GTW
NEWS
RETAY USA APPROVED AS VENDOR
Retay Arms of Konya Turkey has announced that
its US subsidiary, Retay USA, has been approved
as a vendor by Nations Best Sports (NBS), a
nationwide sporting goods buying group that was
established in 1956.
NBS comprises over 350 independent retail
members representing over 1,200 store fronts
across the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico.
It off ers independent retailers a diverse portfolio of
buying opportunities in all categories of outdoor
sports and general sporting goods.
NBS hosts six diff erent buying markets annually
that diff er from industry trade shows because they
are actual order writing and buying markets only
open to member retail store owners, their buyers
and approved vendors.
“Retay USA is excited and proud to have been
chosen as a vendor by a celebrated organisation
like NBS. Th rough our NBS partnership Retay
USA will continue to support and expand our
valuable relationship with independent retailers.
Our goal is to provide our retail partners the most
desirable, innovative and reliable fi rearms available;
an unbeatable value that will ensure our mutual
success,” said Chris Handy, president and CEO,
Retay USA.
ARMEX TO DISTRIBUTE GLETCHER IN UK
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MOSSBERG
TERMINATES
RELATIONSHIP
WITH DICK’S
SPORTING
GOODS
O.F. Mossberg & Sons, a leading
American fi rearms manufacturer,
has announced that it will
discontinue selling products to
Dick’s Sporting Goods and its
subsidiary, Field & Stream, in
response to their hiring of gun
control lobbyists in April 2018.
Eff ective immediately, O.F.
Mossberg & Sons will not accept
any future orders from Dick’s
Sporting Goods or Field &
Stream and is in the process of
evaluating current contractual
agreements.
“It has come to our attention
that Dick’s Sporting Goods
recently hired lobbyists on Capitol
Hill to promote additional gun
control,” said Iver Mossberg, chief
executive offi cer of O.F. Mossberg
& Sons. “Make no mistake,
Mossberg is a staunch supporter
of the US Constitution and our
Second Amendment rights, and
we fully disagree with Dick’s
Sporting Goods’ recent anti-
Second Amendment actions.”
Consumers are urged to visit
one of the thousands of pro-
Second Amendment fi rearm
retailers to make their purchases of
Mossberg and Maverick fi rearms.
Firearm retailers can be found
through the Mossberg Dealer
Locator by visiting www.mossberg.
com/dealers
Howard Leight by Honeywell
has announced an agreement
with the National Shooting
Sports Foundation (NSSF)
to become the offi cial eye and
hearing protection sponsor for
the organisation’s First Shots
program, which trains thousands
annually in the shooting sports.
Howard Leight, a leading
manufacturer of hearing
protection for sport and
workplace use, will provide sets
of eye and ear protection in the
promotional packages provided
to all First Shots participants at
host ranges across the United
States.
“Our hearing and eye
protection will help keep
participants safe, while
maximising their comfort and
enjoyment during their initial
experiences in the shooting
sports,” commented Mercedes
Sune-Weaver, product manager
of Howard Leight by
Honeywell.
“Howard Leight shares the
NSSF’s goal of expanding
participation in recreational
shooting in a responsible manner,
which includes establishing
safety as a priority, and by
reinforcing it during every step of
instruction.”
NSSF’s First
Shots program
gains sponsor
About
Founded in 1919, O.F. Mossberg
& Sons, Inc. is the oldest familyowned
firearms manufacturer
in America and is the largest
pump-action shotgun
manufacturer in the world.
Leading the way with over 100
design and utility patents to
its credit and standing as the
first ISO 9001 Certified longgun
manufacturer, Mossberg
is considered to be one of
the most innovative firearms
manufacturers in US history.
Armex is the new distributor in
the UK of the Gletcher range of
replica fi rearms.
Gletcher prides itself on
making products with the
highest level of performance,
quality and craftsmanship to
replicate historical and modern
fi rearms. Its products are in
stock now with Armex dealers.
SMG Inc. is a US company
established in 2008, specialising
in the production of pneumatic
guns under its Gletcher brand,
as well as tactical and outdoor
knives under the Steel Will
Knives brand.
Armex has launched three
limited edition models to
commemorate WWII: the
Parabellum, 1911 and Soviet
TT. Each pistol is laser etched
in a limited edition range from
1-1945.
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