Winchester Repeating Arms' Super X3 autoloader is now available in Mossy Oak Duck Blind camo.
Duck Blind camouflage was developed to make hunts more effective and productive. It features elements from every sector of the nation’s waterfowl highways and was designed to maintain its effectiveness throughout the season in various environments.
This 3-inch workhorse shotgun has a composite stock and Dura-Touch Armor Coating finish. It also features stock spacers for length-of-pull adjustment, drop-and-cast adjustment spacers, three Invector-Plus choke tubes and sling-swivel studs.
Contact Winchester Repeating Arms at www.winchesterguns.com.
Harvester Muzzleloading has expanded its popular line of Crush Rib muzzleloader sabots to include a new .50x.40 version that lets shooters and hunters enjoy the high velocity and low recoil of lighter, smaller-diameter .400-inch bullets.
As a perfect match for the new sabot, the company has also added a new 200-grain .40 caliber bullet to its line of Scorpion Funnel Point hunting bullets.
The Crush Rib sabot design features narrow ribs that run lengthwise on the outer surface of each sleeve, or petal. These reduce loading friction by up to 50 percent, and the light ribbing also adds to the structural integrity of the design. They are made for easier loading and high-velocity shooting.
Contact Harvester Muzzleloading at (800) 922-6287 or www.hpmuzzleloading.com.
Browning has added larger safe models to its Medallion and TheftGard series, giving shooters more storage capacity for firearms and other valuables.
Also, Browning has added the new Duo-Plus Handgun Storage and Duo-Plus Extra systems, which provide additional firearms storage on the back of the safe door. The systems also include pouches and pockets for smaller valuables and accessories.
The new Medallion Series M56F Safe is 72 by 48 by 28 inches, and is fire-protection-rated to 1,200 degrees. It’s made of heavy 10-gauge steel.
The new TheftGard Judge TG39F Safe is 72 by 36 by 26 inches and has a 1,200-degree fire-protection rating.
Young sporting-clays shooters from across Florida earned state titles — with many qualifying to represent Florida at upcoming national championships — at the recent Scholastic Clay Target Program Florida Sporting Clays State Championship.
The competition was held April 27 at Sarasota Trap, Skeet and Clays, and featured some of Florida’s top young shooters in three divisions: varsity, junior varsity and intermediate entry.
SCTP, for youths in grades 12 and lower, is a program of the National Shooting Sports Foundation, managed in partnership with the national governing bodies for shooting sports: USA Shooting, Amateur Trapshooting Association, National Skeet Shooting Association and National Sporting Clays Association.
With remarkable growth the past eight years, the program is considered the “Little League of shooting sports.” Some 8,000 to 9,000 students from more than 45 states are expected to compete this year.
Florida teams participating in the state title shoot qualified for the SCTP National Championships July 31 through Aug. 5 at the World Shooting and Recreational Complex in Sparta, Ill.
The best of these young shooters could be selected to attend an Olympic development camp in Colorado Springs, Colo., and some will go on to compete at the collegiate level.
Winchester's new Safari Ammunition was engineered to tackle the toughest game and provide performance and versatility in almost any situation.
Offered in .375 H&H Magnum, .416 Rigby, .458 Winchester Magnum and .416 Remington Magnum, the new Winchester Safari line makes the most of these popular and proven African cartridges by pairing them with the finest bullets: Nosler Partition and the new Nosler Solid.
Nosler Partition bullets — with copper alloy jackets and lead-alloy cores — have long been favored for accuracy and terminal performance on game. The new Nosler Solids — featuring a unique design and homogenous lead-free alloy construction — provide spectacular penetration and an impressively straight wound channel on large, thick-skinned game.
“The Safari line was developed to meet the most demanding hunting needs,” said Glen Weeks, Winchester centerfire product manager. “Each of the cartridges in the line provides the energy and knockdown power needed for the largest and most dangerous game. The Partition offerings are ideal for dangerous, or large thinner- skin game, and the Solids will offer maximum penetration on the toughest hide and bone.”
Winchester Safari Ammunition features nickel-plated cartridge cases and is packaged in reusable 20-round plastic boxes with labels featuring vintage Winchester artwork.
Crimson Trace introduces Lasergrips for Kahr K Series (Model LG-460 for full-size) and MK Series (Model LG-461 for compact models) handguns.
The Lasergrips fit the 9 mm and .40-caliber pistols. The LG-460 and LG-461 have a wrap-around grip design that uses the same grip screws as the stock grip for easy installation.
The grips are instinctively activated by a pressure switch in the front strap. Grasping the firearm in a normal shooting grip activates the laser. All electrical components fit into the Lasergrip, which mirrors the size and weight of stock grips and is ergonomically designed for comfort.
Contact Crimson Trace at (800) 442-2406 or www.crimsontrace.com
Hunter’s Specialties Undertaker chokes are now available for Benelli’s popular 20-gauge M2 shotgun.
Undertaker chokes are designed and tested to consistently place 90 percent of the shot pattern in a 30-inch circle at 40 yards. They come in ported and nonported versions, with models designed for lead or high-density shot.
Contact Hunter’s Specialties at www.hunterspec.com.
Sightron Inc. introduces five new SIII model scopes designed for hunting, tactical and long-range shooting.
Models include a 6-24×50 with mil-dot, 6-24×50 with dot reticle, 8-32×56 with dot reticle, 3.5-10×56 with illuminated German 4A reticle and 3.5-10×44 mil-dot reticle.
The illuminated-reticle version is the first in the Sightron line and is great for hunting in low light, or tactical and long-range applications.
SIII scopes have side-parallax focus and oversized target knobs with 1/4 minute-of-angle adjustments that can be reset to zero. They’re built from a rugged extra-thick piece of 30 mm aircraft-quality aluminum tube.
Contact Sightron Inc. at (919) 562-3000 or www.sightron.com.
Sturm, Ruger & Co. has announce that Ruger SR9 pistols manufactured from October 2007 to April 2008 can, during certain conditions, fire if dropped with their manual safeties in the “off” or”fire” position and a round in the chamber. The pistols will not fire if the manual safety is in the “on” or “safe” position.
“As a responsible manufacturer, we want to make our customers aware of this safety concern as soon as possible,” the company said in a press release.
Ruger is finalizing the design of a new trigger group that prevents firing when the gun is dropped, and will retrofit — at no charge — all Ruger SR9 pistols with serial number prefix “330” (330-xxxxx).
SR9 owners can obtain information or register for the recall by:
1) Visiting the Ruger Web site at: www.ruger.com/SR9Recall 2) E-mail the company at [email protected] 3) Fax: (928) 541-8873 4) Call the Ruger SR9 Recall Hotline at (800) 784-3701 from 8 a.m. till 8 p.m. EDT.
When Ruger is ready to retrofit a consumer's pistol, it will send a shipping box, label and instructions for the free return of the SR9 pistol to the factory in Prescott, Ariz. Work will be completed promptly at no charge to the consumer, and the pistol will be returned at Ruger's expense. All owners will receive a free SR9 magazine as thanks for their patience and cooperation.
All owners of Ruger SR9 pistols are urged not to use their pistol until it has been retrofitted with these new factory parts. If owners must use their SR9 pistol, the manual safety should be kept in the “on” or “safe” position, except when actually firing.
The Browning Cynergy Classic Trap Unsingle Combo is the latest addition to the company's line of high-performance trap shotguns. It’s designed to give trap shooters one of the most advanced over-and-under designs for singles or doubles competition.
The Cynergy Classic Trap Unsingle Combo set includes an adjustable Unsingle Rib with a single barrel and over-and-under barrel set, all in an aluminum case. The Unsingle Rib can be fine tuned for sight-picture and point-of-impact adjustments.
The Cynergy’s Monolock hinge technology gives it the lowest-profile receiver in the industry, which helps control recoil. The hinge system pivots on significantly more surface area than other over-and-under shotguns with low-profile receivers.
The Cynergy Classic Trap Unsingle Combo has a gloss-finish Monte Carlo grade III/IV walnut stock with right-hand palm swell, adjustable comb and modified semi-beavertail forearm with finger grooves. It will be offered in several barrel combinations with HiViz Pro-Comp fiber-optic sights and four Invector Plus Midas Grade chokes tubes.
MTM Case-Gard introduces a pocket sized scale that’s great for the reloading bench or a shooting box.
The DS-1200 features an extended three-minute auto shut-off, easy-to-read backlit display, and custom-designed powder pan to facilitate bullet, powder and arrow weighing.
The scale has plus-or-minus 1-grain accuracy and up to a 1,200-grain capacity. It measures in grains, grams, carats and ounces. It has a stainless-steel sensory platform and high-impact, plastic sensory cover that doubles as large powder pan.
Contact MTM Molded Products at (937) 890-7461 or www.mtmcase-gard.com.
Gun Digest the Magazine recently received this message from Toby Bridges of the North American Muzzleloader Hunting Association. The link provides some very interesting information.
Click here to read a new comparison of the ballistics and maximum effective range of modern in-line ignition muzzleloaders vs. that of centerfire rifles and traditional flintlock and percussion muzzleloaders.
“As a hunter who has hunted with a muzzleloader since 1963, and who has evolved right along with muzzle-loaded hunting rifles and loads, I have gotten more than just a little tired of less-than-knowledgeable opponents who fight against expanded muzzleloader hunting opportunities,” Bridges wrote. “Especially when they wrongly claim that the performance of today's in-line ignition rifles and loads are too much like that of a modern centerfire rifle when it comes to range and knockdown power to be allowed during a separate “muzzleloader-only” season.
Birchwood Casey Shoot-N-C Square Matrix posters can be used as a large-format patterning kit.
Shoot-N-C offers 12-packs of 12- or 17.25-inch Square Matrix Pasters. You can use individual targets, build a 12.5-square-foot matrix using the 12-inch version or form a 25-square-foot patterning kit using the 17.25-inch Matrix pasters.
The targets’ self-adhesive backing lets you adhere targets in any size or pattern, and Shoot-N-C technology lets you see bullet hits from great distances. Contact Birchwood Casey at www.birchwoodcasey.com.
MTM’s new Case-Gard Shooting Range Box provides a great new way to store and transport rifle cleaning kits.
Sporting a toolbox top and cleaning-station base, the RBMC uses a two-piece design for compact transport and convenient use. The tool section offers lots of divided space to keep jags, brushes, solvents and other items sorted and organized. The base, or cleaning station, has ample deep storage for supplies and ammo. Two adjustable gun forks — featuring soft, overmolded rubber padding — offer easy positioning of firearms with a firm, nonmarring hold. The Shooting Range Box is long enough to provide excellent stability for almost any firearm, plus room for hard-to-fit items such as collapsible cleaning rods or tripod extensions.
Contact MTM Molded Products at (937) 890-7461 or www.mtmcase-gard.com.
Part of the allure of the AR platform is its versatility.
Starting as a military arm, the AR’s popularity has increased at such a rate it seems there’s now an attachment that will do just about anything, even wash your car. AR-15 accessories abound in today's aftermarket.
One of the great things about the AR-15 is the versatility built into the system.
Starting as a military arm, the AR’s popularity has increased at such a rate it seems there’s now an attachment that will wash your car. The gun can be transformed to handle any duty.
Further, improvements in the trigger and floating the front end have enhanced the accuracy and versatility of the weapon. And nowadays, it seems like you can attach almost anything to the picatinny rails on an AR (I like the Daniel Defense oval-shaped four-rail grip I got from Wilson Combat).
AR-15 Stock Options
One item I’ve added to my AR that really makes it fit better is Magpul Industry’s PRS stock, which lets you change the length of pull and cheek height via two small wheels. The wheels are ergonomically located so you can make adjustments with your non-trigger hand, as it’s held back on the stock when bench-shooting. The cheek-piece adjustment has made it easier for me to get my face onto the stock and get on target faster. Also, with my cheek in the same place every time, I get greater consistency from shot to shot.
The stock is easily installed with a screwdriver and a 1/8-inch hex key. The extended length of the length-of-pull adjustment is 11.45 inches, but you can also add an optional extended butt pad if you want more length The newer Generation II stock added some length and reduced the weight. That’s always a good thing. The older I get, the heavier everything gets.
I really like the ease with which the stock can be adjusted. It would be great for a police department, in which officers of varying size could adjust the weapon for individual fit. Although no one else will shoot my AR, the adjustments are still useful. Adjusting the settings to my stature gives me a great initial fit. However, I find that when I get into different shooting positions, a slight adjustment helps the rifle fit more precisely. Also, I might be shooting in cold conditions while wearing heavier clothing, so I’ll want to make subtle changes to adjust the length of pull. The Magpul stock lets me do that easily.
Magpul makes the stocks for the AR-10 and AR/M-16. Armalite puts the stocks on its SASS (Semiauto Sniper System) .308 rifles.
I have also have a carbine with a collapsible stock. Long-range shooting isn’t an issue with this gun, but quick sighting is. DPMS makes sights that clamp on the rail — front and rear — of a flat-top model. They flip up when needed and down when they are not. I like the carry-top model for a close-quarters weapon and use the peep sights that come with it. Most close-quarters battles don’t require sights anyway, but you have them if needed.
A Long-Range Look
Flat-top uppers also help you take advantage of the already-accurate AR. These help you mount long-range scopes — and not so high that it’s nearly impossible to get a good cheek weld when sighting the rifle. I have a Leupold VX-III 4.5-14×40 mm scope on one of my ARs. The gun is capable of minute-of-angle accuracy and has routinely killed coyotes at 400 yards. Having a long-range scope that lines up well really make those shots easier.
Leupold’s new Indexed Matched Lens System and Varminter Ranging and Drop Compensator Reticule make a perfect top for an accurate varmint or tactical rifle. The clarity and light transmission is excellent in dim light. It’s important to have quality light-gathering lenses, because I’ve never been on a SWAT callout that didn’t start or end during evening, and the light-gathering quality of Leupold glass will carry you until night-vision equipment is needed.
Sights and Lights
I also like to have a red-dot-type sight for close-quarters duty. My favorites are the Aimpoint and EO Tech holographic type.
I grew up on Aimpoint and carried one on my M-16 when doing entries. I liked being able to keep both eyes open and focus on the red dot and my surroundings. It’s a quick way to get on target. Although my eyes are suffering from looking downrange too many years, the red dot still remains in sharp focus when iron sights do not.
The same goes for the EO Tech holographic sight. I ran one of these through the Morelli grinder, and I could not get it to malfunction. They are really tough.
Another thing I like on a defensive carbine is some sort of white light. From from my earliest days on patrol, I’ve always used Streamlights. They were one of the brighter lights years ago, and although they were huge by today’s standards, they made things visible.
One of my favorite lights from Streamlight is the Strion. It’s a xenon light with a rechargeable battery pack. It also comes with a mount that attaches to the rail of my carbine and can be operated with my thumb via a button. It’s small enough to keep in my pocket and can be used with my pistol in the Harries position or affixed to my carbine for bright light to 50 yards.
Streamlight also makes the TLR-1, which is actually a pistol-mounted light that comes with an interchangeable rear cap that can be plugged into a pressure switch. The light can pull double duty. It has a comfortable pressure switch that can be left on the carbine when the light is on the pistol. The light is really small and not a hindrance on the carbine. The pressure switch also comes in handy so the light can be operated using a vertical grip or some other configuration. It’s plenty bright for close-quarters protection. Surefire also builds a great xenon light for a rifle. It has a built-in mount that attaches to a picatinny rail and is plenty bright for spotting a distant adversary or blinding a close attacker. Some attachments combine close-quarters combat advantages and help for longer shots. The Mono-Grip from CTK Precision is such a tool.
This well-crafted vertical grip can be attached to the bottom rail of a four-rail grip for better control and retention. The grip has a rubber bottom and extends to support the rifle as a mono pod if it must be steadied on a vehicle hood or wall for a longer shot. This pod helps steady critical shots with no extra inconvenience. Better, the thumb-operated light is easy to engage with the vertical grip positioned properly.
AR-15 Accessories for Everyone
No matter the purpose, someone is making an accessory for the AR that will help you complete your mission. That’s why the AR is so popular.
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Winchester Repeating Arms' Super X3 autoloader is now available in Mossy Oak Duck Blind camo.
Harvester Muzzleloading has expanded its popular line of Crush Rib muzzleloader sabots to include a new .50x.40 version that lets shooters and hunters enjoy the high velocity and low recoil of lighter, smaller-diameter .400-inch bullets.
