Press Release

Uberti introduced a new caliber for the Silverboy small-bore lever-action rifle at NRAAM. The 22 Magnum Silverboy lever action uses a unique cartridge-control mechanism inside the action so that the gun can be fired and cycled while held at any angle, even when upside down.

The Thompson/Center Arms Dimension Bolt-Action Platform has received the Golden Bullseye Award for “Rifle of the Year” from American Hunter magazine, published by the National Rifle Association. This year’s nomination marks the fourth time Thompson/Center Arms has received the prestigious award in the rifle category with past winners including the Encore Pro Hunter, ICON and Venture rifles.

Franchi’s new Affinity Sporting is an Inertia Driven 12-gauge semiautomatic shotgun featuring a brushed nickel anodized receiver and 30-inch barrel. The Affinity Sporting weighs in at a little over 7 pounds. The Affinity Sporting’s 30-inch barrel sports a stepped, ventilated-rib, red fiber optic front sight and a set of three extended choke tubes.

Kowa Sporting Optics is pleased to introduce the next generation in the iPhone digiscoping family, the TSN-IP5 iPhone adapter for the iPhone 5. Just like its predecessor, the TSN-IP4S, the TSN-IP5 adapter comes with two standard rings, one for the Kowa 880/770 series scopes and one for the Kowa BD/SV/YF series of binoculars.

The San Antonio Police Department has selected the M&P40 as its new service firearm and has begun to convert officers to the new handgun platform. Gun Tests has its own rating of the pistol.

Aimpoint is now offering new optical mounts to give hunters and sport shooters the same advantages employed by military end users.

Leica Sport Optics invites shooters to stop by booth #3811 during the NRA 2013 Annual Meeting & Exhibits to see and handle some of its newest products. Leica is officially unveiling the new Leica ER i riflescope models during the NRA event to be held in Houston, Tex., May 3-5 2013. Get a close-up look at the ER i 2.5-10x42 and the ER i 3-12x50 riflescopes, as well as the new Geovid HD-B laser rangefinder binoculars.

The National Shooting Sports Foundation, the trade association for the firearms and ammunition industry based in Newtown, Conn., issued the following statement new gun-control laws in the state:

Weatherby now offers a 20-gauge version of three PA pump shotgun models: PA-08 Synthetic, PA-08 TR, and PA-459 TR.

Bushnell Outdoor Products' new line of NatureView Cam HD camera traps allows wildlife enthusiasts to remotely capture high-quality images and high definition (HD) videos that are difficult or time consuming to capture in person.

U.S. Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK) has agreed to join the National Advisory Council of the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms, CCRKBA Chairman Alan Gottlieb announced today.

Traditions Performance Firearms has introduced a 2013 lineup of single-action revolvers by Pietta. The single actions will be available in two series – the Frontier series and the Rawhide series.