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Bushnell gets two Great Buy Awards

Fri, May 11, 2012

Overland Park, Kan. - Bushnell Outdoor Products, an industry-leader in high performance sports optics and outdoor accessories for more than 60 years, has been awarded with two Outdoor Life Great Buy awards. The new Legend Ultra HD 3-9x 50mm riflescope and Legend Ultra HD 10x 25mm folding compact binocular earned the Great Buy awards in the riflescope and mid-size binocular categories, respectively.

Each winter, the Outdoor Life test team gathers to evaluate the newest rifles, shotguns and hunting optics for its annual gear test. The Optics Test includes four categories: riflescopes, full-size binoculars, mid-size binoculars and spotting scopes. Each optic is rated based on optical quality, mechanical precision, low-light performance and through a subjective evaluation. Within each category, the optic with the highest cumulative scores earns the Editor’s Choice award, and the top price/value scoring optic gets the Great Buy award. As a result of the 2012 Optics Test, Bushnell received Great Buy awards for the following products from the Legend Ultra HD family.

The fully multi-coated Legend Ultra HD 3-9x 50mm riflescope delivers 89 percent light transmission for a clear, crisp sight picture. Each riflescope in the Legend Ultra HD family is constructed with a durable yet sleek one-piece tube and offers 100 percent waterproof, fog proof and shockproof performance. Protected with the patented RainGuard HD lens coating, the permanent, water-resistant lens coating causes moisture to bead up and scatter less light, making the Legend riflescope an all-weather performer.

The new Legend Ultra HD 10x 25mm folding compact binocular features wide-angle BaK-4 roof prisms for incredible edge-to-edge sharpness and detail. Bushnell enhances the viewing experience with its fully-multi coated lenses to maximize light transmission and deliver superior brightness. Built with a magnesium chassis and wrapped in a non-slip, rubber-armored housing, the Legend UHD compact is 100 percent waterproof and fog-proof. Add to that the RainGuard HD water-repellant technology and you have a high-quality compact binocular ready to perform, rain or shine.

For more information about the Legend Ultra HD riflescope and binocular product lines, visit the product pages online. To learn more about Bushnell Outdoor Products and its complete line of sports optics and outdoor technology, visit www.bushnell.com or call 1-800-423-3537.

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Plan Alabama Rig box

Fri, May 11, 2012

Alabama and other umbrella-style bass fishing rigs have earned a permanent place among many bass fishermen’s tackle arsenals, but the wire-frame contraptions have had a problem fitting into anglers’ traditional tackle storage systems. Thanks to Plano, umbrella rig storage is no longer a problem.

The Plano® Alabama Rig® Box joins the company’s StowAway™ lineup in its popular 3700 series footprint that has become the standard size for most boat tackle compartments, tackle bags and other tackle management systems.

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The Plano Alabama Rig box measures 14"L x 9.13"W x 2"D and is designed to hold up to four rigs in individual compartments. The box features Plano’s famous sturdy, clear polypropylene plastic construction and is fitted with durable and positive-closing ProLatch™ fasteners.

This specialized StowAway features two unique and adjustable divider designs, patent pending, to protect and organize bass umbrella rigs. One is a V-notch divider that holds the head of the lure in place at one end of the box. The other is a patented star-notch design that collects and secures each wire arm about half way down its length in an isolated position to protect against bending and crimping.

Each compartment holds one umbrella rig of up to five arms. Of course, the dividers can also be arranged in any one compartment to hold swimbaits, along with rigs, in the same box.

The Alabama Rig Box can be used with any Plano, Guide Series™ or FTO Elite™ tackle system that holds 3700 series StowAways. The specialty box, available now, retails for around $11.99.

For more information on this and other StowAway boxes, including waterproof models, visit www.PlanoMolding.com.

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Nikon Prostaff 5 Range Finder

Fri, May 11, 2012

COLUMBUS, Georgia—This Nikon rangefinder will help you eliminate the guesswork and base your next shot off knowledge. With its aggressive styling and palm-sized ergonomics, the Nikon PROSTAFF 5 Laser Rangefinder, available in Realtree APG ™, is the ideal balance of size and power. Boasting a 10% reduction in size from its predecessors, this Nikon rangefinder is the easy-to-carry compact tool needed for dependable readings.

The 6x21 multicoated optical system boasts a huge ocular lens and optimized viewfinder display to provide the wide field of view needed for immediate subject acquisition and maximum ranging speed. With ranging precision out to 600 yards, the long eye relief of 18.3mm makes it great for use with or without eyeglasses. The incredible .1 yard display makes the PROSTAFF 5 stand out from the crowd.

A defining feature of this Nikon rangefinder is the ability to enhance the display when needed. An easy-to-read LCD offers maximum contrast against the viewed image, while the switchable LED feature adds additional contrast as needed for ranging in virtually any light conditions. The waterproof/fogproof construction makes it the perfect companion for virtually any hunt.

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Browning Citori Feather Lightning

Fri, May 11, 2012

With a lightweight alloy receiver and lightning style stock and forearm, the popular Browning Citori over/under shotgun is now available in the new Citori Feather Lightning model. This lightweight Citori makes it easy to carry for long days on the range or out hunting.

Chambered for 3” shells in both 12 and 20 gauge models, the Citori Feather Lightning comes in both 26” and 28” barrels. The guns weigh from 5 lbs. 14 oz. to 6 lbs. 9 oz.

The Citori Feather Lightning model comes with the same features that have made the Citori a favorite of shotgun shooters. Features include the single selective trigger and hammer ejectors with the easily navigated top-tang barrel selector/safety.

The reliable back bored barrels and Invector Plus choke tubes give the gun a more consistent shot pattern. The Citori Feather Lightning barrels are also designed to withstand the punishment of steel shot for decades of service.

Suggested retail price on all models is $2,179.99.

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Stoeger M3000 shotgun

Tue, April 17, 2012

ACCOKEEK, MD (April 16, 2012)-Stoeger Industries introduces the new Stoeger M3000, the latest addition to a line of quality, affordable shotguns for hunters and shooters. The M3000 is a 3-inch, 12-gauge, semi-automatic shotgun that handles loads from 2¾-inch up to the potent 3-inch Magnum without adjustment.

At the heart of the Stoeger M3000 is the proven Inertia Driven® operating system; simple and efficient with only three moving parts in the bolt for lightning-fast, reliable operation. Unlike older gas-system guns, the M3000’s Inertia Driven® action is contained primarily within the receiver, giving the Model M3000 a better more centered balance and swing. With no propellant gas venting into the action, the M3000 shoots clean and stays cleaner longer.

Stoeger’s M3000 comes with either a 26- or 28-inch barrel, fitted with a ventilated, stepped rib and fiber-optic front sight for quick target acquisition, even under low-light hunting conditions. The alloy receiver is drilled and tapped to accommodate a Weaver-style scope base. All M3000’s come supplied with three choke tubes (Extra-full turkey, Modified, and Improved-Cylinder), and a shim kit for drop and cast adjustment.

Options include a threaded steel recoil reducer, which can be installed in the buttstock to help manage felt recoil and a SteadyGrip buttstock for turkey hunting. The M3000 is available in three different finishes - Matte Black synthetic, Realtree® APG™ or Advantage® Max-4™. Versatility, value and solid reliability make the M3000 the perfect choice for waterfowl, wild turkey or upland game birds. For reliability and performance, no other semi-auto in its price range compares.

SPECIFICATIONS: Gauge: 12-Gauge Barrel Length: 24”, 26” & 28” Chokes: IC, M, XFT
Sights: Red bar front sight Metal Finish: Black synthetic, Realtree® Max-4, Realtree® APG™
Stock Material: Synthetic Average Weight: 7 lbs. Overall Length: 48” & 50”
Length of Pull: 143/8” Drop at heel: 2.5” Drop at Comb: 1.5” MSRP: $529 - $599

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The Legends Diaphragm Combo

Fri, March 23, 2012

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The new combo pack contains four Premium Flex™ Infinity Latex® diaphragm calls. Included are the Deep Cut, a four reed cutter-style call, the Tech 3, with a split top reed for crisp cutts and high- pitched raspy yelping, the Power V, a four reed split V style for the ultimate in raspy calling and the Li’l Strut, a three reed style with an angled and split top reed for more rasp. Infinity Latex is the most durable and consistent latex available and doesn’t require a break-in period like most diaphragm calls. The tape used in the calls is water resistant providing a call that will sound great through a whole season of calling.

The Legends Four DVD contains a compilation of some the Pro Staff members’ favorite video hunts. Phillip Vanderpool, Matt Morrett, Rick White and Eddie Salter take viewers along on 12 memorable hunts that show why turkey hunting is still one of America’s favorite sports.

The Legends Four Diaphragm Combo Pack sells for a suggested retail price of $10.99.

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.

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St. Croix has new panfish rod series

Sun, March 18, 2012

PARK FALLS, Wisc. – Cast. Jig. Rig. Dabble. Drag. Whether you choose to use livebait or artificial incentives, to say there’s an abundance of ploys for plundering panfish is an understatement. The aforementioned methods are a mere pittance of what crappies, bluegills and perch anglers practice.

Now add to the heap of techniques all the places panfish position themselves. At any given time they can lurk from the darkest fathoms of big water basins to murky backwater flats. As a result, anglers are compelled to tote an arsenal of equipment, including an infinite array of lures, terminal tackle and bait. But all the while, regrettably, serious pan-people have been saddled by rod selection, left choosing the lightest fighters in boilerplate series’. 

In most cases, the “ultra light” is the most sought-after stick. But while they may be the most entertaining—turning the fight of the tiniest fish into a bucking bronco—most are built for pulling panfish no larger than a teacup saucer from thick brush, tangles of weeds…or scrape brutish panfish off bottom in 30-plus feet. Similarly, mildly beefier “light-power” rods designed for bigger scaled beings can’t finesse lightweight lures on the cast; and once a fish is hooked, the oomph often rips the bait free from loosely nipped lips.

Because one skinny panfish pole can’t be everything to everyone, St. Croix concocted the premium Panfish Series of rods (nine, to be exact); each with the perfect ‘pop’ for hooksets as well as pulling pans from particular places, be those shallow or deep, debris-free or a lattice of snags. 

“I’ve been targeting Jurassic panfish since I was a kid,” quipped the foremost expert on crappie, bluegill and perch fishing perfection, Brian “Bro” Brosdahl. “And up till sporting St. Croix’s Panfish Series, I’d never found a rod that could set the hook into the boney mouth of a bluegill or bubba perch, while at the same time not tearing the thin-skinned yap of a crappie.

“Whether I have the 5-footer in hand, perfect for whipping featherweight jigs, or the long 11-footer extended into overhanging brush, they all scream sensitivity,” promises the superhero guide and St. Croix Pro Staffer. “It’s in the high-quality materials, from the composite of the blank down to the guides and handle. That, and St. Croix’s commitment to engineering unique rods for every situation.

This time, panfish were paid the utmost respect.”

All nine manipulations in the Panfish Series (five single-piece rods from 5- to 7-feet in length and four stretch-back-into-the-bulrushes 2-piecers from 8- to-11 feet) are manufactured with premium-quality SCII graphite combined with high-modulus/high-strain SCVI graphite to produce optimal actions, sensitivity, weight and balance. Then, after the blanks are fashioned, each rod is equipped with Pac Bay Minima guides rather than ceramics to further reduce weight and improve balance.

Premium-grade cork handles coupled with Pac Bay Minima reel seats with custom inserts yield unmatched sensitivity. Best of all, they’re steady and comfortable in the hand, which reduces forearm fatigue after grinding it out from sunrise to sunset. And, of course, each is backed by St. Croix’s Superstar Service 5-year warranty.

So whether you cast, jig, rig, or dabble – the feel, set and fight with all St. Croix’s Panfish Series rods will make plucking pans more pleasurable than ever.

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