Tactical

For the fifth year in a row, Team EOTAC's Robert Vogel has claimed a championship title at the U.S. Practical Shooting Association (USPSA) Indiana Sectionals taking top honors this year in the Limited-10 division. Since 2005, when he won the Limited title, Vogel has dominated the match. For the last three years it was in the Production division where Vogel has risen to become not just one of the top shooters in the country but the national champion in 2008.

Savage Range Systems, manufacturers of indoor and outdoor shooting ranges, bullet traps, target systems and shoot houses, has attained ISO 9001:2000 certification. This is directly related to the company's quality management system. To learn more about Savage Range Systems, please visit their website at www.SavageRangeSystems.com. Savage Range Systems is a subsidiary of Savage Sports Corporation, which includes Savage Arms and BowTech. Contact: Tina Brewster 413-642-4185 tbrewster@savagearms.com

SIG SAUER, Inc. proudly announced the P250 pistol as the recipient of the National Rifle Association's coveted Golden Bullseye Award for Shooting Illustrated Handgun of the Year and American Rifleman Tactical Handgun of the Year. The concept behind the innovative SIG SAUER P250 is based on a serialized modular frame and a fire-control assembly that allows the user to easily configure their pistol, their way by changing caliber, grip size, trigger and slide length at will.

American Tactical Imports has launched a new line of high-quality ammunition; focusing on the demand for a quality product at an affordable price. The new line of ammunition is available in both a 5.56 x 45 caliber and 7.62 x 51 caliber. This ammunition is available through ATI and is ready for dealer shipping.

The "No Name" high capacity 9mm pistol from Wilson Combat now has a name: SPEC OPS 9. The name was selected from suggestions received for the past several months. Douglas Ervin suggested the name that was selected and, for his prize, receives a Wilson Combat pistol.

The AP reported that Navy Medal of Honor winner George E. Wahlen, age 84, died last Friday. Mr. Wahlen was a corpsman in WWII who won his medal for actions taken on Iwo Jima. He was hit by enemy fire three times over a week in 1945 while advancing forward of the front lines to aid wounded Marines. He stayed in the fight in spite of his injuries and was awarded the MOH by President Harry S. Truman. The Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Salt Lake City was named for the Navy hero. It's the location where he passed from lung cancer. Rest in Peace. Mr. Wahlen's citation appears at this link

Joseph Gross, COO Remington Arms Company Inc., was recently honored in a special ceremony sponsored by the Herkimer County Chamber of Commerce. Gross received special recognition from the Herkimer County Legislature and the state Assembly and Senate for fostering local and state relationships that resulted in Herkimer County's largest employer adding more than 100 employees at a time when other companies are struggling to maintain a vibrant workforce.

The definition of a switchblade or automatic knife has been clear and explicit in federal law since 1958. There have been several state court cases that have ruled they are not switchblades because they do not possess an activating button on the handle. U.S. Custom's proposal would bypass Congress and expand the switchblade definition to include all knives that open with one hand. These include multi-tools, traditional pocket knives, one-hand openers, and assisted-openers.

Remington Arms Company, Inc. through its fully owned subsidiary DA Acquisitions LLC has entered into a purchase agreement to acquire certain assets of Dakota Arms, LLC including the Dakota, Miller Arms, Dan Walter and Nesika Bay Precision brands. The transaction closed on June 5, 2009. Established in 1982 and headquartered in Sturgis, South Dakota, Dakota Arms is the leading manufacturer of custom and semi-custom rifles for the sporting markets. Dakota Arms is strongly anchored in the Black Hills of South Dakota and currently employs 35 people.

Streamlight®, a leading manufacturer of lighting tools for police, recently honored Concerns of Police Survivors (COPS) as it celebrated its 25th anniversary. The company increased its 2009 contribution to COPS by serving as the platinum sponsor of the organization's gala dinner held May 14 at the Grand Hyatt Washington Hotel in Washington, D.C., and through added financial support of key COPS programs aimed at survivors of fallen officers.

SIG SAUER, the leading manufacturer of military, law enforcement, government agency and commercial firearms, will resume shipping all standard commercial pistols with two magazines. SIG SAUER suppliers increased production to meet the heightened consumer demand, thus allowing SIG SAUER to resume shipping two magazines with every commercial handgun.

M-Pro7 Weapons Maintenance Systems announces the launch of a soft-sided cleaning kit designed by and for law enforcement officers. The rugged nylon case contains all the products and tools needed to clean and maintain firearms ranging from a .22 caliber to a 12 gauge shotgun.

SIG SAUER's Team SIG Champion, Max Michel, competed in the 2009 NRA Bianchi Cup Pro-Am shooting event on Saturday May 23, 2009 and took home the High-Overall score. In this, his first of this kind of event, Max competed against the industry's top professional shooters, as well as, celebrity shooters and country music stars Mark Wills and Michael Petersen. Having no experience in the Bianchi Cup Celebrity Pro-Am Shoot did not impede Max's shooting ability as he easily broke the NRA Speed Shoot-Off Event Record and then went on to break his own new record two more times before completing the event. Max Michel, using his SIG SAUER 1911, knocked down five steel targets of various heights at ten yards, and walked away with the fasted time in Bianchi Cup history of 1.70 seconds.

Mini Red Dot Sight: Insight Tech-Gear, the world's leading provider of tactical lasers, illuminators and thermal imaging equipment, has introduced the new MRDS Mini Red Dot Sight designed specifically to meet the demanding operational needs of today's military and law enforcement operators. The Insight Tech-Gear MRDS is a lightweight, ruggedized reflex sight that mounts to many existing optics as well as MIL-STD 1913 Picatinny and Weaver-style rails utilizing widely available aftermarket mounts.

By Rich Grassi In other news, a newswire editor position and a web designer position is now open at the Outdoor Wire Digital Networks . . . or should be. In last Thursday's Wire, a communications glitch of global proportions lead to a mistaken headline. The story was correct, the headline not so much. Frank James, author of Effective Handgun Defense and Heckler & Koch's MP5 Submachine Gun as well as many articles for firearms publications, is thankfully still with us. Frank is also co-author of the intensely personal story The Journey is More Than the Destination, a book about the loss of his daughter and how he and his wife Cathy learned to manage grief. A great friend, top gun expert and genuinely wonderful human being, Frank engages in the most dangerous occupation in America, farming. We extend our deepest apologies to Frank and all his friends and fans in the industry - many of who took the time to notify us of our error.

Beginning in June, Winchester Ammunition will offer a commemorative USA Shooting Shotgun Team, AA Target 100 Round Value Pack. The Value Pack will consist of four, 25 round boxes of 12 gauge AA in Light Target, Super-Handicap and Sporting Clays loads.

During the fourth Annual FNH USA Midwest Three-Gun Championships, $20 raffle tickets will be sold for a chance to win an FN SCAR 16S. Proceeds of the raffle will be donated to the Wounded Warrior Project.

Safariland, a BAE Systems line of business, announced today that it is one of the first body armor manufacturers to satisfy the requirements of the National Institute of Justice's (NIJ) new Voluntary Body Armor Compliance Testing Program under NIJ Standard-0101.06 (NIJ-06). Safariland's XT-700 Type II (#BA-2000S-FC01) and XT-300 Type IIIA (#BA-3A00S-BR01) models have been determined by the NIJ to comply with the new NIJ-06 standard. Both models are part of Safariland's XT‑Series of concealable body armor, and are now available for immediate purchase. As of this date, these are the only Threat Level II and Threat Level IIIA vests that have been authorized by NIJ under the new NIJ-06 standard.

Frank James, firearms expert, author, and all-around great guy reported in his blog -- ,"Corn, beans, spent brass, an empty page and a deadline" - the loss of firearms print media legend Jack Lewis. He passed away May 24, 2009. Frank's blog, which can be seen at http://www.frankwjames.blogspot.com/, has a colorful description of Jack's life. For the few in the industry who didn't know, he was a founder of GUN WORLD Magazine and Gallant Charger Publications. Among the legendary writers he employed were Dean Grennell, Tom Ferguson, Massad Ayoob and our own Frank James. There was great information imparted in publications Jack edited, published and wrote. He also had great stories of the Hollywood film industry of the mid-20th Century as told by a participant. Time stops for no one and nothing is forever. Jack Lewis, his magazine titles, writers and their stories will be in our memories. If you didn't know anything of Jack Lewis, Frank's farewell is a must read. If you read the old GUN WORLD Magazine, or just saw Jack at the SHOT Show, you owe it to yourself to read about him. Jack was truly unique.

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