Accessories

Ruger is running some Black Friday deals that are worth a look:

A trigger shoe is an accessory that fits over the front of the trigger providing a wider contact area for the trigger finger. The shoe is typically made from metal and features vertical grooves to improve the “feel” during the pull. Some shooters believe the increased contact area reduces the perceived pull, while others simply like the fact that it helps position the point of pull directly opposite of the finger nail base. Trigger shoes are normally used on competition rifles and, to a lesser degree, pistols. While the benefits of a trigger shoe certainly applies to hunting rifles and pistols, the extended width of the shoe increases the chances of an accidental discharge, which outweighs any of the benefits.

Midwest Gun Works will be offering free shipping from Black Friday through Cyber Monday on any item purchased online from MGW from 11-28-13 through midnight CST on 12-2-13.

I used to go into the deer woods with a cut piece of plastic (to sit on a wet downfall), a six-foot length of drag rope and a turkey sandwich left over from Thanksgiving. Of course, I had my knife and maybe a candy bar along with something to drink which I carried in my pockets or a small backpack.

Revision Military and SOG Knives & Tools are offering a specially priced two-product package just in time for the 2013 holidays.

American Technologies Network Corp. (ATN), makers of military, law enforcement, security and outdoor night vision and thermal applications, has launched a Facebook product giveaway, entitled “The Digital Night Vision Christmas Giveaway.”

Scope base-to-receiver alignment is critical to rifle accuracy as well as getting the scope reticle to optical center. Proper coaxial congruity can be most difficult to achieve in a base. Individual custom scope base fitting can be a very workable option.

American Tactical LLC is using a fiberglass-composite polymer over a zinc metal insert to give extra strength in the high-pressure sections of the company’s new Omni-Hybrid AR-15 lower receiver.

A recent sales effort from SureFire suggests that the problem of magazine shortages has eased — so much so that the company is trying sell $199 100-round premium magazines.

American Tactical Imports, currently based in Rochester, New York, has begun relocating its operations to Summerville, SC.

While observing a number of different crossbows being cocked, I could clearly see a need for a better way this could be accomplished. Cocking a 150-175 pound crossbow via direct pull, with both hands, requires considerable strength. The next easiest method is performed by means of a rope cocking aid utilizing a long cord with T-handles on each end fitted to a pair of pulleys that doubled back to the bow frame to reduce pull weight by 50 percent. Though substantially easier, this too can be quite difficult for the aging or incapacitated hunter who really needs help.

LaserLyte has introduced a compact version of the company’s full-size Trigger Tyme training pistol. The subcompact size is about the same size as the S&W Shield and the Springfield Armory XD-S single-stack 9mm pistols.