The National Association of Sporting Goods Wholesalers (NASGW), the association representing shooting sports wholesalers, manufacturers, and their trade partners, is proud to announce the nominees for this year's NASGW Leadership Awards.

Each year, NASGW Awards the top optics, accessory, ammunition, and firearms manufacturers who best demonstrate a commitment to the two-step distribution process, and who provide outstanding value and service. Wholesaler members evaluate the performance of manufacturers on four key criteria; distribution policy, marketing, sales and promotion; logistics and operations and NASGW and industry support. This comprehensive assessment of manufacturer performance has been designed to provide a more balanced appraisal that truly recognizes the best of the best according to NASGW distributor members.

This year's nominees are:

Firearm Manufacturer of the Year

CZ-USA
Glock
Ruger
SIG SAUER
Smith & Wesson
Springfield Inc.

Optics Manufacturer of the Year

American Technologies Network Corp
Burris Company
EOTech
Leupold & Stevens, Inc.
SIG SAUER
Trijicon, Inc.

Ammunition Manufacturer of the Year

Aguila
Hornady
RUAG Ammotec USA
Remington
Winchester Ammunition
Vista Outdoor Inc.

Accessory Manufacturer of the Year 

Birchwood Casey
Crimson Trace
FailZero
Magpul
Vista Outdoor Inc.
ZEV Technologies

Importer of the Year

Aguila
Century Arms
CZ-USA
Eagle Imports
Legacy Sports International
Tristar Arms

Innovator of the Year

Glock
IWI US, Inc.
O.F. Mossberg & Sons, Inc.
Ruger
SIG SAUER
Smith & Wesson

Award recipients will be announced at the Annual Awards Dinner & Reception at this year's NASGW Expo on October 16th in Pittsburgh, PA. The awards dinner will set the stage for three days of productive meetings as distributors, manufacturers, manufacturer's reps and media prepare for the coming sales year.