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National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation Honors U.S. Military Teams for Excellence in Foodservice Operations

Monday, August 17th, 2020

WASHINGTON, DC – August 14, 2020 – The National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation (NRAEF) announced today that it will honor the winners of this year’s Military Foodservice Awards with a Facebook Live virtual event presented by Computrition on Wednesday, September 16th at 1800 EDT (6 p.m. EDT). The Virtual Military Foodservice Awards (VMFA) is a key part of the NRAEF’s commitment to help members of the military, military spouses and veterans through training and post-duty opportunities.

This year’s keynote speaker is Leon Panetta, Former Director of the CIA and Former U.S. Secretary of Defense and Chairman of The Panetta Institute for Public Policy. During the live event, individuals and teams will be honored for their commitment to foodservice excellence in management effectiveness, force readiness support, food quality, employee and customer relations, resource conservation, training and safety awareness.

“We are honored welcome our U.S. service members and veterans into the restaurant industry each year,” said Rob Gifford, president of the NRAEF. “Typically, we celebrate the best of the best in military foodservice during the National Restaurant Association Show in Chicago, which was canceled this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. While we miss hosting them in person we are just as excited to cheer them on virtually.”

Winners for these prestigious awards are chosen by distinguished judges from the NRAEF, the National Restaurant Association and the Society for Foodservice and Hospitality Management – judges who travel annually with military foodservice experts to installations around the globe to evaluate foodservice operations.

“As an executive for Sodexo, the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation’s largest sponsor of military foodservice programming, and a member of the NRAEF Board of Trustees, I am in a unique position to see firsthand the tremendous impact the organization has on military foodservice professionals. I also served as a judge for this year’s award program, which gave me an even deeper appreciation for the talented service men and women being honored,” said Brett Ladd, CEO, Sodexo Government, North America. “I commend all military foodservice professionals for their unwavering dedication to both their country and their fellow service members and I congratulate those teams being recognized with Military Foodservice Awards. You are the best of the best and you make us proud!”

Sponsors of the Military Foodservice awards include Sodexo, Ecolab, Hormel, HMSHost Foundation, Computrition, Aramark, Sysco, BJ’s Restaurant, Butterball, Seaboard, PenFed Credit Union, SHFM Foundation, Sack Family Foundation, Hobart and Trinchero Family Estates.

For more information and to sign up for the virtual event, visit the NRAEF’s Facebook page.

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Viridian Weapon Technologies Kicks off Marketing Partnership with REAL AVID

Monday, August 17th, 2020

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – August 13, 2020 – Viridian Weapon Technologies is pleased to announce a marketing partnership with the firearm accessory and tool experts REAL AVID. The two companies will combine forces to give consumers and retailers exciting, make-sense packages and special offers.

REAL AVID, the leader in DIY for Guns®, continues to expand on its impressive line of cleaning tools, bench tools and multi-tools that make working on guns easier, quicker and more precise. REAL AVID offers model and platform-specific tools that reflect a deep understanding and passion for firearms.

“REAL AVID offers high quality, gun-specific tools and accessories,” said Brian Hedeen, President and CEO at Viridian. “The brand and product line is chock full of specialized offerings for designated models and categories of firearms. We take a similar approach at Viridian. This shared focus on improving firearm performance is an exciting cornerstone of this partnership. We can’t wait to get some special offers out to our customers and consumers.”

Like REAL AVID, 2020 has been a busy year for Viridian. Several key products have been introduced—including an all-new Green Laser lineup in the E-Series and grip lasers for North American Arms’ .22 Mag revolvers. Viridian’s latest innovation is the HS1—the world’s first hand stop laser.

“Viridian makes great products and has some excellent partnerships in the industry,” said Chief Innovation Officer Howard Tripp. “We love Viridian’s ability to generate new products that people want and the team’s ability to work with so many top companies—often before anyone else is even aware that they are coming. I’m excited for our customers and consumers because there are going to be some great offers that come out of this partnership.”

Customers and consumers will receive more information on this partnership—including great initial offers and promotions—in the near future. Fans and followers should stay tuned to Viridian or REAL AVID’s social media channels and websites for the latest.

More information on Viridian can be found here.

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BCB Ration Heating Kits Now In Production

Monday, August 17th, 2020

Survival equipment manufacturers, BCB International Ltd, have launched the production of their ration pack heating kits at their Cardiff Headquarters.

The new bespoke production line is the result of a significant investment. BCB’s heating kits are designed to be used with and go inside Military and Humanitarian Aid ration packs.

The compact ration kits include BCB’s FireDragon eco-friendy and non-toxic fuel. The 7g fuel capsules are made from aluminium which means they can double as a cooker by simply peeling the lid off and lighting the eco-friendly fuel. The fuel capsules will heat 300ml of water from 10°C to 55°C in under 5 minutes.

The capsules are supplied with an ingeniously designed folding stove. The stove is equipped with adjustable cup support wings and can withstand multiple folds and unfolds.

The contents of a standard BCB Ration Heating kit are:

1 x Folding Stove
1 x Gripping lever
6 x FireDragon Fuel tablets
1 x refuse bag
1 x book of matches (20 matches)
6 x water purifying tablets
3 x toothpicks

www.bcbin.com

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Green Light for IWA 2021 – Preparations on Target

Monday, August 17th, 2020

Sophisticated hygiene concept facilitates re-opening

Good registration numbers seven months before the event

All eyes are on the future and so far, more than 900 companies have already signed up to participate. The sector will gather in Exhibition Centre Nuremberg from 12 to 15 March 2021. A detailed hygiene concept offers exhibitors and visitors a safe and successful trade fair attendance.

“From 1 September 2020, it will be admissible for trade fairs and congresses to be held in Bavaria. The basis for this development is the Bavarian government’s hygiene concept. The implementation of this concept will provide the underlying conditions to host a safe IWA OutdoorClassics 2021 here in Nuremberg,” says Petra Wolf from the NürnbergMesse management board. She continues: “NürnbergMesse is well prepared. Stricter hygiene standards are, as the name says, standards. Thanks to the ample space available at the exhibition centre we are planning to make the aisles wider to allow social distancing in the aisles as well. We are offering our exhibitors and visitors a separate catering hall, separate meeting facilities for exhibitors to allow them to conduct meetings away from their own stand in the event of bottlenecks at their own stand area. In addition, our ventilation concept ensures that the air in all halls is always fresh. We completely replace the entire volume of air several times an hour and do not use treated recirculated air.”

The Bavarian government’s hygiene concept stipulates that exhibitors are obliged to record the contact details of their interlocutors separately (in the case of discussions where face masks are not worn). NürnbergMesse is providing technical support to exhibitors in this context by making the lead tracking system “LeadSuccess” available. Contactless payment, which we have become used to meanwhile in our everyday lives, will be available in all areas (catering, kiosks, parking zones) and is another component of the hygiene concept.

NürnbergMesse has produced a separate hygiene concept for exhibitors and their stand design:

www.iwa.info/hygieneconcept

The IWA Event Team is on hand with expert advice in the event of any questions regarding implementation.

For information on the hygiene concept and protective measures for visitors and exhibitors please go to:

www.iwa.info/protective-measures

Exhibitor registration numbers inspire confidence

The excellent registration numbers seven months ahead of the event are testimony to the huge commitment the sector is making to its very own IWA OutdoorClassics: “The cancellation of IWA 2020 caught us all off guard. As a result, we are all even more delighted that more than 900 exhibitors have already committed to attending IWA 2021. This sends us a strong message about how much the sector wants to meet up and interact again and how important and valuable the annual gathering is for it. And we intend to do our utmost to bring this about! The event team is working extremely hard with passion and enthusiasm on the preparations for March 2021. Even if the coronavirus crisis is still not over by the beginning of next year, as things stand today the IWA will take place! Thanks to our hygiene concept we are ideally equipped to carry out an IWA trade fair even under the conditions imposed by the coronavirus. We are confident that we can offer all our customers a safe and successful event of the kind you know and love from your previous IWA industry gatherings! And if infection rates continue to decline, we also envisage the possibility of relaxing the obligatory mask wearing,” says Rebecca Schönfelder, Exhibition Director, IWA OutdoorClassics.

Trade visitors can therefore already look forward again to the numerous exhibits from traditional gunsmiths and cutlers with their centuries of history, as well as cutting-edge production technology for high-precision sporting firearms and sights. “The IWA will once again become the exciting experience and networking hub that we have all missed this year! We are looking forward to bringing the sector together again at IWA 2021,” says Schönfelder.

Trade visitors only

The IWA OutdoorClassics is organised by NürnbergMesse and sponsored by VDB (Association of German Gunsmiths and Gun Traders) and JSM (German Firearms and Ammunition Manufacturers Association). This event is exclusively for trade visitors. Children and young people under 18 years of age are not allowed to attend. Tickets for the IWA OutdoorClassics will be issued only to visitors from appropriate specialist suppliers, official agencies and security companies on presentation of relevant credentials.

The next IWA OutdoorClassics will take place from 12 to 15 March 2021.

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Champion Awards 2020 Tom Knapp Memorial Scholarships

Sunday, August 16th, 2020

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. – August 5, 2020 – Champion Traps & Targets, maker of interactive and challenging target systems and trusted eye and ear protection, has awarded 2020 Tom Knapp Memorial Scholarships to two 4-H student ambassadors: Cecelia Ossi of New Jersey and Thomas Singleton of Louisiana.

The scholarship program was created to honor legendary exhibition shooter Tom Knapp, who passed away in April 2013. Champion teamed with the National 4-H Shooting Sports Committee to create the Tom Knapp Memorial Scholarship in his name. Knapp was a long-time ambassador for both Champion and Federal Premium Ammunition, and was included in licensed products from Champion. With the support of Knapp’s wife, Colleen, Champion extended his licensed products program to fund an endowed scholarship that awards $2,500 each to two National 4-H Ambassadors per year.

“Federal and Champion Targets have been long-time supporters of the National 4-H Shooting Sports and seeing the bright future of the next generation of shooting sports enthusiasts is always a highlight,” said Jason Slinkard, Director of Shooting Accessories for Vista Outdoor. “These applicants for the Tom Knapp Memorial Scholarship will continue to represent the shooting sports industry, sharing a powerful message of leadership and new life skills as they head off to college.”

“Cecelia and Thomas are true leaders in the youth shooting sports arena and Federal is proud of their accomplishments with the National 4-H Shooting Sports Ambassador program,” added Jon Zinnel, Conservation and Youth Shooting Sports Program Manager for Federal and CCI Ammunition. “Seeing leaders graduating from the 4-H Ambassador Training reinforces the fact that our industry is strong and in good hands that are building future generations of shooting sports enthusiasts.”

Applicants for the scholarship are required to be 4-H Shooting Sports Ambassadors with a 3.0 or higher GPA, and enrolled in an accredited college or university.

www.championtarget.com

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Brownells Resumes Standard Capacity Magazine Sales To California

Friday, August 14th, 2020

GRINNELL, Iowa (August 14, 2020) – In the wake of a ruling by a three-judge panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, Brownells has resumed selling its full lineup of rifle, pistol and shotgun magazines to California customers.

Known as Duncan vs Becerra, the case against California’s ban on standard-capacity magazines was brought by the California Rifle & Pistol Association.

The Ninth Circuit applied strict scrutiny in its decision and ruled firearm magazines, including those of 30-rounds capacity or more, are “protected arms under the Second Amendment.”

The entire ruling can be read at the United States Court of Appeals For the Ninth Circuit site.

Effective immediately, Brownells will once again ship magazines to California customers.

To see Brownells full lineup for popular magazines for AR-15 style, AK-47 style and other commonly-owned semi-automatic rifles and pistols, visit the magazine section of the Brownells website.

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NSSF and USA Join Forces to Mentor New Hunters and Shooters

Thursday, August 13th, 2020

Spring Hill, Tenn. — Today, the Union Sportsmen’s Alliance (USA) and National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) kicked off a mentor reward program to encourage union members to mentor 1,000 newcomers in hunting, target shooting or firearms safety in 2020.

Through its Hunting Heritage Trust, NSSF awarded the USA a $20,000 grant to implement the recruitment campaign, backed by NSSF’s +ONE Movement messaging, that motivates labor union members to share their knowledge and passion for these activities with someone new this year.

“We are excited about the projects funded by this year’s Hunting Heritage Trust Grant Program and are very much looking forward to working with the great team at the Union Sportsmen’s Alliance on recruitment efforts using the +ONE initiative,” said Jim Curcuruto, NSSF director of research and market development.

The agreement builds on the success of past partnerships between the two organizations. The 2020 mentoring program is modeled after the successful USA-NSSF Mentoring Rewarded Partnership of 2018, which introduced 1,500 youth and adults to the joys of hunting and shooting.

This year, the USA teamed up with Remington, Thorogood, Carhartt and Buck Knives to provide participating mentors the opportunity to win additional prizes. By posting their mentorship photos on the USA’s Facebook page, mentors encourage others to recruit new hunters and shooters while getting entered for chances to win a $100 Carhartt gift card, Thorogood boots, a Remington 870 shotgun and Buck Open Season Skinner for themselves and their mentees. A winner for each prize will be drawn at the end of the campaign.

“We are always honored to join forces with a great partner like NSSF—with whom we share so many values and goals,” said Scott Vance, USA CEO and executive director. “Our partnership with NSSF helps the USA expand our impact as we harness the passion, power and skills of labor union volunteers to impact the future of our outdoor heritage in communities across the country.”

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Griffin Armament Announces The CAM-LOK (Covert Application Mount – Locking) a Universal, QD Piston System for Handguns

Thursday, August 13th, 2020

Watertown WI, Aug 12th, 2020 – Three years ago Griffin Armament was approached by a small but elite unit who requested the design and manufacture of a small number of QD pistol suppressor mounts. No design was available at the time. However, Austin Green, owner and engineer of Griffin Armament started theorizing a solution which would become a two part universal piston system for pistol suppressors.

The CAM-LOK™ (Covert Application Mount – Locking) is a universal, QD piston system that allows rapid, secure, mounting of pistol suppressors to handguns.

This patent pending system allows necessary spring piston function while adding a 120 degree, 3 position QD mount with a taper locking function. Durable, cam-like threaded adapters, which are available in a variety of thread pitches, are installed to 20 ft/lbs with a ¾” wrench to the host firearm. The CAM-LOK™ pistons then act as a universal mount like those found in rifle silencers, to couple the suppressor to the firearm with the barrel adapters. This ensures that all your handguns, both metric and English, can be adapted to fit your pistol suppressor without tedious reconfiguration back and forth with various threaded pistons to suit the pistol being used. Additionally, there is no more need to check and tighten the pistol suppressor during use due to the taper locking interface engineered into the CAM-LOK™ pistons and adapters. This nearly eliminates baffle and end cap strikes commonly associated to pistol suppressors using the traditional fixed piston. The CAM-LOK™ system also supports the CAM-LOK™ Carry Compensator for users seeking additional recoil and rise mitigation if carrying the handgun when a suppressor is not being used.

The original fixed piston booster design was developed nearly 3 decades ago by two small arms inventors, Doug Olson & Charles Finn of the former QUAL -A-TEC company. They designed the booster piston assembly, a spring coupling mechanism which enhances recoil allowing reliable operation of browning tilt barrel style pistols when a suppressor is attached. With the added weight of a suppressor attached, most pistols will not cycle in semi-automatic mode without this type of mechanism.

All notable suppressor designers to the present time have used this system to couple pistol suppressors to handguns. Respectable brands such as Gemtech, AAC, Silencer Co, Dead Air, Rugged, and a multitude of others have utilized recoil boosters with direct thread pistons.

This legacy direct thread system has several notable weaknesses. The piston utilizes traditional 90 degree shoulder joints which require more torque than simple hand installation can provide. Coupled with the vibration of barrel and slide cycling, the legacy direct thread piston system often loosens during use, even when basic engineering attempts such as O-ring integrations are made to further secure the suppressors. Relatively fine threads on the expensive barrel are often left exposed and can be damaged during handling or holster carry of the pistol. Previously, users with multiple brand suppressors had to manage an assortment of pistons for their various pistol hosts. Silencers using this legacy system are awkward and time consuming to attach, remove, and re-configure to the appropriate thread pitch piston needed. These silencers are often disassembled and re-configured with different thread pitch pistons when moving the suppressor from one pistol host to another. The CAM-LOK™ system solves these age old problems and brings pistol silencers into the modern age.

To find out more on Griffin Armament’s entire product line, please visit their website at www.GriffinArmament.com. For attendees of the 2020 SHOT Show, Griffin Armament will be exhibiting the Optimus, along with the rest of their product line in booth #8003.

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