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. Michael Fifer, Sturm, Ruger, accepts the Manufacturer of the Year and Handgun of the Year awards. Hewitt Grant, Ellett Brothers, accepts the Distributor of the Year award. the company, to try to bring it forward. When I was listening to the nomination, the one part that really jumped out at me was ‘Voice of the Customer,’ and we are trying very, very hard to listen to our customers, to find out what they like and to give it to them.” Ellett Brothers was honored with the Distributor of the Year award: “For taking great pride in serving and supporting the independent retailer for 75 years. For its continuing work with manufacturers to de- you have velop new and innovative products such as the newly introduced Taurus Model 327. For continued support of industry organizations such as the NSSF, NRA, Congressional Sportsman Caucus and NASGW. For its commitment to the growth and future of the shooting sports industry by working with organizations such as the Boy Scouts of America and local conservation groups.” “Thank you very much. I want to thank FMG, the academy and most of all the great employees I have back in South Carolina, Pennsylvania and Ohio. Thanks to all the suppliers who work with us to help make our job easier,” said F. Hewitt Grant, Ellett Brothers president and CEO. Brownells received the Citizenship Award: “For its contributions to the NRA 30 SEPTEMBER 2008 in less than eight months. Bob Stutler did that. If you like the gun, Bob’s responsible. Then Mark Lang, who stepped into some enormous shoes after Bob retired, brought production up. Thank you very much on behalf of all the Ruger employees and we hope to surprise you with a few more goodies in the future.” Winchester received the Rifle of the Year award for the Model 70 Reintroduction. “On behalf of all the “If you really believe it, folks at Browning and to put your money where your heart is, Winchester, we’d like to thank the industry for the and that’s what we do.” award,” said Rocky StewFrank Brownell, Brownells CEO art, of Winchester. Benelli USA was honored with the Shotgun of the “My daddy always said that if you can, Year award for the Ultra Light 20 Gauge. you should help. And fortunately, because of Hornady was presented the Ammunia great crew we’ve got back in this tiny little tion of the Year award for the Hornady Rutown in Iowa, and customers worldwide and ger Compact Magnum Cartridge (RCM). hopefully a lot of you folks, it has been a Steve Sanetti, NSSF president and former successful enough business that we’ve been Ruger president, accepted the award on able to help in a lot of directions. If you re- behalf of Hornady. ally believe it, you have to put your money “Steve (Hornady) wanted me to make where your heart is, and that’s what we do,” sure that all of you know how thankful he said Frank Brownell, CEO. is for this award,” Sanetti said. “He and a Ruger’s LCP .380 was named Hand- lot of people at Hornady worked very hard gun of the Year. on it. I was present at the beginning of this “This is quite a departure for Ruger,” project at Ruger, but the idea for the Ruger Fifer said. “We talked about it just about Compact Magnum rifles came from Steve a year ago and it was brought to market Hornady and the Hornady engineers. On www.shootingindustry.com endowment for youth education programs, support of 4-H programs in Iowa, the Progressive Farmer magazine’s youth shooting program, and the Iowa Pheasants Forever’s Build a Habitat program. For its first-of-a-kind gunsmith’s job fair. For its continued support of the NRA, including a NRA membership drive with 1,000 members signed up in 2007.”