GRINNELL, Iowa (December 15, 2020) –Brownells and Crow Shooting Supply announced their inaugural Vendor Awards, jointly recognizing and awarding trophies to key vendor partners who provided outstanding products and support during 2020.
“We’re excited to recognize these brands and their products that have made our assortment so good this past year,” said Brownells Director of Product Management Paul Levy. “It was difficult to narrow down a few selections from so many great choices, and we appreciate all vendors who have supplied us with quality product over the years. We look forward to making this a tradition and continuing to recognize quality products and partners.”
Award winners will receive a non-FFL lower receiver forging with special engraving to commemorate the occasion.
The categories and winners for the inaugural Brownells & Crow Shooting Supply Vendor Awards include:
• Dependable Supplier of the Year – Magpul
• Best New Supplier – Sons of Liberty Gun Works
• Best Ammunition Supplier – Hornady
• Best Firearm Supplier – Smith&Wesson
• Best Accessory Supplier – LAW Tactical
• Best Sales Rep Group – Odle Sales
• Rabbits/Circle Bar Award – Aero Precision
• Best Overall New Product – Springfield Hellcat
• Best New Firearm – Ruger-57™
• Best New Rifle Component – Daniel Defense M4A1 Upper
• Best New Handgun Component – Shield Arms Glock 48/43X Mag
• Best New Accessory – Mod-Lite PLHV2
• Best New Optic – Vortex Strike Eagle 1-8x
• Most Innovative Product – Franklin Armory 10-22 Binary Trigger
• Guntech Product Choice – Bergara Barreled Actions
“Best New Rifle Component – Daniel Defense M4A1 Upper”
The best “new” rifle component is a rail that came out that long ago?
Don’t get me wrong, I love my DD RIS II URGs, and I have my fair share of them, but when people read something like this it sounds more like playing favorites with suppliers than it does a legit, “best new” item.
Considering that the DD M4A1 URG sitting next to me is stamped as having been made April of 2007, its hard to call it new anymore.