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State of the industry

By Kyle Carter
ESPNOutdoors.com Staff

Monday, January 26, 2009

ORLANDO, Fla. — A narrowed look at the hunting and outdoor industry shows it appears in pretty good condition. There were record gun sales in November — up 42 percent from 2007 — and they didn't fall off much in December (up 24 percent). But as Frank Briganti, director of industry research and analysis for the National Shooting Sports Foundation, said at the Shooting, Hunting, Outdoor Trade Show last week, all the numbers digested in the last three to four months need to be ...

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