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New Men’s SolAir Defender Pullover | $149
Defend Against Heat & UV

The FORLOH 100% USA-Made SolAir Defender Pullover is built for ultimate versatility and performance. Lightweight, breathable, and engineered with UPF protection, it keeps you cool, dry, and shielded from the sun during active pursuits. Featuring a half-zip front, adjustable hood, and a sleek, minimalist design. Designed for durability and ease of movement, it’s perfect for layering or wearing solo.

Colorways: Black and Forloh Green

Key Features:

New Men’s SolAir Defender Pullover | $149
Defend Against Heat & UV

The FORLOH 100% USA-Made SolAir Defender Pullover is built for ultimate versatility and performance. Lightweight, breathable, and engineered with UPF protection, it keeps you cool, dry, and shielded from the sun during active pursuits. Featuring a half-zip front, adjustable hood, and a sleek, minimalist design. Designed for durability and ease of movement, it’s perfect for layering or wearing solo.

Colorways: Black and Forloh Green

Key Features:

New Men’s SolAir Defender Pullover | $149
Defend Against Heat & UV

The FORLOH 100% USA-Made SolAir Defender Pullover is built for ultimate versatility and performance. Lightweight, breathable, and engineered with UPF protection, it keeps you cool, dry, and shielded from the sun during active pursuits. Featuring a half-zip front, adjustable hood, and a sleek, minimalist design. Designed for durability and ease of movement, it’s perfect for layering or wearing solo.

Colorways: Black and Forloh Green

Key Features:

Farmington, New Hampshire (August 29, 2025) – Thompson/Center Arms, a trusted leader in American firearms innovation for over 60 years, is proud to announce the launch of its new Fina A Retailer feature, now available at www.tcarms.com.

The new tool is designed to help customers quickly and easily locate authorized Thompson/Center Arms dealers and retailers across the United States. With just a few clicks, customers can search by zip code, city, or state to find the closest retail partners carrying Thompson/Center’s firearms and accessories product line.

“Our customers are central to everything we do,” said Gregg Ritz, President & CEO of Thompson/Center Arms. “The new Find A Retailer makes it easier than ever for hunters and shooters to connect with trusted local dealers, ensuring they can access the products and service they expect from Thompson/Center Arms.”

Key Features of the Retail Finder:

The launch of the Find A Retailer demonstrates Thompson/Center’s commitment to providing a seamless customer experience both online and in the field. Whether customers are searching for the iconic T/C ENCORE PROHunter or newly released products, the Find A Retailer feature ensures that support is always nearby.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The American Suppressor Association Foundation (ASA-F) is proud to announce its 2025 Annual Silent Night Banquet taking place on November 5, at the Bullock Texas State History Museum in Austin, Texas. This memorable evening is proudly sponsored by Palmetto State Armory, our esteemed title sponsor. 

Former United States Navy SEAL Matt Bissonnette will serve as the keynote speaker. During his military career Matt deployed more than 13 times in support of combat operations and the Global War on Terror. He was a team leader on the mission that resulted in the death of Osama Bin Laden and the rescue mission of Captain Richard Phillips. His military honors include the Silver Star, four Bronze Stars with Valor, and a Purple Heart. Matt is the author of two New York Times bestselling books, No Hero and No Easy Day. His upcoming book, No Easy Way, serves a candid follow up to No Easy Day, revealing the aftermath of that book’s publication and the intense journey he has traveled in the years since. 
 
“This banquet represents more than just an evening of celebration, it’s a call to action for change,” said Knox Williams, Executive Director of ASA-F. “Every ticket purchased fuels our legal battles and reinforces our commitment to dismantle outdated suppressor restrictions. I want to extend a special thank you to Palmetto State Armory for coming on board as our title sponsor. I invite everyone to join us on November 5, 2025, as we unite to secure a future where responsible gun ownership is fully respected.” 

“Palmetto State Armory is honored to serve as the title sponsor for the 2025 Silent Night Banquet,” said Jamin McCallum, Founder and CEO of Palmetto State Armory. “We stand with ASA-F in their vital mission to defend our constitutionally protected rights and ensure that suppressors become legal in all 50 states.” 

Tickets start at $85, with packages beginning at $250, which include premium add-ons that allow guests to select from a range of top suppressors, rifles, pistols, shotguns, and optics. The evening will feature an open bar, a gourmet dinner, a live auction, and a raffle. All proceeds will directly support ASA-F’s mission to legalize suppressors nationwide.   

To support ASA-F’s crucial work and secure your place at this historic event, please visit www.ASABanquet.com to purchase your ticket or table. 

ANOKA, Minnesota – August 18, 2025 – Federal Ammunition is proud to be the Presenting Sponsor of the 2025 Minnesota State Sporting Clays Championship. The event will be held at the Hunts Point Gun Club in Pequot Lakes, Minnesota, August 20-24, 2025. Team Federal’s world-champion sporting clays shooter Gregg Wolf will be in attendance and will compete in the event.

“Minnesota is our home state, and we are proud to sponsor this great event, which is just a short trip from our factory,” said Federal’s Vice President of Marketing Jason Nash. “Hardworking people at our factory in Anoka manufacture our ammunition, and it has a worldwide reputation for high quality and reliability that we are certainly very proud of. We are excited to cheer on Gregg Wolf, along with other athletes, as they compete in the state championship, and put our products to great use.”

Federal Ammunition recently launched an all-new shotshell product line: Federal Master Class. This competition-level sporting clay load features a customized Podium wad that extracts peak performance from utilizing Federal’s straight-wall hull, reliable primers, high-antimony lead shot, and select propellant.

Master Class offers a much better option than standard target loads for those who compete in Sporting Clays. It features high-quality components in an ultra-reliable two-piece straight-wall hull design and is offered in the most popular payloads and velocities for modern Sporting Clays competitions.

Learn more at: Master Class | Federal Ammunition.

(Rogers, Ark., July 20, 2025) – The Winchester Air Rifle Model 1892 Western is a lever action with features that make it the best of the West. It starts with the large loop lever artistically wrapped in leather for comfort and look. Sights are adjustable with a bright fiber optic front, but it also comes with a picatinny rail for mounting optics. Buttstock and forearm are handsome wood and the big BB reservoir holds enough ammo for an all-day adventure. If you’re looking for a lever action that harkens back to the Old West, you’ve got it with the new Winchester Air Rifles Model 1892 Western.

Barrel: Smooth Bore

Max. Velocity: 350fps

Stock: Wood

Caliber: BB

Fairfax, VA – The National Rifle Association of America (NRA) is proud to announce Mossberg as an official sponsor of the 2025 NRA World Shooting Championship, returning to Camp Atterbury, Indiana, from September 30 to October 4, 2025.

The NRA World Shooting Championship (WSC) is one of the most prestigious and comprehensive multi-discipline competitions in the world. Designed to test the skills of professional and amateur shooters alike, the event spans a wide range of shooting disciplines—including pistol, rifle, shotgun, and combined arms stages—over several days of competition. All firearms, ammunition, and optics are provided to ensure a level playing field for every competitor.

“The NRA is excited to have Mossberg sign on as a sponsor of this year’s NRA World Shooting Championship,” said Josh Savani, Executive Director of NRA General Operations. “Competitors will be tested with the fastest competitive shotgun available on the market from Mossberg as they aim to be crowned the ‘World’s Best Shooter.’ This is a competition that no one should want to miss participating in!”

This year, Mossberg will sponsor two events, supplying the JM940 Pro for both side match one and the team shoot-off.  The JM940 Pro is designed in conjunction with World Champion shooter Jerry Miculek built with specs to give both professional and amateur division competitive shooters the edge they need to choose one of these from the overall prize table.  

Side Match 1 – Steel Blast: Competitors will run a fast-paced, reactive knock-down steel target course using the JM940 Pro shotgun chambered in 12ga with a 10-shot capacity and fiber optic sights for rapid target acquisition.

Your new album, Book About Me, will release on 7/11, and it’s semi-autobiographical. Tell us about some of the inspirations for the album?

This album consists of the musical journey of my life. From the barn to the beach, I have songs that touch on growing up on the small farms of Nebraska to my love for the beach life. Each song comes from those experiences.

Coming into Season Six, what did you learn about yourself from getting the honor of getting to hunt with so many great veterans?

I haven’t gone hunting with many veterans yet, as this is a new endeavor the show is embarking on next year. I have, though, had the great honor of performing for our veterans and our troops overseas for the last 12 years, and I’m always humbled and grateful to get to know these amazing men and women who have done so much for our country.

You also do USO tours whenever possible – Most recently, you did a string of several USO performances in Texas with Forrie J. Smith from the hit show Yellowstone. Why is performing for veterans important to you?

It’s important to me to give back to our veterans in as many different ways as possible, because I never served in the military – so for me, to give back in some small way is the only thing I know how to do. I’m gonna keep doing it as long as I can help support our military and our service men and women all over the world.

One of the songs from the upcoming album, “When a Cowboy Prays,” released last year and included spoken word from Smith. How did that collaboration come about?

The collaboration came about through the National Finals Rodeo in Vegas. I was doing a performance for RFD-TV, and Forrie was side-stage and heard the song. We got to talking backstage, and I asked him if he would be a collaborator on it with me, and he was happy to do so. We went out to his ranch in the New Mexico area and recorded it right there in his living room. It was a pretty amazing experience. Forrie is a great man.

Which is more exciting, standing on stage in front of a great audience or calling in a gobbler for someone?

HA – well that’s a tough one. I get pretty excited when there’s a big guy out there goblin back-and-forth and he won’t come in right away… Trying to speak the language. And then it’s pretty incredible being able to go out on stage and play for hundreds to thousands of people. There’s really no way to compare the two other than the adrenaline that both invoke.

Your new album, Book About Me, will release on 7/11, and it’s semi-autobiographical. Tell us about some of the inspirations for the album?

This album consists of the musical journey of my life. From the barn to the beach, I have songs that touch on growing up on the small farms of Nebraska to my love for the beach life. Each song comes from those experiences.

Coming into Season Six, what did you learn about yourself from getting the honor of getting to hunt with so many great veterans?

I haven’t gone hunting with many veterans yet, as this is a new endeavor the show is embarking on next year. I have, though, had the great honor of performing for our veterans and our troops overseas for the last 12 years, and I’m always humbled and grateful to get to know these amazing men and women who have done so much for our country.

You also do USO tours whenever possible – Most recently, you did a string of several USO performances in Texas with Forrie J. Smith from the hit show Yellowstone. Why is performing for veterans important to you?

It’s important to me to give back to our veterans in as many different ways as possible, because I never served in the military – so for me, to give back in some small way is the only thing I know how to do. I’m gonna keep doing it as long as I can help support our military and our service men and women all over the world.

One of the songs from the upcoming album, “When a Cowboy Prays,” released last year and included spoken word from Smith. How did that collaboration come about?

The collaboration came about through the National Finals Rodeo in Vegas. I was doing a performance for RFD-TV, and Forrie was side-stage and heard the song. We got to talking backstage, and I asked him if he would be a collaborator on it with me, and he was happy to do so. We went out to his ranch in the New Mexico area and recorded it right there in his living room. It was a pretty amazing experience. Forrie is a great man.

Which is more exciting, standing on stage in front of a great audience or calling in a gobbler for someone?

HA – well that’s a tough one. I get pretty excited when there’s a big guy out there goblin back-and-forth and he won’t come in right away… Trying to speak the language. And then it’s pretty incredible being able to go out on stage and play for hundreds to thousands of people. There’s really no way to compare the two other than the adrenaline that both invoke.

EDGEFIELD, S.C. —  Members of the Montana NWTF State Chapter Board gathered near Great Falls for their annual meeting, reflecting on a year of conservation wins and planning for the road ahead. In addition to setting new goals and celebrating recent successes in fundraising and forest stewardship, the board welcomed Bridger Line, NWTF’s new cooperative biologist for western Montana, and got their hands dirty for conservation.

Following the meeting, state board members and volunteers from the NWTF Great Falls Chapter rolled up their sleeves for a conservation workday in partnership with Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks. The group worked on a private property enrolled in Montana’s Block Management Program, which provides public hunting access on private lands — an essential tool for preserving Montana’s outdoor heritage. 

The workday took place on the property of Rod Duty, a retired game warden and conservation-minded landowner who is passionate about supporting wildlife and welcoming hunters onto his land. The parcel, which features a mile-long stretch of the Missouri River, offers excellent habitat for deer, upland birds and more, and provides access for anglers as well. Since inheriting the property, Duty has taken a hands-on approach to habitat restoration, making him an ideal partner for NWTF-led conservation efforts. 

“The Great Falls Chapter had been looking for opportunities to get involved in hands-on conservation,” said Trenton Farmer, local game warden with Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks. “Through programs like Block Management, we can form relationships with private landowners, and it is a win for everybody.” 

Volunteers removed over three-quarters of a mile of old perimeter fencing and removed four internal haystack yard fences. These degraded, sagging fences posed a threat to wildlife — particularly pronghorn antelope and deer — and presented hazards for hunters and bird dogs that frequent the property. Their removal enhances habitat connectivity and improves the overall huntability of the property.

On July 25, 2025, Hunting Clash will take players to the rain-soaked landscapes of Thailand and roll out its biggest update of the year. With the launch of this new location, players will gain access to four different environmental conditions – day, night, rain, and sunshine. This change completely transforms the pace and strategy of gameplay, introducing a new level of realism and engaging players like never before.

“Introducing a day-night cycle and dynamically changing weather conditions is a significant step toward enhancing the player experience,” says Jakub Noganowicz, Product Owner of Hunting Clash. “These changes bring new depth, freshness, and a much stronger sense of immersion. Hunting becomes not only more realistic but also more unique – each condition requires a different approach and strategy. It’s a whole new level of engagement and a feature that truly sets Hunting Clash apart from the competition.”

Thanks to this update, players will be able to hunt in the same location under four different scenarios – during the day, at night, in the rain, or under clear skies. Each of these conditions comes with a unique visual setting. Additionally, a special visual filter will simulate raindrops appearing directly on the player’s screen, further enhancing the sense of being immersed in a realistic, natural environment.

Along with the launch of the new location, the game’s main screen will now feature a weather forecast, designed to reflect the real climate conditions of Thailand. A white cloud icon indicates a chance of rain, while a black cloud guarantees rainfall. To help players better plan their participation in time- or weather-sensitive events, a new notification system has been introduced. When specific weather conditions required for an event are met, this information will be clearly displayed in the forecast.

Dynamic weather conditions and the day-night cycle bring not only a new level of experience, but also greater gameplay variety and fresh visual impressions. Night hunting introduces a completely different atmosphere – with night vision automatically enabled, players can observe animals in the dark, which further enhances realism and immersion. These new conditions require more focus and strategic thinking, making each session more engaging and unique.