It used to be conventional wisdom to have a 12 gauge at the ready for self defense. Then, slowly, the tactical world fell back in love with the handgun under the guides of manoeuvrability within the home. The thinking was that the handgun, being a smaller package, was [Read More…]
It’s not news to gun owners that firearms sales in the United States have skyrocketed upwards since the expiration of the 1994 Assault Weapons Ban in 2004, a trend which picked up steam with the 2008 election. What is surprising even to a seasoned gun nerd like [Read More…]
The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) is a champion for firearm and hunting rights as well as preserving hunting lands for the public. As more and more depressing, controversial, and appalling news swirls in the media related to crime and firearms the NSSF is [Read More…]
While I would never zero a rifle without shooting a group, those with a supremely accurate system or low ammo budget would be keen to watch the NSSF video on zeroing your rifle in two shots. The key is to hold the rifle at the point of aim and to then move the cross [Read More…]
For the first time in nine years the NSSF is reporting that the NICS checks are down from the previous year for the month of July. There has been steady growth in the industry in the past 15 years, with the NICS checks for purchases doubling in that time frame. With [Read More…]
The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) is an industry-membership group that promotes the shooting sports and provides valuable research and information we can all use to make informed business decisions. I recently came across their 2013 report “Target [Read More…]
SHOT Show attendees pricing went up significantly for SHOT Show 2014. It looks like the exhibitors will be hit in 2015. This email was sent out to SHOT Show exhibitors … Dear SHOT Show Exhibitor: The year 2013 has been a year like no other with record-breaking [Read More…]
With the holiday season upon us, many of you are probably contemplating purchasing a gun for family or friends. Last year the NSSF’s Bill Brassard wrote an excellent blog post on the subject … The first thing to remember if you’re thinking about giving [Read More…]
The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) is offering $100,000 in aid to member businesses affected by the devastating tornadoes that recently hit Oklahoma and Texas. The funds are intended to help those businesses with “significant financial [Read More…]
Each year the National Shooting Sports Foundation surveys FFL retailers around the country to see what products are the biggest sellers and what demographics are buying guns. The highlights from the latest survey are … For the third year in a row, the number of [Read More…]
Today the NSSF announced on the SHOT Show blog that it would no longer use Reed Exhibitions for the management of the SHOT Show: The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), the trade association for the firearms industry, today announced that it has reached an [Read More…]
I’m excited to attend my first ever SHOT Show next week, owned and sponsored by the National Shooting Sports Foundation. For those unfamiliar with SHOT, it’s the year’s largest industry trade show where new products are often announced. Shooting [Read More…]
Jim Shepherd @ The Outdoor Wire: When Washington, D.C. residents open three of their local papers this morning, they’ll see a statement – and an invitation – from the firearms industry. The Full-page ad, running in the Washington Post, Washington Times [Read More…]
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