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Holds 3.5 Gallons Holds 1,000 Loose Of Dry Food Pack Of 8 Only .223/5.56 Rifl e Rounds Each Only $126.89 Each Only $13.99 Sale Price Item #100-014-108 $13.99 Sale Price Item #100-016-019 Sale Price Item #100-017-639 TaurusUSA.com BROWNELLS.COM/ESG • 800-741-0015 Sale Ends 10/25/16 CONTENTS BE READY! An Outdoor Sportsman Group Publication EDITORIAL MAY 2016 IT’S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME EDITOR 964 Donata Ct. David M. Fortier MANAGING EDITOR 4 EDITOR’S LETTER David Hunter Jones David M. Fortier CONTRIBUTING EDITORS Jim Benson Peggy Robinson Will Dabbs Doug Streeton 6 RIFLES TRUMP PISTOLS Tim Harmsen Jim Tarr SGM(R) Kyle E. Lamb Todd Jaderborg Richard Venola Sgt./Maj. Kyle E. Lamb (R) Mark Vorobiev 14 GOT THE DEAD Scott Moore Ben Winslett John Peterson Tim Yan BATTERY BLUES? DESIGN Doug Streeton GROUP ART DIRECTOR David A. Kleckner 18 DEFLATION ART DIRECTOR Richard Venola Bill Smalley ASSISTANT ART DIRECTOR Ashley N. 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MAY 2016 CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Jeff Paro EVP, GROUP PUBLISHER, HUNTING & SHOOTING Mike Carney SENIOR VP, TV OPERATIONS, GROUP PUBLISHER, FISHING FROM THE Steve Hoffman VP, FINANCE & OPERATIONS Derek Sevcik VP, CONSUMER MARKETING EDITOR’S DESK Peter Watt VP, MANUFACTURING Deb Daniels VP, CONTENT DEVELOPMENT Todd Smith VP, DIGITAL SALES s we roll further into 2016, it’s shaping up to be David Plante a very interesting year. A lot has happened since The DIRECTOR, MARKETING & SALES DEVELOPMENT Aour Fall 2015 issue. Muslim terror attacks have John White rocked Europe with both Paris and Brussels being hit. SENIOR DIRECTOR, PRODUCTION focus of Connie Mendoza Plus, Europe continues to struggle with the overwhelm- DIRECTOR, PUBLISHING TECHNOLOGIES ing mass of Muslim refugees threating to destabilize Be Ready! Kyle Morgan the entire EU. A matter of weeks after the November DIGITAL 13, 2015 Paris attack the United States itself was hit has Director, Digital Development Berry Blanton when two Muslim terrorists went on a rampage in San Director, Digital Ad Ops Reggie Hudson Editorial Director, Fishing Jeff Simpson Bernadino California. ey killed 14 and wounded always Editorial Director, Hunting/Shooting Randy Hynes another 22 innocent people before being shot down in For questions regarding digital editions, the street by police. Muslim terrorists will continue to been to please contact [email protected] be a very real threat, not only abroad but here, well into OUTDOOR SPORTSMAN GROUP NETWORKS the foreseeable future. provide outdoorsg.com Talk on the street in the US does not inspire con- TELEVISION dence, either. e country seems more divided today practical is outspoken in her desire to push gun control. Have no outdoorchannel.com thesportsmanchannel.com than at any time in my life. ere are racial tensions, doubt, they will restrict your ability to protect yourself worldshingnetwork.com protests, riots and violence. ere is anger towards law and useful and your family. Plus, if a Democrat is elected President, HUNTING enforcement and authority. It is impossible not to see they will stack the Supreme Court with left-leaning bowhunter.com the growing chasm between right and left and the information progressive Justices. eir goal is to strip you of your bowhuntingmag.com mounting hatred each feels towards the other. e two rights, plain and simple. Both will push the country gundogmag.com petersenshunting.com sides have moved so far apart they now cheer the deaths to help further to the left towards socialism and communism. northamericanwhitetail.com of the gureheads of the opposing party. An example ey will continue to foster racial discord as it furthers wildfowlmag.com is the left’s rejoicing over the death of Justice prepare their agenda. ey will push their war on Christians FISHING Scalia. Many on the conservative right are horried by and morality to another level. bassfan.com the direction the country is headed in. ings which you for e focus of Be Ready! has always been to provide oridasportsman.com ysherman.com would have been unbelievable ction in the 1970s is practical and useful information to help prepare you for gameandshmag.com considered the accepted norm today. At the same time, whatever whatever may come. In this case, we know a storm is in-sherman.com a shocking number of progressive Democrats follow an brewing. Not just any storm, but a storm of the century. SHOOTING agenda to push the country even further to the left may come. My exhortation to you is to become informed, take a gunsandammo.com and openly embrace socialism and communism. Many stand and become involved. You can make a dierence handguns.com rieshootermag.com people across the country are worried about the future if you are willing to stand up and try. If you are not a shootingtimes.com due to all these things, not to mention a sluggish econ- member of the National Rie Association, this is also rearmsnews.com omy, staggering national debt and high unemployment. a good time to join. If they are too namby-pamby for e year 2016 stands out though due to the you then consider Jews for the Preservation of Fire- Copyright 2016 By Outdoor Sportsman Group All Rights Reserved. No part of this book may Presidential election. If you are worried about any of arms Ownership (you don’t have to be Jewish to join). be reproduced without written permission. the items I mentioned, now is the time to act. Con- If you are a rearm owner, get o your butt and join an 1040 6th Ave., 12th Floor sider getting involved on the local level, and support organization to help protect your rights. New York, NY 10018-3703 your candidate of choice in the primaries and general Once again our editorial team has worked hard to The Publisher and authors make no representations or election. If you don’t like the direction the country is come up with a wide variety of informative articles warranties regarding the accuracy, completeness or time- liness of the information contained in this publication. Any headed, do something about it. Sitting home griping and our Art Department has labored hard to make reliance or use of the information is solely at your own risk, on a forum or blog on the Internet isn’t going to change them look good. Kyle Lamb’s cover article is especially and the authors and Publisher disclaim any and all liability relating thereto. Any prices given in this issue were suggest- anything. Get up, go out and get involved to be part of valuable thanks to both his knowledge and his clear ed prices at the press time and are subject to change. the solution. Plus, help get others involved as well. concise writing style. I have to say though, this issue is Some advertisements in this magazine may concern Both Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders are out- chock full of information from one end to the other. I products that are not legally for sale to California residents spoken critics of the 2nd Amendment and would gladly hope you enjoy it. or residents in other jurisdictions. restrict your ability to own rearms. If one of them gets ® is a registered trademark of Outdoor elected, they will push to ban so-called ‘assault weapons’, — David M.