Three long years have passed since the last IWA OutdoorClassics in 2019. Now the leading international trade fair for hunting, shooting sports, equipment for outdoor activities and for civilian and official security applications is back. 918 exhibitors from a total of 54 countries will present products and innovations in a total of 10 halls from 3 - 6 March 2022.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has announced a record $1.5 billion in annual funding through the Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration (WSFR) Program to support state and local outdoor recreational opportunities, and wildlife and habitat conservation efforts. Much of this fund was came from Pittman-Robertson excise taxes paid by firearm and ammunition manufacturers.
It’s been two years since the global trade descended on Las Vegas to walk the halls of SHOT Show, North America’s largest trade show for the hunting, shooting, tactical and military sectors. The Gun Trade World team was on hand to pick out the key themes from four days of international trade.
Barrett Firearms Manufacturing Inc., a name which has become synonymous with precision long range, large-caliber firearms, is proud to celebrate forty years of manufacturing some of the world’s most iconic firearms.
It’s been two years since the previous 2020 SHOT Show in Las Vegas and the international trade is more than ready to venture back to the show that is often seen as the gateway into the US market.
Due to the sudden and dramatic increase of COVID-19 infections during the past two weeks, including many breakthrough cases, the Beretta Holding Group companies in the U.S.A. (Beretta U.S.A., Benelli U.S.A, Burris, and Steiner eOptics) have announced the immediate suspension of participation of their employees in large-scale indoor gatherings.
The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), the firearm industry trade association, revealed that the FBI’s National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) processed 687,788 background checks during the week leading up to and including Black Friday.
North Yorkshire Police’s decision to halt all firearm and shotgun certificate grants has been described by the UK’s largest shooting organisation, the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC), as “a clear breach of their statutory duty”.
Afghanistan is in the midst of a crisis. Unknown numbers of Americans and Afghan allies are in desperate need of assistance. Operation Recovery, a group of individuals who served in Afghanistan, vows not to sit idly by while so many lives are in jeopardy. Operation Recovery is a charitable organization who supports the efforts of Task Force Pineapple, a group of U.S. veterans who are working to repatriate American Citizens and Afghan allies by helping fund safe cover, movement, and medical services to injured and displaced people.
Stealth Cam, a leader in trail camera innovation and wireless imaging technology, has introduced a new model to the company’s G-series line of high-performance trail cameras. Called the GMAX32 No Glo, this camera delivers the kind of high-resolution imagery and features modern hunters demand but at a pleasing price-to-performance ratio.
