Click here to download the catalog as a PDF file. To view this site you need Adobe Flash Player and your browser must allow javaScripts. Go here to get the latest Flash Player. 2009. It will also be available online starting with the Jan/Feb issue. Each issue from cover to cover including the advertisements will be available on the Web site. What this means is that our editorial and your advertisements will be seen by more eyes. It’s only September but we are already planning for SHOT Show 2009 in Orlando. The Jan/Feb issue of American COP will be distributed from both our American COP and our FMG booths. The LE section of the SHOT Show continues to grow. The size and scope of SHOT Show’s law enforcement section surpasses most of the LE shows in the US. All of this extra exposure at no extra cost will have advertisers clamoring for premier positioning in this issue. Space is limited so contact me now to get more info about the Jan/Feb issue of American COP. The deadline to reserve space is October 28. Our 2009 American COP media kits are now available in electronic and hard copy format. Market and media information is available at: www.americancopmagazine.com. Don’t forget to support your advertising by taking advantage of our new product spotlights. I have started planning my new product spotlight schedule for 2009. If you have a new product that you want to see in American COP then contact me. Here is a great opportunity for free exposure in our publications! I will require a 50-80 word product description and a hi-res image at least 300 dpi. Call (888) 732-6461 or e-mail for more information, delano@americancopmagazine.com Anita Shooting Industry Ca R S O N Flash Forward To A Most Exciting Year Ahead Who would have thought that a mere 30 years ago, when we were all still enthralled by Saturday Night Fever and its disco music, flared slacks, and El Camino trucks, that we would ever be living with technological advents such as iPods, iPhones, plasma televisions and talking computers? Back then the jump from 8-track cartridges to casssette tapes seemed like a leap. FLASH FORWARD . to a time when texting from a Blackberry and sealing deals in the comfort of your own vehcicle via a small gadget attached to your ear is so commonplace we don’t give it a second thought. Brave New World. We, here at FMG Publications, have always been on the forefront of innovative services, ideas and products. It is with great pride therefore that we are pleased to announce that digital versions of our magazines will be introduced to our readers beginning with the Jan/Feb issue of American COP and the December issue of Shooting Industry. This will mean easy access to more been in for a couple of weeks. I still don’t have any idea where I’m going to fill my deer tag, with the rifle hunt only weeks away. Guess I’ll be breaking out the hiking boots and the binoculars. As busy as the summer has been, the fall looks busier. We’ve just opened the 2009 GUNS Combat Special Edition with a deadline of Oct. 9. The lineup runs the gamut from building an AR to fighting pistols to long range shooting. Editor Sammy even gets in there with the Robar QR-2 rifle he’s been telling me about for months. The 2009 GUNS Combat Special Edition is the perfect place for your tactical products for rifle or handgun. Please call me at (800) 553-7780 or your FMG rep for more information on running an ad. If you have a product for our free of charge Spotlight section, just let us know. With the end of the summer ususally comes the end of the advertising bud- Scott Special Editions information than anyone ever thought possible. Not only will dealers be able to read the magazine online but since just about everything will be hot-linked, they’ll be able to literally click their way through, and obtain, an amazing amount of information regarding advertisers, new products, showcases, articles and industry headlines. This is not only an efficient timesaver but will also expose products and services to worldwide readers in a way not possible before. Please keep your eyes open for more information on our digital magazines. As we continue to define and refine our digital advertising programs we will keep you updated and certainly look forward to the opportunity of offering you added exposure to online readers. As you know, we’ve got the SHOT Show Preview issues of Shooting Industry looming ahead. I’d like to remind everyone that both the December as well as the January Show Preview editions will be distributed at the show in Orlando and I encourage you to contact me regarding space reservations for these two spectacular new business year editions. For those of you wishing to place your advertsing sales message in an issue which will be released prior to Christmas, it’s not too late. The November issue of Shooting Industry is our Safety & Storage edition and will close on October 1. We’ll also take a close look at Airguns & Paintball profits as well as varmint hunting products. Please contact me at (866) 972-4545 or anita@shootingindustry.com to reserve space in the November issue. get year as well. Keep FMG and the Special Editions in mind to get a lot of mileage out of your advertising dollar. M c G R EG O R Special Editions Fit Every Season And Budget The leaves are changing, the hunters are coming out and there was college football on TV this week. It must be fall, already? I’m amazed how quickly the summer has passed. Events I was looking forward to have come and gone and school has Scott McGregor (r) recently presented the Shooting Industry Academy of Excellence 2008 Knife of the Year award to Leatherman’s Jake Nichol who was unable to attend the July 25 awards reception. • • 3 • •