BLAZE Magazine Spring/Summer 2014 | Page 44

Top Hunting and Shooting Equipment Brands for 2013 Southwick Associates has announced the brands hunters and shooters purchased most frequently in 2013. This list has been compiled from the 36,680 internet-based surveys completed by hunters and shooters who volunteered to participate last year in Southwick Associates’ HunterSurvey.com and ShooterSurvey.com polls. In 2013, brands most frequently purchased included: • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Top rifle brand: Savage Top shotgun brand: Remington Top muzzleloader brand: Thompson Center Top handgun brand: Tie: Ruger and Smith & Wesson Top crossbow brand: Barnett Top air rifle brand: Daisy Top rifle ammunition brand: Remington Top shotgun ammunition brand: Winchester Top handgun ammunition brand: Winchester Top blackpowder brand: Pyrodex Top balls, bullets, or shot brand: Hornady Top bow brand: Matthews Top broadhead brand: Rage Top bow case brand: Plano Top archery sight brand: Truglo Top decoy brand: Flambeau Top game call brand: Primos Top reloading die brand: Lee Precision Top reloading bullet brand: Hornady Top reloading primer brand: CCI Top reloading powder brand: Hodgdon Top reloading shot brand: Lawrence Top scope brand for firearms: Nikon Top scope accessory brand: Leupold Top binocular brand: Bushnell Top spotting scope brand: Bushnell Top range finder brand: Bushnell Top boot brand: Rocky Top bi-pod and shooting stick brand: Primos Top GPS device brand: Garmin Top game feeder brand: Moultrie Top food plot seed brand: Whitetail In