Industry Notes

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. -- Smith & Wesson Corp. has begun shipping the new Walther PK380 pistol. The design of the PK380 is engineered on one of Walther’s most popular platforms, the P22.

MADISON, NC -- Remington Arms Company, Inc. last week acknowledged the milestone of reaching the production of the 10,000,000th Model 870 pump-action.

PEARL RIVER, NY –- Kahr Arms new PM9193 and PM9193N models include a loaded-chamber indicator and external safety feature.

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The sportsmen’s community came within five votes of stopping the nomination of Cass Sunstein to serve as the head of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), otherwise known as the “Regulatory Czar, ” according to the U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance.

EXETER, NH — SIG SAUER's new Cash for Your Klunker Handgun program rebates $200 to shooters who buy new P220, P226, P229, 1911, SIG556 pistol, or SIG556 rifle from your dealer’s inventory from Sept. 7 through Nov. 30th, 2009.

DUBLIN -- Research and Markets' Small Arms Manufacturing Industry report says the gun-manufacturing industry's revenue for the year 2008 was approximately $2.7 billion USD, with an estimated gross profit of 40.52%.

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Gander Mountain Company (www.GanderMtn.com) (NASDAQ:GMTN), announced results for the second fiscal quarter ended August 1, 2009.

As GunReports.com readers probably know, Senator Edward Moore 'Teddy' Kennedy died last week, and the government-licensed media's lionization of him filled airwaves all weekend. We here at GunReports.com send our heartfelt condolences to his wife and family.However, Teddy Kennedy was no friend to gun owners, and we will not overlook the damage he did to our civil liberties.

GRAND ISLAND, Neb. -- Earlier this month, GunReports.com told you about the California Grizzlies, a civilian junior rifle team that took the 2009 National Trophy Infantry Team Match (NTIT), August 4th at Camp Perry, Ohio. The Grizzlies were the first-ever junior team to win the event, and the first time a civilian team beat out a military team in 79 years. Here's what they shot: Hornady 223 Rem 75-gr. BTHP match bullets.

LAS VEGAS -- In Nevada, 178 acres of the Clark Country Shooting Park (CCSP) were recently added to the rolls of the state's public land, making what's claimed to be the world's largest shooting park.

EXETER, NH -- SIG SAUER, Inc. has initiated a mandatory safety upgrade pertaining to its new Model P238 pistols.

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Fifteen of the nation’s leading conservation and sportsmen organizations sent a letter yesterday to all U.S. Senators requesting they oppose the nomination of Cass R. Sunstein to head the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA).