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Firearms Industry Intelligence

The data behind the firearms business.

Caliber is a twice-weekly intelligence brief for the firearms and shooting-sports trade — The Tripwire on Thursdays and Long Range on Sundays. We turn NICS, ATF, market, and regulatory signals into one tight read, so dealers, ranges, brands, and investors see what's moving before it hits them.

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Built on primary-source industry data
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What's inside

Intelligence, not headlines.

Every issue is structured the same way so you can scan it in five minutes or study it for thirty.

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Market signals

NICS background-check trends, ATF production and import data, and manufacturer moves — read for what they mean for your business, not just what they say.

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Regulatory watch

ATF rule changes and legislation that affect FFLs, distilled to the practical impact. Optional same-day alerts when something breaks.

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Competitive moves

SEC filings from Ruger, S&W, Vista and others, patent filings signaling new products 6–18 months out, and government contract awards.

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Long Range deep dives

Every Sunday, long-form analysis on one topic — suppressor market, handgun imports, optics category — the analysis you'd pay a research firm for.

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State-level data

Dealer counts, license trends, and hunting-license sales broken out by state, so you can see your own market clearly.

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Five-minute format

Tight, skimmable, written by an operator for operators. No filler, no SEO bait, no recycled press releases.

Who reads Caliber

Built for the people who run the business.

Not a hobbyist publication. Caliber is a business tool for the firearms trade.

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FFL dealers & gun shops — track demand, spot supply shifts, and never miss a rule change that costs you money.

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Range operators — read the market signals that drive foot traffic and inventory decisions.

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Brands & accessory makers — optics, holsters, safes, ammo: see category trends and where demand is heading.

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Investors & analysts — a credible, data-grounded read on a sector Wall Street covers thinly.

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Both weekly editions stay free — always. Caliber Pro is purely additive: it never paywalls the newsletter. It adds SITREP same-day alerts, Recon expert analysis, early access to The Dossier and The Caliber Report, and the Data Safe — the kind of line-item expense where one avoided compliance miss pays for the year. ⚡ Limited-time founder rate: lock $19/mo for life.

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