Hunting/Shooting

4/20/2026 |  Wilson Combat Acquires Guncrafter Industries (SGB UPDATE)

Wilson Combat, based in Berryville, AR, announced the immediate acquisition of the Guncrafter Industries brand and assets in a merger of American custom firearms manufacturers.

Terms were not disclosed.

3/27/2026 |  EXEC: CSG Ammo+ Segment Gets 2025 Lift from Kinetic Group and Fiocchi Consolidation (SGB UPDATE) CSG N.V. (Group), the Amsterdam-based ammunition and defense industry manufacturer that acquired Vista Outdoors’ Kinetics Group in 2024 and was formerly known as Czechoslovak Group, released its 2025 annual report, noting that defense spending across NATO and partner countries continued to increase amid an increasingly volatile geopolitical environment. Demand for medium- and large-caliber ammunition, land systems, and aerospace and defense electronics remained markedly strong.

3/26/2026 |  Beretta Seeks to Hike Sturm Ruger Stake Up to 30 Percent (SGB UPDATE) Beretta Holding S.A., which has acquired a 9.95 percent stake in Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc since last fall, reported it has made an offer to acquire up to 20.05 percent of Ruger’s outstanding shares at a premium.
Beretta, in a letter to Ruger’s board, said it had offered to pay $44.80 per share in cash for the shares, representing a premium of approximately 20 percent to the 60-day average price (volume-weighted average price). On Wednesday, March 25, shares of Ruger closed up $2.79, or 6.9 percent, to $43.53 on the news. Ruger’s shares have risen from $32.65 at the start of the year as Beretta has launched a proxy fight against the company by nominating four candidates for board seats ahead of its upcoming shareholder meeting.

3/23/2026 |  Smith & Wesson Brands Names Ten Key Retailers as 2025 Ambassador Dealers (SGB UPDATE) Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc. has named ten nationwide retailers as Ambassador Dealers for “exemplary performance” in 2025. The company’s dealer program “honors retailers who are dedicated advocates for the Smith & Wesson brand and who consistently contribute to the success of its product offerings.”

3/20/2026 |  Beretta Holding Takes Sturm, Ruger Board Fight to Ruger Shareholders (SGB UPDATE) In one of the most contentious proxy fights in the active lifestyle market, Beretta Holding S.A., the  largest shareholder of Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc., with 9.95 percent ownership of the company’s outstanding common stock, has opened a new front in its battle to exert control over the Ruger Board by sending a letter to Ruger shareholders detailing the urgent need for Board change at the company “in order to restore value for all shareholders.”