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Popular movies and television shows depicting the coolest guns and accessories can really stoke the flames of customer interest. Be sure to have what’s hot and give prospective buyers a way to see them in action.

Tactical continues its trend into the practical with this year’s offerings in defensive handguns, marked by concealable frames in bigger calibers. Manufacturers are giving shooters the gun they love in a size they can carry.

Since its inception in the garage of Navy SEAL Mike Noell, BLACKHAWK! is now one of the largest tactical product companies in the world. We find out what it’s like to be a part of the new Vista Outdoor brand and where the company sees the tactical market heading.

Aim Sports makes its heavy-duty single-point, two-point sling with an interior bungee for a more comfortable fit. Through the end of March, the company is offering special deals to retailers who want to add this accessory to their lineup.

For tactical retailers, sales success lies beyond Facebook and YouTube.

Today Sig announced it has named Tom Taylor its VP of sales and marketing, pulling him away from the North Haven, Connecticut-based Mossberg where he was that company's VP for sales and marketing.

Remington Outdoors announced March 11 that it has made some of its coolest military rifles available to civilians. We're talking ballistic goodies like the Army's modular sniper rifle and the M2010 which is the service's replacement for the M24 (Remington 700) bolt-action sniper rifle.

Now that most tactical shooters have plenty of AR-15s in their safes, customers are turning to .308s — and manufacturers are responding with more affordable and reliable guns than ever before.

Now that most tactical shooters have plenty of AR-15s in their safes, customers are turning to .308s — and manufacturers are responding with more affordable and reliable guns than ever before.

As AR sales slow, many customers are turning to home builds for their “perfect gun.”

With better builds and more manufacturers, shooters are looking to the AK for reliability and a bit of “nostalgia.”

One company that has steadfastly stuck to the "premium" pricing model has been LWRC, known for its rugged, high-end piston guns and 6.8 shorties. In hopes of getting more inventory into stores, the company has launched a new incentive program that earns qualified dealers some free irons.

Here we take a first look at the Sig Sauer MCX with all its modularity and multi-caliber goodness at a special pre-SHOT Show event near Las Vegas.

Brandon Wright is a top contributor to Tactical Retailer and is an accomplished competitive pistol shooter and master trainer with International Training Incorporated.

An updated version of the Daniel Defense V9 carbine, the new DDM4V11 is tailor-made for the 3-gun competitor or home defense customer.

How does a shooting school make its courses more friendly to the civilian market?

Tactical retailers should expect a new boom in camo sales as the Army switches to its new pattern.