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(GunReports.com) —The National Shooting Sports Foundation has awarded a record-setting 38 grants totaling $190,000 to help both new and existing collegiate target shooting programs flourish.

(GunReports.com) -- Gun Tests Magazine has named the CZ USA CZ 83 380 ACP as the publication’s “Best in Class” Pistol for 2010.

(GunReports.com) -- Richard M. Hammett, Olin Corporation Vice President and President, Winchester, has announced his intention to retire effective February 28, 2011. Hammett has spent 42 years with Olin Corporation in a variety of finance, marketing and senior management roles. He was named President of the Winchester Division of Olin Corporation on September 27, 2002.

(GunReports.com) -- ATF is moving to require 8,500 federally licensed firearms retailers along the Southwest border to report multiple sales of modern sporting rifles beginning Jan. 5. Specifically, the ATF requirement calls for these retailers to report multiple sales, or other dispositions, of two or more .22 caliber or larger semi-automatic rifles that are capable of accepting a detachable magazine and are purchased by the same individual within five consecutive business days.

(GunReports.com) — Stealth Cam’s new Scouting Camera is a compact camera that is easy to conceal in the woods and features a 640x480 digital video with audio (10-180 seconds).

(GunReports.com) – DeSantis Gunhide is making an Intruder holster for the Ruger LCP 380 pistol and a Mini Slide style holster for the Beretta PX4 Storm 9mm/40cal Full-size and Compact.

(GunReports.com) -- Say hello to the Navy's little friend. Navy scientists set a world record last week during a test of an electromagnetic railgun, a tractor-trailer sized weapon that sends a 20-pound projectile rocketing through the air at seven times the speed of sound.

(GunReports.com) – Bushmaster Firearms new Bore Squeeg-ETM Cleaning System is a pull-through system that includes what the company calls the Bore Squeeg-E, made from a proprietary polymer that is not affected by cleaning chemicals. It is designed to scrape the lands and grooves of the bore to a mirror-clean condition and keep abrasive carbon fouling from harming the bore. The Bore Squeeg-E is attached to a free rotating cleaning cable, preventing the tools from loosening while being pulled through the helical rifling.

(GunReports.com) -- Weatherby, Inc. announces the promotion of Daniel Weatherby to marketing coordinator. In his new position, Weatherby plays a key role in various communication initiatives including the annual catalog, website and Weatherby Nation™ online community, as well as advertising and e-mail campaigns.

(GunReports.com) -– Kahr Arms's 100th Anniversary Edition 1911 from Auto-Ordnance will debut at SHOT Show 2011 in January. The 100th Anniversary Edition is a .45 caliber classic style WWII Parkerized 1911 pistol with a 5” barrel. A special engraving on the slide will read “1911 .45 ACP, 1911-2011, 100 Years”.

(GunReports.com) - As a result of a recent anti-hunting court ruling, the U.S. Forest Service is starting a formal review of its Management Plan for the Huron-Manistee National Forest to consider banning hunting with firearms in some areas.

(GunReports.com) -- Online outdoor gear retailer Cheaper Than Dirt has a holiday promotion that's better than a 'partridge in a pear tree.' Here are the 12 Days of Christmas, Cheaper Than Dirt Style: