Vista Announces the Sale of RCBS to Hodgdon Powder Company
As the future via unwinding/rebranding/whatever of Vista Outdoor (NYSE: VSTO) continues, there’s a frequently recurring question: “what’s going to happen to (insert your favorite Vista property here)?” The honest answer? At this point, we haven’t a clue. That’s why most of the people employed by any of Vista’s plethora of companies are, to put it […]
NSSF: Americans Bought Another 1.2 Million Guns in April
We’ve clearly established a new floor on the minimum number of guns Americans buy each month. It’s likely somewhere between 1.1 and 1.3 million firearms. And in an election year, with the Cadaver In Chief promising even more gun control laws if he’s reelected, don’t expect those numbers to drop as November draws closer. The […]
Process vs. Results: The Real World Consequences of Biden’s War on Guns
Admit it or not, this administration is at war against the firearms and ammunition industry. The attacks have been unrelenting, from Operation Choke Point (begun under the Obama Administration) to the latest ill-intentioned act: the “90 day pause” on non-military exports by the Commerce Department. A “pause” that will, barring some sort of near-divine intervention […]
Commerce Announces Permanent ‘Pause’ on Firearm Exports
Later this morning, the Commerce Department will announce a new rule making their Bureau of Industry and Security’s alleged “90-day pause” to review current firearm export review policies permanent. The new rule will be effective on May 30 as “interim final” with a 60-day wind-down for existing licenses. A comment period will be provided to […]
War on Guns: Biden Commerce Dept. Will Make Small Arms Export Pause Permanent
This morning, a briefing will be held by the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) for “the Hill” regarding their interim rule regarding the “pause” on the issuance of new government licenses for firearms, related components and ammunition for “nongovernmental end users.” The Outdoor Wire has learned the Commerce Department plans to […]
AMMO Inc’s Jarad Smith on Ammunition, Gunbroker and Change
Our sister site, QA Outdoors recently sat down with AMMO, Inc. CEP Jarad Smith and talked about the challenges facing the ammunition business as well as the company’s ownership of Gunbroker.com. QA Outdoors: Jarad, a little over a year since the last time we sat down and talked. You’d just joined Ammo, Inc. What have […]
Who’s Running a Disinformation Campaign Against the Vista/CSG Deal and Why?
In the outdoor industry handshakes often seal agreements and paperwork is a formality. Sure, deals fall through, but seldom is the problem due to another suitor popping up. That’s why the proposed acquisition of Vista Outdoors’ Kinetic group (the ammunition makers) by Czechoslovakia’s CSG has gotten a lot of attention. Yesterday, a pair of letters […]
The ATF’s Latest ‘Bad Apple’ Gun Dealer Is…the Washington, DC Police Department
Some reckonings are a long time coming. The District of Columbia’s irrational hostility to all things gun-related and to legitimate, licensed retail gun dealers in particular, has reportedly culminated with the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) scrutinizing the D.C. police department under a program aimed at suspected “bad apple” gun dealers. […]
Gun Industry Economic Impact More Than Tripled in the Last 15 Years
Joe Biden — or whoever pulls the strings on that superannuated marionette these days — has waged a war on the American firearms industry since his run for the presidency in 2020. He called gun makers “the enemy” as far back as 2019 and ever since taking office, he’s weaponized every aspect of the executive […]
Bullet Vault Launches as a New Ammunition Buying, Storage, and Payment Platform
Buying and holding physical assets as a hedge against inflation has long been one of the ways people protect what they own. Those assets — silver and gold coins or bars — have have their own intrinsic value. You only have to watch the Fox News Channel for about seven minutes at any point during […]