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. Don’t Forget The Sharpeners! — page 22 Masters Raises $16,500 For Step Outside S hooters from throughout the industry Sports Foundation, I’d like to thank FMG Sharpeners, Midland, PACT, Remington, stepped to the firing line at the Sixth Publications for its support of all the Step Ruger and Smith & Wesson. Annual Shooting Industry Masters Outside programs we’ve done. We all The event’s top shooters were recogJuly 26 to blast clays and ring nized with team and indisteel, all in support of NSSF’s vidual trophies. Step Outside program. In the Industry Class, More than 150 shooters, the first place trophy went including company CEOs, to Ruger Team-1, with Colt sales reps and factory craftsplacing second and XS men, competed in the threeSights taking third place. gun competition at the HartThe top three individual ford Gun Club in East Granby, shooters in the Industry Conn. Produced by FMG Class were: (1st) Kevin Publications, the event’s raffle Skinner, Ruger Team-1 raised $16,500 for the Step (2nd) Scott McGregor, Outside program, which introFMG and (3rd) Dennis duces newcomers to shooting. Veilleux, Colt. “Once again, we were imIn the Open class, for pro pressed with the enthusiasm shooters, DPMS took first of industry shooters during the place, with Smith & Wescompetition. The good-natured son Team-1 placing second kidding about who were the Team DPMS recaptured the Open Class trophy at the 2008 Shooting Industry and BLACKHAWK! taking best shooters was overshad- Masters. They are (l to r) Tony Holmes, Jim Clark (event Top Shooter), third. Individual trophies owed by the unity and support Charles “Tate” Moots and Randy Luth, DPMS president. went to (1st) Jim Clark, of the industry and the Step DPMS, (2nd) Tate Moots, Outside program. We also thank Smith know that introducing new people to the DPMS and (3rd) Randy Luth, DPMS. & Wesson, who provided invaluable as- shooting sports is important to the presFMG Publications has announced that sistance and numerous volunteers for the ervation of our industry and our heritage. the Shooting Industry Masters will return event,” said Randy Moldé, FMG promo- Step Outside does that and we thank all to the Hartford Gun Club for “an even bigtions director and Masters chairman. those taking part in the event for your sup- ger event” July 24-25, 2009. The Step Outside program is important port,” Sanetti said. For more information on the 2008 to the future of the industry, according to This year’s match sponsors were Aim- Shooting Industry Masters, visit www. NSSF President Steve Sanetti, who has point, Benchmade, BLACKHAWK!, shootingindustry.com. (Full coverage of competed in every Masters competition Black Hills Ammunition, Brownells, Cor- the Masters will be featured in the October “On behalf of the National Shooting Bon, Gunsite, Howard Leight, Lansky issue of Shooting Industry.) Elizabeth Jarrell Bushnell Acquires Simmons Outdoor ushnell Outdoor Products and MidOcean Partners, a middle market private equity fund, announce Bushnell’s acquisition of the Simmons brand and certain other assets of Simmons Outdoor Corp. from Meade Instruments Corp. The acquisition includes riflescopes, binoculars and spotting scopes. “The Simmons line of optical products provides a strategic asset and a valuable brand to our company,” said Joe Messner, president and CEO of Bushnell Outdoor Products. “We will continue B to provide the high level of value and service the loyal Simmons customers and consumers have grown to expect over the past 30 years.” For more information, call 1-800-423-3537 or visit www. bushnell.com. • Sign In • Click • Profit 8 SEPTEMBER 2008 www.shootingindustry.com