Founded in 1983, Buffalo-based Veritay Technology, Inc. develops and tests gun barrels and ammunition for defense programs, with specialized work in ballistics research and barrel-wear measurement. Its three enclosed firing ranges occupy a former Nike Ajax missile base, where the company conducts live-fire testing supported by high-speed instrumentation and data acquisition. Veritay also applies its defense engineering experience to custom temperature-controller systems for commercial food-service equipment.
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Balco Defense CompanyBalco Defense Company designs, manufactures, distributes, installs, and maintains shooting-range equipment and facilities. Its offerings include portable and modular shooting ranges, bullet traps, target systems, range maintenance, lead abatement, consulting, technical support, and related products for residential, commercial, law-enforcement, and military markets.PORT WASHINGTON, NY
Applied Tactical Technologies, IncFounded in 1985 on Long Island, Applied Tactical Technologies, Inc. is a contract systems manufacturer making tactical equipment and defense systems for law-enforcement agencies, the military, and government customers. Its manufacturing work spans ballistic protection and specialized weapons-related equipment, with in-house testing and the ability to design, build, and integrate mission-specific kits. The company is a New York State certified small business, an ITAR/DDTC-registered manufacturer, and has operated as a defense contractor since 1994.WEST BABYLON, NY
Douglas Barrels IncDouglas Barrels Inc. is an American manufacturer of premium ultra-rifled gun barrels, founded in 1948 by G.R. Douglas and headquartered in Cross Lanes, West Virginia. The company is known for its unique carbide push-button rifling technique and air gauge testing that achieves bore variance as low as .0001 inches. With over 75 years of experience, Douglas Barrels serves competitive shooters, hunters, firearm manufacturers, and the U.S. military, and has produced barrels used in Apollo missions.CHARLESTON, WV
Shaw BarrelsShaw Barrels manufactures precision gun barrels and custom rifles, with a history of more than 100 years in the gun-barrel trade. It began as a nut-and-bolt manufacturer supporting the railroad industry, then shifted into small-arms barrels during the run-up to World War I; its OEM division now operates three manufacturing facilities in the Bridgeville area and supplies barrels to firearm manufacturers.BRIDGEVILLE, PA