Varmints have a new reason to quake in their burrows. Winchester has introduced the .17 Winchester Super Magnum, which is not only going to be the world’s fastest rimfire round, but also one that offers a significant performance increase over the .17 HMR (see charts below). It pushes a 20-grain bullet at 3,000 fps, which is 625 fps faster than the .17 HMR. What does that extra velocity buy you?
Every winter I get a couple pallets’ worth of centerfire ammunition to run through the new rifles in Outdoor Life’s annual gun test. The ammo comes from every major manufacturer and includes broad samplings from within each maker’s product line. I order everything from best-in-class match ammo to cheapo loads. I also make sure to get a mix of products that are tried-and-true as well as the newest stuff to roll off the production line.
This is done in an effort to ensure that our head-to-head gun test produces valid results. Run all that ammo through the guns and the data tells you a lot about the rifles.
But this road runs both ways. Using the same batches of ammo in all those rifles tells you a lot about the ammunition as well.
#1 - Break a True Pair Take the rear target first and continue your swing to get out in front of the lead clay. For going-away birds, take the clay that’s more of a straightaway and then swing on the target that’s angling away.
#2 - Get Steady Off-Hand During dry-fire practice, pick a small target to focus on, and with the rifle held low, bring it up in a smooth motion. As soon as the target comes into view with the reticle centered on it, break the trigger.
Rock River Arms, Inc. introduces the Fred Eichler Series Predator .223 rifle, developed and field tested with the extensive help of Fred Eichler, host of the television show Predator Nation.
The Fred Eichler Series rifle weights 7.7 pounds and was designed for run-and-gun varmint hunting. The 16-inch mid-length stainless steel barrel is cryogenically treated to increase accuracy and aids in cleaning the firearm.
Nathan Masters, creater of Flippinoutslingshots.com, creates hand-crafted sling shots for the small game hunter. From the more common, to the more exotic, any of Masters slingshots pack enough punch to take out a squirrel or rabbit. With the double-banded slingshot you can catapult a 50-caliber piece of lead about at about 250 feet per second.
On Tuesday, the Supreme Court heard a historic constitutional gun rights case in McDonald v. City of Chicago. But, as Ken Klukowski notes in his FOXNews.com blog, the White House is not taking a position.
"Instead, President Obama is hiding under his desk in the Oval Office," he writes. "What a profile in courage."
Major League Baseball's gun ban reveals how some sports reporters are clueless about real issues
Most sports reporters live in privileged sanctuaries where the world's realities are but a hazy background to games, scores, statistics and players. And let's be honest: Most of us would happily live such a life, if we could.
But sports reporters are still journalists. As such, they should be held to the same standards as all journalists and take the time to understand issues before commenting on them.
The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence is duping people into signing a petition telling Starbucks to keep guns out of its shops. According to The Seattle Times, by Feb. 10 the petition had more than 15,000 signatures.
The petition is in response to OpenCarry.org members demonstrating their legal right to openly carry properly holstered handguns in San Francisco Bay-area locations such as California Pizza Kitchen, Peet's Coffee and Starbucks. Brady activists reacted by browbeating California Pizza Kitchen and Peet's Coffee officials into revising policies to only allow law-enforcement officers to carry guns in their stores.
Meet Otis McDonald, 76, a retired maintenance engineer, grandfather, and life-long Democrat who wants a handgun for self-defense in case gang members break into his Chicago home—again.
But, Chicago says he can't have one because the city has a 28-year-old handgun ban.
And so, on March 2, Otis McDonald will become the "new face of the Second Amendment" when opening arguments in McDonald v. city of Chicago begin before the U.S. Supreme Court.
