Archive for April, 2008
FNH USA and NRA join forces to offer Women’s Wilderness Escape in July 2008
Posted by: | CommentsFNH USA is sponsoring the NRA Women’s Wilderness Escape scheduled for July 16-24, 2008 at the NRA Whittington Center in Raton, New Mexico. The event is described as a nine-day “get away” opportunity to experience the softer side of firearm education with an exposure to a wide variety of shooting sports activities and an array of enticing hunting and outdoor related activities.
FNH USA will provide many of the firearms used in the program – including semi-automatic pistols, carbines and long-range rifles – as well as providing an FN tactical light and cleaning kit for each participant to use during the event. Ben Voss, of FNH USA, will serve as lead rifle instructor and Jack McMillan will serve on the pistol range and as lead instructor for the long range rifle event.
Participants will learn to shoot rifle silhouette, scoped/tactical carbine, long-range high power rifle, conventional and tactical pistol, historic firearms, shotgun, and archery. Other activities include game calling, orienteering, survival training, Refuse To Be A Victim® Seminar, NRA Wild Turkey Hunter Clinic, Laser Shot (shooting simulator) and a unique day of cowboy action shooting in Coal Canyon. Participants may even spend a night under the Rocky Mountain stars if the weather is favorable. Women attending the Wilderness Escape will be guided by some of the most skilled firearms instructors and outdoor specialists in the country.
For more information, visit http://www.nrahq.org/women/wilderness_escape.asp.
ATK Acquires Weaver Optics
Posted by: | CommentsATK has announced its acquisition of Weaver® Optics from Meade Instruments effective April 24, 2008. This acquisition further heralds ATK’s return to the optics category and integrates yet another trusted and respected name into the well-known family of ATK brands.
This strategic move, coupled with the 2007 launch of Nitrex Optics™ establishes ATK as a significant and growing force within this product category. Mark DeYoung, President of ATK Armament Systems and ATK Commercial Products stated that “The opportunity to add Weaver optics into our growing portfolio of quality brands supports our strategy for growth. As we continue to expand our capability and product offering in the accessories category, optics will be a solid contributor to our success. Our company has a solid history with the Weaver brand and we are pleased to add Weaver optics back into our winning lineup.”
The legendary Weaver brand of optics, when combined with ATK’s existing Weaver rings, mounts and bases, positions the company for continued growth and operational synergies within their optics line-up.
Maryland State Police to Carry Beretta PX4 Storm Pistol as Duty Gun
Posted by: | CommentsBeretta proudly announces that the Maryland State Police have chosen the Beretta Px4 Storm to replace their Beretta 96D pistols. The Beretta Px4 Storm is the next generation in law enforcement pistols. The Maryland State Police will issue 1,065 Px4 Storm D Model pistols in .40 S&W to their officers.
“The Maryland State Police are pleased to continue our long partnership with Beretta by upgrading the pistols our troopers carry to the new Beretta Px4 Storm,” said Colonel Terrence B. Sheridan, Superintendent of the Maryland State Police. “After rigorous testing by Maryland State Police experts, the Storm has proven that its simplistic design, safety features, ability to individualize fit, ease of maintenance, and overall dependability make it the firearm ideally suited for use by Maryland State Troopers as they continue to serve and protect the people of our state.”
The Beretta Px4 Storm pistol provides a single solution to pistol fit in a diverse agency setting. The Storm allows each officer to customize their pistol based upon hand size and left/right preference with interchangeable back straps and grips, reversible and interchangeable magazine releases and slide catches. Officers also have the ability to shift from an open-carry platform to a concealed carry without any change in the control configuration. Another important element in making the decision to remain with Beretta was the fact that the Px4 Storms modularity also provides for quick and safe disassembly without requiring the user or armorer to pull the trigger during disassembly, increasing the overall safety of the handgun.
The Px4 Storm Model D .40 S&W is a Double Action Only pistol featuring a spurless hammer and an automatic firing pin block safety with a 3-dot sight system coated in Superluminova®, a special photo sensitive material that provides luminescence for up to 30 minutes with just a short exposure to any -more- Press Release Page 2 kind of light. An integrated Picatinny rail allows for mission specific use of laser devices and illumination tools. The rotating barrel locking system reduces friction within the barrel, slide, and central block providing for a smoother operation and greater reliability. The lower barrel axis also reduces felt recoil and minimizes muzzle rise allowing officers to get back on target more quickly.
The Px4 Storm has been subject to extensive testing by law enforcement and defense agencies in Europe and North America and found to exceed even the most demanding field requirements, including testing that confirmed the Px4 Storms ability to fire 10,000 rounds with no defects or malfunctions said Elio Oliva, Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Law Enforcement and Defense Division, Beretta USA, commented. We are extremely confident of the durability and reliability of the Px4 Storm under extreme conditions. Law enforcement agencies, including the Maryland State Police, Providence Rhode Island Police Department, Canadian Border Services Agency and over 100 other law enforcement agencies that are now carrying Px4 Storm pistols, look for this level of reliability and performance when selecting a pistol to protect their officers and citizens.
”Law enforcement agencies are becoming increasingly diverse and the demand for a single pistol solution is more prevalent than ever,” added Christopher Merritt, General Manager for Beretta USA, ”which is why the Px4 Storm is the perfect modular solution for any agency.”
Jeff Reh, Vice General Manager and General Counsel for Beretta USA also pointed out the safety features that make the Px4 Storm the choice of many law enforcement agencies. “The Px4 Storm was designed from the ground up to become the new standard bearer in law enforcement pistols; in design, fit, function, and, most important, safety.”
Mayor Bloomberg’s Latest Anti-Gun Group: County Executives Against Illegal Guns
Posted by: | CommentsMayor Michael Bloomberg is very anti-gun and has formed groups like Mayors Against Illegal Guns in an attempt to further his agenda of disarming the citizens of the United States. Bloomberg’s latest venture is called County Executives Against Illegal Guns.
County Executives Against Illegal Guns is a newly formed coalition of anti-gun county executives who would like to see all Americans sacrifice their freedom for a fleeting concept of “safety” as provided by Bloomberg’s all knowing government. Read More→
Bloomberg Brings 12 More Into His Gun Banning Coalition
Posted by: | CommentsNew York Mayor brought twelve more Massachusetts mayors into his anti-gun group, Mayors Against Illegal Guns, just days before their 2008 general meeting in Washington D.C.
The new mayors are from the Massachusetts cities of Amesbury, Cambridge, Easthampton, Fall River, Gardner, Lawrence, Lowell, Malden, Newburyport, Revere, Salem, and Weymouth.
If you are a resident of one of these cities, I would urge you to contact your mayor and let them know how you feel about Mayor Bloomberg’s agenda to deprive U.S. citizens of their right to keep and bear arms as protected by the Second Amendment.
Five Gun Dealers Fold Against Bloomberg’s Abhorant Anti-Gun Tactics
Posted by: | CommentsIn a previous post, I talked about Jay Wallace and Adventure Outdoors of Smyrna, GA. Wallace owns Adventure Outdoors and he has been targeted by the anti-freedom gun-banner, Mayor Mike Bloomberg.
As most of you will recall, Bloomberg set up an elaborate (and criminal) operation in which he paid non-law enforcement people to travel around and make ’straw’ purchases of firearms. Not only is the individual straw purchase illegal, the act of conspiring with others to make these illegal purchases throughout the nation would certainly seem to warrant (excuse the pun) criminal charges being brought against the Constitution hating New York City mayor. Read More→
