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A packed show floor and 

record exhibitor space 

firmly positioned SHOT 

Show – and the industry in 

general – back to pre-Covid 

times and offered a glimpse 

of positive feelings for the 

future. PAGE 20 

Shooting without hearing 

protection permanently 

damages your hearing. We 

take a closer look at what 

hearing actually is, how you 

can damage your hearing 

and ways to best protect it. 

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WINCHESTER 

AWARDED 

US ARMY NGSW 

AMMUNITION 

PRODUCTION 

CONTRACT 

Winchester, the largest 

manufacturer of small 

calibre ammunition for 

the US military, has 

revealed that the US Army has awarded 

the company a contract to manufacture, 

test, and deliver five million 6.8mm Next 

Generation Squad Weapon (NGSW) 

cartridges. 

The NGSW cartridges will be produced 

at the Lake City Army Ammunition 

Plant (LCAAP) in Independence, Mo., 

the United States’ only governmentowned, 

contractor-operated small calibre 

ammunition production facility. 

“The award of Lake City’s first 

production order of the 6.8mm NGSW 

cartridge represents several years of hard 

work, dedication, and collaboration between 

Winchester, the US Army, and industry 

partners,” said Brett Flaugher, President 

of Winchester. “The Winchester team is 

honoured to have been entrusted with the 

opportunity and responsibility of producing 

the ammunition which will keep our nation 

safe for years to come.” 

About the Lake City Army 

Ammunition Plant 

The Lake City Plant, which began 

production in 1941, provides small-calibre 

military ammunition for both training and 

combat purposes. The plant, encompassing 

nearly 4,000 acres, also serves as a national 

test centre for ammunition performance 

and weapons firing. 

About Winchester Ammunition 

Winchester is the largest small calibre 

ammunition enterprise in the world and the 

leader in delivering innovative ammunition 

products to hunters, sport shooters, law 

enforcement and the U.S. Warfighter. The 

157-year-old Winchester brand is built on 

integrity, hard work and a deep focus on its 

loyal customers. 

Winchester: Committed to Safe, 

Legal and Responsible Firearm 

Use 

As a global leader in the shooting sports 

and hunting industry, and a brand of 

157 years, Winchester is committed to 

safe, legal and responsible firearm use. 

• Continued on page 8 

SENT TO MORE THAN 11,000 SHOOTING INDUSTRY 

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APRIL 2023 

ROB SMITH 

Editor 

rob.smith@dhpub.co.uk 

Rob has a wealth of knowledge of the international 

trade sector, having worked in B2B publishing since 

2008. A keen outdoorsman, Rob will bring you the 

important news and leads from across the global 

hunting, shooting and tactical sectors. 

JUSTIN FOX 

Publisher 

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Justin is hugely experienced in publishing and 

oversees the entire David Hall Publishing portfolio 

which, as well as B2B titles, also includes some 

enthusiast consumer brands. Justin’s organisational 

and sales skills are invaluable to the business. 

BART MANGANIELLO 

Business Development Manager – North America 

bartalm@optonline.net 

For more than 35 years Bart has worked with 

international B2B magazines. He specialises in 

providing the best communication programs to 

companies, helping them connect with current and 

prospective trade partners around the world. 

WILLEM BONNEUX 

Business and Content Development 

willem.bonneux@dhpub.co.uk 

Always at the intersection of sales and marketing, 

Willem has served in several roles in the 

international shooting and hunting industry. 

Involved with GTW from the start, his content-first 

approach helps brands go the extra mile. 

PAUL EVANS 

Art Editor 

paul.evans@dhpub.co.uk 

A vital cog in the GTW machine, Paul has worked 

with our publisher since 2008 across all areas 

of Production, Design and Marketing. He makes 

everything we make look even better. 

JON IVERSON 

Web Designer 

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Jon is our wizard of the web – he helped create our 

website and ensures the smooth running of it. 

He’ll make sure our digital content is seen by key 

industry personnel across the globe. 

A SHOT IN THE 

ARM FOR YOUR 

BUSINESS 

One theme that really hit 

home to me at the recent 

SHOT Show was the 

power that entering the law 

enforcement and military 

markets can give to your brand. 

Not just from the instant injection 

of cash that these deals often give 

to companies, but for the resulting 

positives that can be achieved for 

the company as a whole, in all of its 

departments. 

Once your brand is being actively 

used by military or police personnel, 

your products are instantly elevated 

to a different level. Consumers will 

gain even more trust in your brand and 

therefore the sector will, most likely, 

experience rapid growth. 

The money received from military 

contracts can be invested into new 

machinery, fresh products and 

enhanced company infrastructure. 

With regards to marketing, simply 

announcing that law enforcement 

personnel use your products could be 

the best advertising strategy out there: 

“If it’s good enough for police off icers and 

soldiers it’s good enough for me!” 

It goes without saying that selling 

your products into these markets isn’t 

easy and your products will have to 

be of the highest quality, but if you 

do manage to break into the sector 

then big rewards are there. You often 

find that some of the top sporting 

and hunting rifles and shotguns are 

manufactured by company’s who service 

military and law enforcement. They 

are able to introduce military level 

technologies into consumer products, 

meaning excellent performance and 

reliability for customers. 

* * * * * * * * 

Within our April issue we take a look 

at why Alaska might be the wilderness 

destination for you and your products; 

we go in-depth on hearing protection 

and also delve deep into the current 

ammunition sector. Elsewhere, you can 

hear the thoughts of Robert Nioa after 

his company completed the purchase of 

Barrett Firearms; whilst we also look at 

the past, present and future of US gun 

cleaning expert, Pro Shot Products. 

Enjoy the issue and have a great 

trading month. 

Rob Smith 

Editor 

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Contents 

contents 

03 News 

The latest news from around the global hunting and shooting 

industry. 

20 Biggest ever SHOT show places industry back where 

it belongs 

A packed show floor and record exhibitor space firmly positioned 

SHOT Show – and the industry in general – back to pre-Covid 

times and offered a glimpse of positive feelings for the future. 

24 Department of Justice undermines Biden 

President Joe Biden has worked in tandem with gun control 

advocacy organisations seeking to disarm law-abiding American 

citizens and demonize American firearm manufacturers. 

26 NIOA’s Global Vision 

Gun Trade World sat down with NIOA’s Group CEO, Robert Nioa, 

to find out his plans for Barrett and why the purchase makes 

perfect sense. 

28 Key decisions push Pro-Shot forward 

Pro-Shot Products has made a number of recent business 

decisions that have enabled the company to grow across the 

globe. Company President John Darmarin spoke to Gun Trade 

World about his company’s vision. 

30 Great Gear – Hearing Protection 

Shooting without hearing protection permanently damages your 

hearing. Even after just one unprotected shot. It’s as simple as 

that. In this article, we take a closer look at what hearing actually 

is, how you can damage your hearing and ways to best protect it. 

32 Spotlight on…Ammunition 

In the gun world, having a constant supply of quality ammunition 

is essential. Thanks to proper ammunition, consumers are able to 

put their guns to best use. What’s more, for retailers, ammo sales 

are simply one of the best ways to encourage repeat business. 

36 Doing Business with Alaska 

The largest US State with the 49th highest population – Alaska is 

a true wilderness and a hunter’s paradise. Hunting plays a major 

role in sustaining the Alaskan economy could be a profitable 

market for your company. 

42 Making Contact 

Gun Trade World looks at the hottest new products to be 

released into the global marketplace. We are shown the latest 

products before anyone else. 

42 MTM Case-Gard 44 Blaser 45 Streamlight 

46 Mossberg 48 davide pedersoli 49 Vortex Optics 

50 Derya 

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news 

Winchester awarded US Army contract 

• Continued from page 3 

Winchester works with key groups like 

the National Shooting Sports Foundation 

on a variety of topics important to our 

industry, including training and education, 

and on specific programs such as Gun 

Owners Care and Project ChildSafe. 

Winchester will continue to support 

programs, organizations and individuals 

who promote hunting and shooting sports 

activities in a positive and responsible 

environment. Any use of firearms by youth 

participants should be done under the 

direct supervision of a parent, guardian or 

other responsible adult. 

About Gun Owners Care 

Gun owners care. You care about safety. 

You care about preventing unauthorised 

access to firearms. You care about 

bettering your community, helping those 

in need, and conserving wildlife and wild 

places for generations to come. It’s time 

for gun owners to tell their stories and 

to show how they’re making a difference. 

NSSF, the trade association for the 

firearms industry, has established the 

Gun Owners Care campaign to unite gun 

owners and the firearms industry in this 

common cause. 

www.winchestermilitary.com 

www.winchester.com 

www.gunownerscare.org 

LIFE WILD WOLF: Tackling situaTIOns of wildlife 

approaching urban and peri-urban areas 

As project partners, 

the Croatian Hunting 

Association and FACE, 

recently attended the kick-off 

meeting of the LIFE WILD 

WOLF project “Concrete 

actions for maintaining 

wolves wild in anthropogenic 

landscapes of Europe”. 

The project, co-funded 

within the EU LIFE 

programme, enjoys a 

multidisciplinary team of 

18 partners, including seven 

Universities or research 

institutions, national and 

local management authorities, 

and NGOs from the 

environmental and hunting 

areas of interest from nine 

EU countries with the Italian 

Institute of Applied Ecology 

(IEA) being the coordinating 

beneficiary. 

The project’s objective is 

to develop a solid technical 

baseline, developing 

operating protocols that will 

be tested and assessed for 

efficacy and efficiency. The 

ultimate goal is to provide 

a significant contribution 

to the most adequate 

management of critical 

situations where wildlife 

approach humans in urban 

and peri-urban areas. 

The project will be 

implemented in rural, 

urban, and peri-urban 

areas of eight EU countries 

Croatia, Germany, Greece, 

Italy, Portugal, The Czech 

Republic, Slovenia and 

Sweden, involving seven out 

of the nine European wolf 

populations. The project will 

last almost five years with 

a total budget of 7,028,148 

euros (EU contribution: 

5,265,454 euros). Wildlife 

presence close to human 

settlements is a growing 

phenomenon in many EU 

countries and often leads to 

critical situations of perceived 

or real danger. Few EU 

countries are prepared to 

tackle such situations with 

clear and tested protocols. 

The LIFE WILD WOLF 

project aims at developing 

and testing such protocols 

based on the largest possible 

number of cases. 

During the project 

duration, FACE will focus 

on analysing and tackling the 

issue of wolf-dog interactions 

with a special focus on wolf 

attacks on hunting dogs. 

Hunting of ungulates is in 

many countries conducted 

using hunting dogs that are 

of high economic, emotional, 

and social value. Reports of 

hunting dogs killed by wolves 

are increasing in Europe and 

hunters will be involved in 

the project to implement 

tools for protecting their 

dogs. FACE will also 

facilitate direct involvement 

of hunters from the project 

areas where no hunting 

association is a project 

beneficiary and promote best 

practices developed. 

www.face.eu 

About 

FACE is the European 

Federation for Hunting and 

Conservation. Established 

in 1977, FACE represents 

the interests of Europe’s 

seven million hunters as an 

international non-profitmaking 

nongovernmental 

organisation. FACE is 

made up of national 

hunters’ associations from 

37 European countries 

including the EU-28. FACE 

is supported by seven 

associate members and 

is based in Brussels. FACE 

upholds the principle of 

sustainable use and has 

been a member of the 

International Union for the 

Conservation of Nature 

(IUCN) since 1987. FACE 

works with its partners on 

a range of hunting-related 

matters from international 

conservation agreements to 

local implementation issues 

with the aim of sustaining 

hunting across Europe. 


NEWS 

AUSTRALIAN SHOOTING INDUSTRY 

STALWART LUCA SCRIBANI ROSSI 

BACK AS SIFA CHAIR 

At a recent SIFA (Shooting Industry 

Foundation Australia) General 

Meeting in Canberra, Australian, 

shooting industry stalwart and 

Beretta Australia Managing Director 

Luca Scribani Rossi, was elected back 

as SIFA’s Chairman. 

Mr Scribani Rossi accepted the 

nomination noting his desire to 

lead and guide SIFA at a critical 

time as the country embarks on the 

deployment of several key projects 

that will benefit the entire Australian 

shooting industry. 

“SIFA has a common shared vision 

and an agreed strategic plan that has 

led us to a stage where we are now 

ready to implement several major 

industry initiatives,” says Mr Scribani 

Rossi. “These initiatives will allow 

SIFA to grow, expand our reach and 

be better positioned to support and 

unite the entire Australian shooting 

industry”. 

Mr Scribani Rossi was the 

inaugural SIFA chairperson, a role 

he previously held for seven years. 

In nominating him for the position 

again, the SIFA board noted that 

his vast leadership experience with 

multiple industry associations, as well 

as his success in building the iconic 

Beretta brand in Australia, sees him 

perfectly positioned to steer SIFA 

during this exciting growth phase. 

SIFA CEO James Walsh 

welcomed Mr Scribani Rossi 

back in the Chair and stated: “Mr 

Scribani Rossi’s appointment comes 

at an exciting time for SIFA as we 

continue to build our reputation 

as a highly regarded and respected 

peak industry body. His leadership 

will ensure that SIFA is focused 

on fostering the future growth and 

success of our essential Australian 

industry”. 

In a further change to the SIFA 

Board, Clive Pugh, Winchester 

Australia’s Managing Director, is 

back as a Director of SIFA. 

Mr Pugh has replaced Jeff 

Gordon following his resignation as 

Chairman and Director in October. 

The SIFA Board and staff were 

saddened at Mr Gordon’s departure 

from the SIFA leadership team and 

have acknowledged his efforts over 

his three-year contribution to SIFA. 

www.sifa.net.au 

First shipment arrives from 

Gehmann in the UK 

John Rothery Wholesale has revealed the arrival of 

the first shipment of Gehmann products. Retailers 

can now access the latest range of premium quality 

competition shooting equipment from one of the 

world’s leading brands. 

Gehmann, based in Germany, has been at the 

forefront of the industry for nearly 100 years and 

is renowned for producing innovative products of 

exceptional quality. From the local shooting club 

to the Olympic games, where there are shooters - 

there is Gehmann. This first shipment includes a 

wide range of products, including sighting systems, 

shooting frames, clothing, and targets. 

John Rothery Wholesale says that the arrival of 

Gehmann products marks a significant step forward 

for the company and provides further evidence of 

the company’s commitment to delivering the highest 

standards of quality and customer service. 

“We couldn’t be more thrilled to bring Gehmann’s 

exceptional range of competition shooting equipment 

to the UK market.” says Sean O’Driscoll, Managing 

Director of John Rothery Wholesale. 

“Gehmann’s commitment to innovation and 

quality aligns perfectly with our own, and we’re 

excited to offer these premium products to our trade 

customers.” 

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NEWS 

EG-CZ ACADEMY OPENS ITS DOORS 

On Wednesday, 14 December 2022, 

a brand-new multifunctional indoor 

shooting range, the EG-CZ Academy, 

had its grand opening in the picturesque 

town of Quimper in the French province 

of Brittany. 

One of the world’s most sophisticated 

facilities of its kind, its design and 

construction was a joint effort between 

Ceska zbrojovka (CZ), a leading 

manufacturer of small arms, and Eric 

Grauffel, a sport shooting icon and 

nine-time IPSC World Champion. The 

EG-CZ Academy is the first officially 

approved professional sport shooting 

center in France. 

The grand opening ceremony was 

attended by Michel Baczyk, President 

of the French Shooting Federation, 

and Alain Joly, Secretary General of 

the IPSC. Representatives from local 

government and the French armed forces 

were also in attendance. 

The EG-CZ Academy is housed in 

a purpose-built facility with a total area 

of 2,500sq/m, of which an impressive 

1,740sq/m is dedicated to shooting. 

Shooters can practice on reactive and 

steel targets, as well as carry out training 

that’s specific to competing in the IPSC. 

A professional shooting program led by 

top instructors, who are also members 

of the CZ Shooting Team, is available 

at the academy. And to add a little extra 

spice to your time there, a wide range of 

firearms in the training area are available 

for visitors to try out. 

At the EG-CZ Academy in Quimper, 

a total of 50 shooters can utilise the 

shooting areas at the same time. 

Moreover, the biggest draw and key figure 

of the entire project is Eric Grauffel, 

who shot gold in the PRODUCTION 

division at the recent 2022 IPSC 

Handgun World Shoot in Thailand and 

won his ninth world championship title! 

In addition to its physical facilities 

in France, the EG-CZ Academy offers 

an online course for novice to advanced 

competitive/recreational shooters, with 

Eric as their personal instructor! The 

course consists of a series of videos, where 

Eric reveals the shooting techniques he’s 

developed and refined over 30+ years 

of competing in, and winning, multiple 

divisions in IPSC/USPSA/European 

competitions. 

www.eg-czacademy.com 

TriStar names 

Sports South its 2022 

distributor of the year 

TriStar Arms, the 

American importer 

of high-value pistols 

and shotguns, has 

named its 2022 

Distributor of the 

Year. 

Sports South, LLC 

earns the recognition 

for 2022 for being the 

greatest aid to TriStar 

in helping Americans 

enjoy the shooting 

sports with quality firearms at reasonable 

prices. Sports South far exceeded sales growth 

expectations for TriStar Arms and continues to 

be a strategic partner and industry leader thanks 

to the efforts of Phil Martin (pictured). 

“We had a great year in 2022,” says Ryan 

Bader, VP of Sales and Marketing for TriStar 

Arms. “It’s thanks to companies like Sports 

South that TriStar Arms were available when 

and where folks wanted them most.” 

Sports South is one of many major 

distributors TriStar Arms works with to make 

sure Americans can find the right gun at the 

right price. 

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About 

TriStar offers a wide selection of quality 

firearms for hunters and recreational 

shooters alike. Many of its products offer 

multiple functions and save the consumer 

time and money when looking for a new 

firearm. Furthermore, it has a dedicated 

customer service department that will ensure 

you are happy with your TriStar firearm for 

many years to come.

NEWS 

SIGHTRON PARTNERS 

WITH BCE MARKETING 

Sightron, one of the 

world’s most innovative 

optical observation and 

aiming device companies, 

has partnered with BCE 

Marketing for all of its 

sales representation in the 

Midwest. 

Its Sightron Midwest 

commercial sales territory 

coverage and responsibilities 

include Arkansas, Illinois, 

Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, 

Louisiana, Michigan, 

Minnesota, Missouri, 

Nebraska, North Dakota, 

Ohio, Oklahoma, South 

Dakota, Texas and 

Wisconsin. 

“We couldn’t be more 

pleased to have partnered 

with BCE Marketing,” said 

Jeff Penn, National Sales 

Manager, Sightron. “BCE is 

dedicated to providing the 

best in sales for top brands 

in the shooting, hunting, 

and outdoor industry. Their 

expertise and experience in 

the Midwest will be an asset 

to Sightron.” 

BCE Marketing has a 

team of proven professionals 

specialising in sales in the 

outdoor industry. With 

combined decades of sales 

performance, they can design 

and implement customised 

programs for all channels 

of retail trade including big 

box, distributors and dealers 

on products they represent. 

BCE is a top-tier provider 

of sales and marketing 

services throughout the 

Midwest. They are dedicated 

to serving and supporting 

their customers and earning 

their trust, focusing on 

long-term selling success 

for both customers and 

manufacturers. BCE 

assists in developing 

regional marketing plans 

to help move products. 

They also help support 

their manufacturers with 

promotions and new product 

introductions at the dealer 

and distributor level. 

“Our team is extremely 

excited to partner with 

Sightron,” said Clay Owens, 

Principal Partner, BCE 

Marketing. “We look 

forward to representing 

and expanding this 

extraordinarily wellengineered, 

premium brand 

throughout the Midwest.” 

www.sightron.com 

About 

Sightron Inc. designs, manufactures, and distributes premium riflescopes and sport 

optics. An industry leader since 1993, Sightron is dedicated to providing the highest 

quality products, uncompromising value, and personalised “real people” customer 

support from their headquarters in Youngsville, North Carolina. Sightron’s Lifetime 

Performance Guarantee is backed by a team of skilled technicians in our Custom 

Shop. If you ever have an issue, they will get your scope working as it should or 

they will replace it. 

Country sports 

retailer moves north 

A leading UK-based supplier of country 

sports and outdoors goods, Fur Feather & 

Fin, will return to business after relocating 

to an all-new location in Teesside Airport, 

North Yorkshire, England. 

Due to a substantial increase in rental 

fees, the business ceased operations in 

December 2022 as they searched for 

alternative locations. Financial director 

Paul Walton said: “It is sad to be leaving 

Chichester where we have been based 

since 1978, but this new facility offers great 

expansion opportunities with an increase 

in space available for holding stock, along 

with implementing an even more efficient 

and responsive ordering and fulfilment 

services.” 

Fur Feather & Fin has garnered a 

reputation for retailing the finest shooting, 

fishing, stalking and gundog products 

from top brands, including Yeti, Dubarry, 

Härkila, Rio, Berretta, Scott and Snowbee 

to name but a few. The team has plans to 

work with additional brands in the sectors 

they cater for, along with developing their 

own range of luxury leather goods and 

accessories. 

“For the foreseeable future we will focus 

on online and mail-order sales, though 

we are in the process of finding suitable 

locations for a replacement showroom so 

that those travelling north or from overseas 

to shoot, fish or stalk can take a look at 

what we have available before purchasing,” 

says Paul. 

Fur Feather & Fin will be operating 

as usual with current stock ahead of the 

brown trout and main salmon season, with 

a greater collection of luggage, apparel and 

accessories for game shooters and gundog 

handlers ready for the Glorious Twelfth. 

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news 

Bergara opens its subsidiary in France 

Bergara Rifles has launched 

distribution of its products 

in France through its own 

company BPI Outdoors 

France. 

France joins the United 

States and Spain as the 

third country where the 

Bergara rifle brand will 

act as manufacturer and 

distributor of its weapons 

and accessories. The 

proximity of France to the 

headquarters of Bergara, 

located in northern Spain, 

is less than 80 km from 

the French border, and the 

importance of this country 

as a market share in the 

hunting sector in Europe 

were key factors for this 

transition. 

“This step represents a 

bet on the French market.,” 

says Guillermo Martinez, 

Bergara International, 

Commercial Director. “An 

exciting challenge that will 

give us the opportunity 

to fully exploit our 

commercial potential.” 

This new development 

halts the previous 

collaboration with Verney 

Carron S.A., former official 

distributor of the Bergara 

brand in France. 

“We thank Verney 

Carron for the work 

accomplished over the 

years, but we understood 

that it was the right time 

to take the plunge and 

strengthen our direct 

relationship with our 

customers, improve the 

dialogue and strengthen 

the after-sales and 

customer service that 

gives us such good results 

in the United States and 

Spain,” says Rafael Serret, 

International Marketing 

Director at Bergara. 

The new distributor, 

with headquarters in Paris 

and a logistics warehouse 

and after-sales service 

located in Hendaye, begins 

its journey with the main 

objective of improving 

the relationship with its 

customers at every level, 

with a commitment to the 

end user. 

For more information 

contact Mr Alexandre 

Loubere, Sales Director 

France. 

+33 5 59 64 84 08 

info@bergara.fr 

Mauser Celebrates Anniversary 

with Limited-Edition Series 

About 

Bergara is a trademark distributed 

by BPI Outdoors and manufactured 

by DIKAR S. COOP. Spanish 

manufacturer of hunting and sport 

shooting weapons located in the 

locality of the same name. With 

an exponential trajectory, Bergara 

has positioned itself as one of the 

leading brands of rifles in the world 

over the past 10 years, both in 

terms of barrels and rifles and other 

hunting and shooting accessories. 

In celebration of its 125th anniversary, 

Mauser has introduced a limited-edition 

series of the original Mauser 98 boltaction 

rifle. 

Built by Mauser’s master gunsmiths in 

the style of classic safari rifles from times 

past, the Mauser 98 125th Anniversary 

Rifles are a milestone of modern 

firearms technology. Only 25 of these 

masterpieces are available worldwide and 

each in the series is numbered. 

“The Mauser 98 action is regarded as 

the forefather of all modern bolt-action 

rifles. Built in the millions, copied 

by the thousands, but never matched,” 

said Jason Evans, CEO, Blaser Group. 

“We will have the first 125th anniversary 

rifle, marked #1 in the series, for sale 

at the upcoming SCI Convention in 

Nashville, and it is truly a work of art.” 

The action, bolt handle ball, trigger 

guard, pistol grip cap and magazine base 

of these limited-edition rifles are colour 

case hardened and, together with gold 

damascening, English ornaments and 

an exquisite wood grade 8 stock with a 

red recoil pad, give these masterpieces a 

unique and elegant look. 

www.blaser-group.com 

About 

The Blaser Group is the official US importer for iconic German firearms brands Blaser, 

Mauser and J.P. Sauer; English gunmaker John Rigby & Co.; Minox optics and Liemke 

Thermal Optics. Established in 2006, the company which is based in San Antonio, 

Texas works with distributors, wholesalers, and over 200 authorised Blaser Group 

dealers across all North American states, with this figure continually growing. 

SAAMI announces 

acceptance of 360 

Buckhammer 

The Sporting Arms and Ammunition 

Manufacturers Institute (SAAMI) has 

announced the acceptance of the Remington 

Ammunition 360 Buckhammer as an official 

new cartridge. 

“The acceptance of cartridges by SAAMI 

is crucial in the process of making new 

loads legitimate for American hunters and 

shooters,” said Remington Senior Director 

of Engineering Jared Kutney. “Whitetail 

hunters needed a straight wall cartridge that 

functions flawlessly in a lever action rifle, 

and we’re thrilled to have 360 Buckhammer 

accepted by the high standards set by the 

organization.” 

SAAMI allows free access to technical 

data and drawings for the cartridge and 

chamber designs, which are posted in the 

Information and Specifications section of 

the organisation’s website. 360 Buckhammer 

information can be found here. 

www.saami.org 


delta deFense announCes new President 

Delta Defense, the service provider to 

the US Concealed Carry Association 

(USCCA), the fastest-growing selfdefence 

association in the US, has 

announced that Mike Lowney has been 

named as the company’s President. 

Lowney has more than 15 years 

of senior management and c-suite 

experience, including over a decade 

of strategic program development at 

Harley-Davidson Motor Company and, 

most recently, as Chief Strategy Officer 

for Delta Defense. 

“Mike’s ability to recognise industry 

trends and listen to the customer has 

been vital in our continued growth over 

the past three years,” said Tim Schmidt, 

Chief Executive Officer and Co-Owner 

of Delta Defense. “His leadership and 

experience will further strengthen our 

industry alliances and national presence, 

driving growth that will benefit the over 

700,000 members of the USCCA.” 

“I am honoured to help lead our 

continued growth in 2023 and beyond. 

Record numbers of Americans, from 

all walks of life, are choosing to be 

their family’s first line of defence. 

It’s humbling that many of them are 

choosing the USCCA to help them on 

their self-defence journey,” said Mike 

Lowney. 

Delta Defense has experienced a 

42 per cent average sales growth over 

the past three years, adding over 250 

Wiley X opens new facility 

jobs in Southeastern Wisconsin alone. 

Delta Defense now employs over 600 

team members across the United States. 

Additionally, Delta is a multi-year 

recipient of the Milwaukee Journal 

Sentinel’s “Best Place to Work” award, 

and has held a spot on the INC. 5000 

“Fastest Growing Companies” list for the 

past 11 years. 

Lowney and his team have built critical 

alliances with the industry’s largest 

firearms manufacturers, and partnership 

deals with big-box companies across the 

country to offer on-site firearms training 

and education. With a network of over 

10,000 firearms instructors and educators 

across the country, Delta Defense and 

USCCA Membership are enabling 

millions of Americans to better protect 

themselves and their families. 

www.usconcealedcarry.com 

About 

The US Concealed Carry Association 

(USCCA) is an association of responsibly 

armed Americans whose members get 

exceptional self-defence education, 

lifesaving training, and self-defence 

liability insurance, preparing them for the 

before, during and aer of a lawful act 

of self-defence. The USCCA is the largest, 

fastest-growing self-defence association 

dedicated to responsible gun owners. 

As Wiley X celebrates 

its 35th Anniversary, the 

company opened the doors to 

its expansive, state-of-the-art 

new headquarters in Frisco, 

located just north of Dallas, 

Texas. 

The 65,000 sq/ft facility 

has everything the familyowned, 

premium protective 

eyewear brand needs to run 

its expanding global business: 

from a large production, 

assembly, and warehouse 

space to a sophisticated and 

expanded testing facility 

for safety certifications, as 

well as all the necessary 

administrative and office 

space. The building also 

features the first-ever Wiley 

X flagship retail store, which 

will open in 2024 for local 

customers, resellers across the 

US and Wiley X fans from 

around the world to enjoy. 

“We are beyond thrilled to 

open the doors to our new 

headquarters,” exclaimed 

Myles Freeman, co-owner of 

Wiley X. “The City of Frisco 

and the Frisco Economic 

Development Corporation 

have been so welcoming to 

us.” From ground-breaking 

to ribbon cutting, both the 

city leadership of Frisco 

and the Frisco EDC have 

been working in lockstep 

with Wiley X on ensuring 

a smooth and welcoming 

transition. “What a great 

way to celebrate 35 years 

in business,” added Dan 

Freeman, co-owner of Wiley 

X. “We are excited to get to 

work in Texas and thankful 

for all the support we’ve 

received here.” 

Frisco is an ideal location 

for Wiley X for many 

reasons. Frisco, and all of 

Texas, is home to a large 

population of military 

veterans; Wiley X is 

veteran-founded and has 

been providing premium 

protective eyewear to the 

United States military since 

being founded in 1987. 

Wiley X also has a long 

history of providing eye 

protection for outdoorsmen 

and women who hunt, fish, 

and shoot, as well as the 

government/first responder 

network, all of which align 

with Texan pastimes and 

values. Frisco also provides 

Wiley X with a great 

business climate with a 

large talent pool, and the 

centralised location within 

the United States provides 

distribution and shipping 

efficiencies. 

www.wileyx.com 

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LAW ENFORCEMENT NEWS 

Mossberg appoints new Law Enforcement 

and Military Sales Manager 

O.F. Mossberg & Sons, Inc., a leading 

firearms manufacturer, recently 

announced the appointment of Jeremy 

Stafford as Law Enforcement & Military 

Sales Manager. 

As Law Enforcement and Military 

Sales Manager, Stafford will have 

responsibility for all the company’s sales 

operations into the law enforcement and 

military markets and will report directly 

to Vice President of Sales and Marketing, 

John MacLellan. 

Stafford has over three decades of law 

BOLLÉ SAFETY LAUNCHES 

PLATFORM FOR CUSTOMISING 

PROTECTIVE EYEWEAR 

Bollé Safety, world leader 

in PPE eye protection, 

has announced the official 

launch of its customisation 

platform. Aimed at users 

and distributors, this new 

service allows users to 

customise the two bestsellers 

of the brand: the 

Rush+ and the Silex+. 

Initiated in 2018, 

but suspended during 

the health crisis, it is 

now revisited with an 

improved offer that meets 

all the market needs. 

With this new optimised 

service, Bollé Safety is 

pursuing its digitalisation 

ambitions and is once 

again positioning itself as 

a pioneer in the field of 

vision protection. 

The digital platform 

offers customisation of 

the group’s two flagship 

models: the Rush+ and 

the Silex+ with both 

available in a small version 

for narrower faces. These 

models feature Platinum 

technology, an exclusive 

treatment that protects the 

glasses from fogging and 

scratching. 

This new service, 

accessible directly on 

the Bollé Safety website, 

allows you to create 100 

per cent personalised 

glasses in a few clicks. 

Anne-Sophie François, 

Vice-President Bollé 

Safety commented: “Bollé 

Safety is the first player 

to offer its market such 

an in-depth platform. 

Innovative, easy to access 

enforcement and military experience. 

Stafford spent 13 years in the United 

States Marine Corps (USMC) and 

United States Marine Core Reserves 

(USMCR) with deployments to Iraq, 

Northern Africa and Southeast Asia. 

During his time in the USMC, Stafford 

served as a Civil Affairs Team Chief 

where he worked to reconstruct the Iraqi 

police forces – it was during this time he 

was awarded the Bronze Star for Valor. 

Concurrent with his USMCR duties, 

Stafford joined the Los Angeles Police 

Department (LAPD) where he spent 

twenty-five years serving in multiple 

roles, such as, Patrol Officer, Undercover 

Investigator, Counter-Terrorism 

Investigator, and Firearms Subject 

Matter Expert. During his time at 

LAPD, Stafford also worked as a writer, 

host and contributor for the Outdoor 

Sportsman Group – most recently as 

the Handgun Editor for Guns & Ammo 

Magazine. 

“Jeremy will be a tremendous asset to 

the Mossberg team as he brings a wealth 

of firearms knowledge and experience,” 

said John MacLellan, Mossberg’s Vice 

President of Sales and Marketing. 

and intuitive, it allows 

companies to equip their 

employees with unique 

glasses, with the colours 

and logo of their brand. 

This encourages the 

adhesion, pride of the 

teams and the wearing of 

glasses with the colours 

of their company. The 

implementation of this 

new personalisation 

platform has a double 

advantage for companies 

and employees. On the 

one hand, it allows to 

improve the visibility of 

the brand and to establish 

its notoriety. On the 

other hand, it increases 

employee loyalty by having 

them wear glasses with 

their company colours.” 

www.bolle-safety.com 

“Jeremy’s deep understanding of law 

enforcement and military professionals 

will be instrumental in aligning 

Mossberg to meet our goals of better 

serving the law enforcement and military 

communities.” 

“I am deeply honoured to join such 

an iconic brand,” said Stafford. “Having 

personally depended on Mossberg 

products in hard use environments, I’m 

excited for the opportunity to develop 

new customers in the Law Enforcement 

and Military marketplace.” 

Stafford will be based out of his home 

in Southern California. 

+1 800 363 3555 

www.mossberg.com 

About 

Founded in 1919, O.F. Mossberg & Sons, 

Inc., is the oldest family-owned firearms 

manufacturer in America, and is the largest 

pump-action shotgun manufacturer in the 

world. Celebrating 100 years of innovation, 

Mossberg leads the industry with over 100 

design and utility patents to its credit and 

stands as the first ISO 9001 Certified longgun 

manufacturer. 

About 

Created more than 130 years ago in Oyonnax, 

Bollé Safety is the world leader in PPE eye 

protection. As a major international player in 

its market, Bollé Safety offers a wide range 

of innovative eye protection products that 

are comfortable and stylish, adapted to 

each market segment (construction, health, 

energy, heavy industry, defence, clean rooms, 

automotive, office automation, etc.) and 

increasingly eco-designed. In more than 

100 countries, the brand equips 20 million 

workers with products that improve their 

performance and well-being, whenever 

there is a risk to the eyes and face, even in 

the most extreme environments. 

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UP TO £287M FUNDING BOOST FOR UK POLICING 

Tasmanian Tiger introduces three new 

products to its tactical accessories line 

Tasmanian Tiger, a tactical nylon line of 

products distributed exclusively for the 

US market by Proforce Equipment, Inc., 

has introduced three new products to the 

US market from its tactical accessories 

line. These products will be available 

for purchase through TT Authorised 

Dealers. 

Th e TT Multipurpose Equipment 

Insert is a padded inner bag with flexible 

dividers, suitable for the TT Modular 

Pack 45+. The main compartment features 

a lockable slider. It has a padded, zip-off 

front lid with a top handle. There is an 

external second opening for a camera on 

the top side. It also features transparent 

mesh interior compartments and a small 

organiser. With the hook and loop strips 

on the outside, it can be fixed precisely to 

modular hook and loop panels. The loops 

on the upper edge can be used to attach 

the insert to all MOLLE panels or the 

TT Modular Front Seat Panel with TT 

SE 256 Safety QA Buckles. 

It is available in Olive, Black, and 

Titan Grey for an MSRP of $239. 

Th e TT Modular Equipment Case is an 

all-around padded shoulder bag with a 

15-litre volume. It is versatile and can be 

used as a weapon bag, equipment bag, or 

camera bag. It features a MOLLE hook 

and loop panel on the inside, as well as 

flexible, padded dividers. The separate, 

width-adjustable laptop compartment 

(suitable for up to 12in laptops) can also 

be used as a weapons compartment. The 

flap is secured with hook-and-loop and 

quick-release fasteners. An extra zipper 

allows quick access from the top. 

It also features detachable shoulder 

padding, rubberised on the underside, 

as well as a size-adjustable carrying 

strap. The TT Modular Equipment 

Case has a durable, reinforced handle 

and a mesh pocket on the inside of the 

lid. The case features a MOLLE system 

for attachment of a holster, magazine 

pockets, etc. under the lid. 

Finally, the TT Modular Laptop Case 

is part of the TT Tac Series. It is a 

functional laptop bag suitable for security 

personnel or civilian use. The pouch has 

removable hook and loop attachments on 

the back side so that it can be attached 

to modular backpacks and bags. There 

is a padded 15.4in laptop compartment, 

a durable, reinforced handle, and a flap 

with hook and loop closure. It is available 

in Black and Olive for an MSRP of 

$69.95. 

tt@tasmaniantigerusa.com 

The Home Secretary has announced that the police sector in England 

and Wales will receive a funding boost of up to £287m next year. 

This increase, which brings total funding for policing to £17.2bn, will 

allow police and crime commissioners across the 43 police forces in the 

two countries to focus on issues such as reducing anti-social behaviour 

and neighbourhood crime. 

The government will also give police and crime commissioners in 

England the ability to raise an additional £349m through a council 

tax precept limit of £15. This funding will be used to support national 

policing priorities, including tackling serious violence, exploitation, 

abuse, fraud and cybercrime, as well as maintaining the 20,000 additional 

police officers being recruited to increase police presence on the streets. 

Funding for counter-terrorism policing will also continue at over 

£1bn, including funding for armed policing and the Counter Terrorism 

Operations Centre. 

Mystery Ranch 

announces new 

deployment bag 

GTW was shown 

Mystery Ranch’s 

new All In 

Deployment Intl 

bag at the 2023 

SHOT Show. 

The bag allows 

professionals to 

carry month’sworth 

of gear all in 

one bag. Military 

service members 

are trained to be 

prepared for anything – from high-pressure 

missions to natural disasters – they must be 

ready for months of deployment. 

The All In Deployment Intl bag is a rolling 

closet built to carry everything needed for 

those long missions. With its padded duffel 

straps and removable wheeled frame, you can 

carry it as a duffel or rolling bag. Its durable 

construction and reinforced corners are 

designed to withstand wear from continual 

travel. And with fewer external pockets, this 

pack is ideal for commercial airports. 

Key Features 

- Minimal external pocketry for ease of 

transport in commercial airports 

- End haul loop allows for hanging 

“wardrobe” functionality 

- Large internal zippered compartments for 

organisation 

- Movable VELCRO® internal shelves to 

create separate compartments 

- Internal zippered compartments for 

organisation. 

www.mysteryranch.com 

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FEATURE 

The Streamlight booth 

was a hive of activity 

throughout the show. 

Trulock owner Scott Trulock, 

second from left, is on the look 

out for quality European dealers. 

SHOT SHOW 2023 

If you want to take 

the stress out of 

exporting, OIF are 

the team for you. 

Czech brand 

Nightpearl 

enjoyed a 

successful 

show. 

Red Dot Optics are an 

important cog in the 

Sellmark machine. 

BIGGEST EVER SHOT SHOW 

PLACES INDUSTRY BACK 

WHERE IT BELONGS 

A packed show floor and record exhibitor space firmly positioned SHOT 

– and the industry in general – back to pre-Covid times and offered a 

glimpse of positive feelings for the future. 

It was the 45th time that 

the red carpet had been 

rolled out at SHOT 

Show, to welcome the 

world’s hunting and shooting 

industry. Although Covid-19 

is still with us (the editor 

picked up his second dose at 

the show) walking the show 

floor in 2023 didn’t feel as 

though we were in the middle 

of a pandemic. 

Facemasks have been 

replaced with hugs 

and handshakes and 

a determination from 

everyone to build brands and 

partnerships like never before. 

Behind the data that you 

receive from trade show 

organisers post show, is the 

‘feeling’ you get from a show 

by simply walking and talking 

for four days. Let’s call it a 

‘vibe’ to be on trend. SHOT 

2023 was one of those shows 

that gave off a good vibe from 

minute one. 

The crowd was happy. 

People wanted to be there. 

Business was being conducted 

and fun was to be had. 

Talking of fun, the SHOT 

organisers did a great job in 

organising ‘extracurricular 

activities’ for show goers who 

have been starved of such 

events for a long time. 

The on-site All-Star 

Jam Concert marked the 

high point of ‘SHOT After 

Dark’, a new initiative from 

the organisers, that allowed 

visitors to network in an 

enjoyable environment. 

There were many 

thoughtful ideas that all 

helped to increase the 

positive feelings emanating 

from around the show’s vast 

halls. 

Positive data 

The SHOT Show, which 

took place between January 

17-20 at The Venetian Expo 


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FEATURE 

Armament Technology’s 

Trevor Publicover showing 

off the company’s successful 

and important laser filters. 

Barnett Crossbows 

owner David Barnett 

with his new Hyper 

Raptor Crossbow. 

SHOT SHOW 2023 

The CZ Shadow 2 Orange was 

turning heads from the minute 

the show opened its doors. 

Hornady displayed an 

impressive collection 

from its security range. 

The team at Leapers are 

excited by the range of 

AR-15 assorices on offer. 

and Caesars Forum in Las 

Vegas, welcomed over 52,000 

industry professionals. 

More than 2,500 companies 

displayed products and 

services in booths covering 

more than 816,000 net square 

feet and attracting attendees 

from 115 countries and all 50 

states. 

These are pre-pandemic 

level numbers. 

Chris Dolnack, NSSF 

Senior Vice President and 

Chief Customer Officer 

was particularly happy with 

how the show unfolded. He 

commented: 

“The industry was back 

in full force at this year’s 

SHOT Show, and the energy 

and momentum among all 

attendees was palpable. I 

always say the SHOT Show is 

like Christmas morning and 

the Super Bowl all in one, and 

this year it was that and more. 

We are thrilled at the positive 

response from our attendees 

and optimistic for a strong 

year of industry sales to come.” 

This was the largest SHOT 

Show ever, marking the second 

year of expanded exhibit space 

at Caesars Forum, in addition 

to The Venetian Expo. 

Show floor reaction 

Last year we told you that 

80 per cent of the exhibitors 

we asked said they had 

experienced a positive show. 

Well, this year that number 

has climbed to 100 per cent. 

Yes, that’s right. Not one 

of the companies we spoke 

to over the course of the 

exhibition was unhappy with 

how the show was performing 

for them. They were all 

happy and relieved that the 

show was back to pre-Covid 

numbers and all seemed to be 

conducting the business that 

they were expecting to. 

Supplier Showcase 

The two-day Supplier 

Showcase featured 539 OEM 

third-party suppliers meeting 

with exhibiting manufacturers 

and exploring their needs for 

extrusions, fabrication, fabrics, 

machinery, metal, plastics, 

software, logistical support, 

and tools. 

Jeff Miller, Sales Manager 

at Active Manufacturing, told 

the NSSF team: 

“For a company like us 

with 40 people, it’s a great 

fit. We can come show our 

wares for two days. The 

bigger companies come up 

here and walk around and the 

engineering people will talk 

to us. We’ve done it every 

year, and it’s really helped us 

increase our business.” 

Education Sessions 

This year over 6,000 industry 

members attended SHOT 

University, Law Enforcement 

Education Program and 

Export Training Sessions to 

receive in-person classes on 

compliance, operations and 

much more. 

Traci Lewellin, Owner of 

Gun City spoke to the NSSF: 

“SHOT University adds an 

amazing value for us. I can 

come in here, I have our 

managers out still looking at 

booths, and I can learn some 

of the educational processes 

to take back to our stores and 

try to implement them over 

the next year.” 

A word from the 

President… 

“This year is one of the 

best shows I’ve ever been a 

part of,” said Joe Bartozzi, 

NSSF President and CEO. 

“On behalf of NSSF, I’d like 

to thank all the attendees, 

exhibitors, media members 

and our guests this week 

for helping the industry 

to succeed and supporting 

NSSF’s mission.” 

For your diary 

Preparations have already 

begun for next year’s 46th 

SHOT Show, which is 

scheduled for January 23-26, 

2024. 

www.nssf.org 


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DEPARTMENT 

OF JUSTICE PITS 

PRESIDENT 

BIDEN AGAINST 

GUN CONTROL 

LOBBY WITHOUT 

ACKNOWLEDGING 

FIX NICS ACT 

President Joe Biden has worked in tandem with gun control 

advocacy organisations seeking to disarm law-abiding American 

citizens and demonise American firearm manufacturers. 

By Larry Keane 

While this connection 

between the Biden 

administration and gun 

confiscation supporters 

is well known, the Department of 

Justice (DOJ) has threatened to 

undermine that relationship by daring 

to recognise the indisputable truth 

that criminals are responsible for the 

crimes they commit. At the same time, 

President Biden’s Justice Department is 

conveniently ignoring initiatives led by 

the firearms and ammunition industry 

that are proven to prevent gun crime 

and keep communities safer. 

In 2021, U.S. District Court Judge 

Xavier Rodriguez found the US 

government 60 per cent liable for the 

2017 Sutherland Springs attack, during 

which the perpetrator murdered 26 

individuals and wounded 22 more at 

the First Baptist Church in Texas. In 

the lawsuit that followed, Holcombe 

v. USA, Judge Rodriguez stated that 

the US government was primarily 

responsible for the incident because 

the Air Force failed to report to the 

National Instant Criminals Background 

Check System (NICS) murderer’s 

2012 domestic violence court-martial 

conviction, his dishonourable discharge 

and his involuntary commitment to a 

mental health facility, awarding a $230 

million judgment to the plaintiffs. As 

a result, between 2012 and 2017, the 

perpetrator was able to make multiple 

firearm purchases from firearm 

retailers. 

Responsibility 

No one – not even the government 

– disputes that the Air Force failed 

to report material information to 

NICS that would have disqualified 

the murderer from legally purchasing 

firearms. In its recent appeal of the 

2021 court decision, the DOJ called 

the attack an “inexpressible tragedy,” 

adding that it “unequivocally does not 

seek to excuse” the government’s failure 

to report the murderer’s criminal and 

mental health history. However, the 

Department’s civil division contends: 

“Even if the government’s conduct 

might have contributed to the sequence 

of events… the man who pulled the 

trigger that day cannot bear less than 

half of the responsibility for causing 

the injuries and pain of the victims and 

their families.” 

For once, the Biden administration 

correctly recognises that criminals are 

responsible for their crimes, even if 

this admission is under the duress of 

the looming $230 million settlement 

the government owes the victims of 

Sutherland in adherence to the 2022 

ruling they are now appealing. 

To be sure, attributing blame where 

blame is due and fixing persistent 

bureaucratic problems that failed to 

prevent a violent and mentally ill 

individual from acquiring a firearm 

when he should not have been able to 

are not mutually exclusive. Indeed, the 


nssf 

firearm industry has wholeheartedly 

supported and in fact spearheaded 

initiatives intended to stop violent 

individuals from gaining access 

firearms. 

Action 

In the wake of the Sutherland Springs 

tragedy, the NSSF advocated for 

legislation that made background 

checks stronger, more comprehensive 

and increasingly thorough. NSSF’s 

consistent efforts to strengthen NICS 

culminated in the Fix NICS Act of 

2018, which removed obstacles to the 

proper submission of mental health and 

criminal records. Obstacles that would 

have, and in the case of Sutherland 

Springs in fact did, impede the system’s 

proper functioning. 

Specifically, the Act created incentive 

structures for states (to the extent 

legally possible under federal law) to 

improve their reporting and compels 

federal agencies to report material 

information to NICS that would make 

gun sales to specific individuals illegal, 

to close loopholes, and prevent violent 

individuals from accessing firearms. It 

is difficult to overstate what a dramatic, 

positive impact this has had on public 

safety. Before Fix NICS legislation 

passed Congress, a Department of 

Defense Inspector General report 

detailed that “31 per cent of records 

were not submitted (to NICS) as 

required.” Between April 2018 and 

August 2019, however, a DOJ report on 

the effectiveness of the Fix NICS Act 

showed “an increase of over 6 million 

records in the three national databases 

searched with every NICS check – a 

6.2 per cent increase. In addition, there 

was a 15 per cent increase in records 

in one of those databases, the NICS 

Indices.” 

As gun control advocates push 

for unrealistic and poorly conceived 

legislation that targets law-abiding 

Americans, the success of Fix NICS 

shows the firearm and ammunition 

industry is committed to finding Real 

Solutions to prevent gun crime by 

deranged individuals and criminals. 

NSSF and its partners in the 

firearm industry remain committed 

to protecting the Second Amendment 

rights of American citizens while 

working to ensure that dangerous, 

violent perpetrators can’t purchase 

firearms – whether through firearm 

retailers, straw purchases, or any 

other black-market transaction – 

thanks to the NICS platform and 

its improvements via Fix NICS. We 

encourage the Biden administration to 

develop a more consistent, coherent, 

and logical approach to gun crimes 

that reflects the primary truth in the 

Department of Justice’s arguments: 

that a robust background check system 

is operational and that criminals are 

deemed responsible for their crimes. 

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FEaTURE 

Robert nioa (centre) 

flanked by Barre President 

Bryan James (le) and CEo 

Sam Shallenberger. 

NIOA’S 

GLOBAL VISION 

Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past few months, you would have found 

it difficult not to have heard the news regarding NIOA’s purchase of US-based rifle 

manufacturer Barrett. Here, Gun Trade World sat down with NIOA’s Group CEO, Robert Nioa, 

to find out his plans for Barrett and why the purchase makes perfect sense. 


For an Australian company to purchase an American 

manufacturer with the gravitas and history of Barrett 

you’re going to see a big reaction across the global 

marketplace. However, the deal seems to be the perfect 

fit – a global alliance with benefits across civilian and 

military markets. Barrett will be strengthened, allowing the 

company to serve its US and global partners even better. 

“We have got a strategic plan for our business and there are 

two ways you can grow if you are in the geographic market of 

Australia,” says Robert Nioa, speaking to Gun Trade World at 

the recent SHOT Show. 

“You can grow by trying to expand into adjacent products 

– we are the largest supplier of sporting firearms in Australia, 

and we are now also the largest private supplier of weapons 

and ammunition for defence. So, one way of growing the 

business from that would be to go left or right - maybe 

autonomous vehicles or electronics. However, our core 

expertise is with guns and ammunition so, if we want to stay 

with our core principles, geographic dispersion is the key for 

growth. 

“We then looked at where we would want to grow and 

defence and sporting needed to feature as well as guns and 

ammunition,” continues Robert. 

“So, we looked at the Five Eyes nations – Australia, New 

Zealand, US, UK and Canada. Of those markets, the biggest 

market in the world is the USA. Having determined that the 

US was where we wanted to get to. We then kept our eye out 

for opportunities.” 

The ideal fit 

It wasn’t long before the perfect opportunity showed itself 

and Robert puts his existing personal relationship with the 

Barrett team down as a key reason behind the deal. 

“In America we have had good relationships with many 

companies, we’ve kept our ear to the ground, and we 

came across the Barrett opportunity due to our personal 

connections there and personal discussions. 

“The reason that Barrett appealed as opposed to just some 

other gun company is that it also fits consistently with the 

work we are doing in Australia. It supports what we are doing 

in our home market as well as what we can achieve in the 

American market.” 

NIOA runs the Australian Department of Defence 

LAND 159 Lethality System Program, which will eventually 

replace every weapon a soldier carries over the next decade. 

The company is contracted to fulfil the requirements of this 

programme, at the first stage of that contract. 

“The next stage of that contract will require us to establish 

a sustainable, small arms weapons manufacturing capability 

for both ammunition and guns,” continues Robert. 

“Now we can do that in a number of ways. We can support 

other companies to do that or contribute directly to it but 

one of our strategies was to ensure that we have global 

distribution and a global brand giving access to the biggest 

markets in the world. 

“If you combine those objectives, bringing Barrett on 

board who has existing US military contracts, giving credible 

capability, unique IP, great manufacturing capability, global 

distribution, a proven supply chain and so on – all of that 

made a pretty compelling argument as to why we strategically 

wanted to do that. 

“There’s still some movement to come in the L159 

Program and there is no guarantee that that will go our way. 

However, regardless of that, the Barrett strategy is sound to 

the overall business strategy, which is growth in weapons and 

ammunition in the Five Eyes nations.” 

Trust in Barrett 

“Barrett is a long way from home for me personally to 

manage,” says Robert. 

“I needed to make sure that if we were going to invest 

in a company we have full confidence in the management 

team, the people and the products. I was not looking for a 

turnaround. I did not want to buy a company for it to be a 

problem and what we’ve managed to achieve in the purchase 

of Barrett is a market leader that’s got a full order book with 

a really professional management team. 

“A company that is very well run that I have had a 15- 

year association with. I have a high level of confidence in 

all of the individuals, from Ronnie (Barrett) and Chris 

(Barrett), at a personal leadership level and the senior 

leadership team that is in place – I know them well. 

I have experienced them as a customer so all of that is 

really important in the decision. We would not have bought 

a turnaround business, and we would not have entered into 

something risky – it was too big an investment and too far 

away from home to invest in something risky.” 

Boost for the sporting market 

“My view is we do not want to run a business that is 

exclusively military. We must have a mix of sporting and 

military, in fact this provides the best value to military 

customers, because they’re not paying all the overheads for 

the facility, but also gives the best continuity for business 

because you have got sales going ahead on a daily basis, 

allowing for steady cash flow. 

“Our view is that, firstly the sporting market will be 

pivotal to the future business plan. Secondly, we have 

already given thought to what additional civilian market 

products we should look at and the easiest place to start was 

to look at what Barrett was previously doing, which was 

stopped because of its capacity constraints. 

“The first one is the Barrett Fieldcraft, ultra-lightweight, 

hunting rifle,” says Robert. 

“It is our intention to restart production of that rifle with 

a view that we should have product availability by this time 

next year. Now that is going to be conditional upon a bunch 

of planning. This is not just a thought bubble. We have 

already acquired additional equipment and we have a body 

of work that has been going on for about four months now 

in preparing to get that production line back up and going. 

“The orders for the core line of products, so the M107 

etc were just so immense that they (Barrett) just could not 

have machines devoted to much lower value items. Barrett 

has to fulfil government contracts, so it just simply wasn’t an 

option. We have now invested in new machinery. 

“From NIOA’s point of view, we actually operate on 

behalf of the Australian government undertaking the testing 

for small arms weapons in Australia. This means we bring a 

robust very sophisticated engineering approach to weapons 

design, so we are certainly going to make sure that between 

the organisations across the different continents that we will 

maintain the highest standards of manufacturing.” 

It is Gun Trade World’s view that Barrett Firearms will 

be an even stronger presence in the US market and the 

reintroduction of the Fieldcraft rifle to the US sporting 

market will certainly be seen as a huge plus to US retailers 

and consumers alike. 

www.nioa.com.au 

www.barrett.net 

nioa 


FEATURE 

KEY DECISIONS 

PUSH 

PRO-SHOT 

FORWARD 

US specialist in gun cleaning products, Pro-Shot 

Products, has made a number of recent business 

decisions that have enabled the company to grow 

across the globe. Company President John Darmarin 

spoke to Gun Trade World about his company’s vision. 


The Pro-Shot story began 

back in 1982, when current 

President John Darmarin was 

just six years old. He joined 

his dad on a shoot, where his 

friend was taking part in a competition 

shoot off. He was cleaning his gun and 

he got a plastic patch loop melted into 

his barrel due to his gun being hot from 

shooting so much. 

“So, he was out of the competition 

and obviously really mad,” says John. 

“My mum said, ‘give me the gun I’m 

going to get that out of there’ and she 

put it over the stove to heat it up the 

gun! 

“We all thought we needed to make 

something that’s better than the current 

cleaning kits available, so we started 

work in a one-car garage with one 

wooden bench and one lightbulb. 

My dad was a factory-minded 

person, very smart, but we essentially 

started with nothing. We made plenty 

of patches. I made them with a 5lb 

hammer, so I was a really strong little 

fella! We then made silicone cloths and 

then bought a lathe and started making 

our own cleaning rods and we just kind 

of grew from there.” 

Increased sales 

“To begin with, we were just visible 

mainly at shoots and gun shows, I 

would travel with my dad to the shows 

to sell our gear,” continues John. 

“Then, once we got our sales 

representation, that’s what really 

changed our world. We had sales reps 

across the country and our numbers 

doubled or even tripled as there were 

more people out there working for us.” 

By the time John and his dad 

had reached the year 2002 they had 

packaged or manufactured over 40 

million parts. 

“The most popular products over 

the years have been our gun cleaning 

patches and rods - that we are best 

known for,” says John. Gun cleaning 

patches were the very first product we 

made and no matter what comes after, 

that’s what we will be known for. 

The Purchase of KleenBore 

“I found out that Safariland was selling 

a few small companies and I reached 

out to them and said ‘Hey, what are you 

doing with KleenBore?,’ says John. 

“To cut a long story short, a deal was 

made and we were able to purchase 

the brand – it all came down to great 

timing. 

“So, we ended up getting the 

company as Safariland were putting 

their focus on some of their other 

lines and directing their business in 

a different way. We just thought it 

(KleenBore) to be a great extension of 

our company as we see it as a quality 

product at a different price point to 

Pro-Shot products. Pro-Shot is a highend 

brand and KleenBore would allow 

us to attack a different market segment. 

“We kind of started the whole 

KleenBore company over from nothing, 

at the point of buying the business,’ says 

John. 

“A lot of the existing products were 

made overseas, so the first thing we 

wanted to do was bring it back to 

the United States. I think now more 

than ever now people want ‘Madein-America’ 

products, especially after 

Covid and the supply chain issues. It’s 

a big statement to say that our products 

are made in America! 

“Now only around ten per cent of 

KleenBore products are from overseas 

– the brushes, jacks, the rods, the 

patches and the classic kits are all made 

in America, and they were all made 

overseas before. 

Global growth 

“Outside of the US, the UK is a big 

market for us,’ continues John. “We deal 

with Viking Arms, and they are a great 

distributor for both the commercial and 

military markets. 

“Our products are used by the NATO 

nations. We started in the defence and 

military markets around five years, it’s 

the newest arm of our company. Right 

now, we sell to 93 countries. 

“We do what we say, we deliver orders 

on time. We offer great customer service 

and for that our customers love us.” 

Despite this success, John and the 

Pro-Shot team aren’t resting on their 

laurels and new products are being 

released. 

“The Kleenbore line will have some 

great new plastic kit, there’s going to 

be some really innovative product, so 

we are really excited about the growth 

of that company. The other part is we’re 

also going to produce some thermal 

targets, we see this as a growth area that 

we’re excited about. 

“Our company is built on doing 

what we say,” continues John. “From 

day one my father was a Union man, 

which is why it was so important for 

him to produce Made-in-America 

products. He loved our country more 

than anything, he was a great shooter 

and he instilled that into me. So even 

though we have expanded into different 

areas and categories, our message is still 

simple – we deliver what we say we will, 

and our customers love us for that.” 

www.proshotproducts.com 

PRO-SHOT PRODUCTS 


great gear 

HEARING 

PROTECTION 

Don’t fall on deaf ears 

Shooting without hearing 

protection permanently 

damages your hearing. 

Even after just one 

unprotected shot. It’s as 

simple as that. There are a whole 

host of hunters and sport shooters 

– especially the older generation 

– who suffer to varying degrees 

from hearing loss, even deafness. 

At one time, hearing protection 

was seen as not necessary, not cool 

even. Those times are thankfully 

over. It is simply part and parcel of 

responsible shooting and hunting 

with firearms. Hence, in this 

article, we take a closer look at 

what hearing actually is, how you 

can damage your hearing and ways 

to best protect it. 

UNPROTECTED EARS SUFFER 

How do we actually hear? The 

outer ear consists of the auricle 

and the ear canal. This part, our ear, 

serves to catch sound vibrations. 

In addition, you have the middle 

ear with three ossicles. This system 

converts sound vibrations from 

the air into mechanical vibrations 

and transmits them to the inner 

ear. The latter consists of the 


cochlea with the auditory 

and balance nerves attached 

to it. The cochlea is the 

organ responsible for sound 

perception. This is where the 

conversion of mechanical 

vibrations into nerve impulses 

takes place. Wave movements 

occur in the cochlea, causing 

the hair cells in the inner 

ear to move. When the hair 

cells are stimulated, they 

transmit nerve impulses via 

the auditory nerve to the 

part of the brain responsible 

for sound processing, also 

known as the hearing centre. 

When the ear is exposed to 

excessively loud sounds – such 

as a gunshot - the hair cells 

in the inner ear are overstimulated, 

causing them to 

die at worst. Once the hair 

cells are damaged, or dead, the 

damage is irreversible. After 

all, they are not replaced. 

This is why it is so important 

to protect those hair cells as 

much as possible. 

SOUND 

A sound, perhaps even 

better as sound pressure, is 

measured in decibels (dB). The 

sound pressure of a normal 

conversation at a distance of 

one metre is 40 to 60 dB. So 

far, no problem. In addition, 

the ear can be exposed to 

brief moments of sound 

pressure above 120 dB without 

permanent damage. However, 

this kind of sound level can 

already feel uncomfortable and 

even hurt. It is the long-term 

exposure to sound pressure 

above 80 dB that can cause 

permanent hearing damage. 

Regular shooting without 

hearing protection can 

gradually damage the hair cells 

in our inner ear, shot after 

shot, and cause hearing loss. 

Specifically, let us consider 

the sound pressure of a shot 

from a firearm. A single 

shot from a rifle in calibre 

.30-06 Springfield creates 

sound pressure peaking at 

up to 170 dB at a distance of 

one metre. Even a .22 Long 

Rifle rimfire cartridge still 

produces more than 130 dB 

of sound pressure. A 12ga 

buckshot cartridge produces 

150 dB of sound pressure, as 

do most handgun calibres. 

A morning on the geese or a 

round of clay pigeon shooting 

without hearing protection is 

therefore already pernicious 

for your ears. Let alone doing 

this every week, year in, year 

out. Exactly, hearing damage 

occurs. And there is no way to 

reverse this. Only to prevent it. 

TYPES OF HEARING 

PROTECTION 

By now, the reason for 

hearing protection is clear. 

It is a must when handling 

firearms, in the field or on 

the shooting range. However, 

there are lots of options for 

protecting your hearing, 

from simple and efficient 

to high-tech custom-made 

ones. Hearing protection 

can be roughly divided into 

two groups, earplugs, and 

earmuffs. Both types ensure 

that harmful sound pressure 

is kept out of your inner ear. 

Earplugs 

Foam earplugs are the most 

common and cheapest way to 

protect your hearing. You roll 

these between your thumb 

and forefinger until they form 

a thin rod that you insert 

into your ear canal. Once in 

place, the foam expands back, 

completely sealing off the ear 

canal. Silicone earplugs offer 

an equivalent alternative. 

These earplugs made of both 

foam and silicone have a 

limited number of uses. Solid 

earplugs are also available and 

much more durable. These 

block the ear canal rather by 

their conical shape than by 

expansion as with the flexible 

plugs. The biggest advantage 

of earplugs is their very 

small size and the fact that 

they therefore do not get in 

the way when shooting. On 

the other hand, the feeling 

of constantly having two 

plugs in your ear canal is 

not the most comfortable 

when wearing them for 

hours. Besides, it is difficult 

to communicate with your 

colleagues when wearing such 

plugs. 

Earmuffs 

Earmuffs consist of two 

caps, usually made of plastic, 

lined with sound-absorbing 

material, and connected to 

a headband. Because you 

wear these muffs over your 

ears – there is nothing in 

your ear canal like with 

earplugs – these muffs are 

much more comfortable 

to wear. However, they are 

much bulkier than plugs and 

can therefore interfere with 

shooting. 

Active hearing 

protection 

The types of hearing 

protection we have discussed 

so far are passive protectors. 

They mainly serve to block 

out noise. Any sound. This 

means that soft, non-harmful 

sounds, such as animal noises, 

but also the words of your 

hunting buddy, are blocked 

off. Not really useful when 

you are out hunting together 

with friends or want to hear 

game approaching through 

the thicket on a driven hunt. 

This is precisely why advanced, 

active types of hearing 

protection were developed 

earlier. This type of active, 

electronic hearing protection, 

available in both earplugs and 

muffs, lets ‘normal’ sounds 

through but filters and blocks 

out harmful sounds. The next 

step is hearing protection 

that will even amplify 

certain sounds. Think of it as 

binoculars for your ears. Also 

Hearing protection is like a good 

pocket knife. It is best to have it on hand 

constantly and it always comes in handy. 

possible is hearing protection 

that connects via bluetooth to 

your mobile phone or a walkie 

talkie. Totally luxurious are 

active, electronic earplugs that 

are completely custom-made 

for your ear canal. 

DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT 

The question is not ‘do you 

want hearing protection?’, 

but what type do you want? 

The need to protect your 

hearing as a hunter is obvious. 

Everyone has an uncle, 

grandfather or elderly hunting 

friend who hears very badly, or 

no longer. You don’t want this 

for yourself, do you? Passive 

hearing protection is the 

bare minimum, while active 

hearing protection offers so 

many possibilities. Hearing 

protection is like a good 

pocket knife. It is best to have 

it on hand constantly and it 

always comes in handy. GTW 

hearing protection 


SPOTLIGHT 

WHEN AMMO 

RULES SUPREME 

In the gun world, having a constant supply of quality ammunition is essential. Without it, 

a gun is like a car without fuel or a bar that doesn’t serve alcohol – uerly useless. Imagine 

a shooting competition or a weekend hunting without the right kind of ammo. Thanks to 

proper ammunition, consumers can put their guns to best use. What’s more, for retailers, 

ammo sales are simply one of the best ways to encourage repeat business. 

TYPES OF AMMUNITION 

In this feature we consider 

metallic rifle and handgun 

ammunition next to shotgun 

cartridges. As we all know 

ammo is a type of preassembled 

packaging featuring 

a projectile (a bullet) or 

multiple projectiles (shot), a 

propellant (gun powder) with 

a case (metallic, plastic or 

paper) that is precisely made 

to fit within a gun’s chamber. 

When considering metallic 

handgun and rifle ammunition, 

two essential types spring to 

mind: rimfire and centerfire, 

categorizing them by the type 

of their primers. Shotgun 

shells meanwhile all share the 

same typical construction, 

regardless of their gauge. 

CENTERFIRE CARTRIDGES 

With centrefire ammunition 

the gun’s firing pin strikes the 

primer cap in the middle of 

the cartridge base to ignite 

the powder and propel the 

bullet forward. Compared to a 

rimfire cartridge, the centrefire 

cartridge has numerous 

advantages. Not only can you 

produce much bigger rounds 

because the casing is far more 

robust; centrefire also implies 

it is only the primer in the 

middle that gets damaged 

when firing. Consequently, the 

empty metallic cartridge casing 

can be used over and over 

again after firing. centrefire 

ammunition is also felt to be 

more reliable and offers a much 

bigger variety in calibres, loads 

and available bullet types. 

Contrary to rimfire 

ammunition, hunting accounts 

for the majority of sales in 

the centrefire ammunition 

category. Just a limited part 

of sales goes to plinking 

and recreational shooting 

while competition and target 

shooting accounts for only a 

small part of sales as well. This 

divide remains largely stable 

throughout the years. It goes 

without saying that centrefire 

rifle ammunition has a big 


Ammunition Survey Results 

ARE YOUR 

AMMUNITION SALES 

UP OR DOWN? 

OVER THE LAST 12 MONTHS… 

WHAT PERCENTAGE 

OF OVERALL SALES 

ARE THROUGH AMMO? 

HOW IMPORTANT 

ARE AMMO SALES? 

AMMUNITION 

Up 56% 

Down 11% 

Same 33% 

MAIN FACTORS IN 

BUYER’S CHOICE 

OF AMMO* 

0-20% 33% 

21-40% 22% 

41-60% 33% 

61-80% - 

81-100% 12% 

Very 100% 

Quite - 

Not very - 

AVERAGE SIZE OF 

AMMUNITION ORDER 

IN YOUR SHOP? 

Price 33% 

Performance 55% 

Availability 33% 

Brand/make - 

< 50 - 

51-500 67% 

501-2,500 22% 

> 2,500 11% 

WHAT KIND OF 

AMMUNITION DO 

YOU SELL MOST?* 

WHAT DO YOUR CUSTOMERS USE 

THEIR AMMO FOR?* 

impact on overall sales in the 

gun shops we questioned. 

Centrefire rifle ammo was 

the only ammo category 

where sales increased in the 

last twelve months. Ammo 

sales for centrefire handguns 

meanwhile remained stable. 

RIMFIRE CARTRIDGES 

Second in the metallic 

cartridge segment is the 

popular rimfire. The 

ongoing importance of 

rimfire sales for gun shops 

cannot be underestimated. 

As the majority of rimfire 

sales is destined for classic 

plinking and recreational 

shooting, hunting ammo 

still accounts for about 

one third of sales while 

competition and target 

shooting amount to a more 

modest part of sales. 

SALES OF 

CENTREFIRE 

HANDGUN AMMO 

Up 22% 

Down 11% 

Same 67% 

SALES OF 

SHOTGUN 

AMMO 

Up 11% 

Down 67% 

Same 22% 

Handgun 33% 

Shotgun 33% 

Rifle 56% 

*multiple choice questions 

SALES OF 

CENTREFIRE RIFLE 

AMMO 

Up 56% 

Down 11% 

Same 33% 

SALES OF 

AIRGUN 

PELLETS 

Up 11% 

Down 33% 

Same 56% 

Hunting 67% 

Pest Control 22% 

Target/Clay Shooting 44% 

Plinking 56% 

SALES OF 

RIMFIRE 

AMMO 

Up 11% 

Down 11% 

Same 78% 

SALES OF 

LEAD-FREE/ 

ECO-FRIENDLY 

AMMO 

Up 45% 

Down 22% 

Same 33% 


spotlight 

In rimfire the firing pin 

strikes and crushes the rim 

of the round to ignite the 

primer inside. The rim will 

display a tell-tale mark where 

it has been struck. Essentially 

the whole inside edge of the 

cartridge is one big, flattened 

primer. The advantage to this 

design is that it is relatively 

cheap to manufacture. 

However, the nature of the 

casing means the design is 

generally limited to smaller 

calibres, since the brass casing 

has to be less robust and it 

would be destroyed by an 

explosion of a large amount 

of propellant needed for a 

bigger projectile. This is why 

you will typically only see 

rimfire ammunition in .17 

and .22 calibres. Compared to 

centrefire ammunition, another 

disadvantage is that the nature 

of the rimfire cartridge design 

means the case is permanently 

deformed and, therefore, 

is unsuitable for reloading. 

Despite its construction 

limitations, rimfire 

ammunition does remain the 

most used ammo type across 

the globe. In the last twelve 

months, sales of rimfire ammo 

appeared to remain stable. 

SHOTGUN SHELLS 

Modern shotgun shells 

typically consist of a plastic 

case, with the base covered in 

a thin metal covering. In the 

past shells with a paper case 

used to be common. While 

these are still made today, 

shooters tend to prefer plastic 

cases as these are far more 

resistant to the elements. The 

base of the shell is fairly thick 

to hold the large shotgun 

primer. The powder itself takes 

relatively little space in the 

shell. After the powder comes 

the wad. The primary role of 

a shotgun wad is to prevent 

the mixing of propellants 

and pellets in a shotshell. 

The wad forms a critical gas 

seal at firing to keep the 

expanding gasses behind the 

shot charge. Wads also act as 

spacers, setting the correct 

volume for the propellant and 

shot charges and cushioning 

the pellets to reduce 

deformation. Conventional 

fibre wads continued to 

be used after plastic shot 

wrappers appeared. Eventually 

hard-to-load plastic sheet 

material was replaced with 

an easily installed shot cup 

that was closed at the bottom. 

Moulded wads soon became 

commonplace. The evolution 

of wad design integrated 

the skirted base, pellet 

cushioning, and the pellet 

wrapper into one moulded 

unit. Throughout the years, 

as society is rethinking ways 

to decrease plastic pollution, 

many companies have come 

up with viable alternatives for 

non-degradable plastic wads. 

These biodegradable wads tend 

to be either water soluble or 

photodegradable. The shot cup 

is the last part of the shell, 

and it serves to hold the shot 

together as it moves down the 

barrel. Shot cups have slits 

on the sides so that they peel 

open after leaving the barrel, 

allowing the shot to continue 

in flight undisturbed. The shot 

fills the shot cup (which must 

be of the correct length to 

hold the desired quantity of 

shot), and the shotgun shell is 

then crimped, or rolled closed. 

The shot in a shotgun shell 

is traditionally made of lead, 

but other metals such as steel, 

copper, tungsten, and bismuth 

are also used due to restrictions 

on the use of lead in some 

areas. Next to shot, a shotshell 

can also contain a single, 

large solid projectile, known 

as a slug. Shotgun ammo is 

the only category where sales 

slowed down in the last twelve 

months, at least according to 

the respondents participating 

in our survey. 

PERFORMANCE 

When asked about the main 

factors in a buyer’s choice of 

ammunition, performance 

rules supreme. No less than 56 

percent of the retailers in our 

survey state performance as 

being a decisive factor. Price 

comes in second, followed by 

availability and brand/make. 

This result clearly has a lot to 

do with the question being 

posed about the ammunition 

market in general. In recent 

years our surveys showed 

performance is the prime 

reason to buy in the centrefire 

ammunition market as opposed 

to price, definitely price, in the 

rimfire ammunition market. 

Another category on the rise 

appears to be eco-friendly 

ammunition which can be 

lead-free and/or biodegradable. 

VITAL 

Looking back to the last 

twelve months, nearly 60 

percent of the retailers in our 

survey claim ammunition sales 

to have risen. A third mentions 

sales are stable. When asked 

about the importance of 

ammunition sales for the 

overall business of the retailers 

in our survey, every single 

one claims ammunition sales 

to be ‘very important’. For 

33 percent of retailers, up to 

60 percent of their business 

consists of ammunition sales. 

A further 12 percent quote 

an even higher percentage 

of their overall sales come 

from ammunition. All this 

to underline the overall 

importance of the ammunition 

market for the gun trade. The 

need for ongoing supplies 

of ammunition provides 

an important link between 

retailers and consumers by 

ensuring regular contact and, 

in the end, creating a real bond 

with customers. GTW 


Matrix Of Suppliers AMMO 

BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA 

KM Trade d.o.o. 

km_trade@bih.net.ba 

www.kmtrade.ba 

Pobjeda 

info@ptg.ba 

www.pobjeda-technology.com 

BRAZIL 

CBC/Magtech 

export@cbc.com.br 

magtechammunition.com 

CANADA 

Simunition 

info@simunition.com 

www.simunition.com 

CYPRUS 

Avci Cartridges 

salih.zeki@avci-cartridges.com 

www.avci-cartridges.com 

G&L Calibres 

victory@spidernet.com.cy 

www.victorycartridges.com 

Olympia Cartridge 

olympia@spidernet.com.cy 

www.olympia.com.cy 

CZECH REPUBLIC 

Sellier & Bellot 

info@sellier-bellot.cz 

www.sellier-bellot.cz 

FINLAND 

Lapua/Nammo 

info@nammo.com 

www.lapua.com 

Sako 

export@sako.it 

www.sako.fi 

FRANCE 

Cartouches Sologne 

info@cartouches-sologne.fr 

www.cartouches-sologne.fr 

FIER Ammunition 

info@fier-ammunition.com 

www.fier-ammunition.com 

Sauvestre 

via website 

www.sauvestre.com 

GERMANY 

Blaser 

info@blaser.de 

www.blaser.de 

Brenneke GmbH 

wildgrube@brenneke.com 

www.brenneke-ammunition.de 

GECO 

See RUAG Ammotech 

Haendler & Natermann 

joerg.siemens@hn-sport.de 

www.hn-sport.de 

MEN 

info@men-defencetec.de 

www.men-defencetec.de 

ruag/RWS 

info@ruag.com 

www.ruag.com 

sax munitions 

via website 

www.sax-munition.de 

ITALY 

bornaghi 

www.bornaghi.it 

info@bornaghi.it 

Fiocchi 

info@fiocchi.com 

www.fiocchi.com 

Nobel Sport Italia 

+39 0586 875611 

www.nobelsport.it 

LITHUANIA 

Zala Arms 

nerijus.ridikas@zalaarms.lt 

www.zalaarms.lt 

MEXICO 

Aguila 

via website 

aguilaammo.com.mx 

PHILIPPINES 

Armscor Precision 

via website 

www.armscor.com.ph 

RUSSIA 

Barnaul 

ammo@bszholding.ru 

www.barnaulpatron.ru 

Tula Cartridge WorKS 

sales@tulammo.ru 

www.tulammo.ru 

SERBIA 

Prvi Partizan (PPU) 

ppmarketing@neobee.net 

www.prvipartizan.com 

SLOVENIA 

COS d.o.o. 

joze.cofek@coal.si 

www.coal.si 

SOUTH KOREA 

PMC 

via website 

www.pmcammo.com 

SPAIN 

Armas Y Cartuchos Delsur 

delsur @delsur.es 

www.delsur.es 

bioammo 

via website 

www.bioammo.es 

Gamo Outdoor SL 

rfito@gamo.com 

www.gamo.com 

green cycles 

via website 

www.green-cycles.com 

Maxam 

mmiranda@maxam.net 

www.maxam.net 

SWEDEN 

Norma 

via website 

www.norma.cc 

TURKEY 

Gurel Hunting Cartridges 

info@zuber.com.tr 

www.zuberammo.com 

oZKursan 

celil.ozdemir@ozkursan.com.tr 

www.ozkursan.com 

turaÇ 

info@turac.com.tr 

www.turac.com.tr 

UK 

Eley Ltd 

info@eley.co.uk 

www.eleyammunition.com 

Eley Hawk 

sales@eleyhawkltd.com 

www.eleyhawkltd.com 

gamebore 

via website 

www.gamebore.com 

Hull Cartridge Company 

+44 1482 342756 

www.hullcartridge.co.uk 

John Rothery Wholesale 

lesley@bisley-uk.com 

www.bisley-uk.com 

Kynamco 

info@kynamco.co.uk 

www.kynochammunition.co.uk 

Purbeck Shooting Supplies 

info@purbeckshootingschool.com 

www.purbeckshootingschool.com 

USA 

Allegiance Ammunition 

dealers@airventuri.com 

www.allegianceammunition.com 

American Reserve Munitions 

sales@americanreservemunitions.com 

www.americanreservemunitions.com 

barrett 

+1 615 896 2938 

www.barrett.net 

Berger Bullets 

sales@bergerbullets.com 

www.bergerbullets.com 

Black Hills 

+1 605 348 9827 

www.black-hills.com 

Browning Ammunition 

via website 

www.browningammo.com 

Buffalo Cartridge Co. 

info@buffalocartridge.com 

www.buffalocartridge.com 

CCI/Speer 

via website 

www.cci-ammunition.com 

CorBon/Glaser 

info@corbon.com 

www.corbon.com 

Cutting Edge Bullets 

info@cuttingedgebullets.com 

www.cuttingedgebullets.com 

D. Dupleks Ltd 

info@ddupleks-usa.com 

www.ddupleks.com 

Doubletap Ammunition 

+1 866 357 1066 

www.doubletapammo.com 

Federal 

premiumpartners@atk.com 

www.federalpremium.com 

Freedom Munitions 

sales@FreedomMunitions.com 

www.freedommunitions.com 

Grizzly Cartridge 

+1 503-556-3006 

www.grizzlycartridge.com 

Hornady 

via website 

www.hornady.com 

hevi-shot 

+1 541 367 3522 

www.hevishot.com 

International Cartridge Crp 

via website 

www.iccammo.com 

Lazzeroni Arms Co 

arms@lazzeroni.com 

www.lazzeroni.com 

Liberty Ammunition 

sales@libertyammo.com 

www.libertyammo.com 

Magnum research 

www.shopkahrfirearmsgroup.com 

Magtech Ammunition Co. 

info@magtechammunition.com 

www.magtechammunition.com 

MAXXTech Ammunition 

+1 888 317 5810 

www.maxxtechammo.com 

Nexus Ammo 

info@nexusammo.com 

www.nexusammo.com 

Northern precision custom bullets 

via website 

www.npcustombullets.com 

Nosler 

via website 

www.nosler.com 

PCP Ammunition 

via website 

www.pcpammo.com 

Pierce Munitions 

info@piercemunitions.com 

www.piercemunitions.com 

Polycase 

info@PolyCaseAmmo.com 

www.polycaseammunition.com 

PPU Ammunition 

info@ppu-usa.com 

www.ppu-usa.com 

ProGrade Ammo 

info@progradeammo.com 

www.progradeammo.com 

Rainier Ballistics 

+1 253 922 7589 

www.rainierballistics.com 

Remington 

info@remington.com 

www.remington.com 

SBR Ammunition 

info@SBR-USA.com 

www.sbrammunition.com 

Sierra Bullets 

sierra@sierrabullets.com 

www.sierrabullets.com 

SinterFire 

jkugler@sinterfire.com 

www.sinterfire.com 

Speer Ammunition 

+1 800 379 1732 

www.speer-ammo.com 

Ten-X Ammunition 

Richard@TenXAmmo.com 

www.tenxammo.com 

Trajectories Technologies 

sales@trajetech.com 

www.trajetech.com 

Tulammo USA Inc. 

+1 888 317 5810 

www.tulammousa.com 

uLTramax Ammunition 

ultramax@amerion.com 

www.ultramaxammunition.com 

Winchester 

via website 

www.winchester.com 

Wolf Performance Ammo 

via website 

www.wolfammo.com 

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ALAsKA 

D O I N G B U S I N E S S W I T H . . . 

The largest US State with the 49th highest population – Alaska is 

a true wilderness and a hunter’s paradise. Hunting plays a major 

role in sustaining the Alaskan economy and, with relaxed gun 

rules, could be a profitable market for your company. 

T 

he word Alaska means 

“The Great Land,” and the 

state’s nickname is “The 

Last Frontier.” Both are 

suitable nicknames for a 

State containing enormous 

expanses of wild country and 

unpopulated areas – a true 

hunter’s nirvana, home to 

North America’s largest and 

most sought-after game. 

Covering 365,000,000 

acres, an area one-fifth the 

size of the entire United 

States, Alaska has plenty of 

room for the bold hunter to 

travel. Alaska has more than 

a dozen species of big-game 

animals as well as first-rate 

small game and waterfowl 

hunting prospects. Biggame 

species include bison, 

caribou, elk, muskox, wolves, 

black bears, Dall sheep, 

moose, brown and grizzly 

bears, Sitka black-tailed deer, 

and mountain goats. Most 

hunting in Alaska occurs 

between August and October, 

but bears may be taken in 

either fall or spring in some 

locations. Alaska requires 

non-residents hunting 

brown/grizzly bears, Dall 

sheep, or mountain goats 

to be accompanied by an 

Alaska-licensed guide or by 

an Alaska resident at least 

19 years of age who is a close 

relative, defined as within the 

“second degree of kindred.” 

Non-residents are required 

to have a guide to hunt any 

big-game animal in Alaska. 

All big-game guides in 


economy focus 

& fact file 

alaska 

Capital: Juneau Dialling code: +1 

Population: 736,081 Currency: US Dollar 

Governor: Mike Dunleavy 

Official languages: In addition to English (one of 

the state’s official languages), Alaska is home to at 

least 20 distinct official native languages 

Time zone: UTC -9 

Top trading partners: 

Canada, China, Australia, Japan, Switzerland 

$55 billion GDP (nominal) 

$72,286 GDP per capita (nominal) 

8.7% GDP growth rate 

5.1% Unemployment rate 

Alaska must be licensed by 

the state. For some hunts in 

Alaska, it is possible to hire a 

transporter instead of a guide. 

These are licensed individuals 

and companies who help 

hunters get to remote areas by 

bush plane, boat, horse, ATV, 

snow machine, etc. 

Hunting and guided 

hunting, in particular, has 

a huge economic impact on 

Alaska. A large study by The 

Alaska Professional Hunters 

Association in 2019 found 

that the total amount that 

the guided hunting industry 

brought into the Alaskan 

economy was $91.8 million. 

The guided hunting 

industry circulated $57.4 

million in the Alaska 

economy as labour income 

and spending for goods 

and services. Whilst $31.9 

million was spent directly 

with businesses in Alaska by 

guides and visiting hunters. 

Multiplier effects generated 

an additional $19.1 million 

In 2022, the state of Alaska had a population of 

731,869, having declined an annualised -0.2 per cent 

over the five years to 2022, which ranks it 47th out 

of all 50 US states by growth rate. Alaska’s gross 

state product (GSP) in 2022 reached $49.6b, with 

growth of -1.7 per cent over the five years to 2022. 

Businesses in Alaska employed a total of 472,561 

people in 2022, with average annual employment 

growth over the past five years of -0.9 per cent. The 

top three sectors by total employment are Mining, 

Transportation and Warehousing, Real Estate and 

Rental and Leasing, while the unemployment rate 

across the state in 2022 was 5.1 per cent. 

In 2022, Alaska’s GDP reached $49.6b, 

representing a decrease of -1.7 per cent from 2021. 

Alaska’s GDP has declined at an annualized rate of 

-1.3 per cent over the five years to 2022. 

The largest industries by revenue in Alaska are 

Tourism, Oil Drilling & Gas Extraction and Gasoline 

& Petroleum Bulk Stations, which generated $70.1b, 

$34.5b and $10.7b in 2022. 


usiness 

Hunting – and 

guided hunting in 

particular – has a huge 

economic impact on Alaska. 

DOING BUSINESS WITH... alaska 

MOOSE 

Heavy bodied and long-legged, with a 

drooping nose, moose (Alces alces) are 

the largest members of the deer family. 

They range in colour from golden 

brown to almost black, depending upon 

the season and the age of the animal. 

Full-grown males (bulls) stand 

almost 6 ft (1.8 m) tall at the shoulder, 

and males in prime condition weigh 

from 1,200 to 1,600 lbs (542 –725kg). 

Adult females are somewhat smaller 

and weigh 800 to 1,300 lbs (364 – 

591kg). A 1,600-lb (726kg) moose will 

dress out at about 950 lbs (431kg), 

yielding approximately 500 lbs (227kg) 

of meat. Alaskans and non-residents 

annually harvest 6-8,000 moose, which 

translates into about 3.5 million lbs of 

usable meat. 

Only bull moose have antlers. The 

largest moose antlers in North America 

come from Alaska, the Yukon Territory, 

and the Northwest Territories of 

Canada. Trophy class bulls are found 

throughout Alaska, but the largest 

come from the western portion of the 

state. Moose occasionally produce 

trophy-size antlers when they are six or 

seven years old, with the largest antlers 

grown at approximately 10 to 12 years 

of age. In the wild, moose rarely live 

more than 16 years. 

During fall and winter, moose 

consume large quantities of willow, 

birch, and aspen twigs. In some areas, 

moose actually establish a “hedge” or 

browse line six to eight feet (1.8 – 2.4m) 

above the ground by clipping most of 

the terminal shoots of favoured food 

species. Spring is the time of grazing 

as well as browsing. Moose eat a 

variety of foods, particularly sedges, 

equisetum (horsetail), pond weeds, and 

grasses. During summer, moose feed on 

vegetation in shallow ponds, forbs, and 

the leaves of birch, willow, and aspen. 

in economic activity for 

Alaska’s support sector. 

1,380 people were 

directly employed in the 

guided hunting industry, 

resulting in $25.5 million 

in direct wages and guide 

income. 

Multiplier effects 

generated another 510 

jobs and $15.3 million in 

wages for Alaska’s support 

sector. 

A majority (59 per 

cent) of guide spending 

occurs in rural areas of 

Alaska in the form of 

wages, air transportation, 

fuel, food, and supplies. 

Meat Sharing is a 

long-standing tradition in 

Alaska. 

In addition to the 

impacts of jobs, wages, 

and goods and services 

spending, hunting guides 

and their clients share 

a significant volume 

of high-quality game 

meat with Alaska 

residents every year. 

Recipients include Native 

communities, elders, 

needy families with 

children, traditional food 

programs, and those who 

enjoy game meat but can 

no longer hunt. Game 

meat is nutritionally and 

culturally rich and is an 

important part of many 

Alaskans’ diets. 

An estimated 223,500 

pounds of game meat was 

shared with Alaskans by 

guides and guided hunters 

in 2019. 167,600 pounds 

with rural residents, 

55,900 with urban 

residents. 

Law Enforcement & 

Gun Law 

Division of Alaska 

State Troopers 

The mission of the 

Division of Alaska State 

Troopers is to preserve 

the peace, enforce the law, 

prevent and detect crime, 

and protect life and 

property. 

The Division is 

comprised of posts 

assigned to four 

geographic detachments 


CARIBOU 

Caribou (Rangifer tarandus) are large, stout members of the deer 

family, with concave hooves that splay to support the animal 

in snow or soft tundra and which function as paddles in water. 

Caribou live in the arctic tundra, mountain tundra, and northern 

forests of North America, Russia, and Scandinavia. Although they 

are called reindeer in Europe, only domesticated caribou are 

called reindeer in Alaska and Canada. 

Caribou in Alaska are distributed in 32 herds (or populations) 

totalling approximately 950,000 animals. This includes in herds 

shared with Canada’s Yukon Territory. Although each herd uses its 

own unique calving area, different herds may mix together while 

on their winter ranges. Many herds winter in the boreal forest, but 

during the remainder of the year caribou prefer treeless tundra 

and mountains where they can get relief from biting insects. 

Population numbers of caribou are somewhat cyclical, but 

the timing of declines and increases, and the size to which herds 

grow, is not very predictable. On average, people harvest about 

22,000 caribou in Alaska each year. 

Alone among the deer family, caribou of both sexes grow 

antlers. Antlers of adult bulls are large and massive; those of 

adult cows are much smaller and spindlier. In late fall, caribou 

are clove brown-coloured with a white neck, rump, and feet, and 

they often have a whitish flank stripe. Weights of adult bull’s 

average 350 – 400lbs (159 – 182kg). Mature females average 

175 – 225 lbs (80 – 120kg). The dressed weight of a 400lb (181-kg) 

caribou is about 240lbs (109kg). This equates to about 100lbs 

(45kg) of meat. 

BLACK BEAR 

An estimated 100,000 black bears (Ursus americanus) 

inhabit Alaska. State-wide, the annual harvest 

increased steadily between 2003 and 2007, from 

about 2,500 to 3,250 bears. 

Adult black bears stand about 29in (0.73m) at the 

shoulders and measure about 60in (1.5m) from nose 

to tail. Males are larger than females. An average 

adult male in spring weighs about 180 – 200lbs (81.8 

– 90.9kg). Bears weigh considerably less when they 

emerge from winter dormancy; they may weigh 20 

per cent more in the fall after putting on layers of 

fat prior to hibernation. A 350lb (159kg) black bear 

will dress out at about 210lbs (95kg), yielding about 

120lbs (54kg) of meat. 

Black bears can vary in colour from jet black 

to white. Black is the colour encountered most 

frequently across the state, but brown or cinnamoncoloured 

black bears are sometimes seen in 

Southcentral Alaska and on the south-eastern 

mainland. 

In Alaska, black bears occur over most of the 

forested areas of the state; depending on the season 

of the year, they may be found from sea level to 

alpine areas. They are not found on the Seward 

Peninsula, on the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, or north of 

the Brooks Range. They are also absent from some of 

the large islands of the Gulf of Alaska, notably Kodiak, 

Montague, Hinchinbrook and others, and from the 

Alaska Peninsula south of the Lake Iliamna area. In 

Southeast Alaska, black bears occupy most islands 

with the exceptions of Admiralty, Baranof, Chichagof, 

and Kruzof; these are inhabited by brown bears. Both 

bear species occur on the southeastern mainland. 

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famous creek street 

boardwalk and shops in 

ketchikan, alaska. 

that provide patrol, 

enforcement, and search 

and rescue to all areas of 

the state and a central 

headquarters. The Division’s 

major components are Alaska 

Bureau of Investigation 

investigates major crimes 

and enforces bootlegging 

and illegal drug distribution 

throughout Alaska; Judicial 

Services is responsible for 

prisoner transports and 

providing security for Alaska 

courts; and the Alaska 

Bureau of Highway Patrol 

keeps Alaska’s highways safe 

by their presence on state 

roadways and through public 

education campaigns. 

Because Alaska has no 

counties, therefore no county 

police or sheriffs, in its 

constitution, the troopers 

also handle civil papers and 

mental health custody orders 

and serve as police through 

most of rural Alaska. 

Alaska State Troopers, 

in their various duties rely 

upon the Glock 22 Gen 

4 handgun, Remington 

870 shotgun, Colt AR-15 

patrol rifle, Heckler & Koch 

MP5 sub-machine gun and 

Remington 700 sniper rifle. 

Gun law 

Alaska has very relaxed 

gun laws, and very few 

regulations regarding the 

sale, possession, and use of 

firearms and ammunition 

compared to those in most 

of the United States. Alaska 

was the first state to adopt 

carry laws modelled after 

those of Vermont, where no 

license is required to carry 

a handgun either openly or 

concealed. However, permits 

are still issued to residents, 

allowing reciprocity with 

other states and exemption 

from the Federal Gun Free 

School Zone Act. The 

legal stipulation that gun 

permits are issued but not 

required is referred to by 

gun rights advocates as an 

“Alaska carry,” as opposed 

to a “Vermont carry” (or 

“Constitutional carry”), 

where gun licenses are 

neither issued nor required. 

Alaska prohibits any 

type of carry in schools, 

domestic violence shelters, 

courts, and correctional 

institutions. Carrying is 

also prohibited in any place 

where alcohol is served for 

on-site consumption, with 

an exception for restaurants 

that serve alcohol, if one is 

not consuming alcohol while 

carrying. When encountering 

a police officer, a person 

carrying a concealed weapon 

is required by law to inform 

the officer they are carrying, 

and to cooperate if the officer 

chooses to temporarily seize 

the gun for the length of the 

encounter. The possession of 

any firearm while intoxicated 

is illegal. 

There are no laws in 

Alaska restricting assault 

weapons, as well as no law 

restricting high-capacity 

magazines. 

alaska concealed 

Handguns 

Several states have provisions 

that allow 18–21-year-olds 

to have concealed carry 

permits. Those permits do 

not override Alaska laws, and 

a person under 21 is NOT 

allowed to carry a concealed 

handgun in Alaska. 

The Alaska Concealed 

Handgun Permit (ACHP) 

is only available to Alaska 

residents who choose to 

obtain a concealed carry 

permit. 

The Department of Public 

Safety works with other 

states to establish reciprocal 

agreements to recognise and 

honour the ACHP in those 

other states. When in another 

state, the laws of that state 

must be respected. 

The ACHP is approved 

by the Bureau of Alcohol, 

Tobacco, Firearms and 

Explosives as an alternative 

to the point-of-sale NICS 

background check. Applicants 

and ACHP holders may 

request their permit be 

labelled “NICS Exempt” 

by completing the NICS 

supplement. GTW 


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alaska 

WHERE: DENA’INA CENTER, ANCHORAGE 

WHEN: APRIL 14 – 16 2023 

LEARN MORE: WWW.GREATALASKASPORTSMANSHOW.COM 

The Great Alaska Sportsman Show has become an annual family 

tradition with something for everyone. 

If you love Alaska’s outdoors, this event is the start of the 

season. The show was first produced in 1984, it has become a 

state-wide show attracting thousands of outdoor enthusiasts 

from across the region. 

Don’t miss over 200 exhibitors, as well as outdoor space, 

showcasing the top businesses in hunting, fishing, boating, 

powersports and beyond. 

selecteD retailer 

Barney’s Sports Chalet 

“Barney’s is committed to not only providing our end 

customers with the absolute best products on the 

market, but a truly unique shopping experience. We want 

to stay involved in your ordering process as much as 

possible, which we believe is what makes Barney’s truly 

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The Alaska Professional Hunters 

Association 

Dedicated to the conservation of 

Alaska’s wildlife resources. 

PO box 240971 

anchorage, ak 99524 

+1 907 929 0619 

office@alaskaprohunter.org 

www.alaskaprohunter.org 

Alaska Department of Fish and Game 

The Alaska Department of Fish and 

Game manages approximately 750 

active fisheries, 26 game management 

units, and 32 special areas. 

P.O. box 115526 

1255 W. 8th street 

Juneau, ak 99811-5526 

www.adfg.alaska.gov 


MAKING CONTACT 

The Bull Rifle Rest 

MTM CASE-GARD 

MTM 

strengthens 

range with 

new releases 

MTM Case-Gard has increased its portfolio of 

plastic injection moulded products with the 

introduction of a selection of new product ranges. 

Here, Gun Trade World looks at the company’s 

fresh rifle rest and mobile gear crate. 

The Mule Mobile Gear Crate 

The Bull – Rifle Rest 

With slip-free rubber feet 

and a wide sturdy stance, 

MTM’s new Bull Rifle Rest 

gives rock-solid support for 

a satisfying day at the range. 

The Bull expands from 18.3in 

up to 26in long, supporting 

nearly any size long gun with 

non-marring, front and rear 

rubber shooting pads. Front 

elevation adjustments are 

made easily with a few quick 

handwheel rotations. The Bull 

makes sighting-in and testing 

ammo a pleasure. Why bother 

dragging around heavy and 

expensive metal rests when the 

lightweight, fully adjustable 

Bull Rifle Rest can handle 

the task? Proudly made in the 

USA. 

Key features 

- For sighting-in rifles and 

testing ammo 

- Rock-solid performance 

with full adjustability 

- Non-marring, moulded 

rubber pads and feet 

- Accommodating design 

expands from 18 to 26 inches 

engineered and manufactured 

in America 

- Gain better accuracy from 

your gun with The Bull 

- Colour: Grey 

The Mule – 

Mobile Gear Crate 

The Mobile Gear crate 

represents MTM’s largest 

crate to date. The Mule, 

Mobile Gear Crate is a 

generously sized storage crate 

intended for gear of all shapes 

and sizes. Large comfortable 

handles and sturdy recessed 

wheels make it easy to lead 

the Mule wherever you go. 

The Mule is divided into 

three compartments of 

various sizes and heights for a 

total 81 qts. of O-ring sealed 

storage. The generously sized 

lift-out tray rides at either 

end of crate with additional 

space below for shallow 

items. The Mule holds items 

up to 10.5in tall and offers a 

removable divider to ensure 

everything has its place. Tiedown 

points, four no-break 

snap latches, padlock tabs and 

a water-resistant O-ring seal 

keep gear safe, dry and ready 

to roll. 

Key Features 

- 81qts. of stackable, wheeled 

storage 

- Water-resistant O-ring seal 

(non-submersible) 

- Three compartments of 

varying capacity 

- Optional divider for 

personalised configuration 

- Lift-out tray rides at either 

end of crate 

- Stackable design with tiedown 

and strap-over points 

- High-impact, polypropylene 

construction 

- Four no-break snap latches 

with padlock tabs 

- Two recessed wheels for 

moving up to 75lbs of gear 

- Inside Dimensions: 39in x 

11in x 10.5in (Tall) 

- Outside Dimensions: 43.5in 

x 14.7in x 11.5in (Tall) 

- Engineered and 

manufactured in America 

- Colour: Dark Earth 

About 

Family owned and operated, 

MTM Molded Products 

Company is a plastic injection 

moulding facility with a 

primary focus on the shooting 

sports. Established in 1968, 

MTM began with a simple 

idea for storing ammo and 

currently offers a broad 

range of products specifically 

designed for the shooting 

sportsman. 

+1 800 543 0548 

www.mtmcase-gard.com 


+420 732 132 872 

SALES@NIGHTPEARL.COM 

NIGHTPEARL.COM 

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BLASER 

Blaser plants Rose 

into market 

With the new Ultimate Rose, Blaser offers an elegant and understated rifle for the huntress. 

Gun Trade World takes a look at this interesting new release from the German giant. 

The anthracite-coloured 

suede on the stock and 

forearm complements 

harmoniously the black stock. 

The rosé contrast stitching adds 

that certain something that 

many women appreciate. 

The feminine rosé is 

found in many details of the 

Ladies Edition, making this 

attractive hunting companion 

unmistakable. The Argali logo, 

on the adjustment button 

for the adjustable comb, is 

just as pleasing to the eye in 

rosé as its counterpart on the 

receiver, where the Argali 

presents himself instead of the 

usual R8 logo. On the black 

pistol grip cap, the Ladies 

Edition lettering in rosé is 

complemented with arabesques. 

It was important to the 

huntresses involved in the 

development of the Ladies 

Edition to offer a harmonious 

and complete composition. 

That is why the Ladies Edition 

also includes a rifle sling 

made of anthracite-coloured 

suede with the lettering 

“Ladies Edition “, which, 

like the contrast stitching, is 

in a delicate rosé. The bolt 

handle ball is made of steel 

and decorated with a flower. A 

knurled profile makes the bolt 

handle ball particularly easy to 

handle and thus facilitates fast 

repeating. 

The Ladies Edition has the 

recoil pad Compact. It takes 

the female silhouette into 

account and enables more 

huntresses to achieve a perfect 

shooting position right away. 

The complete rifle is also 

available in the Silence 

version. The model comes 

with an adjustable comb and a 

Compact recoil pad. Available 

from May 2023. 

THE BLASER PRINCIPLE 

Born out of passion 

Hunting is one of mankind’s 

oldest passions. However, 

hunters must constantly equip 

ourselves for new challenges. 

This is only possible through 

innovation and people who 

drive this with passion. 

From partnership 

As a leading innovator, Blaser 

are a driving force in the 

international hunting weapons 

industry. The company’s 50 years 

of experience has sharpened its 

senses for sensible technological 

advances without losing sight of 

its ethical obligation. 

From enthusiasm 

Blaser employees have the 

same enthusiasm for hunting, 

but also have a wide range 

of talents. This diversity in 

terms of personalities, perfect 

networking of skills and the 

joy of collaborative service are 

the company’s greatest success 

factors. 

With an attention to 

detail 

Blaser strives for excellence in 

every design and manufacturing 

step. But true perfection arises 

only with passion which gives 

its hunting firearms their 

character. Innovation coupled 

with sensitive design is Blaser’s 

formula for timeless weapon 

design. 

www.blaser.de 



STREAMLIGHT 

Streamlight launches 

Stinger Color-Rite Light 

Gun Trade World was shown the new Stinger Color-Rite rechargeable 

flashlight at this year’s SHOT Show; the flashlight allows users to better 

see the colour spectrum under low light conditions. 

The Stinger Color- 

Rite is a rechargeable 

LED flashlight that 

features high CRI light with 

Streamlight’s Color-Rite 

Technology for true colour 

recognition in a variety of first 

responder, outdoor, automotive, 

and other applications. The 

compact, powerful new light 

delivers up to 500 lumens. 

The Stinger Color-Rite uses a 

High Colour Rendering Index 

(90 CRI) LED for enhanced 

visualisation under low light 

conditions, allowing users to 

see the colour spectrum as 

they would in natural light. Its 

softer, warmer beam can help 

spot subtle details at fire and 

accident scenes, amplify tracks 

and blood trails, and match and 

identify colours in auto and 

industrial applications, among 

many other uses. 

The new light joins the 

growing family of Streamlight 

products with Color-Rite 

capability, including the Dualie 

3AA Color-Rite, the Syclone, 

the FlipMate, the Strion 

Switchblade, and the Stinger 

Switchblade. 

“The new Stinger Color-Rite 

is an excellent lighting choice 

for military and first responders, 

technicians, outdoor enthusiasts, 

and others when performing 

tasks under darkened conditions 

that require exacting attention 

to detail,” said Streamlight 

Chief Revenue Officer Michael 

F. Dineen. “Whether searching 

for trace evidence, examining 

fire or accident scenes, or 

working in tight, dark spaces, it 

prevents colour ‘washout’ while 

also providing ultra-bright 

light.” 

The new rechargeable light 

uses a high-power, warm 

white, 3,000K, 90 CRI LED 

and features a deep-dish 

parabolic reflector that produces 

a concentrated beam with 

optimum peripheral lighting. 

It offers three variable lighting 

modes plus a strobe: High 

(500 lumens, 17,500 candela, 

265-metre beam distance); 

Medium (275 lumens, 9,000 

candela, 190-metre beam 

distance), and Low (140 lumens, 

4,500 candela, 134-metre beam 

distance). Run times range from 

five hours on the Low setting 

to 1.5 hours on High, with the 

strobe mode providing three 

continuous hours. 

Powered by a three-cell, 

3.6-volt, 2.6Ahr Ni-MH sub-C 

battery, the Stinger Color-Rite 

is rechargeable up to 1,000 

times and fits all existing 

Stinger chargers. With a smart 

charger, it fully recharges in 4 

hours using 5V/1A USB input, 

or three hours using 12V DC 

input. With a smart PiggyBack 

charger, the light fully recharges 

in 7.5 hours using 5V/1A USB 

input or four hours using 12V 

DC input. 

The Stinger Color-Rite is 

constructed from 6000 series 

machined aluminium that is 

anodised against corrosion 

and features an unbreakable 

polycarbonate lens with a 

scratch-resistant coating. 

Its multi-function, easy 

access, head-mounted pushbutton 

switch is designed for 

extremely long life. It also 

features a non-slip, rubberised 

comfort grip and an anti-roll 

rubber ring. 

The Stinger Color-Rite 

weighs 351g and measures 

21cm in length. IPX4-rated for 

water-resistant operation, it also 

is impact resistance-tested to 

one metre. 

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MOSSBERG 

28148 PATRIOT LR Tactical 24in 6.5PRC 

Item Type Calibre Total Barrel/ Twist Sights Overall Lop Stock/ Approx MSRP 

No. Cap Finish Rate Length Finish Weight 

28147 Patriot LR 6.5mm 10 + 1 22in Med Bull 1:8 20 MOA 42.25in 13.5 - 14.25in Adj 8.8lbs $1,085 

Tactical Creedmoor Threaded Picatinny (LOP/Comb) 

Matte Blue Rail MDT Chassis 

FDE 

28148 Patriot LR 6.5mm 7 + 1 24in Med Bull 1:8 20 MOA 44.25in 13.5 - 14.25in Adj 9.4lbs $1,085 

Tactical PRC Threaded Picatinny (LOP/Comb) 


FDE 

28149 Patriot LR 308 Win 10 + 1 22in Med Bull 1:10 20 MOA 42.25in 13.5 - 14.25in Adj 8.8lbs $1,085 

Tactical Threaded Picatinny (LOP/Comb) 


FDE 

Patriot LR Tactical joins 

Mossberg bolt-action line 

Known for its performance on game and down range, Mossberg introduces the newest 

member of the family: the Patriot LR (Long Range) Tactical bolt-action rifle. 

Housed in an adjustable, customisable 

chassis system and fed from AICSstyle 

magazine, this Patriot rifle 

is designed to enhance your long-range 

performance and accuracy. Available now 

in three of the most popular, flat-shooting 

chamberings: 6.5mm Creedmoor and 308 

Win with 22-inch barrel length and 6.5 

PRC with 24-inch barrel. 

Based on the proven Patriot bolt-action 

platform, the Patriot LR Tactical has a 

twin-lug push-feed machined-steel action 

with medium bull, carbon steel barrel 

featuring an 11-degree match crown and 

matte blue finish. For ease of adding a 

suppressor, the barrel is threaded (5/8”-24 

threads per inch) and includes a protective 

thread cap. The factory-installed 20 MOA 

Picatinny rail provides for added elevation 

adjustment with most optics. And like all 

Patriot rifles, this tack driver has Mossberg’s 

patented LBA (Lightning Bolt Action) 

user-adjustable trigger with a two to sevenpound 

range of adjustment. Rounding 

out the standard features are an oversized, 

easy-grip bolt handle and smooth-cycling 

fluted bolt. 

Setting this Patriot apart is the MDT 

Field Stock chassis system that features 

V-Block aluminium bedding for stability 

on long-range shots; Magpul M-LOKcompatible 

forend with slots at the three, 

six and nine o’clock positions for accessory 

customisation; and buttstock that is 

adjustable for length-of-pull (LOP) from 

13.5 – 14.25 inches with the use of spacers 

(three .75-inch spacers included). The comb 

height is also adjustable, up to two inches, 

with the tension knob. Simply loosen the 

knob, adjust the cheekrest to the desired 

height and re-tighten the knob. The trigger 

guard is oversized and is equipped with an 

integrated magazine release lever located 

forward of the trigger guard. Completing 

the design of this functional stock is 

an ergonomic, straight-wrist grip with 

texturing; front and rear sling swivel studs; 

and flat dark earth finish. The Patriot LR 

Tactical is fed from a metal AICS-style 

detachable magazine with seven-round 

or 10-round capacity and will accept 

aftermarket AICS-style mags (calibrespecific). 

When extending your down-range 

performance and accuracy is your goal, the 

newly-designed Patriot LR Tactical rifle 

delivers with functionality, precision, and 

consistency – shot-after-shot. 

MDT® is a registered trademark of 

MDT Sporting Goods Ltd. Magpul® and 

M-LOK® are registered trademarks of 

Magpul Industries Corp. 

About 

Founded in 1919, O.F. Mossberg & Sons, 

Inc., is the oldest family-owned firearms 

manufacturer in America, and is the largest 

pump-action shotgun manufacturer in the 

world. Celebrating 100 years of innovation, 

Mossberg has over 100 design and utility 

patents to its credit and stands as the first 

ISO 9001 Certified long-gun manufacturer. 

+1 800-363-3555 

www.mossberg.com 


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DAVIDE PEDERSOLI 

Pedersoli introduces 

shrewd new release 

Italian gunmaker David Pedersoli prides itself on producing historically accurate and 

technically high-performing guns. Here, the company introduces the 86/71 Drop Tine lever 

Action Rifle. 

The new 86/71 Drop Tine Lever 

Action Rifle with tubular magazine 

is smooth and fast, thanks to the 

solid steel CNC machined lever and 

receiver. Available in the long-lived 30-30 

Winchester calibre, coming down to us 

from a glorious past, it continues to be 

relevant today. It has been revised in this 

modern version, thanks to the excellent 

restyling by the main commercial 

ammunition manufacturers and consumer 

demand. This model is characterized 

using innovative components and 

materials, as well as an affordable price. 

The name of the rifle comes from 

the elusive and rare drop tine deer, 

which exhibits abnormal antler 

growth, characterised by the downward 

development of one or more tines on 

either or both left and right racks of 

antlers. Typical of extremely long-lived 

animals, drop tines are attributed with 

shrewdness and cunning and the ability to 

escape the aim of predators and hunters 

alike. 

Davide Pedersoli is proud to include 

this famous calibre in the Boarbuster 

line, having developed a specific version 

featuring the elegant stock/forend tobacco 

colour and matte black metal parts. 

The PMG barrel, threaded 

5/8”x24UNF at the muzzle is equipped 

with fibre optic front sight and the 

Picatinny base with integrated rear sight. 

“After much research and development, 

we have engineered a special loading lever 

that is both ergonomic and large enough, 

to enables ease of loading while wearing 

protective gloves or comfortable enough 

with bare hands,” says Stefano Pedersoli 

Equipped with a Microcell butt pad 

for higher absorption recoil than typical 

rubber pad, the innovative technopolymer 

stock has both vertical and 

horizontal adjustments. 

About 

Since Davide Pedersoli celebrated its 

first birthday in the spring of 1958, more 

than sixty years have passed and the 

recurring records and the large number of 

medals won in various international sport 

competitions, testify to the perfection 

and ballistic precision of Pedersoli guns, 

features that make them popular among 

target shooters and hunters worldwide. 

Davide Pedersoli has always distinguished 

itself by its historical research of the 

guns to reproduce, to identify some of 

the most important steps in the gun 

manufacturing tradition of eighteenth 

and nineteenth centuries European and 

American firearms. A rewarding choice 

that has allowed the company to relive 

epic creations and, with the passage 

of time, believe in a real lifestyle and 

promote every aspect of it. The company 

has also developed a strong bond with 

“re-enactment” groups, an area in which 

scholars and collectors always show the 

utmost attention to detail and to the 

faithful historical reproduction of various 

models. 

www.davide-pedersoli.com 



Strike Eagle 3-18x44 FFP 

VORTEX OPTICS 



Vortex Optics unveils 

fresh Strike Eagle optic 

American manufacturer of quality optics, Vortex, has released a new version of its Strike Eagle 

riflescope, in the form of the 3-18x44 FFP. Gun Trade World discovers a little more… 

The gap between tactical 

mid- and long-range 

shooting has gone – 

so says the team at Vortex 

Optics. 

Your customers can now top 

off their carbine or DMR rifle 

with a first focal plane optic 

that’s versatile, tough, ultraclear 

at any magnification, and 

specifically designed for rapid 

adjustment in fast-changing 

target scenarios. 

From close quarters to 

precision long-range tactical. 

With three unique models 

to choose from, there’s a first 

focal plane Strike Eagle for 

every shooting scenario. 

Here’s a rundown of the key 

features you’ll find within the 

3-18x44… 

OPTICAL FEATURES 

First Focal Plane Reticle 

Scale of reticle remains in 

proportion to the zoomed 

image. Constant subtensions 

allow accurate holdover and 

ranging at all magnifications. 

XD Optical System 

Extra-low dispersion (XD) 

glass increases resolution and 

colour fidelity. 

Illuminated Reticle 

Provides precise aiming under 

low-light conditions. 

RevStop Zero System 

Patented streamlined design 

offers a toolless zero stop for 

rock-solid return to zero after 

turret adjustments. 

Glass-Etched Reticle 

Allows for intricate reticle 

design. Protected between two 

layers of glass for optimum 

durability and reliability. 

Fully Multi-Coated Lenses 

Anti-reflective coatings on all 

air-to-glass surfaces provide 

increased light transmission 

for greather clarity and lowlight 

performance. 

CONSTRUCTION FEATURES 

Single-Piece Tube 

Maximises alignment for 

improved accuracy and 

optimum visual performance. 

Also ensures strength and 

waterproofness. 

Low Glare Matte Black 

Anodize 

Corrosion and wear resistant 

anodization provide lowglare 

matte surface and helps 

camouflage the shooter’s 

position. 

ArmorTek 

Ultra-hard, scratch-resistant 

coating protects exterior 

lenses from scratches, oil and 

dirt. 

Aircraft-Grade Aluminium 

Constructed from a solid 

block of aircraft-grade 

aluminium for strength and 

rigidity. 

Nitrogen Gas Purged 

Gas purged and O-ring 

sealed for fog proof and 

waterproof performance in all 

conditions. 

Waterproof 

Designed to withstand harsh 

weather conditions. 

Fog proof 

Nitrogen gas purging 

prevents internal fogging over 

a wide range of temperatures. 

Shockproof 

Designed to withstand the 

highest levels of recoil and 

impact. 

CONVENIENCE FEATURES 

Fast Focus Eyepiece 

Allows quick and easy reticle 

focusing. 

Throw Lever 

The included throw lever can 

be installed for quick and easy 

magnification adjustment. 

INCLUDED IN THE BOX 

- Sunshade - Throw Lever 

- Lens Covers - Lens Cloth 

- CR2032 Battery - 2mm Hex 

Wrench 

ABOUT 

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Wisconsin-based Vortex 

Optics designs, engineers, 

produces, and distributes a 

complete line of premium 

sport optics, accessories, and 

apparel. Dedicated to providing 

unrivalled customer service 

and exceptional quality, Vortex 

backs its products with the 

unconditional, transferrable, 

lifetime VIP warranty. Built on 

over 30 years of experience in 

the optics industry, Vortex has 

emerged as a leader in the optics 

market. 

www.vortexoptics.com 



DERYA 

Derya 

sees DY9 

pistol as 

top seller 

Turkish company Derya’s latest foray into the pistol 

market comes up trumps with its feature packed 9mm 

– perfect for your customer’s next training day on the 

range or competition. 

Choose from a variety of back strap 

options, barrel lengths, furniture 

configurations, and more to find the 

right gun for you. 

The DY9 is the second pistol from the 

Turkish company and offers many features 

such as a safety located on the trigger, 

consisting of a small lever in the centre of 

the trigger, meaning you can’t fire the gun 

until your finger is on the trigger. 

With a calibre of 9 x 19 mm, this model 

is 178.5mm/7in long and 29.5mm/1.16in 

wide. Unloaded, it weighs 670 grams. The 

standard magazine capacity of the DY9 is 

15, although there is an option of fitting in 

the 10/17/33 variant. 

“When we were designing the DY9, 

ours goals were reliability, affordability, 

and familiar controls for the user,” says the 

Derya team. 

“If you’re in the market for a new or a 

first handgun, take a close look at the DY9. 

It might be just what you’re looking for in a 

9mm pistol.” 

About 

Derya Arms, which aims to improve the 

comprehensive understanding of quality 

from its management to its employees, 

from its suppliers to its authorised dealers, 

has embraced the principle of offering its 

customers the best product with the best 

pricing policy. Derya Arms is regularly 

represented at all trade fairs around the 

world, especially in the USA, Germany and 

Turkey. 

Derya Arms contributes to its country’s 

growth potential by continuously investing 

in modernisation and improvement of its 

human resources, technologies and training 

processes. The company’s vision is to position 

Derya Arms as one of the world’s leading 

brands by producing better products through 

more advanced technologies. 

+90 332 514 81 18 (Extension 15) 

trade@deryaarms.com 

www.deryaarms.com 

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