Avian-X won the Bowhunting World Readers' Choice 2026 Gold Award for Wild Turkey Decoys, marking the brand's second consecutive victory. The award recognizes the realism and durability of Avian-X's HDR line, including the HDR Strutter, HDR Jake, and HDR Feeding Hen decoys.
TenPoint Crossbow Technologies earned two prestigious honors at the 2026 Kinsey's Dealer Show: Best in Crossbows for the fourth consecutive year and Best Innovator in Archery for the Turbo X. The awards were voted on by dealers who recognize TenPoint's reliability, innovation, and dealer support.
Lee R. Anderson received the Beretta & Safari Club International Foundation Conservation Leadership Award at the 11th Annual Award Gala during the Safari Club International Convention in Nashville, Tennessee. The prestigious award, sponsored by Beretta, recognizes Anderson's exemplary leadership and lifetime commitment to wildlife conservation, outdoor education, and humanitarian service.
Beretta celebrates Team Beretta athlete Kim Rhode receiving the 2026 NSSF Ken Sedlecky Lifetime Achievement Award, the highest honor from the National Shooting Sports Foundation. Rhode, an Olympic legend with six medals across six consecutive Games, is recognized for her extraordinary competitive success and advocacy for safe shooting sports participation.
Whitetail Institute won Gold in the Food Plot Seed category of the 2026 Bowhunting World Readers' Choice Awards. VP/GM William Cousins credited the company's research-driven approach to forage development and field testing, emphasizing commitment to hunter success and product reliability.
Dead Air Silencers' RXD30Ti suppressor has been selected as a recipient of the 2026 American Rifleman Golden Bullseye Award. The suppressor features advanced Triskelion™ and Nomad™ baffle technologies, an integrated E-Brake providing up to 40-percent recoil reduction, and broad HUB mounting compatibility for modern long-range and big-game applications.
Dead Air Silencers' RXD30Ti suppressor has been selected as a recipient of the 2026 American Rifleman Golden Bullseye Award. The suppressor features advanced Triskelion™ and Nomad™ baffle technologies, an integrated E-Brake providing up to 40-percent recoil reduction, and broad HUB mounting compatibility for modern long-range and big-game applications.
Vincent Hancock, a multi-time Olympic gold medalist and Team Beretta athlete, has been named the 2026 NRA Media Shooting Sports USA Golden Bullseye Competitor of the Year. The award recognizes Hancock's exceptional performance, sportsmanship, and dominance in competitive shooting with his Beretta DT11 shotgun.
Dallas Safari Club announced Wayne F. Farnsworth, Jr. as the 2026 recipient of the Dr. Bob Speegle Outstanding Hunting Achievement Award. Farnsworth, a dedicated outdoorsman with 36 years of ethical, fair-chase hunting across all six continents, was recognized for his exceptional commitment to the sport and his physically demanding mountain hunts pursuing sheep and goats worldwide.
Ballistic's Best 2025 awarded the Spohr L562 top honors in the .357 Magnum Revolver category, beating competitors from Colt, Smith & Wesson, Ruger, Taurus, and Manurhin. The German-made revolver impressed evaluators with its refined trigger, ergonomics, and shootability.
Ballistic announced its eighth annual Editors' Choice Awards recognizing standout firearms, optics, and accessories of 2025. Winners include Springfield Armory Kuna for Best Gun of the Year, Marlin 1894 Trapper 10mm for Best New Lever Rifle, and EOTech Vudu 1-10x28 SR5DF for Best New LPVO Scope, among others.
Dead Air Silencers' RXD 22 Ti, developed in collaboration with Ruger Firearms, won Ballistic's Best 2025 Rimfire Suppressor award. The titanium-constructed suppressor scored 32 out of 45, narrowly edging competitors from Heresy Design, SilencerCo, and Nosler in the competitive category.
Beretta USA announced that the Tikka T3x Ace Target has been named the 2026 American Rifleman Golden Bullseye "Rifle of the Year" by NRA Media. The precision rifle features a heavy barrel, adjustable trigger, and fully adjustable chassis, designed for competition-ready performance. The award will be presented at the 2026 NRA Annual Meetings & Exhibits in Houston, Texas on April 17, 2026.
Kenny Wilson was awarded the Pope & Young Conservation Award at the 34th Biennial Pope & Young Convention. The Pope and Young Club is North America's leading voice and supporter of bowhunting and related conservation issues and projects.
TenPoint founding member Chuck Jordan was inducted into The Archery Hall of Fame. The unveiling of the official museum plaque was completed Saturday morning at The Archery Hall of Fame Museum inside the Springfield Bass Pro Shops.
Badlands has been awarded 2024 Readers’ Choice Gold Awards by the readers of Bowhunting World and Predator Xtreme magazines. These awards recognized Badlands at the top of the pack category for the 10th consecutive year in Bowhunting World and the 6th consecutive year in Predator Xtreme.
APEX Ammunition’s Mossy Oak Shadow Grass Habitat Waterfowl Blend (WS-3) has been named “Best Overall Duck Load” by Outdoor Life. Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life’s Editor-in-Chief, tested numerous brands of shotshells over several seasons – in the field and on patterning boards.
The National Rifle Association’s (NRA) American Rifleman magazine awarded Federal Premium Force X2 Shorty Shotshell with the Golden Bullseye Award for 2024 Ammunition Product of the Year. Federal will be honored with the achievement during a special reception at the 2024 NRA Annual Meetings & Exhibits on May 16-19, 2024 in Dallas, Texas.
Larry and Brenda Potterfield, owners of MidwayUSA and founders of the MidwayUSA Foundation, have been chosen as the inaugural recipients of the 2024 Golden Bullseye America’s 1st Freedom Award. The award recognizes those who have distinguished themselves as standout defenders of our Second Amendment freedom in business, politics, and/or American culture.
The National Rifle Association’s (NRA) Shooting Illustrated magazine selected Speer’s Gold Dot for PCCs to receive its Golden Bullseye Award for 2024 Ammunition Product of the Year. Speer’s Gold Dot Carbine will be recognized with the product award during a special breakfast on Friday, May 17, 2024 at the NRA Annual Meetings & Exhibits in Dallas, Texas.