2017’s Market Correction Examined In July Shooting Industry

Using the latest data available, Shooting Industry’s July issue breaks down the ATF’s comprehensive 2017 Annual Firearms Manufacturing & Export Report and provides extensive analysis of the 29% year-over-year drop in firearms production from 2016.

In “U.S. Firearms Industry Today,” Shooting Industry Editor Jade Moldae delves into the industry’s recovery efforts and highlights the merits of taking a long-term perspective when surveying the data.

“On the surface, several metrics paint a less-than-rosy picture of the current market facing the U.S. firearms industry. But, after years of unprecedented growth, the industry’s profile has likewise been enhanced significantly — attracting entirely new customer segments. Yes, the market correction of 2017 rocked the industry but there are certain hot spots in niche categories thriving today,” he lends. Read more

Firearms

Taurus 856 Rebate

(Miami, FL) – Taurus®, a leading innovator and manufacturer of handguns for personal defense, competitive shooting, and hunting, is offering their Sizzling Summer Rebate on select Taurus 856 and 856 Ultra-Lite revolvers. Concealed carry revolver fans can receive up to $30 back when they purchase a new model 856 or 856 Ultra-Lite in matte black or matte stainless.

The Taurus 856 line of revolvers has become a favorite among concealed carry revolver enthusiasts due to their rugged yet compact frame, smooth cylinder operation, and ergonomic, soft-rubber grip that assists in quick target reacquisition for follow-up shots. The aluminum-frame 856 Ultra-Lite model is an especially easy all-day carry. Chambered for .38 Special, the 856 series revolvers are offered with conventional hammer or spurless hammer designs in DA/SA or DAO, respectively. Read more

Firearms

Taurus TX22 Rebate

(Miami, FL) – Taurus®, a leading manufacturer of handguns for personal defense, competitive shooting, and hunting, has just announced a promotional discount for one of the company’s newest and most innovative polymer-frame pistols. The Sizzling Summer Rebate program will offer consumers a $50 rebate when they purchase the groundbreaking TaurusTX™ 22 semi-auto .22LR handgun.

The new TaurusTX™ 22 is engineered to be an out-of-the-box competition-ready polymer-frame pistol. Chambered for .22LR, the TX22 was designed to serve as a high-volume, full-frame handgun for competition or for training (while negating the cost of training with conventional defensive loads). Additionally, the intelligent design of the grip profile and trigger placement makes the TX22 a comfortable, ergonomic fit for a wide range of hand sizes and shooter experience levels. Read more

Firearms

Springfield Armory Announces Instant Gear Up

GENESEO, ILL. – Customers who purchase select XD® and 1911 pistols, as part of Springfield Armory’s Instant Gear Up program, will receive 5 magazines, a holster, double mag pouch, range bag and a hard case packaged with the firearm. This additional gear is valued up to $230.

The Instant Gear Up promotion allows the customer to claim their new firearm and gear, pre-packaged and ready to take home without a mail-in redemption. The qualifying firearms and gear are stocked with Instant Gear Up-specific SKUs at gun dealers nationwide. Read more

Firearms

Stealth Cam WX Wireless Remote Cameras

Grand Prairie, TX- Stealth Cam® takes “set-and-forget” trail cam technology to the next level with the WX Series wireless remote cameras. Now you can have anytime-access to photos and videos, as well as full programming control of your wireless cams anywhere AT&T or Verizon cellular access is available.

The WXV (for Verizon networks) and WXA (for AT&T networks) cameras feature the latest in 4G/LTE data transmission technology to provide fast image and video transfer from remote camera locations to anywhere you have a network connection. With this technology, users can employ the free Stealth Cam Remote App to download photos and videos on demand, set transmission schedules, delete data from the memory card, and control all camera functions and image management features without having to be on-site. The WX technology even allows you to take on-demand photos remotely to instantly see what is happening at the camera set at any time—a terrific feature for impromptu hunt planning or for approaching an evening stand. Read more

Hunting

P320 PRO-CUT Slide Assembly Available at SIG SAUER Web Store

NEWINGTON, N.H. – SIG SAUER, Inc. is pleased to introduce the P320 PRO-CUT Slide Assembly for various SIG SAUER P320 pistol models. The slide is now available directly from the manufacturer at the SIG SAUER Web Store at sigsauer.com.

“This new SIG SAUER PRO-CUT slide is an original manufacturer’s part offering P320 users expanded optics capabilities, upgraded sights, and cosmetic enhancements without compromising the original manufacturer’s warranty on their P320 pistol,” said Tom Taylor, Chief Marketing Officer and Executive Vice President, Commercial Sales, SIG SAUER, Inc. “The P320 PRO-CUT slide assembly can be easily dropped on a P320 grip module right out of the box with no additional tooling, and is available for a limited time exclusively through our web store.”

The SIG SAUER P320 PRO-CUT Slide is an optic ready slide with a SIG SAUER Electro-Optics ROMEO1PRO and Delta Point Pro footprint, X-RAY3 Night sights, more aggressive grasping groves, stylized slide cuts, with included internal operating assemblies. The slide has a media blasted stainless steel finish, and is available for full-size, compact, and subcompact P320 pistols. Read more

Firearms

HOWA Precision Rifles Announces .300 PRC and 6.5 PRC Calibers

RENO, NV –– Legacy Sports International and HOWA Precision Rifles announce plans to introduce the .300 PRC and 6.5 PRC Chamberings into its HS Precision and HOGUE offerings. All will come with threaded barrels, muzzle breaks and 24” or 26” standard barrel offerings.

The new HOWA magnum caliber platforms in the .300 PRC (Precision Rifle Cartridge) will take advantage of the recent cartridge developments for long and heavy caliber bullets best suited and utilized for delivering the highest levels of accuracy and ballistic coefficient which is perfect for laser like performance on everything from punching paper or ringing gongs at 1,000 yards to cleanly harvesting big game with deadly knockdown power at mid to long range.

The new HOWA 6.5 PRC (6.5 Creedmoor’s Big Brother!) offers a step up from the 6.5 Creedmoor craze to an even flatter trajectory and extended-range performance. Providing over 200 FPS in velocity over the very popular 6.5 Creedmoor offering. Read more

Firearms

CCI Quiet-22 Semi-Auto Ammo

GW: The original CCI Quiet Ammo is great around the homefront, where noise is unwanted. At a mere 710 fps, it has taken out many ground squirrels, red squirrels and other pests and is accurate. Having a similar round that will cycle a semi-auto makes a lot of sense and the noise level should still be acceptable.  I also note that the new ammo uses a 45-grain bullet instead of the 40-grain offering.

LEWISTON, Idaho – – CCI Ammunition is excited to announce new Quiet-22 Semi-Auto, which is incredibly quiet yet ultra-reliable in autoloading rimfires. Shipments of these 22 LR loads have been delivered to dealers.

Quiet-22 Semi-Auto drastically reduces the volume of standard 22 LR rounds while cycling flawlessly through semi-automatic rifles and handguns. The accurate, low-velocity loads provide the sensation of shooting through a suppressor—without the suppressor—and are perfect for new shooters, and shooters looking for a reduction in noise.

Features & Benefits

  • Flawless cycling through semi-automatic rifles and handguns
  • Significant reduction in perceived noise
  • Excellent accuracy
  • Low velocity at 835 feet per second

Part No. / Description / MSRP

975CC / 22 LR, 45 grain LRN, 835 fps, 50-count / $5.95 Read more

Ammunition

Federal Judge Denies DOJ Motion to Dismiss SAF California Registration Case

A federal judge has denied a motion to dismiss a lawsuit against the California Department of Justice and Attorney General Xavier Becerra over the state’s failure and refusal to establish a properly functioning internet-based firearms registration system that was mandated by law.

U.S. District Judge Morrison England, Jr., a George Bush appointee, denied the motion, noting in his 10-page ruling that, “the Supreme Court specifically recognized that a violation of procedural due process occurs when ‘it is the state system itself that destroys a complainant’s property interest, by operation of law,’ whether the state’s action “is taken through negligence, maliciousness or otherwise.”

“We said at the start of this legal action and we still maintain that the state’s system was like a bad version of ‘Catch-22’,” noted SAF founder and Executive Vice President Alan M. Gottlieb. “The government required registration by a certain deadline, but the online registration failed and people couldn’t register. It’s simply not acceptable when the government mandates something and then doesn’t provide the tools for the public to comply, making them criminally liable and subject to firearms confiscation.” Read more

Gun Control

Ameristep’s Distorter™ Blind

Hunt Outside the Box

Ameristep’s Distorter™ Blind changes the very shape of concealment while maximizing interior utility

Plano, IL – Today’s ground blind has a five-hub design that makes it efficient to build, transport, set-up and hunt from. Such efficiencies have their consequences – mainly a boxy

profile that often causes alarm when viewed by the inherently suspicious eyes of deer, turkeys and other game animals.

Ameristep’s Distorter™ ground blind utilizes never-before-seen, kick-out technology to offer hunters a high performance hub blind with next-level benefits both inside and out. On the outside, it creates a unique silhouette that conceals better than typical square blinds by blending into the environment more effectively. Inside, Distorter™ opens up a whole new world of useful space for up to three hunters and their gear. Read more

Hunting
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