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Troy Industries Supports North American Sniper Summit

Troy Industries

West Springfield, MA --(AmmoLand.com)- Troy Industries, Inc. proudly sponsored the 2009 North American Sniper Summit held in Devens and Harvard, MA October 3-5.

The event, organized by Crosshairs, Inc. featured a daylong symposium along with two-days of live fire and competition. To see a slideshow video of this event, visit www.troyind.com/news_snipersummit.html .

“This was a great opportunity for us to support some very dedicated and highly trained men and women who put their lives on the line every day,” said Anthony Fyden, Marketing Group Manager at Troy Industries. “We’re proud to be a part of this event.”

Crosshairs Inc. has trained Law Enforcement snipers from every area of the country since 1990 in traditional class environments. Courses are designed to impart an intensive and realistic education. Additionally, the goal is to instill the confidence necessary to perform as highly effective and efficient professional law enforcement sniper/observers.

The North American Sniper Summit is an annual event that incorporates expert speakers, information sharing, networking and live fire training. Troy Industries, Inc. served as the primary sponsor and representatives showcased products such Folding BattleSights, Rails and chassis systems. For more information, visit www.crosshairs.org.

“We sincerely appreciate the sponsorship,” said Ed Gross of Crosshairs, Inc. “It allowed us to take the Summit to a higher level of professionalism.”

About Troy Industries, Inc.
Founded in 2003, Troy Industries is a leading United States Government contractor specializing in the design and manufacture of innovative, top-quality small arms components & accessories and complete weapons upgrades. All Troy products are American made and designed to perform flawlessly under intense battle conditions.

Troy Industries designs small arms accessories and full weapon upgrades, specializing in performance upgrades for the AR15, M14, M16, M4 and other rifle and carbine platforms. Troy’s flagship product is its legendary Folding BattleSights, which set the industry standard for durability and accuracy in the back-up iron sight category. In addition Troy also offers full tactical upgrade kits for the M14, Sig-556, M7A1, Mini-14, FN Scar and other weapons. Other Troy products include slings, adapters, rails, flash suppressers and muzzle breaks – all designed to meet Troy’s Battle Ready standard.

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Record 66 Bull Elk Harvested in 2009

Nebraska Game and Parks Commission

LINCOLN, Neb. –-(AmmoLand.com)- Hunters harvested a record 66 bull elk this fall, according to the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission. That compares with 57 taken in 2008.

Elk populations continue to expand in the state, and so do the number of permit applicants and permits sold.

The success rate of the 82 bull elk permit holders was 80 percent.

The Hat Creek Unit had the highest success rate at 100 percent, followed by Niobrara River, 84; Bordeaux, 81; Ash Creek, 78; North Platte River, 68; Box Elder, 67; and Boyd, 0. The auction permit holder also was successful.

The bull elk season closed Oct. 25.

Forty cows were taken during the first half of the antlerless elk season, which also closed Oct 25. The second half continues Dec. 1 – 21. A record 123 cow permits have been issued, with 24 still unsold.

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