Team Ruger Pulls Off A Winning Weekend
Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. is pleased to announce that multiple Team Ruger competitors posted divisional wins throughout the weekend of June 21-23.
Team Captain Doug Koenig took the top production division spot at the Buckeye Precision Rifle Club match held at the Southington Hunt Club in Garrettsville, Ohio. The match consisted of 20 technically challenging stages laid out over varying terrain. Koenig claimed the production win with a final score 552.00 in a time of 65.99 competing with his Ruger Precision Rifle chambered in 6mm Creedmoor.
“My production Ruger Precision Rifle performed flawlessly throughout the 20 stages of this match, hitting targets from 300 to over 1,000 yards,” said Koenig. “I demand consistent accuracy and reliability from my equipment whether in competition or on the hunt of a lifetime – and my Ruger firearms always deliver.”
Team Ruger members Dave Olhasso and James McGinty competed at the USPSA Area 7 match held at the Pioneer Sportsmen Club in Dunbarton, NH, claiming first place wins in their respective divisions. Competing with his SR1911 chambered in 10mm Auto, Olhasso placed first in the Limited 10 division with a final score of 1259.7 in a time of 219.56. McGinty claimed the top spot in the Single Stack division shooting the Ruger Custom Shop SR1911 Competition Pistol chambered in 9mm Luger.
Additionally, teammate Randi Rogers, also known as “Holy Terror” in the SASS community, claimed a second place win in the Cowgirl division at the End of Trail National Championship held at Founders Ranch in Edgewood, NM. Rogers finished with a final time of 245.54 running her Ruger Vaqueros chambered in .357 Magnum.
Kimber Announces $100 Kimber Rewards Promotion
$100 Back by Mail on EVO SP Purchases
Kimber Mfg., Inc. is pleased to announce the Kimber Rewards promotion. Now through September 30th, 2019, eligible consumers will receive a $100 rebate check with the purchase of any EVO SP model: Custom Shop, CDP, TLE, Stainless Raptor, and Two Tone.
This offer is valid only on the retail purchase by eligible consumers of any new Kimber EVO SP firearm from a valid federal firearms license holder that is purchased between July 1, 2019 and September 30, 2019. After purchasing Kimber’s EVO SP firearm, eligible customers are able to submit their rebate at www.kimberamerica.com/promotions until October 31st, 2019. Once the promotion redemption has been processed, Kimber will mail the rebate in the form of a $100 check.
The EVO SP family-wide features include the innovative grip system, which eliminates the need for specialty hardware and the hazard of overtightening screws, a magazine release that can be configured for right or left handed shooters, a striker indicator that allows for both a visual and physical confirmation the striker is cocked, disassembly with no trigger press, ledged tritium night sights for single hand manipulations and a sight picture in all light conditions, and a 6-7 lb trigger with crisp reset. The aluminum alloy frame provides overall integrity and a rigid platform for the stainless-steel barrel, as well as a flared ejection port for enhanced ejection and a beveled magazine well for fast, positive loading. All EVO SP models ship with two 7-round magazines.
U.S. Marine Corps Adoption of M18 Underscores Success of SIG SAUER Modular Handgun System Program
SIG SAUER, Inc. is honored to announce that the United States Marine Corps (USMC) is set to adopt the M18, the compact variant of the U.S. Army’s Modular Handgun System (MHS), as their official duty pistol.
“The Marine Corps announcement to put the M18 in service with the Marines is a very exciting development for SIG SAUER, and a true testament to the success of the MHS program,” began Ron Cohen, President & CEO, SIG SAUER, Inc. “The Marine’s procurement of the M18 brings the adoption of our Modular Handgun System full circle, as this means, beginning in 2020, either the M17 or the M18 will be officially in service with every branch of the U.S. Military.”
The M18 is a 9mm, striker-fired pistol featuring a coyote-tan PVD coated stainless steel slide with black controls. The pistol is equipped with SIGLITE front night sights and removable night sight rear plate, and manual safety. Continue reading
NRA Supported Case Calls for Suspension of Illinois’s FOID Act
Grassroots Illinois-based Second Amendment organization Guns Save Life filed an important NRA-supported case challenging the very foundations of Illinois gun law. Following an early adverse ruling the group filed an expedited appeal asking the Illinois Supreme Court to put aside the lower court’s ruling and suspend the state’s Firearm Owner’s Identification (FOID) Act. NRA has supported and been involved in this case as they are in cases all over the state. The FOID Act requires law-abiding Illinois citizens to obtain and pay for a license from the State before they are allowed to posses or purchase any firearms and ammunition.
“Law-abiding citizens should not be required to obtain government approval before exercising a constitutionally protected right,” said Chris W. Cox, executive director of NRA’s Institute for Legislative Action.
The case of one Guns Save Life member, mentioned in the organization’s complaint, shows how drastically the FOID Act infringes on that right. In compliance with the Act, the member recently sought to renew his FOID card. But the police denied his application and revoked his card, claiming to have “suddenly” found a battery conviction in his record. The problem is he has no such conviction, and the courts have no record of one. Nevertheless, because he no longer had a FOID card, he was forcibly disarmed.
Yesterday’s motion asks for a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction to put the Act on hold while litigation is underway.
“Illinois is one of only two states to impose such extreme gun control restrictions upon law-abiding citizens,” continued Cox. “The men and women of the National Rifle Association are pleased to join Guns Save Life in this fight to protect the Second Amendment rights of Illinois gun owners.”
15-Round Magazines Now Available for SIG SAUER P365 Models
SIG SAUER, Inc. is pleased to announce a capacity expansion to the award-winning everyday carry, high capacity, P365 pistol with the introduction of a 15-round, patented, double-stack magazine, which will also fit the soon-to-be-released P365XL (details coming soon.)
The SIG SAUER P365 15-round magazine provides an additional 5 rounds to the P365 everyday carry pistol, and maximizes the pistol’s versatility. The increased capacity of the 15-round magazine allows for additional ammunition for everyday carry, longer practice times, less reloads, and increased grip purchase.
The 15-round magazine ships with an installed baseplate to fit a standard P365, and comes with an additional baseplate that can be easily installed to all XSERIES P365 models.
The height measurements and capacity of the P365 pistols with the varying SIG SAUER P365 magazines are as follows:
MSRP: $49.00
The SIG SAUER P365 15-round magazine is available at your authorized SIG SAUER dealer and the sigsauer.com webstore.
I Want to Purchase a Firearm; How Does This Work?
How long does it take? How does the process work?
For seasoned firearm purchasers, the buying process can be an easy, familiar process but for new buyers the process might seem complicated or overwhelming. Fear not, the process is actually easy and straight forward.
Gun laws, of course, vary by state with a dozen and a half or so states requiring some form of waiting period and other states requiring special licenses or registration of firearms. However, one thing is universally true – when you buy a firearm from a licensed dealer, you must fill out some paperwork and, generally, go through a background check process (sometimes called a “Brady Check”).
One of the most frequent questions I hear from new purchasers at the gun counter, right up there with (and sometimes ahead of) cost and features, is how the process works and how long it takes.
Since most states (including ours) do not have additional waiting periods or extra licensing or registration, we will not address those things here and will, instead, focus on the standard nationwide process. Continue reading
