Armscor USA

ArmscorUSA

USA office opened in 1985 Nevada, Montana Armscor history in Philippines 1905 – Squires Bingham & Co starts as a print shop – sells sporting goods on the side 1941 – Don Celso Tuason purchases Sportsman’s Headquarters 1952 – In postwar Philippines, Don Celso Tuason obtains the first license in his country to begin firearm and ammunition … Read more

Oath Keepers

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2009 Elmer Stewart Rhodes – 2009 Founder and National President of Oath Keepers–    About Oath Keepers Oath Keepers is an organization founded in 2009 by Elmer Stewart Rhodes, an Army veteran, former staffer for Congressman Ron Paul and 2004 graduate of Yale Law School. Launched in Lexington, Massachusetts, the group recruited current and former … Read more

Cooper Firearms of Montana

Cooper Firearms of Montana

founded in 1990 Stevensville, Montana “Rifles should shoot as well as they look and vice versa”   1990 founded  by Dan Cooper and two others in Stevensville, Montana – all former employees of Kimber of Oregon – over 50 years in combined experience created to build affordable custom-quality accurate rifles 2009 under new ownership Cooper … Read more

Rock Island Armory

Rock Island Armory

USA office opened in 1985 Nevada, Montana Armscor history in Philippines 1941 – Don Celso Tuason purchases Sportsman’s Headquarters 1952 – In postwar Philippines, Don Celso Tuason obtains the first license in his country to begin firearm and ammunition manufacturing 1952 – The company is renamed Squires Bingham Manufacturing Inc. 1965 – Don Celso turns over control of the … Read more

Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation

Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation

 founded in 1984 Missoula, Montana opened, secured or improved public access to more than 911,000 acres of elk habitat more than 500 chapters across the country 2016 220,000 membership Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation 5705 Grant Creek Missoula, Montana 59808 (406) 523-4500 rmef.org About Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation is a hunter-founded … Read more

Shiloh Rifle

began in 1976 New York, Montana 1848-1881 32-year run of original Sharps rifle production March 12, 1874 Sharps died (64) Modern Sharps 1976 started as Shiloh Products, Inc – in Farmingdale, New York – founded by Len Mulé & Wolfgang Droege Len Mulé –  manufactured high quality bullet moulds for blackpowder shooters –  four-cavity design –  sold … Read more

Elmer Stewart Rhodes

Elmer Stewart Rhodes

– U.S. Army Airborne Veteran (Disabled and Retired)– 2004 Graduate of Yale Law School– 2009 Founder and National President of Oath Keepers–  About Elmer Stewart Rhodes Elmer Stewart Rhodes III is the founder of the Oath Keepers, an organization he launched in Lexington, Massachusetts, in March 2009, aimed at current and former military, police and first … Read more

Wild Sheep Foundation

Wild Sheep Foundation

started in 1974 Bozeman, Montana 1974 formed Foundation for North American Wild Sheep (FNAWS) 1977 incorporated as a non-profit 2008 FNAWS changed name to Wild Sheep Foundation (WSF) has raised and put on the mountain more than $115 million – desert bighorn sheep have soared threefold in North America, from around 25,000 in the 1950s to … Read more

Pat Spurgin

Pat Spurgin

first markswoman in history to win Olympic Gold medal Born in Billings, Montana now living in Fairbanks, Alaska competed and won a gold medal in the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles the first Olympic Champion in Air Rifle for Women while a student at Murray State University, Kentucky Pat Spurgin Rifle Range in Murray, Kentucky is named after her 2014  torchbearer for … Read more

Judy Woolly

Judy Wooley

  1980s Moved from Massachusetts to Montana 1986 – 1990 shot professionally at events & competitions around the country 1990 professional shooter and instructor for Smith & Wesson 1990 & 1991 world female speed shooting champion  first professional woman shooter since the great Annie Oakley Two World Speed Shooting Championships Chevy Truck Shooter of the … Read more