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. Testing The PX4 Pistol Mas Ayoob tests the Beretta PX4 pistol, a pistol making inroads with police departments across the country and in Canada. Available to civilians in the same variants as law enforcement, the pistol can be ordered in a variety of single and double action versions including Beretta’s “Constant Action,” which is a short-travel, light double action only. New Military Surplus? Holt Bodinson’s Surplus Locker is branching out in a new area — the factory new Military Surplus rifle. In this instance, he tests auto Ordnance’s recreation of the M1 Paratrooper Carbine complete with folding wire stock. Auto Ord’s copy is just like those carried by our paratroopers in the D-Day invasion and is perfect for reenactors or those who find shooting increasingly valuable originals unwise. ® the firearms industry to publish entire digital editions. That shouldn’t surprise anyone. At FMG, we understand this business and we will use every tool available to serve our readers and our advertisers. To power up our newest business tool, visit www.shootingindustry.com and click on the digital edition section in the upper right-hand corner of the home page. Featuring Your New Products In the December and January issues of Shooting Industry we’ll showcase hundreds of 2009 new products. We’d like to include your new products in one of the issues, which will be to dealers before the SHOT Show. Just as important, they will be in the hands of thousands of dealers throughout the country who are looking for the newest products to boost their sales. The deadline to have your 2009 new product information to us, along with any photos, is Nov. 1, 2008. That’s a firm deadline. Yes, I know that’s a Saturday. Yes, I know, you need just a couple more days. That’s not a problem; if we receive your new product information after Nov. 1, we’ll place the information in a later issue. However, if you want them to be featured in either the December 2008 or January 2009 issues, they must be to us by Nov. 1. Actually the Nov. 1 deadline is very generous in order to have them in a December or January issue. The e-mail address to send your releases to is editor@shootingindustry. com. If you prefer snail mail or directdelivery, the address is: 2009 New Products, Shooting Industry Magazine, 12345 World Trade Dr., San Diego, CA 92128; (858) 605-0243. commemorative revolver the company presented to the original plaintiffs in the District of Columbia vs. Heller case. Developed in partnership with the Second Amendment Foundation, the Model 442’s engravings commemorate the historical Supreme Court ruling. A portion of the sale of each Model 442 will be donated to the Second Amendment Foundation. Call 1-800-331-0852 for more info, or visit www.smith-wesson.com. Sammy Reese SPECIAL EDITIONS Fr A “Specials” Preview om the Editor: Russ Thurman From the Editor: Business Power Tool FMG’s launch of a digital edition of Shooting Industry is a major step in providing an enhanced power tool for manufacturers, distributors, dealers and others involved in the firearms industry (see page 1). A lot of people tell us that Shooting Industry is invaluable to their businesses. With Shooting Industry Digital, that value has increase substantially. In business, information is vital to a company’s success. It’s always been that way. In today’s business environment, driven by the Internet’s ability to disseminate information rapidly, there’s no lack of information available to those running businesses. The challenge is in harnessing that information in a way that makes it useful. Shooting Industry Digital meets that challenge. We take our highly praised printed version and super-charge it for use on the Internet. Packed with the latest Internet publishing techniques, the digital edition becomes a business power tool unequalled in the industry. And, we’re just beginning. You can expect more enhancements to the digital editions, which will translate into business-building boosters. To our knowledge, we’re the first in Commemorative Revolver Let’s hope Smith & Wesson is prepared to make a lot of these revolvers — they’re sure-sellers. Smith & Wesson is making available to consumers the Fall is here, which means hunting season, and I’ve got the fever. Reports are coming in from around the country of friends who already have critters at the butcher. To say I’m giddy with anticipation is an understatement. My dreams are filled with big bucks, moose, caribou and bears. The meat in the freezer is always a good thing, but for me it’s about the time in the woods. It recharges my batteries and melts all the stress away. I hope you all have a successful hunting season. Life at the Special Editions is full steam ahead. The GUNS Combat Special Edition is shaping up nicely. Clint Smith covers some of the best precision bolt action rifles in the world and how to use the optics. He also gets us straightened out on fighting pistols. Duke takes us through his descent into machinegun madness. He is selling off his guns to buy vintage machineguns; he’s addicted and can’t stop. Richard Mann gets us up to speed on how to best keep our kit ready to go. Be it a “go” bag or a way to safely transport and store our guns and gear. Mike Janich shows how to really fight with a flashlight. We give you a peek at taser’s latest shotgun round and some other really cool, less lethal devices they make. These are just a few of the highlights in the GUNS Combat Special Edition. Next up is the Personal Safety Special Edition formerly called Personal Defense. It’s a long story so I won’t bore you with the details. I just wanted to let everyone know the name is changing, but the content will be even better. The best information from the best sources on how to keep you and your family safe. • • 5 • •