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May 16, 2012
by With the same predictability of the sun rising in the east, whenever a new cartridge is announced legions of grumpy traditionalists line up to denounce the upstart as irrelevant, unnecessary, inferior and a ruse by gun companies to get them to buy yet another gun. This last bit as though gun companies existed for some other purpose.
This isn’t to say that the grumps don’t have a point. Anybody been tearing up the gophers with their .223 WSSM this spring?
Well there are two new cartridges to kick around this year, the .300 AAC Blackout, which is nearly identical to the .300 Whisper, and the .17 Hornet, which is a .22 Hornet necked down to take the .17-cailber bullet.
[ Read Full Post ]May 15, 2012
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You’ve no doubt noticed that the tactical and hunting worlds have merged. Firearms provide one definite intersection, and you see these two venues coming together nicely in MG Arms’ new Banshee rifle.
MG Arms has been making precision rifles for years, and the Banshee is at home on the shooting range. Whether in the hands of a law enforcement officer or a hunter in a blind, the Banshee is a great rifle when a long distance shot is in the offing.
The Banshee, with its blueprinted Remington Action, is available in 2 models: The Banshee, which features a heavy taper fluted barrel and varmint style, fully adjustable fiberglass stock; and the Banshee Lite, which has a medium taper fluted barrel and a varmint style light-weight custom fiberglass stock that is fitted to the customer's length of pull.
[ Read Full Post ]May 11, 2012
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My Plano AW Gun Case went through a field test in the unlikeliest of places: the airport.
I watched as the case poked its nose out onto the baggage carousel, came down the conveyor line and immediately got hung up on the very tight corner. With 30 people between me and the case, I couldn’t get there before a suitcase gave it a bump — my gun case slid off the line, dropped a foot and a half and slammed hard onto the floor.
[ Read Full Post ]May 7, 2012
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#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.
[ Read Full Post ]May 7, 2012
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I’ve been doing a good deal of shooting this spring, trying out a new shotgun for turkey hunting and some hog hunting rifles. The first time getting ready for the shooting range, I found myself loading up a couple of cardboard boxes with ammunition, spare optics, targets, tools, and all the other stuff you need for shooting a new gun.
Preparing for the range the second time, I remembered I had a Tactical Range Box from MTM Case-Gard sitting in my closet. I’ve used the Tactical Range Box a half dozen times so far, and I won’t be putting in any serious range time without it.
[ Read Full Post ]April 30, 2012
by Just how good can our optics get? It is an interesting question that the Outdoor Life optics test team poses every time we evaluate new binoculars, riflescopes and spotting scopes.
Current state-of-the-art technology allows for optical transmission rates of about 90 percent and it seems it can’t really get much better than that — or can it?
A team of scientists at MIT have developed a new type of glass, one that doesn’t reflect light back, which is a source of glare, and that doesn’t require any extra coatings to repel water or prevent the formation of fog.
[ Read Full Post ]April 27, 2012
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The fastest growing segment of the sporting-optics market is electronic illumination of a scope’s crosshairs. And it may be the most useless hunting-gear gimmick since the DeerView Mirror, a backward-looking reflector for your treestand. Check out the lineup of new scopes at your sporting-goods store. I’ll bet more than half have a bulbous illumination knob above the eyebox or opposite the windage and elevation knobs, distorting the otherwise lovely lines of the optic. But illumination modules also add weight, as well as a mechanism to fail and a battery to die.
[ Read Full Post ]April 20, 2012
by The Washington D.C. City Council has lifted gun registration requirements that it defiantly imposed after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled its handgun ban was unconstitutional in 2008.
The council, on April 17, approved the Firearms Amendment Act of 2012, which decriminalized paperwork errors, eliminated vision tests, five-hour training courses, ballistic testing and ended bans on certain types of ammunition.
Essentially, the act makes registering a gun somewhat easier and less expensive by wiping away restrictions adopted after 2008's Supreme Court Heller v. D.C. ruling overturned the District’s 30-year handgun ban.
[ Read Full Post ]April 17, 2012
by Here’s a confession for you: I don’t like shooting from a bench. It’s boring, it beats up my shoulder, and it does little to advance marksmanship ability. So when I sight-in a rifle, my goal is efficiency. I want to get in, get out, and get back to something fun like practicing field-shooting positions, plinking away at reactive targets or going hunting.
Therefore I’m constantly on the lookout for inventive ways to save on time and ammo at the bench. Here’s the most streamlined approach I’ve ever tried.
First, bore-sight the rifle to ensure you’re either on paper or pretty darn close. Then, head to the range with a vise or a friend — you’ll need the means to hold the rifle absolutely steady for this exercise.
[ Read Full Post ]April 12, 2012
by Three proposed federal bills regarding gun-owners' rights are working their way through Congress: The National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act of 2012; HR 4269, which addresses interstate transportation of firearms or ammunition under the Firearms Owners’ Protection Act (FOPA) in 1986; and HR 308, The Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device Act.
The good news is that two of the three proposed bills could be submitted for a vote this year. The Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device Act, Rep. Carolyn McCarthy's (D-NY) defacto revival of the 1994-2004 automatic weapons ban, has been mired in the House Judiciary Committee for more than a year – it is unlikely to be presented for a vote unless Democrats reclaim the House in November's elections.
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