Gear

Bushnell Outdoor Products,has introduced its electronic red dot sight for handguns, rifles and shotguns. The First Strike Reflex is a versatile electronic sight for hunters and shooters alike.

Meopta USA announces the latest version of its popular MeoPix iScoping Adapter - the MeoPix 5. In 2012, the MeoPix set a new standard in the digiscoping market with its simple and affordable  solution for taking long-range photos and videos through binoculars and spotting scopes with the iPhone 4/4s. Meopta is now raising the bar with the introduction of the new MeoPix 5 for the iPhone 5.

Comp-Tac Victory Gear, a leading manufacturer of holsters and accessories, is offering a special run of gear in Hot Pink Kydex in honor of Valentine's Day during the month of February. This offer is limited to the quantity of pink Kydex on hand.

The WetlandHunter 425 electronic collar is designed for the waterfowl hunting environment with close-working dogs. This new electronic collar by SportDOG Brand takes the most advanced, industry-leading technology that SportDog Brand has ever built into its electronic collars and packed it up in the most compact system ever offered.

There always seems to be confusion over the difference between a .223 and a 5.56 chamber. I often receive questions asking if someone can shove 5.56 ammo into their new Modern Sporting Rifle—AR-15. The quick answer is maybe. Just because a gun has .223/5.56 scribed on the barrel or lower receiver, does not mean it can handle either type of ammunition equally.

Reed Exhibitions has announced they will postpone the upcoming Eastern Sports and Outdoor Show.  Over 200 exhibitors, celebrities and potential attendees decided to not attend this year’s show because of Reed Exhibitions’ decision to not allow Modern Sporting Rifles to be shown or sold.  

Streamlight Inc., a leading provider of high-performance lighting and weapon light/laser sighting devices, added new High Lumen (HL) models to its popular Stinger LED and Strion LED series of lights. The Stinger LED HL, the Stinger DS LED HL and the Strion LED HL use state-of-the-art C4 LED technology to provide law enforcement, tactical, outdoor and other users with extreme brightness, delivering up to 640 lumens.

The same week that the Obama administration proposed new gun control measures and Governor Cuomo of New York signed the toughest gun laws in the country, the firearms business was meeting at their annual trade show, The Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade Show (SHOT Show).  This comes on the heel of record sales being set as consumers are flocking to retailers to purchase firearms and ammunition in anticipation of new laws on the horizon.

Add Smith & Wesson to the list of companies now avoiding the Eastern Sports and Outdoor Show based on their refusal to show or sell Modern Sporting Rifles.  Yesterday, The National Wild Turkey Federation and Trijicon withdrew bringing the latest count to over 180 companies and celebrities pulling their support from the Eastern Sports and Outdoor Show on the basis of Reed Exhibitions, the organizer of the show, banning the showing and sales of Modern Sporting Rifles.

Few things in this world are truly irreplaceable, but your sight and hearing are certainly two big ones. Most people are pretty good about protecting their eyes, but when it comes to hearing — as a whole — we still do not get it, or at least we are not doing it right. And for those that do, many do not put the effort into ensuring they are completely protected allowing noise to chip away at their hearing a little at a time.