Industry Notes

SureFire’s Ultra Scout Light weapon lights, models M600U and M620U, have been upgraded to 500 lumens while maintaining their compact sizes.

This week, 47 high school students from around the United States are attending the 2013 National Rifle Association Youth Education Summit (Y.E.S.), a seven-day, competitive college scholarship program held in Washington, D.C.

Wilson Combat has announced its first firearm collaboration with tactical shooting expert Paul Howe, the Paul Howe Tactical Carbine.

CrossBreed Holsters has added a holster that fits the new Springfield Armory XD-S 9mm. The XD-S 9mm was added to the Springfield’s popular line of XD handguns, and it has the same dimensions and will fit in the same holster as the XD-S 45.

In a move to enhance safety for responsible citizens, military, and law enforcement alike, Magpul Industries is now shipping the PMAG 40 GEN M3. Several years in the making, the PMAG 40 was delayed while GEN M3 technology was perfected to insure the highest quality product and full compatibility with the USMC M27 IAR.

There are three new videos available at GunReports.com.: Harley Ride and Shoot -- For Juvenile Diabetes, SIGTac Adaptive Carbine Platform, and IWI Tavor MTAR-21 SAR first impressions with Jerry Miculek.

The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) is kicking off a 'S.A.F.E. Summer' effort to focus attention on the importance of safe firearm storage--particularly while children are home from school and more likely to be unattended--and has pledged an additional $1 million to provide half a million free firearm safety kits, including a gun lock, to firearms owners throughout the U.S. as part of the campaign.

Nosler, Inc. has finalized the acquisition of Silver State Armory (SSA).

For the first time ever, Safari Club International Foundation (SCI Foundation) is hosting an online auction to sell two highly prized Alaska Governor's Permits. The first Alaska Governor's Permit is an opportunity to hunt a Kenai Mountains Caribou (Barren Ground). The second Alaska Governor's Permit is for the chance to hunt a free-ranging Plains Bison from the coveted Delta Bison Herd.

iSniper, Inc. has released the iDryfire Laser Target System iPhone and iPod Touch app. The patent pending iDryfire Laser Training System provides safe, convenient firearms practice in any environment, building muscle memory and confidence for actual firearms use on the shooting range.

Last week, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia dismissed a lawsuit brought by the Center for Biological Diversity and six other groups demanding the Environmental Protection Agency ban traditional ammunition containing lead components.

A summit meeting last week brought together professionals from state fish and game agencies and leaders of the firearms, ammunition, archery, and fishing and recreational boating industries–all of which pay excise taxes to support the American tradition of outdoor recreation.