Industry Notes

(GunReports.com) – The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) announced today that it has awarded Glock a 10-year contract valued at up to $40 million.The agreement makes available for the first time both the Glock 22 Gen4 and Glock 27 .40 caliber pistols to all ATF agents. The terms provide additional Federal Agencies the opportunity to ride on the contract in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulations.

(GunReports.com) – Leupold’s Tactical Optics Division has announced the addition of Horus reticle options for the Mark 4® 12-40x60mm Tactical Spotting Scope. This Mark 4 spotter is the standard Scout Sniper Observation Telescope (SSOT) of the U.S. Marine Corps.Horus H32 and H36 reticles join the Leupold Mil Dot reticle as options. The H32 has a mil line for target measurement and speed estimation, while the H36 features an inverted “L” in Inch Of Angle (IOA) for ranging. The Mil Dot reticle matches those found in Leupold Mark 4 riflescopes, allowing a spotter to quickly range a target, view the same sight picture as the shooter and convey necessary adjustments.

(GunReports.com) -- The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) has filed a lawsuit in federal court against the City of Chicago's new gun ordinance, asserting that 'by banning gun ranges open to the public...under color of law,' the city is depriving citizens of their right to keep and bear arms in violation of the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

(GunReports.com) -- Smith & Wesson has introduced a new X-Frame model in collaboration with professional hunter Michael Waddell – the S&W500 Bone Collector.

(GunReports.com) -- The Firearms Excise Tax Improvement Act of 2010 (H.R. 5552) passed by unanimous consent in the Senate last week.

(GunReports.com) -- The eighth member of an illegal gun trafficking ring that trafficked over 65 firearms from Atlanta, Ga., to the San Francisco Bay Area has been sentenced to 27 months in federal prison.

(GunReports.com) - Smith & Wesson® Corp., the legendary 158-year old firearms maker, announced that it recently received the “Rifle of the Year” award from the Shooting Industry Academy of Excellence for the company’s M&P15-22 tactical rifle. This distinction marks the second year in a row that Smith & Wesson has won the award for best rifle. The Smith & Wesson M&P15 MOE was named “Rifle of the Year” last year during the annual Shooting Industry Masters.

(GunReports.com) --- Smith & Wesson Corp. has begun shipping the new Bodyguard 380 semi-automatic pistol and Bodyguard 38 revolver with built-in laser sights.

Winchester exhibition shooter Patrick Flanagan completes a World Record of shooting 7 handthrown clay targets in one toss, shot separately with ONE hand, from the hip.

(GunReports.com) – ASAP™ Survival Gear takes emergency preparedness to a new level with its line of emergency starter packs and two Natural Disaster Modules: the Evac to Shelter Module and the Shelter Unavailable Module.

(GunReports.com) -- Lewis Machine and Tool Company (LMT) will begin designing and building platforms that can integrate RIPR’s power and data rail into upper weapon platforms, most significantly with the fielded M-4 carbine.

SureFire LLC’s Mini and Micro suppressors will reduce the user’s overall signature, not just the firearm’s.