Israel Weapon Industries (IWI) announced the production of a new sniper rifle called the DAN. Â The DAN rifle is the company’s first bolt-action gun and was developed with the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). Â It is chambered in .338 Lapua Magnum.
The National Rifle Association (NRA) perhaps stirs the emotions of the pro-gun and anti-gun proponents like no other organization. On of the latest NRA slogans is “Stand and Fightâ€, referring to fighting for American citizens’ 2nd Amendment rights. By far the NRA gets most of its publicity, both pro and against, from its media actions and lobbying for pro-gun legislation.
What you may not know is that the NRA does more than just fight for gun rights. Â In fact, the political actions of the NRA may be dwarfed when compared to the work done to train and educate Americans on safe gun handling, marksmanship, self defense and more.
ESS is a leading producer of a variety of eyewear options. The company claims to be the largest supplier of eyewear to the U.S. Armed Forces, as well as militaries, police, and fire personnel from over 100 countries. ESS has a well established line of “ballistic†sunglasses and goggles that offer both superior eye protection in a compact, and appealing appearance. This year the company announced the addition of two new sunglasses to their ballistic line of sunglasses – the Rollbar and Credence.
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Another SHOT Show has come and gone. Â Even though we still have articles, photos and information to post from the show, I thought it might be interesting to post some of my observations of the media and media-related activities from the show that don’t fit neatly into any of the existing or coming articles. Â This observation article is about the online or internet media (sometimes still called new media.)
Let’s start by pointing the harsh lens of reality at my contemporaries who exhibit poor qualities. Â Most folks in the outdoor & shooting media are easy to work with. Â However, like any group of people, there are always a few who stand out due to their lack of professionalism, arrogance or whining. Â Unfortunately, the online shooting media has a few of these. Â I can probably lump most of them into the categories of ‘gear whores’ and ‘douchebags.’
Mossberg recently joined forces with the wildly popular real-TV show Duck Dynasty. Adding to their very popular line of shotguns, Mossberg will now offer a Duck Commander Series.
The Series includes 11 pump-action and auto-loading waterfowl shotguns that will feature the Duck Commander logo, Realtree Max-5 camouflage, TRUGLO fiber optic sights with a variety of stock, barrel and finish options. The Duck Commander line will also include two .22LR semi-auto rifles – a plastic gun that looks like an AR-15, and the Mossberg 702 Plinkster semi-auto rifle. In addition, there will be a .22LR semi-auto pistol (also on an AR-looking shell). Every firearm will come with an American flag bandana.