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Parks and Wildlife Department for on-the-ground conservation efforts that help make Texas one of the best places in the country to hunt and fish.
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10 Tips for a Safe Spring Turkey Hunt MAR 10, 2011 03:39P.M.
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critical to success than hiding in heavy cover. • Sit against a large stump, blow-down, tree trunk or rock that is wider than your shoulders and higher than your head when calling wild turkeys. • Never wear bright colors, especially not red, white, blue or black because these are the colors of a wild turkey gobbler. Watch out for red, white or blue on your socks, t-shirts, hooded sweatshirts, hats, bandannas, etc. Wear dark undershirts and socks, and pants long enough to be tucked into boots. • Remain still and speak in a loud, clear voice to announce your presence to other hunters if necessary. Never move, wave or make turkey sounds to alert another hunter of your presence. 10 Tips for a Safe Spring Turkey Hunt
• Keep your hands and head camouflaged when calling. • Maintain a clear field of view when using a camouflage blind or netting. • Ensure your decoy is not visible when you are transporting it. Stash the decoy in your vest and make sure the head is not sticking out. If you harvest a wild turkey during your hunting trip, you also should cover the bird’s head and body when carrying it out from your hunting spot. • Put your gun’s safety on and approach the downed bird with your firearm pointed in a safe direction after firing. Never run with a firearm. The National Wild Turkey Federation is committed to making hunter safety a top priority. In 1991, the NWTF initiated the National Turkey Hunting Safety Task Force to complement the hunter safety efforts of state agencies, the International Hunters Education Association, the National Rifle Association and the National Shooting Sports Foundation. The task force – composed of hunting and shooting safety experts from around the country – has met three times since 1992 to develop a comprehensive hunter safety program, and has since produced and distributed more than 1 million pieces of hunting safety information.
National Wild Turkey Federation EDGEFIELD, S.C. --(Ammoland.com)- With wild turkey hunting season still in full swing in many states, the National Wild Turkey Federation has the safety of turkey hunters in mind. Safety is a key element when you’re in the woods mimicking the sounds of wild turkeys. A safe turkey hunter is much like a safe driver — you must be defensive minded. Also, keep in mind that a safe hunter is an effective hunter.
Thanks to the cooperative efforts of the members of the National Turkey Hunting Task Force, the number of turkey hunting incidents continues to decrease even as turkey hunters flock to the woods in increasing numbers. Spring turkey hunting incidents have decreased from a high of 8.1 per 100,000 in 1991 to a low of 2.95 per 100,000 in 2001, the most recent year this data was updated.
Here are 10 tips to consider when you’re in the woods: • Leave the area if you suspect there’s another hunter already working the same bird.
Note: Before heading afield this spring, check with your state or provincial wildlife agency for hunting seasons and bag limits.
• Resist the urge to stalk turkey sounds. It is nearly impossible to sneak up on a turkey. It is also unethical and could lead to an accident.
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• Select a spot that is in open timber rather than thick brush: wearing camouflage clothing and eliminating movement is more
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March is the breeding season for hares, thus their odd behavior of boxing and jumping during this time of year.
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This is not a new phenomenon, and the earliest written testament to it was circa 1500, in Blowbol’s Test reprinted by W. C. Hazlitt in Remains Early Popular Poetry of England, 1864.
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It states, “Thanne [th]ey begyn to swere and to stare, And be as braynles as a Marshe hare.”
Crazy as a March Hare MAR 10, 2011 02:59P.M.
In hunting circles, the phrase derived from a male hare’s (bucks) tendency to travel several miles to breed with a female (doe) during the month of March. When a hunter’s dog would disturb the buck, he would return to his home area miles away with the dog often in pursuit.
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This meant the hunters would either lose their dog or have to travel miles to find it. The phrase “hare-brained” refers to the same behavior. This is also old and is referenced in Edward Hall’s Chronicle, 1548: “My desire is that none of you be so unadvised or harebrained [sic] as to be the occasion that …” Other interesting facts about hares include that the rabbit in Bambi named Thumper derived its name from a female hares’ tendencies with her young. Hares do not live in the ground like cottontails, so they have their young above ground and the babies (leverets) spread out to hide so that if one is discovered by a predator it will not find the entire clutch. When it is time for the young to nurse, the mother hare will “thump” her back foot rapidly to call them in to feed.
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Outdoors Magazine Vermont --(Ammoland.com)- Hares have an interesting place in the English language. Have you ever heard the phrase “Mad as a March hare” and wondered where it came from?
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1. Remove the nock battery cap by turning counter clockwise. Install four L626 batteries with the positive (flat side) facing outwards. Replace the nock battery cap and tighten clockwise until laser turns on (DO NOT OVER TIGHTEN). Your laser boresighter is now ready to use. Loosen the battery cap slightly to turn off.
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2. Place crossbow in gun vise and secure into shooting position, be sure to tighten vise clamps. 3. Place target at 7-yards distance. 4. DO NOT COCK CROSSBOW. Turn on laser boresighter bolt and place UNDER BOWSTRING like you would a bolt to fire, sliding the bolt all the way back to the trigger mechanism.
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5. Notice where the laser is projecting on your target and adjust the shooting vise to center the alser dot onto the target bull’s-eye. After centering the laser onto the bull’seye, turn off and remove the laser boresighter. Adjust your scope or other sighting device to the center of the bulls-eye.
The northeast region of the United States is establishing deer seasons for crossbows where they have never been allowed before. Even in the western states of Montana and Utah crossbow seasons have been established. The thousands of hunters who have made the transition to the crossbow and those who will have found that sighting in a crossbow can be a lengthy, time consuming process, but there is help available right now. The X-Bow Laser Bore Sighter by Slammer Hunting Innovations has made the sighting in process quick and simple.
6. Place target at 20 yards, load and fire crossbow bolt at target (3 shots are recommended to insure your grouping properly). Fine tune windage and elevation settings to center into target bull’s-eye (if needed) 7. 20 YARD REFERENCE POINT. Once you’re shooting tight groups into the bull’s- eye, replace target with fresh one and center scope crosshairs into the target bull’s- eye. WITHOUT COCKING CROSSBOW turn on crossbow laser boresighter and LOAD UNDER BOWSTRING. Notice where the laser projects on the target and draw a circle around the laser dot. You now have a 20 yard reference point if you ever need to change your crossbow scope.
The X-Bow Laser Bore Sighter follows the principles of sighting in with a laser bore sighter for a rifle, but it is in the design of a crossbow arrow with a finely tuned laser which is calibrated to the inside of the arrow shaft. The nock of the arrow is also the switch to activate the laser which is powered by four small batteries located inside the shaft. The sight in process is best done with the crossbow in a gun vise or similar devise and set up seven (7) yards from the target. Simply slide the laser devise under the string of the crossbow exactly as you would an arrow. Turning the laser on will project a laser dot on the target. Adjust the vise holding the crossbow to center the laser dot in the center of the bull’s eye, then remove and turn off the X-Bow Laser Boresighter at this point.
8. CALCULATING ARROW DROP. If you measure the distance from the laser dot circle to the target bullseye you can calculate the drop of your crossbow bolt at 20 yards! 9. SIGHT CARD METHOD. Once your sighted in you can place a fresh target or sight card at 7- yards and center your scope crosshairs into the target bull’s-eye and place the laser boresighter on your crossbow and circle where the laser projects on the target. You now have a future reference point to change out or re-sight your crossbow scope at 7-yards!
Then adjust the windage and elevation of the scope or red dot sight to the exact point in the center of the bull’s eye to correlate where the laser dot was located. At this point, the crossbow will be dead on at twenty (20) yards. The whole process takes only a few minutes and your first arrow out of the your crossbow will be in the bull’s eye at twenty yards.
10. CHECKING SIGHTS PRIOR TO THE HUNT. Using the sight card method again, you can set up your fresh target at 10 feet and center your scope crosshairs into the bull’s-eye and load the boresighter and again circle where the laser projects on the target. You now have a method of checking
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Whitetails Unlimited Funds 17.6 Million in Projects for Local Home State Chapters
Ohio --(Ammoland.com)-Funding from Whitetails Unlimited chapters has provided more than $17.6 million for local projects in the Central Whitetail states of Illinois, Michigan, and Wisconsin; and despite the economic downturn, attendance at WTU events remains strong. “After looking at our numbers at the end of FY 2010, we find that over the years WTU has been able to fund projects totaling $17,681,729 in Illinois, Michigan, and Wisconsin,” said Whitetails Unlimited Executive Director Pete Gerl.
MAR 10, 2011 12:47P.M. Whitetails Unlimited Funds 17.6 Million in Projects for Local Home State Chapters Whitetails Unlimited Funds a wide variety of Projects in the Central Whitetail States of Illinois, Michigan, and Wisconsin.
“Our membership remains strong in this central area of Midwest deer hunting, and we expect to continue funding projects in the same manner as in the past.” Whitetails Unlimited conducts fundraising events to raise resources for conservation, education, and the preservation of the hunting tradition. Unique among conservation organizations, WTU returns 50 percent of net event proceeds back to local chapters, to use on local projects. “WTU’s local chapters in Wisconsin have funded hunter safety classes, youth outdoor education events, habitat acquisition and improvement projects, handicapped and wounded warrior hunts, range improvements, scholarships, and many, many other projects,” said WTU Field Director Jamie Merckx. Wisconsin has three full-time field directors, and they all work closely with their local chapters, according to Wisconsin Field Director Jim Wiltinger.
The Northeast Wisconsin WTU Chapter held their annual Youth Pheasant Hunt last November for hunter safety graduates from the Coleman, Gillett, Lena, Oconto, and Oconto Falls areas. The youngsters shot clay pigeons and archery before they hunted pheasants with local hunters and their dogs.
“Each chapter has different interests and local needs, and our job is to facilitate the banquet in order to raise as much money for projects as possible.” LeRoy Schultz, WTU field director in northern Wisconsin, said, “We’ve been able to improve habitat and do many varied local projects, and it’s just great seeing what a difference it can make in a community. It’s humbling to see that we’ve raised more than $10 million over the years in Wisconsin.” The total for Wisconsin is $10,693,142.
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Michigan has a similar history; the first WTU banquet was held in 1985, and $15,818 was raised statewide that year. Since then, $5,161,196 has been raised by Michigan chapters for local projects.
Whitetails Unlimited website at www.whitetailsunlimited.com, or call the WTU national headquarters at 920-743-6777. LeRoy Schultz (Wisconsin) can be reached at 715-762-4340; Jamie Merckx (Wisconsin) can be reached at 920-687-1099; Jim Wiltinger (Wisconsin) can be reached at 608-689-2234; Jim Kurdziel (Michigan) can be reached at 231-894-1515; Jason Maraskine (Michigan) can be reached at 989-4861961; and Darel Martin (Illinois) can be reached at 309-389-4988.
Michigan Field Director Jim Kurdziel also sees many of the same type of projects financed by his chapters as in Wisconsin. “Hunter education is big, and many chapters have, or will, provide financing to local schools so they can participate in the National Archery in the Schools Program.” Jason Maraskine, WTU’s second Michigan field director, agrees.
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“Our chapters are very involved with projects that bring other people outdoors: range improvements, education projects, youth camps, and NASP are just a few examples.” In Illinois, WTU Field Director Darel Martin covers the entire state, where $1,827,391 has been raised for local projects since 1984. “Illinois has had an amazing string of fundraising success, starting with just three thousand dollars in 1984, but growing to almost a quarter-million dollars last year,” said Martin. The exact amounts are $3,123 in 1984, and $245,584 in 2010. “I’m really proud to represent Whitetails Unlimited in Illinois, and I know it’s a cliché, but it’s true, together we can accomplish great things.”
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“Local Illinois chapters help support the Illinois DNR, 4-H Shooting Sports, Boy Scouts, youth education days, hunter education, range and habitat improvement, and many, many other projects, including NASP,” said Martin. “Local banquets are a way for just a few people to do a little extra work, and have a huge impact in their local area. It’s gratifying to look at the cumulative numbers, because when you’re working day-to-day you don’t realize how much it adds up.”
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The field directors in all three states said that groups who have local projects in need of funding should call them to discuss the possibility of hosting a WTU event. “We’re always looking for people who have projects in mind to improve conservation efforts in their community, “With a good idea and a few people willing to help out, we can accomplish great things,” said Wisconsin’s Jamie Merckx. Illinois’ Darel Martin agreed, noting, “Once we get a banquet going, almost every one repeats the next year, and that establishes an avenue for funds year after year.”
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Michigan Field Director Jim Kurdziel said that an excellent tool for expanding the number of events he organizes is an existing event. “People bring a friend to their local banquet and then they can understand not only how much fun everyone has, but also how much money can be returned for local projects. Then they call to organize a banquet for their own local group.” Anyone wanting more information about a WTU event can visit the
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The Rattlebox is the world’s first rattling product acoustically designed to match the frequency, pitch and tone real antlers produce during sparring episodes of whitetail bucks.
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The inventor Mike Castner made the announcement: “Rattling in bucks has become a vital part of the hunting process utilized by more successful, savvy hunters. We developed the Rattlebox using a special polymer material and design that alters the size, shape, flexibility and thickness of material of each individual nodule in the Rattlebox. By engineering the materials and design as we do, we are able to authentically replicate a full range of real antler tones.
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The authenticity of these tones was then tested and confirmed in a professional sound lab through a Frequency Spectrum Sound Analysis. The Rattlebox is the only rattling product that can show this relationship to real antler sounds scientifically. It’s also the only rattling product with true onehand operation. With the Rattlebox there is nothing to put down or away, if a buck runs in you simply let it go and take your shot.”
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The Rattlebox replicates the sounds made when two mature, full racked 120” class 8 point bucks lock antlers (unlike standard ½ racks from other companies). The Rattlebox is uniquely designed to be used with either hand and can be worn around leg or attached to a tree and to be used with minimal movement. The Rattlebox can also be regulated for light sparring to major fights.
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Castner concluded by saying, “The Rattlebox is guaranteed to sound more realistic and be easier to use than any rattling product available today or we will refund your money.”
Maryland -–(Ammoland.com)- Many thanks go out to the numerous Maryland gun owners who took time to attend the “Gun Day” hearings on March 8th in the House Judiciary Committee.
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The hearings started at 1pm and went non-stop until sometime between 7:00pm and 7:30pm.
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Unlike the Senate hearings where Chairman Frosh deliberately seeks to punish citizens who take time off from their jobs to attend hearings in that chamber by making them wait until the end of the day, Chairman Vallario once again ran an equitable and efficient day of hearings and we thank him for his professionalism and fair treatment.
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Also in contrast to the Senate committee, the overwhelming majority of the House committee members stayed the entire time and did not begin to disappear as their Senate colleagues did. We thank them for recognizing that the citizens of Maryland see these issues as important and that they have a responsibility to hear our voices. The day went predictably with those that stand on the opposite side of the issues offering up emotionally charged rhetoric and false statistics while our side stuck to the issues and presented the committee members with concrete numbers and fact based analysis of the bills. Also predictably, those that stood on the opposing side of the issues were almost universally paid representatives of various issue groups or government agencies, whereas those that stood with us were citizens who took time from their jobs to attend the hearings.
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It’s too early to give any definitive report on the outcome of the bills heard yesterday. There are still several weeks to go.
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There was one concrete thing that occurred yesterday that we had gotten wind of earlier in the week. Delegate Simmons’ HB730, relating to mental health and firearms ownership, will be substantially amended. The references to the DSM-IV will be removed and the bill will form a task force to study the issue rather than enact any new laws at this time. Delegate Simmons provided a very cogent rationale for the changes by stating that he wished to examine the topic in a “cold and sober” manner rather than seeing the General Assembly rush to judgement in the wake of an Arizona or Virginia Tech-like incident. While we are reserving our position statement on the amendments until we’ve seen them, we are encouraged by the Delegate’s willingness to examine this emotionally charged issue carefully.
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There are a couple of bills that have not been heard yet and we’ll update you on those in an upcoming articles. With regards to bills that have already been heard, we now begin the processing of watching for votes on the bills in their respective committees. The bills must receive a favorable report before advancing to the opposite chamber for a vote.
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Handgun Permit Valid in Parks & Restaurants Bill Fights its Way Out of Committee
Some bills will crossover, some will be amended, some will be withdrawn, some will be given an unfavorable report and eventually some may make it to the floor for consideration by the full General Assembly. Those that are passed by the full General Assembly will go to the Governor’s desk seeking a signature.
MAR 10, 2011 09:56A.M. Handgun Permit Valid in Parks & Restaurants Bill Fights its Way Out of Committee
Here are some important dates as we approach the final 4 weeks of the session: March 22 •Committee Reporting Courtesy Date – Each Chamber’s committees to report their own bills by this date March 28 •Opposite Chamber Bill Crossover Date •Each Chamber to send to other Chamber those bills it intends to pass favorably •Opposite Chamber bills received after this date subject to referral to Rules Committees
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North Carolina --(Ammoland.com)- HB 111 – Parks & Restaurants; In a bruising battle fought by both legislators and GRNC’s Legislative Action Team, HB 111, “Handgun Permit Valid in Parks & Restaurants” fought its way out of the NC House Judiciary A Subcommittee and now heads for a floor vote as early as tomorrow.
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Both strengthening and weakening changes were made to the bill.
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REP. HILTON’S SUBSTITUTE Working with GRNC, bill sponsors Mark Hilton (R-Catawba, ****), Jeff Barnhart (R-Cabarrus, ****) and Fred Steen (R-Rowan, ****) produced an enhanced version of HB 111 which included concealed carry not only
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in municipal parks, but in state parks as well. The substitute was quickly adopted as the working vehicle for the bill.
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COMMITTEE FIGHT Anti-gun Reps. Deborah Ross (D-Wake, GRNC 0-star), Bill Faison (DDurham, **), and Larry Hall (D-Durham, 0-star) tried to tie up the bill with repeated questioning and with contradictory and shifting amendments. Ross demanded that, in restaurants, servers ask diners ordering alcohol whether they are carrying firearms. In a confusing array of amendments to amendments, ultimately the committee passed an amendment to the bill under which restaurants MAY but are not REQUIRED to ask those ordering alcohol of their status. As noted below, GRNC will vociferously oppose even this weakened language on the House floor.
Deliver This Message ————— Honorable Members of the NC House: For sixteen years, North Carolina concealed handgun permit-holders have proven themselves sane, sober and lawabiding. Their overwhelming responsibility is demonstrated by the fact that permit revocations run mere tenths of a single percent. Because the ability of lawful North Carolinians to protect themselves and their families in restaurants and parks is long overdue, I STRONGLY URGE YOU TO SUPPORT HOUSE BILL 111: “Concealed Handgun Permit Valid in Parks and Restaurants” by all means substantive and procedural, and to pass the bill WITHOUT WEAKENDING AMENDMENTS. Under the bill, restaurants would still be able to post against firearms, and nothing would change the current prohibition on permit-holders consuming alcohol while carrying firearms.
An equally confusing series of amendments was offered by Faison, who tried to remove both municipal and state parks from the bill. After Hilton, Barnhart and Steen opposed Faison’s proposals, they ultimately failed in an 8-5 vote. In an effort to tie up the bill, Faison repeatedly dogged bill sponsors with questions about why permit-holders need to protect their families in restaurants, demanding unavailable crime statistics and complaining “Where’s the problem?” Hall painted fanciful pictures of shootouts between patrons in restaurants, and demanded exclusion of parks for the sake of “youth groups,” saying he didn’t want permit-holders “further endangering” kids.
I also expect you to support removing Representative Deborah Ross’ amendment which would require permitholders to disclose whether they are carrying firearms to restaurant servers, patrons, and potentially criminals. Under the Ross amendment, if a permit-holder orders an alcoholic beverage for someone else – even though the permit holder consumes no alcohol – he or she could be required to make that tactically unsound and potentially dangerous disclosure. If not removed, the Ross amendment will eventually cost lives.
But leading the charge to subvert gun owners’ ability to protect themselves was Ross, who claimed support for her weakening amendment from the Restaurant Association (whose lobbyist then stood to oppose the Ross amendment), and whined that concealed carry is specifically exempted from the right to keep and bear arms enumerated in the North Carolina Constitution. IMMEDIATE ACTION REQUIRED HB 111 could head to the House floor as early as tomorrow, and almost certainly by next week. Immediate take the following actions:
I will monitor actions on HB 111 via Grass Roots North Carolina legislative alerts.
• E-MAIL ALL MEMBERS OF THE NC HOUSE: Use GRNC’s automated e-mail to send a customizable message by going to: http://grnc.org/alerts/email3_9_11.htm and delivering the message that members should not only pass HB 11, but should remove the Ross amendment.
Respectfully, ————— About: Grass Roots North Carolina/Forum for Firearms Education is a nonprofit, all volunteer organization devoted to educating the public about trends which abridge the freedoms guaranteed by the Bill of Rights, and engaging in grass roots activism to preserve those freedoms. Formed in 1994 to conduct a highly successful rally for the Second Amendment, GRNC has gone on to conduct projects like “Remember in November: A Gun Owner’s Guide to Voting,” bringing concealed carry to North Carolina. Visit:www.grnc.org
• CALL YOUR HOUSE REP: Tell he or she to support HB 111 with no further weakening amendments. You can identify your representative to the NC House by going to: http://www.grnc.org/contact_reps.htm • SHUT DOWN ROSS, FAISON AND HALL: Deliver a clear message that you will not tolerate meddling with gun rights legislation by calling the offices of Reps. Ross 919-733-5773, Faison 919-715-3019 and Hall 919-733-5872 between the hours of 9:00 AM and 11:00 AM on Thursday, March 10. If you happen to miss that time period,
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we did so through Paramount Marketing.
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Paramount built and marketed the first Extreme Shock web page. This is the “.com” page. It wasn’t long, before we became aware that we had to distance ourselves from this “unique” Style of marketing.
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There was a lot of miscommunication from the marketing that described Extreme Shock ammunition into magical performance levels that defied both basic ballistic knowledge and the laws of physics.
AMMOLAND.COM SHOOTING SPORTS NEWS When the flaws in the marketing were brought to Paramount Marketing’s attention, they chose not to listen to our input and failed to change their strategy.
Extreme Shock Ammunition Severs All Ties with Paramount Marketing
Extreme Shock then made the decision to hire a new and different, main stream marketing group with a more reality based marketing strategy, Blue August.
MAR 10, 2011 09:45A.M. Extreme Shock Ammunition Severs all Ties with Paramount Marketing
Extreme Shock is no longer associated with nor has anything to do with Paramount Marketing which owns and continues to maintain the old ExtremeShockusa.com site. Extreme Shock now owns and operates a different web site, www.extremeshockusa.net. We would like to apologize to our customers that have been inconvenienced by the old “dot com” website, however we are eager to continue business with you on the new website. Extreme Shock is a family owned and operated business selling high performance lead-free, fragmenting ammunition to hunters and CCW permit holders, and gun enthusiasts worldwide. Come and see for yourself, what Extreme Shock is really all about. To learn more about the full range of products offered from Extreme Shock Ammunition, please visit www.extremeshockusa.net, call Extreme Shock USA at (276) 926-6772.
Extreme Shock Ammunition Launches New Website
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Extreme Shock Ammunition CLINTWOOD, VA --(Ammoland.com)- When Extreme Shock USA first began marketing their line of Fragmenting, lead-free ammunition,
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ATK Receives $54 Million Training Tank Ammunition Order from U.S. Army
“High-quality training ammunition is essential to the warfighter who must be prepared to react decisively on today’s battlefield,” said Bruce DeWitt, ATK Advanced Weapons Vice President and General Manager. “By leveraging our expertise in tactical 120mm tank ammunition, we have produced rounds that are visually and ballistically similar to their counterpart tactical rounds while meeting the reliability and safety performance requirements for use on U.S. and European ranges.”
MAR 10, 2011 09:27A.M. ATK Receives $54 Million Training Tank Ammunition Order from U.S. Army ATK has Delivered More Than Four Million Rounds of 120mm Tank Ammunition Since 1980 Program Work to be Conducted at ATK-Operated Facilities in Minnesota and West Virginia.
Since 1980, ATK has delivered more than four million rounds of 120mm tactical and training tank ammunition to the U.S. Army, U.S. Marine Corps, and allied militaries. Through its proven, system-level contracting approach that reduces the risk to the customer, ATK has delivered a constant supply of 120mm ammunition that is consistently reliable and affordable. Propellants for ATK’s tank ammunition are produced by ATK at the Radford Army Ammunition Plant, Radford, Va. ATK’s manufacturing center of excellence in Rocket Center, W. Va. provides the high-quality metal and composite components; projectiles; and cartridge load, assembly and pack operations. Program management is headquartered in ATK’s Plymouth, Minn. facility.
ATK As a prime contractor, ATK specializes in developing innovative, advanced weapon systems that provide affordable precision and effectiveness for artillery, mortars, tanks, naval gun systems, and tactical aircraft.
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn --(Ammoland.com)- Alliant Techsystems (NYSE: ATK) has received a $54 million order for 120mm training tank ammunition from the U.S. Army. The award is for the fourth year of a four-year contract.
ATK is an aerospace, defense, and commercial products company with operations in 24 states, Puerto Rico, and internationally, and revenues of approximately $4.8 billion. News and information can be found on the Internet at www.atk.com.
The 120mm training ammunition, used by the M1A1/A2 Abrams main battle tank, includes the M865 kinetic energy and the M1002 multipurpose anti-tank training rounds. These training rounds closely replicate tactical ammunition in appearance and ballistic performance to provide the warfighter with an affordable, yet realistic training experience.
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statute prohibiting the carrying of firearms in game refuges, passed during Third Read on March 9th by a 48 to 11 vote with 1 member not voting. It has been sent to the Senate.
Move To Make The Colt Single Action Army Revolver The Arizona State Firearm
Late Breaking News……… We have just learned that SB 1167, the AzCDL-requested Campus Carry bill, has been placed on the Senate Committee of the Whole (COW) calendar for tomorrow, March 10th. AzCDL representatives will be monitoring the floor debate….
MAR 10, 2011 09:17A.M. Move To Make The Colt Single Action Army Revolver The Arizona State Firearm Pro-Gun Rights Bills Moving In The Arizona Legislature
Stay tuned! When critical legislation moves, we will notify you via these Alerts. A list of the firearms and self-defense related bills, along with links, that AzCDL is monitoring can be found at our website: www.azcdl.org/html/2011_bills.html . These alerts are a project of the Arizona Citizens Defense League (AzCDL), an all volunteer, non-profit, non-partisan grassroots organization. Join today! www.azcdl.org/html/join_us_.html . • You can also follow AzCDL on Facebook: www.tinyurl.com/FacebookAzCDL , and during the legislative session, we send out updates via Twitter: www.twitter.com/AzCDL_Alerts .
Arizona Bill SB 1610, would establish the Colt Single Action Army Revolver as the state firearm.
• AzCDL’s Political Action Committee (PAC) is also on Facebook: www.tinyurl.com/FacebookAzCDLPAC . • AzCDL – Protecting Your Freedom www.azcdl.org/html/accomplishments.html About: AzCDL believes that the emphasis of gun laws should be on criminal misuse and that law-abiding citizens should be able to own and carry firearms unaffected by unnecessary laws or regulations. AzCDL was founded by a group of local activists who recognized that a sustained, coordinated, statewide effort was critical to protecting and expanding the rights of law-abiding gun owners. As a like-minded coalition of activists, the AzCDL founders were instrumental in the successful passage of the first major improvement to Arizona’s CCW (concealed carry) laws since they were instituted in 1994. Visit: www.azcdl.org
Arizona Citizens Defense League Catalina, AZ --(Ammoland.com)- On March 8th, the following bills passed during the Senate Third Read and have been sent to the House.
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SB 1469, a bill that would strengthen current self-defense statutes by broadening the allowance for the use of force and provide greater protection for those forced to defend themselves from an attacker, passed unanimously by a 30 to 0 vote.
Move To Make The Colt Single Action Army Revolver The Arizona State Firearm Tags: Arizona, Arizona Citizens Defense League, AzCDL, Colt Industries, Gun Bills
SB 1610, a bill that would establish the Colt Single Action Army Revolver as the state firearm, passed by an 18 to 12 vote. Over in the House, HB 2006, AzCDL-requested bill that repeals the
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