One Month In: No-Form-4 Suppressor Transfers Are the New Normal — and ATF Is Promising Guidance
Nearly a month after a federal court barred enforcement of key NFA provisions, dealers are split on how to handle suppressor sales — first Form 4473 transfers have gone out, four FFLs have passed inspections, and ATF says guidance is coming.
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Balkan Shield 2026: AC-Unity Shows the First Bosnian-Made Service Rifle
A 5.56 service rifle out of Gorazde — the first ever built in Bosnia — with mil-spec aluminum and lightweight polymer receiver versions planned.
70,000 Pints Gone: Police Hunt Two Stolen Trailer-Loads of Guinness
Around 800 barrels worth 115,000 pounds hauled from a Runcorn industrial park — Cheshire police and Diageo want every pint back.
Pernod Ricard Picks Four Banks for Potential $1B India IPO
Kotak, Goldman, JPMorgan and BofA tapped to advise on a possible 2027 listing of the Indian business — no decision to proceed yet.
Blue Nun Is Back: '70s Wine Icon Relaunched in the UK
Les Grands Chais de France revives the 3.5-million-bottles-a-year legend with lower-ABV, Riesling-led wines and fresh labels.
Tobacco Veteran Leo Wijnbelt Joins CLE Cigar Co. to Run Its Honduran Operation
Seven-plus years at General Cigar plus Swisher and Universal Leaf — now overseeing all of CLE's tobacco out of Danli.
EU Losing 13 Billion Euros a Year to Illicit Tobacco, Auditors Say
One in 10 EU-made cigarettes illegally produced or smuggled; vapes and heated tobacco 13% of the illicit market by value.
YHM's New VICTRA-20: A Modular 20-Gauge Shotgun Suppressor at $889.95
Choke-thread mounting, user-serviceable, 8/6/4-inch rod-kit configs — the VICTRA-12 formula comes to 20-gauge.
Hornady Stretches the A-Tip Line: 120-Grain 6mm and 177-Grain .308 Join the Match Bullet Roster
A 120-grain 6mm A-Tip with a .675 G1 BC and a 177-grain .308 replacing the 176 — two new weights for reloaders chasing the ragged edge of precision.
Federal's Master Class Comes to 20-Gauge: Two Competition Clays Loads Now Shipping
Two 20-gauge Master Class loads — 2-3/4-inch, 7/8 oz at 1,250 fps in #7.5 and #8 — bring the Podium wad and straight-wall hull to sub-gauge sporting clays.
Parker's Heritage Turns 20: A 14-Year-Old Bourbon Built on Rye Backset at 118 Proof
100 barrels, 118 proof, $199.99 — Heaven Hill's 20th Parker's Heritage Collection honors Parker Beam with a rye-backset 14-year-old Kentucky straight bourbon.
Brown-Forman Wakes Up Kentucky Boy to Honor Chris Morris and 50 Years of Bourbon
100 proof, $99.99, one-time-only — a Prohibition-era label returns to celebrate Master Distiller Emeritus Chris Morris, debuting Sept. 10 at the Kentucky Bourbon Festival.
Pursuit Spirits x Shortbarrel Drop 'Found Footage': Maple Bourbon Meets Double Oak Rye at 112.4 Proof
Sapsquatch maple-finished bourbon plus Pursuit United Double Oak Rye in a 700ml bottle at $99.99 — debuting Sept. 11 at the Kentucky Bourbon Festival.
Flor de Selva Rings In the Year of the Goat: A 6x56 Toro Gordo for InterTabac 2026
All-Honduran 6 x 56, 2,027 boxes of 10, around 27 euros — Maya Selva's Lunar New Year cigar debuts at InterTabac 2026 and ships in November.
PMI Raises 2026 EPS Guidance to $8.35-$8.50 on Currency Tailwinds
Full-year adjusted diluted EPS growth of 10.7-12.7% off $7.54 in 2025, Q3 at $2.29-$2.34 — CEO Jacek Olczak laid it out Sept. 8 at Barclays in Boston.
Arken Optics Goes Hunting: Outrider 2-12x42 SFP at $299 With Launch Coupon
Second focal plane, capped turrets, duplex reticle in illuminated FDR or unlit DLR — Arken's new hunter goes $374.98 / $312.48 MSRP, $299 / $249 with the 20%-off code.
ShellShock SunShift: Photochromic Z87 Ballistic Glasses at $79 on Sale
The hearing-protection crew keeps building out eye pro — ANSI Z87.1+ photochromic lenses, 99.9% UVA/UVB, Grey/Black/FDE frames, on sale at $79 (reg. $95).
Imperial Brands Buys Yoik Group, Owner of Sweden's Helwit Pouches, for £39.8M Up Front
SEK 515M initial plus a two-year performance kicker — Helwit's 3.4% Swedish share more than doubles Imperial's modern-oral footprint via Skruf AB.
5th Avenue Pauses Cuban Cigar Deliveries in Germany, Austria, Poland Over Banking Freeze
Managing director Christoph A. Puszkar told retailers no new orders or shipments “until further notice” amid a compliance review tied to a shareholder — no timeline given.
Winchester Goes All-In on Competition With 19-Load Super Match Lineup
Winchester's new Super Match line spans handgun, rifle, and shotshell — 19 match-grade loads built for USPSA bays, 3-Gun stages, and precision-rifle firing lines.
Silencer Saturday First Look: Liberty's Infiniti X Is a 7.5-Ounce Do-It-All Can
Titanium monocore, .22 LR to .338 Win Mag adaptability, and a scale-verified 7.4 ounces — Liberty's Infiniti X gets the first-look treatment.
Prometheus Ships New Diademas Across OpusX Rare Black, Rare Purple and God of Fire Lines
Three new vitolas per blend, 100 boxes each of the first two now heading to stores — plus a Rare Black sampler.
Beretta Ultraleggero Kick-Off 20 Gauge
Beretta adds a 20-gauge version of its Ultraleggero Kick-Off over-and-under — a lightweight steel receiver, aluminum forend iron, and the Kick-Off Plus recoil-reduction system, at $3,749.
The Great PBR Heist: 50,000+ Cans Vanish in Montclair, $20,000 Reward Posted
A truck hauling an estimated 40,000 pounds of Pabst Blue Ribbon disappeared in Montclair, Calif. — possibly the biggest beer heist in modern history. CEO Greig DeBow wants answers.
Four Roses 19th Limited Edition Small Batch Lands Oct. 10: 109.2 Proof, $249
Barrel-strength blend with bourbons up to 23 years old — 14-year OBSK, 14-year OESK, 15-year OESV, 23-year OESK — ~16,800 bottles at select retailers.
Liquid Death Founder Goes Bubbly: Mr. Fancy Canned Wine With Sazerac
“American Bubbly” at 5.5% ABV in Brut and Rosé — Mike Cessario teams with Sazerac on a $14.99 six-pack play.
Micallef Orange Ships Nationwide: Color Series Hits Seven Blends at $8/$9
Connecticut-seed wrapper, San Andrés binder, DR/Nicaraguan fillers — Robusto (5x52, $8) and Toro (6x52, $9) in boxes of 25, on shelves Sept. 5.
Rost Martin's RM1X Series: Compact Slide, Full-Size Grip, Three Flavors
RM1CX Standard, Comp and Tactical answer customer feedback — hammer-forged match barrel, ambi controls, optics-ready with RMR plate.
Saothair Capital Buys FIFCO USA; Back to North American Breweries
Private equity firm Saothair Capital has completed its acquisition of FIFCO USA from Heineken's Distribuidora La Florida, returning the Rochester, New York brewer to its former North American Breweries name with a new CEO.
Dirty Bird Patriot: A Game-Classic AR Pistol
Dirty Bird Industries — the family-run parts company that grew out of a California garage — takes a video-game icon to the range with a 7.5-inch 5.56 AR pistol that ships with a 100-round drum.
CMMG's 6.5" Zeroed Banshee Ships With the Can Attached
CMMG's factory-suppressed Zeroed Banshee is shipping — a Glock-pattern 9x19mm pistol with the ZEROED 36 suppressor under an 11-inch M-LOK handguard, radial delayed blowback, and a $2,324.95 MSRP.
ZYN's "When It Clicks": A New Brand Platform Built Around the Moment Everything Falls Into Place
PMI U.S. rolls out ZYN's national campaign built around the signature "click" — spanning point of sale, digital, out-of-home, and live cultural moments, with limited-edition metal cases to follow.
Smith & Wesson's Q1: Sales Up 32% as Demand Builds Across the Line
The American pistol maker posts $112.6M in quarterly net sales, swings to a profit, restores a quarterly dividend, and guides higher for the rest of fiscal 2027.
Woodford Reserve Master's Collection No. 22: Super Seasoned Oak
A 9-year-old bourbon built on barrel staves seasoned outdoors for 5–7 years — the experimental series' 22nd release, bottled at 100.4 proof and $179.99.
Jeptha Creed Marks 10 Years With Solera Aged Bourbon, a First for All Nine Heirloom Corns
The Nethery family's Shelbyville distillery unites every heirloom corn varietal its farm has grown in one Solera-aged release — 100 proof, $79.99 — debuting at the Kentucky Bourbon Festival.
Brown-Forman's Q1: Whiskey Giant Leans on RTDs as Demand Softens
Net sales slipped 1% to $911M as tequila fell double digits and developed markets went soft — while New Mix and the RTD shelf grew 20% and carried the quarter.
New Era Whiskey Opens Downtown Lexington's First Distillery-and-Social-Club
Founder Zane Brammell cut the ribbon on a combination distillery, gift shop, tasting room, and social club at 333 E. Short Street — with cask-strength, headline-named single barrels and a members' club.
Basil Hayden Cognac Cask Reserve: French Oak Finish Joins the Master Batch Series
Jim Beam's Basil Hayden brand finishes a limited bourbon in French Cognac casks — 43% ABV, $49.99, debuting in Washington, D.C., before a rolling nationwide release.
CZ 612 TAC Pump-Action Shotgun
CZ turns its 612 platform tactical: an 18-inch chrome-lined barrel with muzzle brake, 6+1 capacity, ghost-ring sights, and a folding telescopic stock.
Bib & Tucker 8-Year-Old Bottled-in-Bond
Bib & Tucker's first Bottled-in-Bond is an 8-year-old, 100-proof Tennessee high-rye — aged twice the bonded minimum, gold-medaled at the 2026 San Francisco World Spirits Competition, rolling out nationally this September at $64.99.
Reynolds' Vuse Alto Royalty Ruling
A North Carolina federal judge ruled that a Juul Labs sublicense frees R.J. Reynolds from future Vuse Alto royalty payments to Altria — potentially worth hundreds of millions through 2035.
Springfield Armory Announces Model 2020 Waypoints With SG-100 Cerakote Coating
Three new Model 2020 Waypoint rifles wear a textured SG-100 "Super-Grip" Cerakote stock finish — .308 Win., 7mm PRC, and .300 Win. Mag., each backed by the .75 MOA accuracy guarantee at $1,995.
Four Roses Set to Launch the 2026 Limited Edition Small Batch on October 10
The 19th edition of the annual release blends three recipes across four batches aged 14 to 23 years — bottled at barrel strength, 109.2 proof, about 16,800 bottles at $249.
UO Arms Opens Orders on the NT7: A US-Built Civilian MP7 in 4.6x30mm
The Dallas-based upstart is taking orders on its reengineered Tommybuilt T7 — $3,499 for the pistol, $3,798 for the factory SBR — with Q4 2026 deliveries.
CZ's TS 3 ORANGE: The Championship-Proven Tactical Sports Line Goes Optics-Ready
The newest-generation CZ TS 3 ORANGE — built with 11-time IPSC World Champion Eric Grauffel — mounts red dots directly to the slide and is now available in the US at $3,549.
BERSÀ USA Jumps Into Suppressors With a Four-Model B-Series Launch
The up-and-coming handgun maker's first suppressor line lands all at once — B9, B22, B556, and B762 — built in titanium and Inconel, rated up to 32 dB of sound reduction.
Town Branch Unveils Imperium MMXXVI: A 115.1-Proof Marriage of Wheated and Traditional Bourbon
The third edition of the Imperium series — an eight-barrel, cask-strength, non-chill-filtered blend from 6 to over 9 years old — pours at the distillery and the Kentucky Bourbon Festival.
Phifer Pavitt Opens LATE NIGHT and RESERVE to the Public: Wine-Barrel Bourbon From a Two-Person Shop
The Napa-meets-Kentucky upstart pours its Cabernet-cask-finished LATE NIGHT and RESERVE for the first time, timed to the Kentucky Bourbon Festival.
ATF Weighs Into the Rare Breed Patent Fight — and FRTs Are the Target
The Justice Department filed a Statement of Interest backing preliminary injunctions against third-party forced reset trigger makers, citing public safety — and raising hard questions about regulatory reach.
Third Circuit Upholds Machine Gun and Suppressor Convictions — With a Registration Twist Worth Watching
The court handed the government two wins in U.S. v. Berger, first holding machine guns are protected "Arms" — then upholding the ban — while a majority reasoned 'minimal' registration burdens don't infringe the Second Amendment at all.
Remington's Premier AccuTip Line Gains a 400 Legend — and It's Shipping Now
A 195-grain AccuTip load at 2,215 fps and $48.99 MSRP brings Remington's flagship hunting bullet to straight-wall country — on dealer shelves now.
FDA Authorizes JUUL2 and Its Tobacco and Menthol Pods — a Marketing Order, Not an Approval
Marketing granted orders for the JUUL2 device plus tobacco and menthol pods bring the FDA-authorized e-cigarette tally to 48 — with switching data of up to 34.6% and 49.3% at six weeks.
USPSA Race Gun Nationals: Jessie Harrison's 26th Ladies Title
Team Taurus captain Jessie Harrison won her 26th USPSA Ladies National title at the 2026 Race Gun Nationals in Marengo, Ohio — posting a 1,430.27 (77.259%) score more than 30 points clear of the Ladies Open field.
Federal Feeds the AR-15 Crowd: American Eagle Adds 6mm ARC at $36.99
A 110-grain Total Metal Jacket load at 2,550 fps brings affordable range-day 6mm ARC to America's most popular rifle platform — shipping to dealers now.
Springfield's Kuna Tri-Lug: A Roller-Delayed 9mm PDW With the Suppressor Mount Baked In
An integrated three-lug muzzle, monolithic aluminum upper, and full ambi controls — Springfield's newest Kuna arrives from $1,179, brace model at $1,330.
PMI & Altria Contract-Manufacturing Collaboration
PMI's non-U.S. affiliates will contract-manufacture combustible cigarettes for Altria's Philip Morris USA — a supply collaboration that leans into the U.S. 'double duty drawback' rebate, with first shipments expected in early 2027.
FDA Clears 11 ZYN ULTRA Products as the Pouch Shelf Gets Crowded
Higher-moisture, tobacco-leaf-free ZYN ULTRA wins authorization across 9mg and an 11mg variant — while challengers ZSY and Altria's on! PLUS press onto the shelf.
IDPA, Steel Challenge, and 3-Gun All Ride a Participation Boom
Entry-level turnout is climbing across the action-shooting disciplines, and both ranges and manufacturers are reworking schedules and SKUs to keep up.
Court Strikes Core of ATF's 'Frame or Receiver' Rule as Unconstitutional
The Northern District of Texas holds key portions of the ATF's 2022 rule — 27 C.F.R. § 478.11 and § 478.12(c) — unconstitutional and void for vagueness, handing plaintiffs a roadmap for broader challenges.
Swedish Match and the Next Wave of Modern Oral Nicotine
Pouches grabbed the headlines — but the same modern-oral category is quietly pulling traditional snus and new formats along with it.
Ruger Widens the RXM Line With an Optics-Ready Compact
The budget-friendly, striker-fired RXM family grows as Ruger ships an optics-ready compact framed for everyday carry — and hints at more to come.
Court Denies ATF's Bid to Keep 'Engaged in the Business' Alive While It Appeals
A federal court refuses to preserve parts of the vacated dealer-registration rule pending appeal — as new ATF Director Marvin Cekada defends the agency's proposed rules in The Hill.
Vortex Widens Its Competition Optic Line for the Action-Shooting Crowd
The Wisconsin optics maker is pushing more of its catalog toward 3-gun and pistol-optics shooters, where match fees are driving gear decisions.
High Noon and the RTD Shelf That Will Not Stop Growing
Canned cocktails have become the alcohol category's reliable growth engine, and Gallo's High Noon is expanding the formats around it.
Marlboro, Camel, and the ZYN Boom: Tobacco's Great Pivot
Combustible volumes keep sliding while nicotine pouches explode — and the biggest names in tobacco are racing to own the transition.
Smith & Wesson Sharpens the M&P Line With Flat Triggers and New Cerakote
The M&P family gets a refresh aimed at shooters who want match-grade feel straight from the box, plus a slate of factory Cerakote finishes.
Sig Sauer Pushes a Suppressor-Ready Standard With New P320 Configurations
Sig's newest P320 slides ship threaded and height-sight ready, nudging the industry's default toward can-ready duty guns.
Springfield Armory's Echelon Comp Line Targets the Carry Crowd
The Echelon — Springfield's modular high-capacity striker — gains a compensated compact config aimed at concealed carriers who want flatter shooting.
Daniel Defense Debuts a Slimmed-Down M4A1 Upper for the Lightweight Crowd
The Georgia rifle maker trims ounces from its flagship M4A1 upper while keeping the cold-hammer-forged barrel that made its name.
Holosun's Enclosed-Emitter Push Brings Big-Dot Reliability Downmarket
The optics maker that turned budget red dots into a phenomenon is standardizing enclosed emitters — and Glock shooters are the early winners.
Federal and Hornady Ramp Capacity as Ammo Prices Keep Easing
Two of America's biggest ammunition makers are adding lines and hiring — and the market is finally starting to notice.
Glock's Gen5 Rollout Quietly Rewrites the Duty-Pistol Standard
The Austrian giant's latest generation is now the default on more holsters than any competitor — and the aftermarket is catching up.
Jack Daniel's Doubles Down on Bonded Whiskey as Global Demand Surges
The Lynchburg distillery is pushing its bonded line into new markets while Tennessee whiskey keeps winning over drinkers abroad.
Buffalo Trace, Jim Beam, and Heaven Hill Race to Restock a Thirsty World
Kentucky's biggest names are pouring billions into warehouses and stills to end the great bourbon shortage — and the first wave is finally hitting shelves.
Yuengling and New Belgium Bet Big on the Non-Alcoholic Craft Wave
America's oldest brewery and one of its most influential craft names are both shipping serious NA lines — and selling through fast.
Copenhagen and Swisher Keep the C-Store Shelves Anchored as Pouches Surge
Chew and cigars aren't fading — they're the steady backbone of the tobacco category while the pouches do the growing.
ATF's Latest Rulemaking Draws Fire From Industry and Lawmakers Alike
A sweeping new ATF proposal on dealer licensing and record-keeping has ignited a bipartisan backlash and a fast-moving legal challenge.