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Smith & Wesson Acquires Battenfeld Technologies

Post author By Richard Johnson
Post date November 26, 2014
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In a $130.5 million deal, Smith & Wesson Holdings is acquiring shooting accessory company Battenfeld Technologies according to a press release issued this morning. This move will give S&W a huge foot in the accessory market, an area that they have not strongly pursued in the past.

Missouri-based Battenfeld Technologies ownsÂ a number of popular brands including:

Caldwell
Tipton
Wheeler Engineering
Frankford Arsenal
Bog-Pod
Golden Rod
Lockdown
Non-Typical Wildlife Accessories

These companies cover a wide range of firearms accessories including gunsmithing, reloading, cleaning, storage and more.

But, what does this mean for Smith & Wesson…

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Wednesday’s Gun News

With the approach of the NASGW Expo, a number of manufacturers in the firearms industry are spooling up the PR machines for new product announcements. Here are a few of the new items that have landed in my e-mail box the past few days…

Grand Power Pistols Now Imported into US by Eagle Imports

Eagle Imports announced they would now be the exclusive importer ofÂ the Slovakian Grand Power pistols to the United States. The pistols were developed by a former weapons officer in the Slovakian army. A variety of Grand Power handgun models will be available, including the K100 pictured above.

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Recent Gun News

Post author By Richard Johnson
Post date July 22, 2014

In current gun news…

IWI US is now selling a state compliant version of the TAVOR in Massachusetts, Maryland and New Jersey. Â The new guns have an 18″ barrel, permanent 2″ muzzle break, an OAL of 30″ and a 10-round magazine. Â It has a full length Picatinny rail for adding optics and spring-loaded back up sights. Â The front sight has a tritium insert for low light use.

The TAVOR SAR RS (model # TSB18RS) is chambered in 5.56 NATO and carries an MSRP of $2,049.

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July 8 Gun News

Post author By Richard Johnson
Post date July 8, 2014

Here is some of today’s gun news…

Purple Neos

Davidson’s announced they are now shipping an exclusive purple and black Beretta U22 Neos pistol. Â The new guns use purple inserts in the grip and an anodized purple finish on the gun’s top rail.

I understand that purple is not for everyone, but expanding the firearms color palette is a great way to give people a more personalized choice in arms. Â Sure, Henry Ford sold a lot of black Model T cars, but today you can get a Mustang in eight colors other than black from the factory. Â Consumers like options, and not every gun owner wants black and/or stainless.

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Thursday’s Gun News

The new Micro Dynamic Rifle (MDR) from Desert Tech remains on track for delivery in 2015. Â The company showed the multi-caliber, ambidextrous rifle at the 2014 SHOT Show, and has continued to develop the rifle.

Right now, it looks like there will be two versions: the standard MDR and a compact version (MDR-C). Â The MDR-C will be 20″ overall with a 10.5″ barrel. Â The standard MDR adds 6″ to both measurements. Â The rifle can be quickly converted from .223 Rem to .308 Win, 300 BLK, 6.8 SPC and 7.62×39 for an incredible amount of caliber flexibility.

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