Category Archives: Firearm Industry

Blue Force Gear

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established in January 2004
Pooler, Georgia

  • January 2004 established in Pooler, Georgia during
  • manufacturer of body armor
  • Lightweight Load-carrying Equipment gear

Blue Force Gear
166 Pine Barren Rd
Pooler, GA 31322

877-430-2583

blueforcegear.com

NFATCA

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The National Firearms Act Trade & Collectors Association (NFATCA) is the premiere organization that champions the interests of the entire NFA community.

  • November 30, 2002 founded

Founded by

  • John Brown
    Battlefield Sports Ltd.
  • John Tibbetts
    Johns Guns
  • Teresa Starnes
    DoubleStar Corp.
  • Dan Shea
    Long Mountain Outfitters
  • Bob Landies
    Ohio Ordnance
  • Mark Barnes & Associates – Attorneys at Law

NFATCA
20603 Big Wells Drive
Katy TX 77449-6269
281.492.8288

http://www.nfatca.org

Gunbroker

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Feb 19, 1999
Atlanta, Georgia

  • Firearm Auctions
  • in the top 400 of all websites as rated by Quantcast
  • the Web’s largest hunting and sport shooting auction site
  •  averages more than 500,000 auction listings for firearms, parts and accessories at any given time
  •  four million unique monthly visitors
  • 2.5 million registered users
  • 2005 sponsor for various NASCAR teams
  • 2008 – 2012 NASCAR Camping World Truck
  • 2014 iOS app
  • 2018 Gunbroker App removed from Apple Store

Magpul Industries

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1999
Colorado, Wyoming, Texas

  • 1999 founded by Richard M. Fitzpatrick in Colorado
  • 2000: Magpul 7.62 and Magpul 9mm introduced
  • 2002: First official military order
  • 2005: PRS stock
  • 2007: The PMAG 30 introduced
  • 2007  Masada Adaptive Combat Rifle are introduced
  • 2008: Magpul PDR concept, FMG9, and Magpul Massoud introduced
  • 2013 Colorado House Bill 13-1224
    – limits on magazine capacities
  • 2014 moved  production, distribution and shipping operations to Cheyenne, Wyoming
  • 2014 corporate headquarters to Austin, Texas

877-4MAGPUL (877-462-4785)

magpul.com

EOTech

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electro-optic tech

created in 1995
Ann Arbor, Michigan

  • 1972 University of Michigan
    – Environmental Research Institute of Michigan (ERIM)
  • 1986 ERIM presented holography weapon (electro-optic) sight prototypes to the US Army for use with helicopter gunships and anti-aircraft artillery
  • 1995 ERIM as incubator, subsidiary EOTECH created to apply holographic technology to small firearms sights
  • 1996 EOTECH introduced the first holography weapon sight (HWS) at SHOT Show in conjunction with Bushnell
  • 1996 won the Optic of the Year Award
  • 2001 introduced military and law enforcement HWS models
  • November 2004 archery sight was discontinued
  • 2005 EOTECH acquired by L-3 Communication (now L3Harris)
    – one of the world’s largest defense contractors
  • 2015, the U.S. Government sued EOTECH for civil fraud
    – EOTECH settled for $25.6 million
  • 2016 EOTECH introduced VUDU precision rifle scopes
  • 2018 Golden Bullseye Optic of the Year award
  • 2020 EOTECH officially separated from L3Harris
  • 2020 purchased by American Holoptics

 

 

Rock Island Auction Co

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since 1993

  • Pat Hogan, founder
  • 1974 joined the Navy
    – machinist’s mate on a fast attack nuclear submarine
  • 1990’s Pat began produced and designed auction catalogs for other auction companies
  • 1991 two book,
    – Luger: The Multi-National Pistol
    – U.S. Automatic Pistols
  • 1993 Rock Island Auction Company began
  • 2016 Kevin Hogan became President

Rock Island Auction Co
7819 – 42 Street West
Rock Island, Illinois 61201

1-309-797-1500

rockislandauction.com