Lucas Oil Outdoor Line Expands in Bass Pro Shops

Lucas Oil Outdoor Line Expands in Bass Pro Shops

From Blue August

Lucas Oil Outdoor Line, makers of the best quality outdoor industry lubricants and cleaning products available, is pleased to announce an expansion in product availability in Bass Pro Shop stores.

Bass Pro Shops recently added Lucas Extreme Duty Gun Oil 1 ounce to 65 store locations. The Extreme Duty Gun Oil is a best-selling product and a must-have item for gun owners. This expansion will allow more customers across the country access to Lucas Oil Outdoor Line products. Lucas Oil Outdoor Line will continue to look for the best partners in the industry to make their products more readily available to consumers. 

“We are proud of the recent expansion in Bass Pro Shops,” said Lisa Marie Young, business development manager for Lucas Outdoor Line. “Their stores provide the kind of atmosphere and inventory that our customers enjoy, and we are happy to be a part of it.”

Lucas Oil has been producing the best line of lubricants and additives available for more than 30 years. It recently launched the Lucas Oil Outdoor Line for the hunter, sportsman or competitive shooter who is serious about their equipment and maintaining it properly. Lucas Oil’s unique proprietary formulas clean, protect and enhance the performance of firearms better than any other product on the market.

How to Add More Excitement in Target Shooting

How to Add More Excitement in Target Shooting

Punching paper is traditional, but the changes in downrange scenery are noticeable and anything but subtle. The sport’s newfound youth movement has figured out how to add more excitement in target shooting and the switch to reactive targets is noticeable at ranges everywhere.

Time is Key

“It seems like today, all shooters—young and old—have less time than ever before,” explained Champion Traps & Targets Public Relations Manager Jake Edson. “So, whatever we can do to save them time and increase the fun at the range is what works. That’s why we’ve really focused on reactive targets like our new Center Mass Steel, VisiColor paper and the DuraSeal line.”

Birchwood Casey Brand Manager Eric Miller notes that target preference doesn’t necessarily reflect age or experience. “We do not see a large difference in generations of shooters, but it is more about shooters want to shoot year-round and want a target that is just not a bullseye or traditional style sight-in target,” he said. “Shooters are looking for interactive and reactionary targets. Our Shoot-N-C, Dirty Bird and steel targets give the shooter instant feedback via sound or by visual halos on the targets.”

Colorizing Hits

Champion Traps & Targets expanded its VisiColor line not long ago with the new Real Life, Reflex, Training Silhouette and Fun Games series of reactive paper targets. “Interactivity is key to fun on the range today,” said Will Hemeyer, Product Manager for the company. “Shooters want to have fun and improve their skills with immediate feedback. With VisiColor, visual confirmation is immediate and lets you know exactly how you’re doing.”

“Paper is still king, because of the price and that you can shoot it anywhere,” Edson said. “However, steel is really taking off. More and more shooters are setting steel in locations where it’s feasible…Our new Center Mass targets are some of the first AR500 steel targets available at mass merchants such as Cabelas, etc. Previously, finding steel targets was a localized game because of the cost of shipping them.”

Miller concurs paper, or its variations, aren’t going away anytime soon. “Shoot-N-C as a family have been our best-selling targets,” he said. “The traditional bull’s eye and silhouettes are always proven sellers.”

Ringing Steel

Heavy metal options increase every month, though. Two years ago FAB Defense introduced Reactive Target Systems (RTS) Targets. Versions available can be used to hone CQB skills or stretch the distance to 300 yards. The spinners, knockdowns and stationary options are all made of non-ricochet components that make them ideal for plinking, gun ranges and law enforcement practice. The self-healing polymer can take thousands of rounds and minimizes the chances of splashback and there are even models with high-tech, wireless features.

Birchwood Casey offers a family of AR500 Steel Targets. Miller said, “The made-in-the-USA targets are manufactured with USA made AR 500 steel. Each target gives instant feedback by delivering both sound and action. Targets withstand centerfire handguns and centrefire rifles…shooters to set up different targets and at varying distances and it gives another dimension to the shooter.”

It’s not uncommon for local shops to fabricate and offer steel targets, but going cheap isn’t necessarily how to add more excitement in target shooting. I interviewed the experts and they provided some important tips to keep in mind as you shop.

Future

As for the future, Edson explains, “Again, I go back to reactive targets and targets that make shooting an interactive experience that can be shared. Today’s consumer likes to shoot with friends and anything you can do to allow interaction, whether that’s competitive or just plain fun, is really what we’re focusing on.”

The experts agree: There’s no generation gap widening on the firing line. If anything, it’s closing. Shooters of all ages—casting their votes with their cash—appreciate the convenience and timesavings provided by modern targets. The “…satisfying ‘PING!’ with every hit” Edson said comes with steel, doesn’t discriminate by age. 

The days when we were able to to head out to the back 40 for an afternoon of good old-fashioned family fun behind a trigger may be gone, but there’s a new generation of targets and they’re writing an all-new legacy.

Anarchy Outdoors Rimfire Performance Upgrades

Anarchy Outdoors Rimfire Performance Upgrades

From FMJ Marketing

Anarchy Outdoors, a leading industry innovator and supplier of precision rifle components and other high-performance firearms accessories, has developed a significant product line of upgrades and accessories for precision rimfire rifles. Designed in house from their own competition experience as well as customer input, Anarchy Outdoors’ rimfire upgrades are built to the same exacting standards their centerfire rifle product lines. Recent additions to their rimfire product line include a Ruger Precision Rimfire Bolt Handle (also fits the Ruger American rimfire), A Ruger Precision Rimfire Scope Base With Integrated Bubble Level, Ruger Precision Rimfire Bull Barrel Full Port Muzzle Brake.

An ergonomic bolt handle is a must for precision rifle competition. The shooter’s hand must come off the grip and naturally engage the bolt handle in one sweeping, ergonomic motion. The Anarchy Outdoors Ruger Precision Rimfire Bolt Handle is slightly longer for better leverage and has a more natural rearward angle to it. This allows the shooter to smoothly cycle the action with one fluid motion. The Ruger Precision Rimfire Bolt Handle is machined from 17-4 stainless steel with a Black Nitride finish option to reduce wear and corrosion. The end of the handle is threaded 5/16-24TPI which works with most aftermarket bolt knobs as well as the factory Ruger bolt knob. The Upgraded Bolt Handle for Ruger Precision Rimfire and American Rimfire is now available with an MSRP of $59.99.

The Anarchy Outdoors Ruger Precision Rimfire Rifle Scope Base with Bubble Level addresses the needs of competitive and long range rimfire enthusiasts for keeping their rifle level while shooting at extended distances. Precision shooters know that as the range to target increases maintaining a level rifle/scope combination is critical to maximizing accuracy. The Ruger Precision Rimfire Rifle Scope Base with Bubble Level replaces the factory Picatinny rail and has an integrated bubble level at the back of the scope mount. This allows the shooter to stay on the rifle with a proper cheek weld and with literally just a slight eye movement confirm if they are level or make slight adjustments before shooting. Machined form 6061-T6 aluminum and hard coat anodized black, the Ruger Precision Rimfire Rifle Scope Base with Bubble Level is now available with an MSRP of $79.99.

A rimfire muzzle brake is a must for the serious rimfire competitor. Even though a rimfire has negligible recoil, it is enough to move the reticle off target. A muzzle brake lets the shooter quick require the target and fire the next round. The Anarchy Outdoors RPR Rimfire Bull Barrel Full Port Muzzle Brake (1/2″x28) was designed specifically for the competitive rimfire shooter. Made from titanium, this muzzle brake was designed by a master gunsmith with spiral port cut outs as well as a parabolic internal taper. The result is a lightweight brake that reduces recoil without being overly loud. This brake is made to perfectly match the Ruger Precision rimfire barrel but works just as well an AR-15s or any other 22 caliber rifle threaded ½-28 TPI. The RPR Rimfire Bull Barrel Full Port Muzzle Brake (1/2″x28) is left in the polished titanium finish and is now available with an MSRP of $59.99.

Savage Arms 110 Ultralite

Savage Arms 110 Ultralite

From Murray Road Agency

The Savage Arms 110 Ultralite is a versatile refinement to one of the company’s most popular platforms. Now the classic bolt-action comes in just under 6 pounds. From its spiral-fluted bolt and skeletonized receiver, to the carbon-fiber wrapped barrel from Proof Research, the 110 Ultralite is the ideal rifle for those who hike long distances to take the perfect shot—and the guns are shipping now.

“The 110 Ultralite is a highly refined Model 110,” Jessica Treglia, senior brand manager at Savage Arms, said. “Our engineers have gone to great lengths to strip weight off the rifle, without sacrificing any of its functionality or accuracy. With the additional weight reduction from the Proof Research barrel, you’ll instantly feel the difference.”

The svelte 110 Ultralite is designed to combat elevation and elements while maintaining the performance of a factory blueprinted Savage 110 action. The carbon-fiber wrapped stainless steel barrel and Melonite skeletonized receiver reduce weight, but are equally protective.

The polymer stock is built with Savage’s AccuFit™ technology, which allows for easy adjustments to length-of-pull and comb height to provide hunters with optimum fit and performance. The user-adjustable AccuTrigger™ allows crisp, clean shots to close out successful hunts.

Model 110 Ultralite Features

·Factory blueprinted action

·Lightweight Stainless Steel Receiver with Melonite Finish

·Grey AccuFit Stock with Adj. Comb height, Length-of-Pull, and overmold surfaces

·Exclusive PROOF Research Carbon Fiber Wrapped Stainless Steel Cut Rifled Barrel

·Threaded muzzle for 5/8-24 with flush fit cap

·1.5-4 pound user-adjustable AccuTrigger

·Detachable box magazine

·Spiral Fluted Bolt

New Riflescope Leveling Tool from Fix It Sticks

New Riflescope Leveling Tool

From FMJ Marketing

Fix It Sticks, an innovator of modular firearms maintenance tools and torque limiters, has introduced a new riflescope leveling tool, the Scope Jack. This clever new tool simplifies one of the most critical steps to properly mounting a riflescope, leveling the reticle.

The Scope Jack eliminates the need for plumb bobs, levels, lights and other tools while quickly and effectively leveling the scope to the rail in a matter of seconds. Made for rifles utilizing two-piece scope rings, a single-piece Picatinny rail and a scope with a flat bottom turret housing, the Scope Jack is portable and easily fits into most Fix It Sticks tool kits and cases.

Long range shooters know a level reticle is critical for accuracy particularly at extended ranges. Unfortunately leveling the reticle can be time consuming and inconvenient. Using the Scope Jack is quick and foolproof. There are no additional leveling aids necessary and the firearm does not even have to be level or on a level surface. With the scope mounted in the scope rings but able to rotate, simply mount the Scope Jack to the Picatinny rail under the scope with the leveling bar under the flat-bottomed turret housing. Then with any 1/4-inch drive rotate and lift the leveling bar until it engages and levels the scope in the rings. One feature that sets the Scope Jack apart from other methods is user can maintain pressure on the scope while applying proper torque to the fasteners. This keeps the optic level throughout the process.

The new Scope Jack is lightweight and portable. When used with Fix It Stick torque limiters mounting a scope properly torqued and leveled is easy to do in a matter of minutes. Made from 6061 T-6 aluminum and hard coat anodized matted black, the Scope Jack weighs a mere 0.84 oz and is now available with an MSRP of $44.

Phoenix Weaponry’s New Integrally Suppressed Shotgun Line

Phoenix Weaponry’s New Integrally Suppressed Shotgun Line

From Phoenix Weaponry

Phoenix Weaponry’s new integrally suppressed shotgun line allows for the use of most any type of shotgun ammo and your choice of chokes.  There are several levels customers can choose from starting with a base model Cindy, which is either a Remington 870 or a Mossberg 500 and adding the integrally suppressed barrel.

For a truly new experience with a shotgun step up to the Eliza model that has been entirely enhanced along with the integral suppressor. In addition to these models, customers can also have their shotguns suppressed or enhanced. This system works on any pump-action, bolt-action, semi-auto or full-auto shotgun.

After years of testing and development along with tens of thousands of shotgun rounds, Phoenix Weaponry Owner Aaron Cayce said, “We have achieved the perfect balance between sound suppression, ability to change your chokes, and ammo functionality up to 3.5-inch shells. You can use everything from buckshot to birdshot and even slugs through our integrally suppressed shotguns.”

Phoenix Weaponry starts by using the factory shotgun barrel, then removes the sight rib where the suppressor will mount to and machines sporting clays style ports into the sides of the barrel. The rear sleeve cap is then installed along with the front suppressor threads and the 6-inch Delta Mono Core suppressor core is then installed. It’s then finished off with the suppressor sleeve and end cap. System total weight ads 17-ounces to the firearm and 5-inches in overall length.

Visit the company website for more information about Phoenix Weaponry’s new integrally suppressed shotgun line.

TETRA Offers Online Hearing Test and Product Selector

TETRA Offers Online Hearing Test and Product Selector

From Gray Loon Marketing Group

Sportsmen and women across the globe participate in outdoor activities where it’s imperative to wear hearing protection or, in some cases, amplification devices. The problem is knowing what to wear if you’re big game hunting, wing shooting, busting clays, driving a tractor or simply working in the yard. Hearing technology company, TETRA, has developed an online hearing test and product selector application to assist in outfitting outdoor enthusiasts with the best TETRA device to fit all their hearing and protective needs.

Through TETRA’s online hearing test, users can receive the results for their personal hearing profile in less than five minutes. Simply plug a headset or pair of earbuds into your computer, follow the instructions to test the hearing in each ear and submit your results. TETRA’s team will then program the user’s purchased devices to their precise hearing needs.

“Protecting your hearing is the easy part,” said Dr. Bill Dickinson, CEO of TETRA. “Creating a great listening experience has always been the challenge. We provide the ultimate hearing experience when you’re outdoors. Our Specialized Target Optimization™ algorithm is programmed into each device and isolates and enhances the unique sounds specific to your outdoor activity. All TETRA products are programmed with AlphaShield Compression™ technology that instantly shuts down and recovers from loud noises such as gunshots, while still enabling users to have normal conversations.”

In addition, the TETRA product selector provides an easy three-step process to choose the device that’s best suited to the users needs:
     1. Select all of the outdoor pursuits that apply to your interests.
     2. Choose between a custom fit or a universal fit.
     3. Click on the icon that best describes your current hearing. If you’re 
         unsure, TETRA offers a FREE online hearing test.

The founders of TETRA are not only passionate about hunting and shooting, but are professional audiologists having the highest expertise in sound and hearing technology. They developed the most advanced hearing technology ever offered for the outdoors enthusiast.

TETRA’s goal is to change the industry’s attitudes and behaviors around the need to protect our ears from all the things we do that damage our hearing. TETRA isn’t just joining the hearing protection category, they’re redefining it.

 

Federal Custom Shop Now Offers Fourteen Options of Centerfire Cartridges for Big Game Hunting

Federal Custom Shop Now Offers Fourteen Options of Centerfire Cartridges for Big Game Hunting

From Federal Premium

Federal Custom Shop products are for hunters and shooters who demand ammunition tailored for their individual needs at the highest level of quality, or who can’t find the right ammunition on the retail shelf. Hunters and shooters select cartridge, projectile, and grain weight, choosing from a menu of available options. Launched in the fall of 2019, the product line in the Federal Custom Shop continues to grow.

Available Custom Shop cartridge options currently include .243 Win., .257 Roberts +P, .257 Weatherby, 6.5 Creedmoor, 6.5-284 Norma, .270 Win., .270 WSM, 284 Win, 7mm Rem. Mag., .308 Win., 30-06 Sprg., .300 Win. Mag., 300 WSM, and .338 Federal. Customers will also be able to buy these cartridges with bullets not currently offered in Federal’s factory ammunition lineup. Examples include the Barnes Tipped TSX, Berger Hunter Hybrid, Hornady ELD-X, Nosler AccuBond, Nosler AccuBond Long Range, Nosler Partition, Sierra MatchKing, Federal Premium Terminal Ascent, and Federal Premium Trophy Copper. The specific list of available bullets varies per cartridge selected.

The Federal ammunition factory is in Anoka, MN. Its online Custom Shop is a separate, secured room inside with a state-of-the-art reloading workshop focused on the utmost attention to detail, quality and care for each hand-loaded round produced. An elite group of Federal’s most experienced employees were selected to work in the Custom Shop. Using the best components available, these expert engineers handcraft this ammunition to order. Each round is hand-checked with a final cleaning and inspection before being packed in Custom Shop packaging and shipped out. Each box of Custom Shop ammunition is signed by the Federal employee who hand-loaded it. 

A dedicated page on the company website takes Custom Shop users to an order form, where they select their ammunition options and preferences, then purchase the custom ammunition via credit card. Since ammunition is made-to-order, typical lead time is approximately 2 to 3 weeks to produce. Buyers will receive their order after a few days of shipping time.

Legal Heat Sponsors Guns & Tacos Charity Event

Legal Heat Sponsors Guns & Tacos Charity Event

From Blue August

Legal Heat, the nation’s largest firearms training firm, is proud to announce its sponsorship of the Chicago area Guns & Tacos charity event to benefit Brotherhood for the Fallen.

Felix Gonzalez, an instructor for Legal Heat’s training team, is holding his 8th annual “Guns & Tacos” charitable event in the Chicago area on Wednesday, June 3, 2020. The event is open to both law enforcement and firearms enthusiasts, and will combine the joys of range shooting and eating good food. The first Guns & Tacos event was held in 2012 by a group of friends who love guns, tacos, freedom and America. For the past seven years, local attendees have looked forward to gathering for the annual event.

The Guns & Tacos event will be held at The Buffalo Range Shooting Park. It will have several ranges for attendees to enjoy, including two bench rifle ranges, “The Pit,” skeet and a Tactical Range where participants can move and shoot. The event will start with morning check-in and safety briefing from 8-9 am. At this time, literature and SWAG from sponsors will also be distributed. Afterward, attendees can move freely from range to range to enjoy various shooting activities. Lunch is served around noon by a popular Taco food truck, and attendees can eat and rest at the picnic grove on site. Raffles for door prizes will be drawn and distributed during lunch. The event lasts until the range closes at 4:30 pm, and attendees can shoot and socialize throughout the day at leisure.

All proceeds from the event (after range rental and food expenses) will benefit the Brotherhood for the Fallen, a 501c3 organization for the benefit of fallen first responders.To learn more about the Guns & Tacos event, visit its Facebook page.

5.11 Begins Reopening of Retail Stores Nationwide

From 5.11 Inc.

5.11 Inc., the global innovator of purpose-built apparel, footwear and gear, announced it is gradually reopening its United States-based retail stores in light of the restriction lifts surrounding Coronavirus (COVID-19). Each of 5.11’s 66 company-owned stores will be opening on a case-by-case basis in accordance with all federal, state and local health and safety protocols.

Nearly all of 5.11’s retail stores have remained open throughout the COVID-19 lockdowns, but with limited operations serving First Responders and other members of our country’s critical infrastructure. All safety protocols put into place previously will be maintained, with several additional efforts including making hand sanitizer easily accessible for customers and employees, increasing cleaning throughout of the store of high traffic touchpoints, adding plexiglass partitions at checkout areas, and marking areas on floors to ensure proper social distancing. Continued health and safety precautions include:

·Conducting employee health screenings at the beginning of every shift

·Increasing cleaning and sanitization

·Providing face coverings for all employees

·Enforcing six feet or more of social distancing

·Limiting the number of employees and customers in the store at one time

·Maintaining reduced hours of store operations: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Monday – Sunday

“Character is most often shown in the most difficult times,” said 5.11’s CEO, Francisco J. Morales. “My pride for the character of the 5.11 team has never been greater. We are honored to have been able to serve our frontline workers throughout the difficult past several weeks and are happy to be providing safe shopping environments for all consumers to enjoy once again. Our Always Be Ready mantra has never had greater meaning, and we look forward to bringing our innovative, purpose-built products back to all of our retail patrons in the weeks ahead.”

To find a 5.11 retail store near you, please visit the store locator.