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At one point in my life there was no such thing as “Black Friday”. Well, there was, but it referred to the historical stock market crash in October of 1929 that decimated fortunes and sadly was the opening act of a very bad decade. Around 25 years ago a retail shopping phenomenon developed that would come to be known as “Black Friday”. In the days before e-commerce was a thing, people actually got up at the crack of dawn to go shopping on the Friday after Thanksgiving. Retailers seeking to out-sell their competition, opened their doors a little earlier each year, until it became unnecessary to set an alarm at all. The shopping would commence at midnight.

Glacier View School/MSBSD have launched a SAR program after teachers and volunteers from Glacier View School, Twindly Bridge Charter School and Kenny Lake School obtained SAR Basic Air Riflery Instructor certification. Funding for the program came from the local community and a grant from the NRA Foundation.

When it comes to playing paintball, it’s important to remember that paintballing is a competitive game. This means that there are winners and losers, and to win, there are strategies and tips to keep in mind that can help you do so. At the same time, remember that paintball is also primarily recreational, meaning it’s meant to be fun and a great experience to bond with your friends.

For years, Amber Nestor - one of the hosts of “The Chase with Ted & Amber” - had to leave her home state to hunt whitetails with an airgun. But earlier this year, West Virginia approved the use of big-bore air rifles for deer season. So when the state’s first antlerless deer section opened on October 20, she reached for her Umarex Hammer and headed out her back door.

Pistols are interesting, but rifles are truly fascinating. This feeling is not unique among airgun or firearms enthusiasts. Pistols are convenient to use and fun, but when it's time for serious shooting, a rifle is the only way to go. This year, a trend has become increasingly obvious to everyone in the airgun world– PCP's have come into their own. Along with PCP rifles, air archery is coming into its own as well. Here are the top 5 Umarex air rifles for the year 2022.

It has been fun going through the full range of Umarex revolvers these past few weeks. Yes, the vast majority of our handgun replica catalog is based on single, double, or striker action auto-loaders, but we still have a great selection of Double and single action revolvers. Today, we will continue this look into the category of air gun revolvers. So without further ado, here’s the last installment of the Wheelgun Wednesday blog series.

Just a few weeks ago we were able to attend the Texas Airgun Show held in Mansfield, Texas. We enjoy going since the event is relatively close, it’s no big hassle to go and since this is Texas we are talking about, the people are the best. Top to bottom, everyone at the host range and the attendees are friendly, even enthusiastic people. That’s a good crowd to hang around. Since it was just going to be two representatives from Umarex going (myself and videographer Chad Sharpe) we only took a few products with us.

Are you ready for the next installment of Wheelgun Wednesday? We sure are. This week’s episode will start off with a slightly different tone. Maybe tone is not the right word? Be that as it may, paintball is nothing new on the geologic scale of pew-pew time, but they are pretty new in the Umarex USA catalog. And since this is “Wheelgun Wednesday,” it should not surprise you that we have paint splatterers that fit this description.

It's Wednesday somewhere, right? No? Well, it's 5 o'clock somewhere but we aren't talking about clocking out of work and heading home for some stress relief. But we are talking about stress relief and getting some shooting satisfaction through beloved wheelguns! Yes, magazine-fed handguns have never been more popular than they are right now, but the appeal for the wheel has never died out! This is true for firearms as well as airguns. And guess what? We happend to make a healthy selection of both .177, 6mm, and paintball wheelguns. Take the first installment of this three-part tour with us.

Early in 2022, West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice approved legislation that legalized airgun hunting for both small and big game. The changes to the state’s laws require air rifles of at least .45 caliber shooting at least a 200-grain bullet. For small game, a minimum of .22 caliber airguns are required. Airguns are allowed during regular firearms seasons only. Groups like the Airgun Sporting Association and Airgun Hunting Legion are often at the forefront in convincing state legislators and Game & Fish personnel to approve airguns for big game hunting. But in West Virginia, Ted Nestor put aside his TV host cap and played the role of lobbyist.