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Industry veteran Kent Sakamoto has joined Hodgdon as its new Territory Sales Manager for the West Region.

Zanders Sporting Goods is now offering Gemtech suppressors as part of its extensive line of products for shooting enthusiasts.

Zanders Sporting Goods is now offering Gemtech suppressors as part of its extensive line of products for shooting enthusiasts.

Pepperball, a division of United Tactical Systems, LLC and a leader in non-lethal products, has hired Erik Leslie as its executive vice president of sales.

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Zanders Sporting Goods, a national distributor located in Sparta, Ill., was named “Distributor of the Year” by Warne, makers of high-quality firearm scope mounts.

Zanders Sporting Goods, a national distributor located in Sparta, Ill., was named “Distributor of the Year” by Warne, makers of high-quality firearm scope mounts.

Good news for smaller shop owners: used guns (if not neglected or banged up) can be purchased relatively cheap, cleaned up and resold for a tidy profit.

Bushnell announces the release of a new Bushnell Ballistics App powered by the powerful Applied Ballistics Ultralite Engine.

The National Shooting Sports Foundation has awarded its highest Five-Star rating for range excellence to Saddle River Range in Conroe, Texas.

CMMG has refined its popular Mk47 MUTANT with three upgrades to help shooters further enjoy the rifle at the range, in competition or in the field.

CMMG has refined its popular Mk47 MUTANT with three upgrades to help shooters further enjoy the rifle at the range, in competition or in the field.

Starline Brass has added the 6.5 Grendel to its lineup, a caliber that offer ballistics similar to the .308 Winchester but with less recoil.

Federal has expanded its selection of Power-Shok Copper rifle ammunition with a new 120-grain 300 Blackout load.

Savage has expanded its B Series line of modern bolt-action rimfires with new left-handed and compact models built to fit smaller shooters. Shipments of these firearms are currently being delivered to dealers. All B Series firearms have an ergonomically designed stock, higher comb, top tang safety and target-style, vertical pistol grip that allow shooters to hold the rifle in a more natural position that puts less pressure on the wrist. Like the popular A Series rimfires, all B Series rifles feature a 10- round rotary magazine and the accuracy-boosting adjustable AccuTrigger. They also use thread-in zero tolerance headspacing similar to that found on Savage centerfire rifles to produce consistent accuracy. Features & Benefits • Now available in left-hand and compact models • User-adjustable AccuTrigger • 10-round rotary magazine • Button-rifled barrel • Modern, ergonomic composite stock • Top tang safety • Drilled and tapped for scope mounts • Iron sights (22 LR only) Part No. / Description / MSRP B Series Left Hand 70840 / 17 HMR, 21-inch barrel / $299 70540 / 22 WMR, 21-inch barrel / $299 70240 / 22 LR, 21-inch barrel / $279 B Series Compact 70814 / 17 HMR, 18-inch barrel / $299 70514 / 22 WMR, 18-inch barrel / $299 70214 / 22 LR, 18-inch barrel / $279 Savage is a brand of Vista Outdoor Inc., an outdoor sports and recreation company. To learn more about Savage, visit www.savagearms.com.

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Styrka will show its line of high-quality, affordable optics to the world at the IWA Outdoor Classics 2018 trade show, held March 9-12 in Nuremburg, Germany. Visitors to the Styrka booth can examine firsthand Styrka's binoculars, rifle and spotting scopes, and red dots, all of them designed with the hunter and the hunting market in mind. "The IWA Outdoor Classics is the world's top trade show for the shooting sports industry, and we're very proud to be part of this event," said Brad Gross, Styrka's national sales manager. "We want the shooting sports world to see our cutting-edge and very reasonably-priced optics, and there's no better place to make this happen than the IWA Outdoor Classics." Truly a world-wide event, the IWA Outdoor Classics hosted 1,504 exhibitors last year, with more than 49,000 visitors from 119 countries attending the event. The IWA trade show highlights products and services for the hunting and shooting sports, tactical, law enforcement and military markets.