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News and Intrigue at IWA 2026

Jim Shepherd — Fri, 27 Feb 2026 15:00:46 +0000

Despite the fact that many of our fellow U.S. attendees are still struggling to make air connections to get to […]

Beretta’s 500th Anniversary Marked as IWA Gets Under Way

Jim Shepherd — Thu, 26 Feb 2026 16:00:18 +0000

IWA isn’t the only event being held this week in Nuremberg. The Plenary Session of the World Forum on Shooting Activities began the week’s events.

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XTech Tactical Acquires Creature Grips | Thru-Flo M-LOK Rail Covers

Luke C. — Wed, 25 Feb 2026 22:00:55 +0000

XTech Tactical is one of the few US-based manufacturers of firearms parts that has an official Amazon store page where their products reach a much wider audience.

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IWA OutdoorClassics: A Vision of Europe on the Edge

Jim Shepherd — Mon, 23 Feb 2026 18:00:02 +0000

The same gear we use when hunting, fishing, or camping is particularly well-suited to get our through whatever sort of (hopefully) short-term services interruptions we may encounter.

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House Dems Want to Ban Online Ammunition Sales…Because of Course They Do

Larry Keane — Tue, 03 Feb 2026 20:00:38 +0000

While supporters brand it as “common sense,” it's not. Unconstitutional in design, unethical in intent and absurd in its real-world consequences, the proposal doesn’t target criminals.

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JP Morgan Finally Backs Down, Agrees to Reverse Discriminatory Anti-Gun Business Practices

Larry Keane — Mon, 02 Feb 2026 17:14:44 +0000

There are big changes for the firearm industry when it comes to access to banking services. JPMorgan Chase recently announced […]

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Atrius Backs Retailers Facing Rare Breed Patent Infringement Claims

Luke C. — Mon, 02 Feb 2026 15:00:28 +0000

Rare Breed Triggers is well known for its industry-breaking FRT-15 Forced Reset Trigger. While virtually all of these types of […]

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SHOT 2026: Red State Governors Make Their Case for More Gun Businesses to Move ‘Back to America’

Matt Manda — Wed, 28 Jan 2026 17:10:39 +0000

Several governors came to Las Vegas who actively hunting for business — literally making their pitch to firearm and ammunition industry businesses to relocate to their friendlier states and away from more adversarial, antigun ones.

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SHOT 2026: ‘We Choose Success’

Jim Shepherd — Mon, 26 Jan 2026 15:00:48 +0000

The difference between the red and blue states was summed up by a simple philosophy: we choose success. With the continued exodus of companies from the heavily-regulated blue states, it’s difficult not to believe the opposite to be true there.

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The Year of the Can: The White Hot Silencer Business 20 Days In

Paul Erhardt — Wed, 21 Jan 2026 16:00:44 +0000

Here at SHOT Show, the busiest booths are those of suppressor manufacturers, with retailers and buyers looking for what’s new, when it will ship, and what the pricing will be.

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