(The Outdoorhub.com)-Travis Gibson, Vice President of MGM Targets and Match Director of the MGM Ironman 3 Gun Competition announced today that P.O.F. USA Patriot Ordinance Factory Inc (
www.pof-usa.com/), has signed on as the Major Match Sponsor for the MGM Ironman 3 Gun Competition, held every June in Parma, ID. They will be replacing FNH
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Cheaper Than Dirt! to Sponsor Jerry, Kay and Lena Miculek, a Family of Shooters
(The Outdoorhub.com)-The Miculek Family is shooting under the Cheaper Than Dirt! banner in the upcoming 2012 competition season. Cheaper Than Dirt! CEO, Michael Tenny said, “Jerry Miculek is the world’s greatest living revolver shooter.” When asked, Cheaper Than Dirt!’s Chief Operating Officer, Roberta Wilson, responded, “We are very excited to have the Miculek family representing us. Their wide a
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‘Proclaiming Liberty’ A Great Resource For Keeping Gun Quotes Accurate
USA -(Ammoland.com)- “’The problem with Internet quotations is that many are not genuine.’—Abraham Lincoln” Humorous as that may be, it’s true, and for those of us striving to keep the argument in favor of an armed citizenry credible, it can be maddening seeing activist gun owners promulgating the spurious Washington “Liberty teeth” quote, or the supposed “1935 will go down in history!” crowing fr
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Brought to You By GE: The M134 Minigun
(guns.com) By John Paul Jarvis-With hundreds of years of military strategy based on (and countless lives needlessly lost) lining up soldiers in formation and having them fire in sync, it would seem that from the beginning of fire-armed conflicts, people have been interested in achieving overwhelming and sustained firepower to eradicate their enemies. By the mid-1800s, the world’s first rotar
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New Steiner Predator Xtreme Riflescopes Offer German Optics at Affordable U.S. Prices
(The Outdoorwire.com)-GREELEY, Colo. (February 8, 2012) - Steiner, the world leader in lens technology and optical design, celebrates another milestone in its 65-year history by introducing its new line of Predator Xtreme Riflescopes. This new riflescope line represents the finest Steiner German optics, technology and engineering combined with the affordability of being constructed in the United S
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Dirty Bird Game Targets Offer Great New Colorful Fun Shooting Opportunities
(The Outdoorwire.com)-The new line of Dirty Bird® Game Targets from Birchwood Casey offer shooters four great new fun shooting opportunities. Dirty Bird Game Targets produce a white "halo" around each shot, making it easy to see your score. Shooters can use the targets for fun practice, or several shooters can compete against one another for high score. There are no official rules, so shooters can
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An Inside Look at Chad Adams’ “3-Gun Nation”
(gunsandammo.com)- By Iain Harrison-The 2012 SHOT show provided the backdrop for the richest payout in the sport of 3-gun, when eight finalists squared off under desert floodlights to battle in front of the cameras. Team FNH veterans Tommy Thacker and Mark Hanish took it to the wire in a nailbiting finish and later, I got to speak with the guy responsible for creating the event.
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Afghanistan: Moving Toward a Distant Endgame
By George Friedman | February 7, 2012 U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta suggested last week that the United States could wrap up combat operations in Afghanistan by the end of 2013, well before the longstanding 2014 deadline when full control is to be ceded to Kabul. Troops would remain in Afghanistan until 2014, as agreed upon at the 2010 Lisbon Summit, and would be engaged in two roles until a...
Mossberg Goes Full Zombie with ZMB Edition Firearms
(Guns.com) By Max Slowik- It would seem like Mossberg's been infected. They've developed new versions of existing firearms, some older, some newer, and prepared them for the zombie apocalypse. These two shotguns and this rifle defy practicality and eschew reason in an effort to hunt down every last one of 'em.
Actually, only the Mossberg 500 Chainsaw ZMB defies
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Bill to allow guns on Arizona college campuses passes Senate Judiciary Committee
(East Valley Tribune)- By Howard Fischer-The Senate Judiciary Committee voted Monday to allow guns onto college campuses. That 5-3 vote came after Sen. Steve Yarbrough, R-Chandler, sided with Democrats in opposition. Yarbrough said he was not convinced that limiting the right to those with a state-issued permit to carry a concealed weapon provides sufficient safeguards.
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Around the Water Cooler: Reasonable Caution
(The Tacticalwire.com)-by Rich Grassi-A study reported on in recent news stories concluded that conservatives were more fearful than liberals. In a shocking revelation, researchers discovered that "two groups quite literally see the world differently." That figures; they figuratively "see" things quite differently too. While the study focused on test subjects shown various photographs - on a conti...
New For 2012: Rock River Arms Fred Eichler Series Predator .223
(The Tacticalwire.com)-Rock River Arms, Inc., an industry leader well-known for producing a full line of high-quality AR15-style rifles, components, parts, and accessories introduces the Fred Eichler Series Predator .223 rifle, representing further growth in RRA's expanding line of high performance hunting firearms. Fred Eichler comments, "I am extremely excited to get this new predator gun out in...
Invisible Flashlight Leads The Way
(The Outdoorwire.com)-Mansfield, TX- Combined with any night vision riflescope or monocular, the Sightmark Infrared Illuminator acts as an invisible flashlight during night vision use. Great for indoor and outdoor use, where there is low ambient light, such as during a SWAT raid in a dark warehouse or varmint hunting out on a moonless night, the IR Illuminator can illuminate the target without det...
Holly A. Heyser: Guns, ammo and Google
By Holly A. Heyser-Special to the Mercury News-Guns and bullets are bad, right? It's a tempting generalization, but consider this: I have a freezer full of meat in my garage, and 95 percent of the non-seafood meat got there because my boyfriend or I pointed a gun at an animal and pulled the trigger. Killing is never pretty. But the meat we eat is superior to anything we can find in stores, and we ...
Homeland Security: You’re All ‘Militia Extremists’ Now
(pjmedia.com)-A recently published “lexicon” distributed to thousands of federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) targets citizens concerned about their Second Amendment rights and the steady encroachment of the federal government, categorizing such as “militia extremists.” The “lexicon,” marked Unclassified/For Official Use Only (FOUO), is da...
New Mexico: NRA-Backed Interstate Long Gun Sales Bill Moving to the Senate Floor!
(NRA)-Senate Bill 26, sponsored by state Senator Bill Payne (R-Albuquerque), received a “do pass” recommendation in the state Senate Judiciary Committee on Saturday afternoon with only one dissenting vote. This measure now moves to the Senate floor for consideration. Please call your state Senator and urge him or her to support SB 26! Contact information for your state Senator ca...
Pennsylvania: Firearms Preemption Enhancement Bill Moves to the state House floor for Consideration
Today, the state House Judiciary Committee passed House Bill 1523 with a NRA-backed amendment by a 19 to 4 vote. HB 1523 will now go to the full House for second consideration as early as this Wednesday. Anti-gun amendments could still be filed to this bill while it is on second consideration, so it is imperative to call your state Representative TODAY and urge him or her to supp...
