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(GunReports.com) -- Butler Creek was honored on July 22 at the 20th annual Shooting Industry Academy of Excellence Awards with the Accessory of the Year for its Baby UpLULA loader.

(GunReports.com) -- From MKS Distributing: Recently there has been some blogger activity concerning Chiappa Firearms putting a RFID (radio frequency identification) in Chiappa Firearms. This is true, but Chiappa will not be using the RFID system for at least a year.

(GunReports.com) -- Several members of the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit competed at and won national shooting championships across the country. Members of the Shotgun platoon started things off at the USA Shooting National Shotgun Championship June 26-July 2 in Colorado Springs.

(GunReports.com) – ISSC-Austria has noted that the Modern Sporting Rifle MK22 in desert tan has arrived in the U.S. should be available at retail by end of July or early August.

(GunReports.com) --Traditions Performance Firearms' new Pursuit Ultralight weighs in at 5.15 lbs. The Pursuit Ultralight is Traditions’ mid-level break-action gun for hunters and shooters who are looking for a full-featured gun at a fraction of the cost. The 26” barrel comes with Premium CeraKote Finish, a Speed Load System, Williams fiber-optic sights, and the Accelerator Breech Plug.

Watch as Larry Potterfield, Founder and CEO of MidwayUSA shows how to safety handle a gun on the sporting clays field. The proper use of eye and ear protection is covered as well as using the correct ammunition. Safe gun handling is emphasized with specific examples unique to the sporting clays field.

EL PASO, Texas, July 13 (UPI) -- A Mexican drug cartel may be smuggling military-grade weapons through El Paso, Texas, and Columbus, N.M., into Mexico, a former intelligence officer said.

In a Gun Tests shoot-off, the staff looked at a familiar name associated with gas-operated shotguns: Browning's Silver Hunter Twenty No. 011350605, $1079. GT's test ammunition included both 7/8 oz. Estate loads and Winchester Super-X Heavy Game Loads No. XU20H7 with 1 ounce of No. 7 1/2 shot—what our shooters use as an everyday dove load along with Fiocchi 20HV75 shells. GT also patterned with Federal Mag-Shok high-velocity lead 3-inch 1-5/16 ounce No. 5 shot (No. PFC258) and Winchester Supreme 1-5/16 ounce 3-inch shells with No. 5 shot (No. STH2035). The staffers shot patterns at 40 yards, the patterning all shot from bag and cradle. They also fired the guns extensively at the range and in the field to record what they liked and didn't like about the guns. Here's what they learned:

The frosted, matte finish didn't distract; the Browning properly ejected every shell we fed it; the gas action did a good job of lengthening the recoil pulse to make it feel like a soft shooter. It was a joy to carry all day, and the company's customer service department resolved a trigger problem promptly.

Sig Sauer Model P250 has been selected as the official duty pistol of the Dutch Ministry of Security and Justice. The P250 will replace the stock of Walther P5s and Glock 17s currently in use by the Netherland police.

In a 3-0 ruling issued last week, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit has reversed a lower court ruling and ordered that court to issue a preliminary injunction against the City of Chicago on behalf of the Second Amendment Foundation that prevents the city from banning gun ranges inside city limits.

Do you know the difference between a high-house and a low-house target? Learn more in this video about Men's and Women's Skeet.

Dry practice training is valuable for all marksman. Olympian and Sgt 1st Class Keith Sanderson covers the details of this technique.