More new introductions that may tickle shooters’ fancy…

Burris brings out some interesting high-tech riflescopes geared for the hunting market. They call the series Veracity. Info here: .

I’ve been an enthusiastic advocate for active hearing protection for many years. It lets you hear small sounds while reducing loud sounds. They’re great for everything from hunting to building searches, and of course, very effective on the firing line. SportEar promises to be “unveiling the most innovative” such devices at the SHOT Show this coming week, so you might want to check out their website in a few days: http://sportear.com/ .

Finally, in the interest of transparency (chuckle), Taurus has announced a new snub-nose five-shot .38 Special revolver called The View. It derives its name from a clear sideplate on the right side of the frame, through which the mechanism can be clearly seen. Some are already deriding that as a gimmick, but I can see handgun instructors buying this gun just as a visual aid to better show how double action revolvers work. (Double check with your accountant, but my understanding is that any gun you buy to teach with as a firearms instructor is a business expense you can write off.) What a lot of people are missing about this gun is that at the weight Taurus has specified, it should be the lightest .38 Special revolver ever made. +P ammunition is not recommended. Barrel is much shorter than the classic two-inch length. The ejector rod is a mere stub. That would be a deal-breaker in terms of quick reloading, but a great many people who carry these guns don’t carry spare ammunition for them anyway, making that issue a lot less relevant. Information is here: http://www.taurususa.com/pdf/2014_taurus_catalog.pdf .