After putting the Century Arms VSKA through its paces at the range, Tactical Retailer finds an AK that is even tougher than the original.

Planning and having the perfect in-store event can help lure new customers through the threshold, entice current customers to return and increase sales while dramatically raising awareness of your store in the community and surrounding region. Events can bring benefits and profits. Are you ready to hold an over-the-top event?

One of the more nerve-wracking aspects of taxes for many shooting sports equipment business owners and managers continues to be the possibility of being audited. Here are strategies to avoid being caught in the crosshairs.

Are you a gunsmith or manufacturer? It may be easy to think you're one or the other, but gray areas can present challenges.

A peaceful evening in a restaurant turned deadly when a crazed gunman killed three people before armed citizens stopped the attack with their weapons.

In the latest Tactical Retailer Gear Focus, check out some must-have items for shooting, competition and hunting activities chosen by our editors.

In this digital age, customers are exposed to an estimated 2,900 marketing messages a day. How do we, as retailers, break through with our message?

Years ago in America, the first firearm for nearly every beginning shooter or hunter was a .22 bolt-action rifle. Are your customers primed for the return of rimfires?

Huge companies like Beretta, Weatherby and Magpul are relocating to more welcoming states due to the political climate and economic challenges.

New accounting guidelines issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board offer new requirements for determining how and when income should be accounted for.