The leading outdoor market research firm Southwick Associates has just released its report on the top hunting and shooting-related brands for last year. Topping the list are Bushnell, Smith & Wesson, Remington and Moultrie.

The new TactLite AR-15 stock from Advanced Technology International was designed to be one of the lightest AR stocks on the market, and it succeeds with a weight of only 5.85 ounces.

Sources tell Shooting Sports Retailer the company has laid off more than 40 employees — with more pink slips to come. But the CEO claims the company is healthy and poised for growth.

With better builds and more manufacturers, shooters are looking to the AK for reliability and a bit of “nostalgia.”

Shooting Sports Retailer takes a closer look at the new Stevens 555 double-barrel shotgun that brings a lot of value to the shooter without breaking the bank.

One company that has steadfastly stuck to the "premium" pricing model has been LWRC, known for its rugged, high-end piston guns and 6.8 shorties. In hopes of getting more inventory into stores, the company has launched a new incentive program that earns qualified dealers some free irons.

The ARAK platform by Faxon Firearms has been expanded to include the 7.62x39mm Russian caliber, giving shooters a larger, heavier round and more options for ammunition. The 7.62x39 joins the 5.56 and 300 BLK in the modular ARAK-21 lineup.

While the ATF opened its exemption-pulling process to comment, a consensus is gathering among firearms and legal experts that the agency went too far by not adhering to the strict statutes that govern what "armor piercing" ammunition is.

The Stoeger M3K is a 12-gauge semi-automatic with a 24-inch barrel and black synthetic furniture. It accepts up to 3-inch shells. Like all Stoeger semi-automatic shotguns, it’s built around the company’s Inertia Driven system for fast and reliable cycling.

Walther Arms has introduced a new member of its extensive tactical rimfire firearms. The HK G36 rifle is a licensed replica of the standard Heckler & Koch G36 assault rifle, the standard service rifle of the Bundeswehr, the German armed forces.

Here we take a first look at the Sig Sauer MCX with all its modularity and multi-caliber goodness at a special pre-SHOT Show event near Las Vegas.

In a statement announcing the rebranding of Para USA to Remington, Big Green admits it failed with the introduction of the R51 and the Marlin move, vowing to "listen" to its customer "and learn from our mistakes."

American Tactical has introduced a new line of complete rifles built using the company’s reinforced polymer Omni Hybrid Lower Receiver and its brand-new counterpart, the Omni Hybrid Upper Receiver. And torture tests prove the plastic gun can take a beating.

The 6.8 does have a small hunting following as well, though 300 Blackout (and 6.5 Grendel) is starting to make inroads. But that hasn't stopped LWRC from specializing in what it's good at, and the new Six8 A5 is the companies first rifle-length 6.8 with some pretty awesome features the company's become known for.

Remington Outdoor Company announced Tuesday it was launching a new incentive program to help boost sales by giving top retailers cash for moving inventory.

An after-market trigger maker that's starting to make waves in the industry that retailers should surely consider is Hiperfire. The cool thing about this company's offerings is that it makes a trigger for virtually any AR owner — whether he wants to rip out strings on a 3-Gun course or chill out at the local range without spending a ton a money on an upgrade.

Pistol caliber carbines fill a niche between handgun and rifle, serving as personal defense weapons in the hands of professionals who don’t need to carry a rifle and as utility guns and home defense guns in the hands of private citizens. The new Model 9 from STAG Arms marries the ubiquitous 9mm to the proven and reliable STAG platform.

At the end of a long and productive week at SHOT, it’s time to distill what we’ve learned. While it’s impossible to see everything there is, much less give each individual gun the attention it deserves, these are three things we noticed.

In an effort to make the all-American brand more accessible, Cabot has introduced its “S-Class” M1911 which will retail around $3,600. Available in both Government and Commander lengths, the S-Class also comes, like the original C-Class, in both right and left-hand versions.

This mount is designed to attach to pistols with tactical rails under the barrel to provide a sight mounting rail above the slide. It attaches to the pistol’s rail easily without tools.