INDUSTRY LEADERS TAKE MESSAGE TO LAWMAKERS SI DIGITAL VIDEO MAY 2009 GOES TACTICAL • Savvy L.E. Customers • Crossover Sales • S
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MAY 2009 • VOLUME 54 • NUMBER 05 Features Page 24 24 29 39 SHOT Show — L.E./Tactical How To Best Serve Your L.E. Customers. SI
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While many states continue to restrict the firearm industry, South Dakota is rolling out the red carpet to welcome these compan
Meeting Needs During Shortage — page 16 Industry Leaders Deliver Message To Lawmakers irearm and ammunition company our story.
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Shooting Industry Masters To Support First Shots MG Publications has announced its Shooting Industry Masters three-gun competit
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ATK Recognizes Outstanding Salesmanship TK, in partnership with Jones & Co. and Ellett Brothers LLC, have recognized outstandin
Media Day Breaks Attendance Record he 4th Annual Media Day at the Range, held the day before the 2009 SHOT Show in Orlando, Fla
Remington Arms Co. and its parent, Freedom Group Inc. (FGI), announces the appointment of Theodore (Ted) Torbeck as its chief e
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Massad Ayoob Meeting Customers’ Needs In Times Of Shortage he retail firearms industry is still in the midst of the “election a
recommend the Ruger Mini-14. Almost everywhere I go, the rifle is still readily available to dealers, and you can even order it
Bob Delfay Retailers Use GunBroker.com To Expand Business items up for auction and prospective buyirearms retailers sell guns.
“Before I registered, our sales were seasonal and limited to local people who often didn’t recognize collector-grade firearms.
Lisa Parsons-Wraith Bevy Of New .380s Are Perfect For Pocket And Purse C arrying a concealed firearm is a lesson in compromise.
Beat The Cold HE Outdoor Apparel recently introduced their C4 System, a high-performance technical garment system that is warm,
Commander Gilmore A New Target For The Brady Bunch: “Assault Sandwiches” R emember when Florida passed their “shall-issue” conc
P R IC E . N IO T C U D O R P D R A S TA N D Q UA LI T Y R IF LE S . C E P -S IL M T, IL U B C U S TO M led on to fight cal by
L.E. and military personnel converge on the SHOT Show’s Law Enforcement & Tactical Gear sections. 2009 By Suzi Huntington How T
Mossberg’s short-barreled shotguns will keep your L.E. sales strong. They’re also a good choice for home defense and cops know
utes $15 to the foundation, which helps officers and their families. The donation brings Kimber’s support of the foundation to
er big names. One thing obvious to anyone paying attention was those booths were busy! New products, new packaging, new trainin
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Bust A Cap Full-Size Flashlight Caps Bust A Cap is a rapid-entry tool that attaches to full-size Streamlight and Mag-Lite flash
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Pistol Leash Pistol Leash The Pistol Leash is now available in coyote tan. The lanyard attaches between a handgun and a belt or
Why Should These Folks Have All The Fun? July 24-25, 2009 • Hartford Gun Club, East Granby, Conn. “What a terrific event! This
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HANDGUNS What’s Hot, What’s Not And Strategies For A Shaky Economy! FULL-CAPACITY By John Morrison I s there a full-capacity ha
Good Times Or Bad, Be Aggressive! t Red’s Trading Post in Twin Falls, Idaho, the display cases routinely fill and empty with fu
Different Regions, Different Demands I n Las Vegas, Nev., Jon and Amber Call, owners of Citadel Gun & Safe, have more than trip
“We’re Buying Everything Offered To Us.” a run on full-cap magazines as experienced by others. “Most full-capacity handgun buye
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Continued from page 46 BLACKHAWK! Goes Bold With TRADE-UP A. Uberti Cattleman The full-sized Cattleman from A. Uberti is availa
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