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Selling Multitools: The Ultimate Everyday Companion

A multitool is an essential piece of EDC gear for many shooters and hunters.
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How to Sell More Guns When No One Is Buying

Firearms retailers can use these strategies to make sales in a market downturn.
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Selling Suppressors

With the tax stamp a thing of the past, suppressors will be hot-ticket items more than ever before.
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The Death of The Trade Show Has Been Highly Exaggerated

Don’t listen to the naysayers — trade shows are still alive and thriving in the firearms industry, and they’re a great place to do a lot of business in a short amount of time.
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Help Your Firearms Salesmen Practice Their Sales Techniques

Practice isn’t just for shooters. Your sales team should be practicing specific techniques to improve their numbers, too.
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Firearms Sales by Customer Type

Different types of buyers — from the new shooter to the inquisitor and the price shopper — have to be approached differently.
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Top Five Excuses Holding Your Store Back

How firearms retailers can overcome the biggest excuses that are stifling their business.
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Top Five Excuses Holding Your Store Back

How firearms retailers can overcome the biggest excuses that are stifling their business.
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Rolling Their Own

How adding reloading supplies to your assortment can make you money and build customer loyalty.
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Top Tactical Accessories to Benefit Your Bottom Line

It’s not just all about guns. You can make major profits on selling the small stuff if you do it right.
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Be Sharp When Selling Knives

If you have an outdoor retail store that isn’t selling outdoor and everyday carry-related knives, you’re missing out on a huge opportunity to help your customers and make more money.
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The Best Defensive Shotgun

There are many myths surrounding the use of a shotgun for home and personal defense, perhaps the most common being that you “don’t need to aim a shotgun — just point the muzzle in the direction of the threat and pull the trigger.”
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Selling Tactical Gear to Non-Tactical Customers

Selling to the new or uninitiated non-gun owner is all about reframing the narrative they might already have in their heads.
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Strengthening Community Bonds

Your firearms retail store can benefit from partnering with local law enforcement. How?