INDUSTRY POSTS STRONG START TO 2010 MARCH 2010 TURKEY PRODUCTS What Your Customers Want &Accessories Where's The Market? Long Gu
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MARCH 2010 • VOLUME 55 • NUMBER 03 Features 26 Page 26 What Do Turkey Hunters Want? Accessories Galore And Your Expertise! Carol
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Letters Letters to the editor I was recently in a store in Southern Ohio, Lock Stock & Barrel Gun Shop. At the register, I was a
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Industry Industry news Industry Posts Strong Start To 2010 By Russ Thurman he industry began 2010 with a strong boost from a rec
Industry news NSSF Addresses SHOT Show Complaints S HOT Show 2010 was a show of contrasts, with most exhibitors rating it as ver
Industry news FBI Makes Arrests he FBI announced on Jan. 19 that “22 executives and employees of companies in the military and l
Pelican Sends Survival And Rescue Items To Haiti P elican Products Inc. has contributed $100,000 worth of headlamps and flashlig
Industry news Benchmade Wins Business Of The Year Award enchmade Knife Co. has received the Oregon City Chamber of Commerce 2009
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Industry news SCIF, Salvation Army Feed The Hungry he Salvation Army and the Safari Club International Foundation (SCIF) hosted
“America’s Choice for Recoil Reduction” Buck Knives Reports Successful 2009 uck Knives reports it posted steady retail sales for
Industry Newsmakers newsmakers The board of directors of Sturm, Ruger & Co. Inc. has voted to increase the number of directors t
Newsmakers Industry newsmakers Crimson Trace has named Lewis Danielson its CEO and chairman of the board, and promoted Lane Tobi
Lethal Lethal force When Tragedy Strikes, Be Prepared Massad Ayoob hould tragedy strike your place Unknown to the staff, one cus
Lethal force e learn from tragedy. One lesson is the importance of armed staff at ranges. When I visited the club, Lynn Orr was
Outdoor Outdoor marketplace Selling Preparedness With ASAP Survival Gear J.K. Autry D evastating hurricanes, crippling of sales
Outdoor marketplace ossberg has created attractive packaging, fliers, advertisements and other promotions. “The packs have nice
Arms Arms and the woman ntroducing new shooters to the shooting sports is a major goal of everyone involved in the shooting indu
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What Do Turkey National Wild Turkey Federation Turkey hunters, of course, want a gobblertaking shotgun, but they’re looking for
By Carolee Anita Boyles Hunters here’s no doubt about it — turkey hunting is hot. A quick look at the number of turkey-related p
The Winchester Super X3 NWTF Cantilever Extreme Turkey has a 24" barrel with 3 1/2" chamber and an Extra-Full Extended Turkey ch
I’d like a local map with pins in the sites where birds were taken. It gives me an idea of areas with lots of birds. they are to
By Russ Thurman Long Guns Despite A Sour Economy, Sales Will Be Steady In 2010 & Accessories Accessories Where’s The Market? a T
Versatility Drives Sales Of ARs T he sale of AR-style firearms in 2009 was unprecedented. While the actual number of AR rifles s
T Look For Increases In The Traditional Market he sluggish economy may be playing a favorable role in stimulating sales of tradi
Source Code: CHR HEVI-SHOT introduces a new line of Performance Choke Tubes for 2010. Visit www. shootingindustry.com/hevishot.h
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buyers that the Internet and big-box stores can’t — expertise and advice.” On Spyderco’s Web site, www. spyderco.com, click the
Industry Pros Offer Advice hink of how you would display fine watches or jewelry,” says Gary Fadden, CEO of Al Mar Knives. Fadde
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Industry watch Continued from page 46 russ@shootingindustry.com E-mail the Editor BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES Consider all your emplo
Industry Industry watch assachusetts! It was remarkable how much excitement just mentioning the state’s name created at the SHOT