side focus parallax control, ¼ minute- of-angle click adjustments and ½ mil dot reticles that are compatible with the Hawke Ballistic Reticle Calculator (BRC) software. Pentax has released a Gameseek-
er™ 30mm tube series that are lower priced than the Lightseeker™ series. An 8.5-32x model will be of particular interest to varmint hunters. Swarovski Optik displayed the
new EL 50 Swarovision 10x50 and 12x50 binoculars and the redesigned Z6(i) 5-30x50 P (BT) scope which has a 30mm tube and features a top magnification of 30x, lateral parallax turret, and HD optics. Recently introduced scopes with 1-inch tubes and a 5x zoom, include the Z5 3.5-18x44 P (BT) and Z5 5-25x52 P (BT) models with side parallax control, choice of reticles, including the BRX and BRH trajectory compensation reticles, and an optional Ballistic Turret. rifleS
Browning Arms has a new Micro
Midas X-Bolt rifle in .22-250 and .243 that features a 20-inch barrel and a 12.5-inch length of pull. It is designed for ladies and smaller framed shooters. Cooper Firearms of Montana
introduced a new Varminter 6.5-284 repeater. CZ-USA is now offering their bolt-
action CZ 455 with a switch barrel com- bination set in .22 LR and .17 HMR, and has a new rimfire autoloader, the CZ 512, available in .22 LR and .22 WMR. Marlin announces the Marlin® XT
Series rimfire sporter rifle with adjust- able trigger. Nosler, Inc. will offer their Cus-
tom Model 48 Sporter Rifle in .22-250 Remington.
Remington rifles for 2011 of inter-
est to varmint hunters include the Model Seven® Synthetic in .223 Remington and the Model 597™ AAC-SD .22 LR which has the muzzle threaded to accept a muzzle brake or suppressor. The Ruger No.1 Varminter with
a 24-inch barrel chambered for the 6.5 Creedmoor has been added to the No.1 series.
Savage Arms announced their
Model 11/111 Long-Rifle Hunter in 6.5- 284 Norma that features a 26-inch fluted barrel and AccuStock with Karsten ad- justable cheek piece. The Savage Preda- tor and new Model 12 FCV varmint rifle are available with the AccuStock.
The Steyr Mannlicher Pro Varmint
is available in .222 Remington, .223 Rem- ington, and .22-250 Remington. It comes with a heavy, fluted 24-inch stainless- steel, cold hammer-forged barrel and has a Picatinny rail, three-position safety, detachable box magazine, and reinforced black synthetic stock with ventilated fore-end. It can be obtained with a combination (direct and set) trig- ger or a direct single-stage trigger. The Steyr Mannlicher Pro Varmint weighs 8.5 pounds.
Thompson/Center has introduced
a new rifle in its bolt-action T/C Ven- ture™ series, available in .22-250, that features the T/C Weather Shield™ coating.
Winchester has a new Feather-
weight Compact Model 70 available in .22-250 weighing approximately 6.5 pounds with 20-inch barrel and check- ered walnut stock. ammuniTiOn and BulleTS Lapua will offer .260 Remington
brass. They also have introduced the new updated Edition 9 of the Vihtavuori Reloading Guide. In 2011, Black Hills Ammunition
will offer 5.56mm factory ammunition loaded with Barnes 50-grain TSX® and specially produced Sierra 77-grain MatchKing® bullets. New Black Hills Gold ammunition will include .243 Win- chester loads with the 80-grain Hornady lead-free GMX® bullet and .260 Reming- ton and 6.5-284 Norma loads with the 120-grain GMX bullets. Nosler, Inc. has begun loading
Trophy Grade™ ammunition with Nosler bullets for several cartridges, including the .223 Remington and .22- 250 Remington. Bullets for these two varmint cartridges include the new Nosler 35- and 40-grain Ballistic Tip
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Lead-Free™ bullets. In addition, loads for the .223 cartridge now include 60-grain Ballistic Tip® and 77-grain Custom Competition® bullets. Berger Bullets® is developing
6mm 105-grain and 6.5mm 140-grain Hybrid bullets. The .22 caliber 50-grain Target and 62-grain Varmint bullets, as well as 6mm 67-grain Target, 66-grain HIBCFB Varmint, and 70-grain Target bullets have been discontinued. Hornady’s new Superformance™
ammunition with V-MAX™ bullets pro- duces higher velocities without higher heat or pressure. Superformance ammu- nition with V-MAX bullets is available for the .222, .223, and .22-250 Remington, and the .243 Winchester. In addition, Superformance Match™ ammunition loaded with Hornady’s 75-grain BTHP bullets is available for rifles chambered for the .223 Remington and 5.56 NATO cartridges. New products from Barnes Bullets
of interest to the varmint hunter include VOR-TX™ rifle ammunition for the .223 Remington and .243 Winchester, and lead-free Match Burner™ bullets of 52, 69, and 85 grains in .22 caliber and 65 and 105 grains in .24 caliber. Barrel twists of 1:10" to 1:7" are required for the .22-caliber bullets. New products from Sierra Bullets
include .25 caliber 70-grain (flat base) and 90-grain (boat-tail) BlitzKing®varmint bullets.
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Available in .17 Cal. to 50 BMG, and diameters from .650" to 1.50". Installed prices start at $245 for stainless or blued. Dealer pricing is also available for Vais Arms, Inc. installed brakes, or for brakes only (to be installed by other qualified gunsmiths).
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