Industry Notes

(GunReports.com) -- Stoeger's new M3500 3.5-inch 12-gauge semi-automatic is a waterfowling/wild turkey/upland gamebird shotgun that handles a range of loads from 2.25-inch up to the potent 3.5-inch Magnum without adjustment. The Stoeger M3500 uses the Inertia Driven operating system that doesn't use propellant gas venting into the action.

(GunReports.com) -- Rossi's Wizard Pistol uses a break-open interchangeable barrel system chambered for 243 Win. or 22-250 Rem to make it a suitable handgun hunting, target shooting or plinking pistol. The Wizard Pistol's break-open barrel system changes quickly by unscrewing the front swivel, with no tools needed.

(GunReports.com) -- A relic of an historic era on post is set to be revived after persistent determination by a proud unit and generous contributions from those who understand the nostalgia of the old building.

(GunReports.com) -- StopDomesticTerror.com, a cabal of leftist organizations who want to equate Constitutional political activity with domestic terror, recently sent a letter to FBI Director Robert Mueller requesting that the FBI investigate and prosecute their political opponents. Though the accused organizations have widely different mainstream political efforts, all of the accused groups and individuals have strong gun-rights positions.

(GunReports.com) -- Auction Arms, the official auction site of the NRA, and GunReports.Com have announced a letter of intent to establish the Auction Arms News Bureau, a weekly E-Letter that will deliver gun news, pricing trends and other information for the serious shooter.

(GunReports.com) -- Gun Tests Magazine, the 23-year-old consumer resource for the serious shooter, will partner with Auction Arms to collect and report up-to-the-minute, accurate firearms pricing.

(GunReports.com) -- Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. (NYSE: RGR), is displaying the very first Ruger firearm and the recently produced 25 millionth Ruger firearm at the 2011 SHOT Show in Las Vegas, Nevada.

(GunReports.com) – The latest Taurus Raging Judge fires a larger, more powerful 28-gauge shotshell than previous .410 bore chamberings of the gun. The Taurus Raging Judge in 28 gauge comes with a “Raging Bull” cushioned insert grip, steel frame, single-action/double-action trigger and fiber optic front sight.

(GunReports.com) -- Uberti's new hand-tuned Cattleman model is named The Boss, or El Patron. Uberti is now offering a new 1873 Cattleman El Patron Cowboy Mounted Shooter (CMS) in a customized, full-size single-action revolver. The El Patron is available in traditional .45 Colt or the powerhouse .357 Magnum.

(GunReports.com) -- Bob Morrison, president and CEO of Taurus International, announced in Las Vegas that Jim Land has been named as the 2011 Taurus Defender of Freedom Award recipient.

(GunReports.com) -- Smith & Wesson Corp. has announced that the California Division of Parole has begun issuing its officers a new duty side arm, the Smith & Wesson M&P40 pistol. The agency took possession of the 2,300 pistols chambered in .40 S&W from Smith & Wesson in November and officers in the field are currently using the M&P40.

(GunReports.com) -- The FBI has released its National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) figures for December 2010. NSSF-adjusted figures (1,133,371) show a 9.9 percent increase over NSSF-adjusted figures from December 2009 (1,031,344). For calendar year 2010, the NSSF-adjusted NICS figure of 9,436,182 is a decrease of 1 percent over the NSSF-adjusted figure of 9,534,131 in calendar year 2009.