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Business Barometer Think beyond ammo

Business Tip: How To Improve Your Business Barometer

Want to make more money in the days ahead? If you are a business owner, that’s a null question. Of course, the answer is a strong and loud, yes!
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Everyday Defense: Criminal Picks the Wrong Targets

In this installment of Everyday Defense, a criminal picked the wrong target and ultimately made a mistake.
Transition from service to private sector

How To Transition Into the Private Sector

After retiring from the Air Force the author worked for a small company to learn how businesses are run. Here are his tips for making the transition to private life after retiring from the military or law enforcement.
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The Debrief: Vista's Josh Waldron on the Future of Brands

Vista has been trending toward decentralization of its divisions — allowing its brands to shine and follow distinct paths with less reliance on shared services — and the hiring of Josh Waldron marks a dramatic step in that direction for the Blackhawk, Eagle and Uncle Mike’s brands. Tactical Retailer caught up with Waldron recently to get his thoughts on the future of his brands in the tactical market.
Tr2015 Handguns

The Real Truth About Being a Gunsmith or Manufacturer

If you have an FFL license Type 01 or 02 and are wondering about where you draw the line between performing gunsmithing versus manufacturing, we have answers for you.
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Business Tip: How To Maximize Meetings

The point of a meeting is to communicate problems, ideas and solutions cooperatively up and down the chain in an organization, with the goal of having your team doing their jobs more efficiently.
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Riton is Right on the Money with Premium Optics

Tactical Retailer had the opportunity to talk with Brady Speth, CEO and founder of Riton Optics, to understand where they started and the focus of the company.
Centruy VSKA rifle

Range Report: Century Arms VSKA

After putting the Century Arms VSKA through its paces at the range, Tactical Retailer finds an AK that is even tougher than the original.
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Business Tip: How To Host Over-the-Top Events

Planning and having the perfect in-store event can help lure new customers through the threshold, entice current customers to return and increase sales while dramatically raising awareness of your store in the community and surrounding region. Events can bring benefits and profits. Are you ready to hold an over-the-top event?
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Business Tip: Strategies for Avoiding an IRS Audit

One of the more nerve-wracking aspects of taxes for many shooting sports equipment business owners and managers continues to be the possibility of being audited. Here are strategies to avoid being caught in the crosshairs.
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Sometimes It’s Relative: Man Shoots At Three During Home Invasion

Most visits from relatives are enjoyable, but one turned deadly when demands for money became violent.
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Are You A Gunsmith or Manufacturer? Working in the Gray Areas

Are you a gunsmith or manufacturer? It may be easy to think you're one or the other, but gray areas can present challenges.
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Armed Citizens Shoot, Kill Crazed Gunman Outside Restaurant

A peaceful evening in a restaurant turned deadly when a crazed gunman killed three people before armed citizens stopped the attack with their weapons.