To view this site you need Adobe Flash Player and your browser must allow javaScripts. Go here to get the latest Flash Player. Continued from page 84 Launching 2009 With FMG ou’re reading one of our mega New Business Year editions, one that reflects our high-speed charge into 2009. This issue is packed with 2009 new product information, with round two of our New Product Showcase to be featured in the January edition. The January issue will also have lastminute information on the SHOT Show and the show’s exhibitor’s list and floor map. These two mega issues will be available in our all-digital versions, which readers are giving high “wow” endorsements. “This is so cool. Wow!” said Miles Hall, owner of H&H Gun Range in Oklahoma City, Okla., after “viewing/reading” an all-digital edition. “This makes it so easy for all my sales guys to get information they need to know. And the (Internet) Y links, that’s great!” The digital editions feature turn-page technology, zoom-in/out viewing, and the issues can be e-mailed to others, with the digital magazine “open” to the “viewed” pages. There are hundreds of Internet hot links in each issue, permitting readers to quickly access company Web sites and then return to the digital pages of the magazine. The all-digital edition of the December issue is now available on www.shootingindustry.com. Click on the turning pages of the magazine in the upper right-hand corner of the home page. Also, be sure to sign up to be notified of when the next is- sue — the mega January edition — will be available. To do that, click on the “Click to view the Digital Edition” just above the page-turning magazine. While our first alldigital editions are “cool,” there are more “wow” features on the way as we enhance the value of our publications for our readers. If you’re going to the SHOT Show, stop by our FMG booths and say hello. Visit us at booth 6853 and at our American COP booth in the Law Enforcement section, booth 8781. USA Shooting Names Top Athletes SA Shooting has named 2008 Olympic gold medalist Glenn Eller, of Katy, Texas, and 2008 Olympic silver medalist Kim Rhode, El Monte, Calif., as its 2008 USAS Athletes of the Year. Three-time Olympian Eller, a member of the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit, claimed the first Olympic medal of his career when he captured the Men’s Double Trap gold in Beijing in August. USA Shooting Athletes of the Year: Glenn Eller (left) Four-time Olympian Rhode, and Kim Rhode. who was also the 2007 USAS Female Athlete of the year, captured her fourth career Olympic medal in Beijing when she brought home the silver in Women’s Skeet. USA Shooting also has recognized the Discipline Athletes of the Year. Matt Emmons, of Browns Mills, N.J., is the top male athlete for rifle, while Jamie Beyerle, Lebanon, Pa., won the honor for women’s rifle, and Jason Turner, Rochester, N.Y., had the highest number of points for men’s pistol. Eller and Rhode are also the Athletes of the Year for the shotgun discipline. Congratulations to these superb athletes and fine representatives of our country and industry. Be sure to read Shari LeGate’s article on our 2008 Olympic shooters in “Striking Gold” on page 57 of this issue. Tim Hipps & Mary Beth Vorwerk U Brownells Sets Gunsmith Career Fair Dates B rownells has announced the dates for its Third Annual Gunsmith Career Fair. To be held April 17 and 18, 2009 in Altoona, Iowa, the event attracts aspiring gunsmiths, gunsmiths looking for jobs, and dealers and manufacturers looking for skilled craftsmen. “Matching up employers with job seekers is still the main emphasis, but we’re adding a new component to provide existing gun shop owners and gunsmiths with education and ideas on how to grow and expand their business,” said CEO Frank Brownell. The event includes seminars on unique gunsmithing techniques and polishing business skills. Career Fair will be held at the Meadows Events and Conference Center at Prairie Meadows Racetrack and Casino in Altoona. You may register for the event online at www.gunsmithcareerfair.com. You may also send an e-mail to careerfair@brownells. com or call Jamie Reed at (641) 623-8070. Southwick: Top-Selling Brands Top-Selling Brands Category Rifles Shotguns Handguns Rifle Ammo Riflescopes Game Calls * Marketshare August Brand Remington Remington S&W Remington Nikon Primos MS* 26.6% 26.8% 20.9% 24.6% 1 8.3% 34.1% September Brand Remington Remington S&W Remington BSA Primos MS* 1 5.6% 34.9% 1 6.7% 32.9% 21 .3% 37.7% S outhwick Associates has released its data on the topselling brands in six categories for August and September. The data is from Southwick’s Internet program: HunterSurvey, a monthly consumer monitoring service. E-mail Info@southwickassociates.com for more information. 9 SHOT SHOW SUPER ISSUE 2009 • www.shootingindustry.com 83