The SIG SAUER P320MAX is a 9mm striker-fired pistol optimized for competition at the highest levels, specifically in the Carry Optics division. The pistol is built around the TXG tungsten infused heavy XFULL grip module with a flat skeletonized trigger.
The SIG Custom Works P320MAX slide was completely redesigned with custom wrap-around serrations for ideal side and top manipulation and is fit with a 5” match grade bull barrel, one-piece stainless steel guide rod, and both a 14 pound and 12 pound 1911-style recoil spring, allowing for an easily customized shooting experience.
The pistol comes standard with a SIG SAUER Electro-Optics 6MOA ROMEO3MAX, and 4EA 21rd Steel Magazines…enough for any competition set-up.
The readers of Predator Xtreme awarded CCI the 2021 Gold Award in the category of Rimfire Ammunition. The accomplishment marks the 5th consecutive year the brand was awarded this honor. The Readers’ Choice Awards are 100-percent reader driven and deliver unbiased views of what every day hunters use and count on in the field.
“It’s official, CCI has now taken Gold in the Rimfire category five years in a row,” said Predator Xtreme Publisher Derrick Nawrocki. “The Predator Xtreme brand, now 25 plus years in the market, stands alone as the top predator hunting media source. These Reader’s Choice Awards allow our readers to tell us who they think is the best. Our readers are extremely loyal to the products they use. CCI has long been a fan favorite and continues to be that consistent brand our readers trust time and time again.”
“For nearly 70 years, CCI has shaped the industry and served generations of shooters with the most advanced offerings for hunters,” said CCI Rimfire Product Director Rick Stoeckel. “While other manufacturers are content to offer a small selection of general-purpose loads, we craft ammunition customized to perform to the high standards. We are proud the Predator Xtreme readers recognize us as the best rimfire ammunition for their pursuits and we are honored to receive this award.”
CCI is the historic industry leader in rimfire ammunition. The iconic company now offers more than 100 cataloged items, including products beyond rimfire. CCI utilizes a state-of-the art production facility, and a dedicated and highly experienced workforce, to create a huge variety of product options that have created unparalleled brand loyalty from millions of shooters and hunters. CCI offers a large variety of rimfire ammunition for predator and varmint hunting, customer favorites include Mini-Mag, Maxi-Mag, Stinger, VNT, Velocitor HP, GamePoint and many more.
For 2021, Browning introduces the new Maxus II, the most reliable, best handling, and smoothest operating autoloading shotgun on the market. Beginning with the tried and true Power Drive Gas System and reliable Maxus action, the new Maxus II features a number of modern advances.
Highlighting these features is the all-new stock design that targets both a customized fit as well as a smoother shooting experience. The straight heel buttstock allows for customizing the length of pull by either adding spacers or trimming the stock down. The 1-1/2″ thick Inflex recoil pad features directional deflection and is coupled with the new SoftFlex Cheekpad, both of which are designed to soften recoil against your shoulder and face. Rubber overmolded panels on the pistol grip and forearm improve grip and feel.
Enhanced operational features include an enlarged trigger guard that is ramped for fast loading, oversized bolt handle and release that are easier to use and a traditional threaded magazine cap. The raises rib sight picture and flat point of impact puts shooters on target faster and more consistently.
Features:
New receiver styling
New SoftFlex™ Cheek Pad increases shooting comfort
New oversize bolt release and bolt handle
New composite stock can be trimmed and is shim adjustable for cast, drop and length of pull
New rubber overmolding on stock and forearm add grip in all conditions
New trigger guard is ramped for easier loading
Nickel Teflon™ Coating on the bolt, bolt slide, shell carrier, bolt release and bolt
Lightweight magazine tube reduces weight
Chrome chamber and bore increase durability and corrosion resistance
HiViz Tri-Comp fiber-optic front sight and ivory mid-bead
ABS hard case included
Three Invector-Plus choke tubes included (F, M, IC)
For more information on Browning products, please visit browning.com.
Browning introduces the new 6.8 Western caliber in multiple X-Bolt configurations. The 6.8 Western was designed to be the ultimate all-around long-range hunting cartridge and the Browning X-Bolt is an ideal delivery vehicle. The 6.8 Western delivers magnum performance from a short-action magnum cartridge with less recoil than its long-action counterparts.
Features:
Long-range magnum performance in a short-action rifle
Designed to use heavy caliber, high BC bullets
Carries 1,000 ft. lbs. of energy to almost 1,000 yards
Winchester and Browning just released the 6.8 Western cartridge and I’ve compiled ballistics charts that show the 6.8 Western versus .30-06 Sprg. and .270 WSM. Figures are provided by Winchester, using its loads exclusively to give a good, apples-to-apples comparison.
Zero is at 200 yards. By sticking with single company data, barrel lengths should be identical.
The new Winchester 6.8 Western loads shown in the charts include a 165-grain AccuBond, 170-grain Silvertip and 170-grain MatchKing. For .30-06 Sprg. the information is for a 168-grain Ballistic Silvertip bullet and in .270 WSM. it’s the 150-grain Power-Point load.
Winchester and Browning just released the 6.8 Western cartridge and I’ve compiled ballistic charts that show the 6.8 Western ballistics versus 7 mm Rem. Mag. and .308 Win. Figures are provided by Winchester, using its loads exclusively to give a good, apples-to-apples comparison.
Zero is at 200 yards. By sticking with single company data, barrel lengths should be identical.
Copyright Guy J. Sagi 2021
The new Winchester 6.8 Western loads shown in the charts include a 165-grain AccuBond, 170-grain Silvertip and 170-grain MatchKing. For 7 mm Rem. Mag. the information is for a 175-grain Power-Point bullet and in .308 Win. it’s the 168-grain Ballistic Silvertip load.
Winchester and Browning, two of the most iconic outdoor brands, continue to innovate and bring new products to hunting and shooting sports enthusiasts around the world. This time, the two titans have teamed up to introduce 6.8 Western, the ultimate all-around long-range hunting and shooting cartridge.
With long-range shooting and hunting interest growing rapidly, engineers at Winchester and Browning were both seeking a solution that could offer magnum performance with a modern high BC projectile, yet chamber in a short action rifle for shorter bolt-throw and less weight. The 6.8 Western was designed from the ground up to be the ultimate long-range cartridge that is capable in any big-game hunting scenario and a great fit for those who enjoy long-range target shooting.
HEAVIER BULLET WEIGHTS than 6.5 Creedmoor, 6.5 PRC and 270 WSM MORE ENERGY than 6.5 Creedmoor, 6.5 PRC and 7mm Rem Mag LESS RECOIL than 300 WSM, 300 Win Mag and 300 PRC LONG, HEAVY BULLETS ideal for big game hunting and long-range precision shooting SHORT ACTION for fast cycling, high accuracy and reduced rifle weight
“The 6.8 Western cartridge development defines collaborative innovation,” said Matt Campbell, vice president of sales and marketing for Winchester Ammunition. “We have designed a cartridge for the growing segment of long-range shooters and hunters that offers significant features and benefits. We strive to introduce new products that add value to our customers, and we believe the 6.8 Western will do just that.”
“The 6.8 Western cartridge brings a new perspective to long-range hunting and shooting,” said Ryan Godderidge, senior vice president of sales, marketing and firearms for Browning. “It provides magnum level performance in our short action rifles, giving the shooter highly effective down-range energy, even at longer ranges, while allowing for a lighter-weight platform. We’re excited about bringing this into the marketplace.”
The NSSF®, the firearm industry’s trade association, applauded the finalization of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s (OCC) rule to end discrimination by financial service providers against the firearm industry and others. NSSF worked closely with the OCC, members of the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate to ensure banking and credit decisions are based on credit worthiness and financial risk assessment for all legal businesses.
“NSSF has championed fair access to financial services for the firearm and ammunition industry and is pleased to witness the end of unfair and politically-motivated discriminatory practices by banking institutions that have a legal duty to service all legal businesses,” said Lawrence Keane, NSSF Senior Vice President and General Counsel. “This rule will ensure large financial institutions that are supported by taxpayer-funded resources like insurances must provide fair and equal access to services based on their objective financial creditworthiness, and not based on ‘woke’ political considerations.”
The finalized rule ensures fair access to banking services provided by large national banks, federal savings associations and federal branches and agencies of foreign bank organizations. It codifies more than a decade of OCC guidance stating that banks should provide access to services, capital, and credit based on the risk assessment of individual customers, rather than broad-based decisions affecting whole categories or classes of customers.
The finalized rule evens the playing field. It stops corporate banks from picking winners and losers based on executives’ personal politics. It protects banks from outside pressure from special interest groups seeking to use the banks as a political weapon. The rule enforces protections passed by Congress and signed into law with the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010.
NSSF knows this finalized rule was only possible through the leadership and diligent efforts of many. NSSF is especially grateful to Acting Comptroller of the Currency Brian P. Brooks, U.S. Sen. Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), U.S. Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.), Rep. Andy Barr (R-Ky.), Rep. Roger Williams (R-Texas) and Rep. Richard Hudson (R-N.C.).
MKS Supply, marketer and exclusive distributor for Barnaul Ammunition and well-known firearms brands Hi-Point Firearms and Inland Manufacturing is pleased to support Walk the Talk America. Walk the Talk America (WTTA) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization whose mission is to bring together the firearm and mental health communities with the goal of preventing suicide by guiding people in need to critical mental health resources.
The WTTA approach to mental health assistance is unique in that it works to eradicate the prejudice that both the firearms and mental health industries face through increased awareness and by addressing misunderstandings regarding mental illness and firearms. The core of WTTA’s efforts focus on gun suicide prevention by:
educating mental health professionals on America’s firearm culture and beliefs as well as providing an elementary understanding of firearm handling, operation, and storage through classroom instruction and live-fire exercises
de-stigmatizing mental illness on an individual level through educational outreach supported by the firearms community, allowing those in critical need to feel comfortable seeking help from mental health professionals who better understand them
The Walk the Talk America initiative “…creates a collaborative effort to share information about depression, anxiety, PTSD, and much more so that the warning signs displayed by someone who may be considering suicide are laid bare and made plain to more people who can intervene,” said WTTA Founder and President Michael Sodini. “One of the main ways we do this is through our WTTA.org/LOVE link that provides free and anonymous screening tools for better mental health and treatment engagement.”
MKS Supply is proud to be a corporate partner in support of WTTA’s public education and outreach efforts and encourages everyone in the 2A community to do likewise through the organization’s many opportunities available for individuals, retail stores, and firearm and accessory manufacturers. For more information, visit the Walk the Talk America website at WalktheTalkAmerica.org.
Viridian Weapon Technologies is pleased to announce that their much-anticipated hand stop laser, the HS1, is now available. The HS1 has a minimal footprint but adds exceptional control and targeting speed to M-Lok equipped rifles.
“We were humbled by the initial demand for the HS1,” said Brian Hedeen, President and CEO at Viridian. “Our first run sold out instantly. The HS1’s intuitive design cuts down time-to-target. But it’s not just the addition of a laser—the hand stop adds an element of control and precision to rifles. And now they’re back in stock.”
Viridian is known for their innovative laser aiming devices and the HS1 is the first of its kind to add a laser into a hand stop. As the shooter’s support hand grips the HS1, the green laser activates. The process is natural and instantaneous and enhances the control surfaces of a rifle’s handguard.
M-Lok mounts make installation effortless. The HS1’s laser adjusts for windage and elevation. MSRP for the Viridian HS1 is $179. The HS1 is currently available through retailers, or on Viridian’s website: https://viridianweapontech.com/hs1.
