At the request of our readers, we provide select “Deals of the Week”. Every Sunday afternoon or Monday morning we offer our Best Bargain selections. Here are some of the best deals on firearms, hardware, reloading components, optics, and shooting accessories. Be aware that sale prices are subject to change, and once clearance inventory is sold, it’s gone for good. You snooze you lose.
NOTE: All listed products are for sale to persons 18 years of age or older. No products are intended for use by minors.
Brownells — Fall Clearance SALE and Major Discounts
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Brownells is running major discounts now with a fall clearance sale. There are good deals on optics, gun components, ammo, reloading gear and much more. Visit Brownells’ Sale and Clearance Page to access hundreds of deals. And you can then save an additional 30% with Code FALL30. On the Fall Clearance landing page you can navigate by product type, and be sure to use Code FALL30 to get 30% savings off the listed price.
MidwayUSA — Waterfowl Hunting Sale — Guns, Ammo, Carry Bags
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If you’re getting ready to head out to the marshes, check out the waterfowl hunting sale at MidwayUSA. You’ll find great deals on shotguns, camo gear, and high-quality waterfowl hunting ammo. They have everything from shotguns to shells to gear to keep you warm and comfortable all at low prices to save you some money. In addition, MidwayUSA is now offering FREE Shipping for orders over $100.00.
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Federal Ammunition has released a new version of the Federal Ballistic AE App to assist shooters and hunters. The updated Advanced Edition (AE) App features a modern interface with enhanced navigation for a better user experience in the field. The HUD and DOPE charts are combined in a single workspace, with real-time trajectory information and manual data adjustments in wind direction, speed, and range.
Powered by the JBM Ballistics computer, Ballistic App is a respected ballistics calculator for iOS devices. This app calculates trajectory, windage, velocity, energy, lead, and bullet flight time for any valid range. Ballistic AE can compensate for atmospheric conditions such as temperature, barometric pressure, humidity, altitude and more. The App has a library of more than 800 projectiles and factory loads, with G1/G7 BC data, as well as advanced features including a mil-dot and MOA rangefinder, GPS and atmospheric reporting, full-size charts, and a precision target log.
The refreshed Ballistic AE App is designed to help long-range shooters and hunters hit more consistently with real-time aiming and scope adjustments available at their fingertips. Federal Marketing V.P. Jason Nash states: “This new and improved mobile app provides a better user experience [with improved accuracy].”
The Federal Ballistic AE iOS ballistics calculator is designed to provide accurate trajectory, windage and velocity for Federal, Remington, Fiocchi, and Speer projectiles. App users will find their favorite cartridge types including virtually all new modern cartridges and Federal’s new Peak Alloy products 7mm Backcountry and 6.5 Creedmoor +Peak. The App also employs GPS-aware precision tools to help provide more accurate trajectory predictions in the field.
Federal states: “This new version of the Ballistic AE App gives hunters and shooters the modern tools they need to perform at their peak in the field and on the range.” Full information on the new Ballistic AE App can be found at Federalpremium.com. Users can download the App for FREE from the Apple App Store.
Yes Hunters Should Protect Their Hearing
According to Dr. William W. Clark, the current Director of the Washington Univ. School of Medicine’s Audiology/Communication Sciences Program, a “serious threat to hearing comes from recreational hunting or target shooting”. This is in large part due to the fact that many people choose not to use traditional hearing protection devices like earplugs and earmuffs because they want to be able to hear their surroundings. Multiple studies have found that between 70 to 80% of hunters never wear earplugs or earmuffs, and nearly half of all target shooters don’t consistently wear traditional hearing protection. Thus, it should come as no surprise that for every five years of hunting, hunters become seven percent more likely to experience high frequency hearing loss.
We recommend that hunters carry quick-insert plugs on a cord around your neck. These can be quickly deployed when you are getting ready to shoot. Or, get a lightweight neck band with earbuds, such as Howard Leight Quiet Band QB1HYG, Sellstrom Band, or 3M Safety Band, all with good Noise Reduction Ratings of 25 dB or higher. You can keep these lightweight bands around your neck for quick deployment.
The Risk of Hearing Loss
Hearing loss can be progressive and irreversible. If you are a shooter, this is serious business. As the NRA Blog cautions: “You may not even realize you’re harming your hearing. Hearing loss occurs gradually, and can go effectively unnoticed until symptoms become severe. By then, the damage is done. Effective hearing protection is a must whenever you are shooting firearms or when you are in the vicinity of gun-shots.
For ultimate protection, we recommend a good set of tapered foam earplugs, topped by ear-muffs. However, there are situations when you may prefer lighter-weight hearing protection that can be quickly removed. For example, if you are standing well behind the firing line as an observer, or if you are working as a rangemaster or waddie some distance away from the shooters.” Good muffs or plugs will reduce sound by 23 to 33 dB.
