Accessories

WASHINGTON - Armor Holdings Products LLC has agreed to pay the United States $30 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by knowingly manufacturing and selling defective Zylon bullet-proof vests, according to the Justice Department.

Brownells has just announced an affiliate program that allows website owners to post Brownells text and banner advertisements on their site and receive a commission on any sales that result from the link.

Premier Reticles has expanded its Premier line of riflescopes with the introduction of the Heritage 3-15x50 tactical riflescope.

Effective October 1, 2008, BATFE’s Federal Firearms Licensing Center will begin its permanent transfer of function from Atlanta, Georgia to Martinsburg, West Virginia.

Brownells has released its new AR-15 Catalog #3 with 76 pages of accessories, parts, tools and supplies dedicated to the popular semi-auto rifle. The book includes 595 new products which brings the total number of available AR-15 accessories to more than 2,000, plus almost 400 factory parts.

Sightmark’s new Q5 Triple Duty Flashlight creates 280 lumens of light for over 90 minutes of continuous operation.

The U.S. Army is hosting a National Hunting and Fishing Day celebration at its Heidelberg Rod and Gun Club near the U.S. military base in Heidelberg, Germany. This lone overseas commemoration of National Hunting and Fishing Day is set for Sept. 27 to coincide with hundreds of events across the U.S.

Burris Company, of Greeley, CO, part of Beretta Holdings, recently announced its acquisition of Steiner-Optik GmbH in Bayreuth, Germany. Steiner employs approximately 120 optics employees. Pietro Gussalli Beretta from Italy and Jeff Reh from the U.S. will be the directors and officers for the Steiner Company.

Peter Waszkiewicz, CEO of Randolph Engineering, Inc. is congratulating long-time company spokesperson Kimberly Rhode on her silver medal victory at the Beijing Olympics. 'Kim has depended on our eyewear to perform in world-class competitions for a long time. We're absolutely thrilled for her.', said Waszkiewicz.

MidOcean Partners, a middle market private equity fund, and Bushnell Outdoor Products, a manufacturer in sports optics, premium eyewear, and outdoor accessories for more than 60 years, announced August 26 that Bushnell has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Millett Industries in Huntington Beach, Calif. The transaction is expected to close within the next thirty days. The terms of the purchase agreement were not disclosed.

Charter Arms is now offering new Crimson Trace laser-equipped self-defense revolvers as well as retro-fit grips to current Charter Arms owners. Charter Arms will initially offer four Crimson Trace-equipped self-defense factory laser sight revolvers. Due to the self-defense nature of the Crimson Trace laser-grip unit, these Charter Arms revolvers were initially picked due to size, weight and caliber effectiveness depending on the user's choice and needs.

Gun owners, beware. Hidden in Barack Obama's MTV-style acceptance speech was a message that should send chills up the spines of everyone who values not only the right to own a gun, but the very right of self-defense.