win version.

Both the 14.3” and 18” variants, like the APC223 models, feature a locked, rotating bolt, a short stroke gas piston operating system. These new APC308 models feature enhanced ergonomics, an integrated shock absorber for reduced felt recoil, and ambidextrous controls. These rifles also feature full-length accessory rails, and standard folding iron sights. An optional folding charging handle is also available. Adding to versatility and aiding in maneuverability, both barrel length rifles can be fitted with an optional folding stock.

The 14.3” and 18” DMR models come with (2) 20-round magazines-SR-25 pattern, a vertical foregrip, cleaning kit, sling and case. See both variants on display at SHOT Show 2019, in B&T USA Booth 4445 and B&T USA LE & Military Sales Booth 14276. Read more

Firearms

New GLOCK Slimline Models

SMYRNA, Ga. – Today, GLOCK, Inc. announced two additions to the GLOCK pistol family. The GLOCK 43X and the GLOCK 48 feature the design of the Slimline series with a silver slide and are a perfect fit for everyday carry. Chambered in 9X19, both pistols feature a compact Slimiline frame with silver nPVD finish and a 10-round magazine capacity making them ideal for concealed carry.

“With the success of the Slimline series in the marketplace and over one million GLOCK 43 pistols sold in just three years, the Slimline series pistols have been tested, trusted and proven,” said GLOCK, Inc. VP Josh Dorsey. “We listened to the consumers request for a GLOCK Slimline model with increased round capacity and both of these pistols deliver that flawlessly. GLOCK’s continued pursuit of perfection drives innovation while not straying from our promise of reliability and durability and that is demonstrated in the G43X and G48.”

Designed for comfort, the G43X and G48 combine a fuller-size grip length with a minimal profile of approximately 1” for a comfortably balanced, versatile grip that’s ideal for a variety of users. While the two pistols share the same size frame, they have different slide lengths. The slide for the G43X is the same sub-compact length as the G43 (6.06 in.) while the G48 has a compact length (6.85 in) and is compliant with Canadian regulations.

These pistols incorporate elements of the Slimline series such as the short trigger distance, a frame with a built-in beavertail, a reversible magazine catch and the incredibly accurate, match-grade GLOCK Marksman Barrel (GMB). The G43X and G48 also feature precision-milled front serrations. Both models are available in three sight configurations; standard, GLOCK Night Sights (GNS), and Ameriglo BOLD.

The silver Slimline models G43X and G48 will be showcased at SHOT Show 2019 and will be available on dealer shelves beginning January 21st. Read more

Firearms

Mossberg Celebrates Centennial with Launch of MC1sc Handgun

NORTH HAVEN, CT – In celebration of the company’s 100th Anniversary, O.F. Mossberg & Sons, Inc., is announcing the release of a full-featured, 9mm concealed carry handgun: the Mossberg MC1sc (subcompact). Coming full circle from the company’s first firearm design, called the Brownie, a 22 caliber, four-shot “pocket pistol,” Mossberg has incorporated 100 years of engineering expertise in developing this superb concealed carry handgun. The MC1sc is available in five initial 9mm offerings: the standard MC1sc and an optional cross-bolt safety version; two standard offerings with sighting systems, choose from TRUGLO® Tritium Pro™ Night Sights or a Viridian® E-Series Red Laser; and a Centennial Limited Edition with a production run limited to 1,000 commemorative models.

After 100 years in business, Mossberg has grown to be the 6th largest U.S. firearms manufacturer, and remains dedicated to innovation, with over 100 design and utility patents to its credit. The MC1sc reflects three years of development and new patent-pending ideas in combining the most highly-desired features in the subcompact market with Mossberg’s innovative approach to design. Important features in a subcompact handgun are size, weight, caliber and carryability; and the MC1sc delivers with its overall length of 6.45 inches; recoil-managing weight of 19 ounces (with empty magazine); and barrel length of 3.4 inches in the popular 9mm chambering. Other desired features include two single-stack magazines, a flush 6-round and 7-round extended; glass-reinforced polymer frame; and suggested retail price of $421 for the two standard models. Read more

Firearms

Walther Introduces All New Q5 Match Steel Frame

Walther Introduces Increased Performance: The All New Q5 Match Steel Frame

(Fort Smith, Ark.) – Walther Arms, Inc. is proud to offer the highest level of Quality and Precision on the market with the Q5 Match Steel frame.

Combining the industry leading PPQ Quick-Defense Trigger, superior accuracy, and unmatched ergonomics found in the popular Q5 Match model, while adding in a high-quality precision-machined frame, the Q5 Match Steel Frame has raised the bar in pistol performance. The pistol comes standard with LPA Fiber Optic front sight, LPA Adjustable rear sight, and optic mounting plates to accommodate most micro red-dot optics available. The Q5 Match Steel frame will initially be available in two models: the standard model with three fifteen-round magazines, and the PRO model with new Walther Performance accessories including a low-profile magwell and aluminum magazine extensions that increase the capacity to 17 rounds.

“Walther’s goal was to take our existing high-performance PPQ, the Q5 Match, and push the boundaries of performance further than anything offered on the market,” said Bret Vorhees, Director of Product Development for Walther Arms. “The Q5 Match Steel Frame exceeds all expectations in terms of performance, quality, and attention to detail. This new product line shows what Walther is really capable of, and it’s just the beginning.”

MSRP for the Q5 Match Steel Frame starts at $1,499.00 and are available for purchase immediately. Read more

Firearms

Performance Center Expands Rimfire Offerings With T/CR22 Rifles

Performance Center T/CR22 rimfire rifle line to include specialty stocks, heavy barrels

SPRINGFIELD, MA– Performance Center announced today that it has expanded its rifle line with the addition of two new .22LR rimfire rifles. The new Performance Center T/CR22 rifles feature ergonomic Hogue® Overmolded® and Laminated thumbhole stocks as well as precision rifled heavy contour barrels. Co-developed by Performance Center and Thompson/Center Arms, the Performance Center T/CR22 rimfire rifles will operate using the reliable T/CR22 semi-automatic rifle action and ten round rotary magazine, while maintaining compatibility with most aftermarket 10/22® parts and accessories.

Tony Miele, General Manager of the Performance Center, said, “For the second time in 2018, the Performance Center has partnered with Thompson/Center to develop the Performance Center T/CR22, a new, cutting-edge rimfire offering. Building upon the success of the Thompson/Center T/CR22 rifle, we have designed and developed this specialized rifle for competitive shooting and small-game hunting, engineered to deliver the supreme accuracy and ergonomics that Performance Center is known for.”

The Performance Center T/CR22 is offered in two configurations: a Hogue® Overmolded® Thumbhole synthetic stock and an Altamont® Laminated Thumbhole stock. The rifles feature a light, crisp trigger pull, button-rifled heavy contour barrel, and a threaded muzzle that allows for the use of a suppressor or other muzzle device.

Additional Performance Center T/CR22 Features include:

    • Available with Hogue® Overmolded® Thumbhole stock or Altamont® Laminated Thumbhole stock
    • Last shot bolt hold open when using factory magazine
    • Easy-to-use push button safety
    • Oversized bolt handle for easy manipulation
    • Fully machined 6061 aluminum receiver
    • Fully machined stainless steel bolt
    • Heavy contour stainless steel 20” fluted barrel, 1:15” twist rate
    • Optics-ready with built-in picatinny rail

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Firearms

SAF Seeks Supreme Court Review in Challenge of California Handgun Statute

BELLEVUE, WA – The Second Amendment Foundation and Calguns Foundation have petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court for a review of their challenge to California’s “Unsafe Handgun Act,” a part of that state’s penal code that violates the Second Amendment by banning handguns of the kind in common use for traditional lawful purposes.

SAF and Calguns are joined by private citizens Ivan Pena, Dona Croston, Roy Vargas and Brett Thomas. They are represented by attorneys Donald Kilmer of California and Alan Gura of Virginia. The case is known as Pena v. Horan.

“Our challenge of the California Unsafe Handgun Act (UHA), if the high court accepts it for review, could be a critical wake-up call to lower federal courts that continue to employ what they call an ‘interest-balancing approach’ to deciding gun control cases because that strategy is forbidden by the 2008 Heller decision,” noted SAF founder and Executive Vice President Alan M. Gottlieb. “It is time to bring a halt to what is essentially a revolt by the lower courts against the landmark Heller opinion, and the Pena case could provide that vehicle.”

California’s Unsafe Handgun Act generally prohibits the manufacture, import or distribution of handguns that do not meet the state’s extremely restrictive design requirements under the state penal code. The result, as the plaintiffs contend in their petition for high court review, is that the state is gradually achieving a handgun ban because they cannot meet the impossible requirements, which include microstamping. That technology is not offered by any handgun manufacturer because it cannot be practically implemented, the petition notes. Read more

Gun Control, Self Defense

Trijicon REAP-IR Thermal Riflescope Receives NRA Golden Bullseye

Wixom, Mich. — Trijicon Inc., global provider of innovative aiming solutions to military, law enforcement and individual consumers, is pleased to announce that the Trijicon REAP-IR thermal riflescope has been selected to receive a Golden Bullseye Award as the 2018 American Rifleman Optic of the Year.

The Golden Bullseye Award is an acknowledgement of the finest products available in the shooting sports, and Trijicon is honored to be the recipient of this notable award. The Trijicon REAP-IR is manufactured at the company’s Electro Optic Division located in Auburn, California.

“The Trijicon REAP-IR is one of our most popular thermal scopes”, said Stephen Bindon, President of Trijicon. “Receiving this distinguished and prestigious award is an exceptional honor and we are so very appreciative.”

There are four models of the Trijicon REAP-IR, with optical magnifications from 1.5-4.5X and digital magnification of 8X. Outstanding image quality, intuitive controls, and durability distinguish the REAP-IR, making it an exceptional choice for the most demanding applications. Read more

Optics

Winchester Varmint X Shotshells

By Glen Wunderlich

If you are up for a challenge, hunting coyotes in Michigan is hard to beat.  Although many of the canines are killed during deer season as opportunistic targets, it is quite another matter to actually call them into range and to make that perfect shot.  However, Michigan hunting regulations have changed over the past few years and now give predator hunters some options that can prove to be effective.

 

Hunting from elevated platforms or blinds is now legal but certain restrictions apply for night hunting; it is best to check the game laws before heading afield.  However, shotgun hunting is legal any time of the day or night and can be used in stands above ground.

 

Most people think of shotguns and suitable loads as being a rather short-range proposition and that’s true in a relative sense.  Compared to centerfire calibers or even rimfires, shotguns minimize any chance of ricochets or otherwise errant shots that could be problematic – especially when one cannot see what lies beyond the range of a lighted firearm.  Defining a target at long range in the dark – even with modern LED lights can be difficult.  For this reason, among others, shotguns may be a viable option.

 

A couple of years ago at a media event, I got a first-hand look at a patterning target shot at 60 yards with Winchester’s then-new shotshell offering in its Long Beard XR product and couldn’t believe the size of the tight pattern.  Naturally, when Winchester unveiled its new “Varmint X” line of shotshells, I had to see how these new shells patterned.  The results were impressive.

 

Winchester’s Varmint X® Line now includes a 12-gauge shotshell with Shot-Lok® Technology.  For hunters that hunt in heavy cover, such as is common in Michigan, shotguns can be an ideal choice as either a primary firearm or a close-in option when hunting with a partner outfitted with a rifle.

 

Shot-Lok Technology includes a liquid gel that surrounds the pellets in the shot cup and then hardens. When fired, the shot launches from the barrel nearly perfectly round as the hardened resin fractures and disperses like any shotshell buffer. The result is extremely tight, long-range patterns.

 

Hunters have been able to achieve reliable patterns much farther out than standard shotshell loads of the same gauge and shot size.  In fact, an ardent varmint hunter in Arizona that I know has taken one coyote as far as 90 yards with this ammo, although a follow up shot was required to dispatch the varmint.

 

The new Varmint X shotshell load is available in a 3-inch offering loaded with 1½ ounces of plated BBs that leave the muzzle at 1,300 fps. At 40 yards and beyond, hunters can expect to deliver up to 12 inches of penetration combined with enough devastating knockdown power to handle the largest coyotes, foxes and more.  Current pricing at www.Midwayusa.com puts the ammo at about $14 per 10-round box – far less than other high-tech offerings.

 

In testing at 40 yards with my Browning Silver shotgun and factory Browning turkey choke, the load put 72 pellets in a 30-inch circle out of the total of 73 pellets in the load! 

Patterning Target Winchester Varmint X Shotshells 12 Gauge BBs

In addition, 9 pellets hit the 5 ½-inch bull’s eye.  At 50 yards, this load printed 65 pellets in the 30-inch circle, while still placing 8 of them in the 5 ½-inch bull’s eye.  For reference, BB lead shot is .18″ diameter with a pellet weight of 8.75 grains and to date Winchester’s only option in the new configuration. 

 

A coyote on the move can present a difficult challenge to any shooter, but toting that shotgun afield can be a great equalizer.

Hunting

Deer Birth Control Put on Hold in Michigan

By Glen Wunderlich

A moratorium on the sterilization of wild game species in Michigan is now in effect, after Governor Snyder signed House Bill 5321 this month.  Four years from now, the DNR, NRC, and stakeholders  will have analyzed available data in an effort to determine if sterilization is an effective method to manage an over-population of deer based on outcomes from Ann Arbor’s current test project.

The bill would amend Part 401 (Wildlife Conservation) of the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act to prohibit the Department of Natural Resources, until April 1, 2022, from issuing a permit authorizing the sterilization of game.  

The bill also would require the Department to submit, to the standing committees of the Senate and House of Representatives with primary responsibility for natural resources issues, two reports on the results of research under any permit authorizing the sterilization of game issued before the bill’s effective date. A preliminary report would have to be submitted by December 31, 2020, and a final report by March 31, 2022. The reports would have to include any recommendations for legislation, including whether and how sterilization of deer should be authorized as a manner of taking game.  

The bill would allow the Natural Resources Commission to establish, in or adjacent to urban areas with a high concentration of deer, special deer management zones for which a higher number of deer kill tags would be issued.  

The bill also would allow the legislative body of a municipality, by ordinance, to adopt a firearm hunting distance requirement shorter than the 150-yard requirement under Section 40111, as part of a deer management plan. The 150-yard requirement would not apply in circumstances addressed by the ordinance. (Section 40111 prohibits an individual from hunting with a firearm within 150 yards of an occupied building, dwelling, house, residence, or cabin, or any barn or other building used in connection with a farm operation, without obtaining the written permission of the owner, renter, or occupant of the property.)

Michigan United Conservation Clubs (MUCC) Deputy Director Amy Trotter said this is a victory for sportsmen and women across the state.  “MUCC firmly believes that the proper management of game species in Michigan belongs to its citizens who pay, through licensing dollars and other methods, to manage these species,” Trotter said. “We have worked this bill hard since its inception, and the passage of this bill to the governor’s desk is a testament to the grassroots process and engagement that MUCC brings to the table.”

The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) has been pushing communities and state agencies around the country to adopt sterilization as a way to prevent urban bow hunting or future culling to manage deer. The DNR approved this permit under the guise of “research” with no input from the public and it actually runs counter to the DNR’s own approved urban deer management policy.

The current Ann Arbor permit appears to be an attempt to satisfy anti-hunting and anti-culling stakeholders – always the common denominator with HSUS, which has pushed the sterilization and fertility control efforts in Ann Arbor and elsewhere.

Four years from now, we’ll have the opportunity to determine if factual results matter.

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