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Nazi Assault Rifle this Week on The Weapon Hunter
Up next on THE WEAPON HUNTER, the new antique weaponry series on Smithsonian Channel…
The Weapon Hunter Smithsonian ChannelNew York, September 8, 2015 -(Ammoland.com)- History buff and restoration expert Paul Shull goes on a quest to get his hands on some of the world’s rarest and most remarkable pieces of military history in the new Smithsonian Channel original series, THE WEAPON HUNTER.
The six episode series chronicles Shull’s adventures as he finds, fixes, and fires the antique weapons that have been used throughout history.
Shull enlists the...
West Virginia Sportsmen’s Caucus Hosts Clay Shoot
West Virginia Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation
Washington, DC -(AmmoLand.com)- Following an initial meeting, the bipartisan and bicameral West Virginia Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus continues to build off the positive work within the Mountain State.
On October 18, the Caucus hosted a Clay Shoot with legislators, stakeholders, and Department of Natural Resources (DNR) representatives outside the capital city of Charleston. The event provided an excellent opportunity for an evening of camaraderie, and the forum to discuss potential areas of interest for the Caucus in the next legislative session.
Throughout the...
Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife Announces Goose Hunting Regulations
Season Dates for Popular Goose Hunt
Oregon Congressional Sportsmen’s FoundationWashington, DC -(AmmoLand.com)- On October 16, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) formally announced the parameters for the state’s popular Northwest Permit Zone goose hunt.
This announcement follows an August 7 decision by the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission to follow the Department’s recommendation and continue the hunt while eliminating certain barriers to participation.
Opened decades ago, the Northwest Permit Zone goose hunt has allowed hunters to pursue regular Canada geese in the Northwestern portion of the...
Breakthrough Clean Technologies to Exhibit at NASGW Show in NOLA, Booth #682
NASGW Annual Meeting & Expo Breakthrough Clean Technologies
Miami, FL -(AmmoLand.com)- Breakthrough Clean, the leader in refined green technology, will be showcasing their Breakthrough solvents, Battleborn lubricants and Cleaning kits at the 2015 NASGW Annual Meetings and Exhibits.
The showcase will exhibit on October 28th-30th at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, LA. Booth #682 will serve as Breakthrough’s home base while at the NASGW show.
“Breakthrough Clean is very excited for the opportunity to be part of the NASGW show. We are looking forward to...
Bigfoot Gun Belts Introduces Steel Core Leather Belt Series
Bigfoot – OWB Holster Belt Bigfoot Gun Belts
Hayden, ID -(AmmoLand.com)- Bigfoot Gun Belts, a breakthrough company that specializes in making the world’s strongest and most reliable gun belts, is proud to release their highly anticipated Untamed Series to the open and concealed carry world.
These premium leather gun belts exude quality and comfort, while providing superior support to your everyday IWB and OWB carry.
Never deal with a sagging holster ever again!
Bigfoot Gun Belts are made with a double layering of English Bridle leather, which is cut to order by a handful of...
ND Sportsmen’s Caucus Members Join Sportsmen’s Community for Legislative Shootout
North Dakota Sportsmen’s Caucus Members Join the Sportsmen’s Community for Legislative Shootout
Congressional Sportsmen’s FoundationWashington, DC -(AmmoLand.com)- On October 7, members of the North Dakota Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus gathered at Capital City Sporting Clays outside Bismarck, ND to enjoy an afternoon of shooting sporting clays with members of the North Dakota sportsmen’s community.
The event provided a forum for sportsmen-legislators to share in an evening of camaraderie and recreational shooting with a wide range of sportsmen’s groups and Department of Game and Fish staff.
“It was heartening during the shoot to be together with legislators, citizens and sponsors who value conservation and the wildlife it engenders. As a lifelong hunter who had never shot sporting clays, I found it to be challenging and collegial,” said Caucus Co-Chair Senator Philip Murphy...
Kansas Youth Shooting Sports Clinic Planned
Kansas Youth Shooting Sports Clinic Planned Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism (KDWPT)
Kansas -(Ammoland.com)- Youth age 11-16 are invited to attend a fun and friendly shotgun and archery shooting and safety clinic on Saturday, October 24 at Council Grove Reservoir.
This special event is part of the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism’s “Pass It On” program and will provide participants with opportunities to enhance firearm and archery shooting and safety skills, in a...
Byron Ferguson Featured On Extraordinary Humans
Show is airing on Insights.TV
Byron Ferguson Featured On Extraordinary Humans AmmoLand Gun NewsHartselle, AL -(AmmoLand.com)- Legendary longbow archer Byron Ferguson’s skills has caught the attention of a British television producer.
Off The Fence productions contacted Byron last year and asked to film him shooting, he agreed. Little did he know that the producer and host was going to put him through a battery of medical tests to try to explain Byron’s extraordinary longbow skills.
What followed was that Byron was hailed on television as an extraordinary human.
Byron said about...
Sportsmen Can Help Conserve Valued Hunting, Angling Destinations
Game and Fish says completing surveys crucial to statewide effort
Arizona Game and Fish DepartmentPhoenix, AZ -(AmmoLand.com)- The Arizona Game and Fish Department is urging sportsmen who are invited to participate in the Sportsman’s Values Mapping Project to take a few moments to identify lands they cherish for their hunting and angling values.
The department soon will be mailing postcards to a random sample of individuals who have purchased Arizona hunting and fishing licenses, directing them to a website where they can draw their favorite areas on a map. The Sportsman’s Values Mapping Project is part of a statewide effort launched by the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership and the department, in cooperation with several state sportsmen’s groups.
That input will be combined and assembled in a geographic information system (GIS), where it will be overlaid with maps of critical...
New Hampshire: Suppressor Bill Clears Committee
New Hampshire Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation
Washington, DC -(AmmoLand.com)- On October 15, HB 500, sponsored by New Hampshire Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus member Representative John Burt, passed out of the New Hampshire House of Representative’s Fish and Game and Marine Resources Committee with a vote of 7 – 5.
During the executive session, numerous Caucus members spoke in favor of the bill, which, if enacted, would legalize hunting with suppressors in the Granite State.
Thirty-seven other states across the nation currently allow hunters to take advantage of this innovative technology while afield – offering...
Galco Gunleather Nominated for 2015 OpticsPlanet Brilliance Award in Holster Category
Galco Gunleather Nominated for OpticsPlanet 2015 Brilliance Award Galco Gunleather
Phoenix, AZ -(Ammoland.com)- Galco Gunleather is excited to be nominated for the 2015 OpticsPlanet Brilliance award in the Holster category.
This nomination follows Galco’s 2014 OpticsPlanet awards for Best Shoulder Holster and Best Quality.
“OpticsPlanet is one of Galco’s leading industry partners, and we’re very honored to be nominated as a top brand in the very competitive Holster category,” commented Richard Gallagher, Galco’s founder and president. “Galco has worked diligently for over 45...
Crimson Trace Launches Newest Lasergrips LG-350s
Crimson Trace LG-350 with green laser on a S&W Revolver Crimson Trace
Wilsonville, OR -(AmmoLand.com)- Crimson Trace has shipped the company’s newest Lasergrips—the LG-350 and LG-350G.
These new products have a unique two-surface design created to fit S&W’s J-Frame Round-Butt revolvers and feature Crimson Trace’s new Shock-Stop System technology that’s engineered with softer rubber panels on the front and rear segments to increase the shooter’s in-the-hand comfort while enhancing control and reducing felt recoil. The Lasergrips’ middle section is more rigid to enhance stability and the interior has specially...
Minnesota DNR Proposes Lead Shot Ban on 600,000 Acres of Public Land
Minnesota Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation
Washington, DC -(AmmoLand.com)- On October 13, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) released a proposed rule to ban lead shot on all wildlife management areas (WMAs) in the far western and southern half of Minnesota.
The affected area is referred to as the “Farmland Zone,” and contains almost 1,300 of the state’s 1,524 WMAs, approximating 600,000 acres of public land. The 70,000 pheasant hunters currently residing in Minnesota frequent this region to pursue birds on public land, and the proposed rule would disproportionately affect these upland game...
CSF Fisheries Director Testifies in Support of Red Snapper State Management
CSF Fisheries Program Director Chris Horton testifies on the Gulf States Red Snapper Management Authority Act. Photo courtesy of the House Committee on Natural Resources Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation
Washington, DC -(AmmoLand.com)- Yesterday, Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) Fisheries Program Director Chris Horton joined eight panelists to testify before the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans on the Gulf States Red Snapper Management Authority Act (H.R. 3094).
A Prime Minister For All Canadians, Liberal Party Of Canada Roars Into Power
Justin Trudeau Canadian Shooting Sports Association
Canada – -(Ammoland.com)- “Justin Trudeau has promised to end a decade of divisive politics, vowing to unite Canadians and embrace diversity.
“I will be the prime minister of all Canadians,” he told a crowded rally in Montreal after winning a historic Liberal majority government.” – CBC News.
Last Monday, the Liberal...
Florida Alert! Pinellas Sheriff Fights Open-Carry Bill with Bad Info
Florida Alert! Bill to Allow Open-Carry to Stop Abuse of CW License Holders NRA – Institute for Legislative Action
Fairfax, VA -(AmmoLand.com)- On Wednesday, the Florida Sheriffs Association (FSA) came out against the open carry bill, SB-300 by Sen. Don Gaetz and HB-163 by Rep. Matt Gaetz.
It is a bill to stop concealed weapons and firearms license holders from being arrested for violating the open carry law if their firearms become accidentally and unintentionally exposed to the sight of another person.
Sheriff Bob Gaultieri, the FSA Legislative Chairman, announced the...
Pro-Gun Representatives Introduce Hearing Protection Act to Reform Outdated Laws
Pro-Gun Representatives Introduce Hearing Protection Act to Reform Outdated Suppressor Laws NRA – Institute for Legislative Action
Fairfax, VA -(AmmoLand.com)- On Thursday, Rep. Matt Salmon (R-AZ) introduced H.R. 3799, the Hearing Protection Act (HPA).
Joining him were 10 co-sponsors, including Representatives Frank Guinta (R-NH), John Carter (R-TX), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Chris Collins (R-NY), Glenn Thompson (R-PA), Tim Huelskamp (R-KS), Trent Franks (R-AZ), Mia Love (R-UT), Doug LaMalfa (R-CA), and Chris Stewart (R-UT). The HPA would remove sound suppressors from regulation under the National...
First Hunts – A Great Opportunity for Getting Kids Outdoors
First Hunts – A Great Opportunity for Getting Kids Outdoors Pass It On – Outdoor Mentors
Fall River, KS -(AmmoLand.com)- Pass It On – Outdoor Mentors is partnering with a number of organizations to provide new Hunter Education graduates with an opportunity to hunt pheasants.
We held two of these events last weekend. Pass It On – Outdoor Mentors partnered with the Ringneck Rustlers PF chapter to host a First Hunt event on Saturday, 10/17 for kids in the Wichita area. On Sunday afternoon, we partnered with NWTF to host a First Hunt event for kids in the Dodge City, KS...
$350,000 in Grant Funding Available for Michigan Dam Removals, Dam Maintenance
Shiatown Dam removal, Shiawassee River near Newburg. Michigan Department of Natural Resources
Michigan -(Ammoland.com)- The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has announced its Dam Management Grant Program is now open for proposals.
The fourth year of this grant opportunity will provide $350,000 in fiscal year 2016 to address Michigan’s failing dam infrastructure through the funding of dam removals and critical repair/maintenance.
Lucky Gunner Unveils Treasure Trove of Ballistic Data
Lucky Gunner Ballistics Gel Test #1 Lucky Gunner
The team at Lucky Gunner just published a collection of handgun ballistic data that’s shedding a ton of light on pistol ammo performance for shooters.
The handgun ammo tests, which cover 117 different handgun loads in 380 ACP, 9mm, 40 S&W and 45 ACP feature penetration depth, retained weight, diameter, and velocity data. There are a number of high-resolution still photographs and high-speed video snippets detailing the performance of each load while entering a fresh block of synthetic ballistic gel after passing through four layers of fabric.