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. Bushnell Acquires Millett Industries idOcean Partners, a leading middle market private equity fund, and Bushnell Outdoor Products have announced that Bushnell has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Millett Industries. The terms of the purchase agreement were not disclosed. “Millett enjoys a strong brand equity and customer loyalty for their rings and bases and their recently expanded line of optics, particularly on the tactical and law enforcement side of the business, will complement and strengthen our existing product lines,” said Joe Messner, Bushnell president and CEO. This is the second acquisition for Bushnell this year. Earlier in the summer, the company acquired the assets of Simmons Outdoor Corp. from Meade Instruments. For more information, visit Bushnell at www.bushnell.com and MidOcean Partners at www.midoceanpartners.com. M Armstrong Tools, Pelican, UFPT Win Contract rmstrong Tools, Pelican Products and UFP Technologies have won a contract to design and build a mobile tool kit for the U.S. Army and Marines that meets Berry Amendment “Made in the USA” requirements. Over the five-year, $125-million contract’s life, the companies will manufacture more than 96,000 tool kits. Armstrong Tools supplied more than 175 forged alloy steel tool pieces designed to operate in the hottest and coldest environments. The set can be used for servicing and repairing armored and conventional vehicles. To protect the contents, Pelican Products has engineered their first-ever, dedicated mobile tool case that will secure, organize and make the tools virtually impervious to impact and moisture. For interior protection and tool control, UFP Technologies contributed a closed-cell, multicolor foam tray system to secure and organize multiple items and to prevent foreign object damage resulting from misplaced tools. For more information about Armstrong Military Tools, visit www.armstrongtools. com. For more on Pelican Products, visit www.Pelican.com. For more on UFP Technologies, visit www.ufpt.com. A Rocky Brands Awarded Contracts R ocky Brands Inc. has received a $6 million extension to an existing contract, in addition to a new $1.2 million contract from the U.S. Armed Forces. The U.S. Army has extended an original $6.4 million contract awarded to Rocky Brands in July 2007 for combat “hot weather” boots. Shipment of the additional boots is expected to begin in early 2009. The $1.2 million contract is for Rocky’s S2V tactical assault footwear developed specifically for U.S. Special Forces. The first order, worth $500,000, is expected to be delivered in the fourth quarter of 2008. “We are pleased to continue our relationship with the United States military by providing U.S.-made footwear that is built to perform at the highest levels,” said Mike Brooks, Rocky Brands chairman and CEO. For more information, call 1-866-762-5972 or visit www.rockybrands.com. • Safety & Storage Sales - Eye & Ear Protection - Safes - Gun Locks - Security • Target Varmint Hunting BONUS: Airguns & Paintball Profits L OOK IN G T O T H E FUTUR E ! Circle No. 218 on Inquiry Card 14 OCTOBER 2008 www.shootingindustry.com