Performance Center (think Smith & Wesson) using Thompson Center components has created a new chassis rifle that has just upped the stakes for a budget-get in-the-long-range-game-rifle. The price point is truly incredible when you consider that the MSRP of the rifle at $1211 is less than what I paid for my first aluminum chassis stock over 15 years ago.
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Mossberg 590 Shockwave Now in .410
Published: May 5, 2018 { 21 comments }Mossberg’s 590 Shockwave has been a breakout success. No secret as to why that is. It’s a way for the masses to get their hands on a compact, non-NFA scattergun.
A Collapsible Every Day Carry Target – Lighter Than a Gallon of Milk!
Published: May 5, 2018 { 10 comments }Meet “Scout,” the new every day carry target from Action Target. Scout is a no-tools required, collapsible target that weighs no more than a gallon of milk.
Springfield Armory Goes Dickless… (Cuts Ties w/ Sporting Goods Retailer)
Published: May 4, 2018 { 76 comments }“Springfield Armory is severing ties with Dick’s Sporting Goods and its subsidiary, Field & Stream, in response to their hiring a group for anti-Second Amendment lobbying,” said the Illinois-based company in a press release.
No Guns at the NRA Show… Not Even Close
Published: May 3, 2018 { 12 comments }“NRA banned nothing. The media does this every year,” said spokeswoman Dana Loesch. “It’s Secret Service SOP and they supersede all start and local control.
Springfield’s SAINT AR Pistol Now in .300 BLK!
Published: May 2, 2018 { 0 comments }Springfield Armory this week rolled out the SAINT AR-15 Pistol in .300 ACC Blackout!
U.S. Marines Double Down and Order Another 15,000 M27 IARs from Heckler & Koch
Published: May 1, 2018 { 13 comments }Heckler & Koch is pleased to announce that the company has finalized a deal with the U.S. Marine Corps for more M27 Infantry Automatic Rifles. The contract, worth over $29 million, is for up to 15,000 more IARs and spare parts.
Sign Up for the National Rifle League PRS ‘Silent Night’ Match in Oklahoma
Published: May 1, 2018 { 0 comments }What are you doing later this month? Nothing? Well, why don’t you change that by signing up for the National Rifle League (NRL) Silent Night precision rifle match in Ninnekah, Oklahoma?
Leupold Selling Limited Run of Marines’ New Mark 4 Scope at NRAAM
Published: May 1, 2018 { 3 comments }Optics leader Leupold is selling a special run of Mark 4 2.5-8×36 MR/T TS-30A2 scopes at this year’s NRA Annual Meeting.
Infographic Shows Economic Impact of Firearms Industry: Anti-Gun States Better Pay Attention!
Published: April 30, 2018 { 6 comments }A new breakdown from HowMuch.net indicates that a state’s pro-gun policies do not always translate to a more robust gun industry. HowMuch.net analyzed job totals and average wages from data collected from the National Shooting Sports Foundation’s Firearms and Ammunition Industry Economic Impact Report from 2017 to get a snapshot of the size of the industry in each state.