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Volunteers absorb all costs for transportation, lodging and meals. We are limited to ten volunteers per day and most stay 3-5 days per trip. Tools and gauges are available, but we encourage volunteers to bring their own. Cameras are allowed, but volunteers are asked to not bring their private firearms. Working conditions are what should be expected. It gets very hot in the summer and very cold in the winter, and the work is always dirty. AMMOLAND.COM SHOOTING SPORTS NEWS OCT 14, 2010 08:26P.M.
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Civilian MarksmanshipVolunteers Needed – FirearmsInspection & Repair OperationsOCT 14, 2010 08:26P.M.
Civilian Marksmanship Volunteers Needed – Firearms
Inspection & Repair Operations
CMP South
Civilian Marksmanship Firearms Inspection & Repair Operations
Civilian Marksmanship Program
Anniston, AL - -(Ammoland.com)- In an effort to give the Garand
shooting and collecting communities an opportunity to intimately view
and participate in CMP Inspection and Repair processes and to reduce
our labor costs, we established a volunteer program that begin in July,
2010.
Assignments are based primarily on individual level of familiarity with
the Garand and CMP needs at the time. Although we do try to ensure
that volunteers spend a part of their time learning about and working on
the Garand, some time may be spent in warehousing, packing, or
shipping operations.
The CMP volunteer program that was in effect from 2001-2006 was a
huge success and benefited the CMP and all the great people who had
donated their time. Without exception, all past volunteers reported their
visits as very educational, recreational and enjoyable. Most of the past
volunteers had made several repeat visits from all parts of the country,
and many have become ambassadors for the program. The CMP is a
charity and expenses associated with volunteering may be tax deductible.
Volunteers absorb all costs for transportation, lodging and meals. We are
limited to ten volunteers per day and most stay 3-5 days per trip. Tools
and gauges are available, but we encourage volunteers to bring their
own.
Volunteers must be pre-approved. Because of nature of the commodity
with which we deal, all volunteers must be scheduled in advance. Walk-
ons will not be accepted. We require you to submit your request at least
two weeks prior to your visit, although we expect most dates to be
booked months in advance.
Cameras are allowed, but volunteers are asked to not bring their private
firearms. Working conditions are what should be expected. It gets very
hot in the summer and very cold in the winter, and the work is always
dirty.
We look forward to hearing from anyone interested in volunteering. For
more information or to schedule days, please contact Brian Vick at
[email protected], or call 256-835-8455 x 1126.
View the CMP South Volunteer Calendar
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NRA & Firearms Engraving onGun TalkOCT 14, 2010 07:50P.M.
NRA & Firearms Engraving on Gun Talk
Firearms Engraving On Gun Talk Radio
Gun Talk Radio
MANDEVILLE, LA --(Ammoland.com)- Tom talks to Chris Cox of the
NRA this Sunday on Tom Gresham’s Gun Talk (R) Radio, the only
nationally-syndicated radio talk show about guns and the shooting
sports.
As Executive Director of the NRA’s Institute for Legislative Action,
(NRA-ILA), Chris Cox heads up the NRA’s lobbying efforts. The NRA-
ILA focuses on many issues affecting firearm ownership and the use of
firearms, including law enforcement, hunting, wildlife, training
programs, the justice system, products and manufacturers, etc. Cox visits
Gun Talk today to talk about the NRA’s process of endorsing a candidate.
Roger Bleile knows a thing or two about hand engraving: He’s a founding
member of the Firearm Engravers Guild of America, (FEGA), is the
author of American Engravers, and runs a website about engraving at
www.engravingglossary.com. Bleile drops in to Gun Talk today to talk
with Tom about the engraving process, how one gets into engraving, etc.
About:
Tom Gresham’s Gun Talk Radio is in its 15th year of national
syndication, Gun Talk Radio airs live on Sundays from 2PM-5PM
Eastern, and runs on 101 stations, plus SIRIUS XM Satellite Radio. All
Gun Talk shows can be downloaded as podcasts through Apple iTunes,
the Gun Talk iPhone App, the Blackberry Podcast App, or at
www.guntalk.libsyn.com. More information is available at
www.guntalk.com.
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Why Was NJ’s Bow PerimeterBill So Important?OCT 14, 2010 07:23P.M.
Why Was NJ’s Bow Perimeter Bill So Important?
By Ed Markowski
New Jersey Bow Hunting Bill Signed Into Law
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New Jersey Outdoor Alliance
TRENTON, NJ --(Ammoland.com)- Now that the bill has passed and
will soon become law we can stop smiling over a job well done and
answer the question, why was this bill so important to bow hunters?
First of all we have to understand what exactly the bill does. It allows a
legally licensed bow hunter to hunt from an elevated stand at a distance
of 150’ from a building or structure.
You still must have the legal right to be on the property, you can not
trespass on posted private property and you can not be within 450’ of a
school playground. If we take a quick look at the old 450’ law and draw a
circle around a dwelling it excluded 14 acres of huntable area. The new
law excludes only 2 acres.
This becomes important if your neighbor is an anti hunter and wants to
stop you from hunting your own property. If you and your neighbor own
adjoining five acre lots the 450’ law would exclude you from bow hunting
on almost all of your property. Also it allows the bow hunter to have
more of an impact in controlling urban deer populations which before
this law passed they did not have access to. These urban deer
populations populations are also the ones causing most of the problems.
The most common of these being deer car collisions, destruction of trees
and plants and the spread of Lyme disease. When hunters have access to
a deer population, the State, through the setting of seasons and bag
limits can do its job in controlling these populations. Without access
there is no control.
With each victory by the sportsmen and women of New
Jersey comes the responsibility to live up to the high
expectations that are being placed on us.
We will never convince the anti-hunters that we have a right to even
exist. It is the non-hunting public that in the end will decide our fate. We
have a great opportunity with the passage of the Sunday bow hunting bill
last year and the perimeter bow bill this session to show the people of the
State of New Jersey that hunters are an important tool in wildlife
management. It is important to remember that hunting is a privilege
granted by legislation.
We must always remember that safety comes first and the best shot very
often is the one not taken. If we continue to police our own ranks and
prove to the public their trust in us is well deserved we will continue to
make strides in increasing hunting, fishing and trapping opportunities in
New Jersey.
JOIN NJOA: http://www.njoutdooralliance.org/support/njoa.html
About:
NJOA – The mission of New Jersey Outdoor Alliance is to serve as a
grassroots coalition of outdoorsmen and outdoorswomen dedicated to
environmental stewardship. We will champion the intrinsic value of
natural resource conservation – including fishing, hunting and trapping,
among opinion leaders and policy makers. We will support legislation,
and those sponsoring legislation, that provides lasting ecological and
social enrichment through sustainable use of the earths resources. Visit:
www.njoutdooralliance.org
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Support Hunters Helping theHungry Through FutureFarmers of AmericaOCT 14, 2010 04:50P.M.
Support Hunters Helping the Hungry Through Future
Farmers of America
New Jersey Fish and Game
Trenton, NJ --(Ammoland.com)- The NJDEP Division of Fish and
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Wildlife would like to inform the public of an effort by the Phillipsburg
High School Future Farmers of America Chapter to receive a grant which
will benefit the state Hunters Helping the Hungry (HHH) program.
The goal of the chapter is to use the grant money to improve their
butchering facilities for HHH and to begin raising and processing
livestock to give to the local food bank.
Future Farmers of America Chapter President Brittney Smith nominated
the school’s Agriculture Program for a $50,000 or $20,000 grant from
the Clorox Grants for Schools program. Online voting by the public will
determine the winner of the grant.
Earlier this week the grant proposal was in 5th place overall out of 1482
schools. However, the proposal was in FIRST PLACE in the “LEARN”
category. A win would mean $20,000 for the Future Farmers of America
program.
Voting is conducted daily now through November 1st. Those interested
can vote (once each day is allowed) by following the directions below:
• Go to: www.powerabrightfuture.com
• Login: On the top right of the home screen, enter your email
address.
• Information: When you first register, you need to enter your name
and birth date (Must be 18 or older for your vote to count!) This
only needs to be completed once.
• Visit the Nominee Gallery: Click on this tab on the right side of the
screen after logging in.
• Search: In the search box type in ‘Phillipsburg FFA Chapter’.
• Vote: After completing the search, the Phillipsburg Chapter will
appear. Click on the
• photo and click VOTE.
Remember: You can Vote Once a Day from October 5th Until November
1st!
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Champion Elk Caller DieterKaboth Joins The Hunter’sSpecialties Pro StaffOCT 14, 2010 04:14P.M.
Champion Elk Caller Dieter Kaboth Joins The Hunter’s
Specialties Pro Staff
Champion Elk Caller Dieter Kaboth Joins The Hunter’s Specialties Pro
Staff
Hunter’s Specialties
Cedar Rapids, IA --(Ammoland.com)- Hunter’s Specialties recently
announced the addition of champion elk caller and well known hunter
Dieter Kaboth of Pierce, Idaho to the Pro Staff family.
Dieter has recorded four Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation World Elk
Calling Championships in the professional division – more than any
caller in the history of the competition.
Since winning his first title he has appeared on over 300 radio and
television shows all over the world, including the PrimeTime Bulls DVD
series and Hunter’s Specialties Outdoors. As a life member, Dieter has
worked tirelessly for the RMEF and currently serves as a media
representative for the organization.
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Although Dieter’s primary passion is hunting elk, he also gets great
satisfaction from helping other hunters, especially those new to the
sport. He also enjoys pursuing mule deer, whitetails, blacktail deer,
moose, black bear, turkeys and waterfowl whenever he gets the chance.
Dieter is also an expert predator hunter and caller.
“Throughout the years I have called in and killed dozens of
coyotes and bobcats”, said Dieter. “To me predator hunting is
a necessary part of hunting and helps keep deer, antelope and
elk herds strong and healthy by helping to increase fawn/calf
survival rates to sustain or increase their populations.”
Dieter will be featured on the “Operation Predator” video series from
Hunter’s Specialties, hunting in various locations across the Western
United States.
Dieter has been involved in the elk hunting, calling and call development
industry since 1985. He will bring his wealth of knowledge and
experience to Hunter’s Specialties as he helps to develop and promote
new and existing products.
“I’m excited to be a part of the Hunter’s Specialties family”,
said Kaboth. “I’m looking forward to helping promote both
Wayne Carlton’s Calls and Johnny Stewart Wildlife Calls,
looking for ways to make improvements and additions to
such great product lines, along with the chance to share the
knowledge I have gained chasing elk and predators
throughout the west”.
For more information about other Hunter’s Specialties products, log
onto the Hunter’s Specialties website at www.hunterspec.com, write to
6000 Huntington Court NE, Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52402, or call a
Consumer Service Specialist at 319-395-0321.
About:
Hunter’s Specialties is the world’s largest manufacturer of hunting
accessories and has been producing quality products since 1977.
Hunter’s Specialties manufactures over 900 products. Owners David and
Carman Forbes, who live by the company motto “For Sportsmen, By
Sportsmen,” started H.S. with just one product-No-Mar Camo Gun &
Bow Tape. Visit: www.hunterspec.com
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Second AmendmentFoundation Sues Eric Holder &FBI Over Misdemeanor GunRights DenialOCT 14, 2010 04:05P.M.
Second Amendment Foundation Sues Eric Holder & FBI Over
Misdemeanor Gun Rights Denial
Second Amendment Foundation
BELLEVUE, WA --(Ammoland.com)- Acting on behalf of a Georgia
resident and honorably discharged Vietnam War veteran, the Second
Amendment Foundation today filed a lawsuit against Attorney General
Eric Holder and the Federal Bureau of Investigation over enforcement of
a federal statute that can deny gun rights to someone with a simple
misdemeanor conviction on his record.
The lawsuit was filed in United States District Court for the District of
Columbia. SAF and co-plaintiff Jefferson Wayne Schrader of Cleveland,
GA are represented by attorney Alan Gura, who successfully argued both
the Heller and McDonald cases before the U.S. Supreme Court.
In July 1968, Schrader, then 21, was found guilty of misdemeanor assault
and battery relating to a fight involving a man who had previously
assaulted him in Annapolis, MD. The altercation was observed by a
police officer, who arrested Schrader, then an enlisted man in the Navy,
stationed in Annapolis. The man he fought with was in a street gang that
had attacked him for entering their “territory,” according to the
complaint.
Schrader was ordered to pay a $100 fine and $9 court cost. He
subsequently served a tour of duty in Vietnam and was eventually
honorably discharged. However, in 2008 and again in 2009, Mr.
Schrader was denied the opportunity to receive a shotgun as a gift, or to
purchase a handgun for personal protection. He was advised by the FBI
to dispose of or surrender any firearms he might have or face criminal
prosecution.
“Schrader’s dilemma,” explained SAF Executive Vice
President Alan Gottlieb, “is that until recently, Maryland law
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did not set forth a maximum sentence for the crime of
misdemeanor assault. Because of that, he is now being
treated like a felon and his gun rights have been denied.
“No fair-minded person can tolerate gun control laws being
applied this way,” he added. “Mr. Schrader’s case is a great
example of why gun owners cannot trust government
bureaucrats to enforce gun laws.”
The Second Amendment Foundation (www.saf.org) is the nation’s oldest
and largest tax-exempt education, research, publishing and legal action
group focusing on the Constitutional right and heritage to privately own
and possess firearms. Founded in 1974, The Foundation has grown to
more than 650,000 members and supporters and conducts many
programs designed to better inform the public about the consequences of
gun control. SAF has previously funded successful firearms-related suits
against the cities of Los Angeles; New Haven, CT; and San Francisco on
behalf of American gun owners, a lawsuit against the cities suing gun
makers and an amicus brief and fund for the Emerson case holding the
Second Amendment as an individual right.
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Hornady SuperformanceVarmint Ammunition –Supercharge Your Varmint RifleOCT 14, 2010 03:50P.M.
Hornady Superformance Varmint Ammunition – Supercharge
Your Varmint Rifle
Hornady Ammunition
Grand Island, Neb. --(Ammoland.com)- Speed Kills! Varmint hunters
can now reap the benefits of Hornady Superformance propellant
technology in their favorite varmint cartridges.
Superformance Varmint ammunition delivers muzzle velocity increases
of 100 to 200 feet per second from EVERY gun.
Accuracy, increased range, flatter trajectory, less wind drift and
devastating terminal results are all realized with Superformance Varmint
ammunition.
Featuring the industry leading polymer tipped Hornady V-MAX bullet
that delivers match accuracy and rapid fragmentation, Superformance
Varmint ammunition from Hornady extends current varmint cartridge
efficiency and performance.
Optimal results are achieved in all firearms, and Superformance Varmint
ammunition is safe to use in all action types, including semi-autos.
IT IS FAST: Superformance Varmint is 100 to 200 fps FASTER than
ANY conventional ammunition.
• IT IS ACCURATE: Achieve superior accuracy, increased range,
flatter trajectory, less wind drift.
• IT IS DEADLY: Polymer tipped Hornady V-MAX bullets deliver
match accuracy and rapid fragmentation.
• IT IS VERSATILE: Optimal results are achieved in ALL firearms,
including semi-autos.
INITIAL SUPERFORMANCE VARMINT OFFERINGS
INCLUDE:
• 222 Remington with 50 gr V-MAX at 3,345 feet per second
(delivers 223 Remington Ballistics!!)
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• 223 Remington at 3,465 feet per second pushing the BRAND NEW,
53 gr V-MAX bullet that has been optimized for peak performance
from the 223 Remington chamber. This new bullet boasts an
amazing .290 BC that enables this load to produce trajectory and
wind drift equaling that of a conventional 22-250!
• 22-250 Remington loaded with the 50 gr V-MAX at 4,000 feet per
second
• 243 Winchester Superformance Varmint load pushing a 58 gr V-
Max at 3,925 feet per second
Supercharge your varmint rifle with Hornady Superformance Varmint
ammunition – It really IS…rocket science!
About:
Founded in 1949, Hornady Manufacturing Company is a family owned
business headquartered in Grand Island, Nebraska. Proudly
manufacturing products that are “Made in the USA”, by over 300
employees, Hornady Manufacturing is a world leader in bullet,
ammunition, reloading tool and accessory design and manufacture.
Visit: www.hornady.com
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NRA’s Eddie Eagle GunSafeProgram Reaches 24 MillionthChildOCT 14, 2010 03:41P.M.
NRA’s Eddie Eagle GunSafe Program Reaches 24 Millionth
Child
National Rifle Association
Charlotte, NC --(Ammoland.com)- The Eddie Eagle GunSafe Program,
NRA’s groundbreaking gun accident prevention course for children, has
surpassed yet another milestone by reaching its 24 millionth child.
Created in 1988 by past NRA President Marion P. Hammer, in
consultation with elementary school teachers, law enforcement officers,
and child psychologists, the program provides pre-K through the third
grade children with simple, effective rules to follow should they
encounter a firearm in an unsupervised setting: “If you see a gun:
STOP! Don’t Touch. Leave the Area. Tell an Adult.”
“This is one of the NRA’s most successful and long-running
programs, because it works,” said Kayne Robinson, NRA
Executive Director of General Operations.
Volunteers for the Eddie Eagle program might come from diverse
backgrounds, but they share a commitment to protecting children from
gun accidents. Those involved include teachers, NRA members, law
enforcement officers, and community activists who teach the program,
as well as private donors and Friends of NRA participants who raise
funds to pay for the program’s educational materials.
More than 26,000 educators, law enforcement agencies, and civic
organizations have taught the program since 1988.
“The Eddie Eagle GunSafe Program continues to receive
outstanding feedback from program users and parents,” said
Eric Lipp, Program Manager of the Eddie Eagle GunSafe
Program. “I am tremendously happy to be able to say that
Eddie Eagle has now reached over 24 million children with
his life saving message.”
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Eddie Eagle Gunsafe Program
Law enforcement’s partnership with Eddie Eagle has proven to be very
effective. Along with schools and libraries, law enforcement agencies are
one of the few groups allowed to purchase an Eddie Eagle mascot
costume. NRA also offers free Eddie Eagle materials to any law
enforcement agency, hospital, or educational facility across the nation.
To receive these free materials, or to purchase an Eddie Eagle costume,
please contact the Eddie Eagle Department at 800-231-0752.
The Eddie Eagle program has been praised by numerous groups and
elected officials, including the Association of American Educators, the
Youth Activities Division of the National Safety Council, the National
Sheriffs’ Association, the U.S. Department of Justice (through its Office
of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency), and 26 state governors.
Funds raised through Friends of NRA and distributed through The NRA
Foundation (www.nrafoundation.org) enable budget-strapped schools
and police departments to teach the program at minimal or no cost. The
NRA encourages citizens nationwide to participate in heightening gun
accident prevention awareness within their local communities. Schools,
law enforcement agencies, civic groups, and others interested in more
information about The Eddie Eagle GunSafe Program, or persons who
wish to see if free materials are available in their communities, should
call the Eddie Eagle Department at (800) 231-0752 or visit
www.nrahq.org/safety/eddie/.
About:
Established in 1871, the National Rifle Association is America’s oldest
civil rights and sportsmen’s group. Four million members strong, NRA
continues its mission to uphold Second Amendment rights and to
advocate enforcement of existing laws against violent offenders to reduce
crime. The Association remains the nation’s leader in firearm education
and training for law-abiding gun owners, law enforcement and the
military. Visit: www.nra.org
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Team SIG Captain Max Michel,Jr. Secures Spot on Team USAfor 2011 IPSC World Shoot XVIOCT 14, 2010 03:14P.M.
Team SIG Captain Max Michel, Jr. Secures Spot on Team USA
for 2011 IPSC World Shoot XVI
World champion shooter Max Michel
SIG SAUER
EXETER, NH --(Ammoland.com)- Team SIG Captain, Max Michel,
secured his spot on Team USA for the 2011 IPSC World Shoot XVI earlier
this week at the 2010 USPSA Handgun Nationals.
Michel competed against the country’s top shooters in this final
qualifying match, which was held October 9-12, 2010 at the Desert
Sportsman’s Rifle & Pistol Club in Las Vegas, NV. The competition
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proved fierce this year, leaving Michel in fourth place overall in the Pistol
Open Division. He finished with 1617.5040 match points, or 93.89%.
While Team Captain for Team USA has not yet been decided, Michel had
entered the Handgun Nationals as the leading candidate for this
position.
Max Michel“I’m extremely honored to once again be a
member of Team USA [for the 2011 IPSC World Shoot XVI],”
commented Michel. “It is essentially our Olympics and
nothing makes me prouder than to wear our colors on foreign
soil competing for a Gold Medal. I can’t wait to compete in
Greece in October 2011.”
Michel has been a member of Team USA since 1999 and has won the
gold medal every time.
Michel’s next competition is the USPSA Production Nationals, held at
the Desert Sportsman in Las Vegas, NV from October 14-16, 2010.
• To follow Max Michel and Team SIG, click on to
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• Become a Fan of Max Michel on Facebook at
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• Follow Max Michel on Twitter at http://twitter.com/Max_Michel.
• For more information on SIG SAUER, or any of its products, visit
www.sigsauer.com.
• For hi-res images of the Team SIG Shooters , visit SIG SAUER on
Flikr.
About Max Michel
By anyone’s account, Max Michel, Jr. is one of the best shooters in the
world. With three World Speed Shooting Championships (2009, 2007
and 2005), five USPSA National Championships (2009, 2007, 2006,
2005 and 2004), 2 US Steel National Championships (2009, and 2008),
more than 30 USPSA Area Championships, and over 80 Major
Championship wins, Max Michel has become a dominant force in the
pistol shooting sports. As an international competitor, Michel has
represented the United States in the last four International Practical
Shooting Confederation (IPSC) World Shoots and returned home each
time with team gold medals. He will again represent the nation in
Rhodes, Greece at the 2011 World Shoot and anchor the USA’s Open
Division team.
About SIG SAUER, Inc.
SIG SAUER, Inc. is the largest member of a worldwide business group of
firearms manufacturers that includes J.P. Sauer & Sohn and Blaser
GmbH in Germany and Swiss Arms AG in Switzerland. This global
network of companies gives SIG SAUER a world-class firearms
knowledge base, unparalleled design expertise, and extensive
manufacturing capacity, enabling the company to respond quickly and
effectively to changing market conditions and the needs of its military,
law enforcement, and commercial markets worldwide. SIG SAUER is an
ISO 9001: 2000 certified company with over 370 employees. For more
information on SIG SAUER or any of its products, or the SIG SAUER
Academy, log on to www.sigsauer.com.
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Johnson M1941 Semi-Automatic Rifle – Highly PrizedBy Gun CollectorsOCT 14, 2010 02:49P.M.
Johnson M1941 Semi-Automatic Rifle – Highly Prized By Gun
Collectors
By John Kullman of FirearmsTruth.com
Gun Collecting
Johnson M1941 Semi-Automatic Rifle with original spike bayonet and
leather sheath. The 10-round rotary magazine could be quickly reloaded
using two clips of .30 Caliber M2 Ball ammunition.
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Michigan --(Ammoland.com)- The iconic M1 Garand isn’t the only
semi-automatic rifle used by combat troops in WWII.
Marine officer Melvin Johnson began work on what came to be known as
the Johnson M1941 in 1935.
At the time, the army was convinced that the M1 was the rifle of the
future and some have speculated that when Johnson’s rifle was tested
against the M1, the deck was stacked against him. But the Marine Corp
wasn’t convinced by the Army’s praise for the M1.
By 1940, a controversy grew between those who supported the M1
Garand and the Johnson Rifle. The press got involved and in February of
1940 the Washington Evening Star ran a series of articles entitled,
“Battle Efficiency of Garand Rifle Provokes Controversy.” At the same
time, the Rifleman published some articles that cast the Johnson Rifle in
a favorable light. Life magazine called the Garand-Johnson battle “one of
the greatest military squabbles in U.S. history.”
In the end, the Garand won out. Both rifles fired the same .30-06
cartridge and performed similarly in extensive testing. The Johnson has
the advantage of having a 10 round built-in cylindrical magazine,
compared to the Garand’s 8 round magazine. But the Johnson used the
energy from recoil to eject and insert a new round. As the bullet and
propellant gases moved down the barrel, they imparted a force on the
bolt head that was locked to the barrel. The barrel, together with the bolt,
moved a short distance rearward until the bullet left and the barrel and
pressure in the bore had dropped to a safe level. When a standard
bayonet was attached, the rifle became unbalanced and could easily
malfunction. Because of this, and the fact that the M1 was already in
production, Johnson’s design was rejected.
But he didn’t give up. By early 1941 he had completed refinements to the
rifle and advertised the M1941 to other countries. The Netherlands
orderd 70,000 of Johnson’s rifles to be used by troops defending the
Dutch East Indies. The Japanese had their own plans for the East Indies
and only a few thousand were delivered to the Dutch government in
exile.
With America’s entry into WWII, the entire military was woefully short
of weapons. At the time, the main battle rifle for the Marine Corp was the
bolt-action Springfield. Most of the M1 Garands in stock were being
procured by the Army, so the Corp looked to the Johnson to fill the gap.
The newly formed Marine First Parachute Battalion was supplied with
enough Johnson rifles to equip the unit prior to its deployment to the
Solomons in 1942. As M1s became available, the Johnson was rotated
out of active service.
The Office of Strategic Service used the Johnson in some clandestine
mission into enemy territory. It has also been reported that the famous
First Special Service Force, the ‘Devil’s Brigade’, used the Johnson rifle.
And while the Johnson was rotated out of service in the U.S. military as
quickly as possible, the M1941 did see action in the 1961 Bay of Pigs
invasion.
Approximately 70,000 M1941’s were produced during WWII. After the
war, Johnsons were sold to civilians and ads for them ran until the mid-
1960s when supply finally ran out.
Identifying an original M1941 is easy. The top of the receiver of
the M1941 Johnson was marked:
• Cal. 30-06 Semi-Auto
• Johnson Automatics
• Model of 1941
• Made in Providence, R.I., U.S.A.
• Serial #
The right of the receiver was marked “Cranston Arms Co.” enclosed in a
triangle. The Johnson rifles were serially numbered in blocks up to
10,000. The first block ran from 1 to 10,000. The second block had a B
prefix, the third a C and son on. So, a Johnson rifle with the serial
number B3345 was the 13,345th rifle produced. Records don’t indicate
which batch of rifles were issued to the Marine Corp.
1. Collectors who are interested in getting a M1941 Johnson in
original military configuration should look at six things:
2. All exterior metal surfaces are parkerized except for the bright
finished bolt.
3. The front of the barrel collar was marked “30-06” in the 12 o’clock
position and “41” in the six o’clock position. There were some
Johnson barrels made in .270 and 7mm caliber, but these were not
used in the U.S. military service.
4. The buttplate was checkered metal with no recoil pad
5. The adjustable rear site was graduated for meters, not yards.
6. The stock was plain and unadorned with no checkering or other
embellishments.
7. The barrel should have a bayonet lug.
John Kullman is managing editor of FirearmsTruth.com, a
website that tracks and monitors media bias against guns
and our Second Amendment rights. Visit:
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Travis ‘T-Bone’ Turner Featuredat Whitetails Unlimited’s Mid-Ohio Valley Chapter BanquetOCT 14, 2010 02:17P.M.
Travis ‘T-Bone’ Turner Featured at Whitetails Unlimited’s
Mid-Ohio Valley Chapter Banquet
Holy Smoke Event Center in Whipple will be the place to be for deer
hunters on October 23.
Travis ‘T-Bone’ Turner Featured at Whitetails Unlimited’s Mid-Ohio
Valley Chapter Banquet
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Ohio --(Ammoland.com)- Travis ‘T-Bone’ Turner, Realtree Outdoors
pro-staffer and co-host of the top-rated television show The Bone
Collector, will be the special guest at Whitetails Unlimited’s Mid-Ohio
Valley Chapter banquet at the Holy Smoke Event Center in Whipple,
Ohio October 23.
“T-Bone will be a great addition to a great banquet,” said
WTU Ohio Field Director Denny Malloy, noting that “he’s one
of the most down-to-earth celebrities you can ever meet, and
he’s more entertaining in person than he is on screen.”
The Mid-Ohio Valley Chapter banquet is a fundraising event sponsored
by Whitetails Unlimited, the country’s premier white-tailed deer
conservation organization. The evening includes a dinner, auction, and
prizes with a wide array of products such as firearms, outfitter packages,
hunting and outdoor-related equipment, artwork, and collectibles only
available at WTU events. Doors open for a social hour at 5:00 p.m. and
the prime rib and chicken dinner will start at 7:00 p.m. Tickets will not
be sold at the door, but can be ordered online, or by phone at (740) 678-
1436, or toll-free at WTU National headquarters at (800) 274-5471. For
more information visit www.whitetailsunlimited.com.
T-Bone Turner brings years of experience as a championship archer,
hunter, and television personality. In addition to Realtree Outdoors, he
is a pro-staff member of a number of outstanding companies in the
outdoor sports industry, including Hoyt, Hunter Safety System, G5
Outdoors, and Bushnell. Turner is also the celebrity archery expert to the
stars, working with Jeff Foxworthy, Bill Jordan, Michael Waddell, David
Blanton, and several country music and major league baseball stars on
their archery setups and shooting advice. Turner currently resides in
Hogansville, Georgia, with his wife, Michelle, and son, Archer. For more
information, please visit: www.TboneOutdoors.com,
www.bonecollector.com, or www.realtree.com.
“T-Bone brings that ‘Brotherhood of the Bone Collector’
attitude to Ohio,” said Malloy, “which fits in perfectly with
Buckeye sportsmen. I’m really looking forward to sharing a
great night with the best deer hunters in the world. We’re in
the heart of Ohio’s hunting heritage, and T-Bone is traveling
a long way to share his hunting stories from years of
experience with Realtree and the Bone Collector, and
celebrate the American tradition of deer hunting with us.”
Malloy added that,
“All hunters, sportsmen, and conservationists are invited, and
for more information, to print out an invitation flyer, or order
tickets, just go to the WTU website at
www.whitetailsunlimited.com.”
For more information about the Mid-Ohio Valley Chapter banquet or
Whitetails Unlimited, visit www.whitetailsunlimited.com. Tickets are
still available at the website, or by calling WTU National Headquarters at
800-274-5471.
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conservation organization. Our mission is to raise funds in support of
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education, habitat enhancement and acquisition, and the preservation of
the hunting tradition for the benefit of the white-tailed deer and other
wildlife. When it comes to the whitetail and its environment, WTU’s
degree of professionalism and dedication has earned us the reputation of
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Argentina Dove Hunting – Doyou Have What It TakesOCT 14, 2010 01:59P.M.
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Columbia, SC --(AmmoLand.com)- Down at the Plaza de Mayo, the
Argentines are beating each other with sticks.
The Peronists have stormed their own headquarters and will not come
out until they call a bomb threat on themselves.
We are a couple of miles away at El Aeroparque Jorge Newberry, and the
pilots are on strike.
Argentine pilots have not been paid in two weeks, but we are flying LAN
Chile. There is no great love lost between the nations. Argentines tell you
they are the steak and Chile is the bone for the dogs. If I told you what
the Chileans say about Argentines, they would not print it here. So LAN
will keep flying, but late. Instead of shooting birds in Cordoba, we are
wishing it wasn’t too early for Senor Jack Daniels.
Me and Claudette, my second trip, her third. Two hours later there is a
stirring at the gate, an Airbus making ready to load. No jetway here,
downstairs, across the tarmac and up a ladder. The guncase goes up the
conveyor and thumps into the cargo bay.
Bringing your guns to Argentina? Not for the harried, hurried or the
faint of heart. You send your outfitter the numbers six weeks in advance
and he generates the papers on his end. Somebody meets you at the gate
and escorts you to an office where special police check serial numbers
and collect a hundred bucks a gun, more if they feel like it. A deal if you
figure it by the page, the artistic flaring fancy wristwork in stamp, stamp,
stamping each individual sheet half a dozen times. Argentines, weary of
coups and threats of coups, keep a close eye on guns coming into the
country.
We have a side-by-side and an over-under, two high-grade Merkel 20s.
Merkel was among the German gunmakers who wound up on the wrong
side of the Iron Curtain. The Reds consolidated all the companies into
one grand firearms collective to make shotguns for high-rolling Comrade
Commissars. When the wall came down, Merkel reorganized and moved
into the western market. And that’s where we come in. We’re taking
Merkels to a land where Benellis and Berettas rule. We will see how they
hold up.
But we have to get there first. A bus from the estancia meets us at the
Cordoba airport. We are late, but earlier than the sole Argentine flight,
which delivers a contingent of Texans.
“What yall got in the box?” one wants to know.
“Merkels,” I say.
“Myrtles?”
This country looks like eastern Montana, broad flat fields, checker-
boarded by fence-rows and hedgerows with a line of ragged blue hills in
the distance, but the cowboys hanging around the crossroad cantinas
wear berets, not Stetsons.
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One town short, there is a barricade of tires, pallets and sections of drag-
harrow, teeth up. Dour campesinos are standing around with sticks.
“Do not worry, senores,” the driver says, “it is only the farm
protest.”
The campesinos thrust leaflets through the windows, wave us on.
We arrive at Estancia Los Chanares in time for lunch. Lunch is a serious
undertaking in Argentina and will burn up about two hours. Fresh bread,
an extravagance of salad, potatoes, steaks, ribs, dove breasts, wine, wine,
wine and finally homemade ice cream and fruit cobbler. We waddle from
the table and get introduced around.
Alex, a Columbian and lifelong hunting guide, runs the lodge. His wife,
Jessica, a veteran restauranteur from Buenos Aries, runs the kitchen.
Martin organizes the shoots, ramrods the bird boys and fixes the guns
when they need fixing, which is more often than you might expect.
Most estancias offer shooting wintertimes to help spread out the pesos –
and to thin flocks that can easily flatten a grainfield in an afternoon. But
Estancia los Chanares manages crops for the birds, instead. The lodge is
grand enough for any exiled ex-presidente, white stucco, fireplaces
everywhere, formal gardens, swimming pool, red tile roof and red tile
floors. The fields are angular and irregular, troublesome for agriculture
but perfect for food plots. All around are rotten stone hills of
impenetrable thornbushes – chanares – hence the name of this distant,
obscure and excellent place.
We meet our bird boys at the first stop, Hugo and Juan, brothers in their
early 20s, swarthy, beady-eyed and diligent. Two cases of shells, two
field-seats, two coolers of water and Quilmes, the favored local brew,
feed sacks for the birds and the empty shells.
They lead us to a makeshift blind strung between two thorn trees. They
break out the shells – Orbeas made right up the road in Tucuman – and
we break out the guns. Hugo and Juan tip boxes and the shells rattle into
our vest pockets.
I learn a lot that day. You can only shoot one bird at a time. A ventilated
rib is a radiator. Your gun will cool faster open and propped vertically
against a convenient tree. Finally, don’t forget your shooting gloves.
Splat – blood across my glasses. The new checkering has worn the hide
right off my thumb.
“You boys got any band aids?”
“No, senor, but Martin will have them when he brings more
shells.”
“More shells?”
“Si, senor, these two cases will not last you so long.”
Winter daylight comes late in these latitudes. Reveille at eight, a
bounteous breakfast at 8:30. Alex and I linger over coffee.
“How many birds do you have?”
He smiles. “Twenty millions? Forty millions? Who knows?
We have the largest dove roost in all of Argentina.”
We ride to the morning shoot with a new arrival, Harvey Alexander from
London. He’s ecstatic.
“I can fly first class from London to Buenos Aires and shoot
here for less than it costs me to shoot driven grouse in
England!”
We find Hugo and Juan on a foot-trail atop the brow of a long hogback
ridge. There is a brightening field on one side, thornbush tangle on the
other. After the pickup rattles away we notice a sound persistent as
distant surf, as if the earth itself is breathing. Millions upon countless
millions of doves are cooing up the morning. Already the air is full of
them and the green hills echo with the crackle of gunfire.
But how many doves can a man shoot? How many birds does a man
want to shoot? Last year another Texan tried to figure it out. He shot
6,016 doves in 11 hours using three extended magazine Benellis. He kept
three bird boys busy, two loading, one counting. Not sure of his shell bill,
his hospital bill either.
A couple of hours into it, Claudette cusses. A fine screw in the forend
hardware has worked itself loose.
“Y’all got a screwdriver?”
“No, senor, Martin will bring when he brings more shells.”
I sit crosslegged in tall grass and pull the forearm off the gun. The screw
retains a cam that cocks the top barrel ejector.
“If we can’t get us a screwdriver, we won’t need more shells.”
“No problemo, senor,” Hugo says and pulls a battered jack
knife from his jeans.
I baby the screw with a thumbnail instead. My nail splits, but the gun
will shoot.
We break for lunch, I peel the forend again and pass it to Martin. He
returns it with ceremonial flourish right at the table, along with an
eyeglass screwdriver, custom ground to fit the fine Merkel screw. Back in
business, for awhile anyway.
A couple dozen boxes into the afternoon shoot, the double bellers and
slaps my already pulverized shoulder twice as hard as expected. I reckon
somebody in Tucuman got careless with his powder dipper. Juan comes
to my side, looks over my battered shoulder as I puzzle over the gun.
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“It has fired twice, senor.”
He’s right. “Martin!”
On our way out of the fields, we pick up one of the Texans holding what’s
left of a semi-auto. The receiver literally fell apart in his hands.
“I was hoping to shoot a thousand birds today,” he bemoans,
“but damnit, all I got was seven-fifty.”
Nothing serious. An aluminum receiver with egged-out holes. The pins
that secure the trigger group fell into the thorn tree leaves. Martin has a
zip-lock of them back at the estancia.
I quiz Martin. “How many rounds been through that gun?”
He shrugs. “In two years, maybe fifty thousand.”
“Fifty thousand? How do your over-unders stand up?”
“They break hammers around sixty thousand. I can adjust
them, but then they break springs.”
“What’s the absolutely toughest gun?”
“The Browning Citori, senor. But the firing pins erode . . .”
Clang, clang, bang. A wind is roaring down the Andes and every rattly
piece of metal, every gate, every loose board for a hundred miles is
picking up the lunatic rhythm. Clang, clang, clang. I ease out of bed and
pad down to the great room looking for coffee. Harvey Alexander, the
wandering Britt, is hooked over a Cuban cigar and his cell phone. The
cigar works, the phone doesn’t.
I leave my doubling Merkel on the gunrack and hornswoggle Martin out
of one of the house guns, a Beretta Silver Pigeon 28. It’s only a year old,
the checkering has worn right off the stock, but it functions flawlessly.
And Brothers and Sisters, I am here to testify that you can kill the hell
out of doves with a 28. I drop the first 16 straight. I tell you this not to
brag, but only so you can share my astonishment. Forty yards, sixty
yards, doesn’t matter. Deadly beyond belief.
Claudette is shooting the Merkel over-under and besides having to keep
after the troublesome screw, she is dropping birds left and right. But the
wind is still ripping. We are shooting from a hole hacked out of the
thornbushes halfway down a steep ridge. Birds careening downwind are
just an impossible blur. Upwind it’s a little better. Upwind or down, the
birds can’t see us until they are right on top of us. But we can’t see them
either and have only about two seconds to mount, swing and fire.
Maybe you never reckoned wingshooting an
endurance sport, but here in Argentina it is. Three
days and it shows.
Poor us, too tired to shoot anymore. We let the guns cool down one last
time, crack a Quilmes. Back at the estancia, they have a fire roaring in
the outside pit and the liquor is going down.
“The girls are coming out from Cordoba,” Alex announces.
“Who wants a massage?”
Eighteen hands in the air.
The bus is idling in the driveway. We powwow with Alex and settle our
shell bill, painful at ten bucks a box. That’s the way they do it down here,
turn you loose in a blizzard of birds and keep careful count. Between the
two of us, we have downed a thousand birds, an affront, an insult, a
mockery. But Alex acknowledges our sensibilities.
“We have a couple from Sweden who come every year. They
enjoy themselves but will only shoot five hundred birds
each,” he pauses, then adds, “a day.”
Halfway to the airport, there is a monumental jam of trucks and cars and
buses. The campesinos are still at it. Our driver hooks a hard right and
takes us cross-country. After three or four miles eating dust, we are clear
of the campesinos and on the main road again.
Back at our Buenos Aires hotel we are met by a harried bell captain who
passes us a printed notice:
“There are some issues of local concern that have prompted
rallies at the Plaza de Mayo . . . ”
We wake next morning to a rumble as pervasive as ten million doves
cooing, heady as a wind coming off the Andes. Fifty thousand
campesinos have bolted the pampas and are heading to the Plaza de
Mayo. Busloads after countless busloads. Musicians on the back of
flatbed field trucks. Funky little Fiat sedans with blaring loudspeakers
big as the cars. Meanwhile, the government has laid off their legions of
clerks, paid them 200 pesos each to go protest the protesters.
Claudette considers the proceedings and then glances at the clock.
“We have a couple of hours to kill. Let’s slip off to some
sidewalk cafe and get us one good last meal before things bust
loose.”
Just a snack, a dozen poached shrimp on a bed of lettuce, tomatoes and
avocadoes, home-baked bread and the obligatory local wine. Then a
series of low concussive thumps comes rolling over the rooftops.
“Hey waiter, what’s all the racket?”
He wrings his hands, mops his brow and looks uneasily off into middle
distance.
“Please do not worry, senor. It is only the tear gas bombs.”
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Ah Argentina, I have what it takes to love you, a little money, a little
Spanish, a little patience, and a great sense of humor . . .
Editor’s Note: Roger Pinckney happily reports a drop of
lock-tight fixed the over-under and there was nothing at all
wrong with the side-by-side. His hand was so swollen, it
crowded the selector button to middle position allowing both
barrels to fire simultaneously.
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