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American Suppressor Association Hires Owen Miller As Director Of Outreach

Thursday, October 13th, 2016

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Suppressor Association (ASA) is pleased to announce the hiring of Owen Miller as the ASA’s new Director of Outreach. In this position, he will be responsible for a host of initiatives for the organization as they relate to interaction with the Association’s membership base. This includes responsibility for member engagement, outreach, and retention; new member recruitment; customer service; and compliance inquiries from members. He will begin work immediately.

“We’ve known for quite some time that in order to grow the Association we would need someone focusing on our members fulltime,” said Knox Williams, President and Executive Director of the ASA. “Owen was an ideal candidate for this position and we know that he’s the right guy to get the job done. Not only is he personable and professional, he also brings a decade of knowledge from his time in the suppressor industry to the table. We are incredibly thrilled to have him join our team. Simply put, there is no other person that we would rather have serving as the face of our Association to our membership base than Owen.”

With over 10 years of experience at Gemtech World-Class Silencers, Miller is no stranger to the suppressor industry. In his previous position, his responsibilities ranged from sales to customer service to compliance. Miller has also served on the Board of Directors for other non-profit organizations, assisting with training, leadership and fundraising efforts. His skills in those fields will be an asset to the ASA.

“This is an exciting opportunity for me to take my passion for suppressors, and my experience from a decade at one of the premier suppressor companies, and utilize those skills to support the entire industry,” said Miller. “I am looking forward to working with our members to make sure their voice is heard through the ASA, and to effect positive change for other suppressor enthusiasts like myself. Knox Williams, and the ASA have done an incredible job of advancing suppressor legislation at the state and national levels since its inception, and I look forward to making sure our membership and the industry as a whole are engaged with the Association moving forward.”

For more information on how you can join the ASA, and help protect and expand your right to own and use suppressors, please visit www.AmericanSuppressorAssociation.com.

OSS Hires The Evolution Group as Sales Agency for TALO

Tuesday, October 11th, 2016

MURRAY, UT – OSS Suppressors LLC has announced the hiring of The Evolution Group as its sales agency for the Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana and Oklahoma, effective immediately. This move is part of OSS’s sales and marketing strategy to significantly expand distribution and provide quality service to it’s rapidly growing dealer network.

“With the addition of The Evolution Group, OSS now has sales representation through TALO that will focus primarily on LE and commercial markets, ” said Chris Estadt, VP Sales & Marketing for OSS. “We’re excited to be able to add the market expertise, channel relationships and selling experience the talented Evo Group team brings to the OSS mission.”

“We look forward to working with the best-in-class suppressor products from OSS. They are a “leap ahead” in technology from any baffle suppressor on the market, and we’re excited to be able to offer OSS to our customer base,” said Tyler Studt, Evo Group’s VP of Sales and Marketing.

www.osssuppressors.com

What Could This Be?

Friday, September 30th, 2016

SilencerCo – Quiet Riot Virginia

Thursday, September 29th, 2016

Bring the entire family out for a day of fun at one of SilencerCo’s Quiet Riot events and hear for yourself why silencers are in high demand. Open to the general public, these events are centered around educating attendees about the bene?ts of silencers and dispelling common myths. All guns and ammunition will be provided, with product experts from SilencerCo and local ?rearm shops on hand to provide instruction and guidance on the purchasing process.

Saturday, October 22nd 2016
10-4PM

Cavalier Rifle and Pistol Club
14151 Boondock Ln.
Montpelier, VA 23192

OSS Hires Jim Ferry and Associates as Sales Agency for Western US

Thursday, September 29th, 2016

MURRAY, UT – OSS Suppressors LLC has announced the hiring of Jim Ferry & Associates as its sales agency for the Western US, effective immediately. This move is part of OSS’s sales and marketing strategy to significantly expand distribution and provide quality service to it’s rapidly growing dealer network.

“With the addition of Jim Ferry & Associates, OSS now has sales representation through the Western 13 that will focus primarily on LE and commercial markets ” said Chris Estadt, VP Sales & Marketing for OSS. “We’re excited to be able to add the market expertise, channel relationships and selling experience the talented Jim Ferry team brings to the OSS mission.”

“We look forward to working with OSS and their best-in-class suppressor products. They’re a “leap ahead” in technology from any baffle suppressor on the market, and we’re excited to be able to offer OSS to our customer base,” said Jim Ferry, president of the firm.

www.osssuppressors.com

Gemtech Announces Derek Smith as Director of New Product Development

Wednesday, September 28th, 2016

Boise, ID – GEMTECH, The world’s leading silencer company, has announced the hiring of Derek Smith as Director of New Product Development. Derek comes to Gemtech with several years of industry and silencer experience from companies such as Nightforce Optics and Advanced Armament Corp. Derek continued his silencer knowledge and skill set at Silencer Shop as the Director of Distribution Sales. He was an integral part of making them the largest and most advanced silencer distributor in the country.

“I’m very excited to be part of the team at Gemtech,” said the self-described silencer dork, optics snob and root beer connoisseur. “I’m looking forward to taking on the challenges of developing new products to fill the needs of the marketplace and Gemtech has built a more than capable team of meeting those demands in full.”

GEMTECH CEO Ron Martinez had this to say: We are ecstatic to have Derek join our World Class Team. GEMTECH continues to add key people around the world to support our military, law enforcement, and civilian customers. Our Innovation since 1976 and people like Derek show our customers that GEMTECH is the Professional’s Choice for Decades.

www.gemtech.com

MDM – DAKA Suppressor Bag from Magpul

Tuesday, September 27th, 2016

Intended solely for storage and transportation of cool suppressors, the new DAKA Suppressor Bag from Magpul is Made in USA from a reinforced polymer with a water repellant YKK zipper with shrinkwrapped 550 cord pull. It also incorporates Magpul’s paint pen dot matrix for marking.

Coming soonish from www.magpul.com.

SilencerCo Offering SUMMIT SSVI + SilencerCo VP9 Package

Wednesday, September 14th, 2016

The HK® VP9® is an ergonomic, classically German pistol that combines comfort with utilitarianism. When Damon Young from SSVi™ first got his hands on one, this death metal drummer turned artisan knew he had to make it his own. The SSVi Signature Series VP9 quickly became one of their most iconic modification packages, with the lines of the VP9 lending themselves seamlessly to SSVi’s recognizable style.


SilencerCo teamed up with the self-proclaimed “Modern Day Mjolnir” to create one of the most iconic Summit packages to date. Not only does it feature hand crafted customization by SSVi and unique-to-each-model finishing by Blowndeadline – this package also includes a silencer that you can’t buy anywhere else: the Osprey 9K.

Specs:
SSVi Signature Series VP9
Blowndeadline Battleworn Matching Finish on Osprey 9K and VP9
SilencerCo Threaded Barrel
Black Nitrided 1/2×28 Piston
Heinie™ VP9 Suppressor Sights
Hand-Aged Ammo Can Carrying Case
Two Magazines
All HK Factory Accessories Included

silencerco.com/summit/ssvi