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Gun News from Around the Web: Week of April 11, 2011

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Taurus Introduces New Tracker Series Revolver

(GunReports.com) -– Taurus has introduced the Taurus® Tracker 992, a revolver that easily transforms from .22 LR to .22 Magnum in seconds with a button-release 9-shot cylinder.

Rhode and Connor Capture Medals at ISSF World Cup

(GunReports.com) — USA Shooting teammates Kim Rhode and former Scholastic Clay Target Program (SCTP) National Champion, Caitlin Connor, captured gold and silver medals respectively in Women's Skeet at the ISSF World Cup Championships being held in Sydney, Australia.

Providence Police Convert to Smith & Wesson M&P40 Pistols

(GunReports.com) -- The Providence, Rhode Island Police Department has chosen to equip each of its officers with Smith & Wesson Military & Police (M&P) pistols for duty use. The department has received 510 Smith & Wesson M&P40 pistols chambered in .40 S&W and has begun the transition process to the new side arm.

Steyr Arms Introduces High-Cap C9-A1

(GunReports.com) — Steyr Arms' new C9-A1 pistol is nearly identical in form and function to the M-A1 full-size series (17-round magazine) and the S-A1 compact series with its 3.6-inch barrel.

CCRKBA: ‘President Can’t Tell Gun ‘Safety’ Advocates from Prohibitionists’

(GunReports.com) -- President Obama's well-intentioned Sunday essay on gun rights in a Tucson newspaper demonstrates that he — and probably his entire administration — remains confused about firearms safety and gun control, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms said Monday.

Chance-of-a-Lifetime Hunts Awarded to Lucky Hunters

(GunReports.com) -- Elk hunters from Montana and New York have won chance-of-a-lifetime elk hunting experiences through special drawings offered nationally by the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation and its sponsors. Winners were drawn during the RMEF annual convention, which concluded March 6 in Reno, Nev.

MidwayUSA Donates $15K at 2011 MidwayUSA and NRA Bianchi Cup

(GunTests.com) -- Larry and Brenda Potterfield of MidwayUSA will add an additional $15,000 in cash prizes for the 2011 MidwayUSA & NRA Bianchi Cup. First-time Men, Women & Junior competitors using a production firearm and achieving the highest aggregate score of all (4) four Championship Events will be awarded $2,500 for 1st Place, $1,500 for 2nd Place, and $750 for 3rd place.

Gun News from Around the Web: Feb 28, 2011

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Taurus Introduces the Protector Polymer Revolver

(GunReports.com) – The new Taurus Protector Polymer Series has a hybrid-polymer frame to make the revolver lightweight and easy to carry. MSRPs will range between $445 and $461.

DIY Gun Blueing from Birchwood Casey

(GunReports.com) -- Presto Mag Gun Blue from Birchwood Casey is a special cold blue formulation that works well on all types of carbon steel to provide a deep blue luster to metal finishes.

MW Research and Development Creates 3D Hot Targets

(GunReports.com) -- MW Research and Development, Inc. has introduced 3D Hot Targets — a result of the company's immersive training sites that use Photo-Immersive Realistic Aids for Training Environments (PIRATE). PIRATE utilizes site-specific, high-resolution photographic images produced in life-size scale.

Bringing ‘Lawfare’ Against Glock

Perhaps you’ve seen local news stories in your area about so-called “Glock switches,” which are more accurately described as “autosears.” They are added to...