Hunting/Shooting

6/24/2025 |  EXEC: Czechoslovak Group Plans Debt Offering; Sees Healthy Start to Second Quarter (SGB UPDATE) Czechoslovak Group (CSG), which acquired Vista Outdoor’s Kinetic Group ammunition business in November 2024, has reportedly launched a bond offering consisting of $500 million and €350 million in senior notes.
CSG also reported that company results in the first two months of the second quarter “continued to build on the momentum gained during the first quarter.”

6/23/2025 |  Archon Firearms Streamlines U.S. Operations (SGB UPDATE) Archon Firearms, a manufacturer of handguns, headquartered in the Czech Republic, announced a strategic transition in its U.S. market operations.
As part of the cooperation plan between Archon Firearms and PTR Industries, Inc., a manufacturer of roller-lock weapons based in Horry County, SC, Archon Firearms has now established its U.S.-based subsidiary, Archon Firearms USA. 

6/18/2025 |  Colt CZ Group Closes on VSS Acquisition; Capshaw to Lead Colt’s Manufacturing Company (SGB UPDATE) Colt CZ Group SE has closed on its acquisition of all outstanding shares of capital stock of New England Expert Technologies Corp., which owns Valley Steel Stamp, Inc. (VSS). The company completed the transaction on June 16, 2025, following the fulfillment of all pre-closing conditions, including approval from the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS).

6/18/2025 |  Colt CZ Group Closes on VSS Acquisition; Capshaw to Lead Colt’s Manufacturing Company (SGB UPDATE) Colt CZ Group SE has closed on its acquisition of all outstanding shares of capital stock of New England Expert Technologies Corp., which owns Valley Steel Stamp, Inc. (VSS). The company completed the transaction on June 16, 2025, following the fulfillment of all pre-closing conditions, including approval from the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS).

6/16/2025 |  Sturm, Ruger to Absorb Restructuring Costs to Clear Inventories, Realign Organization (SGB UPDATE)

In an internal memo marking his 100th day as Sturm, Ruger & Co.’s CEO, Todd Seyfert said he expects the firearms maker to incur $15 million to $20 million in expenses over the remainder of the year to clear obsolete inventories, reset its leadership structure and cover severance as part of an organizational realignment.

The details of this communication were made public through an 8-K filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.