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November 2nd, 2026
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.
Sportsman’s Warehouse — Early Black Friday Deals
⏺️ » Major discounts on guns, optics, ammo, camping gear
Now through November 5, 2026, check out the big Early Black Friday Sale at Sportsman’s Warehouse. You’ll find great deals on rifles, pistols, shotguns, scopes, spotting scopes, and ammo. In addition there are major discounts on hunter’s camo gear, trail cams, crossbows, and more. The deals featured above are good through 11:59 pm on November 5. Then Deal Drop 2 runs November 6-12.
Natchez — Rimfire and Centerfire Ammo Deals
⏺️ » Great deals on .22 LR, hunting ammo, and pistol ammo
Natchez is offering major discounts on a wide variety of rimfire and centerfire ammo. You can save up to 16% on a wide variety of .22 LR rimfie ammo and save $50-$90 on 1000-ct cases of pistol ammo, such as CCI .45 ACP FMJ. In addition there are huge discounts on centerfire rifle ammo. For example, you can save $100 on a 1000ct case of PMC 5.56×45 X-Tac Ammo.
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November 2nd, 2026
Tomorrow, November 3, 2026, is the final “mid-term” election day for state and federal political offices. The control of Congress can swing based on the results for contested seats in the House of Representatives. And the small Republican majority in the U.S. Senate could also be challenged.
NSSF urges all gun owners, hunters, recreational target shooters and supporters of the Second Amendment to vote in this important mid-term election. On Election Day, November 3rd, be sure to vote or, alternatively, vote by mail where that is an option. With just 1 day left until Election Day, you should confirm that you are registered and go to a local polling place, or submit your vote-by-mail ballot in accordance with your state voting systems. Remember, every vote counts!
If you sign up with the NSSF’s GunVote.org website you can access state-by-state links to voting protocols and voting locations. Gunvote.org also has information on polling places in many states. But we recommend you also check with your local city and country information centers. With increased vote by mail, many states have fewer voting locations than in years past.
“Second Amendment rights and the rights of hunters and recreational target shooters are on the ballot every election. It is not hyperbole to say this election will matter… for the future of those rights.” said Lawrence Keane, NSSF Senior V.P. and General Counsel.
A Few Thousand Votes Can Make a Difference in Swing States
In 2024, the presidential election was decided in some key states by relatively small margins. Research indicated there are more than 10 million hunters and Second Amendment supporters who remain unregistered to vote ahead of this 2026 mid-term election. Make sure you vote and tell your hunting and range buddies that they need to vote as well. Visit www.GunVote.org for all the information you need to find your polling place on Tuesday, November 3, 2026.
Reports from the 2024 election show millions of American firearm owners are not registered to vote and so cannot vote in local, state, and Federal elections. Unregistered gun owners number more than 515,000+ in Pennsylvania and roughly 370,000 each in Michigan and North Carolina. In addition, Georgia, Wisconsin, Missouri and Virginia all have large populations of gun owners who are unregistered.
November 2nd, 2026
At long range, small bullet holes are much easier to see “in the white” than in the black center of the normal High Power target. When you’re practicing at long range using a scoped rifle, one way to enhance your ability to see your bullet holes is to print a “negative” version of the regulation bullseye target so that your black center is now white.
How do you create a “negative” of a target image? Many image programs, including the FREE Irfanview software, have a “Negative” function in the pull-down menu. If you don’t see a “Negative” menu option in your program, look for a “substitute colors” option. Many printers also have a “reverse colors” function. If you can’t find a solution with your computer or printer, just take a normal bullseye target to a copy shop, and the staff can easily print you a set of targets with white centers in black fields.
 Forum member Watercam has a Pentax PF-80ED spotting scope that allows him to see 6mm bullet holes in the white at 600 yards. However, 6mm holes in the black are only visible out to 400 yards or so. Accordingly, Watercam uses a modified “reversed” black-to-white target for 600-yard practice. Watercam explains: “[Using the Pentax] With my 6mm and limited mirage I see defined, 6mm holes in the white out to 600. In the black, however, I can see bullets holes at about 400. I now use reverse-color targets for training without a pit partner at the 600-yard line.”
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The Hi-Viz Solution — Day-Glo Pasters
If you’re not concerned with official scoring rings, you can use an all-white target with a bright, fluorescent target dot in the middle. A 2″- or 3″-diameter stick-on target dot is highly visible at 600 yards. Birchwood Casey Target Spots® assortment #33928 offers neon orange target dots in 1″, 2″, and 3″ diameters.
TARGET TIP — Use Chart Paper
For practice backers for the Day-GLo pasters at long distance, use Flip Chart Paper (aka Easel Pads) marked with graph lines at 1″ intervals. Available either regular or self-stick, one sheet can hold 4-8 pasters and the white paper allows for easy spotting of the holes and quick estimation of group size. Get Flip Chart Paper at Amazon.com, Staples, or Office Depot. |
Brits Use White-Field Target for F-Class
In the UK, some ranges are now using a “reverse-style” target with a mostly white area. Laurie Holland says this allows shooters to see shots much more easily. Laurie reports: “Here’s a photo of the 500/600 yard F-Class match target we use in PSSA comps at Diggle Ranges with club members Chris Hull (L) and Terry Mann (R). We now use this target form at all ranges up to 1K for F-Class, and, yes you can often see your hits at 600 yards on the target before the markers pull it. Regards from England — Laurie”.
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