Cole Fine Guns and Gunsmithing Partners with Rizzini to Introduce the Rizzini BR240 Cole Special

NAPLES, Fla. – 01 August 2024 – Cole Fine Guns and Gunsmithing, a leading premium firearms retailer, is excited to announce, in partnership with B. Rizzini, the Rizzini BR240 Cole Special. This new shotgun is a masterpiece that combines exceptional craftsmanship with cutting-edge modern technology.

Working in conjunction with Rich Cole, Rizzini has developed the BR240 Cole Special exclusive to Cole Fine Guns & Gunsmithing.  The BR240 Cole Special is more than window dressing.  Rich Cole created the stock specifications based upon 40+ years of gunsmithing and stocking experience and are available with or without an adjustable comb. The performance package includes an adjustable length trigger, 5 Cole Precision Chokes, and Speed Wrench. The following configurations will be available in the BR240 Cole Special exclusively offered by Cole Gunsmithing.

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Introducing the Derrick Mein Signature Series: A Special Edition Falcon Pro Kit by Ranger Shooting Eyewear

RANDOLPH, MA – Ranger Shooting Eyewear is excited to announce the launch of the Derrick Mein Signature Series, a Special Edition Falcon Pro Kit built in collaboration with our newest signed ambassador, champion shooter Derrick Mein. This exclusive kit embodies what makes Derrick a standout in clay target shooting and an Olympian.

The Derrick Mein Signature Series features a tough Navy Cerakote Falcon Pro frame with black nose pads and bayonet temples to cut down on glare. It includes two new Claysight lenses, Dark Amber and Light Amber, specifically chosen by Derrick to match the lighting conditions he encounters while shooting. These lenses come with Hydro-Coat and Anti-Reflective coating, offering the highest optical clarity and the most enhanced target definition in the industry.

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Winchester® Introduces XPERT® High Velocity Steel Shotshell for Teal—Shipping Now!

EAST ALTON, IL (July 1, 2024) — Winchester Ammunition introduces a high velocity steel shotshell for waterfowl hunters that live to hear the buzz of early-season teal.  Available in 12 gauge 2 ¾ inch and 3 inch, XPERT® Teal features high-velocity payloads that provide increased range and allow for shorter leads on fast-flying teal.

XPERT high velocity steel shotshells have long been considered one of the most dependable and consistent performing shotshells among waterfowl hunters.

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Meet Your 2024 Paris Olympics Clays Team

COLO SPRGS, CO – Eight shotgun athletes earned their spot to represent Team USA at the Olympic Games Paris 2024, July 26- Aug. 11. The athletes are as follows: Vincent Hancock, Conner Prince, Austen Smith, Dania Vizzi, Derrick Mein, Will Hinton, Rachel Tozier, and Ryann Phillips.

Hancock, of Eatonton, Georgia, qualified in Men’s Skeet and is looking to make history at the Games. Hancock is a four-time Olympian and a three-time Olympic gold medalist, (Beijing 2008, London, 2012, Tokyo 2020). If Hancock earns a fourth gold medal in Paris, he will become the sixth athlete ever to win the same individual Olympic event four times and only the fourth American to do so after Al Oerter, Carl Lewis and Michael Phelps (and the first in shooting). Hancock will also be competing in Mixed Team Skeet with Smith, an event making its Olympic debut.

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Joshua Creek Ranch Hunting & Sporting Resort in the Texas Hill Country to Celebrate 35th Anniversary! 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 21,2024 

Boerne, TX: 

Joshua Creek Ranch, Hunting & Sporting Resort in the Texas Hill Country, is celebrating its 35th Anniversary beginning with the upcoming 2024-2025 hunting season. Since 1990, Joshua Creek Ranch has been dazzling even the most discerning guests from all over the world. Custom itineraries, prime hunting & shooting opportunities, and exceptional outdoor sporting adventures are complemented by luxury resort amenities and warm Texas hospitality, resulting in a truly unique and top-shelf experience for visiting guests.

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Cole Gunsmithing Offering 2025 Pre-Ordering for Beretta’s SL2 with Rich Cole Hand-Selected Headed Blanks

June 7, 2024, Naples, Florida – Beretta refers to the SL2 as the Ultimate Hypergun. Manufactured in Pietro Beretta Custom Shop and designed to win. The SL2 features a Boss Type Locking Bolt System based on the SO10, Racing inspired detachable trigger group, and Steelium Pro X (Extreme Performance) barrels with OCXP chokes. Cole Gunsmithing takes the Beretta SL2 to the next level with a Rich Cole Custom Stock. The advantage of purchasing a shotgun with a Headed Blank is the customer receives a Custom Fitted Stock with their new purchase.

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Connecticut Shotgun Announces New RSP Over/Under Shotgun

NEW BRITAIN, CT – Connecticut Shotgun Manufacturing Company announces the new RSP, a round action side plated over-and-under shotgun. The RSP is available in 12, 20, 28, and .410 gauge — special baby-frame versions available in 28 gauge and .410. The 28 gauge is available in multi-barrel and multi-gauge sets with individual firearms.

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NWTF, UGA Establish First-Ever Endowed Wild Turkey Professorship

June 4, 2024, EDGEFIELD, S.C. – Taking its support of wild turkey research into new territory, the NWTF recently established the first-ever National Wild Turkey Federation Distinguished Professor position with the University of Georgia’s Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources.

A prominent professor and researcher will be appointed as the school’s National Wild Turkey Federation Distinguished Professor later this year. That individual will be the recipient of the investment returns of a $500,000 endowment to facilitate wild turkey research endorsed and supported by state wildlife agencies in the years ahead.

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Cole Gunsmithing Announces 12-Gauge Precision Chokes for the Rizzini XL Bore 

Cole Gunsmithing expanded their line of Precision Chokes to include the Rizzini XL Bore in 12 gauge. These new chokes are designed and manufactured for performance shooting. Pass-through efficiency is critical to the reduction of deformed shot. Cole’s utilitarian design and one-step machining process maintains consistent wall thickness that provides efficient and effective shot -pass-through, which results in more pellets on target.

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Ball and Buck Collaborates with Ranger to Launch Exclusive Sporting Clays Collection 

Boston, MA – April 24, 2024 – Ranger, the leading performance shooting eyewear brand, and Ball and Buck, the esteemed purveyor of American-made sporting goods, are thrilled to announce their first collaboration together. This marks a milestone as two Massachusetts-based brands come together to introduce an all-new collection tailored for sporting clays aficionados. The collaboration is set to launch on Thursday, April 18th, 2024, signifying a significant moment in the partnership between two brands united by their shared passion for the sporting clays lifestyle. 

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