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Decorated Combat Veteran to Lead Precision Guided Firearm Company AUSTIN, Texas, May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The day after delivering the first Precision Guided Firearms (PGFs) to customers, TrackingPoint announced Jason Schauble as the new Chief Executive Officer. Jason is a retired Marine who was awarded the Silver Star, Bronze Star with combat distinguishing device, and Purple Heart for his work with the elite Force Reconnaissance community in Iraq. He was medically retired due...

Active-duty Navy SEAL Presented with the First Ever TrackingPoint Precision Guided Firearm AUSTIN, Texas, May 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- TrackingPoint(TM), maker of the world's first Precision-Guided Firearm (PGF), delivered the first production PGF systems to invited customers today at the company's board meeting in Mason, Texas. Texas Governor Rick Perry, an avid hunter, was present at the event. An active-duty Navy SEAL was presented with the first ever TrackingPoint Precision Guided...

Linux powered rifle technology provides potential for changing how the aging and disabled function on the hunt. (PRWEB) May 07, 2013 The online discussion of Outdoor Life's hunt with TrackingPoint Precision Guided Firearms took an interesting turn from the previous tech-industry discussion of linux capabilities and military applications. The publication's overview of the hunt and ensuing online conversation brought up a new use case for precision guided firearms: mitigating the...

Outdoor Life uses the Linux powered long range hunting rifle to harvest nilgai in Texas. Austin, TX (PRWEB) May 06, 2013 Precision Guided Firearms have been the talk of the tech, outdoors, and firearms media since their launch in January 2013. While many have discussed the system, very few have had the privilege to actually be able to shoot it, and even fewer have been able to experience it off the range and in action in a real life long range hunting scenario. John B. Snow, the...

Forums across technology and firearms discuss ARS Technica's coverage of TrackingPoint's Linux powered precision rifle. Austin, TX (PRWEB) May 04, 2013 When the article on Ars Technica about TrackingPoint's Precision Guided Firearms ran, no one expected quite the online response that ensued. 400+ reader comments, 12,000+ Facebook shares, 1000+ tweets and 50+ Reddit comments later, the internet forums took it and ran with it. From tech and linux forums, to weapons forums to...

Selected Attendees Can Shoot TrackingPoint Precision-Guided Firearms at Ranges up to 1,000 Yards During the Iconic SXSW Show AUSTIN, Texas, March 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Attendees of the South by Southwest® (SXSW®) Conferences & Festivals have an exclusive opportunity to experience the thrill of joining the 1,000-Yard Club by shooting the world's first Precision-Guided Firearm (PGF) and using its unique jet fighter lock and launch technology. (Photo:...

LAS VEGAS, Jan. 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Don't miss your chance to become a member in the exclusive 1,000-Yard Club and own the world's first Precision-Guided Firearm (PGF) system in the TrackingPoint(TM) 1,000 Yards is Easy contest at the 2013 SHOT Show®. The contest, celebrating the debut of the TrackingPoint PGF system that puts fighter jet-style lock-and-launch technology in a rifle, will award one lucky winner with a complete TrackingPoint XS1 PGF system, along with an...

WASHINGTON, Nov. 29, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Guard Educational Foundation is raffling a special commemorative Barrett MRAD (Multi-Role Adaptive Design) rifle to raise funds to tell the National Guard story. The bolt-action, extended-range sniper rifle, valued at $6,000, is Shooting Illustrated magazine's 2012 Rifle of the Year. It features a user-changeable barrel system, an easily accessed trigger module and a foldable stock. Barrett, of Murfreesboro, Tenn.,...

BAYONNE, N.J., Nov. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Henry Repeating Arms is pleased to report substantial progress toward a full recovery from significant damage sustained from Hurricane Sandy. More than 100 pieces of manufacturing machinery damaged by salt water are on track to be repaired or replaced by December 1st. The company expects to be fully operational by the beginning of December and has already begun shipping Henry rifles to its distributors. (Photo:...

CHATSWORTH, Ill., Aug. 14, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following was released today by the Illinois State Rifle Association (ISRA): The citizens of Illinois have good cause to be proud today given the performance of a squad of Illinois riflemen recently at the National High Power Rifle Championships held at Camp Perry, Ohio. Illinois shooters enjoyed a host of successes this year at Camp Perry. Among the standout achievements were capturing of the Rumbold Trophy and the...