2010 Archive, 2019 Archive Information & News

A collaboration with InRange TV and KE Arms, the WWSD 2020 rifle attempts to explore the question of what AR rifle designer Eugene Stoner might do – were he still around and had access to modern, lightweight materials and manufacturing methods. Available exclusively through Brownells.

Brownells CEO Frank Brownell will be featured on the cover of the 32nd edition of the Blue Book of Gun Values, due for release in April 2011.

Brownells, the world's largest supplier of firearms parts has in stock the hottest drop-in upgrade for the Remington 870 pump shotgun: the Timney 870 Trigger Fix.

For the second year, Brownells is sponsoring Primal Adventure's Extreme Huntress Contest, an essay competition for the "most hard-core women hunters in the world."

Brownells has donated and shipped 43 cases of shotshells to the 9th Annual Klays for Kids Sporting Clays Team Challenge, scheduled for September 24, 2010, at the Coyote Valley Sporting Clays range near Morgan Hill, California.

Brownells, the Iowa-based gunsmith supply house, is pleased to announce that Chuck Grace, Vice President of the American Custom Gunmaker's Guild, will be the Keynote Speaker at the company's 4th Annual Gunsmith Career Fair which will be held April 23rd and 24th, 2010.

Annie Oakley* (1885), Plinkey Topperwein* (1904), Margaret Thomas Murdock* (1976) Kim Rhode* (2010) - there's no doubt girls can shoot.

The recent Brownells Gunsmith Career Fair was a target rich environment for firearms industry employers looking for trained gunsmiths. Over 150 gunsmithing school students and experienced gunsmiths brought resumes, portfolios, and enthusiasm backed up by solid bench experience.

"Students come out of the gunsmithing schools with the knowledge and ability to build and repair guns, however, they have not had enough time to experience running a business," said Brownells President Pete Brownell.

Students from the 3rd year Gunsmithing program at Trinidad State Junior College - sponsored by Brownells - donated their time to help shooters at the recent Black Powder Cartridge Rifle National Silhouette Championships.

The newest wishbook of gun goodies and gunsmithing supplies, Brownells Catalog #63, is now available and it's bigger than ever. This three pound plus monster has grown to 656 pages, with almost 32,000 products, with more than 1,400 that are new since 2009!

Brownells 5th Annual Gunsmith Career Fair will be held April 15 and 16, 2011 at the Des Moines Marriott Downtown in Des Moines, Iowa. The industry-exclusive event is expected to draw more than 200 attendees and 40 employers.