Industry Notes

A selection of firearms-industry website links provided by GunReports.com

Gun Reports notes a story on ABC News that claims that Trijicon Gunsights shipped to the Marine Corps have biblical inscriptions on them. Update: Trijicon says it will remove the inscriptions on future products and provide kits that will remove the inscriptions on existing scopes.

MINNEAPOLIS (GunReports.com) -- Alliant Techsystems (NYSE: ATK) has completed its first contract to supply non-standard (non-NATO) ammunition to the Afghan Security Forces (ASF), ahead of the original schedule.

BRASELTON, Ga. (GunReports.com)--MasterPiece Arms has introduced a Mac-10 type pistol in 22 LR.

EASTVALLEYTRIBUNE.com, Ariz. -- A House panel voted Thursday to let Arizonans make their own guns and bullets - and offer them for sale - without having to comply with federal regulations.

LAS VEGAS — Steyr Arms has announced the acquisition of Merkel USA.

SIDNEY, Neb. -- Cabela's Incorporated (NYSE: CAB) announced a series of executive promotions. The six promoted executives are Patrick A. Snyder, Brian J. Linneman, Ralph W. Castner, Joseph M. Friebe, Charles Baldwin and Michael Copeland.

LAS VEGAS--The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) is offering several classes for law enforcement the day before the official beginning of the Shooting, Hunting, Outdoor Trade (SHOT) Show, January 18-19, 2010 at the Sands Expo & Convention Center.

MINNEAPOLIS -- Alliant Techsystems (NYSE: ATK) has received a $5.8 million contract for ammunition from the Crane Division of the Naval Surface Warfare Center. The contract is for the production of Mk318 5.56mm and Mk319 7.62mm caliber cartridges. The ammunition will be manufactured in Anoka, Minn.

NEW YORK — The number of officers killed in the line of duty by gunfire increased 24 percent from 2008, according to preliminary statistics compiled by the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund, a national nonprofit organization that tracks officer-related deaths.

FAIRFAX, Va.--The NRA-ILA is asking gunowners to contact the editors and advertising executives of the Bloomington Herald-Times to protest the release of the Indiana gun permit database.

Every December Gun Tests Magazine picks the best from a full year’s worth of tests and distills summary recommendations for readers, who often use them as year-end shopping guides. These “best of” choices are a mixture of the Gun Tests original evaluation and other information the staff compiles during the year.Additionally, the magazine selects the best type of firearm--pistol, revolver, shotgun, and rifle--for its “Best in Class” award.The “Best in Class” Revolver for 2009 was the Taurus Judge No. 4510TKR-3BUL 3-Inch 45 LC/410-Bore, $620. It was originally reviewed in the August 2009 issue.