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New Tenzing Upland Bird Vest The all-new Tenzing TZ BV15 Upland Bird Vest is the next evolution in Tenzing performance for the upland hunter. It takes all the features upland hunters want in a vest and combines them with the functionality of a pack to provide the ultimate bird-hunting accessory. Like all Tenzing packs, the […]

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Sharp Shoot R Precision Products has added a new page to their website called “GroupTherapy”™, which should fast become an important resource for people seriously interested in ammunition and rifle performance. Group Therapy is a way of sharing data with other shooters worldwide. The idea is that there is a wealth of information out there […]

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Review by Larry S. Sterett | Contributing Editor LEGALLY ARMED: A Concealed Carry Gun Law Guide, by the Editors of the 2nd Amendment Media. Photography by Oleg Volk. ©2013. Published by 2nd Amendment Media, Whitman Publishing, LLC, Dept. TGM, 3101 Clairmont Road, Suite G, Atlanta, GA 30329. Price: $14.95, plus shipping. Available at many bookstores. […]

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Review by Larry S. Sterett | Contributing Editor VIS Radom A Study and Photographic Album of Poland’s Finest Pistol, by William J. York. ©2011. Published by Wet Dog Publications, Dept. TGM, 5603-B West Friendly Avenue, Suite 166, Greensboro, NC 27410. Price: $57.95, plus postage. Mention this review when ordering and receive an autographed copy and […]

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by Richard Smith | SAFTD Program Director A bit of an introduction and background information is in order, so as to put the rest of this article in context. My name is Richard Smith and I am a full time Firearms Instructor. I am fully licensed by my state (Florida “K” license) and certified by […]

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by Scott Smith | Contributing Editor Every year around the first week of July, watching the various outdoor channels you start to see more hunting-related shows, and hunting-related catalogs start arriving in the mail. Like the rest of the industry, TheGunMag starts getting our readers ready for hunting season. While it is hard to think […]

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by Joseph P. Tartaro | Executive Editor The FBI’s Criminal Justice Information System (CJIS) has announced a new starting date for Phase 1 of the New NICS which had originally been scheduled to launch on July 14 but was postponed. The new start date for Phase 1 of the new NICS is Jan. 12, 2016. […]

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Six months after launching the unprecedented national Unlocking Sportsmen’s Access campaign at the Shooting, Hunting, and Outdoor Trade (SHOT) Show, the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership (TRCP) reports that nearly 18,000 sportsmen have signed a petition to oppose the sale or transfer of federal public lands to the states. More than 174,000 letters have been sent […]

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by Joseph P. Tartaro | Executive Editor It may seem like the anti-gunners are attacking everywhere, but they are only nibbling at the edges of the Second Amendment. Their real agenda remains the same as it was 50 years ago. They want to get rid of every handgun and most of the long “sporting” guns. […]

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by TGM staff In at least one noteworthy law enforcement response to the July 16 Chattanooga, TN, shooting, neighboring DeKelb County, AL, Sheriff Jimmy Harris has changed the off-duty gun policy at his office and urged all citizens to get firearms training and be prepared to protect themselves, according to WAAYTV in Huntsville and other […]

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by James C. Fulmer | Past President, NMLRA When Deborah Wehr approached me two years ago to bring the National Muzzle Loading Rifle Association’s reproduction 18th century rifling machine to Union County “Rural Heritage Days” in my home state of Pennsylvania, I had to turn her down. The rifling machine that was built by Ron […]

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by Joseph P. Tartaro | Executive Editor When I saw the cover of the September 2015 issue of Popular Mechanics magazine, I shouldn’t have been surprised. The cover picture was of an automobile built using a 3-D printer. The story about the latest technological/mechanical leap was headlined: “How to make a car…in 2 days. I […]

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by Joseph P. Tartaro | Executive Editor Just in case you hadn’t heard, the arrow that killed Cecil the Zimbabwean lion, was a shot heard round the world. The cat had barely hit the ground when social media went viral and the downside of that archery safari is still being felt around the world. The […]

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by Dave Workman | Senior Editor Fall hunting seasons are fast approaching, and for some folks, hunting is already underway with the arrival of mourning dove seasons in several states, and early grouse hunting in several western states. Now is the time to be doing several of the following: Watching the advertising from sporting goods […]

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For the second time, the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta has upheld Florida’s controversial “Docs v. Glocks” law and lifted an injunction that now allows the state to enforce the measure. Under the statute, physicians are restricted in the questions and comments they can make regarding firearms ownership. The law was passed in […]

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  IMR Legendary Powders has announced a product safety warning and recall for IMR 4007 SSC propellants, on six lot numbers, according to Chris Hodgdon at Hodgdon Powders, which markets the IMR brand. The lot numbers are 10130139, 10131139, 10429139, 10430139, 80425139 and 80426139. This lot number can be found on the rear label on […]

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By Dave Workman | Senior Editor Two years after police in Santa Clara, CA. seized firearms belonging to a woman whose husband suffered an episode that resulted in his being held for a 72-hour psychiatric evaluation, the Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) has filed a lawsuit on her behalf in federal court, seeking the return of […]

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by Dave Workman | Senior Editor Four Second Amendment organizations, including the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms and Second Amendment Foundation, have pooled their resources and are offering a $4,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the individual or individuals responsible for the slaying of Donnie […]

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A circuit court judge in Genesee County, MI, handed down a ruling early last month that a local man could legally carry a sidearm openly into an elementary school to pick up his daughter. However, according to the Detroit Free Press, the victory could be short-lived depending upon an appeal by the school district in […]

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by Joseph P. Tarataro | Executive Editor Fifty-three journalism and open government groups on Aug. 10 for the second time called on President Barack Obama to stop practices in federal agencies that prevent important information from getting to the public, likening them to censorship. The national organizations sent a letter to Obama urging changes to […]

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