It helps to have someone acting for the company in charge of the market and in charge of after-market service, Anschütz said. How does it help to have a local subsidiary? How important is the Canadian market for you? It was more flexible, cheaper, more attractive to spectators because everything is much closer, and there’s less noise.” Roughly 30 years ago, “My father worked with the technical committee to move to. Years ago biathlon used centrefire ammunition with targets out to 200 m. On how the Anschütz family and company shaped modern biathlon: My host at the booth was Jochen Anschütz, the manufacturer’s president and owner. The manufacturer also makes rimfire and centrefire models for hunters and recreational shooters.Īnschütz created a Canadian subsidiary in 2018 presided by Brad Mills, the owner of Nova Scotia-based Nordic Marksman Inc., the official supplier of Biathlon Canada. The German company’s biathlon rifle at the booth was listed without sights at almost USD 4,000 (CAD 5,300) and an Olympic rifle was USD 5,300 (CAD 7,000). 22 LR rifles used in high-end competition, from biathlon to the Olympics. KG is the world’s largest maker of air rifles and. The points below are alphabetical by company name.Īnschütz 64 Biathlon Sprint.I am a customer or member of many of the companies and associations listed.

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They aren’t necessarily the hottest or newest items. The products mentioned are a tiny sample of what caught my attention as I wandered a small portion of SHOT Show’s 12.5 miles (20 km) of aisles.The conversations and demonstrations generally lasted less than 5 minutes. The following are snippets and tidbits from chats with company representatives, usually at the company booth.(More companies and products in my report from the range day.) AmChar, Anschütz, Blaser, Canadian Shooting Sports Association (CSSA), Daniel Defense, European Arms Distributor, Galco, KelTec, Peacekeeper Products, Stoeger, Tenda (running a Glock First Look demo day).TheGunBlog.ca - Here are some of my highlights from this year’s SHOT Show, the world’s biggest trade show for the firearm industry.

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