#Industry

SHOT Show ’11, which kicks off next week, is going to be smaller (in terms of exhibitor space) than last year because SHOT-goers complained about the lack of space. It was very crowded last year. Next year it is set to be even smaller. A draw for floor space will no longer be used, instead booth space will be assigned on a points system. This letter was sent out to SHOT Show exhibitors last month …

I don’t normally post about industry job vacancies, but readers frequently email me asking how to become a gun designer. This job as a design engineer at Beretta would be a very good start …

Smith & Wesson is closing the Thompson/Center Arms factory in Rochester, NH and moving operations to the S&W plant in Springfield, Mass. Fosters.com reports …

The Bushmaster factory in Windham, Maine will close at the end of March next year. The Freedom Group is consolidating production.

Turkish AR-15 rifle and AR-15 shotgun manufacturer Safir Arms is opening up a manufacturing facility in Willingboro, NJ.

From the Ruger press release …

KRISS Arms group (Switzerland) has purchased Sphinx Arms, a Swiss pistol manufacturer.

Mr Completely and KeeWee visited the Ruger factory in Prescott, AZ.

Olin Corp. is moving its Winchester Centerfire plant to Mississippi after the Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers District 9. Union rejected their proposed contract for the second time. BND.com reports …

Last month I wrote a highly critical post about Anschutz’s partnership with Armatix. The Managing Director of Anschutz, Jochen Anschutz, responded to my post by posting a comment. He said …

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CNBC’s upcoming expose entitled Remington Under Fire will accuse Remington of selling unsafe rifles.

CNBC are airing an expose on the Remington Model 700 rifles claiming that they fire without the trigger being pulled and that this has resulted in deaths and injuries going back sixty years …

I just got word that 25 employees were laid off from The Freedom Group on Friday. I hope they all land on their feet.

Every so often I tell you, my reader, that an article or video must be read or watched. This is article about the “Gun City” of the Philippines is a must-read. In the city of Danao, craftsmen have been hand making firearms for over a century. In the past fifteen years the local politicians have managed to legalise this cottage industry. Reportage reports (Tip: Click the “Print to PDF link in the top left hand corner) …