Scott Mayer
Mayer began his outdoor industry career in 1993 on the NRA Technical Staff where he became American Rifleman magazine first Shooting Editor. Mayer left NRA and entered the business end of publishing in 2003 as Advertising Account Executive for Safari Club International SAFARI Magazine and Safari Times newspaper. In 2006, Mayer was named Publisher of Shooting Times magazine where he was also tasked with launching and leading Personal Defense TV, the first television show of its kind.
In 2008, Mayer returned to the editorial side of publishing, this time in the digital field, as Editorial Director for Guns & Ammo, Shooting Times, Handguns and Rifleshooter online magazines. After a brief stint in 2011 as the Digital Media Director for an ABC TV affiliate, Mayer returned to the outdoors industry and Safari Club International where he is currently Assistant Publisher and Multi-Media Communications Editor.
SIG Hunting Scopes
SIG SAUER got into the hunting scope market at SHOT Show with the introduction of its WHISKEY5 and WHISKEY3 Hunting Riflescopes as part of...
What Do You Get When You Cross A Glock With An...
If you’re into pistol-caliber carbines and want the familiarity of an AR-15, Dark Storm Industries showed its new DS-9 Typhoon 9mm AR platform rifle...
Colored Shot?
Spectra Shot showed a great product at SHOT Show for those times when you hunt with a game hog—especially one who can’t shoot but...
Faster Reloads with Cobalt Kinetics
Cobalt showed a slick new trick for AR shooters who want optimum reloading speed. The EVOLVE incorporates a C.A.R.S. (Cobalt Advantage Reload System) that...
Does Ruger’s Entry Into The Suppressor Market Suggest NFA Changes?
One of the first things that crossed my mind when I saw the release for Ruger's new Silent-SR suppressor was, "Do they know something...
New .30 Nosler Cartridge
I’ve always been a big fan of .26-caliber cartridges, but that diameter bullet has always had something of a black cloud following it in...
ThermaCELL Heated Insoles ProFLEX Heavy Duty
I know this is supposed to be all about guns and shooting and such, but I just had to include these because I know...
Strangest New Product At SHOT?
Editor's note: As an industry professional I am calling bullshit on this product hands down. Scott's job is to get along with people and...
Expedition AR
The Expedition rifle I saw from Fort Discovery is custom machined from 7000 series precision CNC aircraft billet aluminum and tumbled after machining to...
CORBON Urban Response Load
CORBON showed a new 9mm Luger +P 100-grain Urban Response load. With a velocity of 1,475 fps, the light bullet packs 480 ft.-lbs. of...
CZ Scorpion and Bren
Marky specifically wanted me to check out CZ’s 805 Bren, so here’s my understanding--YMMV. It’s a convertible pistol/carbine, but you can only convert a...
More Suppressors
The new multi .22 SLINGSHOT suppressor from Innovative Arms goes from precision accuracy to backyard plinking while remaining easy to clean even after heavy...
Doublestar’s “Beast”
So the Beast gets its name because the owner of Doublestar shot a monster of an alligator with the first gun—a ’gator so big...
The Browning Sweet Sixteen is Back
Of all the Browning “humpback” shotguns, none has a more loyal following than the 16-ga. “Sweet Sixteen” and Browning brought it back for 2016....
