Pre-effective
AMENDMENT NO. 3
to
FORM S-1
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

870 Remington Drive
Madison, North Carolina 27025-1776
(336) 548-8700
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant's principal executive offices)

Fredric E. Roth, Jr.
General Counsel and Secretary
Freedom Group, Inc.
870 Remington Drive P.O. Box 1776
Madison, North Carolina 27025-1776
(336) 548-8700
(Name, address, including zip code and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public:
As soon as practicable after this Registration Statement becomes effective.

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The Registrant hereby amends this Registration Statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the Registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this Registration Statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 or until the Registration Statement shall become effective on such date as the Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.

The information in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed. We may not sell these securities until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and it is not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any state where the offer or sale is not permitted.

This is Freedom Group, Inc.'s initial public offering. We are selling shares of our common stock and the selling stockholders are selling shares of our common stock. We will not receive any proceeds from the sale of shares to be offered by the selling stockholders.

We expect the public offering price to be between $ and $ per share. Currently, no public market exists for the shares. After pricing of the offering, we expect that the shares will trade on the under the symbol " ."

Investing in the common stock involves risks that are described in the "Risk Factors" section beginning on page 19 of this prospectus.

The underwriters may also purchase up to an additional shares from us, and up to an additional shares from the selling stockholders, at the public offering price, less the underwriting discount, within 30 days from the date of this prospectus to cover over-allotments, if any.

Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.


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Prospectus Summary		1
Risk Factors		19
Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements		35
Use of Proceeds		38
Dividend Policy		38
Capitalization		39
Dilution		42
Selected Historical Consolidated Financial Data		44
Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Information		46
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations		50
Business		79
Management		103
Compensation Discussion and Analysis		108
Certain Relationships and Related Person Transactions		132
Principal and Selling Stockholders		135
Description of Certain Indebtedness		138
Description of Capital Stock		141
Shares Eligible for Future Sale		145
Material United States Federal Income and Estate Tax Considerations for Non-U.S. Holders		147
Underwriting		151
Legal Matters		156
Experts		156
Where You Can Find More Information		156
Index to Consolidated Financial Statements		F-1

You should rely only on the information contained in this prospectus or contained in any free writing prospectus filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"). Neither we, the selling stockholders nor the underwriters have authorized anyone to provide you with additional information or information different from that contained in this prospectus or in any free writing prospectus filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We and the selling stockholders are offering to sell, and seeking offers to buy, our common stock only in jurisdictions where offers and sales are permitted. The information contained in this prospectus is accurate only as of the date of this prospectus, regardless of the time of delivery of this prospectus or of any sale of our common stock.

Market and industry data used throughout this prospectus, including information relating to our relative position in the shooting sports industry, is based on the good faith estimates of management, which in turn are based upon management's review of internal surveys, independent industry surveys and publications, including independent reports and information prepared by the Sports Marketing Research Group ("SMRG"), a syndicated market research firm of hard good sporting goods in the Unites States, the National Shooting Sports Foundation ("NSSF"), a trade association for the shooting, hunting and firearms industry, SportsOneSource, a leading Internet portal for sporting goods industry professionals, and the Annual Firearms Manufacturing and Export Report ("AFMER"), a report produced by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, in each case with respect to 2008 data and the National Rifle Association ("NRA") with respect to 2010 data. Other than with respect to the SMRG reports, which are subscription based, these reports are generally available to the public and were not prepared for a fee.

Market and industry data for 2008 available from sources such as SMRG and AFMER provide market share details based on brands and manufacturers which the Company is able to tie to its acquired entities and businesses. Market share is then summed together for entities and businesses owned by the Company to arrive at the Company's overall market share.

The following summary is qualified in its entirety by, and should be read together with, the more detailed information and financial statements and related notes thereto appearing elsewhere in this prospectus. You should read the entire prospectus carefully, particularly the "Risk Factors" beginning on page 19 and our consolidated financial statements and the related notes thereto. In this prospectus, unless otherwise indicated or the context otherwise requires, references to (1) the terms "we," "us," "our," the "Company" and "Freedom Group" refer to Freedom Group, Inc. and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, (2) the term "FGI" refers to Freedom Group, Inc., (3) the term "Remington" refers to Remington Arms Company, Inc. and its direct and indirect subsidiaries, (4) the terms "Bushmaster" and "BFI" refer to Bushmaster Firearms International, LLC and its direct and indirect subsidiaries, (5) the term "Marlin" refers to the Marlin Firearms Company, (6) the term "DPMS" refers to DPMS Firearms LLC, (7) the term "EOTAC" refers to EOTAC, LLC, (8) the term "INTC" refers to INTC USA, LLC, (9) the term "Precision Arms Center" refers to Precision Arms Center, LLC, (formerly known as Bushmaster Custom Shop, LLC), (10) the term "Dakota Arms" refers to Dakota Arms, LLC, (11) the term "S&K" refers to S&K Industries, Inc., (12) the term "AAC" refers to Advanced Armament Corp., (13) the term "Barnes" refers to Barnes Bullets, Inc., (14) the term "CCM" refers only to Cerberus Capital Management L.P., (15) the term "Cerberus" refers to Cerberus Capital Management, L.P., along with its affiliates, (16) the term "Remington Acquisition" refers to our acquisition of 100% of the shares of RACI Holding, Inc., the then parent company of Remington, on May 31, 2007, (17) the term "Marlin Acquisition" refers to Remington's acquisition of 100% of the shares of Marlin and its subsidiary, H&R 1871, LLC, on January 28, 2008 and (18) the term "Dakota Acquisition" refers to our acquisition of certain assets of Dakota Arms on June 5, 2009. The terms "Refinancings" and "Additional Notes Issuance" have the meaning given to them in "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—2009 Debt Transactions" and the term "Recapitalization" has the meaning given to it in "—The Offering." The Refinancings, the Additional Notes Issuance, the Dakota Acquisition, the S&K Acquisition, the AAC Acquisition, the Barnes Acquisition, the Recapitalization and the offering referred to in this prospectus are referred to collectively herein as the "Transactions." References to Adjusted EBITDA are to Adjusted EBITDA as defined in footnote 5 in "—Summary Historical and Pro Forma Consolidated Financial Data." References to "preferred stock" are to our Series A preferred stock.

We are one of the leading firearms, ammunition and related products companies in the world, with #1 commercial market positions across all of our major product categories in the United States, the largest firearms and ammunition market globally. We are an innovator, designer, manufacturer and marketer of an increasingly broad product line which services the hunting, shooting sports, law enforcement and military end-markets under some of the most globally recognized brands including Remington, Marlin, Bushmaster, and DPMS, among others. With our Remington brand dating back to 1816, we are America's oldest and largest manufacturer of firearms and ammunition. We believe that our long heritage and reputation for quality have resulted in strong brand recognition and customer loyalty. For example, our Remington brand, which we believe represents an enduring symbol of American values and is trusted and respected by generations of sportsmen, is ranked #2 in brand awareness, second only to Nike among sportsmen according to the SportsOneSource 2009 Brand Index. We believe our scale and product breadth are unmatched within the industry, with approximately 1.3 million long guns and 2.5 billion rounds of ammunition sold during the twelve months ended December 31, 2009. For the year ended December 31, 2009, we generated net sales, net income and Adjusted EBITDA of $848.7 million, $54.4 million and $178.1 million, respectively. As of December 31, 2009, we had $276.7 million of total indebtedness, representing a ratio of total debt to Adjusted EBITDA for the year ended December 31, 2009 of 1.6x.

We are the only major U.S. manufacturer of both firearms and ammunition, which we believe is a significant competitive advantage and supports our market leadership position. We believe this leadership position across all of our major product categories is evidenced by our #1 U.S. commercial market shares in shotguns, rifles, and ammunition. We estimate that in calendar year 2008 over 85% of our domestic sales came from product categories where we hold the #1 U.S. commercial market share position. We have a focus on innovation that we believe results in category-defining products, strong brand recognition and long-term customer loyalty.

The following table details our U.S. commercial market leadership for the major product categories in which we participate.

Today the Freedom Group includes over 10 well-regarded brands, collaborating across all disciplines, from product development to distribution, delivering end-user driven products to the hunting, shooting sports, law enforcement and military end-markets. We have made significant progress in our transition to a customer-focused sales and marketing organization by shifting to a two-tiered sales structure whereby dedicated key account managers sell the full FGI product offering to our top retail accounts while our internal field sales force calls on our network of distributors and dealers. This has allowed us to create a unified customer facing platform capable of selling our entire suite of brands and products across multiple end-markets while providing the ability to leverage our flexible manufacturing capacity to quickly respond to changes in customer preferences and demands.

Our 11 manufacturing facilities and approximately 2,800 employees represent the largest domestic manufacturing presence in our industry, enabling us to deliver our products throughout the U.S. and internationally to approximately 80 countries. In addition, our product leadership and innovation are supported by what we believe to be the industry's only domestic freestanding and dedicated research and development facility. Our customer focused sales force, together with our flexible manufacturing capability and research and development efforts, have resulted in 18 new product launches in 2009 and a robust future product pipeline.

With the goal of creating the world's leading firearms, ammunition and related products company, we have built a family of brands and products through the successful integration of four primary acquisitions (Bushmaster, Remington, DPMS and Marlin). FGI is a holding company

controlled by Cerberus, dating back to the first firearms acquisition of certain assets and liabilities of Bushmaster by Cerberus in April 2006.

Cerberus created FGI on March 30, 2007 and FGI subsequently acquired Remington Arms Company, Inc. on May 31, 2007. On December 13, 2007, we acquired certain assets and assumed certain liabilities of Defense Procurement/Manufacturing Services, Inc. Subsequently, on January 28, 2008, we acquired 100% of the shares of the Marlin Firearms Company and its subsidiary H&R 1871, LLC through our Remington subsidiary. We currently conduct our business operations principally through our two main operating subsidiaries, Remington and Bushmaster.

We also have made four additional strategic acquisitions to supplement and expand the current brand portfolio and have participated in other strategic joint-ventures through our non-wholly owned subsidiaries.

For the year ended December 31, 2009, firearms accounted for $508.1 million of net sales, or 59.9% of our total net sales. For the year ended December 31, 2009, on a pro forma basis, firearms accounted for $510.4 million in net sales, or 58.8% of our total net sales.

We are the largest manufacturer of commercial ammunition in the United States, and sold approximately 2.5 billion rounds of ammunition during the twelve months ended December 31, 2009. As the only major supplier of both firearms and ammunition in the United States, we believe our ability to sell ammunition creates a unique competitive advantage within the industry and allows us to solidify and extend our existing long-term relationship with our loyal customer base. The NRA estimates 70 to 80 million people in the United States own approximately 300 million firearms, creating a large installed base for our ammunition products.

Our ammunition offerings consist of a comprehensive line of sporting ammunition and ammunition reloading components, along with ammunition for the government, military, and law enforcement markets, marketed under the Remington, UMC, Dakota and Barnes brand names both domestically and internationally. Our ammunition products include in excess of 1,000 SKUs across 60 calibers, ranging from high volume, promotionally priced products to premium, high performance products that meet the needs of the most demanding users of firearms. We have developed and/or manufactured more types of cartridges than any other ammunition manufacturer, and we believe our ability to deliver a complete military solution of firearms and ammunition is distinctive.

Product performance and innovation are core focuses for us and are important differentiators within the industry. We believe we are one of the world's largest producers of centerfire rifle hunting ammunition. Our Premier STS and Nitro 27 shotshell target loads have won more trophies at the Grand American Trap and World Skeet championship than any other brand.

For the year ended December 31, 2009, ammunition accounted for $321.6 million of net sales, or 37.9% of our total net sales. For the year ended December 31, 2009, on a pro forma basis, ammunition accounted for $335.1 million in net sales, or 38.6% of our total net sales.

We sell a wide variety of branded accessories, including gun care and cleaning products and folding and collectible knives. We believe we are one of the top brands in complete firearm care, including cleaning chemicals, tools, and kits. In addition to offering a wide range of Remington branded accessories, we also sell a full line of accessory products to military, law enforcement and commercial markets through our recently acquired Advanced Armament brand. Through our majority owned joint venture, EOTAC, we market high quality tactical and discreet garments for military, law enforcement and the private sector. In addition, we hold a minority ownership stake in INTC, a leading producer of non-toxic premium based centerfire and shotshell projectiles and a leading manufacturer of frangible bullets.

We also license our trademarks to a discrete number of third parties that manufacture and market sporting and outdoor products that complement our product lines. We offer approximately 3,500 SKUs of licensed product and generate over $110 million in sales for our retail partners. Currently, our trademarks are licensed for use on, among other things, apparel, caps, gun cases, tree stands, wildlife feeders, sporting dog equipment, air guns, safety and security products, gun safes, and various other novelty goods. We strive to ensure that the quality, image and appeal of these licensed products are consistent with the high-quality nature of our products and brand strength. We believe that these licenses increase the market recognition of our brands, enhance our ability to market our core products, and generate attractive, high margin income. Additionally, we believe there are significant opportunities for our licensed products as we believe consumer preference is continuing to move toward an outdoor lifestyle.

For the year ended December 31, 2009, all other businesses accounted for $19.0 million of net sales, or 2.2% of our total net sales. For the year ended December 31, 2009, on a pro forma basis, all other businesses accounted for $22.8 million in net sales, or 2.6% of our total net sales. Licensing represented $3.9 million in other income during the same period.

We compete in the global marketplace for firearms, ammunition, accessories and licensed products in approximately 80 countries. End customers include police departments, domestic and foreign government organizations, including the U.S. military, and consumers, such as sportsmen, hunters, and recreational shooters. Consumer distribution channels are diverse, and include major chain retail stores, major distributors, smaller dealers, gun clubs and ranges.

Based on data from the NSSF, we estimate that the annual domestic commercial long gun market is approximately $1.2 billion and the commercial ammunition market is approximately $1.2 billion. We estimate total annual purchases of firearms and ammunition by U.S. military and law enforcement are $1.7 billion and $475 million, respectively. Additionally, we believe there are significant opportunities in the international market for our products.

The long gun market represents a significant variety of firearms, including both shotguns and rifles. The use of these firearms ranges from hunting, to law enforcement and defense, to other shooting sports, such as skeet, trap, sporting clays and target shooting. According to the NSSF, domestic consumer long gun sales (based on excise tax data) have grown at a 4% compounded annual growth rate, or the CAGR, from 2004 to 2008. We believe the commercial modern sporting rifle market, in which we believe we are the largest producer, has grown at a 31% CAGR from 2004 to 2008. Further,

the NSSF estimates that consumer ammunition sales grew at a 13% CAGR during the 2004-2008 period.

Our consumers include people of all ages, gender, educational backgrounds and income levels. The NRA estimates 70 to 80 million people in the U.S. own firearms, with privately held ownership approaching 300 million. This represents a significant installed base that generates a recurring revenue stream for ammunition, parts and accessory sales. In addition, we believe that a number of other developments in the industry are broadening and renewing consumer interest in hunting and shooting sports, including a renewed interest in the outdoors and product offerings designed to introduce new shooters to hunting and shooting.

We believe that a meaningful percentage of current firearm sales are being made to first time gun purchasers, particularly women. We further believe that the introduction of first time shooters, as well as the renewed interest of many existing shooters, will translate to increased participation across the ever-widening array of shooting sports. In addition, the continued adoption of the modern sporting rifle has led to increased growth in the long gun market, especially with a younger demographic of users and those who like to customize or upgrade their firearms. We view this current increase in demand as having significant long-term benefits, including expanding the popularity of shooting sport categories, as well as providing an opportunity to cultivate new, and renew existing, long-term customer relationships across our portfolio of products and brands.

We believe our business model provides a broad and attractive value proposition to our customers and we believe that we are distinguished by the following competitive strengths:

We believe our brand names are some of the most globally recognized in the hunting, shooting sports, law enforcement, and military firearm and ammunition end-markets.

Built on a legacy of quality and innovation, we believe that the Remington brand represents an enduring symbol of American values and is trusted and respected by generations of sportsmen, lawmen and soldiers. Established in 1816, the Remington brand is ranked #2 in brand awareness, second only to Nike among sportsmen and 8th overall among all sports brands in the SportsOneSource 2009 Brand Index. The brand has been judiciously deployed across virtually every category of our firearms and ammunition. Remington has some of the best-known and longest-selling products in the hunting and shooting sports market, which we believe define their respective categories. For example, the 10 millionth Model 870 pump-action shotgun was produced in April 2009 and we have produced more than 5 million Model 700 bolt-action rifles, which we believe is currently the most widely-distributed rifle in its class.

The Bushmaster and DPMS brands, established in 1973 and 1986, respectively, represent the largest and second largest designers and suppliers of modern sporting rifles, components and parts for the commercial market, in addition to sales to the law enforcement, military and international markets. Bushmaster was one of the first to introduce modern sporting rifles to the consumer market, which is growing faster than the general firearms industry. Our other niche firearms brands include Marlin (lever-action and bolt-action rifles), Harrington & Richardson (break-action single-shot rifles and shotguns), L.C. Smith (aspirational side-by-side and over-under shotguns), Parker (high-end brand of artisanal shotguns), Dakota Arms (aspirational rifles and shotguns chambered in large calibers), Miller Arms (customized precision single-shot rifles), and Nesika (precision bolt-action rifles and actions).

Our ammunition brands, including Remington, UMC, Dakota and Barnes, also enjoy leading market positions, strong brand recognition and generations of customer loyalty. We believe that

Remington Core-Lokt centerfire ammunition is the most widely used, and the Premier STS and Nitro 27 target loads have won more trophies at the Grand American Trap and World Skeet championship than any other brand. The Grand American is believed to be the largest shooting tournament in the world and offers competitors the opportunity to explore the most advanced products and services in the shooting industry. Additionally, we believe trophies at this event are recognized throughout the industry as "best in class".

Our core products are ranked #1 across their respective U.S. commercial product categories.

We have the broadest firearms, ammunition, components, parts and accessory portfolio in our industry. Our products range in price from entry level firearms under the Harrington & Richardson brand to the aspirational hand-crafted Parker Gun and Dakota brands in addition to our core brands of Remington, Bushmaster, DPMS and Marlin. We are the only company in the United States that is a major supplier of both firearms and ammunition. We further leverage consumer loyalty to our brands by offering components and parts for firearms as well as accessories. We also license our trademarks to a discrete number of third parties that manufacture and market sporting and outdoor products that complement our product lines.

We focus on providing generations of consumers with the combined advantage of safety and high-performance products through our superior design and construction, proprietary technology and advanced materials. We are an innovation leader in our industry, supported by more than 45 engineers and technicians and what we believe to be the industry's only domestic freestanding and dedicated firearms research and development facility. Our technicians are keenly focused on aligning our products with the growth trend among consumers for increasingly sophisticated products.

This strategy results in a robust new product pipeline, including our M887 Nitro Mag shotgun, an innovative new pump-action shotgun that features ARMORLOKT, our proprietary protective coating designed for the harshest environments. In addition, we have developed various innovative products for the international, law enforcement and government end-markets under the Remington, Bushmaster and DPMS brands. For example, Remington supplies the M24 Sniper Weapon System to the U.S. Army. Finally, Bushmaster and DPMS, which supplied over 29,000 firearms to law enforcement and international customers in 2009, provide firearms to various federal agencies including the U.S. Department of Defense ("DOD").

Recent ammunition product introductions have focused on developing exclusive or proprietary technology with application to performance oriented hunting and shooting sports users and special application law enforcement and military needs.

The combination of our strong brands, wide product breadth, leading market shares and the ability to offer both firearms and ammunition has made us a key partner with our commercial retailers and distributors. We have strong relationships with all of the major chain retail stores that sell firearms and ammunition, including Bass Pro Shops, Cabela's, Dick's Sporting Goods, Gander Mountain, Academy, Big Five and Wal-Mart, as well as with major sporting goods distributors such as Sport South and Accusport. In addition, we have strong relationships with dealers and shooting ranges, and are actively working with them to grow sales within this channel. Within the commercial business, our products are used across a wide variety of shooting activities, resulting in numerous diverse customer end-markets serving hunters as well as skeet, trap and target shooters, competitive target shooters and a broad variety of recreational shooters.

In addition to our significant commercial business, we sell products to law enforcement, international, government and military end-markets. These markets represented approximately 16% of our 2009 net sales. We believe that our increasingly focused law enforcement and global military products divisions will increase our presence in the law enforcement and defense markets beyond our existing customers, which include the Texas Department of Public Safety, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, Los Angeles Police Department, the California Highway Patrol, the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center ("FLETC"), DOD, the United States Special Operations Command ("SOCOM"), and the United States Secret Service, as well as international governments including Colombia, the Republic of Georgia, Italy, Poland, Malaysia, Mexico and Oman. All firearms and ammunition that we sell and export to foreign countries, whether sold commercially or to international governments and militaries, must be licensed and approved by the U.S. Department of State or the U.S. Department of Commerce.

We have significantly grown and transitioned our dedicated sales force to a two-tiered structure whereby dedicated key account managers sell the full FGI product offering to our top eight retail accounts while our internal field sales force calls on our network of approximately 800 distributors and dealers. This investment and effort has significantly reduced our use of third-party, non-exclusive sales representatives. This sales structure is similar to those utilized by many leading consumer products companies and allows for us to sell our entire suite of brands and products more effectively to our key customers and distributors. We believe this sales structure will lead both to increased market share with our key customers as well as to provide the ability to leverage our flexible manufacturing capacity to quickly respond to changes in customer preferences and demands.

We have also shifted our business from a manufacturing-based "push system," in which product volumes and mix are determined based on available capacity, to a customer-focused "pull system," in which customer and consumer demand determine manufacturing decisions. We mine our extensive and proprietary database of consumer contacts and are an industry leader in our ability to capture and analyze point-of-sale and sell-through data from our key customers and distributors to determine what products our customers demand. Additionally our key account managers have access to the full suite of FGI products and we believe are leveraged by our retail partners to assist in long range sales planning.

Our law enforcement and global military products divisions capitalize on key relationships to identify customer needs, so that research and development investments are focused and timely in providing products that meet these needs. We supplement our law enforcement and military efforts through the consultation with our board members who have extensive knowledge and experience.

We believe our balanced business model built upon sales, marketing and distribution of both firearms and ammunition to long standing customers further supports our ability to generate strong future cash flows that can be re-invested in research and development, the growth of sales within our distribution channels and in the acquisition of select complementary businesses. We have achieved substantial working capital improvements since 2007 by decreasing average days sales outstanding by 28 days and inventory days by 57 days from January 2007 through December 2009. Our attractive operating margins, variable cost structure, relatively low maintenance capital expenditures and low working capital needs all result in strong cash flow generation.

Our senior management team has substantial industry and related operational, sales and marketing and financial experience. For example, our Chief Executive Officer, Ted Torbeck, joined us after a 28 year career with General Electric, our Chief Sales Officer, Scott Blackwell, has over 20 years experience in the firearm and law enforcement industry and our Chief Financial Officer, Stephen Jackson, has been with the Company for six years and has over 19 years of financial and accounting experience. In addition to key managers that have been in place at our companies, we have added numerous experienced external professionals to execute our business strategy. Our management team is also supported by a dedicated group of employees who embody an innovation driven culture.

Our fundamental strategy is to continue to strengthen and broaden our leading market positions across the firearms, ammunition and related product markets. We do so by actively and collectively managing our broad portfolio of powerful brands and products across a diverse set of end-markets. Our core strengths described above are augmented by a constant focus on operational improvements designed to increase manufacturing efficiency, quality and profitability. Specific additional strategic initiatives include:

The combination of our strong brands, wide product breadth, leading market shares and the ability to offer both firearms and ammunition has cultivated a broad and loyal customer base across a wide range of commercial retailers and distributors. We have invested in our commercial sales organization, growing our headcount by 44% over the past two years, to increase the experience, reach and impact of our team. This investment and effort has significantly reduced our use of third-party, non-exclusive sales representatives. We expect to continue to grow our commercial market share by leveraging our strong brand and product portfolio with our dedicated sales force to increase shelf space. By increasing our consumer points-of-contact and continued focus on a customer driven platform supported by our sales and marketing optimization efforts, we believe we will continue to expand our leading market position.

Further Penetrate the Domestic and International Defense and Law Enforcement Channels

development investments are focused and timely in providing products that meet those needs. Specific opportunities include the development of the next generation tactical sniper system, the next generation service rifle for the U.S. Army, an upgrade option to our current M24 Sniper Weapon System for the U.S. Army, and a materials and coatings sniper rifle study for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). In addition, we are aligning ourselves with certain suppliers to exploit our competitive advantages and secure future government-funded research and development opportunities.

Our international business has increased significantly in net sales over the last two years with firearm and ammunition sales to governmental customers in Mexico, Thailand, Malaysia and Afghanistan, among other countries. In addition to the new products mentioned above, we are developing several products specific to the foreign markets, including a 7.62mm semi-auto sniper system and several personal defense weapons. We believe we are well-positioned as an important player in this growing global market and can offer full firearms and ammunition solutions to existing and new foreign military customers. We believe leveraging current and future DOD contracts will further enhance our ability to win international business. All firearm export sales need to be licensed and approved by the United States Department of State or the United States Department of Commerce, and we have a successful track record of obtaining such approvals.

Our team develops new products, such as the weather-resistant M887 Nitro Mag shotgun which was launched in May 2009, as well as processes to bring new products such as the XL7 series of rifles to market more quickly and cost effectively. Our focus on innovation has resulted in diverse new products such as the Remington R-15 modern sporting rifle, the R-25 modern sporting rifle, the Bushmaster .50 BMG bolt action rifle, and the .308 DPMS modern sporting rifle. In 2009, we also launched the Remington M597 VTR rimfire rifle, the Marlin .338 MXLR/MX lever action line of rifles and the Remington R-15 styled rifle for the new Remington 30AR cartridge, along with a variety of other new ammunition products. We are driving product development for our law enforcement, international and military efforts, as well as additional sales to existing commercial customers with additional part configurations and calibers for the modern sporting rifle. Specific examples include the Adaptive Combat Rifle and 7.62mm semi-auto sniper system. We have numerous new products in development with multiple new firearms product platforms and extensions to existing product lines scheduled for introduction in 2010 and beyond.

We have continued to augment and integrate our facilities over the last 24 months and have focused on improving our operating efficiency. To this end, we have completed a number of lean manufacturing projects, including a factory consolidation and six sigma efforts led by the introduction of more than 50 black belt process experts since implementation of the program. Such projects have increased throughput and reduced direct labor, square footage and equipment downtime along with improved cash flow from lower inventory levels. These activities, which we call "continuous cost improvements," will continue to be a cornerstone of our organization as we build and optimize our world class manufacturing platform.

Our manufacturing optimization efforts have also included the shift of some modern sporting rifle components and parts production into our plants and away from third-party vendors. These efforts have made the combined organization considerably more flexible, improved our quality and margins and enabled us to more quickly and efficiently address future changes in demand. The benefits of our past work are starting to appear in our ability to leverage our existing manufacturing footprint during periods of high demand while maintaining variability in our cost structure. We enhance this variability through our use of third parties for many modern sporting rifle components with no long-term contracts, so that we can adjust our inventory quickly and at a low cost.

We have built and strengthened our family of brands and products over the past three years, primarily through the successful integration of four primary acquisitions (Bushmaster, Remington, DPMS and Marlin) made between April 2006 and January 2008. We did so with the goal of creating the world's leading firearms and ammunition company. We have a proven track record of successfully identifying and integrating acquisitions, as demonstrated by the integration of our brands, and have achieved significant operational improvements as a result. We intend to continue to identify and pursue add-on strategic acquisitions or investments that expand and enhance our brand, product and intellectual property portfolio. We seek to acquire highly complementary products, intellectual property or external capabilities to expand our portfolio or extend our brands and channel relationships.

We completed four strategic acquisitions in 2009 financed by cash from operations, which we believe will enhance our business performance in 2010. On June 5, 2009, we acquired certain assets of Dakota Arms, LLC, a producer of high-end rifles, shotguns and ammunition for approximately $1.8 million. This acquisition positions us in the largely customized, high precision, large caliber and safari segments of the market. In addition, on September 22, 2009, we acquired certain assets from S&K Industries, Inc., a supplier of high quality walnut and laminate wood stocks for our firearms operations for approximately $3.8 million ("S&K Acquisition"). We believe this acquisition will reduce certain costs of acquiring the wood stocks and improve efficiencies in our firearms manufacturing processes. On October 2, 2009, we completed the acquisition of certain assets of Advanced Armament Corp. for approximately $11.1 million, with an additional amount of approximately $8.0 million due in 2015 upon achievement of certain conditions ("AAC Acquisition"). AAC manufactures and markets a full line of firearm accessory products used in certain military (including current use by the DOD), law enforcement and commercial markets. Finally, on December 31, 2009, we completed the acquisition of certain assets and liabilities of Barnes Bullets, Inc., a supplier of copper bullets, including copper-tin composite core bullets, for approximately $25.6 million ("Barnes Acquisition"). We believe this acquisition allows us to offer a premium product offering to complement our existing products and to provide shooters and hunters with a premium line of high performance bullets.

Immediately after the offering, funds and accounts managed by Cerberus or its affiliated management companies, which we refer to collectively as our controlling stockholder, will control approximately % (approximately % if the underwriters' option to purchase additional shares to cover over-allotments is exercised in full) of our common stock. Established in 1992, Cerberus, along with its affiliates, is one of the world's leading private investment firms. Cerberus currently holds controlling or significant minority investments in companies around the world. Cerberus invests in divestitures, turnarounds, recapitalizations, financial restructurings, public-to-privates and management buyouts in a variety of sectors.

Our principal executive offices are located at 870 Remington Drive, P.O. Box 1776, Madison, North Carolina 27025-1776, and our telephone number is (336) 548-8700. For information on our corporate history, see "Business—Company Overview—Our History and Corporate Structure."


Common stock offered:
	By Freedom Group, Inc.	shares (or shares if the underwriters exercise their over-allotment option in full).
	By the selling stockholders	shares (or shares if the underwriters exercise their over-allotment option in full).
Shares outstanding after the offering		shares (or shares if the underwriters exercise their over-allotment option in full).
Shares outstanding or issuable after the offering		shares (or shares if the underwriters exercise their over-allotment option in full).
Use of proceeds		The net proceeds to us from this offering will be approximately $ million after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by us. We intend to use the net proceeds from this offering for working capital and other general corporate purposes. See "Use of Proceeds." We will not receive any proceeds from the sale of shares by the selling stockholders.
Dividend Policy		The declaration and payment of any dividends will be at the sole discretion of our board of directors and will depend upon, among other things, our earnings, financial condition, capital requirements, level of indebtedness, contractual restrictions with respect to the payment of dividends, and other considerations that our board of directors deems relevant. See "Dividend Policy."
Risk factors		See "Risk Factors" and other information included in this prospectus for a discussion of factors you should carefully consider before deciding to invest in our common stock.
Proposed ticker symbol		" "

The number of shares of common stock outstanding after the offering is based on shares of common stock outstanding as of , 2010 (assuming that the Recapitalization had taken place) and includes common stock underlying options that are exercisable within 60 days of , 2010, but excludes common stock underlying all other options. The number of shares excluded in the previous sentence are included in the number of shares of common stock outstanding or issuable after this offering (which includes the shares issuable upon the exercise of all outstanding options).

Unless otherwise indicated, all information contained in this prospectus assumes:

For more detailed information regarding our common stock and options, see "Description of Capital Stock."

The summary historical financial data below for each of the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007 are derived from the consolidated financial statements of Freedom Group. All financial statements described above have been audited by Grant Thornton LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, and are included elsewhere in this prospectus.

The summary unaudited condensed consolidated pro forma financial information for the year ended December 31, 2009 has been derived from the unaudited pro forma consolidated financial information for the year ended December 31, 2009 included in "Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Information." The unaudited pro forma consolidated statement of operations data has been adjusted to give effect to the Refinancings, the Additional Notes Issuance, the Dakota Acquisition, the S&K Acquisition, the AAC Acquisition, the Barnes Acquisition and the Recapitalization as if they had occurred on January 1, 2009, and the unaudited pro forma, as adjusted consolidated statement of operations data has been adjusted to give effect to the Transactions as if they had occurred on January 1, 2009. The unaudited pro forma consolidated balance sheet data reflects our financial position as if the Recapitalization had occured as of December 31, 2009, and the unaudited pro forma, as adjusted consolidated balance sheet data reflects our financial position as if the offering of our common stock and the use of proceeds thereof had occurred as of December 31, 2009.

The summary unaudited pro forma consolidated financial data is for informational purposes only and does not purport to present what our results of operations and financial condition would have been had these transactions actually occurred as of the dates indicated, nor does it project our results of operations for any future period or our financial condition at any future date.

You should read the following audited and unaudited summary historical and pro forma consolidated financial data of Freedom Group in conjunction with "Selected Historical Consolidated Financial Data," "Capitalization," "Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Information," "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" and the historical financial statements and their notes and other financial information appearing elsewhere in this prospectus.

Our results of operations for the year ended December 31, 2007 also include the results of operations of Remington, which we acquired on May 31, 2007. Due to the significant impact of the acquired Remington operations, our financial results for periods subsequent to May 31, 2007 may not be comparable to our results from prior-year periods. In addition, on December 13, 2007 we consummated the acquisition of certain assets of DPMS and on January 28, 2008, we consummated the Marlin Acquisition. Due to the impact of the acquired Marlin and DPMS operations, our results of operations for 2008 may not be comparable to our results from prior-year periods. We consummated the acquisitions of certain assets and liabilities of Dakota Arms on June 5, 2009, S&K on September 22, 2009, AAC on October 2, 2009, and Barnes on December 31, 2009. Due to the impact of the acquisitions in 2009, our results of operations for 2009 may not be comparable to our results from prior-year periods. For additional information regarding our acquisitions, see "Business—Company Overview—Our History and Corporate Structure."

	Year Ended December 31,

	2007(3)			2008(3)			2009
	(in millions, except share and per share data)
Income Statement and Other Data
Net Sales(1)	$	384.9		$	722.5		$	848.7
Cost of Goods Sold		306.0			524.4			566.7
Gross Profit		78.9			198.1			282.0
Operating Expenses		70.1			186.9			169.7
Operating Income		8.8			11.2			112.3
Interest Expense		21.2			30.8			29.8
Income (Loss) before Taxes		(12.4	)		(19.6	)		82.5
Net Income (Loss)		(9.0	)		(28.6	)		54.4
Net Income (Loss) Applicable to Common Stock		(9.9	)		(48.2	)		33.6
Net Income (Loss) Per Share(2)
Basic	$	(0.62	)	$	(2.97	)	$	2.05
Diluted	$	(0.62	)	$	(2.97	)	$	2.00
Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding(2)
Basic		16,084,174			16,236,305			16,332,045
Diluted		16,084,174			16,236,305			16,806,876
Operating and Other Financial Data
Net Cash provided by (used in):
Operating Activities	$	70.8		$	52.9		$	122.3
Investing Activities		(90.7	)		(57.1	)		(58.8	)
Financing Activities		43.9			57.3			(81.1	)

	Year Ended December 31, (Pro Forma) (Unaudited)		Year Ended December 31, (Pro Forma, as Adjusted) (Unaudited)

	2009		2009
	(in millions, except share and per share data)
Income Statement and Other Data
Net Sales(1)	$	868.3	$
Cost of Goods Sold		569.2
Gross Profit		299.1
Operating Expenses		179.7
Operating Income		119.4
Interest Expense		32.1
Income (Loss) before Taxes		87.3
Net Income (Loss)		57.2
Net Income (Loss) Applicable to Common Stock
Net Income (Loss) Per Share
Basic	$	2.23	$
Diluted	$	2.17	$
Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding
Basic		16,332,045
Diluted		16,723,673

		Year Ended December 31,								Year Ended December 31, (Pro Forma) (Unaudited)

		2007			2008			2009		2009
		(in millions)
Net Income (Loss)		$	(9.0	)	$	(28.6	)	$	54.4	$	57.2
Adjustments:
	Equity in Losses of Unconsolidated JV		—			—			0.2		0.2
	Depreciation		8.7			16.4			16.9		16.9
	Interest		21.2			30.8			29.8		32.1
	Income Tax Expense (Benefit)		(4.0	)		9.1			28.2		30.1
	Amortization of Intangibles		3.0			6.7			6.2		6.2
	Impairment Charges		—			47.4			—		—
	Product Safety Warning(A)		—			—			6.6		6.6
	Other Non-cash Charges(B)		(2.6	)		4.9			15.8		11.8
	Non-recurring Charges(C)		37.3			18.0			20.0		20.0

	Total Adjustments		63.6			133.3			123.7		123.9

	Adjusted EBITDA	$	54.6		$	104.7		$	178.1	$	181.1

An investment in our common stock is subject to a number of risks. You should carefully consider the risks described below together with all the other information contained in this prospectus before deciding whether to purchase our common stock. If any of the following risks occurs, our business, financial condition, prospects or results of operations could be harmed. In such an event, the trading price of our common stock could decline and you may lose part or all of your investment.

Unfavorable market trends and regulatory concerns could adversely affect demand for our products and our business.

We believe that a number of trends that currently exist may affect the hunting and shooting sports market:

These trends may have a material adverse effect on our business by impairing industry sales of firearms, ammunition and other shooting-related products.

Our business could be materially adversely affected as a result of general economic and market conditions. Continued volatility and disruption of the credit and capital markets may negatively impact our revenues and our, or our suppliers' or customers', ability to access financing on favorable terms or at all.

We are subject to the effects of general global economic and market conditions. Increases in commodity prices, higher levels of unemployment, higher consumer debt levels, declines in consumer confidence, uncertainty about economic stability and other economic factors that may affect consumer spending or buying habits could adversely affect the demand for products we sell. If the current economic conditions and the related factors remain uncertain or persist, spread or deteriorate further, our business, results of operations or financial condition could be materially adversely affected.

While we intend to finance expansion, renovation and other projects with existing cash, cash flow from operations and borrowings under the ABL Revolver, we may require additional financing to support our continued growth. As widely reported in recent months, the financial crisis in the banking sector and financial markets has resulted in a tightening in the credit markets, a low level of liquidity in many financial markets, and extreme volatility in fixed income, credit and equity markets. Possible consequences from the financial crisis to our business include decreased revenues from our operations attributable to decreases in consumer spending, limitations on our, or our suppliers' or customers', access to capital on terms acceptable to each party or at all, potential failure to satisfy the financial and other restrictive covenants to which we are subject under the ABL Revolver or the indenture governing the Notes, insolvency of key suppliers resulting in product delays, inability of customers to obtain credit to finance purchases of our products and/or customer insolvencies, increased risk that customers may delay payments, fail to pay or default on credit extended to them, and counterparty failures negatively impacting our treasury operations, each of which could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations or financial condition.

Our business is subject to economic and market factors beyond our control or ability to predict.

The sale of our products depends upon a number of factors related to the level of consumer spending, including the general state of the economy and the willingness of consumers to spend on

discretionary items. Historically, the general level of economic activity has significantly affected the demand for sporting goods products in the hunting and shooting sports and related markets. As economic activity slows, consumer confidence and discretionary spending by consumers decline. Competitive pressures arising from any significant or prolonged economic downturn could have a material adverse impact on our financial condition and results of operations, and such impact could be intensified by our leveraged condition.

Significant increases in commodity and energy prices could have a material impact on our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

The manufacturing of our products is dependent upon the availability of raw materials such as lead, copper, zinc, steel and brass. Increases in the prices of any of these raw materials as well as an increase in energy prices could have a material impact on our financial condition. We can provide no assurance as to the future trends of these conditions or to what extent future increases could be offset through customer price increases.

Our results of operations are affected by seasonal fluctuations in business, and our inventory management practices have had an effect on our business.

Many of our firearms products are purchased in anticipation of use during the fall hunting season. As a result of the seasonal nature of our sales, our historical working capital financing needs generally have exceeded cash provided by operations during certain parts of the year. Our efforts to shorten terms and reduce dating plan billing practices, under which a distributor may purchase these products beginning in December (the start of our firearms dating plan year) and pay for them on extended terms, have moderated this seasonal aspect of working capital financing needs as compared to prior years. However, our working capital financing needs still tend to be higher during the spring and summer months, decreasing during the fall and reaching their lowest points during the winter.

In addition, we believe that worsening economic conditions have caused other customers (dealers and chains) to defer purchases of our products until later in the core fall hunting seasons (September through December) and to utilize lower inventory levels than during prior periods. This overall trend in demand continues to date, and there can be no assurance that such trends will not continue.

As a result of the seasonal nature of our sales and our customers' inventory management practices, our working capital financing needs may significantly exceed cash provided by operations during certain periods in a year.

A substantial amount of our business comes from one "national account" customer. A substantial portion of our accounts receivable is concentrated with two customers. Loss of business from either of these customers could adversely affect our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

Our dedicated sales force and key account managers market our products directly to national accounts (consisting primarily of mass merchandisers) and to federal, state and local government agencies. Approximately 10%, 14% and 15% of our total sales for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively, and 12% of our accounts receivable balance as of each of December 31, 2009 and 2008, were attributable to one national account, Wal-Mart. Our sales to Wal-Mart are generally not governed by a written long-term agreement. In the event that Wal-Mart significantly reduces or terminates its purchases of firearms and/or ammunition from us, our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows, could be adversely affected.

of our fiscal year. In the event that this customer incurs financial difficulty and is unable to pay its account in full, our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows could be adversely affected.

We have experienced a significant increase in demand for certain of our ammunition products since late 2008. There can be no assurance that this increased demand for this ammunition will continue.

Demand for certain ammunition increased significantly in 2008, which we believe has been due in part to increased consumer uncertainty relating to new and potentially more restrictive legislation, the increase of home defense spending in light of the global economic downturn, and the increase in users. While we view this increase in demand as a significant long-term opportunity to expand our customer base and strengthen our customer relationships, there can be no assurance that this increased demand will continue or that demand will not decrease in the near or long-term. Any decrease in market demand for our products could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

We are dependent on a number of key suppliers. Loss of or damage to our relationships with these suppliers could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

To manufacture our various products, we use many raw materials, including steel, zinc, lead, brass, copper, plastics and wood, as well as manufactured parts purchased from independent manufacturers. An extended interruption in the supply of these or other raw materials or in the supply of suitable substitute materials would disrupt our operations, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. Furthermore, we may incur additional costs in sourcing raw materials from alternative producers.

For a number of our raw materials, we rely on one or a few suppliers. Alternative sources, many of which are foreign, exist for each of these materials. We do not, however, currently have significant supply relationships with any of these alternative sources. We cannot estimate with any certainty the length of time that would be required to establish alternative supply relationships, or whether the quantity or quality of materials that could be so obtained would be sufficient.

In addition, we rely on a limited number of vendors to perform machining processes on key rifle components. Any disruption of the operations of one of our key vendors could materially impact our ability to obtain certain rifle components. In the event that we lose one of our principal vendors, we may not be able to find an alternative vendor in a timely fashion, and as a result, our ability to produce rifles could be materially and adversely affected.

We may not be able to compete successfully within our highly competitive markets, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

The markets in which we operate are highly competitive. Product image, name, quality and innovation are the primary competitive factors in the firearms industry. Product differentiation exists to a much lesser extent in the ammunition industry, where price is the primary competitive factor. Reductions in price by our competitors in the ammunition industry could force us to reduce prices or otherwise alter terms of sale as a competitive measure, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

Our competitors vary by product line. Some of our competitors are subsidiaries of large corporations with substantially greater financial resources than us. Although we believe that we compete effectively with all of our present competitors, we may not continue to do so, and our ability to compete could be adversely affected by our leveraged condition. See "Business—Competition."

An increase in revenues to government, law enforcement and military sales channels could result in increased uncertainty to the timing of our sales revenues.

Government, law enforcement and military sales channels are typically in the form of contract sales arrangements. We are exposed to these channels through our sale of certain firearms and ammunition products. An increasing percentage of our sales revenues could therefore be subject to contract negotiations. This trend could cause sales revenue amounts to be increasingly volatile and uncertain with respect to the timing of orders.

We intend to evaluate acquisitions, joint ventures and other strategic initiatives, any of which could distract our management or otherwise have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

Our future success may depend on opportunities to buy or obtain rights to other businesses or technologies that could complement, enhance or expand our current business or products or that might otherwise offer us growth opportunities. In particular, we intend to evaluate potential mergers, acquisitions, joint venture investments, strategic initiatives, alliances, vertical integration opportunities and divestitures. However, we may not experience the anticipated benefits of these transactions. In addition, we may be unable to effectively integrate any acquired businesses into our organization, and may not succeed in managing such acquired businesses or the larger company that results from such acquisitions. If we attempt to engage in these transactions, we expose ourselves to various inherent risks, including:

If any of the foregoing risks materializes, our results of operations and the results of the proposed transactions would likely differ from our expectations and market expectations, and our stock price could, accordingly, decline. In addition, we may not be able to complete desirable transactions for reasons including a failure to secure financing or due to restrictions in agreements with third parties.

Because of the nature of potential injuries relating to firearms and ammunition, certain public perceptions of our products, and recent efforts to expand liability of manufacturers of firearms and ammunition, product liability cases and claims, and insurance costs associated with such cases and claims, may cause us to incur significant costs.

We are currently defending product liability litigation involving Remington brand firearms (including firearms manufactured under the Marlin, H&R and L.C. Smith names) and our ammunition products (including ammunition manufactured under the UMC and Peters names). As of December 31, 2009, approximately 17 individual bodily injury cases or claims were pending, primarily alleging defective product design, defective manufacture and/or failure to provide adequate warnings. Some of these cases seek punitive as well as compensatory damages. There were no pending product liability cases involving our other brands.

Because the nature and extent of liability based on the manufacture and/or sale of allegedly defective products is uncertain, particularly as to firearms and ammunition, our resources may not be adequate to cover pending and/or future product liability occurrences, cases or claims, in the aggregate, and such cases and claims may have a material adverse effect upon our business, financial condition or results of operations. Insurance coverage for these risks is expensive and relatively difficult to obtain. Our insurance costs were approximately $3.7 million and $5.6 million for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively. Any inability to obtain insurance, any significant increases in the cost of insurance we obtain, or any losses in excess of our insurance coverage could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations. See "Business—Legal Proceedings and Related Matters."

Our business is subject to extensive governmental legislation and regulation that may restrict our operations, increase our costs of operations, or adversely affect the demand for our products by limiting the availability and/or increasing the cost of our products.

The manufacture, sale and purchase of firearms and ammunition are subject to extensive federal, state and local and foreign governmental regulation. Although we do not believe that current regulations have had such an impact to date, future regulations may adversely affect our operations by limiting the types of products that we can manufacture and/or sell, or imposing additional costs on us or on our customers in connection with the manufacture and/or sale of our products. Such regulations may also adversely affect demand for our products by imposing limitations that increase the costs of our products, making it more difficult or cumbersome for our distributors or end users to transfer and own our products, or creating negative consumer perceptions with respect to our products.

In addition, bills have been introduced in Congress to establish, and to consider the feasibility of establishing, a nationwide database recording so-called "ballistic images" of ammunition fired from new guns. Should such a mandatory database be established, the cost to us, our distributors and our customers could be significant, depending on the type of firearms and ballistic information included in the database. Bills have also been introduced in Congress in the past several years that would affect the manufacture and sale of ammunition, including bills to regulate the manufacture, importation and sale of armor-piercing bullets, to prohibit the manufacture, transfer or importation of .25 caliber, .32 caliber

and 9 mm handgun ammunition, and to increase or impose new taxes on the sales of certain types of ammunition, as well as bills addressing the use of lead in ammunition. Certain of these bills would apply to ammunition of the kind we produce, and accordingly, if enacted, could have a material adverse effect on our business.

In September 2004, the United States Congress declined to renew the Federal Assault Weapons Ban of 1994 ("AWB"), which generally prohibited the manufacture of certain firearms defined under that statute as "assault weapons" and the sale or possession of "assault weapons." Various states and local jurisdictions have adopted their own version of the AWB, some of which apply to Bushmaster, DPMS and certain Remington sporting firearms products. If a statute similar to AWB were to be re-enacted it could have a material adverse effect on our business.

State and local laws and regulations may place additional restrictions on gun ownership and transfer as described below.

We believe that existing federal and state legislation relating to the regulation of firearms and ammunition have not had a material adverse effect on our sales of these products. However, the regulation of firearms and ammunition may become more restrictive in the future and any such development might have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flows. In addition, regulatory proposals, even if never enacted, may affect firearms or ammunition sales as a result of consumer perceptions. See "Business—Regulation."

Although we are primarily a manufacturer of long guns, the trends regarding firearms regulation, as well as pending industry litigation, and the consumer perception of such developments, may adversely affect sales of firearms, ammunition and other shooting-related products by such means as increasing costs of production and/or reducing the number of distribution outlets for our products.

Environmental litigation and regulations may restrict or increase the cost of our operations and/or impair our financial condition.

We are subject to a variety of federal, state and local environmental laws and regulations which govern, among other things, the discharge of hazardous materials into the air and water, the handling, treatment, storage and disposal of such materials, as well as remediation of contaminated soil and groundwater. We have programs in place that monitor compliance with those requirements and believe that our operations are in material compliance with them. In the normal course of our manufacturing

operations, we are subject to occasional governmental proceedings and orders pertaining to waste disposal, air emissions and water discharges into the environment.

Based on information known to us, we do not expect current environmental regulations or environmental proceedings and claims to have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows. However, it is not possible to predict with certainty the impact on us of future environmental compliance requirements or of the cost of resolution of future environmental proceedings and claims, in part because the scope of the remedies that may be required is not certain, liability under federal environmental laws is, under certain circumstances, joint and several in nature, and environmental laws and regulations are subject to modifications and changes in interpretation. Environmental regulations may become more burdensome in the future and any such development, or discovery of unknown conditions, may require us to make material expenditures or otherwise materially adversely affect the way we operate our business, as well as have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows. See "Business—Environmental Matters."

Worse-than-assumed economic and demographic experience for our postretirement benefit plans (e.g., discount rates, investment returns, and health care cost trends) could negatively impact our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

We sponsor plans to provide postretirement pension and health care for certain of our retired employees. The measurement of our obligations, costs and liabilities associated with these benefits requires that we estimate the present values of projected future payments to all participants. We use many assumptions in calculating these estimates, including discount rates, investment returns on designated plan assets, health care cost trends, and demographic experience (e.g., mortality and retirement rates). To the extent that actual results are less favorable than our assumptions there could be a substantial adverse impact on our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows. For example, a 1% increase or decrease in the discount rate used to project our liability for our defined benefit pension plan and a 1% increase or decrease in our health care costs trend rate would increase or decrease our expense by approximately $0.5 million.

Our future pension costs and required level of contributions could be unfavorably impacted by changes in actuarial assumptions and future market performance of plan assets, which could adversely affect our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

We have defined benefit pension obligations. The funding position of our pension plans is impacted by the performance of the financial markets, particularly the equity markets, and the discount rates used to calculate our pension obligations for funding and expense purposes. Recent significant declines in the financial markets have negatively impacted the value of the assets in our pension plans. In addition, lower bond yields may reduce our discount rates resulting in increased pension contributions and expense.

Funding obligations are determined under government regulations and are measured each year based on the value of assets and liabilities on a specific date. If the financial markets do not provide the long-term returns that are expected under the governmental funding calculations, we could be required to make larger contributions. The equity markets can be, and recently have been, very volatile, and therefore our estimate of future contribution requirements can change dramatically in relatively short periods of time. Similarly, changes in interest rates can impact our contribution requirements. In a low interest rate environment, the likelihood of higher contributions in the future increases.

A disruption to certain of our manufacturing and distribution facilities could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

The Ilion, New York, Lonoke, Arkansas, Mayfield, Kentucky, North Haven, Connecticut, Elizabethtown, Kentucky, Memphis, Tennessee, Windham, Maine, St. Cloud, Minnesota and Madison, North Carolina facilities are critical to our success. These facilities house our principal production, research, development, engineering, design, shipping and headquarters functions. Any event that causes a disruption of the operation of any of these facilities for even a relatively short period of time might have a material adverse affect on our ability to produce and ship products and to provide service to our customers.

Resources devoted to research and development may not yield new products that achieve commercial success.

We devote significant resources to investment in research and development. The research and development process is expensive, prolonged and entails considerable uncertainty. Development of a new firearms product typically takes between one and three years. Because of the complexities and uncertainties associated with research and development, products that we are currently developing may not complete the development process or obtain the regulatory approvals required for us to market such products successfully. The development of new products may take longer and cost more to develop and may be less successful than we currently anticipate as a result of:

We cannot assure you that any of our products currently in our development pipeline will be commercially successful.

If we are unable to favorably assess the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting, or if our independent registered public accounting firm is not able to provide an unqualified attestation report on the effectiveness of our Company's internal controls over financial reporting, our stock price could be materially adversely affected.

We will be required to certify to and report on, and our independent registered public accounting firm will be required to attest to, the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting on an annual basis, beginning with the second Annual Report on Form 10-K that we file with the SEC after completion of this offering. Following this offering, we expect to devote considerable resources, including management's time and other internal resources, to a continuing effort to comply with regulatory requirements relating to internal controls, as we have not previously been subject to the requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended. If we cannot favorably assess the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting, or if our independent registered public accounting firm is unable to provide an unqualified attestation report on the effectiveness of our Company's internal controls over financial reporting, investor confidence and, in turn, our stock price could be materially adversely affected.

The willingness of consumers to purchase our products depends in part upon our ability to offer attractive brand value propositions. This in turn depends in part on consumers attributing a higher value to our products than to alternatives. If the difference in the value attributed to our products as compared to those of our competitors narrows, or if there is a perception of such a narrowing, consumers may choose not to buy our products. If we fail to promote and maintain the brand equity of our products, then consumer perception of our products' quality may be diminished and our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows could be materially adversely affected.

Our inability to protect our intellectual property or obtain the right to use intellectual property from third parties could impair our competitive advantage, reduce our revenue, and increase our costs.

Our success and ability to compete depend in part on our ability to protect our intellectual property. We rely on a combination of patents, copyrights, trade secrets, trademarks, confidentiality agreements, and other contractual provisions to protect our intellectual property, but these measures may provide only limited protection. Our failure to enforce and protect our intellectual property rights or obtain the right to use necessary intellectual property from third parties could reduce our sales and increase our costs. In addition, the laws of some foreign countries do not protect proprietary rights as fully as do the laws of the United States.

Patents may not be issued for the patent applications that we have filed or may file in the future. Our issued patents may be challenged, invalidated, or circumvented, and claims of our patents may not be of sufficient scope or strength, or issued in the proper geographic regions, to provide meaningful protection or any commercial advantage. We have registered certain of our trademarks in the United States and other countries. We may be unable to enforce existing trademarks or obtain new registrations of principle or other trademarks in key markets. Failure to obtain or enforce such registrations could compromise our ability to protect fully our trademarks and brands and could increase the risk of challenge from third parties to our use of our trademarks and brands.

The workforce at our Ilion, New York manufacturing facility is unionized and covered by a collective bargaining agreement, which expires on October 28, 2012. As a result, any labor disputes at this facility, including work stoppages, strikes and disruptions, could have a material adverse impact on our business.

We have a substantial amount of indebtedness, which could have a material adverse effect on our financial health and on our ability to obtain financing in the future and to react to changes in our business and which could adversely affect the price of our common stock.

We have substantial indebtedness. As of December 31, 2009, we have $276.7 million of total indebtedness. In addition, subject to restrictions in our debt instruments, we may incur additional indebtedness in the future. If new debt is added to our current debt levels, the related risks that we now face could intensify.

Our significant amount of debt could limit our ability to satisfy our obligations, limit our ability to operate our business and impair our competitive position. For example, it could:

In addition, we cannot assure you that we will be able to refinance any of our debt or that we will be able to refinance our debt on commercially reasonable terms. If we were unable to make payments or refinance our debt or obtain new financing under these circumstances, we would have to consider other options, such as:

Our debt instruments may restrict, or market or business conditions may limit, our ability to use some of our options.

The indenture governing the Notes and the credit agreement governing the ABL Revolver impose significant operating and financial restrictions on us and our subsidiaries. These restrictions limit our ability and the ability of our subsidiaries to, among other things:

In addition to the covenants listed above, the ABL Revolver requires us, under certain circumstances, to meet a specified financial ratio. Any of these restrictions could limit our ability to

plan for or react to market conditions or meet extraordinary capital needs and could otherwise restrict corporate activities. See "Description of Certain Indebtedness."

Our ability to comply with these covenants may be affected by events beyond our control, and an adverse development affecting our business could require us to seek waivers or amendments of covenants, alternative or additional sources of financing or reductions in expenditures. We cannot assure you that these waivers, amendments or alternative or additional financings could be obtained, or if obtained, would be on terms acceptable to us.

A breach of any of the covenants or restrictions contained in any of our existing or future financing agreements, including our inability to comply with the financial covenant in the ABL Revolver, could result in an event of default under those agreements. Our default could allow the lenders under our financing agreements, if the agreements so provide, to discontinue lending, to accelerate the related debt as well as any other debt to which a cross acceleration or cross default provision applies, and to declare all borrowings outstanding under our financing arrangements to be due and payable. In addition, the lenders could terminate any commitments they had made to supply us with further funds. If the lenders require immediate repayments, we will not be able to repay them in full.

Substantially all of our assets are pledged as collateral under the Notes and the ABL Revolver.

As of December 31, 2009, there was $275.3 million and zero of senior secured indebtedness outstanding under the Notes and the ABL Revolver, respectively. Substantially all of our assets are pledged as collateral for these borrowings. As of December 31, 2009, the ABL Revolver permitted additional borrowings of up to a maximum of $75.2 million under the borrowing base as of that date. Furthermore, all of our wholly-owned domestic subsidiaries, with the exception of Barnes and AAC, are guarantors of our obligations under the Notes and are either borrowers or guarantors under the ABL Revolver. Substantially all of our assets are pledged as collateral for these guarantees. If we are unable to repay all secured borrowings when due, whether at maturity or if declared due and payable following a default, the trustee or the lenders, as applicable, would have the right to proceed against the collateral pledged to the indebtedness and may sell the assets pledged as collateral in order to repay those borrowings, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

Cerberus controls us and may have conflicts of interest with other stockholders in the future.

Immediately after the offering, funds and accounts managed by Cerberus or its affiliated management companies, which we will refer to collectively as our controlling stockholder, will control approximately % (approximately % if the underwriters' option to purchase additional shares to cover over-allotments is exercised in full) of our common stock. As a result, our controlling stockholder will continue to be able to control the election of our directors, determine our corporate and management policies and determine, without the consent of our other stockholders, the outcome of any corporate transaction or other matter submitted to our stockholders for approval, including potential mergers or acquisitions, asset sales and other significant corporate transactions. Our controlling stockholder will also have sufficient voting power to amend our organizational documents. We cannot assure you that the interests of our controlling stockholder will coincide with the interests of other holders of our common stock. Additionally, our controlling stockholder is in the business of making investments in companies and may, from time to time, acquire and hold interests in businesses that compete directly or indirectly with us. Our controlling stockholder may also pursue, for its own account, acquisition opportunities that may be complementary to our business, and as a result, those acquisition opportunities may not be available to us. So long as our controlling stockholder continues to

own a significant amount of the outstanding shares of our common stock, it will continue to be able to strongly influence or effectively control our decisions, including potential mergers or acquisitions, asset sales and other significant corporate transactions.

Shares eligible for future sale may cause the market price of our common stock to decline, even if our business is doing well.

Sales of substantial amounts of our common stock in the public market after this offering, or the perception that these sales may occur, could adversely affect the price of our common stock and could impair our ability to raise capital through the sale of additional equity securities. Upon completion of this offering, our amended and restated certificate of incorporation will authorize us to issue shares of common stock and we will have shares of common stock outstanding. Of these outstanding shares, the shares of common stock sold in this offering will be freely tradable, without restriction, in the public market unless purchased by our affiliates. The remaining shares of common stock will be "restricted securities," as that term is defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), which will be freely tradable subject to applicable holding period, volume and other limitations under Rule 144 or Rule 701 of the Securities Act. As of , 2010, there were a total of options outstanding, of which were vested. Upon completion of this offering, shares of these restricted securities will be subject to a lock-up agreement with the underwriters, restricting the sale of such shares for 180 days after the date of this offering. This lock-up agreement is subject to a number of exceptions and holders may be released from these agreements without prior notice at the discretion of . Moreover, after this offering, holders of an aggregate of shares of our common stock will have rights, subject to some conditions, to require us to file registration statements covering their shares or to include their shares in registration statements that we may file for ourselves or other stockholders. Once we register these shares, they can be freely sold in the public market upon issuance, subject to the lock-up agreements described in the "Shares Eligible for Future Sale" section of this prospectus. See "Shares Eligible for Future Sale."

The shares you purchase in this offering will experience immediate and substantial dilution.

The initial public offering price of our common stock will be substantially higher than the tangible book value per share of our outstanding common stock. Assuming an initial public offering price of $ per share, the midpoint of the range on the cover of this prospectus, purchasers of our common stock will effectively incur dilution of $ per share in the net tangible book value of their purchased shares. The shares of our common stock owned by existing stockholders will receive a material increase in the net tangible book value per share. You may experience additional dilution if we issue common stock in the future. As a result of this dilution, you may receive significantly less than the full purchase price you paid for the shares in the event of a liquidation. See "Dilution."

Provisions in our charter documents, certain agreements governing our indebtedness and under Delaware law could make an acquisition of us more difficult and may prevent attempts by our stockholders to replace or remove our current management, even if beneficial to our stockholders.

Provisions in our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and our amended and restated bylaws that will become effective upon the closing of this offering may discourage, delay or prevent a merger, acquisition or other change in control of us that stockholders may consider favorable, including transactions in which you might otherwise receive a premium for your shares. These provisions could also limit the price that investors might be willing to pay in the future for shares of our common stock, thereby depressing the market price of our common stock. In addition, these provisions may frustrate or prevent any attempts by our stockholders to replace or remove our current management by making it more difficult for stockholders to replace members of our board of directors.

Because our board of directors is responsible for appointing the members of our management team, these provisions could in turn affect any attempt by our stockholders to replace current members of our management team. Among others, these provisions:

Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation authorizes the board of directors to issue up to shares of preferred stock. The preferred stock may be issued in one or more series, the terms of which may be determined by our board of directors at the time of issuance or fixed by resolution without further action by the stockholders. These terms may include voting rights, preferences as to dividends and liquidation, conversion rights, redemption rights, and sinking fund provisions. The issuance of preferred stock could diminish the rights of holders of our common stock, and therefore could reduce the value of our common stock. In addition, specific rights granted to holders of preferred stock could be used to restrict our ability to merge with, or sell assets to, a third party. The ability of our board of directors to issue preferred stock could make it more difficult, delay,

discourage, prevent, or make it more costly to acquire or effect a change in control, thereby preserving the current stockholders' control.

Moreover, because we are incorporated in Delaware, we are governed by the provisions of Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, or DGCL, which prohibits a person who owns in excess of 15% of our outstanding voting stock from merging or combining with us for a period of three years after the date of the transaction in which the person acquired in excess of 15% of our outstanding voting stock, unless the merger or combination is approved in a prescribed manner. The restrictions contained in Section 203 are not applicable to any of our existing stockholders that will own 15% or more of our outstanding voting stock upon the closing of this offering.

In addition, under the credit agreement governing the ABL Revolver, a change in control may lead the lenders to exercise remedies such as acceleration of the loan, termination of their obligations to fund additional advances and collection against the collateral securing such loan. Also, under the indenture governing the Notes, a change of control may require us to offer to repurchase the all of the outstanding Notes for cash at a premium to the principal amount of the Notes.

A trading market may not develop for our common stock, and you may not be able to sell your stock.

There is no established trading market for our common stock, and the market for our common stock may be highly volatile or may decline regardless of our operating performance. You may not be able to sell your shares at or above the initial public offering price.

Prior to this offering, you could not buy or sell our common stock publicly. Subject to official notice of issuance, our common stock has been approved for quotation on the . However, an active public market for our common stock may not develop or be sustained after this offering. If a market does not develop or is not sustained, it may be difficult for you to sell your shares of common stock at a price that is attractive to you, or at all.

The initial public offering price will be determined through negotiation between us and representatives of the underwriters, and may not be indicative of the market price for our common stock after this offering.

The price at which our common stock will trade after this offering may be volatile due to a number of factors, including:

In addition, equity markets have experienced significant price and volume fluctuations that have affected the market prices for the securities of newly public companies for a number of reasons, including reasons that may be unrelated to our business or operating performance. These broad market fluctuations may result in a material decline in the market price of our common stock and you may not be able to sell your shares of common stock at prices you deem acceptable. In the past, following periods of volatility in the equity markets, securities class action lawsuits have been instituted against public companies. Such litigation, if instituted against us, could result in substantial cost and the diversion of management attention.

We have never operated as a public company and the obligations incident to being a public company will require additional expenditures of both time and resources.

Prior to the consummation of this offering, we have never operated as a public company, and we expect that the obligations of being a public company, including substantial public reporting, auditing and investor relations obligations, will require significant additional expenditures, place additional demands on our management and require the hiring of additional personnel. These obligations will increase our operating expenses and could divert our management's attention from our operations. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the SEC rules and regulations implementing that Act, as well as various rules, will require us to implement additional corporate governance practices and may require further changes. These new rules and regulations will increase our legal and financial compliance costs, and make some activities more difficult, time-consuming and/or costly. In particular, our management will be required to conduct an annual evaluation of our internal controls, and have that evaluation attested to by our independent auditor. We also expect these new rules and regulations to make it more difficult and more expensive for us to obtain director and officer liability insurance. We may be required to accept reduced coverage or incur substantially higher costs to obtain coverage. These new rules and regulations could also make it more difficult for us to attract and retain qualified independent members of our board of directors and qualified members of our management team.

We are a "controlled company" within the meaning of the rules and, as a result, will qualify for, and intend to rely on, exemptions from certain corporate governance requirements. You will not have the same protections afforded to stockholders of companies that are subject to such requirements.

Upon completion of this offering, Cerberus or its affiliated management companies will continue to control a majority of our outstanding common stock. As a result, we are a "controlled company" within the meaning of the corporate governance standards. Under the rules, a company of which more than 50% of the voting power is held by an individual, group or another company is a "controlled company" and may elect not to comply with certain corporate governance requirements, including:

Following this offering, we intend to utilize these exemptions. As a result, we will not have a majority of independent directors nor will our nominating/corporate governance and compensation committees consist entirely of independent directors. Accordingly, you will not have the same protections afforded to stockholders of companies that are subject to all of the corporate governance requirements.

We will have broad discretion over the use of the proceeds to us from this offering, and we may not use these funds in a manner of which you would approve or which would enhance the market price of our common stock.

We will have broad discretion to use the net proceeds we receive from this offering, and you will be relying on the judgment of our board of directors and management regarding the use of these proceeds. Although we expect to use the net proceeds from this offering for working capital and other general corporate purposes, we have not allocated these net proceeds for specific purposes and cannot assure you that we will use these funds in a manner of which you would approve.

We are a holding company that does not conduct any business operations of our own, and, therefore, we are dependent upon cash dividends and other transfers from our subsidiaries to make dividend payments on our common stock.

In addition, our ability to pay dividends will be restricted by agreements governing our debt, including the credit agreement governing our ABL Revolver and the indenture governing the Notes, and may be restricted by agreements governing any of our future indebtedness. Furthermore, we are permitted under the terms of our debt agreements to incur additional indebtedness that may severely restrict or prohibit the payment of dividends.

Under the DGCL, our board of directors may not authorize payment of a dividend unless it is either paid out of our surplus, as calculated in accordance with the DGCL, or if we do not have a surplus, it is paid out of our net profits for the fiscal year in which the dividend is declared and/or the preceding fiscal year.

We are not required to pay dividends, and our stockholders will not be guaranteed, or have contractual or other rights, to receive dividends. Our board of directors may decide, in its discretion, at any time, to decrease the amount of dividends, otherwise modify or repeal the dividend policy or discontinue entirely the payment of dividends. Our board of directors could depart from or change our dividend policy, for example, if it were to determine that we had insufficient cash to take advantage of other opportunities with attractive rates of return.

This prospectus contains statements which constitute forward-looking statements, including statements relating to trends in the operations and financial results and the business and the products of Freedom Group as well as other statements including words such as "anticipate," "believe," "plan," "estimate," "expect," "intend" and other similar expressions. Forward-looking statements are made based upon management's current expectations and beliefs concerning future developments and their potential effects on us. Such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance. The following important factors, and those important factors described elsewhere in this prospectus, including the matters set forth under the section entitled "Risk Factors," could affect (and in some cases have affected) our actual results and could cause such results to differ materially from estimates or expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements.

Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which it is made, and we undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which the statement is made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to publicly revise our forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that arise after the date of this prospectus.

We estimate that the net proceeds from the shares offered by us will be approximately $ million, after deducting the underwriting discount and estimated expenses of this offering and assuming we sell the shares for $ per share, the midpoint of the estimated price range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus.

We will retain broad discretion over the allocation of the net proceeds of this offering. We intend to use the net proceeds of this offering for working capital and other general corporate purposes.

We will not receive any proceeds from the sale of shares by the selling stockholders.

Pending specific application of the net proceeds to us, we currently plan to invest the net proceeds received in a variety of capital preservation investments, including short-term, investment grade, interest-bearing securities.

We are not required to pay dividends, and our stockholders will not be guaranteed, or have contractual or other rights to receive, dividends. The declaration and payment of any dividends will be at the sole discretion of our board of directors and will depend upon, among other things, our earnings, financial condition, capital requirements, level of indebtedness, contractual restrictions with respect to the payment of dividends, and other considerations that our board of directors deems relevant. Our board of directors may decide, in its discretion, at any time, to decrease the amount or dividends, otherwise modify or repeal the dividend policy or discontinue entirely the payment of dividends.

The agreements governing our indebtedness contain, and agreements governing any of our future indebtedness may contain, various covenants that limit our ability to pay dividends. We are also a holding company that does not conduct any business operations of our own. As a result, we are dependent upon cash dividends and distributions and other transfers from our subsidiaries to make dividend payments on our common stock. In addition, our subsidiaries are permitted to pay dividends to us subject to general restrictions imposed on dividend payments under the jurisdiction of incorporation or organization of each subsidiary. See "Risk Factors—Risks Related to the Offering—We may be restricted from paying dividends on our common stock" and "Risk Factors—Risks Related to Owning Our Capital Stock—Our dividend policy may change."

The ability of our board of directors to declare a dividend is also subject to limits imposed by Delaware corporate law. Under Delaware law, our board of directors and the boards of directors of our corporate subsidiaries incorporated in Delaware, may declare dividends only to the extent of our "surplus," which is defined as total assets at fair market value minus total liabilities, minus statutory capital, or if there is no surplus, out of net profits for the fiscal year in which the dividend is declared and/or the preceding fiscal year.

The following table sets forth our cash and cash equivalents and our capitalization on a consolidated basis as of December 31, 2009:

The pro forma information below is illustrative only and our capitalization following the closing of this offering will be adjusted based on the actual initial public offering price and other terms of this offering determined at pricing. This table should be read in conjunction with "Use of Proceeds," "Selected Historical Consolidated Financial Data," "Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Information," "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of

Operations" and our historical financial statements and their notes appearing elsewhere in this prospectus.

			As of December 31, 2009

			(Unaudited)
			Actual			Pro Forma		Pro Forma, as Adjusted(1)
			(in millions, except share and per share data)
Cash and Cash Equivalents(2)			$	60.2		$		$

Long-term debt, including current portion:
	ABL revolver(3)		$	—		$	—	$	—
	10¹/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2015(4)			275.3			—		—
	Capital Leases			1.4			—		—

		Total long-term debt, including current portion		276.7
Mezzanine Equity:
	Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value, 20,000,000 shares authorized of which 19,000,000 are Series A preferred shares, 18,697,464 Series A preferred shares issued and outstanding, $238.2 aggregate liquidation preference, actual as of 12/31/09; shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding, no aggregate liquidation preference, pro forma and pro forma, as adjusted as of 12/31/09			238.2			—		—
Stockholders' Equity (Deficit):
	Common Stock, $0.01 par value, 20,000,000 shares authorized of which 16,673,920 were issued and 16,439,186 were outstanding, actual as of 12/31/09; shares authorized of which were issued and were outstanding, pro forma as of 12/31/09; shares authorized of which were issued and were outstanding, pro forma, as adjusted as of 12/31/09			—
	Additional Paid-in Capital			—
	Accumulated Equity (Deficit)			(32.6	)
	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)			(38.3	)

		Total Stockholders' Equity (Deficit)		(71.3	)

Total Capitalization			$	443.6		$		$

This table is based on shares of common stock outstanding as of , 2010 (assuming that the Recapitalization had taken place and including common stock underlying options that are exercisable within 60 days of , 2010) and excludes, as of , 2010, shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of options with a weighted average exercise price of $ per share.

Purchasers of the common stock in the offering will suffer an immediate dilution in net tangible book value per share. Dilution is the amount by which the price paid by the purchasers of common stock in this offering will exceed the pro forma net tangible book value per share of common stock immediately after this offering. Our net tangible book value at December 31, 2009 was $ million or $ per share of common stock. Net tangible book value per share represents our tangible assets less total liabilities and preferred stock, divided by the number of shares of common stock outstanding as of December 31, 2009. Our pro forma net tangible book value as of December 31, 2009 was $ million or $ per share of common stock. Pro forma net tangible book value gives effect to the Refinancings and the Recapitalization. After giving effect to the consummation of this offering, assuming an initial public offering price of $ per share, the midpoint of the range on the cover of this prospectus, and the application of the net proceeds therefrom, our pro forma net tangible book value as of December 31, 2009 would have been $ million or $ per share of common stock. This represents an immediate increase in pro forma net tangible book value to existing stockholders of $ per share of common stock and an immediate dilution to new investors of $ per share of common stock. The following table illustrates this per share dilution:

A $1.00 increase (decrease) in the assumed initial public offering price of $ per share, the midpoint of the range on the cover of this prospectus, would increase or decrease our as adjusted net tangible book value by $ million, the net tangible book value per share of common stock after this offering by $ per share of common stock, and the dilution per share of common stock to new investors is adjusted by $ per share of common stock, assuming the number of shares offered by us, as set forth on the cover page of this prospectus (assuming that the Recapitalization had taken place), remains the same and after deducting the commissions and discounts and estimated offering expenses payable by us.

The following table summarizes, on the pro forma basis set forth above as of December 31, 2009, the difference between the total cash consideration paid and the average price per share paid by existing stockholders and the purchasers of common stock in this offering with respect to the number

of shares of common stock purchased from us, before deducting estimated underwriting discounts, commissions and offering expenses payable by us.

A $1.00 increase or decrease in the assumed initial public offering price of $ per share, the midpoint of the range on the cover of this prospectus, would increase or decrease total consideration paid by new investors and total consideration paid by all stockholders by $ million, assuming that the number of shares offered by us, as set forth on the front cover of this prospectus (assuming that the Recapitalization had taken place), remains the same and after deducting the commissions and discounts and estimated offering expenses payable by us. An increase or decrease of 1.0 million shares in the number of shares offered by us would increase or decrease the total consideration paid to us by new investors and total consideration paid to us by all stockholders by $ million, assuming the assumed initial public offering price of $ per share, the midpoint of the range on the cover of this prospectus, remains the same and after deducting the commissions and discounts and estimated offering expenses payable by us.

The tables above are based on shares of common stock outstanding as of December 31, 2009 (assuming that the Recapitalization had taken place) and assumes an initial public offering price of $ per share, the midpoint of the range on the cover of this prospectus. The number of shares of common stock outstanding after this offering excludes, as of December 31, 2009, shares issuable upon exercise of options with a weighted average exercise price of $ per share. To the extent these options are exercised, there will be further dilution to purchasers of common stock in this offering. The amount presented in "Pro forma fully diluted dilution per share to new investors" assumes full exercise of the outstanding options listed above.

If the underwriters exercise their over-allotment option to purchase shares from us and the selling stockholders in full, the following will occur:

The selected historical financial data below for each of the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007 and the period from April 1, 2006 to December 31, 2006 are derived from the consolidated financial statements of Freedom Group and the selected historical financial data below for the period from January 1, 2006 to March 31, 2006 is derived from the consolidated financial statements of Bushmaster Firearms, Inc. and its subsidiaries. Those consolidated financial statements have been audited by Grant Thornton LLP, registered independent public accounting firm, and are included elsewhere in this prospectus. The consolidated financial statements of Bushmaster Firearms, Inc. (predecessor) for the year ended December 31, 2005 are not included in this prospectus.

As a result of the acquisition of the assets of Bushmaster by CCM, which was effective as of April 1, 2006, our financial results for 2006 have been separately presented in our consolidated financial statements for the "Predecessor Entity" for the period January 1, 2006 through March 31, 2006 and for the "Successor Entity" for the period April 1, 2006 through December 31, 2006. We have combined the 2006 Predecessor Entity and Successor Entity periods from January 1, 2006 through December 31, 2006 in the selected historical consolidated financial data below, as we believe this combination is more useful to explain our results of operations. This presentation is not a measure under generally accepted accounting principles in the United States ("GAAP") and it is provided to enhance the reader's understanding of our results of operations for the period presented.

You should read the following audited and unaudited selected historical financial data of Freedom Group in conjunction with "Capitalization," "Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Information," "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" and the historical financial statements and other financial information appearing elsewhere in this prospectus.

The results of operations for the years ended December 31, 2005 and 2006 reflect the results of operations of Bushmaster. Our results of operations for the year ended December 31, 2007 also include the results of operations of Remington, which we acquired on May 31, 2007. Due to the significant impact of the acquired Remington operations, our financial results for periods subsequent to May 31, 2007 may not be comparable to our results from prior-year periods. In addition, on December 13, 2007 we consummated the acquisition of certain assets of DPMS and on January 28, 2008, we consummated the Marlin Acquisition. Due to the impact of the acquired Marlin and DPMS operations, our results of operations for 2008 may not be comparable to our results from prior-year periods. We consummated the acquisitions of certain assets and liabilities of Dakota Arms on June 5, 2009, S&K on September 22, 2009, AAC on October 2, 2009, and Barnes on December 31, 2009. For additional information regarding our acquisitions, see "Business—Company Overview—Our History and Corporate Structure."

		Predecessor						Successor

		Year Ended December 31, (Unaudited)			January 1 through March 31,			April 1 through December 31,			Year Ended December 31,
		2005			2006			2006			2007(2)			2008(2)			2009
		(in millions, except share and per share data)
Statement of Operations Data:
Net Sales(1)		$	60.8		$	16.8		$	41.3		$	384.9		$	722.5		$	848.7
Cost of Goods Sold			37.3			9.8			24.6			306.0			524.4			566.7
Gross Profit			23.5			7.0			16.7			78.9			198.1			282.0
Operating Expenses			12.0			3.8			8.9			70.1			186.9			169.7
Operating Income			11.5			3.2			7.8			8.8			11.2			112.3
Interest Expense			0.4			0.1			4.5			21.2			30.8			29.8
Income (Loss) before Taxes			11.2			3.1			3.3			(12.4	)		(19.6	)		82.5
Net Income (Loss)			11.2			3.1			2.1			(9.0	)		(28.6	)		54.4
Net Income (Loss) Applicable to Common Stock			11.2			3.1			2.1			(9.9	)		(48.2	)		33.6
Net Income (Loss) Per Share(3):
Basic		$	0.70		$	0.19		$	0.13		$	(0.62	)	$	(2.97	)	$	2.05
Diluted		$	0.70		$	0.19		$	0.13		$	(0.62	)	$	(2.97	)	$	2.00
Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding(3):
Basic			15,917,341			15,917,341			15,958,261			16,084,174			16,236,305			16,332,045
Diluted			15,917,341			15,917,341			16,187,849			16,084,174			16,236,305			16,806,876
Operating and Other Financial Data:
Net Cash provided by (used in):
	Operating Activities	$	10.1		$	3.0		$	3.4		$	70.8		$	52.9		$	122.3
	Investing Activities		2.8			—			(77.3	)		(90.7	)		(57.1	)		(58.8	)
	Financing Activities		(12.9	)		(2.9	)		74.6			43.9			57.3			(81.1	)

The following unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2009 is based on our historical consolidated financial statements, after giving effect to the Refinancings and the Additional Notes Issuance, the Dakota Acquisition, the S&K Acquisition, the AAC Acquisition, the Barnes Acquisition and the Recapitalization as if they had occurred on January 1, 2009. The unaudited pro forma condensed, as adjusted, consolidated statement of operations reflects the above adjustments and, in addition, gives effect to the offering of our common stock and the use of proceeds thereof. The unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated balance sheet gives effect to the Recapitalization. The unaudited pro forma condensed, as adjusted, consolidated balance sheet gives effect to the offering of our common stock and the use of proceeds thereof.

Pro forma purchase price adjustments related to the Dakota Acquisition were not included, as they were deemed immaterial. Pro forma purchase price adjustments related to the S&K Acquisition, the AAC Acquisition and the Barnes Acquisition were not included as the purchase price allocations are not yet complete and are not expected to be material.

Pro forma adjustments for the Refinancings and the Additional Notes Issuance were made to reflect:

Additionally, adjustments for the Recapitalization were made to reflect the -for-1 reverse stock split of all our outstanding common stock and the reclassification of all our outstanding preferred stock into a number of shares of our common stock determined by which will occur immediately prior to the closing of this offering.

Pro forma adjustments for the offering give effect to the sale by us of shares of common stock and the use of the proceeds thereof. The pro forma data assumes that the common stock is offered at $ per share, the midpoint of the range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, and after deducting the estimated underwriting discounts and commissions on the shares offered by us and the estimated offering expenses payable by us.

The unaudited pro forma consolidated financial information should be read in conjunction with "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations," our historical consolidated financial statements and our notes and the historical consolidated financial statements of Marlin and the associated notes included elsewhere in this prospectus. The unaudited pro forma consolidated financial information is being furnished solely for informational purposes and is not intended to represent or be indicative of the consolidated results of operations or financial position that we would have reported had these transactions been completed as of the dates and for the periods presented, nor is it necessarily indicative of future results.

Freedom Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Unaudited Pro Forma Consolidated Statements of Operations
(Dollars in Millions)
For the Year Ended December 31, 2009

																Pro Forma Adjustments

		FGI Historical December 31,			Dakota Historical (e) Jan 1-May 31,			S&K Historical (e) Jan 1-Sept 30			AAC Historical (e) Jan 1-Sept 30		Barnes Historical (e) Jan 1-Dec 31			Refinancings			Additional Notes Issuance			S&K Pro Forma Adjustments			Recapitalization			Pro Forma December 31,			The Offering			Pro Forma, as Adjusted December 31,
		2009			2009			2009			2009		2009			2009			2009			2009			2009			2009			2009			2009
Net Sales		$	848.7		$	1.1			5.8			3.8		13.5		$	—		$	—		$	(4.6	)(d)	$	—		$	868.3		$	—		$	868.3
Cost of Goods Sold			566.7			0.4			4.6			1.7		4.0			—			(3.6	)(c)	$	(4.6	)(d)		—			569.2			—			569.2

	Gross Profit		282.0			0.7			1.2			2.1		9.5			—			3.6			—			—			299.1			—			299.1
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses			157.4			1.0			2.0			1.8		7.2			—			(0.4	)(c)		—			—			169.0			—			169.0
Research and Development Expenses			11.7			—			—			—		0.2			—			—			—			—			11.9			—			11.9
Impairment Charges			—			—			—			—		—			—			—			—			—			—			—			—
Other Income			0.6			—			(1.5	)		—		(0.3	)		—			—			—			—			(1.2	)		—			(1.2	)

	Operating Income		112.3			(0.3	)		0.7			0.3		2.4			—			4.0			—			—			119.4			—			119.4
Interest Expense			29.8			—			—			—		—			(3.8	)(a)		6.1	(a)		—			—			32.1			—			32.1

	Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Taxes, Equity in Losses from Unconsolidated Joint Venture and Noncontrolling Interest in Consolidated Subsidiary		82.5			(0.3	)		0.7			0.3		2.4			3.8			(2.1	)		0.0			0.0			87.3			0.0			87.3
Income Tax Provision (Benefit)			28.2			(0.1	)		0.3			0.1		1.0			1.5	(b)		(0.8	)(b)		—	(b)		—	(b)		30.1			—	(b)		30.1
Equity in Losses from Unconsolidated Joint Venture			0.2			—			—			—		—			—			—			—			—			0.2			—			0.2
Net Income (Loss)			54.1			(0.2	)		0.4			0.2		1.4			2.3			(1.3	)		—			—			56.9			—			56.9
Add: Net Loss Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest			0.3			—			—			—		—			—			—			—			—			0.3			—			0.3

	Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Controlling Interest	$	54.4		$	(0.2	)		0.4			0.2		1.4		$	2.3		$	(1.3	)	$	—			—			57.2		$	—			57.2

Accretion of Preferred Stock			(20.8	)																															(20.8	)
Net Income (Loss) Applicable to Common Stock			33.6																																36.4
Net Income (Loss) Per Share—Basic		$	2.05																															$	2.23
Net Income (Loss) Per Share—Diluted		$	2.00																															$	2.17
Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding—Basic			16,332,045																																16,332,045

Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding—Diluted			16,723,673																																16,723,673

Freedom Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries

UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Dollars in Millions, except share and per share)
As of December 31, 2009

		Historical December 31, 2009			Recapitalization		Pro Forma December 31, 2009			The Offering		Pro Forma, as Adjusted, December 31, 2009

ASSETS
Current Assets
Cash and Cash Equivalents		$	60.2		$	—	$	60.2		$	—	$	60.2
Accounts Receivable Trade—net			92.5			—		92.5					92.5
Inventories—net			108.8			—		108.8					108.8
Supplies Inventory—net			6.5			—		6.5					6.5
Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets			35.2			—		35.2					35.2
Assets Held for Sale			1.9			—		1.9					1.9
Deferred Tax Assets			12.9			—		12.9					12.9

	Total Current Assets		318.0			—		318.0			—		318.0
Property, Plant and Equipment—net			121.2			—		121.2					121.2
Goodwill and Intangibles—net			211.4			—		211.4					211.4
Debt Issuance Costs—net			19.4			—		19.4			—		19.4
Other Noncurrent Assets			16.9			—		16.9					16.9

	Total Assets	$	686.9		$	—	$	686.9		$	—	$	686.9

LIABILITIES, MEZZANINE EQUITY AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT)
Current Liabilities
Accounts Payable			52.2			—		52.2					52.2
Current Portion of Long-Term Debt			0.7			—		0.7					0.7
Current Portion of Product Liability			2.8			—		2.8					2.8
Other Accrued Liabilities			87.5			—		87.5					87.5

	Total Current Liabilities		143.2			—		143.2			—		143.2
Long-Term Debt, net of Current Portion			276.0			—		276.0			—		276.0
Retiree Benefits, net of Current Portion			46.8			—		46.8			—		46.8
Product Liability, net of Current Portion			10.4			—		10.4					10.4
Deferred Tax Liabilities			31.2			—		31.2					31.2
Other Long-Term Liabilities			12.4			—		12.4					12.4

	Total Liabilities		520.0			—		520.0			—		520.0

Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value, 20,000,000 shares authorized of which 19,000,000 are Series A preferred shares, 18,697,464 Series A preferred shares issued and outstanding, $238.2 aggregate liquidation preference, actual as of 12/31/09; shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding, no aggregate liquidation preference, pro forma and pro forma, as adjusted as of 12/31/09			238.2					—			—		—

	Total Mezzanine Equity		238.2					—			—		—

Common Stock, $0.01 par value, 20,000,000 shares authorized of which 16,673,920 were issued and 16,439,186 were outstanding, actual as of 12/31/09; shares authorized of which were issued and were outstanding, pro forma as of 12/31/09; shares authorized of which were issued and were outstanding, pro forma, as adjusted as of 12/31/09			0.2					0.2					0.2
Less: Treasury Stock			(0.6	)				(0.6	)				(0.6	)
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss			(38.3	)				(38.3	)				(38.3	)
Accumulated Equity (Deficit)			(32.3	)				(32.3	)				(32.3	)

	Total Parent's Equity (Deficit)		(71.0	)				(71.0	)				(71.0	)
Deficit in Noncontrolling Interest			(0.3	)				(0.3	)				(0.3	)

	Total Stockholders' Equity (Deficit)		(71.3	)				(71.3	)		—		(71.3	)

	Total Liabilities, Mezzanine Equity and Stockholders' Equity (Deficit)	$	686.9		$		$	686.9		$	—	$	686.9

See the accompanying notes to these Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

Freedom Group, Inc.

Notes to Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Information

(dollars in millions)



Adjustments to Reflect Refinancings (Pro Forma January 1-July 28, 2009):
Remove Interest on Remington 10.5% Senior Notes Due 2011			(12.6	)
Remove Interest on BFI Term Loan, 15.0% Subordinated Notes Due 2012 and Revolver			(3.5	)
Add Interest on New Senior Notes issued July 29, 2009 ($200.0 at 10.25%)			12.0
Remove historical interest and amortization and add interest and amortization on other debt in connection with the Refinancings			0.3
	Total Adjustments to Reflect Refinancings:	$	(3.8	)
Adjustments to Reflect Additional Notes Issuance:
Pro Forma January 1-November 1, 2009:
Add Interest on New $75 Notes issued November 2, 2009 ($75.0 at 10.25%)			6.4
Amortization of finance costs/bond premium			(0.3	)
	Total Adjustments to Reflect Additional Notes Issuance:	$	6.1

MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

You should read the following discussion of our results of operations and financial condition together with the "Selected Historical Consolidated Financial Data," "Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Information" and the audited and unaudited historical consolidated financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this prospectus. This discussion contains forward-looking statements and involves numerous risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, those described in the "Risk Factors" section of this prospectus. Actual results may differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements. Certain monetary amounts, percentages and other figures included in this prospectus have been subject to rounding adjustments. Accordingly, figures shown as totals in certain tables may not be the arithmetic aggregation of the figures that precede them, and figures expressed as percentages in the text may not total 100% or, as applicable, when aggregated may not be the arithmetic aggregation of the percentages that precede them.

We have made significant progress in our transition to a customer-focused sales and marketing organization, successfully creating a single customer facing platform with the ability to leverage our flexible manufacturing capability across our end-markets to quickly respond to changes in customer preferences and demands. Our 11 manufacturing facilities and approximately 2,800 employees represent the largest domestic manufacturing presence in the industry, enabling us to deliver our products throughout the United States and internationally to approximately 80 countries. In addition, our product leadership and innovation is supported by our freestanding research and development facility.

We continue to look for opportunities to improve our quality and efficiencies in our manufacturing facilities as we strive to be a customer focused company in an increasingly demanding global marketplace. Accordingly, we have undertaken an effort to accelerate existing initiatives in the area of lean manufacturing, six sigma and other continuous improvement projects focused on inventory management, cost reductions and productivity.

In addition, we are committed to enhancing our core businesses and positioning ourselves to take advantage of opportunities to strategically grow and improve our business by identifying and pursuing add-on strategic acquisitions or investments that expand and enhance our brand, product and intellectual property portfolio. We seek to acquire highly complementary products, brands or external capabilities to fill gaps in our portfolio or extend our brands and channel relationships.

Despite the current macroeconomic environment, we have experienced no significant adverse impact in our overall sales. We believe the overall demand for certain of our products has picked up since the change in U.S. Presidential administration and consumers' concerns that the new administration may support more restrictive firearms and ammunition legislation. Management's strategy in light of this uncertain economic and political environment has been to focus on manufacturing efficiencies, research and development and meeting our customers' demands. In

addition, we have remained committed and focused on our marketing and merchandising efforts across all product categories.

One of our core strategies is to consistently introduce new and innovative products. These efforts are focused on the introduction or planned launch of the M887 Nitro Mag shotgun, the .30 R-15, R-15, R-25, Adaptive Combat Rifle, .50 BMG, .338 MXLR/MX, M597 VTR, and .308 DPMS firearms, and a variety of new ammunition products. We are also engaged in selective efforts to promote certain of our products through marketing and promotional activities, including ammunition and firearms customer and end-user rebates.

Due to continuing volatility of metal, energy and transportation costs, management continues to assess our pricing strategies. As a result of this approach, firearms prices generally held steady in 2009 in most categories, and demand remained stable. In our ammunition segment, pricing has been relatively flat across our product offerings in 2009 although commodity costs associated with ammunition have continued to show volatility.

Management's strategy in light of the current economic and political environment has been to continue to introduce new products, enhance our sales and marketing efforts and improve overall performance in working capital and operating productivity. Finally, we continue to pursue growth initiatives in our government, military, and law enforcement divisions along with broadening our brand awareness with selective licensing arrangements.

On July 29, 2009, we issued $200.0 million in aggregate principal amount of 10.25% Senior Secured Notes due 2015 (the "2015 Notes"). The 2015 Notes were priced at 97.827% of their face amount. We also contemporaneously entered into a $180.0 million senior secured asset-based revolving credit facility (the "ABL Revolver") and borrowed $51.9 million thereunder. We used the proceeds of the 2015 Notes and the initial borrowing under the ABL Revolver, together with cash on hand, to repay various debt instruments outstanding within the operating companies and consolidate its debt structure. The issuance of the 2015 Notes, the borrowing under the ABL Revolver and the related repayments of outstanding indebtedness (including the termination of any commitments thereunder) described here and in Note 12 to the financial statements are referred to collectively as the "Refinancings."

On November 3, 2009, we issued $75.0 million in aggregate principal amount of our 2015 Notes (the "Additional Notes" and, together with the 2015 Notes, the "Notes"). The Additional Notes issued by FGI (the "Additional Notes Issuance") were priced at 106.25% of their face amount. We used the net proceeds of the Additional Notes to contribute approximately $50.0 million to the funding of the unfunded portion of our defined benefit plans, to pay fees and expenses related to the offering and expect to use any remaining funds for general corporate purposes. The Additional Notes were issued pursuant to the same indenture under which the 2015 Notes are issued and a supplement thereto.

Our industry has experienced a significant increase in certain ammunition demand since late 2008. We believe a number of consumers have been concerned about increased firearms and ammunition regulations as a result of the new administration in connection with the 2008 Presidential election. We view this increase in demand as having significant long-term benefits, including expanding the popularity of shooting sport categories, as well as providing an opportunity to cultivate new, and renew existing, long-term customer relationships across our portfolio of products and brands. This increase has resulted in sales growth of 16.7% in our ammunition segment during the year ended December 31, 2009 versus the year ended December 31, 2008. However, this increase may not be

sustainable, and demand for our ammunition may decrease for any number of reasons. See "Risk Factors—Risks Relating to Our Business". We have experienced a significant increase in demand for our products since late 2008. There can be no assurance that this increased demand for ammunition will continue in the medium to long-term.

On August 14, 2009, we announced a product safety warning directed towards the public and our consumers concerning the 17 HMR ammunition we market and sell under the Remington brand name. We purchase this ammunition from a third party and were advised by the manufacturer that its ammunition should not be used with any semi-automatic firearms. We are recalling the ammunition to apply applicable safety warnings and are offering a coupon for the voluntary replacement of the Remington Model 597 17 HMR semi-automatic rifle with other Remington firearms. We manufactured and sold this semi-automatic rifle from July 2002 to June 2007. The product safety warning is focused on the recall of the Remington branded 17 HMR ammunition for purposes of adding appropriate product warnings; and, since there is not a source of other ammunition, the replacement of the Remington Model 597 17 HMR semi-automatic rifles with other Remington firearms. As of December 31, 2009 we had expensed $6.6 million to reflect the estimated cost of this ammunition recall and rifle replacement program. The product safety warning has been publicized through internet postings, direct mailings, retail locations postings and magazine advertisements. As of December 31, 2009, we have received over 6,000 calls associated with the product recall and we continue to identify methods to inform affected customers. Actual costs related to these actions will depend on several factors, including the number of consumers who respond to the program, the costs of administration of the program, and whether costs will be recovered from the supplier and we are continually evaluating these factors.

We use the terms Management EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA throughout this prospectus. These EBITDA calculations are not measures of performance defined in accordance with GAAP. We use Management EBITDA as a supplement to our GAAP results in evaluating certain aspects of our business, as described below, and since the Notes were issued, we calculate an additional measurement referred to as Adjusted EBITDA, as defined in the indenture governing the Notes.

Management EBITDA is included in this prospectus because it is a basis upon which our management has historically assessed performance. Management EBITDA assists us in comparing our performance over various reporting periods on a consistent basis because it excludes items that we do not believe reflect our core operating performance.

We believe that Management EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are useful to investors in evaluating our performance because such measures are commonly used financial metrics for measuring and comparing the operating performance of companies in our industry. We believe that the disclosure of Management EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA offers additional financial metrics that, when coupled with the GAAP results and the reconciliation to GAAP results, provide a more complete understanding of our results of operations and the factors and trends affecting our business.

Management EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered as alternatives to net income (loss), as indicators of our performance, as alternatives to net cash provided by operating activities, as measures of liquidity, or as alternatives to any other measure proscribed by GAAP. There are limitations to using non-GAAP measures such as Management EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA. Although we believe that Management EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA may make an evaluation of

our operating performance more consistent because such measures remove items that do not reflect our core operations:

We compensate for these limitations by providing disclosure of the differences between our EBITDA calculations and GAAP results, including providing a reconciliation of GAAP results to Management EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA, to enable investors to perform their own analysis of our operating results. For a reconciliation of consolidated Management EBITDA to its most directly comparable GAAP measure, net income (loss), see "—Results of Operations—Management EBITDA" for each of the periods presented. For a reconciliation of Management EBITDA to Adjusted EBITDA, see "—Liquidity and Capital Resources—Adjusted EBITDA."

Because of these limitations, Management EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered as measures of the income generated by our business or discretionary cash available to us to invest in the growth of our business. Our management compensates for these limitations by relying primarily on our GAAP results and using Management EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA as supplemental financial metrics for evaluation of our operating performance. See our consolidated statements of operations and consolidated statements of cash flows in our consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus.

The following table compares net sales by reporting segment for each of the periods presented:

Net sales for the year ended December 31, 2009 were $508.1 million, an increase of $81.5 million, or 19.1%, as compared to the year ended December 31, 2008. Centerfire rifle sales increased by $53.6 million, or 18.1%, as compared to the prior-year period, primarily due to increased sales volumes of modular products. Shotgun sales increased by $17.5 million, or 17.9%, as compared to the prior-year period. Rimfire rifle sales increased by $9.4 million, or 40.7%, as compared to the prior-year period.

Net sales for the year ended December 31, 2009 were $321.6 million, an increase of $45.7 million, or 16.6%, as compared to the year ended December 31, 2008. Centerfire ammunition sales increased by $30.4 million, or 20.4%, as compared to the prior-year period. The increase in sales is attributable mainly to strong market demand for rifle and pistol ammunition combined with volume growth across most other product categories. Rimfire ammunition sales increased by $10.5 million, or 57.7%, as compared to the prior-year period, primarily due to increased sales demand within these product categories.

Net sales were $19.0 million in all other businesses for the year ended December 31, 2009, a decrease of $1.0 million, or 5.0%, as compared to the prior-year period. This decrease was principally due to sales declines within our targets business of $2.0 million and powder metal product business of $1.2 million, partially offset by increased accessories sales of $0.9 million and apparel sales of $1.4 million.

The Company's cost of goods sold includes all costs of material, labor, and overhead associated with product manufacturing, except for transfer costs from our plants to our distribution center which are included in selling, general, and administrative expense. These costs totaled $1.0 million and $0.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively. Accordingly, our gross margins may not be comparable to those of other entities. The table below compares cost of goods sold and gross profit by reporting segment for each of the periods presented:

		Year Ended December 31,

		2009		Percentage of Net Sales			2008		Percentage of Net Sales			Increase (Decrease)			Percentage Change
		(dollars in millions)
Cost of Goods Sold
Firearms		$	355.4		69.9	%	$	309.1		72.5	%	$	46.3			15.0	%
Ammunition			198.2		61.6			198.8		72.1			(0.6	)		(0.3	)
All Other			13.1		68.9			16.5		82.5			(3.4	)		(20.6	)

	Total	$	566.7		66.8	%	$	524.4		72.6	%	$	42.3			8.1	%

Gross Profit
Firearms		$	152.7		30.1	%	$	117.5		27.5	%	$	35.2			30.0	%
Ammunition			123.4		38.4			77.1		27.9			46.3			60.1
All Other			5.9		31.1			3.5		17.5			2.4			68.6

	Total	$	282.0		33.2	%	$	198.1		27.4	%	$	83.9			42.4	%

Gross profit for the year ended December 31, 2009 was $152.7 million, an increase of $35.2 million, or 30.0%, as compared to the prior-year period. Gross margin was 30.1% for the year ended December 31, 2009 and 27.5% for the year ended December 31, 2008. The improvement in gross margin was mainly due to increased production levels, leveraging our fixed overhead utilization, favorable sales mix toward centerfire rifle products and continued factory improvements through the implementation of lean manufacturing principles, six sigma and other initiatives.

Gross profit for the year ended December 31, 2009 was $123.4 million, an increase of $46.3 million, or 60.1%, as compared to the prior-year period. Gross margin was 38.4% for the year ended December 31, 2009 and 27.9% for the year ended December 31, 2008. Gains achieved in gross margin, which improved by 10.5%, were primarily due to lower material costs of $28.3 million, driven by commodity cost reductions net of hedging contract costs, a favorable sales mix and higher sales volumes of $19.1 million, offset by unfavorable pricing of $1.4 million driven by increased rebates on certain product categories.

Gross profit for the year ended December 31, 2009 was $5.9 million, an increase of $2.4 million, as compared to the prior-year period, and was primarily related to increased sales in our higher margin apparel businesses.

Operating expenses consist of selling, general and administrative expenses, research and development expenses and other (income) expenses. The following table sets forth certain information regarding operating expenses for each of the periods presented:

Total operating expenses for the year ended December 31, 2009 were $169.7 million, a decrease of $17.2 million, or 9.2%, as compared to the prior-year period. Selling, general and administrative expenses increased $23.7 million, or 17.7%, primarily due to $6.6 million expensed for the 17 HMR product safety warning; a $3.5 million increase in marketing expenses and a $3.5 million increase in wage, benefit and travel costs as a result of the addition of experienced management personnel and continued development of a customer-focused sales and marketing structure; a $3.6 million increase in costs associated with incentive compensation accruals driven by financial performance; an increase of $1.6 million related to the addition of the EOTAC and AAC businesses; an increase of $1.5 million in our parent company management fees; and $1.5 million of increased commissions expense related to increased sales performance. Research and development expenses increased $4.6 million, or 64.8%, reflecting development costs associated with current initiatives to compete for opportunities within the law enforcement and defense markets and to a lesser extent to implement continuous improvement processes. The impairment charge in 2008 was caused by a combination of factors that occurred during 2008, including the deterioration of the economic and credit environment and market conditions in the hunting industry. Other expense increased $1.9 million, primarily the result of transaction fees related to the Refinancings, including the loss on early extinguishment of debt.

The following tables compare Management EBITDA by reporting segment for each of the periods presented:

Management EBITDA in our firearms segment increased $24.5 million, or 41.6%, for the year ended December 31, 2009 primarily due to the favorable gross profit impact of $35.2 million. The improvement in gross margin was mainly due to improved fixed overhead utilization, favorable sales mix and continued factory improvements, as discussed under "—Cost of Goods Sold and Gross Profit—Firearms", offset by increased operating expenses primarily due to increases in wage, benefit and travel costs, as discussed under "—Operating Expenses".

Management EBITDA in our ammunition segment increased $37.6 million, or 86.8%, for the year ended December 31, 2009 primarily due to the favorable gross profit impact of $46.3 million. The improvement in gross margin was primarily due to lower material costs and a favorable sales mix, as discussed under "—Cost of Goods Sold and Gross Profit—Ammunition", offset by increased operating expenses primarily due to an accrual to reflect the estimated cost of the 17 HMR ammunition and rifle product safety warning and increases in wage, benefit and travel costs, as discussed under "—Operating Expenses".

Management EBITDA in our All Other businesses decreased $3.2 million, or 94.1%, for the year ended December 31, 2009 primarily due to increased operating expenses, as discussed under "—Operating Expenses", offset by the favorable gross profit impact of $2.4 million due primarily to a write-off in 2008 that did not recur in 2009, as discussed under "—Cost of Goods Sold and Gross Profit—All Other".

The following table illustrates the calculation of Management EBITDA by reconciling Net Income to Management EBITDA:

		Unaudited

		Year Ended December 31,
		2009		2008			Increase (Decrease)			Percentage Change
Net Income (loss)		$	54.4	$	(28.6	)	$	83.0			290.2	%
Adjustments:
Equity in losses of unconsolidated joint venture			0.2		—			0.2			100.0
Depreciation			16.9		16.4			0.5			3.0
Interest			29.8		30.8			(1.0	)		(3.2	)
Income tax expense			28.2		9.1			19.1			209.9
Amortization of intangibles			6.2		6.7			(0.5	)		(7.4	)
Other non-cash charges			5.9		3.5			2.4			68.6
Impairment charges			—		47.4			(47.4	)		(100.0	)
Non-recurring charges			14.9		16.1			(1.2	)		(7.5	)

	Management EBITDA	$	156.5	$	101.4		$	55.1			54.3	%

Other non-cash charges increased $2.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2009, primarily due to a $2.1 million loss on extinguishment of debt related to the Refinancings, increased retiree benefits and pension expense of $0.7 million and loss on disposal of assets of $0.4 million, offset by $0.8 million in decreased stock option expense.

Non-recurring charges decreased $1.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2009, primarily due to reduced restructuring and integration expenses of $4.8 million, the impact of purchasing accounting adjustments of $6.1 million that occurred in 2008 but did not recur in 2009, a $3.1 million write off of our surveillance products inventory that occurred in 2008 but did not recur in 2009, and a $0.7 million gain on the purchase of Dakota, offset by a $6.6 million product safety expense, increased Employee Related Costs of $3.0 million, and an increase of $2.6 million in Other Fees and Transaction Costs, consisting of costs incurred for the development of DOD organization and fees and expenses associated with due diligence for potential acquisitions and the Refinancings.

Interest expense was $29.8 million and $30.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively. The $1.0 million decrease in interest expense over the prior year period was primarily related to favorable rate movement on interest rate swaps in the first quarter of 2009 associated with BFI's term loans, offset by increased amortization of deferred financing costs related to the Refinancings.

Our effective tax rate on continuing operations for the year ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 was 34.0% and 47.6%, respectively. The difference between the actual effective tax rate and the federal statutory rate of 35% is principally due to state income taxes, permanent differences, and utilization of available tax credits as of December 31, 2009 and 2008. Additionally, the difference between the statutory rate and the actual effective tax rate for the year ended December 31, 2008 was primarily related to a permanent difference associated with the impairment of goodwill. Excluding the impact of the goodwill impairment, the effective tax rate would have been 31.4% for this period. The

valuation allowance was increased by $0.2 million to reduce the deferred tax asset related to certain state tax credits, which management believes will not be realized before the benefits are scheduled to expire.

We are subject to ongoing audits by federal and various state tax authorities. Depending on the outcome of these audits, we may be required to pay additional taxes. However, we do not believe that any additional taxes and related interest or penalties would have a material impact on our financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.

The following table compares net sales by reporting segment for each of the periods presented:

Net sales for the year ended December 31, 2008 were $426.6 million, an increase of $225.0 million, or 111.6%, as compared to the year ended December 31, 2007, primarily due to the impact of the acquired Remington, DPMS and Marlin operations, which collectively accounted for $199.2 million of the increase in firearms sales. Excluding the impact of the acquired Remington, DPMS and Marlin operations, net sales for the year ended December 31, 2008 were $88.7 million, an increase of $25.8 million, or 41%, as compared to the year ended December 31, 2007. Discussion of major product category results is included below.

Centerfire rifle sales increased by $154.9 million, or 112.2%, as compared to the prior-year period, principally due to a $129.1 million increase due to the impact of a full year of sales for the acquired Remington and DPMS operations and eleven months of sales for the acquired Marlin operations and a $25.8 million increase due to higher sales volumes of Bushmaster branded modern sporting rifles.

Shotgun sales increased by $44.8 million, or 85.7%, as compared to the prior-year period, mainly due to the impact of a full year of sales for the acquired Remington operations and eleven months of sales for the acquired Marlin operations.

Rimfire rifle sales increased by $18.6 million, or 391.2%, as compared to the prior-year period, mainly due to the impact of a full year of sales for the acquired Remington operations and eleven months of sales for the acquired Marlin operations.

Net sales for the year ended December 31, 2008, were $275.9 million, an increase of $106.6 million, or 63%, as compared to the year ended December 31, 2007, principally due to an $81.1 million increase due to the impact of the acquired Remington operations and a $44.1 million increase due to price increases on most categories of ammunition, partially offset by a $17.7 million decrease in sales of ammunition due to lower sales volumes as a result of decreased production during late 2008. Discussion of major product category results is included below.

Centerfire ammunition sales increased by $65.2 million, or 77.9%, as compared to the prior-year period, which included a $47.3 million increase attributable to the full-year impact of the acquired Remington operations and a $18.8 million increase due to incremental price increases on most centerfire categories. In addition, we experienced volume increases within the centerfire ammunition category during late 2008 due to increased market demand for rifle and pistol ammunition.

Shotshell ammunition sales increased by $24.8 million, or 40.9%, as compared to the prior-year period, which included a $23.3 million increase attributable to the full-year impact of the acquired Remington operations and a $14.6 million increase due to incremental price increases on most shotshell categories, partially offset by a $13.9 million decrease in sales of shotshell ammunition due to lower sales volumes as a result of decreased production during late 2008.

Rimfire ammunition sales increased by $6.4 million, or 54.6%, as compared to the prior-year period, which included a $6.1 million increase attributable to the full-year impact of the acquired Remington operations and a $3.8 million increase due to incremental price increases on most rimfire categories, partially offset by a $3.4 million decrease in sales of rimfire ammunition due to lower sales driving a level of reduced production during late 2008.

Net sales were $20.0 million in All Other businesses for the year ended December 31, 2008, an increase of $6.0 million, or 42.9%, as compared to the prior-year period due mainly to continued growth within the accessories business, including a $4.6 million increase from efforts of our newly developed internal sales force, a $1.8 million increase due to aggregate sales volume increases for most other businesses and a $0.9 million increase attributable to the full-year impact of the acquired Remington operations, partially offset by a $1.2 million decrease due to declining sales volumes within technology products as part of exiting that business.

The Company's Cost of Good Sold includes all costs of material, labor, and overhead associated with product manufacturing, except for transfer costs from our plants to our distribution center which are included in Selling, General, and Administrative expense. These costs totaled $0.9 million and $0.8 million for the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively. Accordingly, our gross margins may not be comparable to those of other entities. The table below

compares cost of goods sold and gross profit by reporting segment for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2008:

		Year Ended December 31,

		2007		Percentage of Net Sales			2008		Percentage of Net Sales			Increase (Decrease)			Percentage Change
		(dollars in millions)
Cost of Goods Sold
Firearms		$	145.5		72.2	%	$	309.1		72.5	%	$	163.6			112.4	%
Ammunition			150.1		88.7			198.8		72.1			48.7			32.4
All Other			10.4		74.3			16.5		82.5			6.1			5.9

	Total	$	306.0		79.5	%	$	524.4		72.6	%	$	218.4			71.4	%

Gross Profit
Firearms		$	56.1		27.8	%	$	117.5		27.5	%	$	61.4			109.4	%
Ammunition			19.2		11.3			77.1		27.9			57.9			301.6
All Other			3.6		25.7			3.5		17.5			(0.1	)		(2.8	)

	Total	$	78.9		20.5	%	$	198.1		27.4	%	$	119.2			151.1	%

Gross profit for the year ended December 31, 2008 was $117.5 million, an increase of $61.4 million, or 109.4%, as compared the year ended December 31, 2007, primarily due to the impact of the acquired Remington, DPMS and Marlin operations, which collectively accounted for $50.9 million of the firearms gross profit increase. Excluding the impact of the acquired Remington, DPMS and Marlin operations, total gross profit for the year ended December 31, 2008 was $36.7 million, an increase of $10.5 million, or 40%, as compared to the year ended December 31, 2007. Gross margin was 27.5% for the year ended December 31, 2008 and 27.8% for the year ended December 31, 2007. Gross margin remained relatively flat, declining 0.3% due to the impact of the acquired Remington, DPMS and Marlin businesses, which have inherently lower margin products, partially offset by increased production levels on certain centerfire rifles products leveraging our fixed overhead utilization and lower rollout of purchase accounting related amortization as a result of our acquisitions of $12.2 million.

In connection with accounting for our acquisitions as business combinations using the purchase method of accounting, inventories were required to be written up to their estimated selling prices less the costs to complete and dispose and a reasonable selling profit. As a result, inventory subsequently sold has negatively impacted cost of goods sold. The impact for the year ended December 31, 2008 was approximately $2.8 million, compared to the impact for the year ended in 2007 of $15.0 million, a net decrease to cost of goods sold of $12.2 million.

Gross profit for the year ended December 31, 2008 was $77.1 million, an increase of $57.9 million, or 301.6%, as compared to the year ended December 31, 2007, primarily due to the impact of the acquired Remington operations, which collectively accounted for $22.1 million of the ammunition gross profit increase. Excluding the impact of the acquired Remington operations, total gross profit for the year ended December 31, 2008 was $55.0 million, an increase of $35.8 million, or 186.5%, compared to the year ended December 31, 2007. Gross margin was 27.9% for the year ended December 31, 2008 and 11.3% for the year ended December 31, 2008. Gross margin improved 16.6%, reflecting higher realized prices in 2008 for most categories and decreased impact of purchase

accounting related amortization as a result of the Remington Acquisition, partially offset by unfavorable cost absorption driven by lower production volumes during late 2008.

In connection with accounting for the Remington Acquisition as a business combination using the purchase method of accounting, inventories were required to be written up to their estimated selling prices less the costs to complete and dispose and a reasonable selling profit. As a result, inventory subsequently sold in 2007 negatively impacted cost of goods sold. The impact for the year ended December 31, 2007 was approximately $13.1 million and was included in cost of goods sold.

Gross profit for the year ended December 31, 2008 was $3.5 million, a decrease of $0.1 million, as compared to the year ended December 31, 2007. The full year impact of the acquired Remington operations accounted for an increase of $2.1 million for all other gross profit. Excluding the impact of the acquired Remington operations, total gross profit for the year ended December 31, 2008 was $1.4 million, a decrease of $2.2 million, or 61.1%, compared to the year ended December 31, 2007, as a result of the write-off of remaining technology products inventory of $3.1 million as part of exiting this business partially offset by lower rollout of purchase accounting related amortization of $0.6 million as a result of the Remington Acquisition.

In connection with accounting for the Remington Acquisition as a business combination using the purchase method of accounting, inventories were required to be written up to their estimated selling prices less the costs to complete and dispose and a reasonable selling profit. As a result of this write-up, estimated inventory subsequently sold increased cost of goods sold. The impact for the year ended December 31, 2007 was approximately $0.6 million and was included in cost of goods sold.

Operating expenses consist of selling, general and administrative expense, research and development expenses and other (income) expense. The following table sets forth certain information regarding operating expenses for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2008:

Total operating expenses for the year ended December 31, 2008 were $186.9 million, an increase of $116.8 million, or 166.6%, as compared to the year ended December 31, 2007, primarily due to the impact of the acquired Remington, DPMS and Marlin operations, which collectively accounted for an increase of $45.1 million. Excluding the impact of the acquired Remington, DPMS and Marlin operations, total operating expenses for the year ended December 31, 2008 were $141.8 million, an increase of $71.7 million, or 102.3%, compared to the year ended December 31, 2007, of which $47.4 million was related to impairment charges recorded in December 2008. The impairment charge was caused by a combination of factors that occurred during 2008, including the deterioration of the economic and credit environment and market conditions in the hunting industry.

As part of our annual impairment testing under Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") 350 "Intangible Assets—Goodwill and Other",

we recorded non-cash impairment charges related to goodwill of $44.3 million and certain trademarks of $3.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2008. For the remaining reporting units, management believes the estimated fair value substantially exceeds the carrying value.

Selling, general and administrative expenses increased $65.6 million, or 96.3%, primarily due to the impact of the acquired Remington, DPMS and Marlin operations, which collectively accounted for an increase of $46.6 million. Excluding the impact of the acquired Remington, DPMS and Marlin operations, selling, general and administrative expenses were $87.1 million, an increase of $19 million, or 27.9%, compared to December 31, 2007, primarily due to a $3.9 million increase in wage, benefits and travel costs reflecting continued development of a customer-focused sales and marketing structure, a $3.6 million increase in wage, benefit and travel costs due to the addition of experienced management personnel, a $3.0 million increase due to incremental amortization as a result of the DPMS acquisition, a $1.6 million increase due to costs associated with incentive compensation accruals as plan participation increased and other expenses.

Research and development expenses increased $3.3 million, or 86.8%, primarily due to a $3.2 million increase attributable to the full year impact of the acquired Remington, DPMS and Marlin operations.

Other expense (income) decreased $0.5 million, or 27.8%, driven mainly by recorded stock option expense of $1.4 million in 2008 and higher intangible amortization of $1.1 million partially offset by the impact of the acquired Remington operations on licensing income of $1.5 million.

The following tables compare Management EBITDA by reporting segment for each of the periods presented:

Management EBITDA for the year ended December 31, 2008 in our Firearms segment increased $23.2 million, or 65.0%, as compared to the year ended December 31, 2007. The increase was primarily due to the favorable gross margin impact of the acquired Remington, DPMS and Marlin operations.

Management EBITDA for the year ended December 31, 2008 in our Ammunition segment increased $25.9 million, or 148.9%, as compared to the year ended December 31, 2007. The increase was primarily due to owning Remington for a full fiscal year (acquired May 31, 2007).

Management EBITDA for the year ended December 31, 2008 in our All Other segment increased $1.1 million, or 47.8%, as compared to the year ended December 31, 2007. The increase was primarily due to the favorable gross margin impact of the acquired Remington, DPMS and Marlin operations. $2.1 million of the increase was attributed to the increase in gross margin due to owning Remington for a full fiscal year (acquired May 31, 2007).

The following table illustrates the calculation of Management EBITDA by reconciling Net Income to Management EBITDA:

Other Non-cash Charges increased $9.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2008, primarily due to pension and retiree related costs and inventory write-offs. In the year ended December 31, 2007, the Company had a curtailment gain of $6.4 million and $1.1 million of additional pension and retiree benefit expense as compared to the year 2008. In the year ended December 31, 2008, the Company had $1.3 million of additional stock option expense as compared to the year 2007. The Company also had a $0.7 million loss on the disposal of assets during the year ended December 31, 2008.

Non-recurring Charges decreased $20.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2008, primarily due to the fewer inventory related charges. For the year ended December 31, 2008, the Company had $25.7 fewer inventory write-up charges related to the purchase accounting on the Remington acquisition. The reduction in inventory write-up costs was offset by increases in restructuring costs of $0.7 million, transaction costs of $0.6 million, and employee related costs of $1.4 million. The Company also had a write-off of inventory related to discontinued products of $3.1 million, Marlin and H&R integration costs of $2.1 million, and a gain from the sale of an investment of $1.4 million that occurred in 2008 that did not occur in 2007.

Interest expense for the year ended December 31, 2008 was $30.8 million, an increase of $9.6 million, or 45.3%, as compared to the year ended December 31, 2007, primarily due to the full-year impact of the acquired Remington and DPMS operations.

The Company recorded tax expense of $9.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2008, an effective rate of approximately 47.6%. This tax rate was primarily driven by a permanent tax difference associated with the impairment of goodwill. Excluding the impact of the goodwill impairment, the effective tax rate would have been 31.4% for this period. The effective tax rate for the year ended December 31, 2007 was 31.0%. The difference between the actual effective tax rate for the respective periods above and the U.S. federal statutory rate of 35% is principally due to permanent differences including the impairment of goodwill, utilization of research and development tax credits and the impact of the valuation allowance.

We are currently subject to ongoing audits by federal and various state tax authorities. Depending on the outcome of these audits, we may be required to pay additional taxes. However, we do not believe that any additional taxes and related interest or penalties would have a material impact on our financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.

Net cash provided by operating activities was $122.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2009 compared to net cash provided by operating activities of $52.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2008. The $69.4 million increase in cash provided by operating activities for the year ended December 31, 2009 compared to the prior-year period resulted primarily from:

Net cash used in investing activities was $58.8 million during the year ended December 31, 2009 and $57.1 million during the year ended December 31, 2008. The cash used in investing activities

for the year ended December 31, 2009 was primarily related to $42.3 million in payments, net of cash acquired, for various acquisitions in 2009 including $1.8 million for Dakota on June 5, 2009, $3.8 million for S&K on September 22, 2009, $11.1 million for AAC on October 2, 2009, and $25.6 million for Barnes on December 31, 2009, compared to a $46.3 million payment in connection with the Marlin Acquisition in 2008, net of cash acquired. In addition, in the year ended December 31, 2009, the Company purchased $1.2 million less in property, plant and equipment, received $0.8 for the sale of property, plant and equipment and received $5.6 million less in proceeds received from the termination of company owned life insurance compared to the year ended December 31, 2008.

Net cash used in financing activities during the year ended December 31, 2009 was $81.1 million compared to net cash provided by financing activities of $57.3 million during the year ended December 31, 2008. The $138.4 million decrease in net cash provided by financing activities in 2009 compared to 2008 was primarily related to the extinguishment of our previously outstanding debt. During 2009, the Company borrowed $95.3 million less on its revolving credit facilities, while repaying $6.7 million more than in 2008. The Company obtained $275.4 million in proceeds from the issuance of the 2015 Notes and Additional Notes while repaying $268.2 million more in outstanding indebtedness during 2009 compared to 2008. In 2009, the Company paid $21.4 million in debt issuance fees related to the issuance of the 2015 Notes and Additional Notes while receiving $25.8 million less in capital contributions compared to 2008.

Net cash provided by operating activities was $52.9 million during the year ended December 31, 2008 compared to net cash provided by operating activities of $70.8 million during the year ended December 31, 2007. The $17.9 million decrease in cash provided by operating activities during the year ended December 31, 2008 compared to the prior-year period resulted primarily from:

Net cash used in investing activities for the year ended December 31, 2008 was $57.1 million compared to $90.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2007. The $33.6 million decrease in cash used in investing activities was primarily related to a $46.6 million payment in connection with the Marlin Acquisition in 2008, net of cash acquired, and $17.3 million in purchases of property, plant and equipment for the year ended December 31, 2008, compared to a $48.3 million payment for the purchase of RACI Holding, Inc., the then parent of Remington ("RACI"), net of cash acquired, a $22.8 million payment for the purchase of DPMS, net of cash acquired, a $5.0 million payment for the purchase of Cobb Manufacturing, Inc., net of cash acquired, $11.7 million of transaction costs related to the RACI, DPMS Firearms, LLC and Cobb Manufacturing, Inc. acquisitions and $8.4 million in purchases of property, plant and equipment for the year ended December 31, 2007.

Net cash provided by financing activities was $57.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2008 compared to net cash provided by financing activities of $43.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2007. The $13.4 million increase in net cash provided by financing activities primarily resulted from $50.2 million of proceeds received from revolving credit facilities, and $25.8 million of capital contributions, partially offset by $12.7 million of principal payments on long-term debt for the year ended December 31, 2008 compared to $43.0 million of proceeds received from borrowings of long-term debt and $133.3 million of capital contributions, partially offset by $83.6 million of payments on revolving credit facilities, and $48.2 million of principal payments on RACI notes for the year ended December 31, 2007.

We generally expect to fund expenditures for operations, administrative expenses, capital expenditures, debt service obligations and dividend payments with internally generated funds from operations, and satisfy working capital needs from time to time with borrowings under our revolving credit facility. We believe that we will be able to meet our debt service obligations, fund our short-term and long-term operating requirements, and make permissible dividend payments in compliance with our various debt instruments in the future with cash flow from operations and borrowings under the ABL Revolver, although no assurance can be given in this regard. We continue to focus on working capital management by monitoring key metrics associated with inventory, accounts receivable and accounts payable while recognizing changes to our sales demand can impact our working capital strategies.

As of December 31, 2009, we had outstanding indebtedness of approximately $276.7 million, which consisted of the following:

As of December 31, 2009, there was no indebtedness outstanding under the ABL Revolver and approximately $75.2 million in borrowings were available. Standby letters of credit outstanding as of December 31, 2009 were $7.3 million. Our ABL Revolver contains a financial maintenance covenant ratio referred to as the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, which is determined by comparing EBITDA to Fixed Charges (each as defined in the credit agreement governing our ABL Revolver). Under certain circumstances as described in our ABL Revolver, we are required to maintain a Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio of not less than 1.10 to 1.00. Our Fixed Charge Coverage ratio was 2.1 to 1.0 as of December 31, 2009.

See Note 12—Debt to our consolidated financial statements for a complete discussion of all of our indebtedness at December 31, 2009.

In addition to Management EBITDA which is calculated as set forth in "—Results of Operations," we calculate a measure called Adjusted EBITDA. Adjusted EBITDA (referred to as EBITDA in the indenture governing the Notes) is defined in the indenture governing the Notes. In addition to adjusting net income (loss) to exclude income taxes, interest expense, and depreciation and amortization, Adjusted EBITDA also adjusts net income (loss) by excluding items or expenses as set forth below. Adjusted EBITDA is a primary component of the fixed charge coverage ratio used in covenants under the indenture governing the Notes.

A reconciliation of net income (loss) to Management EBITDA and Management EBITDA to Adjusted EBITDA for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2008 and 2009 is as follows:

			Year Ended December 31,

			2009		2008			2007
Net Income (Loss)			$	54.4	$	(28.6	)	$	(9.0	)
Adjustments:
	Equity in Losses of Unconsolidated JV			0.2		—			—
	Depreciation			16.9		16.4			8.7
	Interest			29.8		30.8			21.2
	Income Tax Expense (Benefit)			28.2		9.1			(4.0	)
	Amortization of Intangibles			6.2		6.7			3.0
	Impairment Charges			—		47.4			—
	Other Non-cash Charges			5.9		3.5			(6.0	)
	Non-recurring Charges			14.9		16.1			36.7

		Management EBITDA	$	156.5	$	101.4		$	50.6

Additional nonrecurring charges included in determining Adjusted EBITDA:
	Employee Relocation & Search Fees			2.5		1.7			0.1
	Restructuring & Integration Costs			—		—			0.5
	Other Fees and Transaction Costs			9.2		0.2			—
Additional noncash charges included in determining Adjusted EBITDA:
	Inventory Writeoff			5.4		2.0			0.3
	Retiree Benefits			4.5		(0.5	)		3.2
	Other			—		(0.1	)		(0.1	)

		Adjusted EBITDA	$	178.1	$	104.7		$	54.6

We expect Adjusted EBITDA to be affected by the same trends that affect Management EBITDA. For a discussion of these trends, see "—Results of Operations—Management EBITDA" for each of the periods presented.

Adjusted EBITDA is not a measure of performance defined in accordance with GAAP. However, management believes that Adjusted EBITDA is useful to investors in evaluating our performance because it is a commonly used financial analysis tool for measuring and comparing companies in our industry in areas of operating performance. Management believes that the disclosure of Adjusted EBITDA offers an additional financial metric that, when coupled with the GAAP results and the reconciliation to GAAP results, provides a more complete understanding of our results of operations and the factors and trends affecting our business.

Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered as an alternative to net income (loss) as an indicator of our performance or as an alternative to net cash provided by operating activities as a measure of liquidity or as an alternative to any other measure prescribed by GAAP. The primary material limitations associated with the use of Adjusted EBITDA as compared to GAAP results are (i) it may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies in our industry, and (ii) it excludes financial information that some may consider important in evaluating our performance.

We maintain capital leases mainly for computer equipment and lighting. We have several operating leases, including a lease for our Memphis warehouse that expires in June 2016, our Madison

annex office that expires in August 2014, and leases for several of our BFI manufacturing facilities that expire on various dates between 2010 and 2012. We also maintain contracts including, among other things, a services contract with our third party warehouse provider. We also have various pension plan obligations, although we do not expect substantial future contributions at this time.

Gross capital expenditures for the year ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 were $14.1 million and $18.4 million, respectively, consisting primarily of capital expenditures both for new equipment related to the manufacture of firearms and ammunition, as well as capital maintenance of existing facilities. We expect total capital expenditures for 2010 to be in the range of $20.0 million to $25.0 million, of which approximately $8.0 million is expected to be related to capital maintenance projects and the remainder related to capital expenditures for new assets.

Our only off balance sheet arrangements consist of our obligations in respect of standby letters of credit.

We have various purchase commitments for services incidental to the ordinary conduct of business, including, among other things, a services contract with our third-party warehouse provider. We do not believe such commitments are at prices in excess of current market prices. Included in those purchase commitments are purchase contracts with certain raw materials suppliers, for periods ranging from one to five years, some of which contain firm commitments to purchase minimum specified quantities. However, such contracts had no material impact on our financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows during the reporting periods presented herein.

We support service and repair facilities for all of our firearm products in order to meet the service needs of our distributors, customers and consumers nationwide. We provide consumer warranties against manufacturing defects in all firearm products we manufacture in the United States. Estimated future warranty costs are accrued at the time of sale which are primarily based upon historical experience. Product modifications or corrections are voluntary steps taken by us to assure proper usage or performance of a product by consumers. The cost associated with product modifications and/or corrections are recognized in accordance with FASB ASC 450 "Contingencies", and charged to operations. The cost of these programs is not expected to have a material adverse impact on our operations, liquidity or cash flows.

The following represents our contractual obligations and other commercial commitments as of December 31, 2009:

			Payments Due by Period

			Total Amounts Committed		Less Than 1 Year		1–3 Years		3–5 Years		Over 5 Years
			(dollars in millions)
Contractual Obligations:
	Notes(a)		$	275.0	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	275.0
	ABL Revolver			—		—		—		—		—
	Expected Interest Payments on the Notes			169.2		28.2		56.4		56.4		28.2
	Expected Interest Payments on ABL Revolver			—		—		—		—		—
	Required Pension Contributions			5.3		0.6		2.3		1.8		0.6
	Capital Lease Obligations			1.5		0.8		0.6		0.1		—
	Operating Lease Obligations			9.6		1.8		3.5		3.2		1.1
	Other Long-term Purchase Obligations(b)			5.7		4.7		1.0		—		—

		Total Contractual Cash Obligations(c)	$	466.3	$	36.1	$	63.8	$	61.5	$	304.9

Other Commercial Commitments:
	Standby Letters of Credit		$	7.3	$	7.3		—		—		—

		Total Commercial Commitments	$	7.3	$	7.3		—		—		—

We are exposed to market risk in the normal course of our business operations due to our purchases of certain commodities and our ongoing investing and financing activities. The risk of loss can be assessed from the perspective of adverse changes in fair values, cash flows and future earnings. We have established policies and procedures governing our management of market risks and the use of financial instruments to manage exposure to such risks.

Certain of our financial instruments are subject to interest rate risk. As of December 31, 2009 and 2008, we had long-term borrowings of $276.0 million and $315.0 million, respectively, excluding $0.7 million and $19.2 million, respectively, classified as the current portion of long-term debt, of which zero and $103.4 million, respectively, were issued at variable rates. Assuming no changes in the monthly average variable-rate debt levels of $64.8 million and $128.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively, we estimate that a hypothetical change of 100 basis points in the LIBOR and Alternate Base Rate interest rates would impact interest expense for the year ending December 31, 2009 and 2008 by $0.6 million and $1.3 million, respectively, on an annualized pretax basis.

Prior to the Refinancings, we were party to several interest rate swap agreements with respect to our outstanding variable rate indebtedness at BFI as of December 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007. The purpose of entering into these interest rate swap arrangements was to hedge against the risk of interest rate increases on the related variable rate indebtedness and not to hold the instrument for trading purposes. The interest rate swap agreements, which were derivative financial instruments, were classified as a cash flow hedge. We were required to enter into these interest rate swaps in accordance with certain BFI debt instruments. We accounted for these as derivative financial instruments in accordance with FASB ASC 815 "Derivatives and Hedging" Accordingly, the derivative financial instruments were reflected on the balance sheet at their fair market value. However, as the interest rate swaps did not meet specific hedge accounting criteria, the change in fair value over the period covered was reflected in interest expense. These interest rate swap agreements were terminated on July 28, 2009.

We purchase copper and lead options contracts to hedge against price fluctuations of anticipated commodity purchases. Lead and copper prices have experienced significant volatility over the past five years primarily due to increased demand and the uncertainty in the global economy.

The amounts of premiums paid for commodity contracts outstanding at December 31, 2009 were $4.6 million, which was $1.8 million lower than the same date in 2008, as fewer contracts were entered into in the last twelve months. At December 31, 2009 and 2008, the market value of our outstanding contracts relating to firm commitments and anticipated purchases up to twelve months for both years, from the respective date was $11.1 million and $0.8 million, respectively, as determined with the assistance of the Company's counterparty. Assuming a hypothetical 10% increase in lead and copper commodity prices which are currently hedged at December 31, 2009 and 2008, we would experience an approximate $6.0 million and $1.5 million, respectively, increase in our cost of related inventory purchased on an annualized pretax basis, which would be partially offset by an approximate $4.0 million and $0.1 million, respectively, increase in the value of related hedging instruments.

We also purchase steel supplies for use in the manufacture of certain firearms, ammunition, and accessory products. Assuming a hypothetical 10% increase in steel prices at December 31, 2009 and 2008, we would experience an approximate $1.0 million and $0.8 million, respectively, increase in each period in our cost of related inventory purchased on an annualized pre-tax basis.

We do not believe that we have a material exposure to fluctuations in foreign currencies. We do not hold or issue financial instruments for speculative purposes.

Our discussion and analysis of our financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows are based upon our consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. On an ongoing basis, we evaluate our estimates, including those related to inventories, supplies, accounts receivable, warranties, long-lived assets, product liability, revenue recognition (inclusive of cash discounts, rebates, and sales returns), advertising and promotional costs, self-insurance, pension and post-retirement benefits, deferred tax assets, and goodwill. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. As noted below, in some cases, our estimates are also based in part on the assistance of independent advisors. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.

Management has addressed and reviewed our critical accounting policies and considers them appropriate. We believe the following critical policies utilize significant judgments and estimates used in the preparation of our consolidated financial statements:

Sales, net of an estimate for discounts, returns and allowances, and related cost of sales are recorded at which time risk of loss and title transfer to the customer. We continually evaluate our sales terms against criteria outlined in SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin 104, Revenue Recognition. While we follow the industry practice of selling select firearms pursuant to a "dating" plan, allowing the customer to purchase these products commencing in December (the start of our dating plan year) and to pay for them on extended terms, we have now commenced to shorten the duration of these terms. Historically, use of the dating plan has had the effect of shifting some firearms sales from the second and third quarters to the first and fourth quarters. As a competitive measure, we offer extended terms on select ammunition purchases. However, use of the dating plans also results in deferral of collection of accounts receivable until the latter part of the year. Customers do not have the right to return unsold product. Management uses historical trend information as well as other economic data to estimate future discounts, returns, rebates and allowances.

We maintain an allowance for doubtful receivables for estimated losses resulting from the inability of our trade customers to make required payments. We provide an allowance for specific customer accounts where collection is doubtful and also provide an allowance for customer deductions based on historical collection and write-off experience. Additional allowances would be required if the financial conditions of our customers deteriorated.

Our inventories are valued at the lower of cost or market. We evaluate the quantities of inventory held against past and future demand and market conditions to determine excess or slow moving inventory. For those product classes of inventory identified, we estimate their market value based on current and projected selling prices. If the projected market value is less than cost, we provide an allowance to reflect the lower value of that inventory. This methodology recognizes projected inventory losses at the time such losses are evident rather than at the time goods are actually sold.

As part of the Marlin Acquisition, we now account for a portion of our inventory, the North Haven manufactured firearms, under a Last-In First-Out ("LIFO") assumption under the double extension method. As of December 31, 2009 and 2008, approximately 6.7% and 11.0%, respectively, of our total inventory excluding the LIFO adjustment was accounted for under the LIFO method. Under a First-In First-Out assumption, inventories would have been lower by $1.6 million and $1.1 million at December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively.

Property, plant and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is determined on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of the individual asset by major asset class as follows:

In accordance with FASB ASC 360 "Property, Plant, and Equipment", management assesses property, plant and equipment for impairment whenever facts and circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be fully recoverable.

Maintenance and repairs are charged to operations; replacements and betterments are capitalized. Computer hardware and software, lighting and postage equipment under capital leases are amortized over the term of the lease. The cost and related accumulated depreciation applicable to assets sold or retired are removed from the accounts and the gain or loss on disposition is recognized in operations, included in the other income and expenses.

Interest is capitalized in connection with the construction of major projects. The capitalized interest is recorded as part of the asset to which it relates and is amortized over the asset's useful life. There was no capitalized interest in 2009.

We adopted the provisions of FASB ASC 350 "Intangibles-Goodwill and Other", for goodwill and intangible assets pursuant to FASB ASC 350. As of October 1 each year, we test for impairment of goodwill according to a two-step approach. In the first step, we estimate the fair values of our reporting units using a combination of the present value of future cash flows approach, market approach and a transactional approach, all equally weighted, subject to a comparison for reasonableness to our market capitalization at the date of valuation. In addition, goodwill of a reporting unit is tested for impairment between annual tests if an event occurs or circumstances change that would more likely than not reduce the fair value of a reporting unit below its carrying value. For other intangible assets, the impairment test consists of a comparison of the fair value of the intangible assets to their respective carrying amount.

As part of our annual impairment testing under FASB ASC 350, we recorded non-cash impairment charges related to goodwill of $44.3 million and certain trademarks of $3.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2008. For the remaining reporting units, management believes the estimated fair value substantially exceeds the carrying value as of December 31, 2009 and 2008.

We provide for estimated defense and settlement costs related to product liabilities when it becomes probable that a liability has been incurred and reasonable estimates of such costs are available. Estimates for accruals for product liability matters are based on historical patterns of the number of occurrences, costs incurred and a range of potential outcomes. We also utilize the assistance of independent advisors to assist in analyzing the adequacy of such reserves. Due to the inherently unpredictable nature of litigation, actual results will likely differ from estimates and those differences could be material.

We have defined benefit plans that cover a significant portion of our salaried and hourly paid employees. As a result of amendments to our defined benefit plans, future accrued benefits for all employees were frozen as of January 1, 2008. We derive pension benefit expense from an actuarial calculation based on the defined benefit plans' provisions and management's assumptions regarding discount rate, rate of increase in compensation levels and expected long-term rate of return on assets. Management determines the expected long-term rate of return on plan assets based upon historical actual asset returns and the expectations of asset returns over the expected period to fund participant benefits based on the current investment mix of our plans. Management sets the discount rate based on the yield of high quality fixed income investments expected to be available in the future when cash flows are paid. The rate of increase in compensation levels is established based on management's expectations of current and foreseeable future increases in compensation. In addition, management also consults with independent actuaries in determining these assumptions.

We provide for estimated medical and indemnity compensation costs related to workers' compensation liabilities when it becomes probable that a liability has been incurred and reasonable estimates of such costs are available. Estimates for accruals for workers compensation liability matters are based on historical patterns of the number of occurrences, costs incurred and a range of potential outcomes. We also utilize the assistance of independent advisors to assist in analyzing the adequacy of such reserves.

Income tax expense is based on pretax financial accounting income. We recognize deferred tax assets and liabilities for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to be applied to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. A valuation allowance is recorded when it is more likely than not that the deferred tax asset will not be recognized.

The Company's continuing practice is to recognize interest and/or penalties related to income tax matters in income tax expense.

We adopted FASB ASC 820 "Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures" and amendments to FASB ASC 825 "Recognition of the Fair Value Option for Financial Instruments" on January 1, 2008. FASB ASC 820 (1) creates a single definition of fair value, (2) establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and (3) expands disclosure requirements about items measured at fair value. FASB ASC 820 applies both to items recognized and reported at fair value in the financial statements and items disclosed at fair value in the notes to the financial statements. FASB ASC 820 does not change existing accounting rules governing what can or what must be recognized and reported at fair value in the financial statements, or disclosed at fair value in the notes to the financial statements. Additionally, FASB ASC 820 does not eliminate practicability exceptions that exist in accounting pronouncements amended by FASB ASC 820 when measuring fair value. As a result, we will not be required to recognize any new assets or liabilities at fair value.

Prior to FASB ASC 820, certain measurements of fair value were based on the price that would be paid to acquire an asset, or received to assume a liability (an entry price). FASB ASC 820 clarifies the definition of fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset, or paid to transfer a liability, in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (that

is, an exit price). The exit price is based on the amount that the holder of the asset or liability would receive or need to pay in an actual transaction (or in a hypothetical transaction if an actual transaction does not exist) at the measurement date. In some circumstances, the entry and exit price may be the same; however, they are conceptually different.

Fair value is generally determined based on quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. If quoted market prices are not available, we use valuation techniques that place greater reliance on observable inputs and less reliance on unobservable inputs. In measuring fair value, we may make adjustments for risks and uncertainties, if a market participant would include such an adjustment in its pricing.

FASB ASC 820 establishes a fair value hierarchy that distinguishes between assumptions based on market data (observable inputs) and our assumptions (unobservable inputs). Determining where an asset or liability falls within that hierarchy depends on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement as a whole. An adjustment to the pricing method used within either level 1 or level 2 inputs could generate a fair value measurement that effectively falls in a lower level in the hierarchy. The hierarchy consists of three broad levels as follows:

As shown above, commodity contract derivatives valued by using quoted prices are classified within level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. Life insurance policies valued by using cash surrender values, net of related policy loans, are classified within level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. We value the interest rate swap using the Income Approach valuation technique. This method uses valuation techniques to convert future amounts to a single present value amount. The measurement is based on the value indicated by current market expectations about those future amounts.

The determination of where an asset or liability falls in the hierarchy requires significant judgment. We evaluate our hierarchy disclosures each quarter based on various factors, and it is possible that an asset or liability may be classified differently from quarter to quarter. However, we expect that changes in classifications between different levels will be rare.

Most derivative contracts are not listed on an exchange and require the use of valuation models. Consistent with FASB ASC 820, we attempt to maximize the use of observable market inputs in our models. When observable inputs are not available, we default to unobservable inputs. Derivatives valued based on models with significant unobservable inputs and that are not actively traded, or trade activity is one way, are classified within level 3 of the fair value hierarchy and are determined with the assistance of the Company's counterparty.

In February 2007, the FASB issued amendments to FASB ASC 825. These amendments to FASB ASC 825 provides an option to elect fair value as the initial and subsequent measurement attribute for most financial assets and liabilities and certain other items. The fair value option election is applied on an instrument-by-instrument basis (with some exceptions), is irrevocable, and is applied to an entire instrument. The election may be made as of the date of initial adoption for existing eligible items. Subsequent to initial adoption, we may elect the fair value option at initial recognition of eligible items, on entering into an eligible firm commitment, or when certain specified reconsideration events occur. Unrealized gains and losses on items for which the fair value option has been elected will be reported in earnings.

In December 2007, the FASB issued FASB ASC 810 "Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements". This statement is intended to improve, simplify, and converge internationally the reporting of noncontrolling interests in consolidated financial statements. FASB ASC 810 requires all entities to report noncontrolling (minority) interests in subsidiaries in the same way as equity in the consolidated financial statements. Moreover, it requires that transactions between an entity and noncontrolling interests be treated as equity transactions. FASB ASC 810 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008. Consequently, FASB ASC 810 was implemented by the Company on January 1, 2009 and the accompanying consolidated financial statements for the current and prior periods have been presented in accordance with FASB ASC 810. As of January 1, 2009, the Company now accounts for its consolidated joint venture, EOTAC, under FASB ASC 810 "Noncontrolling Interest in a Subsidiary". Upon adoption of FASB ASC 810, the Company reclassified minority interests in its consolidated balance sheet from other noncurrent liabilities to the equity section. Additionally, the Company changed the way non-controlling interests are presented within the consolidated statement of operations such that the statement of operations reflects results attributable to both the Company's interests and non-controlling interests. The results attributable to the Company's interests did not change upon the adoption of FASB ASC 810.

In March 2008, the FASB issued an amendment to FASB ASC 815 "Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities—an amendment to FASB Statement No. 133". The amendment to FASB ASC 815 is intended to improve financial reporting about derivative instruments and hedging activities by requiring enhanced disclosures to enable investors to better understand their effects on an entity's financial position, financial performance, and cash flows. The new standard is also intended to improve transparency about the location and amounts of derivative instruments in an entity's financial statements; how derivative instruments and related hedged items are accounted for under FASB ASC 815 "Derivatives and Hedging"; and how derivative instruments and related hedged items affect its financial position, financial performance, and cash flows. The amendment to FASB ASC 815 requires disclosure of the fair values of derivative instruments and their gains and losses in a tabular format. It also provides more information about an entity's liquidity by requiring disclosure of derivative features that are credit risk-related and requires cross-referencing within footnotes to enable financial statement users to locate important information about derivative instruments. It is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008 and, consequently, was implemented by the Company on January 1, 2009. Upon adoption of the amendment to FASB ASC 815, the Company enhanced its disclosures for derivative instruments and hedging activities by providing additional information regarding the underlying risk, objectives, extent of hedging activity, and accounting designation. Since the amendment to FASB ASC 815 requires additional disclosures, its adoption did not affect the Company's financial position or results of operations.

statements with an understanding of: (1) how investment asset allocation decisions are made, (2) the major categories of plan assets, (3) the inputs and valuation techniques used to measure the fair value of plan assets, (4) the impact of fair value measurements that use unobservable inputs (Level 3) on changes in plan assets for the period, and (5) significant concentrations of risk within plan assets. It is effective for periods ending after December 15, 2009 for annual financial statements only. The Company adopted the amendment to FASB ASC 715 by enhancing its disclosures of plan assets in its defined benefit retirement plans. Since the guidance requires additional disclosures related to plan assets, its adoption has had no significant impact on the Company's results of operations, financial condition and equity.

In April 2009, the FASB issued an amendment to FASB ASC 820 "Determining Fair Value When the Volume and Level of Activity for the Asset or Liability Have Significantly Decreased and Identifying Transactions That Are Not Orderly for Fair Value Measurement and Disclosures". The amendment to FASB ASC 820 provides guidelines for making fair value measurements more consistent with the principles presented in FASB ASC 820 "Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures". The amendment to FASB ASC 820 relates to determining fair values when there is no active market or where the price inputs being used represent distressed sales. It reaffirms what FASB ASC 820 states is the objective of fair value measurement—to reflect how much an asset would be sold for in an orderly transaction (as opposed to a distressed or forced transaction) at the date of the financial statements under current market conditions. Specifically, it reaffirms the need to use judgment to ascertain if a formerly active market has become inactive and in determining fair values when markets have become inactive. The amendment to FASB ASC 820 is effective for interim and annual periods ending after June 15, 2009. The adoption of the amendment to FASB ASC 820 has had no significant impact on the Company's results of operations, financial condition and equity.

In April 2009, the FASB issued an amendment to FASB ASC 825 "Interim Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial Instruments". The amendment to FASB ASC 825 enhances consistency in financial reporting by increasing the frequency of fair value disclosures. The amendment to FASB ASC 825 relates to fair value disclosures for any financial instruments that are not currently reflected on the balance sheet of companies at fair value. Prior to issuing the amendment, fair values for these assets and liabilities were only disclosed once a year. FASB ASC 825 now requires these disclosures on a quarterly basis, providing qualitative and quantitative information about fair value estimates for all those financial instruments not measured on the balance sheet at fair value. The amendment to FASB ASC 825 is effective for interim and annual periods ending after June 15, 2009. The adoption of the amendment to FASB ASC 825 has had no significant impact on the Company's results of operations, financial condition and equity.

In April 2009, the FASB issued an amendment to FASB ASC 320 "Recognition and Presentation of Other-Than-Temporary Impairments of Debt and Equity Investments". The amendment to FASB ASC 320 provides additional guidance designed to create greater clarity and consistency in accounting for and presenting impairment losses on securities. The amendment to FASB ASC 320 relates to other-than-temporary impairments and is intended to bring greater consistency to the timing of impairment recognition, and provide greater clarity to investors about the credit and noncredit components of impaired debt securities that are not expected to be sold. The measure of impairment in comprehensive income remains fair value. The amendment to FASB ASC 320 also requires increased and more timely disclosures sought by investors regarding expected cash flows, credit losses, and an aging of securities with unrealized losses. The amendment to FASB ASC 320 is effective for interim and annual periods ending after June 15, 2009. The adoption of the amendment to FASB ASC 320 has had no significant impact on the Company's results of operations, financial condition and equity.

after the balance sheet date and the circumstances which an entity should recognize events in its financial statements FASB ASC 855 is effective for interim and annual periods ending after June 15, 2009. As a result of adopting this guidance, the Company accrued $6.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2009 for the estimated costs of the 17 HMR ammunition and Remington Model 597 17 HMR semi-automatic rifle product safety warning.

In June 2009, the FASB issued an amendment to FASB ASC 860 "Accounting for Transfers of Financial Assets—an amendment of FASB Statement No. 140". The statement removes the concept of a qualifying special-purpose entity from FASB ASC 860 "Transfers and Servicing", and removes the exception from applying FASB ASC 810 "Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities". The amendment clarifies the objective of whether a transferor has surrendered control over the financial assets and limits the circumstances in which a financial asset should be derecognized. It also requires that all assets acquired and liabilities incurred resulting from the transfer of a financial asset be initially measured at fair value. The amendment to FASB ASC 860 is effective for interim and annual periods ending after November 15, 2009. The adoption of the amendment to FASB ASC 860 has had no significant impact on the Company's results of operations, financial condition and equity.

In June 2009, the FASB issued an amendment to FASB ASC 810 "Amendments to FASB Interpretation No. 46(R)". The amendment requires a reporting enterprise to perform an analysis and ongoing reassessments to determine whether the enterprise's variable interest gives it a controlling financial interest. It also requires an enterprise to assess whether it has an implicit financial responsibility to ensure a variable interest operates as designed when determining whether it has the power to control the variable interest. The amendment eliminates the quantitative approach previously required when determining the primary beneficiary of a variable interest and augments current disclosures. The amendment to FASB ASC 810 is effective for interim and annual periods ending after November 15, 2009. The adoption of the amendment to FASB ASC 320 has had no significant impact on the Company's results of operations, financial condition and equity.

In June 2009, the FASB issued FASB Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") 2009-01 "Topic 105—General Accounting Principles—amendments based on Statement of Financial Accounting Standards 168—the FASB Accounting Standards Codification and the Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles". FASB ASC 105 establishes the Accounting Standards Codification ("Codification") as the source of authoritative U.S. generally accepted accounting principles for all nongovernmental entities. On the effective date of this ASU, all then-existing and non-SEC accounting and reporting standards will be nonauthoritative and superseded by the Codification. New standards by the Financial Accounting Standards Board, will be issued through Accounting Standards Updates. Accounting Standard Updates are not considered authoritative in their own right, but will update, guide, and provide the bases for conclusions on changes in the Codification. FASB ASC 105 is effective for financial statements issued after September 15, 2009. The adoption of FASB ASU 2009-01 has had no significant impact on the Company's results of operations, financial condition and equity.

In August 2009, the FASB issued FASB ASU 2009-05 "Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures—Measuring Liabilities at Fair Value". In circumstances where the fair value of a company's liabilities are not traded in an active market, this ASU requires the use of one or more of the following techniques in measuring the fair value of a liability: the use of a quoted price of an identical liability when traded as an asset in an active market, the use of quoted prices for similar liabilities when traded as assets in an active market, or other valuation techniques consistent with FASB ASC 820 such as the income or market approach. This ASU does not require a separate input or adjustment to other inputs when estimating the fair value of liabilities when transfer restrictions exist. Quoted prices on identical liabilities when they are traded as assets are level 1 fair value measurements. FASB ASU 2009-05 is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after August 2009. The adoption of FASB ASU 2009-05 has had no significant impact on the Company's results of operations, financial condition and equity.

In September 2009, the FASB issued FASB ASC 2009-08 "Earnings Per Share". The ASU amends SEC requirements for redemption or induced conversion of preferred stock. During the period when a redemption occurs, the SEC staff believes that the difference between the fair value of the consideration transferred to the holders and the carrying value of the preferred stock on the company's financial statements should be excluded from net income when determining income available to common stockholders when calculating earnings per share. During the period when a redemption of a portion of the outstanding preferred shares occurs, the redeemed shares should be considered separately from other convertible preferred shares in determining whether the "of-converted" method is dilutive for the period. FASB ASU 2009-08 was effective in September 2009. The Company does not expect the adoption of FASB ASU 2009-08 to have a significant impact on its results of operations, financial condition and equity.

In September 2009, the FASB issued FASB ASU 2009-09 "Accounting for Investments—Equity Method and Joint Ventures and Accounting for Equity-Based Payments to Non-Employees". The ASU establishes SEC requirements for classifying income or expense related to stock-based compensation to employees of an equity-method investee into the same income statement caption as equity earnings of the investee. FASB ASU 2009-09 was effective in September 2009. The adoption of FASB ASU 2009-09 has had no significant impact on the Company's results of operations, financial condition and equity.

In December 2009, the FASB issued FASB ASU 2010-02 "Accounting and Reporting for Decreases in Ownership of a Subsidiary—a Scope Clarification". The ASU clarifies the scope for decreases in ownership and deconsolidation provisions for (1) a subsidiary or group of assets that is a business, (2) a subsidiary that is a business that is transferred to an equity method investee, and (3) an exchange of a group of assets that constitutes a business for a noncontrolling interest in an entity. Decreases in ownership provisions in accordance with FASB ASC 810 "Consolidations" are not applicable to sales of in substance real estate or conveyances of oil and gas mineral rights. Decreases in ownership of subsidiaries not categorized as businesses should follow applicable guidance outside of ASC 810. If no other guidance exists, the decrease in ownership should follow the provision guidelines in ASC 810. The ASU also requires additional disclosures about the deconsolidation of the subsidiary. FASB ASU 2010-02 is effective for interim and annual periods ending on or after December 15, 2009. The adoption of FASB ASU 2010-02 has had no significant impact on the Company's results of operations, financial condition and equity.

Remington, founded in 1816, designs, manufactures and markets a comprehensive line of primarily firearms, ammunition and related products for the global hunting and shooting sports marketplace, under the Remington brand name. Remington is engaged primarily in the design, manufacture, import and sale of sporting goods products for the hunting/shooting sports and related markets. Remington also designs, manufactures and sells firearms and ammunition products to certain federal agency, law enforcement, and military markets. Product lines are sold under the Remington, Marlin, H&R 1871, L.C. Smith and Parker names and other labels. Remington's principal manufacturing facilities are located in New York, Arkansas and Connecticut. Remington was acquired by the Company on May 31, 2007.

Today, Freedom Group includes over 10 well-regarded brands, collaborating across all disciplines, from product development to distribution, delivering end-user driven products to the hunting, shooting sports, law enforcement and military end-markets. We have made significant progress in our transition to a customer-focused sales and marketing organization by shifting to a two-tiered sales structure whereby dedicated key account managers sell the full FGI product offering to our top retail accounts while our internal field sales force calls on our network of distributors and dealers. This has allowed us to create a unified customer facing platform capable of selling our entire suite of brands and products across multiple end-markets while providing the ability to leverage our flexible manufacturing capacity to quickly respond to changes in customer preferences and demands.

The long gun market represents a significant variety of firearms, including both shotguns and rifles. The use of these firearms ranges from hunting, to law enforcement and defense, to other shooting sports, such as skeet, trap, sporting clays and target shooting. According to the NSSF, domestic consumer long gun sales (based on excise tax data) have grown at a 4% CAGR from 2004 to 2008. We believe the commercial modern sporting rifle market, in which we believe we are the largest producer, has grown at a 31% CAGR from 2004 to 2008. Further, the NSSF estimates that consumer ammunition sales grew at a 13% CAGR during the 2004-2008 period.

Our consumers include people of all ages, gender, educational backgrounds and income levels. The NRA estimates 70 to 80 million people in the U.S. own firearms, with privately held ownership

approaching 300 million. This represents a significant installed base that generates a recurring revenue stream for ammunition, parts and accessory sales. In addition, we believe that a number of other developments in the industry are broadening and renewing consumer interest in hunting and shooting sports, including a renewed interest in the outdoors and product offerings designed to introduce new shooters to hunting and shooting.

We believe the accessories market for our products creates a significant opportunity for revenue growth and enhances the perception of our overall product portfolio. Accessory opportunities range from gun care products and gun parts in our hunting and shooting sports categories to trigger, barrel, stock, and grip upgrades, and caliber-changing upper assemblies in the tactical and modern sporting rifle lines.

We believe our business model provides a broad and attractive value proposition to our customers and we believe that we are distinguished by the following competitive strengths:

We believe our brand names are some of the most globally recognized in the hunting, shooting sports, law enforcement, and military firearm and ammunition end-markets. This recognition is enhanced by our deep rooted philosophy and heritage of investing in the great American outdoors that is actively driven through our partnerships with hunting, shooting, outdoor sports and conservation organizations.

Our ammunition brands, including Remington, UMC, Dakota and Barnes, also enjoy leading market positions, strong brand recognition and generations of customer loyalty. We believe that Remington Core-Lokt centerfire ammunition is the most widely used, and the Premier STS and Nitro 27 target loads have won more trophies at the Grand American Trap and World Skeet championship than any other brand. The Grand American is believed to be the largest shooting tournament in the world and offers competitors the opportunity to explore the most advanced products and services in the shooting industry. Additionally, we believe trophies at this event are recognized throughout the industry as "best in class".

Our EOTAC and INTC joint ventures extend into tactical and discreet clothing and frangible ammunition, respectively.

Our core products are ranked #1 across their respective U.S. commercial product categories.

Note: Based on 2008 Firearms and Ammunition Market Data from SMRG and AFMER, and excludes law enforcement, international and military sales.

We have the broadest firearms, ammunition, components, parts and accessory portfolio in our industry:

Our broad product portfolio provides a wide assortment of choices and options for end-users, so that we can provide a solution for any firearm or any ammunition application. This enables us to be a key supplier to our commercial, law enforcement and military customers with significant cross-selling and bundling opportunities, while building strong brand loyalty across all shooting sports and needs.

In addition to our significant commercial business, we sell products to law enforcement, international, government and military end-markets where we already have a strong presence. These markets represented approximately 16% of our 2009 net sales. We believe that our increasingly focused law enforcement and global military products divisions will increase our presence in the law enforcement and defense markets beyond our existing customers, which include the Texas Department of Public Safety, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, Los Angeles Police Department, the California Highway Patrol, FLETC, DOD, the United States SOCOM, and the United States Secret Service, as well as international governments including Colombia, the Republic of Georgia, Italy, Poland, Malaysia, Mexico and Oman. All firearms and ammunition that we sell and export to foreign countries, whether sold commercially or to international governments and militaries, must be licensed and approved by the U.S. Department of State or the U.S. Department of Commerce.

We have significantly grown and transitioned our dedicated sales force to a two-tiered structure whereby dedicated key account managers sell the full FGI product offering to our top eight retail accounts while our internal field sales force calls on our network of approximately 800 distributors and dealers. This investment and effort has significantly reduced our use of third-party, non-exclusive sales representatives. This sales structure is similar to those utilized by many leading consumer products companies and allows for us to more effectively sell our entire suite of brands and products to our key customers and distributors. We believe this sales structure will lead both to increased market share with our key customers as well as to provide the ability to leverage our flexible manufacturing capacity to quickly respond to changes in customer preferences and demands.

We have also shifted our business from a manufacturing-based "push system," in which product volumes and mix are determined based on available capacity, to a customer-focused "pull system," in which customer and consumer demand determine manufacturing decisions. We mine our extensive and proprietary database of consumer contacts and are an industry leader in our ability to capture and analyze point-of-sale and sell-through data from our key customers and distributors to determine what products our customers demand. Additionally, our key account managers have access to the full suite of FGI products and we believe are leveraged by our retail partners to assist in long range sales planning.

We believe our balanced business model based upon sales, marketing and distribution of both firearms and ammunition to long standing customers further supports our ability to generate strong future cash flows that can be re-invested in research and development, the growth of sales within our distribution channels and in the acquisition of select complementary businesses. We have achieved substantial working capital improvements since 2007 by decreasing average days sales outstanding by 28 days and inventory days by 57 days from January 2007 through December 2009. Our attractive operating margins, variable cost structure, relatively low maintenance capital expenditures and low working capital needs all result in strong cash flow generation.

Jackson, has been with the Company for six years and has over 19 years of financial and accounting experience. Immediately after the offering, our management will own approximately % of our common stock (on a fully diluted basis). In addition to key managers that have been in place at our companies, we have added numerous experienced external professionals to execute our business strategy including a Chief Operating Officer, Chief Sales Officer, Chief Information Officer, Chief Marketing Officer, Chief Technology Officer and General Counsel. Further, our board members provide a wealth of relevant experience and expertise across operations, sales and marketing and defense, including Edward Rensi, the former Chief Executive Officer of McDonalds U.S.A.; retired four star Generals Michael Hagee, former Commandant of the United States Marine Corps, and George Joulwan, former SACEUR (Supreme Allied Commander Europe and Head of NATO); Bobby Brown, former President of Remington; James Pike, Chief Executive Officer of CTA Acoustics and Maul Technology; David Bell, former Chairman Emeritus of Interpublic Group; Grant Gregory, Vice Chairman of Cerberus Capital Management; and Jeff Bleustein, former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Harley-Davidson.

Our fundamental strategy is to continue to strengthen and broaden our leading market positions across the firearms, ammunition and related product markets. We do so by actively and collectively managing our broad portfolio of powerful brands and products across a diverse set of end-markets. Our core strengths described above, augmented by a constant focus on operational improvements designed to increase manufacturing efficiency, quality and profitability, have been implemented and are continuously refined by our highly experienced management team. Specific additional strategic initiatives include:

The combination of our strong brands, wide product breadth, leading market shares and the ability to offer both firearms and ammunition has cultivated a broad and loyal customer base across a wide range of commercial retailers and distributors. We have invested in our commercial sales organization, growing our headcount by 44% over the past two years, to increase the experience, reach and impact of our team. This investment and effort has significantly reduced our use of third-party, non-exclusive sales representatives. We expect to continue to grow our commercial market share by leveraging our strong brand and product portfolio with our dedicated sales force to increase shelf space. As we continue to see results of our sales and marketing optimization efforts, we will benefit from the key account managers developing stronger ties to and long term plans with our core retailers while the broader sales force capitalizes on an extensive existing dealer network. By increasing our consumer points-of-contact and continued focus on a customer driven platform, we believe we will continue to expand our leading market position.

Further Penetrate the Domestic and International Defense and Law Enforcement Channels

Our global military products division, operating under a unified leadership across all of our brands, has focused research efforts on developing products in advance of key emerging imminent firearms solicitation windows for the DOD over the next several years. We continue to significantly ramp up and augment our business to take advantage of these opportunities. While we have supplied a number of products to the military and law enforcement channels for many years, we view this area as having high potential for further penetration and growth for a wide variety of our existing products, as well as products we have recently developed and continue to develop. Specific opportunities include the development of the next generation tactical sniper system for special operations and conventional military customers, the next generation service rifle for the U.S. Army, an upgrade option to our current M24 Sniper Weapon System for the U.S. Army for greater range and capability, and a materials and coatings sniper rifle study for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) that focuses on barrel life and long range accuracy. In addition, we are aligning ourselves with certain suppliers to exploit our competitive advantages and secure future government-funded research and development opportunities in this area.

Our international business has increased significantly in net sales over the last two years with firearm (sniper systems, shotguns, and service rifles) and ammunition sales to governmental customers in Mexico, Thailand, Malaysia and Afghanistan, among other countries. In addition to the new products mentioned above, we are developing several products specific to the foreign markets, including a 7.62mm semi-auto sniper system and several personal defense weapons. We believe we are well-positioned as an important player in this growing global market and can offer full firearms and ammunition solutions to existing and new foreign military customers. We believe leveraging current and future DOD contracts will further enhance our ability to win international business. All firearm export sales need to be licensed and approved by the United States Department of State or the United States Department of Commerce, and we have a successful track record of obtaining such approvals.

We are an innovation leader in our industry, supported by more than 45 engineers and technicians and what we believe to be the industry's only domestic freestanding and dedicated firearms research and development facility. Our team develops new products, such as the weather-resistant M887 Nitro Mag shotgun which was launched in May 2009, as well as processes to bring new products such as the XL7 series of rifles to market more quickly and cost effectively. Our focus on innovation has resulted in the introduction of diverse products such as the Remington R-15 modern sporting rifle, the R-25 modern sporting rifle, the Bushmaster .50 BMG bolt action rifle, and the .308 DPMS modern sporting rifle. In 2009, we also launched the Remington M597 VTR rimfire rifle, the Marlin .338 MXLR/MX lever action line of rifles and the Remington R-15 styled rifle for the new Remington 30AR cartridge, along with a variety of other new ammunition products. We are driving product development for our law enforcement, international and military efforts, as well as additional sales to existing commercial customers with additional part configurations and calibers for the modern sporting rifle. Specific examples include the Adaptive Combat Rifle and 7.62mm semi-auto sniper system. We have numerous new products in development with multiple new firearms product platforms and extensions to existing product lines scheduled for introduction in 2010 and beyond.

We have built and strengthened our family of brands and products over the past three years, primarily through the successful integration of four primary acquisitions (Bushmaster, Remington,

DPMS and Marlin) made between April 2006 and January 2008. We did so with the goal of creating the world's leading firearms and ammunition company. We have focused on integrating and optimizing our consolidated business operations since the spring of 2008. We have a proven track record of successfully identifying and integrating acquisitions, as demonstrated by the integration of our brands, and have achieved significant operational improvements as a result. We intend to continue to identify and pursue add-on strategic acquisitions or investments that expand and enhance our brand, product and intellectual property portfolio. We seek to acquire highly complementary products, intellectual property or external capabilities to fill gaps in our portfolio or extend our brands and channel relationships.

We completed four strategic acquisitions in 2009 financed by cash from operations, which we believe will enhance our business performance in 2010. On June 5, 2009, we acquired certain assets of Dakota Arms, a producer of high-end rifles, shotguns and ammunition for approximately $1.8 million, which primarily consisted of inventory and equipment. This acquisition positions us in the largely customized, high precision, large caliber and safari segments of the market, with premium and aspirational firearm and ammunition brands including Dakota Arms, Miller Arms and Nesika, as well as Dan Walter premium gun cases. In addition, on September 22, 2009, we acquired certain assets from S&K Industries, Inc. ("S&K"), a supplier of high quality walnut and laminate wood stocks for our firearms operations for approximately $3.8 million. The assets acquired are primarily inventory, machinery and equipment. We believe this acquisition will reduce certain costs of acquiring the wood stocks and improve efficiencies in our firearms manufacturing processes. On October 2, 2009, we completed the acquisition of certain assets of Advanced Armament Corp. ("AAC") for approximately $11.1 million, with an additional amount of approximately $8.0 million due in 2015 upon achievement of certain employment and financial conditions. AAC manufactures and markets a full line of firearm accessory products used in certain military and commercial markets and provides us further product portfolio expansion. Finally, on December 31, 2009, we completed the acquisition of certain assets and liabilities of Barnes, a supplier of copper bullets, including copper-tin composite core bullets, for approximately $25.6 million. We believe this acquisition allows us to offer a premium product offering to complement our existing products and to provide shooters and hunters with a premium line of high performance bullets.

FGI is a holding company controlled by Cerberus, dating back to the first firearms acquisition of certain assets and liabilities of Bushmaster by Cerberus in April 2006. Our predecessor company was created on February 17, 2006 by CCM for the purpose of acquiring the business of Bushmaster Firearms, Inc. Effective April 1, 2006, CCM completed the acquisition of certain assets and assumed certain liabilities of Bushmaster Firearms, Inc.

FGI (formerly American Heritage Arms, Inc.) was formed on March 30, 2007 by CCM principally for the purpose of acquiring Remington Arms Company, Inc., which was acquired on May 31, 2007. On December 12, 2007, through a series of transactions, Bushmaster Firearms International, LLC and Remington Arms Company, Inc. became wholly owned subsidiaries of FGI. On December 13, 2007, through our subsidiary DPMS Firearms, LLC, we acquired certain assets and assumed certain liabilities of Defense Procurement/Manufacturing Services, Inc. On January 28, 2008, we acquired 100% of the shares of the Marlin Firearms Company and its subsidiary H&R 1871, LLC through our Remington subsidiary. We have focused on integrating and optimizing our consolidated business operations for the past 21 months.

We have made four additional small strategic acquisitions to supplement and expand the current brand portfolio. On June 5, 2009, through our wholly owned subsidiary DA Acquisitions, LLC, which was merged into Remington in October 2009, we acquired certain assets and assumed certain liabilities of Dakota Arms. On September 22, 2009, we acquired certain assets from S&K. In addition, we completed the acquisition of certain assets and the assumption of certain liabilities of AAC and Barnes on October 2 and December 31, 2009, respectively.

We have entered into strategic joint-ventures through our non-wholly owned subsidiaries. On March 19, 2007, we purchased an 80% ownership interest in Precision Arms Center. On November 3, 2008, we purchased 27.1% ownership interest in INTC USA, LLC. On July 30, 2008, we purchased a 61.8% ownership interest in EOTAC, LLC.

On February 13, 2009 we formed E-RPC, LLC as a wholly owned domestic subsidiary principally to carry out certain operating activities related to our re-entrance into the handgun market.

The following chart shows our corporate structure as of the date of this prospectus:

We own or have rights to trademarks or trade names that we use in conjunction with the operation of our business. In addition, our name, logo and website name and address are our service marks or trademarks. Each trademark, trade name or service mark by any other company appearing in this prospectus belongs to its holder. Some of the more important trademarks that we use include Remington®, Peters®, UMC®, Premier®, Express®, Ultra-Mag™, Core-Lokt®, Core-Lokt Ultra™, Fireball™, Model 870™, Model 1100™, Model 11-87™, Model 11-87 Super Magnum™, Model 700™, EtronX®, Model 700 Etron X™, Model Seven™, Model 7400™, Model 7600™, Model 597™, Model 300™, M-27™, ARMORLOKT®, Marlin®, H&R 1871®, Parker®, LC Smith®, Bushmaster®, DPMS™, Panther Arms®, EOTAC™, Dakota™, Miller Arms®, Nesika®, RemOil®, Brite-Bore™ and RemAction Cleaner™.

We operate our business under three separate reporting segments: (1) our "firearms" segment, which designs, manufactures, assembles, imports and markets primarily shotguns, centerfire rifles and rimfire rifles; (2) our "ammunition" segment which designs, manufactures and markets primarily sporting ammunition and ammunition reloading components; and (3) an "all other" reporting segment which includes accessories, other gun-related products, licensed products and apparel. The following table sets forth our sales for our reportable operating segments for the periods shown:

We design, manufacture and market our firearms primarily under the Remington, Marlin, Bushmaster, DPMS, H&R, L.C. Smith, Parker, Dakota Arms, Miller Arms, and Nesika brand names. Through our diversified portfolio of leading brands, we offer a wide variety of long guns including pump-action shotguns, auto-loading shotguns, side-by-side shotguns, over-and-under shotguns, break-action shotguns, and a comprehensive variety of centerfire and rimfire rifle types, including custom and precision guns, lever-action rifles, bolt-action rifles, break-action rifles, single-shot rifles, and modern sporting rifles. Our products appeal to a broad range of gun owners, attracting novice and experienced consumers alike. We offer our products at a range of price points, from entry level, value priced guns to premium brands that appeal to gun enthusiasts and collectors worldwide. We also produce components, including uppers, lowers, barrels and spare parts, which enable gun enthusiasts to build and continually upgrade and customize their firearms. Our brand strategy allows us to address a variety of end-user preferences, ranging from hunting and shooting sports to government, military and law enforcement applications, from beginner to accomplished shooters, as well as build strong brand awareness and generate attractive cross-selling opportunities.

We believe our portfolio contains powerful brands acknowledged throughout the broader U.S. sporting goods and outdoor recreation markets and that our products are recognized by sportsmen and shooters worldwide for superior value, performance and durability. One of our core strategies is to

consistently introduce new and innovative products. This strategy results in a robust new product pipeline, including our M887 Nitro Mag shotgun, an innovative new pump-action shotgun that features ARMORLOKT, our proprietary protective coating designed for the harshest environments. In addition, we have developed various innovative products for the international, law enforcement and government end-markets under the Remington, Bushmaster and DPMS brands. For example, Remington supplies the M24 Sniper Weapon System to the U.S. Army. Finally, Bushmaster and DPMS, which supplied over 29,000 firearms to law enforcement and international customers in 2009, provide firearms to various federal agencies including the DOD.

Our most popular Remington shotguns are the Model 870 pump-action shotgun and the Model 1100 and Model 11-87 auto-loading shotguns. Remington shotguns are offered in versions that are marketed to both novices and experienced gun owners. Specialty shotguns focus on the deer, turkey and other specialized hunting markets, recreational and competitive clay target shooting, and various law enforcement and military applications. We also offer premium over/under, side-by-side, and entry-level single-shot shotguns.

Our most popular Remington rifles are the Model 700, Model Seven and Model 770 centerfire rifles and the Model 597 rimfire rifles. To appeal to a broad range of gun owners, we manufacture these rifles in a wide variety of chamberings, configurations and finishes. In addition, Remington offers the R-15 and R-25 modern sporting rifles for hunting use.

Marlin is synonymous with lever-action rifles. The Model 336, Model 1895, Model 1894 and the recently introduced XLR configurations are designed for high performance and durability across multiple medium and large centerfire calibers. Marlin also produces the Model 39A lever action rimfire rifle, which is the longest continuously manufactured rifle in the world, having commenced production in 1891. In addition to lever-action rifles, Marlin is also known for its rimfire rifle offerings particularly, the Model 60, as well as the Model 795, Model 925 and Model 917. Marlin also offers a bolt-action centerfire rifle in the competitively priced XL7 series rifle.

Bushmaster produces superior quality and highly advanced modern sporting rifles, used worldwide in the commercial, law enforcement, international and military markets. Bushmaster produces a wide range of upper and lower assemblies for modern sporting rifles, carbon composite carbines, M4 type carbines and a wide range of custom products with a primary focus on the .223 and 5.56mm caliber. Bushmaster has introduced innovative products and caliber offerings such as the .50 BMG and .450 Bushmaster with several new platforms currently under development.

DPMS is a leading innovator of modern sporting rifles with a broad range of caliber offerings such as .308, .338 and .243. In addition, DPMS produces a range of upper and lower assemblies, stocks and other gun components to a diverse customer base including dealers and end-users.

Harrington & Richardson offers competitively priced break-action single-shot shotguns and rifles. Popular models include the Pardner line of single-shot shotguns as well as the Handi-Rifle single-shot rifle and Ultra Slug Hunter rifled slug shotguns.

Recently, we completed the acquisition of Dakota Arms. Dakota Arms is a manufacturer of premier rifles used in the high precision, large caliber and safari segments of the market.

We focus our product development efforts on satisfying customer preferences. Recent Remington product introductions include the Model 887 Nitro Mag, an innovative new pump-action shotgun fully encased in a rugged polymer shell, the Model 700 XHR rifle with a triangular profiled barrel and the Model R-15 rifle chambered in the new .30 Remington modern sporting cartridge. Additionally, Remington upgraded the X-Mark Pro trigger for the Model 700 series with external

trigger pull weight adjustment capability. Recent Marlin introductions include the .338 MXLR and .338 MX rifles chambered for the new .338 Marlin Express cartridge, short-action chamberings in the X7 series rifles as well as a big loop lever version of the 1895 series rifle. New products under development include the Remington ACR and the .30 Remington.

As the only major supplier of both firearms and ammunition in the United States, we believe our ability to sell ammunition creates a unique competitive advantage within the industry and allows us to solidify and extend our existing long-term relationship with our loyal customer base. Our ammunition product offerings consist of a comprehensive line of sporting ammunition and ammunition reloading components, along with ammunition for the government, military, and law enforcement markets, marketed under the Remington, UMC, Dakota and Barnes brand names both domestically and internationally. The NRA estimates 70 to 80 million people in the United States own approximately 300 million firearms, creating a large installed base for our ammunition products. We believe we are the largest manufacturer of commercial ammunition in the United States, and sold approximately 2.5 billion rounds of ammunition during the twelve months ended December 31, 2009.

We market an extensive line of ammunition products that range from high volume, promotionally priced ammunition products to premium, high performance products that meet the needs of the most demanding hunters and shooters as well as the military and law enforcement users. This is evidenced by the fact that we have developed and/or manufactured more cartridges than any other ammunition manufacturer. We produce over 1,000 SKUs of ammunition across 60 calibers and gauges for use across the entire spectrum of firearms. We also market frangible training ammunition specifically tailored to meet the requirements of law enforcement and military customers. Additionally, we believe our ability to deliver a complete military solution of firearms and ammunition is distinctive. We also produce and market sporting ammunition components used by smaller ammunition manufacturers, as well as by individual consumers engaged in the practice of reloading centerfire cases or shotgun shells.

Our most popular ammunition products include Core-Lokt centerfire rifle ammunition, Premier STS and Nitro 27 target loads, which management believes are widely viewed as the performance leader in trap, skeet and sporting clays shooting by virtue of their combination of superior first firing performance and reloadability.

Recently, we completed the acquisition of certain assets and liabilities of Barnes. Barnes is a supplier of copper bullets, including copper-tin composite core bullets.

We focus our product development efforts on introducing new products that satisfy the need for specialized, high-performance ammunition. Recent ammunition product introductions have focused on developing exclusive or proprietary technology with application to performance oriented hunting segments and special application law enforcement and military needs. For 2009, we expanded our AccuTip slug offering to include two 20 gauge loads in 2³/4" and 3". To strengthen our product position in lead-free hunting areas, we are introducing a variety of new products including Steel Game and Target shotshell loads in 12 and 20 gauge, Disintegrator Varmint Ammunition featuring Jacketed Iron Core HP bullets in 2 key centerfire calibers and a new line of big game centerfire hunting ammunition, Premier Copper Solid, in six key calibers. The 2009 introduction of a brand new cartridge, the .30 Remington, a co-development project with the Remington and DPMS firearms businesses, is designed to cement Remington's leadership in the modern sporting rifle segment. The .30 Remington is the first

.30 caliber cartridge providing deer-sized big game hunting performance in a lightweight R-15 firearm platform.

We sell a wide variety of branded accessories, including gun care and cleaning products and folding and collectible knives. We believe we are one of the top brands in complete firearm care, including cleaning chemicals, tools, and kits. Our wide range of oil and lubricants include RemOil, Brite-Bore, RemAction Cleaner and Rem-DriLube, which are highly versatile and widely used firearm oils and cleaning products. Through our majority owned joint venture, EOTAC, we market high quality tactical and discreet garments for military, law enforcement and the private sector. In addition, we also hold a minority ownership stake in INTC, a leading producer of non-toxic premium based centerfire and shotshell projectiles and a leading manufacturer of frangible bullets.

We also license our trademarks to a discrete number of third parties that manufacture and market sporting and outdoor products that complement our product lines. We offer approximately 3,500 SKUs of licensed product and generate over $110 million in sales for our retail partners. Currently, our trademarks are licensed for use on, among other things, sporting and outdoor apparel, caps, gun cases and slings, tree stands, wildlife feeders, sporting dog equipment, air guns, game decoys and calls, hunting and shooting safety and security products, gun safes, and various other nostalgia and novelty goods. We strive to ensure that the quality, image and appeal of these licensed products are consistent with the high-quality nature of our products and brand strength. We believe that these licenses increase the market recognition of our brands, enhance our ability to market our core products, and generate attractive, high margin income. Additionally, we believe there are significant opportunities for our licensed products as we believe consumer preference is continuing to move toward an outdoor lifestyle.

Recently, we completed the acquisition of certain assets and liabilities of AAC. AAC manufactures and markets a full line of firearm accessory products used in certain military and commercial markets.

Product image, performance, quality and innovation are the primary competitive factors in the firearms industry, with price and customer service also being important. Our shotgun products compete with products offered by O.F. Mossberg & Sons, Inc., Winchester, Browning Arms Company, and Fabbrica d'Armi Pietro Beretta S.p.A. Our centerfire and rimfire rifles compete with products offered by Sturm, Ruger & Co., Inc., Savage Arms, Inc., Browning Arms Company, Colt Defense, FN Herstal, Smith & Wesson, Rock River Arms, Stag Arms and Armalite.

In the ammunition market, we compete with the Winchester division of Olin Corporation, and Federal Cartridge Co., a subsidiary of Alliance Techsystems. Additionally, some imported ammunition brands compete in the domestic market.

We are one of the largest manufacturers of firearms in the United States with seven dedicated firearms manufacturing facilities. Our facilities in Ilion, New York, North Haven, Connecticut, Windham, Maine, Mayfield, Kentucky, Sturgis, South Dakota, St. Cloud, Minnesota and Lake Havasu, Arizona manufacture a wide selection of shotguns, centerfire rifles, rimfire rifles, modern sporting rifles, barrels and gun components and parts, in addition to high-end custom and precision firearms. Stringent quality control processes are employed throughout production and purchasing. Two of these firearms manufacturing facilities in Ilion and Windham, which we consider our key facilities, have ISO 9001-2000 certifications. Certain of these facilities also provide factory repair services.

We have three facilities that manufacture ammunition and ammunition components located in Lonoke, Arkansas, Sturgis, South Dakota and Mona, Utah. Primer mixture manufactured on site is combined with parts and raw materials to produce ammunition. Some parts are manufactured on site, while other components are purchased from independent suppliers. Throughout the various processes, our technicians continuously monitor and test the velocity, pressure and accuracy levels of our ammunition. Our main ammunition manufacturing facility is ISO 9001-2000 certified.

We import a limited number of certain firearm products from selected foreign vendors.

Although the sales of many of our products fall outside the core fall hunting season of September through December, a significant portion of our sales are seasonal and concentrated toward the fall hunting season. As a result of the seasonal nature of our sales and the payment terms under our dating plan billing practices, our historical working capital financing needs generally have exceeded cash provided by operations during certain parts of the year. As a result, our working capital financing needs tend to be greatest during the spring and summer months, decreasing during the fall and reaching their lowest points during the winter. Our recent efforts to shorten terms and reduce dating plan billing practices have moderated this seasonal aspect of working capital financing needs as compared to prior years.

We have augmented and integrated our facilities and supply chain over the last 24 to 30 months and have focused on improving our operating efficiency. To manufacture our various firearms, ammunition and related products, we utilize numerous raw materials, including steel, wood, lead, brass, powder and plastics, as well as parts purchased from independent manufacturers. We have completed numerous lean manufacturing projects and six sigma efforts focused on supply chain rationalization.

For a number of our raw materials, we rely on a limited number of suppliers. For example, a major portion of our requirements for barrel blanks and wood stocks are each currently being met by several vendors. In addition, our brass strip and lead requirements are being serviced primarily by several vendors and our requirements for smokeless powder are primarily met by three suppliers, which are the only sources of smokeless powder in the United States and Canada. Many of our machining processes on certain of our firearms components are performed by a limited number of vendors. We are actively working to develop in-house capabilities at our Ilion facility to mitigate some of the supply chain concentration associated with our products. See "Risk Factors" for additional information regarding the risks associated with our dependence on a limited number of suppliers and the risks related to importing products from foreign vendors.

We generally have written purchase agreements with our suppliers, some of which (primarily with utilities) contain minimum purchase requirements. We have had long-term relationships with most of our vendors and believe that all such relationships are good, and do not currently anticipate any material shortages or disruptions in supply from these vendors.

The price and availability of production materials are affected by a wide variety of interrelated economic and other factors, including alternative uses of materials and their components, changes in production capacity, energy prices, commodity prices, and governmental regulations. Specifically, some of our manufacturing sites have experienced volatility in acquisition costs related to purchases of metals and other materials related to our business, increased processing charges and increased energy costs. See "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Liquidity and Capital Resources" and "—Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis of Market Risk."

We support service and repair facilities for our firearms products in order to meet the service needs of our distributors, customers and consumers nationwide. We provide warranties for our new firearms products manufactured in the United States to the original purchaser to be free from defects in material and workmanship for periods of one to five years. These warranty periods commence with the registered date of purchase by the end consumer. Our imported firearms products are warranted by our vendors for a period of one year commencing with the registered date of purchase by the end consumer and we also provide limited warranties for our ammunition products. Warranty costs associated with these programs were $4.4 million, $3.6 million and $1.3 million for each of the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively.

We are a leading marketer and supplier of one of the broadest portfolios of firearms, ammunition and related products in our industry. Our portfolio of products is marketed to the hunting, shooting sports, law enforcement and military end-markets under some of the most globally recognized brands including Remington, Marlin, Bushmaster and DPMS, among others. Our portfolio holds the #1 commercial market positions across all of our major product categories.

We have shifted our business from a manufacturing-based "push system" to a customer-focused "pull system," driven by our Chief Sales and Marketing Officers. In addition to mining our extensive and proprietary database of consumer contacts, we are a leader in the industry in capturing and analyzing point of sale and sell through data from our key customers and distributors to determine what products are in demand by our customers.

We market our products and sell through both our in-house direct sales representatives and, to a lesser extent, manufacturers' sales representatives. Both groups market and sell principally to wholesalers, dealers and chains. Our in-house direct sales representatives market and sell only Freedom Group firearms, ammunition and related products. Our manufacturers' sales representatives market and sell other product lines as well. Our manufacturers' sales representatives are prohibited from selling directly competing goods from other manufacturers and are paid variable commissions based on the type of products that are sold.

We have adjusted our selling process to be more streamlined and focused on customer types, including chains, distributors, gun clubs, law enforcement, international, military and government agencies. We have invested in our commercial sales organization, growing our headcount by 44% over the past two years, to increase the experience, reach and impact of our sales team. In addition to overhauling our commercial sales organization, we have materially expanded and refocused our law enforcement, international and military sales and marketing organizations with the same objectives.

Our portfolio of leading products and brands, with significant #1 shares, positions us as a key partner with commercial retailers, including Bass Pro Shops, Cabela's, Dick's Sporting Goods, Gander Mountain and Wal-Mart, as well as distributors. Our Remington Law Enforcement Division is focused on the specialized needs of this predominantly law enforcement channel. The Texas Department of Public Safety, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department and the California Highway Patrol represent a few of our law enforcement customers. In addition, our Remington Military Products Division is focused on the specialized needs and regulatory considerations to serve various military customers in the United States and around the world. Today, for example, we are a supplier to the DOD supplying the M24 Sniper Weapon System to the U.S. Army and have sold military products to countries including Colombia, the Republic of Georgia, Malaysia, Mexico and Oman. We support our products internationally with dedicated international sales representatives in Norway, Spain and Germany.

Revenues from customers outside of the United States were $88.7 million, $97.3 million and $47.8 million for each of the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively. Revenues from customers in Canada were $20.9 million, $27.1 million and $21.1 million for each of the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively. The carrying value of long-lived assets maintained outside of the United States was $0.2 million as of December 31, 2009 and nominal in each of the years 2008 and 2007.

Approximately 10%, 14% and 15% of our total net sales from all reportable business segments for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively, consisted of sales made to one customer, Wal-Mart. The loss of this customer or a substantial reduction in sales to this customer could adversely affect our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows. No other single customer comprises more than 10% of total sales. No material portion of our business is subject to renegotiation of profits or termination of contracts at the election of a governmental or any other type of purchaser. See "Risk Factors—Risks Relating to Our Business—A substantial amount of our business comes from one "national account" customer. A substantial portion of our accounts receivable is concentrated with two customers. Loss of business from either of these customers could adversely affect our revenues, operating results and statements of cash flows."

Wal-Mart, together with another customer, accounted for approximately 18% and 21% of our accounts receivable balance as of December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively. This other customer, due to the timing of its purchasing, usually maintains significant amounts of accounts receivable at the end of our fiscal year. In the event that this customer incurs financial difficulty and is unable to pay its account in full, our cash flows and operating results could be adversely affected.

International sales accounted for approximately 10%, 13% and 12% of our total net sales for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively. Our sales personnel and manufacturers' sales representatives market to foreign distributors generally on a nonexclusive basis and for a one-year term.

With more than 45 engineers and technicians and what we believe to be the industry's only domestic freestanding and dedicated firearms research and development facility, we are a leader of innovation in the industry. Our team is focused on new product development as well as improving existing products based on consumer needs and demands as well as in response to the competition in the market. Upcoming long gun and handgun product introductions include the weather-resistant M887 Nitro Mag shotgun. Recent efforts also include process improvements to bring new products such as the XL7 to market more quickly and cost effectively as well as existing products like our 870 shotgun. We are actively driving product development in the modern sporting rifle market to tap commercial, law enforcement, international and military channels with innovative products components, parts and additional calibers. These efforts have resulted in the introduction or planned launch of the .30 R-15, R-15, R-25, ACR, .50BMG, .338 MXLR/MX, M597 VTR, and .308 DPMS firearms, and a variety of new ammunition products, among others. Research and development expenditures for our continuing operations were approximately $11.7 million, $7.1 million and $3.8 million in the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively.

Our operations are not dependent upon any single trademark other than the Remington and Bushmaster word marks and the Remington and Bushmaster logo marks. In addition, we also own the Marlin, H&R, L.C. Smith, Dakota and DPMS trade names and trademarks as well as other trade names

and trademarks. Some of the other trademarks that we use, however, are nonetheless identified with and important to the sale of our products. Our business is not dependent to a material degree on patents, copyrights, or trade secrets. We do not believe that the expiration of any of our patents will have a material adverse effect on our financial condition or our results of operations. We likewise do not believe that any of our licenses of intellectual property to third parties are material to our business, taken as a whole.

In June 2000, Remington formed RA Brands L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company and wholly-owned subsidiary of Remington ("RA Brands"), to which Remington transferred ownership of all of its patents, trademarks and copyrights. RA Brands owns all of the Remington trademarks and licenses them to Remington at an arm's length royalty rate. We believe that we have adequate policies and procedures in place to protect our intellectual property.

On June 5, 2009, we acquired certain assets and liabilities of Dakota Arms, which primarily consisted of inventory and equipment for approximately $1.8 million. Dakota Arms is a producer of high-end rifles, shotguns and ammunition. This acquisition positions us in the largely customized, precision, large caliber and safari segments of the market, with premium and aspirational firearms and ammunition brands including Dakota Arms, Miller Arms and Nesika, as well as Dan Walter premium gun cases.

On September 22, 2009, we acquired certain assets and liabilities from S&K, a supplier of wood stocks for our firearms operations for approximately $3.8 million. The assets acquired are primarily inventory, machinery and equipment. We believe this acquisition will improve efficiencies in our firearms manufacturing processes as well as reduce certain costs of acquiring the wood stocks.

On October 2, 2009, we completed the acquisition of certain assets and liabilities of AAC for approximately $11.1 million, with an additional amount of approximately $8.0 million due in 2015 upon achievement of certain employment and financial conditions. AAC manufactures and markets a full line of firearm accessory products used in certain military (including current use by the Department of Defense), law enforcement and commercial markets.

On December 31, 2009, we completed the acquisition of certain assets and liabilities of Barnes, a supplier of copper bullets, including copper-tin composite core bullets, for approximately $25.6 million. We believe this acquisition allows us to offer a premium product offering to complement our existing products and to provide shooters and hunters with a premium line of high performance bullets.

The manufacture, sale, purchase, possession and use of firearms are subject to extensive federal, state and local governmental regulations. The primary federal laws are the National Firearms Act of 1934 ("NFA"), the Gun Control Act of 1968 ("GCA"), the Arms Export Control Act of 1976 ("AECA") and the Firearms and Ammunition Excise Tax ("FAET"), which have been amended from time to time. The NFA, GCA and imports under the AECA are administered and enforced by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives through the Department of Justice; exports under the AECA are administered and enforced by the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls through the Department of State and by the Bureau of Industry and Security through the Department of Commerce; and the FAET is administered and enforced by the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade

Bureau through the Department of Treasury. We maintain valid federal licenses and registrations at our locations as required by these agencies for the Company to import, manufacture and sell firearms and ammunition. The NFA places various restrictions on certain firearms defined in that regulation including fully automatic firearms, short barreled rifles, short barreled shotguns, silencers and destructive devices. We do manufacture or import limited products regulated under the NFA primarily for official government and law enforcement end users. The GCA places certain restrictions on the interstate sale of firearms, among other things. The AECA requires approved licenses to be in place prior to the import or export of certain firearms, ammunition and explosives. The FAET imposes a federal tax on the sale of or use by the manufacturer, producer or importer of firearms and ammunition. There is no assurance that the administrative branches responsible for approving import and export licenses or transfers of NFA firearms or other firearms to our customers will do so in all cases, and failure to obtain such approvals could adversely affect our business. In addition, changes in the tax laws or rates could adversely affect our business.

In September 2004, the United States Congress declined to renew the AWB which generally prohibited the manufacture of certain firearms defined under that statute as "assault weapons" as well as the sale or possession of "assault weapons" except for those that, prior to the law's enactment, were legally in the owner's possession. Various states and local jurisdictions have adopted their own version of the AWB and some of those apply to Bushmaster, DPMS and certain Remington sporting firearms products. We cannot guarantee that an "assault weapons" ban similar to the AWB, or another version thereof, will not be re-enacted. Legislation of this type, if enacted, could have a material adverse effect on our business.

At the federal level, bills have been introduced in Congress to establish, and to consider the feasibility of establishing, a nationwide database recording so-called "ballistic images" of ammunition fired from new firearms. Should such a mandatory database be established, the cost to the Company and its customers could be significant, depending on the type of firearms and ballistic information included in the database. Other bills have been introduced in Congress in the past several years that would restrict or prohibit the manufacture, transfer, importation or sale of certain calibers of handgun ammunition, impose a tax and import controls on bullets designed to penetrate bullet-proof vests, impose a special occupational tax and registration requirements on manufacturers of handgun ammunition, and increase the tax on handgun ammunition in certain calibers. In addition to federal requirements, state and local laws and regulations may place additional restrictions on firearms and ammunition manufacture, sale, purchase, possession and use. For example, two states have established regulations requiring "ballistic imaging" registries of ammunition fired from new handguns; one has established regulations requiring ammunition "microstamping" capabilities for all new introductions of handgun models to be transferred for sale into that state; several others ban the sale, possession and use of firearms altogether; and several others require firearms to be sold with internal or external locking mechanisms. At least four states have current bills proposing requirements for "bullet serialization" for ammunition or "microstamping" capabilities for certain firearms. Some of these bills would apply to ammunition and firearms of the kind we produce. Generally, there are numerous other bills proposed at both the state and local levels that could restrict or otherwise prohibit the manufacture, sale, purchase, possession or use of firearms and ammunition. In summary, there can be no assurance that the regulation of firearms and ammunition will not become more restrictive in the future, and more restrictive legislation could have a material adverse effect on the business of the Company.

Some states and other governmental entities have recently enacted, and others are considering, legislation restricting or prohibiting the ownership, use or sale of certain categories of firearms and/or ammunition. Although numerous jurisdictions presently have mandatory waiting periods for the sale of handguns (and some for the sale of long guns as well), there are currently few restrictive state or municipal regulations applicable to handgun ammunition. Our firearms are covered under several recently enacted state regulations requiring guns to be sold with internal or external locking

mechanisms. Some states are considering mandating certain design features on safety grounds, most of which would be applicable only to handguns. We believe that hunter safety issues may affect sales of firearms, ammunition and other shooting-related products. There can be no assurance that the regulation of firearms and ammunition will not become more restrictive in the future, and more restrictive legislation in this area could have a material adverse effect on the business of the Company.

We are no longer a defendant in any lawsuits brought by municipalities against participants in the firearms industry. In addition, legislation has been enacted in approximately 34 states precluding such actions. Similar federal legislation, entitled "The Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act" was signed into law by President Bush on October 26, 2005, after being passed by the U.S. Senate in August 2005 and by the House of Representatives in October 2005. However, the applicability of the law to various types of governmental and private lawsuits has been challenged. Any court decision restricting the applicability of the law could adversely impact the business of the Company.

We believe that existing federal and state regulation regarding firearms and ammunition has not had a material adverse effect on our sales of these products to date. However, there can be no assurance that federal, state, local or foreign regulation of firearms and/or ammunition will not become more restrictive in the future and that any such development would not have a material adverse effect on our business either directly or by placing additional burdens on those who distribute and sell our products or those consumers who purchase our products. See "Risk Factors—Risks Relating to Our Business—Our business is subject to extensive governmental legislation and regulation that may restrict our operations, increase our costs of operations, or adversely affect the demand for our products by limiting the availability and/or increasing the cost of our products."

Our operations are subject to a variety of federal, state and local environmental laws and regulations which govern, among other things, the discharge of hazardous materials into the air and water, handling, treatment, storage and disposal of such materials, as well as remediation of contaminated soil and groundwater. We have in place programs that monitor compliance with these requirements and believe our operations are in material compliance with them. In the normal course of our manufacturing operations, we are subject to occasional governmental proceedings and orders pertaining to waste disposal, air emissions and water discharges into the environment. We believe that we are in compliance with applicable environmental regulations in all material respects, and that the outcome of any such proceedings and orders will not have a material adverse effect on our business.

Under the terms of a legacy asset purchase agreement from 1993 ("Purchase Agreement") with E.I. DuPont Nemours & Company ("DuPont") relating to the Remington business ("Asset Purchase"), DuPont agreed to retain responsibility for certain pre-closing environmental liabilities. Remington also entered into an agreement with DuPont with respect to cooperation and responsibility for specified environmental matters. See "—Legal Proceedings and Related Matters" and "Legal Proceedings and Related Matters—Certain Indemnities."

There are various pending proceedings associated with environmental liability naming us for which DuPont and its affiliates have accepted liability. Our obligations in these cases are not expected to be material.

Based on information known to us, we do not expect current environmental regulations or environmental proceedings and claims to have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, financial condition or cash flows. However, it is not possible to predict with certainty the impact of future environmental compliance requirements or of the cost of resolution of any future environmental proceedings and claims, in part because the scope of the remedies that may be required is not certain, liability under some federal environmental laws is under certain circumstances joint and several in nature, and environmental laws and regulations are subject to modification and changes in interpretation. There can be no assurance that environmental regulation will not become more

burdensome in the future or that unknown conditions will not be discovered and that any such development would not have a material adverse effect on our business. We do not anticipate incurring any material capital expenditures for environmental control facilities for 2009 or 2010.

The Marlin Firearms Acquisition triggered the Connecticut Transfer Act (the "CTA") with respect to the facility located in North Haven, Connecticut. The CTA is designed to identify properties contaminated with hazardous wastes and to ensure that such properties are cleaned up to the satisfaction of the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection ("DEP"). Under the CTA, Marlin is required to investigate areas of environmental concern at the North Haven facility and to clean up contamination exceeding state standards to the satisfaction of the DEP. The investigation of the North Haven facility is ongoing. Remediation costs may be incurred, but such costs at this time are not expected to be material to operations or cash flows.

Marlin has also conducted other remediation activities at its idled Gardner, Massachusetts facility and a former facility in New Haven, Connecticut. Costs for remediation at both of these locations are not expected to be material.

Under the terms of the Purchase Agreement, DuPont and its affiliates retained liability for, and are required to indemnify us against, with respect to Remington:

These indemnification obligations of DuPont and its affiliates are not subject to any survival period limitation. We have no current information on the extent, if any, to which DuPont and its affiliates have insured these indemnification obligations. Except for certain cases and claims relating to shotguns as described below, and except for all cases and claims relating to products discontinued prior to the Asset Purchase, we generally bear financial responsibility for the costs of product liability cases and claims relating to occurrences after the Asset Purchase and are required to indemnify DuPont and its affiliates against such cases and claims. See "—Certain Indemnities."

There are no current DPMS or Bushmaster legal proceedings; however, we are voluntarily developing and submitting a stewardship plan for the Maine DEP for certain sites Bushmaster leased for firearms testing. Costs for the stewardship efforts at these sites are not expected to be material.

We maintain insurance coverage for product liability claims subject to certain self-insured retentions on a per-occurrence basis for personal injury or property damage with respect to Remington (relating to occurrences arising after the Asset Purchase), Marlin, Bushmaster, DPMS and our other brands and products. We believe that our current product liability insurance coverage for personal injury and property damage is adequate for our needs. Our current product liability insurance policy provides for certain self-insured retention amounts per occurrence. The policy excludes from coverage any pollution-related liability. Based in part on the nature of our products, there can be no assurance

that we will be able to obtain adequate product liability insurance coverage upon the expiration of the current policy. Our current product liability insurance policy expires in December 2010.

As of December 31, 2009, Bushmaster and DPMS did not have any bodily injury cases or claims pending relating to their firearms.

As a result of contractual arrangements, we manage the joint defense of product liability litigation involving Remington brand firearms and our ammunition products for both Remington and DuPont and its affiliates. As of December 31, 2009, approximately 17 individual bodily injury cases and claims were pending relating to firearms and our ammunitions products, primarily alleging defective product design, defective manufacture and/or failure to provide adequate warnings; some of these cases seek punitive as well as compensatory damages. We have previously disposed of a number of other cases involving post-Asset Purchase occurrences involving Remington brand firearms and our ammunition products by settlement. The 17 pending cases and claims involve pre- and post-Asset Purchase occurrences for which we or DuPont bear responsibility under the Purchase Agreement.

The relief sought in individual cases includes compensatory and, sometimes, punitive damages. Certain of the claims and cases seek unspecified compensatory and/or punitive damages. In others, compensatory damages sought may range from less than $50,000 to in excess of $1 million and punitive damages sought may exceed $1 million. Of the individual post-Asset Purchase bodily injury cases and claims pending as of December 31, 2009, plaintiffs and claimants seek either compensatory and/or punitive damages in unspecified amounts or in amounts within these general ranges. In our experience, initial demands do not generally bear a reasonable relationship to the facts and circumstances of a particular matter, and in any event, are typically reduced significantly as a case proceeds. We believe that our accruals for product liability cases and claims, as described below, are a better quantitative measure of the cost of product liability cases and claims.

At December 31, 2009, our accrual for product liability cases and claims was approximately $13.2 million. The amount of our accrual for product liability cases and claims is based upon estimates developed as follows. We establish reserves for anticipated defense and disposition costs to us of those pending cases and claims for which we are financially responsible. Based on those estimates and an actuarial analysis of actual defense and disposition costs incurred by us with respect to product liability cases and claims in recent years, we determine the estimated defense and disposition costs for unasserted product liability cases and claims. We combine the estimated defense and disposition costs for both pending and unasserted cases and claims to determine the amount of our accrual for product liability cases and claims. It is reasonably possible additional experience could result in further increases or decreases in the period in which such information is made available. We believe that our accruals for losses relating to such cases and claims are adequate. Our accruals for losses relating to product liability cases and claims include accruals for all probable losses the amount of which can be reasonably estimated. Based on the relevant circumstances (including, with respect to Remington-based claims, the current availability of insurance for personal injury and property damage with respect to cases and claims involving occurrences arising after the Asset Purchase, our accruals for the uninsured costs of such cases and claims and DuPont's agreement to be responsible for a portion of certain post-Asset Purchase product liability costs, as well as the type of firearms products that we make), we do not believe with respect to product liability cases and claims that any probable loss exceeding amounts already recognized through our accruals has been incurred.

Because our assumption of financial responsibility for certain Remington product liability cases and claims involving pre-Asset Purchase occurrences was limited to an amount that has now been fully paid, with DuPont and its affiliates retaining liability in excess of that amount and indemnifying us in respect of such liabilities, and because of our accruals with respect to such cases and claims, we believe that Remington product liability cases and claims involving occurrences arising prior to the Asset Purchase are not likely to have a material adverse effect upon our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows, nor do we believe at this time that there is an estimated range of reasonably

possible additional losses. Moreover, although it is difficult to forecast the outcome of litigation, we do not believe, in light of relevant circumstances (including with respect to Remington-based claims, the current availability of insurance for personal injury and property damage with respect to cases and claims involving occurrences arising after the Asset Purchase, our accruals for the uninsured costs of such cases and claims and the agreement of DuPont and its affiliates to be responsible for a portion of certain post-Asset Purchase product liability costs, as well as the type of firearms products that we make), that the outcome of all pending product liability cases and claims will be likely to have a material adverse effect upon our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows. Nonetheless, in part because the nature and extent of liability based on the manufacture and/or sale of allegedly defective products (particularly as to firearms and ammunition) is uncertain, there can be no assurance that our resources will be adequate to cover pending and future product liability occurrences, cases or claims, in the aggregate, or that a material adverse effect upon our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows will not result therefrom. However, it is reasonably possible that a significant shift in the litigation environment or deterioration in our loss development experience could result in an additional estimated expense of up to $4.4 million. Because of the nature of our products, we anticipate that we will continue to be involved in product liability litigation in the future. Because of the potential nature of injuries relating to firearms and ammunition, certain public perceptions of our products, and recent efforts to expand liability of manufacturers of firearms and ammunition, product liability cases and claims, and insurance costs associated with such cases and claims, may cause us to incur material costs.

In addition to these individual cases, as a manufacturer of shotguns and rifles, we have been named previously in several actions brought by various municipalities, primarily against manufacturers, distributors and sellers of handguns. However, we are not a defendant in any pending municipal litigation.

A majority of states have enacted some limitation on the ability of local governments to file such lawsuits against firearms manufacturers. However, the applicability of the laws to various types of governmental and private lawsuits has been challenged in both state and federal courts. Any court decision restricting the applicability of these laws could adversely impact our business.

We are involved in lawsuits, claims, investigations and proceedings, including commercial, environmental, trade mark, trade dress and employment matters, which arise in the ordinary course of business. We do not expect that the ultimate costs to resolve these matters will have a material adverse effect on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

As of the closing of the Asset Purchase in December 1993 under the Purchase Agreement, Remington assumed:

All other liabilities relating to or arising out of the operation of the Remington business prior to the Asset Purchase from DuPont are excluded liabilities ("Excluded Liabilities"), which DuPont and its affiliates retained. DuPont and its affiliates are required to indemnify us in respect of the Excluded Liabilities, which include, among other liabilities:

DuPont and its affiliates' overall liability in respect of their representations, covenants and the Excluded Liabilities under the Purchase Agreement, excluding environmental liabilities and product liability matters relating to events occurring prior to the purchase but not disclosed, or relating to discontinued products, is limited to $324.8 million. With a few exceptions, DuPont and its affiliates' representations under the Purchase Agreement have expired. We made claims for indemnification involving product liability issues prior to such expiration. See "—Product Liability Litigation."

In addition, DuPont and its affiliates agreed in 1996 to indemnify Remington against a portion of certain product liability costs involving various shotguns manufactured prior to 1995 and arising from occurrences on or prior to November 30, 1999. These indemnification obligations of DuPont and its affiliates relating to product liability and environmental matters (subject to a limited exception) are not subject to any survival period limitation, deductible or other dollar threshold or cap. We and DuPont and its affiliates are also party to separate agreements setting forth agreed procedures for the management and disposition of environmental and product liability claims and proceedings relating to the operation or ownership of the Remington business prior to the Asset Purchase, and are currently engaged in the joint defense of certain product liability claims and proceedings. See "—Product Liability Litigation."

As of December 31, 2009, we employed approximately 2,800 full-time employees, approximately 2,350 of whom were engaged in manufacturing and approximately 450 of whom were engaged in sales, marketing, general administration and research and development. An additional work force of temporary employees is engaged during peak production schedules at certain of our manufacturing facilities.

As of December 31, 2009, approximately 750 employees were members of the United Mine Workers of America ("UMWA") at our Ilion, New York manufacturing facility. The collective bargaining agreement with the UMWA was renegotiated effective October 2007 and expires on October 28, 2012. This labor agreement is terminable by either party upon notice to the other party. Employees at our other manufacturing facilities are not represented by unions. There have been no significant interruptions or curtailments of operations due to labor disputes since prior to 1968 and we believe that our relations with our employees are satisfactory.

We are headquartered in Madison, North Carolina in a 43,000 square foot facility that we own and an 11,500 square foot facility that we lease. These facilities are utilized for management offices as well as certain sales, marketing, human resources, information technology, finance, treasury, and customer and consumer service functions. We believe that these facilities are suitable for the activities conducted therein and are appropriately utilized.

We lease a 250,000 square foot distribution facility in Memphis, Tennessee. The facility is staffed by a contracted logistics and distribution service company. This facility provides for the centralized distribution for all of our reporting segments. We believe that this facility is suitable for the activities conducted therein and is appropriately utilized.

Research and development is conducted at two facilities, one which we own in Elizabethtown, Kentucky and one in Dallas, Georgia which we lease. We believe that these facilities are suitable for the activities conducted therein and are appropriately utilized.

We currently operate 11 facilities for our manufacturing operations and maintain 3 idle facilities. The following table sets forth selected information regarding each of these facilities:

Plant	Principal Products	Segment		Ownership

Ilion, New York	Shotguns centerfire and rimfire rifles	Firearms	1,000	Owned
Lonoke, Arkansas	Shotshell, rimfire and centerfire ammunition	Ammunition	750	Owned
North Haven, Connecticut	Centerfire and rimfire rifles	Firearms	227	Owned
Lexington, Missouri	Wood stocks	Firearms	118	Leased
Gardner, Massachusetts	Shotguns, centerfire and rimfire rifles (Idle—held for sale)	Firearms	105	Owned
Mona, Utah	Copper bullets (Ammunition)	Ammunition	70	Leased
Windham, Maine	Centerfire rifles	Firearms	55	Leased
Mayfield, Kentucky	Centerfire and rimfire rifles	Firearms	44	Owned
Findlay, Ohio	Clay targets (Idle)	All Other	40	Owned
Sturgis, South Dakota	Centerfire rifles	Firearms	28	Leased
Ada, Oklahoma	Clay targets (Idle)	All Other	21	Owned
St. Cloud, Minnesota	Centerfire rifles	Firearms	18	Leased
Lake Havasu, Arizona	Centerfire rifles	Firearms	9	Leased
Norcross, Georgia	Accessories	All Other	9	Leased

We believe that the above facilities that we are currently utilizing are suitable for the manufacturing conducted therein and have capacities appropriate to meet existing production requirements. The Ilion, Lonoke, North Haven, and Mayfield facilities each contain enclosed ranges for testing firearms and ammunition.

We acquired the Connecticut and the Massachusetts facilities in the Marlin Acquisition. On April 7, 2008, we announced a strategic manufacturing consolidation decision that resulted in the closure of our manufacturing facility in Gardner, Massachusetts. The Gardner facility was closed in October 2008 and is currently for sale.

Holders of the Notes have a first-priority security interest in the real property owned by us identified in the chart above and in our Madison, North Carolina headquarters and our Elizabethtown, Kentucky research and development facility.

EOTAC currently leases office and warehouse space in West Columbia, South Carolina.

The following table sets forth information regarding our board of directors and executive officers upon completion of this offering. Immediately after this offering, our board of directors will be divided into three classes with staggered three-year terms.

Name		Position

Walter McLallen(a)(b)	44	Director, Chairman of the Board
Jeff Bleustein(d)	70	Director
Bobby R. Brown(b)	77	Director
Grant Gregory(d)	69	Director
General Michael W. Hagee (Ret.)(a)	65	Director
General George A. Joulwan (Ret.)(c)	70	Director
George Kollitides, II(a)(b)(c)	40	Director
James J. Pike(c)	67	Director
Edward H. Rensi(d)	65	Director
Frank A. Savage	62	Director
George Zahringer III	56	Director
David Bell	66	Director
Theodore H. Torbeck(a)	53	Director, Chief Executive Officer
Joseph B. Gross	51	Chief Operating Officer
Stephen P. Jackson, Jr.	41	Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
E. Scott Blackwell	48	Chief Sales Officer
Marc Hill	38	Chief Marketing Officer
Fredric E. Roth, Jr.	55	Chief Compliance Officer, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
Melissa Cofield	42	Chief Human Resources Officer
John M. Dwyer, Jr.	51	Chief Technology Officer
Jeffrey B. Costantin	49	Chief Information Officer

None of our officers or directors has any family relationship with any director or other officer. "Family relationship" for this purpose means any relationship by blood, marriage or adoption, not more remote than first cousin.

The business experience during the past five years of each of the directors and executive officers listed above is as follows:

Walter McLallen became our Chairman of the Board on September 3, 2009. Since prior to2005, Mr. McLallen served as a Managing Director of Meritage Capital Advisors. Prior to 2005, Mr. McLallen was a Managing Director at CIBC World Markets. Mr. McLallen also serves on the board of directors of Tier 1 Group and Alpha Media Group.

Jeffrey L. Bleustein served as Chairman of the Board of Harley-Davidson, Inc. from prior to 2005 until April 2009. Mr. Bleustein also served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Harley-Davidson, Inc. from prior to 2005 until April 2005. Since January 2008, Mr. Bleustein has served as a consultant to Cerberus. Mr. Bleustein also served on the board of directors of Harley-Davidson, Inc. until April 2009 and currently serves on the board of directors of Brunswick Corporation.

Bobby R. Brown has served as a director of FGI since 2007 and Remington Arms Company Inc. since prior to 2005. Mr. Brown also serves on the board of directors of Delta Trust and Bank and Patriot Coal Company, Inc. In addition, Mr. Brown serves on the compensation committee of Delta Trust and Bank and the executive committee and the compensation committee of Patriot Coal Company, Inc.

Grant Gregory joined Cerberus in 2005 and is now Vice Chairman of Cerberus Capital Management and Cerberus Operations and Advisory Company, LLC. Prior to joining Cerberus, Mr. Gregory spent 17 years at Gregory and Hoenemeyer, Inc., which he founded in 1988. Mr. Gregory has also served in numerous leadership roles, including Director Emeritus of The National Board of Directors of Junior Achievement and Chairman Emeritus of the National Forest Foundation.

General Michael W. Hagee (Ret.) served as the 33rd Commandant of the Marine Corps from prior to 2005 until November 2006 and retired January 1, 2007. General Hagee (Ret.) also serves on the board of directors of Silicon Graphics International Corp.

General George A. Joulwan (Ret.) has served as President of One Team, Inc. since prior to 2005. He has been retired from the United States Army since prior to 2005. General Joulwan (Ret.) also serves on the board of directors of General Dynamics Corporation.

George Kollitides has been employed with Cerberus since prior to 2005, and is presently a Managing Director. Mr. Kollitides was appointed by the board to serve as a member of the Audit Committee, Compensation Committee and the Executive Committee. From prior to 2005 until joining Cerberus, he was President and Managing Director of TenX Capital Management. Mr. Kollitides also serves on the board of directors of IAP World Wide Services, Rafaella Apparel Group, Inc., Tier 1 Group and Control Solutions LLC.

James J. Pike has served as Chief Executive Officer of CTA Acoustics, Inc. since prior to 2005. In addition, he served as Chief Executive Officer for Thermafiber, Inc. from prior to 2005 until August 2007 and served as Chief Executive Officer of Wise Manufacturing from prior to 2005 until December 2007. Mr. Pike also serves on board of directors of Alamo/National Car Rental and the Board of Ducks Unlimited, Inc.

Edward H. Rensi has been an owner and Chief Executive Officer of Team Rensi Motorsports since prior to 2005. Team Rensi Motorsports partnered with Bobby Hamilton Jr. and became Rensi Hamilton Racing, effective January 1, 2009. Prior to 2005, Mr. Rensi served as President and Chief Executive Officer of McDonald's U.S.A. Mr. Rensi also serves on the board of directors of Great Wolf Resorts, Inc., International Speedway Corporation and Snap-On Incorporated.

Frank A. Savage has served as a Managing Director for Lazard Freres & Co. LLC since prior to 2005.

George J. Zahringer III has served as Managing Director at Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. since June 2008. From prior to 2005 until June 2008, he served as a Senior Managing Director at Bear Stearns & Co. Inc. Mr. Zahringer also serves on the board of directors for NewPage Corporation.

David Bell became a director of FGI on September 3, 2009. Mr. Bell currently serves as a Senior Advisor to AOL LLC. From March 2006 until March 2007, Mr. Bell served as Chairman Emeritus of The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. where he held several leadership positions including Chairman and CEO from prior to 2005 to January 2005. Mr. Bell also serves on the board of directors of The Warnaco Group, Inc., PRIMEDIA Inc. and Lighting Science Group Corporation (LSCG).

Theodore H. Torbeck has served as Chief Executive Officer of FGI and Remington since March 14, 2009. Mr. Torbeck served as President of FGI and Remington from March 4, 2009 until March 14, 2009 and served as its Chief Operating Officer from February 2008 until March 2009. From

prior to 2005 until his employment with FGI and Remington, Mr. Torbeck had been an employee of General Electric Company serving in various positions, including the Vice President Operations of GE Industrial from October 2006 until November 2007 and President and Chief Executive Officer of GE Rail Services from prior to 2005 until October 2006.

Joseph B. Gross has served as Chief Operating Officer of FGI since December 29, 2009. From April 2009 until December 2009, Mr. Gross served as FGI's Vice President, Firearms Manufacturing and Remington's Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Gross served as Vice President, Firearms Manufacturing of Remington from February 2008 to April 2009 and as Remington's Ilion Plant Manager from January 2006 to February 2008. From prior to 2005 until joining Remington, Mr. Gross had been an employee of Moen, Inc., serving as Moen's Plant Manager from prior to 2005 to 2006.

Stephen P. Jackson, Jr. has served as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of FGI since March 2009. Mr. Jackson has also served as Chief Financial Officer, Corporate Secretary and Treasurer of Remington since March 2006. From April 2006 until May 2007, Mr. Jackson served as Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer, and Corporate Secretary of Remington. From June 2005 until March 2006, he served as Remington's Senior Vice President—Finance and Service Operations, Treasurer, and Corporate Secretary. From prior to 2005 until June 2005, he served as Vice President—Finance, Treasurer, and Corporate Secretary of Remington.

E. Scott Blackwell has served as Chief Sales Officer of FGI and Remington since January 2009. From July 2007 until January 2009, he served as President, Global Sales and Marketing of FGI and Remington. From September 2006 until July 2007, he served as President and Chief Sales and Marketing Officer of Bushmaster Firearms International LLC. From prior to 2005 until September 2006, Mr. Blackwell served as Division Manager and Executive Vice President of Law Enforcement of Beretta USA Corp.

Marc Hill has served as Chief Marketing Officer of FGI and Remington since December 2008. From May 2008 to December 2008, Mr. Hill owned and operated Pacific Rim Strategies, a consulting firm, guiding Asian companies to raise capital and U.S. companies investing in Asia. From February 2006 until May 2008, he served as Senior Vice President of Techtronic Industries, managing marketing, sales engineering and purchasing for the power tool and accessory business which included Milwaukee Electric Tool, Ryobi, AEG and a variety of OEMs such as Craftsman and Ridgid. From prior to 2005 until January 2006, Mr. Hill served as Vice President of Marketing for Newell/Rubbermaid, introducing the Irwin Industrial Tool brand to the global market.

Fredric E. Roth, Jr. has served as General Counsel and Secretary of FGI and General Counsel of Remington since June 2008 and was appointed Chief Compliance Officer of FGI in March 2010. From prior to 2005 until joining FGI, he served as General Counsel and Secretary of Siemens VDO Automotive Corporation.

Melissa Cofield has served as Chief Human Resources Officer for FGI and Remington since July 2009. Before July 2009 she served as Vice President of Human Resources for FGI and Remington from July 2008 until July 2009. From prior to 2005 until July 2008, she served as Director of Human Resources of Remington.

John M. Dwyer, Jr. has served as Chief Technology Officer of FGI since December 29, 2009. Prior to his appointment as Chief Technology Officer of FGI, Mr. Dwyer served as Remington's Chief Technology Officer since August 2008. From October 2007 until August 2008, he served as Remington's Senior Vice President of Brand Management and Product Development. From prior to 2005 until October 2007, he served as Remington's Vice President—Sales and Marketing.

Jeffrey B. Costantin has served as Chief Information Officer of FGI since December 29, 2009. From November 2007 to December 2009, Mr. Costantin served as Remington's Chief Information Officer. From January 2007 until November 2007, Mr. Costantin was an employee of Cerberus and

provided information technology consulting services to various Cerberus portfolio companies. From prior to 2005 until January 2007, Mr. Costantin served as an independent consultant providing consulting services to various Cerberus companies.

Our board of directors currently has 13 members, comprised of one executive officer and 12 non-management independent directors.

In accordance with our amended and restated certificate of incorporation, immediately following this offering our board of directors will be divided into the following three classes with staggered three-year terms:

The Class I directors will be , and , the Class II directors will be , and and the Class III directors will be , and .

At each annual meeting of stockholders, the successors to directors whose terms then expire will be elected to serve from the time of election and qualification until the third annual meeting following election. Any additional directorships resulting from an increase in the number of directors will be distributed among the three classes so that, as nearly as possible, each class will consist of one-third of the directors. The division of our board of directors into three classes with staggered three-year terms may delay or prevent a change of our management or a change in control.

protections afforded to stockholders of companies that are subject to all of the corporate governance requirements.

Audit Committee. The audit committee of the board of directors will consist of members. The committee assists the board in its oversight responsibilities relating to the integrity of our financial statements, the qualifications, independence and performance of our independent auditors, the performance of our internal audit function and the compliance of our company with any reporting and regulatory requirements we may be subject to. Upon the consummation of this offering, we will have independent directors serving on our audit committee. We intend to have a completely independent audit committee within one year of this offering. Our board of directors will determine which member of our audit committee qualifies as an "audit committee financial expert" under SEC rules and regulations.

Prior to the consummation of this offering our board of directors will adopt a written charter under which the audit committee will operate. A copy of the charter, which will satisfy the applicable standards of the SEC and the , will be available on our website.

Compensation Committee. The compensation committee of the board of directors will consist of four members. The compensation committee of the board of directors is authorized to review our compensation and benefits plans to ensure they meet our corporate objectives, approve the compensation structure of our executive officers and evaluate our executive officers' performance and advise on salary, bonus and other incentive and equity compensation.

None of our executive officers serves as a member of the compensation committee or board of directors of any other entity that has an executive officer serving as a member of our board of directors or compensation committee.

We have adopted a code of business conduct and ethics that applies to all of our employees, officers and directors, including those officers responsible for financial reporting. The code of business conduct and ethics will be available on our website at www.freedom-group.com. We expect that any amendments to the code, or any waivers of its requirements, will be disclosed on our website.

The following discusses the executive compensation programs of FGI, Remington and Bushmaster, and the compensation of the Named Executive Officers for the year ended December 31, 2009. As used herein, the term "Named Executive Officers" refers to:

While each of the Named Executive Officers holds positions with and/or serves policy-making functions for FGI, their compensation is paid by Remington or Bushmaster, as applicable.

Mr. Millner served as Chief Executive Officer of FGI until March 13, 2009, when he terminated his employment with FGI and its affiliates and resigned as a member of its board of directors. Mr. Torbeck, who was hired as Chief Operating Officer of FGI and Remington on February 4, 2008 and was subsequently promoted to President of FGI and Remington, was unanimously approved as successor to Mr. Millner as Chief Executive Officer of FGI on March 14, 2009.

Mr. Miller served as Executive Chairman of the Board until August 31, 2009, when he resigned his employment with FGI. Walter McLallen was unanimously approved as successor to Mr. Miller as Chairman of the Board on September 3, 2009.

The primary objectives of the compensation programs, are to (i) attract, motivate and retain the best executive officers with the skills necessary to successfully manage our business, (ii) align the interests of our executive officers with stockholders by rewarding them for strong company performance; and (iii) create an environment that fosters and rewards measured risk-taking. In support of these objectives, we:

The compensation committees of Remington and Bushmaster Holdings LLC ("Remington's Compensation Committee" and "Bushmaster's Compensation Committee," respectively) determined the compensation of their respective officers prior to the creation of our current compensation committee on October 6, 2009, after which the current compensation committee determines the compensation of all of our senior executive officers (the term "Compensation Committee" refers to Remington's Compensation Committee and Bushmaster's Compensation Committee prior to October 6, 2009 and to our current compensation committee on and after such date). The Compensation Committees are composed of non-management directors. As previously noted in this document, even upon completion of this offering, we will be a "controlled company" within the meaning of the corporate governance standards, and therefore will not be required to have a compensation committee that is composed entirely of independent directors.

The Compensation Committees evaluate the percentage mix of compensation components that they believe are appropriate for each of the executive officers, using their judgment and experience. The Compensation Committees have responsibility for oversight and review of our total compensation strategy, taking into consideration existing company-wide benefit plans, and have responsibility for certain executive benefit plans, including administering the annual cash bonus incentive compensation plan, determining the compensation for the Chief Executive Officer and reviewing and approving the compensation for the Chief Financial Officer and other executive officers at the Vice President level and above, including the Named Executive Officers.

The Compensation Committees review, on at least an annual basis, the appropriateness and effectiveness of the compensation processes and programs. The Compensation Committees approve, on an annual basis, target award opportunities and performance criteria to be utilized in the annual cash bonus incentive compensation plan. In addition, the Compensation Committees consider, on an annual basis and subject to periodic review, discretionary bonuses, equity-based awards and long-term incentive plans, including the 2006 LTIP (as defined below).

The Compensation Committees informally consider competitive market practices with respect to the compensation of our executive officers. They review the market practices by speaking to recruitment agencies and reviewing annual reports on Form 10-K and other available information of other companies within our industry and companies of a similar size. In addition, the Compensation Committees have the authority to engage outside compensation and benefits consultants to make recommendations relating to the overall compensation philosophy, comparable base salary levels, short-term and long-term incentive compensation plans, appropriate performance parameters for such plans, and related compensation matters. The Compensation Committees retained Hewitt Associates in February 2009 to review the annual base salaries, annual cash bonus incentive compensation program and review potential long-term incentive compensation programs.

The compensation programs consist of the following components, each of which are summarized below (although individuals may not be eligible for each component):

Base salary is used to attract and retain highly qualified executive officers. Base salary is designed to be competitive by position relative to the marketplace and to recognize the experience, skills, knowledge and responsibilities required of the executive officers in their roles. When establishing base salaries for the Named Executive Officers, the Compensation Committees and the Chief Executive Officer (other than for himself) consider a number of factors including the seniority of the individual, the individual's prior salary, the functional role of the position, and the level of the Named Executive Officer's responsibility. Base salaries are reviewed on an annual basis, as well as at the time of promotion or other changes in responsibilities. The leading factors in determining increases in base salary include the employment market for senior executives with similar levels of experience and skills, attainment of corporate and individual goals and objectives for the prior year, and our ability to replace the Named Executive Officer with an individual with similar skills and experience.

On June 22, 2009, as part of the companywide annual salary review process, and in consultation with Hewitt Associates, the Compensation Committees approved increases in the base salaries of Messrs. Jackson and Blackwell by 15% and 5%, respectively. Mr. Jackson's increase became effective March 1, 2009, consisting of 10% for his increased responsibilities in connection with his promotion to Chief Financial Officer of FGI, and 5% based on a subjective determination of the Compensation Committee based on a review of Mr. Jackson's performance. Mr. Blackwell's increase became effective July 1, 2009 and was a subjective determination of the Compensation Committee based on a review of Mr. Blackwell's performance. As discussed above, Mr. Torbeck was appointed Chief Executive Officer on March 14, 2009; his base salary did not change at that time. Effective September 28, 2009, Mr. Torbeck's salary was increased by 20% to reflect his increased responsibilities in connection with his promotion to Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Gross' base salary was increased by 40% effective July 1, 2009 to reflect his increased responsibilities in connection with various promotions during 2009, as discussed above. Mr. DeSantis' base salary did not change in 2009.

As shown in the 2009 Summary Compensation Table below, base salary generally constitutes less than 50% of our Named Executive Officers' total compensation in an effort to reward the Named Executive Officers for operating performance and to encourage long-term strategic action.

Each year, the Compensation Committees consider whether to adopt an annual cash bonus incentive compensation plan for executives officers, including the Named Executive Officers, and certain other employees based on the budgeted performance and other financial and non-financial targets of Remington and/or Bushmaster, as applicable. The annual cash bonus incentive compensation

plan is designed as a retention tool and to reward participating individuals for outstanding individual and corporate achievement for the year.

On May 7, 2009, the Committee approved the 2009 Annual Incentive Compensation Plan (the "2009 Plan"). Of the Named Executive Officers, Messrs. Torbeck, Jackson, Blackwell, Gross and DeSantis participated in the 2009 Plan. Under the 2009 Plan, all participants, including the participating Named Executive Officers, were generally eligible to receive cash bonuses based on both company and individual performance objectives. The target bonus amount for each of the participating Named Executive Officers was 100% of base salary. Since the Named Executive Officers had responsibilities for both Remington and Bushmaster, the Committee determined it was appropriate to base their bonuses on the performance of both companies, as follows: Messrs. Torbeck and Jackson—67% Remington and 33% Bushmaster; Messrs. Blackwell and Gross—75% Remington and 25% Bushmaster; and Mr. DeSantis—25% Remington and 75% Bushmaster.

Upon approving the 2009 Plan, the Committee determined that all participants, including each of the participating Named Executive Officers, earned 25% of their target bonus amount based on the financial performance of Remington and Bushmaster for the three months ended March 31, 2009. The remaining 75% of the target bonus opportunity was based on the achievement of certain individual performance metrics (20% of such opportunity), as well as financial performance metrics for the period April 1, 2009 through December 31, 2009 (80% of such opportunity).

The metrics used for determining the achievement of individual performance were, as follows: The 2009 performance objectives for Mr. Torbeck included developing a strategic business unit process to drive forward certain organic sales growth targets, developing and executing a strategic acquisition process and to identify opportunities to optimize the Company's manufacturing operations. The 2009 performance objectives of Mr. Jackson were to improve the accuracy of the Company's financial forecasting process, to standardize financial and operational metrics across FGI, and to develop and further consolidate certain FGI functions including reporting and internal controls. Mr. Blackwell's 2009 performance objectives were to implement a strategy around improving the overall sales planning process across FGI. Mr. Gross' 2009 performance objectives were to integrate certain FGI acquisitions and to develop plans to identify and implement cost saving initiatives to achieve $15.0 million of annual cost savings. Finally, Mr. Desantis' 2009 performance objectives were to implement a plan to achieve certain modern sporting rifle sales and Management EBITDA targets and to implement FGI initiatives around continuous improvement and lean six sigma.

The metrics used for determining the achievement of financial performance consisted of (i) Management EBITDA, which represented 80% of financial performance and (ii) net sales, which represented the remaining 20% of financial performance measure. The 2009 Management EBITDA and net sales targets for the second through fourth quarters were $66.9 million and $468.5 million, respectively, for Remington, and $15.1 million and $81.0 million for Bushmaster, respectively. For 2009, Remington's Management EBITDA and net sales were $105.1 million and $673.8 million, respectively, and Bushmaster's Management EBITDA and net sales were $53.5 million and $193.3 million, respectively.

The amount of the Named Executive Officers' cash bonus for the second through fourth quarters of 2009 ranged from 144% to 166% of the target bonus opportunity, based on achievement of individual and performance metrics of 134% for Remington, and achievement of 175% for Bushmaster. On March 12, 2010, Messrs. Torbeck, Jackson, Blackwell, DeSantis and Gross received payment in the amounts of $1,053,212, $555,131, $599,708, $575,095, and $460,780, respectively.

On March 10, 2010, the Committee approved the 2010 Annual Incentive Compensation Plan (the "2010 Plan"). The 2010 Plan is a cash bonus plan in which the Named Executive Officers and certain other employees are eligible to participate. Under the 2010 Plan, participants are generally eligible to receive a cash bonus based on a percentage of each participant's 2010 annual base salary (the "Base Salary") if FGI's Adjusted EBITDA meet or exceed certain target thresholds for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2010. A portion of the bonus will also be determined based on the achievement of certain individual performance metrics.

Each of the Named Executive Officers are generally eligible to receive their bonus based 56% on achievement of the Adjusted EBITDA, 12% on achievement of the net sales, 12% free cash flow thresholds and 20% on the Named Executive Officer's individual performance for the same period. 80% of Base Salary will be paid out if the financial and individual performance metrics are achieved at the target levels.

We believe that equity-based compensation is essential to the overall compensation package for executive officers to encourage their efforts towards the continuing success of the companies (both in the long-term and short-term), incent management continuity and retention, reward strong performance and align executive management's interests directly with those of FGI and its stockholders. Accordingly, on May 14, 2008, our board of directors adopted our Stock Incentive Plan. While members of management were granted awards under the Stock Incentive Plan in 2009, no awards were granted to the Named Executive Officers in 2009. The Stock Incentive Plan is designed to provide a means by which employees, directors and other current or prospective service providers of FGI or its subsidiaries, may be given an opportunity to benefit from increases in the value of FGI common stock through the grant of equity awards. The awards under the Stock Incentive Plan may be in the form of incentive stock options, nonqualified stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock and stock units. The maximum aggregate number of shares of FGI common stock that may be issued under all awards granted to participants under the Stock Incentive Plan is approximately 2.4 million shares, subject to certain adjustments as set forth in the Stock Incentive Plan.

Under the Stock Incentive Plan, our board of directors (or a designated committee thereof) has the discretion to determine, with respect to each award granted thereunder, the form of award, the number of shares/units or other rights subject to the award, the exercise price of the award (if any), the time or times at which the award will become vested, exercisable or payable, the performance criteria, performance goals and other conditions of an award, the duration of the award, and all other terms of the award. The requirements for vesting and exercisability of an award may be based on the continued service of the participant or on the attainment of a specified performance goal (or goals). The exercise price of stock options and stock appreciation rights may not be less than the fair market value on the date of grant.

In 2006, prior to its acquisition by Cerberus, Remington implemented the 2006 Long-Term Incentive Compensation Plan (the "2006 LTIP"), which was designed to reward eligible participants for

improved company performance and to foster executive retention. Messrs. Millner, Jackson and Gross participated in the 2006 LTIP upon its implementation, and Messrs. Blackwell and DeSantis were added to the 2006 LTIP in 2007 upon joining Remington. The 2006 LTIP is based on Remington's total Management EBITDA performance for each individual year from 2006 through 2009 and the total amount earned during that period was paid out on March 12, 2010. In order to receive the 2010 payment, the participant generally must have been an employee of Remington on December 31, 2009, although participants were entitled to receive payments under the 2006 LTIP in the event of a "change in control" or upon their termination of employment under certain circumstances.

Under this plan, Remington's Compensation Committee approved a target payout for the 2006 LTIP participants, including certain of the Named Executive Officers, of 40% of base salary as of the end of each calendar year over the 2006-2009 periods. When Messrs. Blackwell and DeSantis were added to the 2006 LTIP after FGI's acquisition of Remington, their target payouts were also set at 40% of base salary to be consistent with the awards previously granted under the plan. It established Management EBITDA target goals of $40 million, $42 million, $44.1 million and $46.3 million for 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009, respectively. Remington achieved its 2006 LTIP target goals in each of the four years. Messrs. Jackson, Blackwell and Gross were eligible to participate in the 2006 LTIP and earned awards for 2009 in the amounts of $151,800, $168,000 and $126,000, respectively. On March 12, 2010, Messrs. Jackson, Blackwell and Gross received their payout under the 2006 LTIP in the amounts of $503,800, $462,000 and $359,600, respectively. Mr. DeSantis, who terminated his employment with Remington in October 2008, was entitled to receive a total of $360,000 with respect to the 2006 LTIP pursuant to the terms of a letter agreement he entered into with Remington in connection with his termination of employment from Remington and his joining Bushmaster. This amount was paid to Mr. DeSantis on March 12, 2010. Mr. Millner forfeited his benefit under the 2006 LTIP in connection with his termination of employment.

The Remington Arms Company, Inc. Pension and Retirement Plan (the "Retirement Plan") was established effective December 1, 1993 to provide retirement income and survivor benefits to Remington's employees and their beneficiaries through a tax-qualified program. Pension benefits under the Retirement Plan are limited in accordance with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), governing tax-qualified pension plans. Remington also adopted the Remington Supplemental Pension Plan (the "Supplemental Plan," and together with the Retirement Plan, "Pension Plans") effective January 1, 1998, a non-qualified pension plan providing a pension amount as a percent of salary, for those employees whose salaries are above certain Code limitations. Benefits under the Supplemental Plan are not funded and are paid from Remington's general assets when due. In October 2006, the Remington board of directors, upon the recommendation of its Benefit and Investment Committee, approved an amendment to freeze benefit accruals under the Retirement Plan as of December 31, 2007. Benefit accruals under the Supplemental Plan were also frozen as of December 31, 2007. Years of service with Remington will continue to accrue when calculating eligibility for early retirement.

Mr. Millner was the only remaining Named Executive Officer with accrued benefits under the Retirement Plan. Messrs. Millner, Jackson and Blackwell have accrued benefits under the Supplemental Plan.

Remington maintains the Remington Arms Company 401(k) Plan (the "401(k) Plan"), a qualified defined contribution plan for non-union employees, pursuant to which Remington matches

100% of the first 4% of a participant's contributions. All nonunion employees of Remington participate in the 401(k) Plan, including each of the Named Executive Officers other than Mr. DeSantis, who terminated participation in 2008 in connection with his termination of employment from Remington.

Remington and Bushmaster, as applicable, have entered into employment or severance agreements with the Named Executive Officers. The agreements provide for the payment of severance benefits to the Named Executive Officers under specified circumstances. In entering into these agreements, the companies considered (1) the benefit of receiving confidentiality, non-competition and non-solicitation protections post-termination for a reasonable and measurable cost and (2) an estimated length of time for an individual to find comparable employment at a similar level. The amount and type of benefits under the agreements are described below under "—Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control—Severance—Employment Agreements." Mr. Millner's employment agreement terminated in March 2009 and Mr. Miller's employment agreement terminated in August 2009.

We retain the services of a financial services firm to assist certain executive officers with their personal asset management. Remington provides this benefit in order for these officers to focus more of their time on the direction of the companies' operations. See the footnotes in "—2009 Summary Compensation Table" for a breakout of the cost of these services, including tax gross-up amounts, for Messrs. Millner and Jackson, the Named Executive Officers entitled to this perquisite in 2009. As discussed below, certain executives, including Named Executive Officers, are entitled to a similar benefit in 2010.

In 2009, Remington provided basic living and commuting expenses and income tax gross-ups with respect to such expenses for Messrs. Torbeck and Blackwell. The expenses for Messrs. Torbeck and Blackwell were incurred in connection with their fulfillment of duties and responsibilities, primarily with respect to the corporate office in Madison, North Carolina. The primary residence of Messrs. Torbeck and Blackwell are outside the state of North Carolina. Remington provided these amounts because of the responsibilities related to these particular positions and unique skills required to perform these responsibilities, which required significant travel and time away from their primary residences. See the footnotes in the "—2009 Summary Compensation Table" for the amounts, including tax gross-up amounts, of these costs for each of Messrs. Torbeck and Blackwell. Currently, only Messrs. Torbeck and Blackwell are receiving this perquisite.

In January 2001, the Remington Arms Company, Inc. Death Benefit Plan was adopted to cover certain employees who don't participate in the Supplemental Plan. The Death Benefit Plan provides that in the event of the death of the employee while employed by Remington, a covered employee's beneficiary receives two times the deceased employee's annual base salary to be paid over a period of four years. Payments commence on the first day of the month beginning after the anniversary of the employee's death. We are not insured for these potential amounts owed and proceeds would be paid by Remington. Currently, Mr. Torbeck is the only Named Executive Officer eligible for this benefit.

On March 10, 2010, the Committee approved two additional plans for certain employees, including the Named Executive Officers, at the employee's option. These plans are provided at no cost to the employee and are grossed up for federal and state income taxes. These plans include:

The Compensation Committees recommend and approve the final determination of total compensation for our Chief Executive Officer. The Compensation Committees evaluate the total compensation of our other Named Executive Officers acting with advice from our Chief Executive Officer. Our Chief Executive Officer plays no role in determining his own compensation. Although the Compensation Committees utilize and consider comments, advice and recommendations of our Chief Executive Officer, the final decision with respect to compensation levels and components of the other Named Executive Officers remains with the Compensation Committees.

Section 162(m) of the Code generally disallows a tax deduction for any publicly held corporation of certain items of compensation paid to the chief executive officer and the three most highly compensated executive officers (other than the chief financial officer) to $1,000,000 annually, unless the compensation qualifies as "performance-based" or is otherwise exempt from Section 162(m). As our shares of common stock have not been publicly held, the Compensation Committees have not previously taken this deductibility limit into consideration in setting compensation. Under a transition rule, for a limited period of time after a company becomes publicly held, the deduction limits do not apply to any compensation paid pursuant to a compensation plan or agreement that existed during the period in which the corporation was not publicly held. We expect that the Compensation Committee will adopt a policy to consider the potential impact of Section 162(m) on compensation decision, but to ultimately maintain flexibility to approve compensation for an executive officer that does not meet the deductibility requirements of Section 162(m) in order to provide competitive compensation packages.

The following table summarizes the compensation paid by Remington to the Named Executive Officers for services rendered during the fiscal years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007 (as

applicable). The table also reflects the compensation paid by Bushmaster to Mr. DeSantis for 2009 and the portion of 2008 during which he was employed by that company.

Name & Principal Position			Salary ($)		Bonus ($)(1)		Stock Awards ($)(2)		Option Awards ($)(3)			Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation ($)(4)		Change in Pension Value and NQDC Earnings ($)(5)		All Other Comp. ($)			Total ($)

Theodore H. Torbeck,		2009	$	630,000	$	100,000	$	—	$	149,904		$	1,053,212		—	$	64,507	(6)	$	1,997,623
	Chief Operating Officer and	2008	$	548,076	$	50,000	$	—	$	93,690		$	550,000		—	$	85,365		$	1,327,131
	President (through March 14, 2009), Chief Executive Officer (as of March 14, 2009
Stephen P. Jackson, Jr.,		2009	$	365,750	$	75,900	$	—	$	49,045		$	706,931	$	12,970	$	29,106	(7)	$	1,239,702
	Chief Financial Officer and	2008	$	315,000	$	50,000	$	—	$	54,575		$	462,000	$	3,484	$	28,046		$	913,105
	Treasurer	2007	$	279,167	$	966,667	$	—	$	48,760		$	624,000	$	37,951	$	33,442		$	1,989,987
E. Scott Blackwell,		2009	$	410,000	$	21,000	$	61,348	$	49,045		$	767,708	$	1,349	$	64,889	(8)	$	1,375,339
	Chief Sales Officer	2008	$	367,500	$	50,000	$	56,238	$	54,575		$	560,000	$	11,213	$	78,619		$	1,178,145
John DeSantis,		2009	$	450,000	$	35,000	$	88,120	$	12,141		$	575,094	$	—	$	—		$	1,160,355
	Vice President	2008	$	433,333	$	—	$	92,254	$	13,511		$	116,967	$	31,668	$	578,376		$	1,266,109
		2007	$	225,000	$	—	$	—	$	—		$	558,000		—	$	37,409		$	820,409
Joseph B. Gross,		2009	$	286,645	$	31,500	$	—	$	21,236		$	586,780	$	—	$	59,297	(9)	$	985,458
	Chief Operating Officer
Thomas L. Millner,		2009	$	131,250	$	—	$	—	$	(111,491	)	$	—	$	97,922	$	339,698	(10)	$	457,379
	Chief Executive Officer	2008	$	630,000	$	100,000	$	—	$	228,879		$	882,000	$	111,558	$	43,369		$	1,995,806
	(through March 13, 2009)	2007	$	602,900	$	1,933,333	$	283,383	$	260,434		$	1,310,400	$	450,562	$	33,593		$	4,874,605
Paul Miller,		2009	$	233,333	$	—	$	—	$	52,181		$	—	$	—	$	4,070,951	(11)	$	4,356,465
	Chairman of the Board (through August 31, 2009)

The following Grants of Plan-Based Awards table summarizes the awards made to our Named Executive Officers under applicable plans in 2009.

		Estimated Possible Payouts Under Non-Equity Incentive Plan Awards

Name		Threshold ($)		Target ($)		Maximum ($)(2)
Theodore H. Torbeck,
	President and COO (through March 14, 2009), CEO (as of March 14, 2009)
	2009 Ann. Inc. Comp. Plan(1)	$	375,000	$	600,000	$	1,050,000
Stephen P. Jackson, Jr.,
	Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
	2009 Ann. Inc. Comp. Plan(1)	$	206,250	$	330,000	$	577,500
E. Scott Blackwell,
	Chief Sales Officer
	2009 Ann. Inc. Comp. Plan(1)	$	250,000	$	400,000	$	700,000
John DeSantis,
	Vice President
	2009 Ann. Inc. Comp. Plan(1)	$	218,750	$	350,000	$	612,500
Joseph B. Gross,
	Chief Operating Officer
	2009 Ann. Inc. Comp. Plan(1)	$	140,625	$	225,000	$	393,750

The following 2009 Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End table summarizes our Named Executive Officers' outstanding equity awards under any plan at December 31, 2009.

				Option Awards									Stock Awards

Name		Grant Date		Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options (#) Exercisable		Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options (#) Unexercisable			Option Exercise Price ($)		Option Expiration Date		Number of Shares or Units of Stock That Have Not Vested (#)			Market Value of Shares or Units of Stock That Have Not Vested ($)
Theodore H. Torbeck,
	President and COO
	(through March 14, 2009)
	and CEO (as of March 14, 2009)		5/14/2008		56,926		322,578	(1)	$	2.55		5/13/2018
Stephen P. Jackson, Jr.,
	Chief Financial
	Officer and Treasurer		5/14/2008		38,346		71,212	(2)	$	2.55		5/13/2018
E. Scott Blackwell,
	Chief Sales Officer		5/14/2008		38,346		71,212	(2)	$	2.55		5/13/2018
			9/8/2006											28,068	(4)	$	134,726	(5)
John DeSantis,
	Vice President		5/14/2008		9,492		17,630	(2)	$	2.55		5/13/2018
			4/13/2006											40,318	(3)	$	193,526	(5)
Joseph B. Gross,
	Chief Operating Officer		5/14/2008		16,604		30,834	(2)	$	2.55		5/13/2018
Thomas L. Millner,
	Chief Executive Officer (through March 13, 2009)(6)		—		—		—			—		—		—			—
Paul Miller,
	Chairman of the Board (through August 31, 2009)(6)		—		—		—			—		—		—			—

The table below shows the restricted shares of FGI common stock acquired by the Named Executive Officers upon vesting in 2009. No options were exercised by the Named Executive Officers in 2009.

As discussed in "—Components of Compensation-Pension and Retirement Benefits", the Pension Plans were frozen as of December 31, 2007.

The Retirement Plan provides retirement benefit based upon the highest of three formulas. Generally, the formula for a Named Executive Officer would be the product of years of service with Remington, average monthly compensation for 2006 and 2007 and 1.2%, reduced by 50% of the Named Executive Officer's projected social security benefit. The Supplemental Plan provides eligible participants with retirement benefits of 2% of average monthly compensation for 2006 and 2007 multiplied by years of service with Remington, reduced by the amount actually earned by such participants under the Retirement Plan. Compensation for purposes of the Pension Plans includes base salary and 50% of annual cash incentive compensation awards. Compensation does not include awards and payments under any other special compensation plans such as the 2006 LTIP, payments for severance, relocation or other special payments. Accrued benefits under the Pension Plans vest over a five-year period of service with Remington.

Retirement benefits are generally paid in annuity form, for life, commencing at the employee's 65th birthday, although longer service employees may elect to commence receiving reduced retirement income upon early retirement. In order to be eligible for early retirement, the participant must be at least age 50 and have 15 years of qualifying service. Payment provisions for the Pension Plans are the same under early and normal retirements, and in order to get payment other than in the form of a single life annuity or 50% joint and survivor annuity, an employee must have 15 years of service. Once an employee has more than 15 years of service, the available payment options include single life

annuity, qualified joint and survivor, and income leveling (only for early retirements prior to age 62), the last two of which have several options for structuring payments to surviving spouses.

The amounts presented below for the Pension Plans represent the present value of the accrued accumulated benefit obligation as of December 31, 2009, and are based on a 6% discount rate and use the adjusted RP-2000 Combined Mortality Table for males and females for determining 2009 IRS target liability.

Remington and Bushmaster, as applicable, have employment agreements with each of Messrs. Torbeck (dated February 4, 2008), Jackson (dated May 31, 2007), Blackwell (dated May 31, 2007) and DeSantis (dated November 1, 2008) and a retention and severance agreement with Mr. Gross (dated January 5, 2009). Each of the agreements was approved and authorized by the applicable Compensation Committee or board of directors. Remington's agreements with each of Messrs. Jackson, Torbeck, Blackwell and Gross continue until terminated by the company or by the executive. Bushmaster's employment agreement with Mr. DeSantis continues until November 2010. Each agreement (other than Mr. Gross's) provides for a minimum annual base salary that may increase from time to time at the discretion of the applicable company. Each of the agreements also provides for eligibility for annual incentive compensation at the target level of 100% of base salary.

If the employment of any of Messrs. Jackson, Torbeck, Blackwell or DeSantis terminates due to death or disability, or if we terminate his employment for "Cause," he will receive the amount of his base salary earned and due but not paid through the date of termination. In addition, if the termination is due to death or disability, Messrs. Jackson, Torbeck and Blackwell also will receive a pro rata amount of the incentive compensation earned pursuant to the annual cash bonus incentive compensation plan as then in effect. If the employment of Messrs. Torbeck, Jackson, Blackwell, DeSantis or Gross is terminated without "Cause" or the executive terminates for "Good Reason," the individual is entitled to receive the following:

The severance period begins on the termination date and lasts two years for Mr. DeSantis, and one year for each of Messrs. Jackson, Torbeck, Blackwell and Gross. During the term of employment and any severance period, each executive is restricted from competing with us or soliciting any of our employees or customers.

With respect to Messrs. Jackson, Torbeck, Blackwell and Gross, in the event of a resignation without Good Reason the employment agreements allow for the employer to provide for a severance payment of up to twelve (12) months of base salary in exchange for the executive's compliance with certain restrictive covenants. In the event we experience a change in control, the employment agreements of Messrs. Jackson, Blackwell and Torbeck requires that we obtain the agreement of any successor to assume and perform the obligations under the employment agreement. If we do not obtain such agreement from a successor, the executive will be entitled to severance benefits as if he were terminated without "Cause."

Severance payments for Messrs. Jackson, Blackwell, Torbeck and Gross are in addition to our obligation to pay such officer's salary during the requisite notice period, which is generally 30 days.

As used in these employment agreements of Messrs. Jackson, Torbeck, Blackwell and Gross, "Cause" generally means:

As used in the employment agreements of Messrs. Jackson, Torbeck and Blackwell, "Good Reason" generally means termination of employment by the executive within thirty days following the occurrence of any of the following without the executive's consent:

In addition to the events described above, Mr. Torbeck shall have the right to terminate his employment for "Good Reason" if Remington requires him to relocate his primary residence at any time during the first twenty-four months of his employment.

As used in the retention and severance agreement of Mr. Gross, "Good Reason" generally means the reduction of his base salary or the transfer of his primary work location by more than 50 miles.

Mr. DeSantis' employment agreement provides for the severance payments and benefits described above in the event he terminates employment because of:

Awards granted to executive officers (including the Named Executive Officers) in 2009 under the Stock Incentive Plan provide for partial accelerated vesting in the event the executive is terminated without "cause" or the executive resigns for "good reason" (each as defined in the applicable award agreement). The portion of the award subject to such acceleration is equal to the number of shares/options otherwise scheduled to vest on the next vesting date, multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed before the executive's termination during the then-current vesting period, and the denominator of which is 365.

See "—Pension and Retirement Benefits" for the actuarial present value of the accumulated pension benefits payable to Named Executive Officers upon termination of employment.

Summary Tables for Potential Payments upon Termination or Change in Control

The following tables set forth potential payments to the Named Executive Officers upon termination of their employment or a change in control under their current employment agreements and other applicable agreements as of December 31, 2009.

Theodore H. Torbeck
Chief Operating Officer (through March 14, 2009), Chief Executive Officer (as of March 14, 2009)

Mr. Millner entered into an agreement with FGI pursuant to which he agreed to terminate his employment with FGI and its affiliates, and resign as a member of FGI's board of directors, effective as of March 13, 2009. As an inducement to enter into this agreement, FGI agreed to pay Mr. Millner a sum of $324,600. Pursuant to this agreement, FGI agreed to purchase from Mr. Millner: (i) 70,000 shares of common stock for an aggregate price of $225,400, and (ii) 70,000 shares of preferred stock for an aggregate price of $831,434. In addition, all of the stock options that had been granted to Mr. Millner pursuant to the Stock Incentive Plan, whether vested or unvested, were canceled as of March 13, 2009. Mr. Millner also entered into an agreement with Remington, in which Remington agreed to permit Mr. Millner and his qualified dependents to participate in the health, dental and prescription drug benefit plans provided by Remington to its active employees and their qualified dependents, until Mr. Millner attains the age of 65. Mr. Millner is responsible for paying the premiums for this coverage, at the applicable active employee rate.

Mr. Miller entered into an agreement with FGI pursuant to which he agreed to resign as Chairman of the Board, effective as of August 31, 2009. In connection with this resignation, Mr. Miller

received accelerated vesting of 57,510 shares of restricted stock and 127,392 options. The vested common shares and options were purchased by FGI at the estimated fair value of $391,068 and $541,416, respectively. All other unvested awards of restricted stock and options were cancelled. As an inducement to enter into this agreement, FGI also paid Mr. Miller $639,183 and has agreed to pay him an additional $1,000,000, $500,000 and $500,000, respectively, on each of the anniversary dates of the agreement over the next three years. Additionally, Mr. Miller received approximately $233,000 for his accrued incentive compensation and an amount equal to one year of his base salary of $350,000 payable in 12 monthly installments. Mr. Miller is subject to noncompetition and nonsolicitation covenants for three years, as well as other restrictive covenants.

On August 19, 2009, our Board approved a new director compensation program for all directors not employed by the Company or Cerberus. The new compensation structure calls for each eligible board member to receive a $90,000 annual retainer. Additionally, those directors that serve on a committee of our Board will receive an additional annual fee of $10,000 as a member and an additional $10,000 if a Chairperson, except for the Audit Committee Chairperson, who will receive an additional $15,000 per annum. These amounts are paid quarterly to each eligible director and committee member. Finally, all directors will be reimbursed for reasonable travel and lodging expenses incurred in connection with their roles.

Prior to August 19^, 2009, members of the board of directors of FGI and Remington who were not employees of Remington, Bushmaster, FGI or Cerberus, who we refer to as eligible Remington directors, received a per meeting fee of $1,000 for each Remington or FGI board of directors and committee meeting attended in person and $500 for each meeting attended via teleconference. In addition, each eligible Remington director received an annual retainer of $25,000 paid in January of the year following service. Certain members of the board of directors of Bushmaster who were not employees of Remington, Bushmaster, FGI or Cerberus, who we refer to as eligible Bushmaster directors, received a $50,000 annual retainer. An additional fee of $1,000 per meeting was paid to the chairman of each committee. All directors were reimbursed for reasonable travel and lodging expenses incurred to attend meetings.

Although we have not established a formal practice or policy regarding the grant of equity-based awards to members of our board of directors, we have granted such awards as a tool to more closely align the interests of the directors with those of our stockholders. Equity-based awards have generally been granted at the time of, or shortly after, a director's appointment. The value of the awards for each director was determined based on the director's level of involvement with, and the expected contributions the director would make towards the success of, FGI. Messrs. Miller and McLallen received greater awards because of their instrumental roles and contributions to the development of FGI's vision and their oversight and involvement in operating the company and its subsidiaries.

The following table summarizes our director compensation for the 2009 fiscal year.

Name	Fees Earned or paid in cash ($)(1)		Change in Pension Value and NQDC Earnings		Stock Awards ($)(2)		Option Awards ($)(2)		All Other Compensation ($)			Total ($)

Bobby R. Brown	$	69,526	$	—	$	—	$	7,495	$	—		$	77,021
General Michael W. Hagee (Ret.)		102,393		—		6,117		3,704		—			112,214
General George A. Joulwan (Ret.)		105,644		—		6,117		3,704		—			115,465
Edward H. Rensi		70,180		—		—		7,495		—			77,675
Robert H. Behn		19,941		—		—		—		210,479	(3)		230,420
James J. Pike		70,413		—		—		7,495		—			77,908
Walter McLallen		57,772		—		—		—		17,271	(4)		75,043
Frank A. Savage		61,272		—		—		7,495		—			68,767
George Zahringer III		60,772		—		—		7,495		—			68,267
David Bell		29,275		—		—		—		—			29,275
Jeff Bleustein		—		—		—		—		—			—
Madhu Satyanarayana		900		—		—		—		—			900
Grant Gregory		—		—		—		—		—			—
George Kollitides, II		—		—		—		—		—			—
Scott Parker		—		—		—		—		—			—

Name	Retainer Fees		Meeting Fees		Reimbursed Expenses		Total Fees Earned or Paid in Cash

Bobby R. Brown	$	57,733	$	7,500	$	4,293	$	69,526
General Michael W. Hagee (Ret.)		96,577		3,500		2,316		102,393
General George A. Joulwan (Ret.)		96,577		7,000		2,067		105,644
Edward H. Rensi		55,913		4,000		10,267		70,180
Robert H. Behn		15,860		4,000		81		19,941
James J. Pike		55,913		14,500		—		70,413
Walter McLallen		52,272		5,500		—		57,772
Frank A. Savage		52,272		9,000		—		61,272
George Zahringer III		52,272		8,500		—		60,772
David Bell		29,103		—		172		29,275
Madhu Satyanarayana		—		—		900		900

On October 6, 2009, our board of directors established our current Compensation Committee, consisting of Messrs. Joulwan, Kollitides and Pike. Prior to October 6, 2009, our board of directors had established two Compensation Committees with its affiliate companies to review all compensation arrangements for executive officers of Remington and Bushmaster. During 2009, none of our executive officers served on the compensation committees (or equivalent), or a board of directors, of another entity whose executive officer(s) served on our Compensation Committees or board of directors. In addition, during 2009 none of the members of our Compensation Committees had any relationship requiring disclosure under Item 404 of Regulation S-K.

We paid Meritage Capital Advisors, LLC ("Meritage") fees totaling $2.8 million, $0.2 million, and $2.3 million for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively, in connection with transaction advisory services. In 2009 we also paid Meritage, for advisory services in relation to the issue of our 2015 Notes, a $2.0 million fee plus out-of-pocket expenses, net of any prior amounts paid, and for advisory services in relation to the issuance of our Additional Notes, a $750,000 fee plus out of pocket expenses. Walter McLallen, the Chairman of our Board of Directors, is a managing director of Meritage.

We paid Cerberus Operations and Advisory Company, LLC, an affiliate of Cerberus, fees totaling $1.6 million, $1.5 million, and $0.5 million for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively, for consulting services provided in connection with improving operations.

In 2009, for advisory services in relation to the issue of our Notes, we paid Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. ("Deutsche Bank") and Lazard Frères & Co. LLC ("Lazard") $2.2 million and $0.6 million fees plus out-of-pocket expenses, respectively. George J. Zahringer III and Frank A. Savage are members of our Board of Directors, and are managing directors of Deutsche Bank and Lazard, respectively.

We have a consulting agreement with Robert W. Behn, a former member of our Board of Directors, which provides for an aggregate annual payment of $0.2 million plus expenses, payable monthly. We have paid $0.3 million and $0.1 million for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively, for services rendered under this agreement during which commenced in May 2008.

We paid other fees for relocation services totaling approximately $0.6 million and $0.3 million for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively, and provided certain products totaling approximately $0.1 million to other entities affiliated through common ownership during 2009.

We paid less than $0.1 million and $0.1 million for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively, in connection with certain operating leases to an entity owned by Randy Luth, a former employee of the Company.

We paid less than $0.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2009 in connection with a building lease to an entity owned by Kevin Brittingham, an employee of the Company.

Several of our board members are employees of Cerberus, and funds managed by one or more affiliates of CCM own a substantial portion of our equity.

In connection with this offering, FGI will enter into a registration rights agreement with Cerberus. Cerberus's rights under such agreement are described below.

Under the registration rights agreement, Cerberus holds registration rights that allow it at any time after twelve months following the consummation of this offering (but not within 180 days after the consummation of any other public offering) to request that we register the resale under the Securities Act, of all or any portion of the shares of our common stock that Cerberus owns. Cerberus is entitled to an unlimited number of such demand registrations. We are not required to maintain the effectiveness of any resale registration statement for more than 210 days (of which the effectiveness of the registration statement may be suspended pursuant to a stop order or the like for up to 30 days). We are also not required to effect any demand registration within 30 days prior to the filing of, or

during the 180 days following the effectiveness of, a registration statement for which Cerberus holds "piggyback" registration rights (as described below) and are given the opportunity to sell shares pursuant to such registration statement. We may refuse a request for demand registration if, in our reasonable judgment, it is not feasible for us to proceed with the registration because of the existence of any acquisition, disposition or other material transaction or financing activity involving us, or because of the unavailability of audited financial statements or our possession of material information that it would not be in our best interests to disclose in a registration statement, provided that such refusal only results in one 180 day delay to the registration and only occurs one time in any twelve-month period.

Cerberus also holds "piggyback" registration rights exerciseable at any time commencing six months following this offering that allow it to include the shares of our stock that it owns in any public offering of equity securities initiated by us (other than those public offerings pursuant to registration statements on forms that do not permit registration for resale by them) or by any of our other holders of equity securities that have registration rights. These "piggyback" registration rights are subject to proportional cutbacks based on the manner of such offering and the identity of the party initiating such offering.

We have agreed to indemnify Cerberus against any losses or damages resulting from any untrue statement or omission of material fact in any registration statement or prospectus pursuant to which it sells our shares, unless such liability arose from Cerberus's misstatement or omission, and Cerberus has agreed to indemnify us against all losses caused by its misstatements or omissions. We will pay all expenses incidental to our performance under the registration rights agreement, and Cerberus will pay its respective portion of all underwriting discounts, commissions and transfer taxes relating to the sale of its shares under the registration rights agreement.

The Company's Board of Directors recognizes that related person transactions, as defined in our related person transaction policy, present a heightened risk of actual or perceived conflicts of interest that could damage the reputation and public trust of the Company. The Board therefore has adopted this policy to govern the procedures for review and consideration of all related person transactions involving us to help ensure that any such transactions are timely identified and given appropriate consideration. It is the Company's policy to enter into or ratify related person transactions only when the Board, acting through the Audit Committee or as otherwise prescribed by the related person transaction policy, determines that the related person transaction in question is in, or is not inconsistent with, the best interests of the Company and its stockholders.

The Audit Committee will annually review this policy and will recommend amendments, if any, to the Board for its consideration. In addition, the Board has determined that the Audit Committee of the Board shall consider and, if deemed advisable, approve each related person transaction. The Audit Committee will consider all of the relevant facts and circumstances available to the Audit Committee, including but not limited to (i) the benefits to the Company; (ii) the impact on a director's independence in the event the related person is a director, an immediate family member of a director or an entity in which a director is a partner, stockholder or executive officer; (iii) the availability of other sources for comparable products or services; (iv) the terms of the proposed related person transaction; and (v) the terms available to unrelated third parties or to employees generally in an arms-length negotiation. No member of the Audit Committee will participate in any review,

consideration or approval of any related person transaction with respect to which such member or any of his or her immediate family members is the related person.

The following table summarizes issuances of our equity securities since January 1, 2006 to our officers and directors and holders of more than 5% of our equity securities, other than shares issued in exchange for existing shares in FGI in connection with the Recapitalization.

	Date							Total Consideration

Cerberus	May 31, 2007			12,430,000	(2)	12,430,000	(1)	$	124,300,000
Thomas Millner	May 31, 2007			70,000	(2)	70,000	(1)	$	700,000
Cerberus	December 12, 2007			3,417,341	(4)	3,020,825				(3)
Directors and executive officers of Bushmaster	December 12, 2007			623,063	(5)					(6)
Cerberus	December 13, 2007					783,476		$	8,250,000
Randy Luth	December 13, 2007			10,101	(5)
Cerberus	January 3, 2008					208,926		$	2,200,000
Cerberus	January 28, 2008					2,184,236.5		$	23,000,000
Walter McLallen	May 14, 2008			123,416				$	0
Issuances to employees under Stock Incentive Plan	Between May 14, 2008 and December 31, 2009	2,253,480	(7)					$	0

The following table sets forth certain information as of October 31, 2009, with respect to the beneficial ownership of our common stock, after giving effect to the Recapitalization and this offering, by:

The amounts and percentages of common stock beneficially owned are reported on the basis of regulations of the SEC governing the determination of beneficial ownership of securities. Under the rules of the SEC, a person is deemed to be a beneficial owner of a security if that person has or shares voting power, which includes the power to vote or to direct the voting of such security, or investment power, which includes the power to dispose of or to direct the disposition of such security. Unless otherwise indicated below, each beneficial owner named in the table below has sole voting and sole investment power with respect to all shares beneficially owned, subject to community property laws where applicable. The information set forth in the following table excludes any shares of our common stock purchased in this offering by the respective beneficial owner and assumes that the Recapitalization had taken place.

The number of shares of common stock outstanding, on an as converted basis, used in calculating the percentage for each listed person or entity includes common stock underlying options held by the person or entity that are exercisable within 60 days of , 2010, but excludes common stock underlying options held by any other person or entity. Options issued under our stock option plans are generally not exercisable prior to the completion of this offering. Percentage of beneficial ownership is based on shares of common stock outstanding as of , 2010 (assuming that the Recapitalization had taken place) and excludes, as of , 2010, shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of options with a weighted average exercise price of $ per share. Unless

otherwise indicated, the address of each beneficial owner is c/o Freedom Group, Inc., 870 Remington Drive, Madison, North Carolina 27025-1776.

	Shares Beneficially Owned Prior to Offering						Shares Beneficially Owned After Offering

	Shares Beneficially Owned Prior to Offering					Shares Being Offered**	Shares Beneficially Owned After Offering
Name of Beneficial Owner	Number		Percent			Shares Being Offered**	Number	Percent
Named Executive Officers and Directors:
Theodore H. Torbeck(1)		56,926		*					%
Stephen P. Jackson, Jr.(2)		38,346		*
E. Scott Blackwell(3)		118,540		*
John DeSantis(4)		124,684		*
Jeff Bleustein(5)		—		*
Bobby Brown(6)		2,846		*
Grant Gregory(7)		—		*
General (ret.) Michael Hagee(8)		6,206		*
General (ret.) George Joulwan(9)		6,207		*
George Kollitides(10)		—		*
Walter McLallen(11)		379,504		2.3	%
James J. Pike(12)		2,846		*
Frank A. Savage(13)		2,846		*
Ed Rensi(14)		2,846		*
George Zahringer III(15)		2,846		*
David Bell(16)		—		*
Executive officers and directors as a group (13 persons)(17)		754,238		4.5	%
5% Stockholders
Stephen Feinberg(18)		15,847,341		94.3	%
Total

Cerberus acquired its shares of our common and preferred stock through the following transactions in connection with the acquisitions of Bushmaster, Remington, DPMS and Marlin:

The following is a summary of the material provisions of the instruments evidencing our material indebtedness. It does not include all of the provisions of our material indebtedness, copies of which have been filed as exhibits to our registration statement filed in connection with this offering.

On July 29, 2009, we and certain of our subsidiaries entered into the ABL Revolver. The ABL Revolver is a four-year $180 million senior secured asset-based revolving credit facility, including sub-limits for letters of credit and swingline loans. Subject to certain terms and conditions, the ABL Revolver may be increased by an aggregate of $75 million during its term up to $255 million.

The ABL Revolver is secured by a first-priority lien on the present and future accounts receivable, inventory and certain general intangibles (including intellectual property), certain other assets and proceeds relating thereto of ours and each of the other borrowers and the guarantors. Obligations under the ABL Revolver are also secured by a second-priority lien in the collateral securing the Notes, other than owned real property of ours and the Guarantors (as defined below). Matters relating to the collateral are governed by the terms of security documents and an intercreditor agreement.

Each of our existing wholly-owned domestic subsidiaries on the closing date of the ABL Revolver is either a borrower or a guarantor under the ABL Revolver. We may designate, in our discretion, from time to time, subsidiaries that are not borrowers to be joined as guarantors.

Borrowings under the ABL Revolver bear interest at an annual rate of either (a) the LIBOR rate plus a spread or (b) the base rate plus a spread. The ABL Revolver includes an unused line fee charged at an annual rate to be paid monthly in arrears. LIBOR and base rate margins and the unused line fee will adjust within the ranges noted above from time to time based on excess availability as provided in the ABL Revolver. We will pay a fee on letters of credit equal to the applicable LIBOR margin and a fronting fee equal to 0.125% per annum, in each case to be paid monthly in arrears.

The ABL Revolver contains customary covenants applicable to us and our subsidiaries, other than certain unrestricted subsidiaries. An unrestricted subsidiary is a subsidiary of the Company whose activities are generally not subject to the requirements of the covenants of the ABL Revolver. The ABL Revolver contains certain financial covenants, as well as restrictions on, among other things, our ability to: incur debt; incur liens; declare or make distributions to our stockholders; make loans and investments; repay debt; enter into mergers, acquisitions and other business combinations; engage in asset sales; amend or modify our governing documents; engage in businesses other than our business as currently conducted; and enter into transactions with affiliates.

The ABL Revolver includes customary events of default, including cross-defaults to the Notes and other indebtedness.

On July 29, 2009, we issued an aggregate original principal amount of $200 million of 10¹/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2015 at an issue price of 97.827% in a private placement to initial purchasers who resold the Notes pursuant to Rule 144A in the United States and in accordance with Regulation S outside of the United States. On November 3, 2009 we issued an additional aggregate original principal amount of $75 million of our 10¹/4 Senior Secured Notes due 2015 at an issue price of 106.25%, with a yield of 8.61%, in a private placement to an initial purchaser who resold the Notes pursuant to Rule 144A in the United States and in accordance with Regulation S outside of the United States. The Notes are guaranteed by each of our existing wholly-owned domestic subsidiaries (the "Guarantors"), that are borrowers or guarantors under the ABL Revolver, which was entered into contemporaneously with the issuance of the Notes. Interest is payable on the Notes semi-annually on February 1 and August 1, commencing on February 1, 2010.

We may redeem some or all of the Notes at any time prior to August 1, 2012 at a price equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof plus the make-whole premium described in the Notes. Thereafter, we may redeem some or all of the Notes at the redemption prices set forth in the Notes. We may also redeem up to 35% of the outstanding Notes on or prior to August 1, 2012 with the proceeds of certain equity offerings and capital contributions, subject to limitations, at the redemption price of 110.25%. In addition, on or prior to August 1, 2012, we may also redeem, no more than once in any twelve-month period, up to 10% of the original aggregate principal amount of the Notes at a price equal to 103% of the principal amount of the Notes.

The Notes and guarantees are secured by (i) a first-priority lien on substantially all existing and future personal property of ours and the Guarantors (other than assets securing the ABL Revolver with a first-priority lien), including 100% of the equity interests in the Guarantors, (ii) a first-priority lien on certain owned real property of ours and the Guarantors and (iii) a second-priority lien on intellectual property and working capital of ours and the Guarantors, such as receivables, inventory, related general intangibles, and other assets and proceeds thereof that secure the ABL Revolver on a first-priority basis.

The indenture governing the Notes contains covenants which include, among others, limitations on the ability of ours and some of our subsidiaries to: incur or guarantee additional debt or issue disqualified or preferred stock; pay dividends, repurchase equity or prepay subordinated debt; make certain investments; enter into transactions with affiliates; merge, consolidate or sell all or substantially all assets; allow certain restrictions on the ability of the Guarantors to pay dividends or make other payments to us; and incur liens on assets. The term Adjusted EBITDA used throughout this prospectus is a primary component of the fixed charge coverage ratio used in certain of the covenants in the indenture governing the Notes.

The indenture governing the Notes contains events of default with respect to: default in payments of interest after a 30-day grace period or a default in the payment of principal when due; our failure to comply with a covenant in the indenture limiting its ability to merge, consolidate or sell all or substantially all of its assets; default in the performance of the change of control covenant in the indenture that continues for more than 30 days after notice of default has been provided to us; default in the performance of any other covenant that continues for more than 60 days after notice of default has been provided to us; failure to make any payment when due, including applicable grace periods,

under any indebtedness for money borrowed by us or one of our significant subsidiaries having a principal amount in excess of $20 million; the acceleration of the maturity of any indebtedness for money borrowed by us or one of our significant subsidiaries having a principal amount in excess of $20 million; failure by us or one of our significant subsidiaries to pay final judgments aggregating in excess of $20 million, which judgments are not discharged, waived or stayed for 60 days; certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization of us or one of our significant subsidiaries; the guarantee of the Notes by one of our significant subsidiaries ceases to be in full force and effect and such default continues for 10 days; certain defaults, repudiations or judicial determinations with respect to the performance of the security documents relating to the Notes, which materially adversely affect the enforceability, validity, perfection or priority of the liens on a material portion of the collateral for the Notes, which default, repudiation or determination is not rescinded, stayed or waived within 60 days after notice is given.

If any of these events of default occurs and is continuing with respect to the Notes, the trustee or the holders of not less than 25% in principal amount of the Notes may declare the entire principal amount of the Notes to be immediately due and payable. If any event of default with respect to the Notes occurs because of events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization, the entire principal amount of the Notes will be automatically accelerated, without any action by the trustee or any holder.

If, on the fifth business day following the one-year anniversary of the issuance of the Notes, (i) any Notes are not freely transferable without volume restrictions by holders that are not affiliates of ours in accordance with Rule 144 (or any similar provision then in force) under the Securities Act, (ii) the Notes bear a restricted Securities Act legend, or (iii) the Notes bear a restricted CUSIP number, we will be required to use our reasonable best efforts to (1) consummate an exchange offer and (2) if required, have a shelf registration statement declared effective with respect to resales of the Notes. If we fail to satisfy these obligations on a timely basis, we will be required to pay additional interest to holders of the affected Notes.

The following description of our capital stock and provisions of our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws are summaries. You should refer to the amended and restated certificate of incorporation and the amended and restated bylaws that will be in effect upon completion of this offering, copies of which have been filed with the SEC as exhibits to our registration statement, of which this prospectus forms a part. The description of our common stock and preferred stock reflect the Recapitalization which will occur prior to the closing of this offering.

Upon the closing of this offering, our authorized capital stock will consist of shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, and shares of preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share, all of which preferred stock will be undesignated.

As of , 2010, we also had outstanding options to purchase shares of common stock at a weighted average exercise price of $ per share.

Upon the closing of this offering, there will be shares of common stock outstanding (assuming no exercise of the underwriters' over-allotment option and the Recapitalization, including common stock underlying options that are exercisable within 60 days of , 2010, but excluding common stock underlying all other options). All outstanding shares of common stock are fully paid and nonassessable, and the shares of our common stock that will be issued on completion of this offering will be fully paid and nonassessable.

Subject to preferences that may be applicable to any then outstanding series of preferred stock, the holders of common stock are entitled to receive ratably any dividends that may be declared from time to time by the board of directors. In the event of our liquidation, dissolution or winding-up, the holders of common stock are entitled to share ratably in all assets remaining after payment of liabilities, subject to prior distribution rights of preferred stock, if any, then outstanding. Our common stock has no preemptive or conversion rights or other subscription rights. There are no redemption or sinking fund provisions applicable to our common stock.

The holders of our common stock are entitled to one vote per share and do not have cumulative voting rights. As a result, stockholders owning or controlling more than 50% of the total votes cast for election of directors can elect all the directors in that slate for the year.

Our board of directors has the authority, by adopting resolutions, to issue shares of preferred stock in one or more series, with the designations and preferences for each series set forth in the adopting resolutions. Our certificate of incorporation authorizes our board of directors to determine, among other things, the rights, preferences and limitations pertaining to each series of preferred stock. Our board of directors could authorize the issuance of preferred stock with terms and conditions that could discourage a takeover or other transaction that some holders of our common stock might believe to be in their best interests or in which holders of common stock might receive a premium for their shares over and above market price.

Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws, which will be filed immediately prior to the closing of this offering, will indemnify our directors to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL. The DGCL permits a corporation to limit or eliminate a director's personal liability to the corporation or the holders of its capital stock for breach of duty. This limitation is generally unavailable for acts or omissions by a director which (i) were in bad faith, (ii) were the result of active and deliberate dishonesty and were material to the cause of action so adjudicated or (iii) involved a financial profit or other advantage to which such director was not legally entitled. The DGCL also prohibits limitations on director liability for acts or omissions which resulted in a violation of a statute prohibiting certain dividend declarations, certain payments to stockholders after dissolution and particular types of loans. The effect of these provisions is to eliminate the rights of our Company and our stockholders (through stockholders' derivative suits on behalf of our company) to recover monetary damages against a director for breach of fiduciary duty as a director (including breaches resulting from grossly negligent behavior), except in the situations described above. These provisions will not limit the liability of directors under the federal securities laws of the United States.

We are subject to Section 203 of the DGCL. Subject to certain exceptions, Section 203 prevents a publicly held Delaware corporation from engaging in a "business combination" with any "interested stockholder" for three years following the date that the person became an interested stockholder, unless the interested stockholder attained such status with the approval of our board of directors or unless the business combination is approved in a prescribed manner. A "business combination" includes, among other things, a merger or consolidation involving us and the "interested stockholder" and the sale of more than 10% of our assets. In general, an "interested stockholder" is any entity or person beneficially owning 15% or more of our outstanding voting stock and any entity or person affiliated with or controlling or controlled by such entity or person. The restrictions contained in Section 203 are not applicable to any of our existing stockholders that will own 15% or more of our outstanding voting stock upon the closing of this offering.

Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and our amended and restated bylaws allow for not less than and not more than directors. In addition, our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and our amended and restated bylaws provide that upon such date that Cerberus, its Affiliates, or any person who is an express assignee or designee of Cerberus of its rights under our amended and restated certificate of incorporation (and such assignee's or designee's Affiliates) (of these entities, the entity that is the beneficial owner of the largest number of shares is referred to as the Designated Controlling Stockholder) ceases to own, in the aggregate, at least 50% of the outstanding shares of our common stock, which we refer to as the 50% Trigger Date, directors may be removed only for cause and only by the affirmative vote of the holders of two-thirds of our outstanding shares of capital stock, unless approved by our board of directors. Under our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws, any vacancy on our board of directors, including a vacancy resulting from an enlargement of our board of directors, upon the 50% Trigger Date, may be filled only by vote of a majority of our directors then in office (prior to such date

any vacancy on the board of directors may be filled by the Designated Controlling Stockholder). Furthermore, our amended and restated certificate of incorporation provides that upon the 50% Trigger Date, the authorized number of directors may be changed only by the affirmative vote of two-thirds of our outstanding shares of capital stock or by the resolution of our board of directors (prior to such date, the authorized number of directors may be changed by the Designated Controlling Stockholder). The classification of our board of directors and the limitations on the ability of our stockholders to remove directors, change the authorized number of directors and fill vacancies could make it more difficult for a third party to acquire, or discourage a third party from seeking to acquire, control of our company.

Stockholder Action; Special Meeting of Stockholders; Advance Notice Requirements for Stockholder Proposals and Director Nominations

Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and our amended and restated bylaws provide that upon such date that Cerberus, its Affiliates, or any assignee or designee of Cerberus, and such assignees or designee's Affiliates cease to own, in the aggregate, at least 30% of the outstanding shares of our common stock, which we refer to as the 30% Trigger Date, any action required or permitted to be taken by our stockholders at an annual meeting or special meeting of stockholders may only be taken if it is properly brought before such meeting, and if the acting stockholders have fulfilled certain informational requirements, including apprising us of their derivative holdings in the company, and, in the case of director nominations, whether the nominating stockholder has engaged in any related party transactions with the nominee. Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and our amended and restated bylaws provide that, upon the 30% Trigger Date, action may not be taken by written action in lieu of a meeting (prior to such time action may be taken by written consent). Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and our amended and restated bylaws also provide that, upon the 30% Trigger Date except as otherwise required by law, special meetings of the stockholders can only be called by the chairman of our board of directors, or at the written request of a majority of our board of directors (prior to such time, special meetings of stockholders may be called by any of Cerberus, its Affiliates, or any assignee or designee of Cerberus, and such assignee's or designee's Affiliates or any director employed by any of them). These provisions could have the effect of delaying until the next stockholder meeting stockholder actions that are favored by the holders of a majority of our outstanding voting securities.

The DGCL provides generally that the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares entitled to vote on any matter is required to amend a corporation's certificate of incorporation or bylaws, unless a corporation's certificate of incorporation or bylaws, as the case may be, requires a greater percentage. Our amended and restated bylaws may be amended or repealed by a majority vote of our board of directors or, prior to the 50% Trigger Date, by the Designated Controlling Stockholder and upon the 50% Trigger Date, by our stockholders at any respective regular or special meeting, provided notice of such action must be included in the notice of a special meeting; except for: any amendment or repeal of a bylaw provision requiring a supermajority vote of the stockholders to take action under such provision, which amendment or repeal also requires the same supermajority vote of the stockholders; and indemnification rights conferred upon directors or officers of Cerberus by the amended and restated bylaws, which may only be amended or repealed prospectively.

In addition, on or after the 50% Trigger Date, two-thirds of the outstanding voting stock, voting as a single class, shall be required to: (i) change the number of directors serving on the board of directors; (ii) remove a director from office; (iii) approve a Business Combination (as defined in the amended and restated certificate of incorporation) without the fulfillment of several pre-conditions, including: certain minimum requirements with respect to consideration paid in such Business

Combination, form of consideration, payment of dividends, minimum dividend payments, as well as prohibitions on interested stockholder transactions and procedural requirements related to the delivery of reports to stockholders.

We will be authorized to issue, without any further vote or action by the stockholders, up to shares of preferred stock in one or more classes or series and, with respect to each such class or series, to fix the number of shares constituting the class or series and the designation of the class or series, the voting powers (if any) of the shares of the class or series, and the preferences and relative, participating, optional and other special rights, if any, and any qualifications, limitations or restrictions, of the shares of such class or series.

Under the credit agreement governing the ABL Revolver, a change of control may lead the lenders to exercise remedies, such as acceleration of the loan, termination of their obligations to fund additional advances and collection against the collateral securing such loan.

Under the indenture governing the Notes, a change of control may require us to offer to repurchase the all of the outstanding Notes for cash at a premium to the principal amount of the Notes.

Upon the closing of this offering, Cerberus, the holder of shares of our common stock, will have the right to require us to register its shares under the Securities Act under specified circumstances.

Beginning twelve months after the closing of this offering, Cerberus, subject to specified limitations, may require that we register all or part of its shares of our common stock for sale under the Securities Act on an unlimited number of occasions. In addition, Cerberus may from time to time make demand for registrations on Form S-3, a short form registration statement, when we are eligible to use that form.

If we register any of our common stock, either for our own account or for the account of other securityholders, Cerberus is entitled to notice of the registration and to include its shares of common stock in the registration.

Other than in a demand registration, with specified exceptions, Cerberus's right to include shares in a registration is subject to the right of the underwriters to limit the number of shares included in the offering. All fees, costs and expenses of any demand registrations and any registrations on Form S-3 will be paid by us, and all selling expenses, including underwriting discounts and commissions, will be paid by the holders of the securities being registered.

For additional information, see "Certain Relationships and Related Person Transactions—Registration Rights Agreement."

Prior to this offering, there has been no market for our common stock, and a liquid trading market for our common stock may not develop or be sustained after this offering. Future sales of substantial amounts of our common stock, including shares issued upon exercise of outstanding options or in the public market after this offering, or the anticipation of those sales, could adversely affect the price of our common stock from time to time and could impair our ability to raise capital through sales of our equity securities.

Based on shares of common stock outstanding as of , 2010 (assuming that the Recapitalization had taken place) and excluding, as of , 2010, shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of options with a weighted average exercise price of $ per share, upon the completion of this offering, we will have outstanding shares of common stock, after giving effect to the issuance of shares of common stock in this offering.

Of the shares to be outstanding after the completion of this offering, the shares sold in this offering will be freely tradable without restriction under the Securities Act unless purchased by our "affiliates," as that term is defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act. Of the remaining shares of common stock, are held by "affiliates" and therefore are "restricted securities" under Rule 144. After the 180-day lock-up period, these restricted securities may be sold in the public market only if registered or if they qualify for an exemption from registration, such as under Rule 144 or Rule 701 under the Securities Act. All of these restricted securities and all other shares of common stock other than those sold in this offering will be subject to the 180-day lock-up period described below.

In general, a person who has beneficially owned restricted shares of our common stock for at least six months would be entitled to sell their securities provided that (i) such person is not deemed to have been one of our affiliates at the time of, or at any time during the 90 days preceding, a sale and (ii) we are subject to the Exchange Act periodic reporting requirements for at least 90 days before the sale. Persons who have beneficially owned restricted shares of our common stock for at least six months but who are our affiliates at the time of, or any time during the 90 days preceding, a sale, would be subject to additional restrictions, by which such person would be entitled to sell within any three month period only a number of securities that does not exceed the greater of either of the following:

provided, in each case, that we are subject to the Exchange Act periodic reporting requirements for at least 90 days before the sale. Such sales both by affiliates and by non-affiliates must also comply with the manner of sale, current public information and notice provisions of Rule 144.

We, our directors and executive officers and the selling stockholders have agreed that, without the prior written consent of , we and they will not, during the period ending 180 days after the date of this prospectus, subject to exceptions specified in the lock-up agreements, dispose of or hedge any shares of our common stock or any securities convertible into or exchangeable for our common stock. may waive these restrictions in its discretion. Currently,

has no intention to release the abovementioned holders of our common stock from the lock-up restrictions described above.

Rule 701, as currently in effect, permits resales of shares in reliance upon Rule 144 but without compliance with certain restrictions, including the holding period requirement, of Rule 144. Any of our employees, officers, directors or consultants who purchased shares under a written compensatory plan or contract may be entitled to rely on the resale provisions of Rule 701. Rule 701 permits affiliates to sell their Rule 701 shares under Rule 144 without complying with the holding period requirements of Rule 144. Rule 701 further provides that non-affiliates may sell their shares in reliance on Rule 144 without having to comply with the holding period, public information, volume limitation or notice provisions of Rule 144. All holders of Rule 701 shares are required to wait until 90 days after the date of this prospectus before selling their shares.

Upon the closing of this offering, the holders of an aggregate of shares of our common stock will have the right to require us to register these shares under the Securities Act under specified circumstances. After registration pursuant to these rights, these shares will become freely tradable without restriction under the Securities Act. Please see "Description of Capital Stock—Registration Rights Agreement" for additional information regarding these registration rights.

MATERIAL UNITED STATES FEDERAL INCOME AND ESTATE TAX CONSIDERATIONS
FOR NON-U.S. HOLDERS

The discussion below, to the extent it discusses matters of law or states legal conclusions, subject to the assumptions, qualifications and limitations below, represents the opinion of Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP, counsel to the Company. The following is a general discussion of material United States federal income and estate tax consequences of the ownership and disposition of our common stock by a non-U.S. holder that purchases shares pursuant to this offer. As used in this discussion, the term non-U.S. holder means a beneficial owner of our common stock that, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, is an individual, corporation, estate or trust other than:

If any entity taxed as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes holds common stock, the tax treatment of a partner will generally depend upon the status of the partner and the activities of the partnership. A partnership and a partner of a partnership holding our common stock are urged to consult their own tax advisor.

The following discussion is based on provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), applicable U.S. Treasury regulations and administrative and judicial interpretations, all as in effect on the date of this prospectus, and all of which are subject to change, retroactively or prospectively. We have not requested, and do not intend to request, a ruling from the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (the "IRS") with respect to any of the U.S. federal income or estate tax consequences described below, and as a result there can be no assurance that the IRS will agree with the conclusions we have reached and describe herein. The following summary assumes that a non-U.S. holder holds our common stock as a "capital asset" within the meaning of section 1221 of the Code (generally, property held for investment). Each non-U.S. holder should consult a tax advisor regarding the U.S. federal, state, local and non-U.S. income and other tax consequences of acquiring, holding and disposing of shares of our common stock.

Generally, distributions paid to a non-U.S. holder with respect to our common stock will constitute dividends for U.S. federal income tax purposes to the extent paid from our current or accumulated earnings and profits, as determined under U.S. federal income tax principles. If a distribution exceeds our current and accumulated earnings and profits, the excess will be treated as a tax-free return of the non-U.S. holder's investment, up to such holder's tax basis in the common stock. Any remaining excess will be treated as capital gain, subject to the tax treatment described below in "Gain on Disposition of Common Stock."

In the event that we pay dividends on our common stock, we will have to withhold a U.S. federal withholding tax at a rate of 30%, or a lower rate under an applicable income tax treaty, from the gross amount of dividends paid to a non-U.S. holder.

Dividends that are effectively connected with a non-U.S. holder's conduct of a trade or business in the United States and, if an income tax treaty applies, attributable to a permanent establishment in the United States ("ECI"), are taxed on a net income basis at the regular graduated rates and in the manner applicable to U.S. persons. In that case, we will not have to withhold U.S. federal withholding tax if the non-U.S. holder complies with applicable certification and disclosure requirements. In addition, in the case of a holder that is a foreign corporation and has ECI, a branch profits tax may be imposed at a 30% rate, or a lower rate under an applicable income tax treaty, on such holder's dividend equivalent amount.

In order to claim the benefit of an income tax treaty or claim exemption from withholding because the income is effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or business in the United States, the non-U.S. holder must provide a properly executed Form W-8BEN, for treaty benefits, or W-8ECI, for effectively connected income, prior to the payment of dividends. These forms must be periodically updated. Non-U.S. holders should consult their tax advisors regarding their entitlement to benefits under a relevant income tax treaty and their ability to claim exemption from withholding because the income is effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or business in the United States, and related certification requirements.

A non-U.S. holder that is eligible for a reduced rate of U.S. federal withholding tax under an income tax treaty may obtain a refund or credit of any excess amounts withheld by filing an appropriate claim for a refund with the IRS in a timely manner.

A non-U.S. holder generally will not be taxed on gain recognized on a disposition of our common stock unless:

Common stock owned or treated as owned by an individual who is a non-U.S. holder (as specifically defined for estate tax purposes) at the time of death, will be included in the individual's gross estate for U.S. federal estate tax purposes, and therefore may be subject to U.S. federal estate tax, unless an applicable estate tax or other treaty provides otherwise.

We must report annually to the IRS and to each non-U.S. holder the amount of dividends paid to that holder and the tax withheld from those dividends. These reporting requirements apply regardless of whether withholding was reduced or eliminated by an applicable income tax treaty. Copies of the information returns reporting those dividends and withholding may also be made available to the tax authorities in the country in which the non-U.S. holder is a resident under the provisions of an applicable income tax treaty or agreement.

Under some circumstances, U.S. Treasury regulations require additional information reporting and backup withholding (currently at a rate of 28%) on some payments on our common stock. The gross amount of dividends paid to a non-U.S. holder that fails to certify its non-U.S. holder status in

accordance with applicable U.S. Treasury regulations generally will be reduced by backup withholding at the applicable rate.

The payment of the proceeds of the disposition of our common stock by a non-U.S. holder to or through the U.S. office of any broker generally will be reported to the IRS and reduced by backup withholding unless the non-U.S. holder either certifies its status as a non-U.S. holder under penalties of perjury or otherwise establishes an exemption. The payment of the proceeds of the disposition of our common stock by a non-U.S. holder to or through a non-U.S. office of a non-U.S. broker generally will not be reduced by backup withholding or reported to the IRS unless the non-U.S. broker has certain enumerated connections with the United States. In general, the payment of proceeds from the disposition of our common stock by or through a non-U.S. office of a broker that is a U.S. person or that has certain enumerated connections with the United States will be reported to the IRS and may, in limited circumstances, be reduced by backup withholding, unless the broker receives a statement from the non-U.S. holder, signed under penalty of perjury, certifying its non-U.S. status or the broker has documentary evidence in its files that the holder is a non-U.S. holder.

Non-U.S. holders should consult their own tax advisors regarding the application of the information reporting and backup withholding rules to them.

Backup withholding is not an additional tax. Any amounts withheld under the backup withholding rules from a payment to a non-U.S. holder will be refunded, or credited against the holder's U.S. federal income tax liability, if any, provided that the required information or appropriate claim for refund is furnished to the IRS in a timely manner.

are acting as representatives of each of the underwriters named below. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in a purchase agreement among us, the selling stockholders and the underwriters, we and the selling stockholders have agreed to sell to the underwriters, and each of the underwriters has agreed, severally and not jointly, to purchase from us and the selling stockholders, the number of shares of common stock set forth opposite its name below.

Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the purchase agreement, the underwriters have agreed, severally and not jointly, to purchase all of the shares sold under the purchase agreement if any of these shares are purchased. If an underwriter defaults, the purchase agreement provides that the purchase commitments of the nondefaulting underwriters may be increased or the purchase agreement may be terminated.

We and the selling stockholders have agreed to indemnify the underwriters against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act, or to contribute to payments the underwriters may be required to make in respect of those liabilities.

The underwriters are offering the shares, subject to prior sale, when, as and if issued to and accepted by them, subject to approval of legal matters by their counsel, including the validity of the shares, and other conditions contained in the purchase agreement, such as the receipt by the underwriters of officer's certificates and legal opinions. The underwriters reserve the right to withdraw, cancel or modify offers to the public and to reject orders in whole or in part.

The representatives have advised us and the selling stockholders that the underwriters propose initially to offer the shares to the public at the public offering price set forth on the cover page of this prospectus and to dealers at that price less a concession not in excess of $ per share. The underwriter may allow, and the dealers may reallow, a discount not in excess of $ per share to other dealers. After the initial offering, the public offering price, concession or any other term of the offering may be changed.

The following table shows the public offering price, underwriting discount and proceeds before expenses to us and the selling stockholders. The information assumes either no exercise or full exercise by the underwriters of their over-allotment option.

The expenses of the offering, not including the underwriting discount, are estimated at $ and are payable by us and the selling stockholders.

We and the selling stockholders have granted an option to the underwriters to purchase up to additional shares at the public offering price, less the underwriting discount. The underwriters may exercise this option for 30 days from the date of this prospectus solely to cover any

over-allotments. If the underwriters exercise this option, each will be obligated, subject to conditions contained in the purchase agreement, to purchase a number of additional shares proportionate to that underwriter's initial amount reflected in the above table.

We and the selling stockholders and our executive officers and directors have agreed not to sell or transfer any common stock or securities convertible into, exchangeable for, exercisable for, or repayable with common stock, for 180 days after the date of this prospectus without first obtaining the written consent of . Specifically, we and these other persons have agreed, with certain limited exceptions, not to directly or indirectly:

This lock-up provision applies to common stock and to securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for or repayable with common stock. It also applies to common stock owned now or acquired later by the person executing the agreement or for which the person executing the agreement later acquires the power of disposition. In the event that either (x) during the last 17 days of lock-up period referred to above, we issue an earnings release or material news or a material event relating to the Company occurs or (y) prior to the expiration of the lock-up period, we announce that we will release earnings results or become aware that material news or a material event will occur during the 16-day period beginning on the last day of the lock-up period, the restrictions described above shall continue to apply until the expiration of the 18-day period beginning on the issuance of the earnings release or the occurrence of the material news or material event.

Before this offering, there has been no public market for our common stock. The initial public offering price will be determined through negotiations among us, the selling stockholders and the representatives. In addition to prevailing market conditions, the factors to be considered in determining the initial public offering price are:

An active trading market for the shares may not develop. It is also possible that after the offering the shares will not trade in the public market at or above the initial public offering price.

The underwriters do not expect to sell more than 5% of the shares in the aggregate to accounts over which they exercise discretionary authority.

Until the distribution of the shares is completed, SEC rules may limit underwriters and selling group members from bidding for and purchasing our common stock. However, the representatives may engage in transactions that stabilize the price of the common stock, such as bids or purchases to peg, fix or maintain that price.

In connection with the offering, the underwriters may purchase and sell our common stock in the open market. These transactions may include short sales, purchases on the open market to cover positions created by short sales and stabilizing transactions. Short sales involve the sale by the underwriters of a greater number of shares than it is required to purchase in the offering. "Covered" short sales are sales made in an amount not greater than the underwriters' option to purchase additional shares in the offering. The underwriters may close out any covered short position by either exercising their over-allotment option or purchasing shares in the open market. In determining the source of shares to close out the covered short position, the underwriters will consider, among other things, the price of shares available for purchase in the open market as compared to the price at which they may purchase shares through the over-allotment option. "Naked" short sales are sales in excess of the over-allotment option. The underwriters must close out any naked short position by purchasing shares in the open market. A naked short position is more likely to be created if the underwriters are concerned that there may be downward pressure on the price of our common stock in the open market after pricing that could adversely affect investors who purchase in the offering. Stabilizing transactions consist of various bids for or purchases of shares of common stock made by the underwriters in the open market prior to the completion of the offering.

The underwriters may also impose a penalty bid. This occurs when a particular underwriter repays to the underwriters a portion of the underwriting discount received by it because the representatives have repurchased shares sold by or for the account of such underwriter in stabilizing or short covering transactions.

Similar to other purchase transactions, the underwriters' purchases to cover the syndicate short sales may have the effect of raising or maintaining the market price of our common stock or preventing or retarding a decline in the market price of our common stock. As a result, the price of our common stock may be higher than the price that might otherwise exist in the open market.

Neither we nor any of the underwriters make any representation or prediction as to the direction or magnitude of any effect that the transactions described above may have on the price of our common stock. In addition, neither we nor any of the underwriters make any representation that the representatives will engage in these transactions or that these transactions, once commenced, will not be discontinued without notice.

In connection with the offering, certain of the underwriters or securities dealers may distribute prospectuses by electronic means, such as e-mail. In addition, certain of the underwriters may facilitate Internet distribution for this offering to certain of its Internet subscription customers. Such

underwriters may allocate a limited number of shares for sale to its online brokerage customers. An electronic prospectus is available on the Internet web site maintained by . Other than the prospectus in electronic format, the information on the web site is not part of this prospectus.

Some of the underwriters and their affiliates that may participate in this offering have engaged in, and may in the future engage in, investment banking and other commercial dealings in the ordinary course of business with us or our affiliates. They have received, or may in the future receive, customary fees and commissions for these transactions. Also, George Zahringer III, one of the members of our board of directors, is a managing director of Deutsche Bank. Mr. Zahringer may be entitled to a portion of the fees paid to Deutsche Bank, as initial purchaser, in connection with our offering of the Notes (as described herein).

In relation to each Member State of the European Economic Area which has implemented the Prospectus Directive (as defined below) (each, a "Relevant Member State") an offer to the public of any shares which are the subject of the offering contemplated by this prospectus may not be made in that Relevant Member State, except that an offer to the public in that Relevant Member State of any shares may be made at any time under the following exemptions under the Prospectus Directive, if they have been implemented in that Relevant Member State:

provided that no such offer of shares shall result in a requirement for the publication by us or any representative of a prospectus pursuant to Article 3 of the Prospectus Directive.

Any person making or intending to make any offer of shares within the EEA should only do so in circumstances in which no obligation arises for us or the underwriter to produce a prospectus for such offer. Neither we nor the underwriters have authorized, nor do they authorize, the making of any offer of shares through any financial intermediary, other than offers made by the underwriters which constitute the final offering of shares contemplated in this prospectus.

For the purposes of this provision, and your representation below, the expression an "offer to the public" in relation to any shares in any Relevant Member State means the communication in any form and by any means of sufficient information on the terms of the offer and any shares to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase any shares, as the same may be varied in that Relevant Member State by any measure implementing the Prospectus Directive in that Relevant Member State and the expression "Prospectus Directive" means Directive 2003/71/EC and includes any relevant implementing measure in each Relevant Member State.

Each person in a Relevant Member State who receives any communication in respect of, or who acquires any shares under, the offer of shares contemplated by this prospectus will be deemed to have represented, warranted and agreed to and with us and each underwriter that:

This document, as well as any other material relating to the shares which are the subject of the offering contemplated by this prospectus, do not constitute an issue prospectus pursuant to Article 652a of the Swiss Code of Obligations. The shares will not be listed on the SWX Swiss Exchange and, therefore, the documents relating to the shares, including, but not limited to, this document, do not claim to comply with the disclosure standards of the listing rules of SWX Swiss Exchange and corresponding prospectus schemes annexed to the listing rules of the SWX Swiss Exchange. The shares are being offered in Switzerland by way of a private placement, i.e., to a small number of selected investors only, without any public offer and only to investors who do not purchase the shares with the intention to distribute them to the public. The investors will be individually approached by us from time to time. This document, as well as any other material relating to the shares, is personal and confidential and do not constitute an offer to any other person. This document may only be used by those investors to whom it has been handed out in connection with the offering described herein and may neither directly nor indirectly be distributed or made available to other persons without our express consent. It may not be used in connection with any other offer and shall in particular not be copied and/or distributed to the public in (or from) Switzerland.

This document relates to an exempt offer in accordance with the Offered Securities Rules of the Dubai Financial Services Authority. This document is intended for distribution only to persons of a type specified in those rules. It must not be delivered to, or relied on by, any other person. The Dubai Financial Services Authority has no responsibility for reviewing or verifying any documents in connection with exempt offers. The Dubai Financial Services Authority has not approved this document nor taken steps to verify the information set out in it, and has no responsibility for it. The shares which are the subject of the offering contemplated by this prospectus may be illiquid and/or subject to restrictions on their resale. Prospective purchasers of the shares offered should conduct their own due diligence on the shares. If you do not understand the contents of this document you should consult an authorised financial adviser

Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP, New York, New York, will pass upon the validity of the common stock offered hereby. Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP, New York, New York, is counsel for the underwriters in connection with this offering.

The consolidated financial statements and schedule of Freedom Group, Inc. as of December 31, 2009 and 2008, and for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2009 included in this prospectus and elsewhere in the registration statement have been so included in reliance upon the report of Grant Thornton LLP, independent registered public accountants, upon the authority of said firm as experts in accounting and auditing in giving said reports.

The statements of operations, shareholders' equity and cash flow of Defense Procurement/Manufacturing Services, Inc. for the period January 1, 2007 through December 13, 2007, included in this prospectus and elsewhere in the registration statement have been so included in reliance upon the report of Grant Thornton LLP, independent certified public accountants, upon the authority of said firm as experts in accounting and auditing in giving said reports.

The consolidated financial statements of RACI Holding, Inc. and subsidiaries for the period from January 1, 2007 through May 31, 2007 and for the year ended December 31, 2006 included in this prospectus and elsewhere in the registration statement have been so included in reliance upon the report of Grant Thornton LLP, independent certified public accountants, upon the authority of said firm as experts in accounting and auditing in giving said reports.

The consolidated financial statements of The Marlin Firearms Company and its subsidiary as of December 31, 2007 and 2006 and for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2007 included in this prospectus have been so included in reliance upon the report of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, independent accountants, given on the authority of said firm as experts in accounting and auditing.

We have filed with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-1 under the Securities Act to register our common stock being offered in this prospectus. This prospectus, which forms part of the registration statement, does not contain all the information included in the registration statement and the amendments, exhibits and schedules thereto. For further information about us and the common stock being offered in this prospectus, we refer you to the registration statement and the exhibits and schedules thereto. We are not currently subject to the informational requirements of the Exchange Act. As a result of the offering of the shares of our common stock, we will become subject to the informational requirements of the Exchange Act, and, in accordance therewith, will file quarterly and annual reports and other information with the SEC. The registration statement including the exhibits and schedules thereto, such reports and other information may be read and copied at the SEC's Public Reference Room at 100 F Street, NE, Washington, DC 20549. The public may obtain information on the operation of the Public reference Room by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. The SEC also maintains an Internet site (http://www.sec.gov) that contains our SEC filings. Statements made in this prospectus about legal documents may not necessarily be complete and you should read the documents which are filed as exhibits to the registration statement otherwise filed with the SEC.

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Freedom Group, Inc. (a Delaware corporation) and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2009 and 2008, and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders' equity (deficit), mezzanine equity and accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2009. Our audits of the basic financial statements included the financial statement schedule listed in the index appearing under Item 16(b). These financial statements and financial statement schedule are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial statement schedule based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audit included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Freedom Group, Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2009 and 2008, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2009, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Also, in our opinion, the related financial statement schedule, when considered in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole, presents fairly, in all material respects, the information set forth therein.

As discussed in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements, effective January 1, 2009, the Company adopted new accounting standards related to the accounting for financial statement presentation of non-controlling equity interests in consolidated subsidiaries.

Freedom Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(Dollars in Millions, Except Share and Per Share Data)

		December 31, 2009			December 31, 2008

*ASSETS*
Current Assets
Cash and Cash Equivalents		$	60.2		$	77.8
Accounts Receivable Trade—net			92.5			108.6
Inventories—net			108.8			122.8
Supplies Inventory—net			6.5			6.5
Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets			35.2			19.2
Assets Held for Sale			1.9			1.9
Deferred Tax Assets			12.9			10.9

	Total Current Assets		318.0			347.7
Property, Plant and Equipment—net			121.2			120.2
Goodwill			97.2			66.4
Intangible Assets—net			114.2			118.6
Debt Issuance Costs—net			19.4			4.9
Other Noncurrent Assets			16.9			15.1

	Total Assets	$	686.9		$	672.9

*LIABILITIES, MEZZANINE EQUITY AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT)*
Current Liabilities
Accounts Payable		$	52.2		$	45.2
Short-Term Debt			—			3.2
Current Portion of Long-Term Debt			0.7			19.2
Current Portion of Product Liability			2.8			2.8
Other Accrued Liabilities			87.5			52.5

	Total Current Liabilities		143.2			122.9
Long-Term Debt, net of Current Portion			276.0			315.0
Retiree Benefits, net of Current Portion			46.8			85.0
Product Liability, net of Current Portion			10.4			10.6
Deferred Tax Liabilities			31.2			11.4
Other Long-Term Liabilities			12.4			17.4

	Total Liabilities		520.0			562.3

Commitments and Contingencies (Note 20)
Preferred Stock, $.01 par value, 20,000,000 shares authorized, of which 19,000,000 shares are Series A preferred, aggregate liquidation preference of $238.2 and $217.4 as of December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively			238.2			217.4

	Total Mezzanine Equity		238.2			217.4

Stockholders' Equity (Deficit)
Common Stock, $.01 par value, 20,000,000 shares authorized, of which 16,673,920 issued and 16,439,186 outstanding at December 31, 2009; 16,673,920 issued and 16,619,992 outstanding at December 31, 2008			0.2			0.2
Less: Treasury Stock			(0.6	)		—
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss			(38.3	)		(41.6	)
Accumulated Equity (Deficit)			(32.3	)		(65.4	)

	Total Parent's Equity (Deficit)		(71.0	)		(106.8	)
Noncontrolling Interest Equity			(0.3	)		—

	Total Stockholders' Equity (Deficit)		(71.3	)		(106.8	)

	Total Liabilities, Mezzanine Equity and Stockholders' Equity (Deficit)	$	686.9		$	672.9

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

Freedom Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Operations

(Dollars in Millions, Except Share and Per Share Data)

		For the Year Ended December 31, 2009			For the Year Ended December 31, 2008			For the Year Ended December 31, 2007

Net Sales		$	848.7		$	722.5		$	384.9
Cost of Goods Sold			566.7			524.4			306.0

	Gross Profit		282.0			198.1			78.9
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses			157.4			133.7			68.1
Research and Development Expenses			11.7			7.1			3.8
Impairment Charges			—			47.4			—
Other Expense (Income)			0.6			(1.3	)		(1.8	)

	Operating Income		112.3			11.2			8.8
Interest Expense			29.8			30.8			21.2

	Income (Loss) before Taxes and Equity in Losses from Unconsolidated Joint Venture		82.5			(19.6	)		(12.4	)
Income Tax Provision (Benefit)			28.2			9.1			(4.0	)
Equity in Losses from Unconsolidated Joint Venture			0.2			—			0.5

	Net Income (Loss)		54.1			(28.7	)		(8.9	)
	Add: Net Loss (Income) Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest		0.3			0.1			(0.1	)

	Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Controlling Interest	$	54.4		$	(28.6	)	$	(9.0	)

Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Controlling Interest		$	54.4		$	(28.6	)	$	(9.0	)
Accretion of Preferred Stock			(20.8	)		(19.6	)		(0.9	)

Net Income (Loss) Applicable to Common Stock		$	33.6		$	(48.2	)	$	(9.9	)
Net Income (Loss) Per Common Share, Basic		$	2.05		$	(2.97	)	$	(0.62	)
Net Income (Loss) Per Common Share, Diluted		$	2.01		$	(2.97	)	$	(0.62	)
Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding, Basic			16,332,045			16,236,305			16,084,174
Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding, Diluted			16,723,673			16,236,305			16,084,174

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

Freedom Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity (Deficit), Mezzanine Equity and
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

For the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007

(Dollars in Millions, Except Share and Per Share Data)

					Common Stock		Treasury Stock			Paid-in Capital			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)			Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit)			Controlling Interest Stockholders' Equity (Deficit)			Non- Controlling Interest			Total Stockholders' Equity (Deficit)			Mezzanine Equity Preferred Stockholders

Balance, December 31, 2006					$	—	$	—		$	25.2		$	—		$	2.1		$	27.3		$	0.1		$	27.4		$	—

	Capital Contribution					—		—			2.1			—			—			2.1			—			2.1			125.0
	Preferred Accretion through Dec. 11, 2007					—		—			—			—			(6.6	)		(6.6	)		—			(6.6	)		6.6
	Share-Based Compensation					—		—			0.1			—			—			0.1			—			0.1			—
	Distribution					—		—			—			—			(0.2	)		(0.2	)		—			(0.2	)		—
	FGI Conversion to C-Corp and Merger of Cerberus BFI Investor, Inc. into FGI					0.2		—			(27.5	)		—			(4.5	)		(31.8	)		—			(31.8	)		31.8
	Noncontrolling Interest					—		—			0.7			—			—			0.7			(0.2	)		0.5			—
	Accretion of Preferred Stock					—		—			(0.6	)		—			(0.3	)		(0.9	)		—			(0.9	)		0.9
	Capital Contribution					—		—			—			—			—			—			—			—			8.3
	Comprehensive Loss:
		Net Income (Loss)				—		—			—			—			(9.0	)		(9.0	)		0.1			(8.9	)		—
		Other comprehensive income (loss):
			Minimum pension liability, net of tax effect of ($3.0)			—		—			—			(5.4	)		—			(5.4	)		—			(5.4	)		—
				Net derivative gains, net of tax effect of $0.5		—		—			—			0.8			—			0.8			—			0.8			—
				Net derivative gains reclassified as earnings, net of tax effect of ($0.7)		—		—			—			(1.1	)		—			(1.1	)		—			(1.1	)		—

	Total Comprehensive Loss					—		—			—			(5.7	)		(9.0	)		(14.7	)		0.1			(14.6	)		—

Balance, December 31, 2007					$	0.2	$	—		$	—		$	(5.7	)	$	(18.5	)	$	(24.0	)	$	—		$	(24.0	)	$	172.6

	Comprehensive Loss:
		Net Loss				—		—			—			—			(28.6	)		(28.6	)		(0.1	)		(28.7	)		—
		Other comprehensive income (loss):
			Minimum pension liability, net of tax effect of ($19.2)			—		—			—			(31.4	)		—			(31.4	)		—			(31.4	)		—
				Net derivative losses, net of tax effect of ($2.3)		—		—			—			(3.6	)		—			(3.6	)		—			(3.6	)		—
				Net derivative gains reclassified as earnings, net of tax effect of ($0.5)		—		—			—			(0.9	)		—			(0.9	)		—			(0.9	)		—

	Total Comprehensive Loss					—		—			—			(35.9	)		(28.6	)		(64.5	)		(0.1	)		(64.6	)		—
	Share-Based Compensation					—		—			1.5			—			—			1.5			—			1.5			—
	Distribution					—		—			—			—			(0.2	)		(0.2	)		—			(0.2	)		—
	Accretion of Preferred Stock					—		—			(1.5	)		—			(18.1	)		(19.6	)		—			(19.6	)		19.6
	Capital Contribution					—		—			—			—			—			—			0.1			0.1			25.2

Balance, December 31, 2008					$	0.2	$	—		$	—		$	(41.6	)	$	(65.4	)	$	(106.8	)	$	—		$	(106.8	)	$	217.4

	Comprehensive Income:
		Net Income				—		—			—			—			54.4			54.4			(0.3	)		54.1			—
		Other comprehensive income (loss):
			Minimum pension liability, net of tax effect of ($4.7)			—		—			—			(7.6	)		—			(7.6	)		—			(7.6	)		—
				Net derivative gains, net of tax effect of $4.4		—		—			—			7.2			—			7.2			—			7.2			—
				Net derivative losses reclassified as earnings, net of tax effect of $2.3		—		—			—			3.7			—			3.7			—			3.7			—

	Total Comprehensive Income					—		—			—			3.3			54.4			57.7			(0.3	)		57.4			—
	Share-Based Compensation					—		—			0.8			—			—			0.8			—			0.8			—
	Stock Redemption					—		(0.6	)		(0.1	)		—			(0.3	)		(1.0	)		—			(1.0	)		(0.9	)
	Accretion of Preferred Stock					—		—			(0.7	)		—			(21.0	)		(21.7	)		—			(21.7	)		21.7

Balance, December 31, 2009					$	0.2	$	(0.6	)	$	—		$	(38.3	)	$	(32.3	)	$	(71.0	)	$	(0.3	)	$	(71.3	)	$	238.2

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

Freedom Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

For the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007

(Dollars in Millions, Except Share and Per Share Data)

				For the Year Ended December 31, 2009			For the Year Ended December 31, 2008			For the Year Ended December 31, 2007

Operating Activities
	Net Income (Loss)			$	54.1		$	(28.7	)	$	(8.9	)
Adjustments to reconcile Net Income (Loss) to Net Cash Provided By Operating Activities:
		Impairment Charges			—			47.4			—
		Non-cash Interest Expense			—			—			1.1
		Depreciation and Amortization			27.2			24.5			12.5
		Equity in Losses from Unconsolidated Joint Ventures			0.2			(0.1	)		0.6
		Pension Plan Contributions			(56.4	)		(15.6	)		(11.0	)
		Pension Plan Expense (Benefit)			6.4			(0.4	)		3.2
		Pension Curtailment			—			—			(6.4	)
		Provision for Deferred Income Taxes—net			15.4			1.1			(4.8	)
		Share Based Compensation Charges			0.8			1.5			0.1
		Other Non-Cash Charges			7.9			0.8			6.9
		Changes in Operating Assets and Liabilities net of effects of acquisitions:
			Accounts Receivable Trade—net		17.7			(19.4	)		22.7
			Inventories—net		21.6			32.6			61.7
			Prepaid Expenses and Other Current and Long-Term Assets		(7.3	)		4.7			(11.9	)
			Accounts Payable		6.3			6.4			(9.3	)
			Income Taxes Payable		(2.6	)		(2.2	)		2.8
			Other Accrued and Long-Term Liabilities		31.0			0.3			11.5

	Net Cash provided by Operating Activities				122.3			52.9			70.8

Investing Activities
		Acquisition of businesses, net of Cash Acquired			(42.3	)		(46.3	)		(76.1	)
		Purchase of Property, Plant and Equipment			(16.1	)		(17.3	)		(8.4	)
		Cash Received on Termination of Company Owned Life Insurance			—			5.6			3.7
		Other			(0.4	)		0.9			(9.9	)

	Net Cash used in Investing Activities				(58.8	)		(57.1	)		(90.7	)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

				For the Year Ended December 31, 2009			For the Year Ended December 31, 2008			For the Year Ended December 31, 2007

Financing Activities
		Proceeds from Revolving Credit Facilities			101.6			196.9			88.8
		Payments on Revolving Credit Facilities			(153.4	)		(146.7	)		(172.4	)
		Payment of RACI Holding Notes			—			—			(48.2	)
		Capital Contributions			—			25.8			133.3
		Debt Issuance Costs			(21.4	)		(0.1	)		(1.9	)
		Principal Borrowings on Long-term Debt			275.4			—			43.0
		Principal Payments on Long-Term Debt			(281.4	)		(12.7	)		(5.0	)
		Repurchase of Preferred and Common Stock			(1.9	)		—			—
		Issuance of Preferred Membership Units			—			—			2.2
		Distributions Paid to Members			—			(0.2	)		—
		Change in Book Overdraft			—			(5.7	)		4.1

	Net Cash (used in) provided by Financing Activities				(81.1	)		57.3			43.9

Change in Cash and Cash Equivalents					(17.6	)		53.1			24.0
Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Year					77.8			24.7			0.7

Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Year				$	60.2		$	77.8		$	24.7

Supplemental Cash Flow Information:
		Cash Paid During the Year for:
			Interest	$	37.5		$	29.8		$	17.3
			Income Taxes		25.7			6.8			0.1
			Previously accrued Capital Expenditures		—			0.9			—
		Noncash Financing and Investing Activities:
			Financing of insurance policies		—			3.2			3.5
			Capital Lease Obligations		0.2			0.5			—

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

FREEDOM GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

($ IN MILLIONS, EXCEPT SHARE AND PER SHARE DATA)

Freedom Group, Inc. ("FGI" or "the Company") is a leading manufacturer of firearms, ammunition and related accessories. FGI's products are distributed throughout the United States and in approximately 80 other countries. In the United States, FGI's products are distributed primarily through a network of wholesalers and retailers who purchase the product directly from FGI for resale to gun dealers and end users, respectively. The end users include sportsmen, hunters, target shooters, gun collectors, and members of the military, law enforcement and other government organizations. The Company operates principally through two subsidiaries, Remington Arms Company, Inc. ("Remington"), which also owns The Marlin Firearms Company ("Marlin"), and Bushmaster Firearms International, LLC ("BFI" or "Bushmaster"), which also owns DPMS Firearms, LLC ("DPMS").

Remington, founded in 1816, designs, manufactures and markets a comprehensive line of primarily firearms, ammunition and related products for the global hunting and shooting sports marketplace, under the Remington® brand name. Remington is engaged primarily in the design, manufacture, import and sale of sporting goods products for the hunting/shooting sports and related markets. Remington also designs, manufactures and sells firearms and ammunition products to certain federal agency, law enforcement, and military markets. Product lines are sold under the Remington, Marlin, H&R 1871, L.C. Smith and Parker names and other labels. Remington's principal manufacturing facilities are located in New York, Arkansas and Connecticut. Remington was acquired by the Company on May 31, 2007.

Bushmaster is a leading manufacturer of high quality firearms, spare parts and accessories for the commercial, law enforcement, government, and international markets under the brands Bushmaster® and Panther Arms. BFI's predecessor (Bushmaster Firearms, Inc.) was founded in 1973. Principal products include rifles, carbines, machine guns, upper and lower receivers and other parts and accessories. Bushmaster's principal facilities are located in Maine and Minnesota. Bushmaster was acquired by the Company as of April 1, 2006.

For financial reporting purposes, the Company was effectively established when BFI was formed at the direction of Cerberus Capital Management L.P. ("CCM"), and acquired certain assets and assumed certain liabilities of Bushmaster Firearms, Inc. in April 2006. As additional acquisitions subsequently occurred under the common control of CCM, the results of operations from those acquisitions are included in these financial statements since the date of each acquisition. Each of these entities are ultimately owned by FGI. A summary of the key transactions follows:

For financial reporting purposes, all of the entities included in these financial statements are 1) under the common control of CCM and have been included in these financial statements from the earliest date of common control; and 2) owned by FGI or one of FGI's subsidiaries as of December 31,

2009. The results of operations of the following entities under the common control of CCM are included in these financial statements as follows:

Because FGI, CBFII and CPLP are under common control, the merger of CBFII into FGI and the exchange of CPLP ownership interests for FGI shares in December 2007 were accounted for using BFI's carryover basis rather than at fair value. The exchange by minority interest owners of the restricted common units of BFI for shares of AHA has been accounting for using fair market value.

CBFII, the ultimate parent company of Bushmaster, is the principal reporting entity within these financial statements for the period from April 1, 2006 to May 30, 2007. CBFII and AHA, the ultimate parent of Remington, are the principal reporting entities for the period from May 31, 2007 to December 12, 2007 and their combined financial statements are represented for that period. On December 12, 2007, CBFII was merged into AHA. AHA converted to a C corporation on December 11, 2007 ultimately changing its name to FGI, and that entity is the principal reporting entity for the period since December 11, 2007. As all of these entities are under common control, and for convenience and clarity purposes, each of these reporting entities may be referred to as Freedom Group, Inc., FGI, or the Company in these financial statements for all periods presented.

The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its majority-owned subsidiaries. All significant intercompany transactions and balances are eliminated in consolidation.

Cash and cash equivalents include demand deposits with banks and highly liquid investments with remaining maturities, when purchased, of three months or less and treasury reserve funds.

The Company and its equity-method investment operate using the U.S. Dollar as the functional currency. The Company holds some of its cash in a foreign-denominated currency account. Transactions that are denominated in a currency other than the U.S. Dollar are subject to changes in exchange rates with the resulting gains and losses recorded within net income. There were no significant adjustments from exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents during the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008, and 2007.

The Company's inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market. The majority of the Company's inventories are determined by the first-in, first-out ("FIFO") method. As part of the Marlin Acquisition, the Company now accounts for a portion of its firearms inventory under a last-in, first-out ("LIFO") method.

Inventory costs associated with Semi-Finished Products and Finished Products include material, labor, and overhead; while costs associated with Raw Materials include material and inbound freight costs. The Company provides inventory allowances for any excess and obsolete inventories.

The cost of supplies is determined by the average cost method adjusted to the lower of cost or market.

The Company supports service and repair facilities for all of its firearm products, with the exception of its internationally sourced product lines, which are serviced and repaired by the Company's third party vendor, in order to meet the service needs of its distributors, customers and consumers worldwide.

and/or corrections is recognized in accordance with FASB ASC 450 "Contingencies" and charged to operations.

Property, plant and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation, with the exception of acquisitions in which the acquired property, plant and equipment is stated at fair value as of the acquisition date. Depreciation is determined on a straight-line basis over the estimated lives of the assets. The estimated useful lives range from 1 to 43 years for buildings and improvements, and range from 1 to 15 years for machinery and equipment. Depreciation expense is included in the Company's Cost of Goods Sold, Research and Development expense, and Selling, General, and Administrative expense. Classification of depreciation expense is based on the nature and activity of the assets.

Maintenance and repairs are charged to operations, and replacements and betterments are capitalized. Computer hardware and software costs under capital leases are amortized over the term of the lease. The cost and related accumulated depreciation applicable to assets sold or retired are removed from the accounts and the gain or loss on disposition is recognized in operations, included in the other income, net line item on the consolidated statement of operations.

Management assesses goodwill for impairment whenever facts and circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be fully recoverable. Each year the Company tests for impairment of goodwill according to a two-step approach. In the first step, the Company estimates the fair values of its reporting units using a combination of the present value of future cash flows approach, market approach and a transactional approach, subject to a comparison for reasonableness to its market capitalization at the date of valuation. If the carrying amount exceeds the fair value, the second step of the goodwill impairment test is performed to measure the amount of the impairment loss, if any. In the second step the implied fair value of the goodwill is estimated as the fair value of the reporting unit used in the first step less the fair values of all other net tangible and intangible assets of the reporting unit. If the carrying amount of the goodwill exceeds its implied fair market value, an impairment loss is recognized in an amount equal to that excess, not to exceed the carrying amount of the goodwill. In addition, goodwill of a reporting unit is tested for impairment between annual tests if an event occurs or circumstances change that would more likely than not reduce the fair value of a reporting unit below its carrying value. For other intangible assets, the impairment test consists of a comparison of the fair value of the intangible assets to their respective carrying amount. The Company uses a discount rate equal to its average cost of funds to discount the expected future cash flows. There was no goodwill or intangible assets deemed impaired as of December 31, 2009 and 2007. See Note 4 for impairment charges incurred in 2008.

Debt issuance costs are amortized over the life of the related debt agreements or amendments primarily using the effective interest method with a charge to interest expense. As of December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, the Company has deferred financing costs net of accumulated amortization of $19.4, $5.8 and $6.5, respectively.

Excluding the write-off of $3.7 of previously capitalized debt issuance costs in the current year, amortization of deferred financing costs was $4.8, $2.5 and $1.5 in the years ending December 31, 2009, 2008, and 2007, respectively.

Amounts scheduled to be amortized to interest expense for remaining deferred financing costs are as follows:

The following table presents information about assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis:

As shown above, commodity contract derivatives valued based on fair values provided by the Company's commodity brokers are classified within level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. Most derivative contracts are not listed on an exchange and are measured based on observable inputs such as spot and future commodity prices. Life insurance policies valued by using cash surrender values, net of related policy loans, are classified within level 2 of the fair value hierarchy

The Company has not elected to account for any eligible financial assets and liabilities under the fair value option within the scope of FASB ASC 825 "Financial Instruments". Due to their liquid nature, the carrying values of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable, income taxes payable, and other noncurrent accrued liabilities are considered representative of their fair values. The estimated fair value of the Company's debt was $292.9 and $293.3 as of December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively. The carrying value of the Company's debt was $276.7 and $337.4 as of December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively. The fair value of the Company's fixed rate notes was measured using the active quoted trading price of its notes at December 31, 2009, which is considered a level 2 input. At December 31, 2008, the fair value of the Company's long term debt was estimated by projecting market

rates based on level 2 inputs in effect as of December 31, 2008 over the expected maturities of the debt.

The equity method of accounting is used for investments in which the Company has significant influence or control. Generally this represents common stock ownership or partnership equity of at least 20% and not more than 50% (see Note 9). Accordingly, investments are recognized on the Company's balance sheet under "Other Noncurrent Assets" at the carrying value of cumulative cash contributions adjusted for cumulative equity in earnings/(losses) recorded in the Company's statement of operations (included in "Equity in Earnings/losses from unconsolidated venture") during each period. If the Company's share of cumulative net losses exceed the Company's investment, the Company will discontinue recognition of net losses in accordance with FASB ASC 323 "Equity Method and Joint Venture Investments" as the Company does not guarantee or is not otherwise committed to fund the obligations of the investments.

The Company provides for estimated defense and settlement costs related to product liabilities when it becomes probable that a liability has been incurred and reasonable estimates of such costs are available in accordance with FASB ASC 450 "Contingencies". The Company maintains insurance coverage for product liability claims, subject to certain policy limits and to certain self-insured retentions for personal injury or property damage. The current product liability insurance policy expires in December 2010. Product liabilities are recorded at the Company's best estimate of the most probable exposure in accordance with FASB ASC 450, including consideration of historical payment experience and the self-insured retention limits. In 2009, the Company recovered $1.3 from its product liability insurance company. For the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007, there were no recoveries recorded. The Company's estimate of its discounted liability for product liability cases and claims outstanding at December 31, 2009 and 2008 was $13.2 and $13.4, respectively. Management uses independent advisors in their determination of the accrual. Associated with product liability cases, the Company has also recorded a receivable in Other Noncurrent Assets of $2.6 and $3.9, respectively, at December 31, 2009 and 2008 for the estimated liabilities expected to be recovered through insurance coverage. The Company made total payments in 2009, 2008 and 2007 of $1.4, $2.5 and $1.4, respectively, related to defense and settlement costs.

At December 31, 2009, accrued product liability is recorded at its discounted present value at a discount rate of 4.75%. The aggregate undiscounted product liability, net of estimated recoveries from

insurance, at December 31, 2009 was $12.0. Expected payments for each of the five succeeding years and aggregate amount thereafter are:

As of December 31, 2009, any significant workers compensation accruals are discounted to their present value at a discount rate of 4.75%. The aggregate undiscounted workers' compensation liability, net of estimated recoveries from insurance, at December 31, 2009 was $6.1. Management uses independent advisors to assist in their determination of the accrual. Expected payments for each of the five succeeding years and aggregate amount thereafter are:

Sales, net of estimates for discounts, returns, rebates, allowances and excise taxes, along with related cost of sales are recorded in income when risk of loss and title transfers to the customer. Sales are presented net of Federal Excise Taxes of $70.2, $54.6 and $31.0 for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008, and 2007, respectively.

Cost of Goods Sold includes material, labor, and overhead costs associated with product manufacturing, including inbound shipping, purchasing and receiving, inspection, warehousing, and internal transfer costs, except for transfer costs from our plants to our distribution center which are included in Selling, General and Administrative Expense. Inbound shipping costs totaled $1.0, $0.9, and $0.8 for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008, and 2007, respectively.

Selling, General and Administrative expense includes, among other items, administrative salaries, benefits, commissions, outbound shipping, advertising, product liability, insurance, and professional fees.

Inbound shipping, handling, and internal transfer costs are included in Cost of Goods Sold. Outbound shipping costs to customers are expensed as incurred and included in Selling, General, and Administrative expense. Outbound shipping costs include costs of shipping products from our distribution center or from our manufacturing facilities to customers. Also included in outbound shipping expense are costs of the warehouse such as contract laborers in the warehouse, rent, and equipment charges for the warehouse. Outbound shipping costs totaled $15.0, $18.3, and $9.7 for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively.

Advertising and promotional costs including print ads, commercials, catalogs, brochures and cooperative advertising are expensed when incurred. Our co-op program is structured so that certain dealers and chain accounts are eligible for reimbursement of certain types of advertisements up to 2% of net sales on qualifying product purchases. We do not pay slotting fees, nor do we have buydown programs or make other payments to resellers. Advertising and promotional costs totaled $17.6, $17.0 and $5.4 for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008, and 2007, respectively.

The Company licenses certain of its brands and trademarks. The income from such licensing was $3.9, $3.8, and $2.3, respectively, for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively, which is reflected in Other Income, net.

Internal research and development costs including salaries, administrative expenses, building operating costs of our research and development facilities, and related project expenses are expensed as incurred. Research and development costs totaled $11.7, $7.1, and $3.8 for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively.

The majority of FGI is self-insured for elements of its employee benefit plans including, among others, medical, workers' compensation and elements of its property and liability insurance programs, but limits its liability through stop-loss insurance and annual plan maximum coverage limits. Self-insurance liabilities are based on claims filed and estimates for claims incurred but not yet reported.

Stock-based compensation awards, which are associated with the common stock of FGI, have been considered equity awards under FASB ASC 718 "Stock Compensation". FASB ASC 718 requires the Company to measure the cost of all employee stock-based compensation awards that are expected to be exercised based on the grant-date fair value of those awards and to record that cost as compensation expense over the period during which the employee is required to perform service in exchange for the award (generally over the vesting period of the award).

The Company accounts for restricted common unit/share awards in accordance FASB ASC 718. The fair value of the restricted common unit/share awards at their grant date, which was determined using a total enterprise valuation, is recognized as compensation expense over the vesting period for the awards.

The Company accounts for income taxes in accordance with FASB ASC 740 "Income Taxes". Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to be applied to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. A valuation allowance is recorded when it is more likely than not that the deferred tax asset will not be recognized.

We adopted amendments to FASB ASC 740 "Income Taxes" (previously reported as Interpretation No. 48, "Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes—an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109", as amended by FSP FIN-48-1, "Definition of Settlement in FASB Interpretation No. 48," issued by the FASB) related to accounting for uncertainty in income taxes, on January 1, 2007. The amendments to FASB ASC 740 require a company to evaluate whether the tax position taken by a company will more likely than not be sustained upon examination by the appropriate taxing authority. It also provides guidance on how a company should measure the amount of benefit that the company is to recognize in its financial statements as well as guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure and transition. The Company's reassessment of our tax positions in accordance with the amendments to FASB ASC 740 did not have a material impact on our results of operations, financial condition or liquidity. The Company's continuing practice is to recognize interest and/or penalties related to income tax matters in income tax expense.

The Company files its income taxes in a consolidated tax return. Current and deferred tax expense is allocated to the members based on an adjusted separate return methodology.

Comprehensive income and changes in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) is included in the Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity. The components within accumulated other comprehensive income for the controlling interest consisted of the following:

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expenses during the reported period. The Company is subject to management's estimates and assumptions, the most significant of which include reserves for product liability claims, medical claims, workers compensation claims, warranty claims, employee benefit plans, inventory obsolescence, allowance for doubtful accounts, impairment of long-lived assets and the 17 HMR product safety warning. Actual amounts may differ from those estimates and such differences could be material.

The Company reviews a customer's credit history and, in most cases, financial condition before extending credit. An allowance for doubtful accounts is established based upon factors surrounding the credit risk of specific customers, historical trends and other information.

Company's interests and non-controlling interests. The results attributable to the Company's interests did not change upon the adoption of FASB ASC 810.

In December 2008, the FASB issued an amendment to FASB ASC 715 "Compensation—Defined Benefit Plans". The amendment expands the disclosures of plan assets for defined benefit pension or other postretirement plans. The amendment's objectives are to provide users of financial statements with an understanding of: (1) how investment asset allocation decisions are made, (2) the major categories of plan assets, (3) the inputs and valuation techniques used to measure the fair value of plan assets, (4) the impact of fair value measurements that use unobservable inputs (Level 3) on changes in plan assets for the period, and (5) significant concentrations of risk within plan assets. It is effective for periods ending after December 15, 2009 for annual financial statements only. The Company adopted the amendment to FASB ASC 715 by enhancing its disclosures of plan assets in its defined benefit retirement plans. Since the guidance requires additional disclosures related to plan assets, its adoption has had no significant impact on the Company's results of operations, financial condition and equity.

under current market conditions. Specifically, it reaffirms the need to use judgment to ascertain if a formerly active market has become inactive and in determining fair values when markets have become inactive. The amendment to FASB ASC 820 is effective for interim and annual periods ending after June 15, 2009. The adoption of the amendment to FASB ASC 820 has had no significant impact on the Company's results of operations, financial condition and equity.

In May 2009, the FASB issued FASB ASC 855 "Subsequent Events". FASB ASC 855 establishes general guidelines for accounting and disclosing events that occur subsequent to an entity's balance sheet date but prior to issuance of its financial statements. FASB ASC 855 defines the period after the balance sheet date and the circumstances which an entity should recognize events in its financial statements FASB ASC 855 is effective for interim and annual periods ending after June 15, 2009. As a result of adopting this guidance, the Company expensed $6.6 in the three months ended June 30, 2009 for the estimated costs of the 17 HMR ammunition and Remington Model 597 17 HMR semi-automatic rifle product safety warning.

assets acquired and liabilities incurred resulting from the transfer of a financial asset be initially measured at fair value. The amendment to FASB ASC 860 is effective for interim and annual periods ending after November 15, 2009. The adoption of the amendment to FASB ASC 860 has had no significant impact on the Company's results of operations, financial condition and equity.

In June 2009, the FASB issued FASB Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") 2009-01 "Topic 105—General Accounting Principles—amendments based on Statement of Financial Accounting Standards 168—the FASB Accounting Standards Codification and the Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles". FASB ASC 105 establishes the Accounting Standards Codification ("Codification") as the source of authoritative U.S. generally accepted accounting principles for all nongovernmental entities. On the effective date of this ASU, all then-existing and non-SEC accounting and reporting standards will be nonauthoritative and superseded by the Codification. New standards by the FASB, will be issued through Accounting Standards Updates. Accounting Standard Updates are not considered authoritative in their own right, but will update, guide, and provide the bases for conclusions on changes in the Codification. FASB ASC 105 is effective for financial statements issued after September 15, 2009. The adoption of FASB ASU 2009-01 has had no significant impact on the Company's results of operations, financial condition and equity.

financial statements should be excluded from net income when determining income available to common stockholders when calculating earnings per share. During the period when a redemption of a portion of the outstanding preferred shares occurs, the redeemed shares should be considered separately from other convertible preferred shares in determining whether the "of-converted" method is dilutive for the period. FASB ASU 2009-08 was effective in September 2009. The Company does not expect the adoption of FASB ASU 2009-08 to have a significant impact on its results of operations, financial condition and equity.

As discussed below, the Company has made various acquisitions. These acquisitions are being accounted for as business combinations using the acquisition method, in accordance with FASB ASC 805 "Business Combinations" whereby the final purchase price (including assumed liabilities) is allocated and pushed down to the assets acquired based on their estimated fair market values at the date of the acquisition.

For income tax purposes, since the RACI and Marlin acquisitions were purchases of stock, the tax basis of the assets and liabilities were not changed. The identifiable intangibles and goodwill are not deductible for tax purposes.

The shares of RACI, the previous sole stockholder of Remington, were purchased by the Company on May 31, 2007 (the "Closing Date"), pursuant to the stock purchase agreement dated as of April 4, 2007 (the "Stock Purchase Agreement"), between RACI, its stockholders and holders of

deferred stock (including the ownership interests represented by Bruckmann, Rosser, Sherrill & Co. II, L.P. and the Clayton & Dubilier Private Equity Fund IV Limited Partnership (the "CDR Fund")), as well as the RACI's stock option holders (the "RACI Acquisition"). FGI completed the RACI Acquisition as part of its ongoing strategy to acquire dominant brands and create a diversified product portfolio within the family of firearms, ammunition and related products. In December 2009, the Company dissolved RACI and became the sole stockholder of Remington.

The RACI Acquisition was financed with $125.0 of funds contributed to the Company by its members and approximately $14.5 of borrowings from Remington's Revolving Credit Facility. The value of the RACI Acquisition as of May 31, 2007, was $416.6, based on valuation estimates, which included the assumption of all of Remington's approximately $85.2 of funded indebtedness related to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, the $200.0 principal amount ($203.8 estimated fair value at May 31, 2007) of Remington's 10¹/2% Senior Notes due 2011 (the "2011 Notes") and approximately $3.4 of certain other indebtedness at the Closing Date. The payment for the Common Stock and converted deferred shares of Common Stock, the Stock Option cancellation payment and repayment of the Holding Notes was funded by the Company's available cash. In addition, Remington obtained all necessary waivers, amendments and consents so that Remington's Revolving Credit Facility and the indebtedness evidenced by the 2011 Notes remained outstanding and not in default.

On August 17, 2007, BFI acquired certain assets and assumed certain liabilities of Cobb for a total purchase price of $5.0. The funds for the purchase price were generated from the operating cash of BFI. On December 13, 2007, BFI acquired certain assets and assumed certain liabilities of DPMS, Inc. for a total purchase price of $23.0 which includes transaction costs of $1.1. The acquisition was financed by approximately $18.0 of borrowings through BFI's Amended and Restated Loan Agreement and $7.6 of funds contributed by FGI. The primary purpose of these acquisitions was to increase the Company's caliber offerings and ability to penetrate military markets.

The Marlin Firearms Company ("Marlin") and its subsidiary H&R 1871, LLC ("H&R")

Remington completed its acquisition of all of the outstanding shares of Class A and Class B Common Stock (collectively, the "Shares") of Marlin on January 28, 2008 (the "Marlin Closing Date"), from the shareholders of Marlin (collectively, the "Marlin Sellers") pursuant to a stock purchase agreement (the "Marlin Stock Purchase Agreement") dated as of December 21, 2007 by and among Marlin, Remington, the Marlin Sellers party thereto, and Frank Kenna, III, solely in his capacity as the Shareholders' Representative. The Marlin Acquisition includes Marlin's 100% ownership interest in H&R. Remington completed the Marlin Acquisition in an effort to grow its leadership position in shotguns and rifles in the United States, to further develop market presence internationally and to benefit from operational improvements and integrating certain selling, marketing and administrative functions.

On the Marlin Closing Date, Remington acquired all of the capital stock of Marlin, consisting of 86,773 shares of issued and outstanding Class A Common Stock and 760,936 shares of issued and outstanding Class B Common Stock.

The total acquisition cost for the Marlin Acquisition was estimated to be $48.1 (the "Acquisition Cost"). The following is a summary of certain material transactions related to the closing of the Marlin Acquisition:

On June 5, 2009, the Company completed its acquisition of certain assets and liabilities, primarily consisting of inventory, equipment and brand names of Dakota Arms, LLC, (collectively, "Dakota") (the "Dakota Acquisition"). Dakota is a producer of high-end rifles, shotguns and ammunition. The total acquisition cost of the Dakota Acquisition was approximately $1.8, and was funded from the operating cash of the Company. The Company completed the Dakota Acquisition in an effort to position the Company in the largely customized, high precision, large caliber and safari segments of the market, with premium aspirational firearm and ammunition brands including Dakota Arms, Miller Arms and Nesika, as well as Dan Walter premium gun cases. The allocation of the purchase price is based upon valuation data and our estimates, assumptions and allocation to segments are subject to change. The actual amounts that will be recorded based upon the final assessment of fair values may differ substantially from the information presented in these consolidated financial statements.

On September 22, 2009, the Company acquired certain assets and liabilities from S&K Industries, Inc. ("S&K"), a supplier of the Company's wood stocks for certain of our firearms

operations, for approximately $3.8 (the "S&K Acquisition") which was funded with operating cash. The assets acquired were primarily inventory, machinery and equipment. The Company believes the S&K Acquisition will improve efficiencies in its firearms manufacturing processes as well as reduce certain costs of acquiring the wood stocks. The preliminary allocation is subject to valuations which are not yet complete and may affect or change all acquired assets and liabilities.

On October 2, 2009, the Company completed the acquisition of certain assets and liabilities of Advanced Armament Corp. ("AAC") for approximately $11.1 million and an additional amount of approximately $8.0 million due in 2015 upon achievement of certain employment and financial conditions (the "AAC Acquisition"). The AAC Acquisition was funded with cash from operations. AAC manufactures and markets a full line of firearm accessory products used in certain military (including current use by the Department of Defense), law enforcement and commercial markets. The preliminary allocation is subject to valuations which are not yet complete and may affect or change all acquired assets and liabilities.

On December 31, 2009, the Company acquired certain assets of Barnes Bullets, Inc. ("Barnes"), a supplier of copper bullets, including copper-tin composite core bullets, for approximately $25.6 (the "Barnes Acquisition"). The Barnes Acquisition was funded with operating cash. The Company believes the Barnes Acquisition will demonstrate our commitment to the ammunition business by offering shooters and hunters a premium line of high performance bullets. The preliminary allocation is subject to valuations which are not yet complete and may affect or change all acquired assets and liabilities.

The following table summarizes the estimated fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed in accordance with FASB ASC 805 "Business Combinations":

		RACI		Cobb		DPMS		Marlin		Dakota			S&K		AAC		Barnes

Accounts Receivable		$	94.0	$	—	$	2.1	$	9.6	$	—		$	—	$	0.4	$	1.2
Inventory			178.8		—		5.2		24.6		1.4			1.6		1.2		3.5
Other Current Assets			44.4		0.1		—		5.4		—			—		—		—
Property, Plant and Equipment			104.5		0.4		0.2		12.7		0.9			2.6		0.8		0.5
Goodwill			59.2		1.7		5.2		9.1		—			1.1		9.2		20.6
Identifiable Intangible Assets			73.0		3.1		13.0		10.9		1.7			—		—		—
Other Long-Term Assets			22.1		—		—		5.9		—			—		—		—

	Total Assets Acquired		576.0		5.3		25.7		78.2		4.0			5.3		11.6		25.8

Current Liabilities			91.3		—		2.7		17.4		0.6			1.5		0.5		0.2
Revolving Credit Facility			85.2		—		—		—		—			—		—		—
10¹/2% Senior Notes Due 2011			203.8		—		—		—		—			—		—		—
Pension & OPEB			31.4		—		—		7.1		—			—		—		—
Other Non-Current Liabilities			39.3		0.3		—		5.6		0.9			—		—		—

	Total Liabilities Assumed		451.0		0.3		2.7		30.1		1.5			1.5		0.5		0.2

Total Assets Acquired Less Liabilities Assumed		$	125.0	$	5.0	$	23.0	$	48.1	$	2.5		$	3.8	$	11.1	$	25.6

Gain on Bargain Purchase			—		—		—		—		(0.7	)		—		—		—

Estimated Acquisition Cost		$	125.0	$	5.0	$	23.0	$	48.1	$	1.8		$	3.8	$	11.1	$	25.6

The following unaudited pro forma results of operations assume that the acquisitions of RACI, Cobb, DPMS, Marlin, Dakota, S&K, AAC and Barnes occurred as of January 1, 2007, adjusted for the impact of certain items, such as additional depreciation expense of property, plant and equipment; additional amortization expense of identified intangible assets; additional interest expense on acquisition debt, net of bond premium amortization; recognition of write-up in cost of sales as inventory is sold and the related income tax effects. Income taxes are provided at the estimated statutory rate. This unaudited pro forma information should not be relied upon as necessarily being indicative of historical results that would have been obtained if the acquisitions had actually occurred on that date, nor of the results that may be obtained in the future.

As a result of the acquisitions discussed in Note 3, the values of goodwill, intangible assets and fixed assets were initially determined by and was the responsibility of FGI management who considered in part the work performed by an independent third party valuation firm. The Company assesses the potential impairment of definite lived identifiable intangible assets and fixed assets whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying values may not be recoverable and annually for indefinite lived identifiable intangible assets. Factors the Company considers important, which could trigger an impairment of such assets, include the following:

Future adverse changes in these or other unforeseeable factors could result in an impairment charge that would materially impact future results of operations and financial position in the reporting period identified.

In accordance with FASB ASC 350 "Goodwill and Other Intangibles", the Company tests goodwill and intangible assets for impairment on an annual basis as of October 1 and between annual tests if indicators of potential impairment exist. The impairment test compares the fair value of each reporting unit to its carrying amount, including goodwill and intangible assets with indefinite lives, to assess whether impairment is present. The Company has reviewed the provisions of FASB ASC 350 with respect to the criteria necessary to evaluate the number of reporting units that exist. Based on a combination of factors that occurred during 2008, including the deterioration of the economic and credit environment and market conditions in the hunting industry, the Company determined that indicators for potential impairment of goodwill and intangible assets existed in our reporting units. As a result, the Company conducted an evaluation of these assets pursuant to FASB ASC 350 at October 1, 2008. The fair values of the reporting units were estimated using a combination of the expected present value of future cash flows, market approach and a transactional approach.

No impairment charges were recorded by the Company for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2007.

For the year ended December 31, 2008, the Company recorded goodwill impairment charges of $44.3 and trademark impairment charges of $3.1. The impairment testing, performed by and the responsibility of FGI management with assistance from outside independent valuation experts, resulted in non-cash impairment charges to goodwill of $35.2 related to the RACI Acquisition, non-cash impairment charges to goodwill of $9.1 related to the Marlin Acquisition and non-cash impairment charges to trademarks of $3.1 million related to the Marlin Acquisition.

In accordance with FASB ASC 360 "Property, Plant, and Equipment", the Company periodically reviews long-lived assets for impairment whenever events or changes in business circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the assets may not be fully recoverable or that the useful lives of those assets are no longer appropriate. Each impairment test is based on a comparison of the undiscounted cash flows to the recorded carrying value for the asset. If impairment is indicated, the asset is written down to its estimated fair value based on a discounted cash flow analysis. Based on

this assessment, under FASB ASC 360, we concluded that no impairment charge was necessary to reflect the excess of the carrying value of long-lived intangible assets over the discounted cash flows.

For the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007 there were no triggering events, and, therefore, no testing was required,

Significant judgments and estimates are involved in determining the useful lives of our long-lived assets, determining what reporting units exist, and assessing when events or circumstances would require an interim impairment analysis of goodwill or other long-lived assets to be performed. Changes in our organization or our management reporting structure, as well as other events and circumstances, including technological advances, increased competition, and changing economic or market conditions, could result in (a) shorter estimated useful lives, (b) additional reporting units, which may require alternative methods of estimating fair values or greater disaggregation or aggregation in our analysis by reporting unit, and/or (c) other changes in previous assumptions or estimates. In turn, this could have an additional impact on our consolidated financial statements through accelerated amortization and/or impairment charges.

For the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008, and 2007, sales to the Company's largest customer comprised approximately 10%, 14% and 15%, respectively, of total net sales. At December 31, 2009 and 2008, accounts receivable from this customer comprised approximately 12% and 13%, respectively, of total outstanding accounts receivable. No other customer accounted for sales equal to or greater than 10% of sales for the years presented. In addition, no other customers accounted for accounts receivable greater than 10% at December 31, 2009 and 2008.

As noted previously, following the Marlin Acquisition the Company now accounts for a portion of its inventory under a LIFO assumption. As of December 31, 2009 and 2008, approximately 6.9% and 11.0%, respectively, of the Company's total inventory, excluding the LIFO adjustment, were accounted for under the LIFO method. Under a FIFO assumption, inventories would have been lower by $1.3 and $1.1 at December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively.

Depreciation expense for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008, and 2007, was $16.9, $16.4 and $8.7, respectively. Accumulated depreciation on assets leased under capital leases was $0.8 and $0.2, as of December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively.

The above data excludes the $1.9 estimated sales price less costs to dispose of the assets held for sale associated with the Gardner, Massachusetts manufacturing facility which was closed in October 2008 and is classified in current assets at December 31, 2009 and 2008, as it is currently for sale. The closure was related to a strategic manufacturing consolidation decision and all employees were notified in April 2008.

In 2008, impairment charges of $47.4 (see Note 4) were recorded to goodwill and identifiable intangible assets (of which $35.2 related to the RACI Acquisition and $12.2 related to the Marlin Acquisition). No impairment provisions were recorded during 2009 or 2007.

The change in the carrying amount of goodwill for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 by segment is as follows:

			2009			Net Adjustments		2008			Net Adjustments			2007

Goodwill
	Firearms:
		gross carrying value	$	79.9		$	0.8	$	79.1		$	8.5		$	70.6
		aggregate impairment		(36.7	)		—		(36.7	)		(36.7	)		—

		net		43.2			0.8		42.4			(28.2	)		70.6
	Ammunition:
		gross carrying value		44.5			20.5		24.0			(1.1	)		25.1
		aggregate impairment		—			—		—			—			—

		net		44.5			20.5		24.0			(1.1	)		25.1
	All Other and Reconciling Items:
		gross carrying value		17.1			9.5		7.6			—			7.6
		aggregate impairment		(7.6	)		—		(7.6	)		(7.6	)		—

		net		9.5			9.5		—			(7.6	)		7.6

Total			$	97.2		$	30.8	$	66.4		$	(36.9	)	$	103.3

The gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization of the Company's identifiable intangible assets at December 31, 2009 and 2008 are comprised of the following:

Amortization expense related to intangible assets for 2009, 2008, and 2007 was $6.2, $6.8 and $3.0, respectively. Estimated annual amortization for identifiable intangible assets over the next five calendar years is as follows:

On October 31, 2008, the Company, through Remington, entered into a membership interest purchase and investment agreement between Remington, International Non-Toxic Composites Corp., and INTC USA, LLC ("INTC USA"). Remington contributed an initial investment of approximately $0.8 during the year ended December 31, 2008 and an additional investment of approximately $0.7 during the year ended December 31, 2009. The Company owns 27.1% of the issued and outstanding membership interests in INTC USA. INTC USA owns a majority interest in Springfield Munitions Company, LLC, which with Delta Frangible Ammunition, LLC owns intellectual property rights related to manufacturing rights for various shot, ammunition and other products. The Company believes this membership interest will allow INTC USA to acquire, construct and/or lease and thereafter equip and operate a manufacturing facility for the production of products for sale to the Company and unrelated third parties.

Management has assessed the accounting treatment of INTC USA and is accounting for its investment under the equity method of accounting as outlined in FASB ASC 323.

Warranties are offered on the majority of products sold by FGI and manufactured in the U.S. Estimated future warranty costs are accrued at the time of sale, using the percentage of actual historical repairs to shipments for the same period, and is included in other accrued liabilities. Product modifications or corrections are voluntary steps taken by the Company to assure proper usage or performance of a product by consumers. The cost associated with product modifications and or corrections are recognized in accordance with FASB ASC 450 "Contingencies", and charged to operations.

On July 29, 2009, the Company issued $200.0 million in aggregate principal amount of 10.25% Senior Secured Notes due 2015 (the "2015 Notes"). Contemporaneously with the issuance of the 2015 Notes, the Company entered into a $180.0 million senior secured asset-based revolving credit facility (the "ABL Revolver") and borrowed $51.9 million thereunder. The issuance of the 2015 Notes, the borrowing under the ABL Revolver and the related repayments of outstanding indebtedness (including the termination of any commitments thereunder) described here are referred to collectively as the "Refinancings." As part of the Refinancings, the Company capitalized $18.1 of financing costs and wrote off $3.7 of financing costs previously capitalized. In addition, in connection with the Refinancings, the Company recognized approximately a $2.1 loss on early extinguishment of debt.

On November 3, 2009, the Company issued an additional $75.0 million in aggregate principal amount of the 10.25% Senior Secured Notes due 2015 (the "Additional Notes" and, together with the 2015 Notes, the "Notes"). As part of the issuance with the Additional Notes, the Company capitalized an additional $2.5 of financing costs. The Additional Notes were issued pursuant to the same indenture under which the 2015 Notes were issued.

The Notes are guaranteed by each of the Company's existing wholly-owned domestic subsidiaries that are borrowers or guarantors under the ABL Revolver (the "Guarantors"). Interest is payable on the Notes semi-annually on February 1 and August 1, commencing on February 1, 2010.

The Company may redeem some or all of the Notes at any time prior to August 1, 2012 at a price equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof plus the make-whole premium described in the Notes. Thereafter, the Company may redeem some or all of the Notes at the redemption prices set forth in Notes. The Company may also redeem up to 35% of the outstanding Notes on or prior to

August 1, 2012 with the proceeds of certain equity offerings and capital contributions, subject to limitations, at the redemption price of 110.25%. In addition, on or prior to August 1, 2012, the Company may also redeem up to 10% of the original aggregate principal amount of the Notes at a price equal to 103% of the principal amount of the Notes, no more than once in any twelve-month period.

The Notes and guarantees are secured by (i) a first-priority lien on substantially all existing and future personal property of the Company and the Guarantors (other than assets securing the ABL Revolver with a first-priority lien), including 100% of the equity interests in the Guarantors, (ii) a first-priority lien on certain owned real property of the Company and the Guarantors and (iii) a second-priority lien on intellectual property and working capital of the Company and the Guarantors, such as receivables, inventory, related general intangibles, and other assets and proceeds thereof that secure the ABL Revolver on a first-priority basis.

The indenture governing the Notes contains covenants which include, among others, limitations on the ability of the Company and some of its subsidiaries to: incur or guarantee additional debt or issue disqualified or preferred stock; pay dividends, repurchase equity or prepay subordinated debt; make certain investments; enter into transactions with affiliates; merge, consolidate or sell all or substantially all assets; allow certain restrictions on the ability of the Guarantors to pay dividends or make other payments to the Company; and incur liens on assets.

The ABL Revolver is a four-year, $180.0 asset-based revolving credit facility, including sub-limits for letters of credit and swingline loans. Each of the Company's wholly-owned subsidiaries, with the exception of AAC and Barnes, is either a borrower or guarantor under the ABL Revolver. Subject to certain conditions, the ABL Revolver may be increased with lender consent at the request of the Company by an aggregate of $75.0 during its term up to a $255.0 maximum limit. The ABL Revolver is secured by (i) a first-priority lien on the Company's present and future accounts receivable, inventory, and certain general intangible assets, including intellectual property, certain other assets and proceeds relating thereto, as of the effective date of the agreement, and (ii) a second-priority lien on collateral secured by the Notes other than real property owned by the Company.

Borrowings under the ABL Revolver bear interest at an annual rate of either (a) LIBOR plus a spread or (b) the base rate plus a spread. The ABL Revolver includes an unused line fee that will change at an annual rate to be paid monthly in arrears. Monthly fees are also chargeable on letters of credit equal to the applicable LIBOR margin and a fronting fee equal to 0.125% per annum. As of December 31, 2009, the weighted average interest rate on the ABL Revolver was 5.75%.

The ABL Revolver contains customary covenants applicable to the Company and its subsidiaries, other than unrestricted subsidiaries. The ABL Revolver contains certain financial covenants, as well as restrictions on, among other things, our ability to: incur debt; incur liens; declare or make distributions to our stockholders; make loans and investments; repay debt; enter into mergers, acquisitions and other business combinations; engage in asset sales; amend or modify our governing documents; engage in businesses other than our business as currently conducted; and enter into transactions with affiliates.

As of December 31, 2009, approximately $75.2 in additional borrowings, including the minimum availability requirement of $30.0, was available under the ABL Revolver. Standby letters of credit outstanding as of December 31, 2009 were $7.3.

Remington had 10.5% Senior Notes due 2011 (the "2011 Notes"), which were redeemable at the option of the Company through Remington, in whole or in part, at any time at a redemption price of 100% of the principal amount. The 2011 Notes plus accrued interest, totaling $203.8, were repaid with proceeds from the Refinancings, as well as cash on hand.

BFI had subordinated notes (the "BFI Subordinated Notes") comprising ten subordinated notes payable to various entities totaling $20.0 plus any paid-in-kind (PIK) interest due on April 13, 2012. Interest on the unpaid balance was 15.0% per annum, payable quarterly, commencing on September 15, 2006, and continuing until the principal was paid in full. The BFI Subordinated Notes plus accrued interest, totaling $21.9, were repaid with proceeds from the Refinancings, as well as cash on hand.

The Company, through its Remington subsidiary, added a $25.0 Term Loan on November 13, 2007 ("Remington Term Loan"), at an interest rate of LIBOR plus 200 basis points with monthly principal payments of $0.5, plus interest, due to begin May 1, 2008 and cease on September 30, 2010. The Remington Term Loan plus accrued interest, totaling $17.2, was repaid with proceeds from the Refinancings, as well as cash on hand.

The Company, through its BFI subsidiary, had term loans payable with fixed monthly principal payments that adjust every year as outlined in the applicable loan agreements, plus interest calculated at 30-day LIBOR plus 2.4% ("Term Loan A") and 2.6% ("Term Loan B"). As of December 31, 2008, the all-in-rate on Term Loan A was 3.8% and the all-in-rate on Term Loan B was 4.0%. The term loans were collateralized by a blanket lien on all business assets of BFI. The BFI Term Loans plus accrued interest, totaling $28.3, were repaid with proceeds from the Refinancings, as well as cash on hand.

Prior to the Refinancings, the Company maintained revolving credit facilities through its subsidiaries:

Remington Credit Facility. The Company, through Remington, had a Revolving Credit Facility (the "Remington Credit Facility"), which was governed by an amended and restated credit agreement. The interest rate margin for the Alternate Base Rate and the Euro-Dollar loans were (0.50%) and 1.00%, respectively, as of December 31, 2008. The weighted average interest rate under the Remington Credit Facility was 3.9% for the year ended December 31, 2008. As of December 31, 2008, approximately $49.8 in additional borrowings including the minimum availability requirement of $27.5

was available. The outstanding borrowings of $59.1 under the Remington Credit Facility were repaid with proceeds from the Refinancings, as well as cash on hand.

BFI Credit Facility. The Company, through its BFI subsidiary, maintained a line of credit agreement (the "BFI Credit Facility") which was collateralized by a first security interest in all assets of BFI. Interest was paid monthly and calculated at LIBOR plus 2.1%. The all-in-rate was 3.5% as of December 31, 2008. Standby letters of credit outstanding were $0.3 at December 31, 2008. The BFI Credit Facility was terminated on July 31, 2009.

At December 31, 2009 and 2008, the Company was in compliance with all financial covenants or had obtained necessary waivers.

Following are maturities of debt for each of the next five years and thereafter (including capital lease maturities):

Preferred stock has a par value of $0.01 per share and consists of 20,000,000 shares authorized, with 19,000,000 designated as Series A preferred stock. As of December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, there were 18,627,464, 18,697,464, and 16,304,301 shares issued and outstanding of Series A preferred stock, respectively.

Because redemption is considered outside the control of the Company, the Series A preferred stock is classified as mezzanine equity in accordance with FASB ASC 480 "Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity".

Common stock has a par value of $0.01 per share and consists of 20,000,000 shares authorized as of December 31, 2009. As of December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, there were 16,439,186, 16,619,992, and 16,550,504 shares outstanding of Common stock, respectively.

On December 11, 2007, AHA, LLC was converted to a C Corporation, at which time all preferred and common units were converted to preferred and common stock. Preferred and common stock was issued to the preferred and common members at a rate of 100 shares of the same type for each held.

Activity in the Series A preferred stock and common stock for 2009, 2008, and 2007 is as follows:



Shares of Preferred Stock at December 31, 2006	—		—		—
Conversion of LLC to C-Corp(1),(2)	12,500,000		—		12,500,000
Exchange of units for shares	3,020,825		—		3,020,825
Issuance of shares(3)	783,476		—		783,476

Shares of Preferred Stock at December 31, 2007	16,304,301		—		16,304,301
Issuance of shares(4)	208,927		—		208,927
Issuance of shares(5)	2,184,236		—		2,184,236

Shares of Preferred Stock at December 31, 2008	18,697,464		—		18,697,464
Purchase of shares from former executive(6)	—		(70,000	)	(70,000	)

Shares of Preferred Stock at December 31, 2009	18,697,464		(70,000	)	18,627,464

Shares of Common Stock at December 31, 2006	1,000		—		1,000
Conversion of LLC to C-Corp(1),(2)	12,500,000		—		12,500,000
Merger of CBFII with and into FGI	(1,000	)	—		(1,000	)
Exchange of units for shares	4,040,403		—		4,040,403
Issuance of shares	10,101		—		10,101

Shares of Common Stock at December 31, 2007	16,550,504		—		16,550,504
Issuance of shares	123,416		—		123,416
Forfeited Shares	—		(53,928	)	(53,928	)

Shares of Common Stock at December 31, 2008	16,673,920		(53,928	)	16,619,992
Shares purchased from former executives(6),(7)	—		(127,510	)	(127,510	)
Forfeited shares returned to the Company	—		(53,296	)	(53,296	)

Shares of Common Stock at December 31, 2009	16,673,920		(234,734	)	16,439,186

Forfeitures of common stock represent unvested shares issued to participants covered by the Plan who failed to meet the Plan's vesting requirements. Under the Plan, unvested shares of common stock are remitted back to the Company and may be included in future awards.

Net income (loss) per share is computed under the provisions of FASB ASC 260 "Earnings Per Share". Basic income (loss) per share is computed using net income (loss) and the weighted average number of common shares outstanding. Diluted earnings per share reflect the weighted average number of common shares outstanding plus any potentially dilutive shares outstanding during the period. Potentially dilutive shares consist of shares issuable upon the exercise of stock options (using the treasury stock method) and restricted shares that are nonvested.

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted net loss per share for the periods indicated (in millions, except share and per share amounts):

The following table shows the common equivalent shares related to non-vested restricted stock and stock options that were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share as their effect would have been antidilutive:

On December 12, 2007, CBFII was merged into FGI. In connection with the merger, BFI's common unit holders (the minority interest) agreed to exchange their restricted common unit interests for an equivalent interest in restricted common stock of FGI. The exchange ratio resulted in one restricted common unit of BFI being equal to 3.6162 shares of restricted common stock of FGI.

The following table summarizes restricted common unit/share activity, adjusted for the 3.6162 conversion factor referenced above on a retroactive basis:

The vesting of the restricted stock occurs at various times through 2012. Compensation expense was $0.1, $0.3 and $0.1 for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008, and 2007, respectively. The remaining compensation cost of approximately $0.1 will be recognized through 2012.

On May 14, 2008, the board of directors of FGI (the "FGI Board") adopted the American Heritage Arms, Inc. 2008 Stock Incentive Plan (the "Plan"). The Plan is designed to provide a means by which certain current employees, officers, non-employee directors and other individual service providers may be given an opportunity to benefit from increases in the value of FGI common stock (the "Common Stock"), through the grant of awards. FGI, by means of the Plan, seeks to retain the services of such eligible persons and to provide incentives for such persons to exert maximum efforts for the success of FGI and its subsidiaries.

The awards under the Plan may be in the form of incentive stock options, nonqualified stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock awards and stock unit awards. The maximum aggregate number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued under all awards granted to participants under the Plan is 2,424,703 shares including approximately 123,416 shares which are restricted shares and not stock options, subject to certain adjustments as set forth in the Plan.

On May 14, 2008, the FGI Board adopted the form of Nonqualified Stock Option Award Agreement (the "Form Award Agreement"). The Form Award Agreement outlines terms relating to stock option awards, including (i) the exercise price per share of each option granted, which shall be the fair market value of a share of the Common Stock on the date of grant (as defined in the Plan), (ii) the vesting schedule of the options granted, and (iii) acceleration provisions upon the occurrence of a change in control, termination of employment without cause or termination of employment for good reason.

In 2009, the FGI Board granted 170,777 nonqualified stock option awards to various members of management. In addition, 813,654 shares were forfeited in 2009 by various members of management and the board of directors upon their departures. The vesting of the options occurs at various times through March 2013. For the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, the Company recognized $0.5 and $1.3, respectively, in expense related to these options. In addition, the Company expects to recognize approximately $1.1 in total stock compensation expense in relation to these grants through 2012.

On August 31, 2009, the Company immediately vested 127,392 shares of the Company's former Chairman of the Board's nonqualified stock option awards and paid $0.5 to settle those vested options.

The following table summarizes information about stock options outstanding in connection with the Plan at December 31, 2009:

The fair value of granted options for the Plan was estimated at the grant date using the Black-Scholes pricing model with the following assumptions and results:

The tax effects of temporary differences that give rise to significant portions of the deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities are presented below as of December 31:

		2009						2008

		Current			Noncurrent			Current		Noncurrent
Deferred tax assets:
	Accrued employee and retiree benefits	$	6.6		$	(7.6	)	$	3.2	$	12.1
	Product liabilities, deferred revenue and other liabilities		5.2			4.5			3.9		7.4
	Receivables and inventory		4.3			—			0.1		—
	Debt acquisition costs and debt discount amortization		—			0.1			—		1.8
	Other comprehensive income (hedging)		—			—			2.9		—
	Other comprehensive income (pension)		—			27.3			—		22.5
	State tax credits		0.1			2.1			0.1		1.6
	Net operating losses (state)		0.6			0.5			0.7		0.6

	Total deferred tax assets		16.8			26.9			10.9		46.0

	Valuation allowance		(0.1	)		(0.2	)		—		(0.1	)

Net deferred tax assets			16.7			26.7			10.9		45.9

Deferred tax liabilities:
	Property, plant and equipment		—			(25.7	)		—		(25.5	)
	Intangible assets		—			(32.2	)		—		(31.8	)
	Other comprehensive income (hedging)		(3.8	)

Total deferred tax liabilities			(3.8	)		(57.9	)		—		(57.3	)

Net deferred tax asset (liability)		$	12.9		$	(31.2	)	$	10.9	$	(11.4	)

In accordance with ASC Topic 740, Income Taxes ("ASC 740"), the Company has a valuation allowance against deferred tax assets of $0.3, $0.1, and zero as of December 31, 2009, 2008, and 2007, respectively. The $0.2 and $0.1 increase in the valuation allowance for 2009 and 2008, respectively, is related to certain state tax credits that the Company does not believe will be realized before the benefits expire.

Income tax payments were approximately $25.7, $6.8, and $0.1 for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively.

At December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, the Company has various losses, credit and other carry-forwards available to reduce future taxable income and tax thereon. The carry-forwards, as well as the related tax benefits associated with the carry-forwards, will expire as follows:

The following is a reconciliation of the statutory federal income tax rate to the Company's effective income tax rates:

A reconciliation of the change in gross unrecognized tax benefits for the periods ended December 31 for the respective years are as follows:

The Company recognizes interest and/or penalties related to income tax matters in income tax expense. The Company recognized an immaterial amount of expense associated with interest and penalties for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007. The Company had approximately $1.1, $0.9, and, $0.7 accrued for interest/penalties at December 31, 2009, 2008, and 2007, respectively.

Of the amount of gross unrecognized tax benefits at the end of 2009, approximately $2.2 would, if recognized, impact our effective tax rate, with the remaining amount comprised of unrecognized tax benefits related to gross temporary differences. We expect that our unrecognized tax benefits could decrease up to $0.3 over the next 12 months as statutes of limitation close.

The Company files a consolidated U.S. federal income tax return as well as separate and combined income tax returns in numerous states. The Internal Revenue Service has completed an examination of the 2007 tax year; otherwise the 2006 and subsequent years remain subject to IRS and other examination by the major tax jurisdictions in which we file. The Company is subject to ongoing audits by various state tax authorities. Depending on the outcome of these audits, the Company may be

required to pay additional taxes. However, the Company does not believe that any additional taxes and related interest or penalties would have a material impact on the Company's financial position, results of operations or cash flow.

As a result of the RACI and Marlin Acquisitions, the Company sponsors two defined benefit pension plans (the "DB Plans") and a supplemental defined benefit pension plan (the "SERP") for certain of its employees. For disclosure purposes, the DB Plans and the SERP have been combined and are collectively referred to as the "Plans". Vested employees who retire will receive an annual benefit equal to a specified amount per month per year of credited service, as defined by the Plans.

As part of the collective bargaining agreement reached on October 26, 2007, with a portion of the Remington workforce in Ilion, New York, an amendment was made to the defined benefit plan associated with that group for certain of our hourly union paid employees to be effective January 1, 2008 (the "2007 Amendment"). In addition, on October 9, 2006, Remington's Board of Directors approved amendments to the Remington defined benefit plan and the SERP for certain of our salaried employees and non union hourly employees (the "2006 Amendments") also to be effective January 1, 2008. The remaining defined benefit plan, acquired as part of the Marlin Acquisition, had certain amendments made prior to the Marlin Acquisition related to future benefits. As a result of the amendments made to the Plans, all future benefits were frozen as of January 1, 2008. For service accrued up to January 1, 2008, the pension calculations did not change. The amendments resulted in the Company recognizing curtailment gains of $6.4 in 2007.

The following provides a reconciliation of benefit obligations, plan assets and funded status of the Plans:

The accrued benefit liability is recorded on the consolidated balance sheet in the "Retiree Benefits, net of Current Portion," as well as in the "Other Accrued Liabilities" line item as described in Note 10.

Following is certain information about our pension plans that have accumulated benefit obligations in excess of the fair value of their plan assets as of:

Our policy is to review the pension assumptions annually. Pension benefit income or expense is determined using assumptions as of the beginning of the year, while the funded status is determined using assumptions as of the end of the year. The assumptions are determined by management and established at the respective balance sheet date using the following principles: (1) The expected long-term rate of return on plan assets is established based upon historical actual asset returns and the expectations of asset returns over the expected period to fund participant benefits based on the current investment mix of the Plans; (2) The discount rate is set based on the yield of high quality fixed income investments expected to be available in the future when cash flows are paid, adjusted for company specific characteristics; and (3) The rate of increase in compensation levels is established based on management's expectations of current and foreseeable future increases in total eligible compensation, while maintaining a consistent inflation component for all economic assumptions. In addition, management considers advice from independent actuaries on each of these three assumptions.

Our investment strategy for Plans' assets is based on the long-term growth of principal while attempting to mitigate overall risk to ensure that funds are available to pay benefit obligations. The Plans have adopted a strategic asset allocation designed to meet the Plans' long-term obligations. The Plans' target asset allocation are 14.0% domestic equity funds, 6.0% international equity funds, 10.0% fixed income funds, 40.0% of alternative investments, 25.0% in an LDI program, and 5.0% of cash and cash equivalents. Domestic equity funds primarily include investments in large-cap and middle-cap companies located with the United States. International equity funds primarily include large-cap, middle-cap, and small-cap companies located in developed and emerging countries. Fixed income funds include corporate bonds and U.S. Treasuries. Alternative investments include hedge funds that follow different strategies that are not currently subject to any direct regulation by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, or any other federal regulating commissions. Allowable investment structures include mutual funds, separate accounts, commingled funds, and collective trust funds. Prohibited investments are defined as commodities, private placements, and derivative instruments used solely for leverage.

The following table presents the fair value of major categories of the Plans' assets based on the level within the fair value hierarchy:

		Fair value measurements at December 31, 2009 using:

				Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets		Significant other observable inputs		Significant unobservable inputs
		Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Asset Category:
Cash		$	64.8	$	64.8
Domestic equity securities(a):
	U.S. large-cap blend		2.8		2.8
	U.S. middle-cap blend		1.0		1.0
	U.S. small-cap blend		0.4		0.4
International equity securities:
	Emerging markets growth(b)		0.3			$	0.3
	International large-cap value(c)		1.4		1.4
Domestic fixed income securities:
	Corporate bonds(d)		7.9				7.9
	U.S. Treasuries(e)		66.1		66.1
Private equity funds:
	Equity hedge funds(f)		15.0					$	15.0
	Event driven funds(g)		19.3						19.3
	Relative value funds(h)		5.2						5.2
	Tactical trading funds(i)		5.0						5.0
Total:		$	189.2	$	136.5	$	8.2	$	44.5

The following table reconciles the beginning and ending balances of plan assets using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) within the fair value hierarchy:

The Company expects to make aggregate cash contributions of approximately $0.6 to the Plans during the year ending December 31, 2010.

Estimated Future Benefit Payments—Following is a summary, as of December 31, 2009, of the estimated future benefit payments from the Plans to our retirees in each of the next five years and in the aggregate for five years thereafter.

The Company sponsors five defined contribution plans covering substantially all of its employees. A sixth defined contribution plan is outsourced to a multi-employer plan. Each of the individual plans contains various matching provisions ranging from 2% to 4% of base compensation. In addition, vesting of these matching contributions ranges from immediate to six years. The Company's matching expense to these plans was $3.5, $3.4, and $1.3 for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008, and 2007, respectively.

The Company sponsors two unfunded postretirement defined benefit plans which provide certain employees and their eligible dependents and beneficiaries with retiree health and welfare benefits. The Marlin defined benefit postretirement healthcare plan (the "Marlin Postretirement Plan") covers certain employees from the Marlin Acquisition who have 17 years of service at retirement. The Marlin Postretirement Plan is a contributory plan for which certain of Marlin retirees and their spouses are eligible. The Company's contribution is limited to a specified amount per month per retiree employee or retiree spouse, as defined by the Marlin Postretirement Plan.

The Remington defined benefit postretirement healthcare plan (the "Remington Postretirement Plan") covers certain eligible employees and their spouses from the RACI Acquisition. The Remington Postretirement Plan provides retirees and their eligible spouses postretirement medical benefits until age 65 and then provides a monthly supplement based on years of service as defined by the Remington Postretirement Plan.

In 2007, the RACI Acquisition resulted in a new basis for the value of the Remington Postretirement Plan. Accordingly, the Company decreased its estimated liability to equal the estimated projected benefit obligation in connection with applying the purchase method of accounting. This resulted in decreasing the liability for the plan by $9.5.

The following tables include amounts for all unfunded postretirement benefit plans unless noted otherwise:

The accrued postretirement benefit obligation is recorded on the consolidated balance sheet in the "Retiree Benefits, net of Current Portion" line.

Weighted average assumptions used to determine net periodic benefit cost for periods ended:

Assumed health care cost trend rates have a significant effect on the amounts reported for the health care plans. A one-percentage point change in assumed health care cost trend rates would have the following effects:

Estimated Future Benefit Payments—Following is a summary, as of December 31, 2009, of the estimated future benefit payments for our postretirement benefit plan in each of the next five years and in the aggregate for five years thereafter.

Amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) for all plans consisted of $7.6, $31.4, and $5.4 at December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively. The estimated net loss for the postretirement benefit plans that will be amortized from accumulated other comprehensive income into net periodic benefit cost over the next year is $5.3.

Future minimum lease payments under capital leases and noncancellable operating leases with at least 12 months remaining, together with the present value of the net minimum capital lease payments at December 31, 2009, are as follows:

Rental expenses for operating leases for the periods ended December 31, 2009, 2008, and 2007 were $2.3, $2.0, and $1.1, respectively.

The Company paid Meritage Capital Advisors, LLC ("Meritage") fees totaling $2.8, $0.2, and $2.3 in 2009, 2008, and 2007, respectively, in connection with transaction advisory services, including the issuance of our Notes in 2009. A member of the Company's Board of Directors is a managing director of Meritage.

The Company paid Cerberus Partners fees totaling $1.6, $1.5, and $0.5 in 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively, for consulting services provided in connection with improving operations. Cerberus Partners is an affiliated entity of Cerberus. Cerberus owns over 95% of FGI.

The Company paid other fees for relocation services totaling approximately $0.6 and $0.3 and provided certain products totaling approximately $.1 and $0.1 to other entities affiliated through common ownership in 2009 and 2008, respectively.

The Company paid less than $0.1 and $0.1 in 2009 and 2008 in connection with certain operating leases to an entity where the owner is an employee of the Company.

The Company paid a former director of the Company approximately $0.3 and $0.1 for consulting services in 2009 and 2008. The consulting agreement did not exist prior to 2008.

The Company paid less than $0.1 in 2009 in connection with a building lease to an entity owned by an employee of the Company.

The Company paid $2.2 plus out-of-pocket expenses in 2009 related to the issuance of our Notes to a company in which one of our board members is a managing director. In addition, the

Company paid $0.6 plus out-of-pocket expenses in 2009 related to the issuance of our Notes to a second company in which another of our board members is a managing director.

The Company has various purchase commitments, approximating $4.7, $0.7 and $0.3 for 2010, 2011 and 2012, respectively, for services incidental to the ordinary conduct of business, including, among other things, a services contract with its third party warehouse provider. Such commitments are not at prices in excess of current market prices. Included in the purchase commitment amounts are the Company's purchase contracts with certain raw materials suppliers, for periods ranging from one to seven years, some of which contain firm commitments to purchase minimum specified quantities.

Remington entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement (the "1993 Purchase Agreement") with E.I. DuPont Nemours & Company ("DuPont") and its affiliates (collectively, the "1993 Sellers") in 1993 (the "1993 Asset Purchase"). As a result of this agreement and other contractual arrangements, the Company manages the joint defense of product liability litigation involving Remington brand firearms and the Company's ammunition products for both Remington and the 1993 Sellers. As of December 31, 2008, approximately 19 individual bodily injury cases and claims were pending, primarily alleging defective product design, defective manufacture and/or failure to provide adequate warnings; some of these cases seek punitive as well as compensatory damages. The Company has previously disposed of a number of other cases involving post-1993 Asset Purchase occurrences by settlement. The 19 pending cases involve post-1993 Asset Purchase occurrences for which the Company bears responsibility under the 1993 Purchase Agreement.

The relief sought in individual cases includes compensatory and, sometimes, punitive damages. Certain of the claims and cases seek unspecified compensatory and/or punitive damages. In others, compensatory damages sought may range from less than $0.1 to in excess of $1.0 and punitive damages sought may exceed $1.0. Of the individual post-1993 Asset Purchase bodily injury cases and claims pending as of December 31, 2009, the plaintiffs and claimants seek either compensatory and/or punitive damages in unspecified amounts or in amounts within these general ranges. In the Company's experience, initial demands do not generally bear a reasonable relationship to the facts and circumstances of a particular matter, and in any event, are typically reduced significantly as a case proceeds. The Company believes that its accruals for product liability cases and claims, as described below, are a reasonable quantitative measure of the cost to it of product liability cases and claims.

At December 31, 2009 and 2008, the Company's accrual for product liability cases and claims was $13.2 and $13.4, respectively. The amount of the Company's accrual for product liability cases and claims is based upon estimates developed as follows. The Company establishes reserves for anticipated defense and disposition costs of those pending cases and claims for which it is financially responsible. Based on those estimates and an actuarial analysis of actual defense and disposition costs incurred by the Company with respect to product liability cases and claims in recent years, the Company determines the estimated defense and disposition costs for unasserted product liability cases and claims.

The Company combines the estimated defense and disposition costs for both pending and unasserted cases and claims to determine the amount of the Company's accrual for product liability cases and claims. It is reasonably possible additional experience could result in further increases or decreases in the period in which such information is made available. The Company believes that its accruals for losses relating to such cases and claims are adequate. The Company's accruals for losses relating to product liability cases and claims include accruals for all probable losses the amount of which can be reasonably estimated. Based on the relevant circumstances (including the current availability of insurance for personal injury and property damage with respect to cases and claims involving occurrences arising after the 1993 Asset Purchase, the Company's accruals for the uninsured costs of such cases and claims and the 1993 Sellers' agreement to be responsible for a portion of certain post-1993 Asset Purchase shotgun-related product liability costs, as well as the type of firearms products that the Company makes), the Company does not believe with respect to product liability cases and claims that any probable loss exceeding amounts already recognized through the Company's accruals has been incurred. However, it is reasonably possible that a significant shift in the litigation environment or deterioration in our loss development experience could result in additional expense estimated to be up to $4.4 million, based on an actuarial analysis.

In addition to these individual cases, as a manufacturer of shotguns and rifles, the Company, through Remington and BFI, has been named previously in several actions brought by various municipalities, primarily against manufacturers, distributors and sellers of handguns. However, the Company or its subsidiaries are not a defendant in any pending municipal litigation.

A majority of states have enacted some limitation on the ability of local governments to file such lawsuits against firearms manufacturers. In addition, similar legislation limiting such lawsuits on a federal level has been proposed in both houses of Congress, most recently by the House of Representatives on October 20, 2005 and the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act was adopted in October 2005. However, the applicability of the law to various types of governmental and private lawsuits has been challenged in both state and federal courts.

The Company is involved in lawsuits, claims, investigations and proceedings, including commercial, environmental and employment matters, which arise in the ordinary course of business. The Company does not expect that the ultimate costs to resolve these matters will have a material adverse effect on the Company's financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

The Company does not expect current environmental regulations to have a material adverse effect on its financial condition, results of operations or cash flows. However, the Company's liability for future environmental remediation costs is subject to considerable uncertainty due to the complex, ongoing and evolving process of identifying the necessity for, and generating cost estimates for, remedial work. Furthermore, there can be no assurance that environmental regulations will not become more restrictive in the future. The Company has not identified any loss contingencies with respect to

environmental remediation costs the realization of which the Company believes to be reasonably possible.

The Company purchases copper and lead options contracts to hedge against price fluctuations of anticipated commodity purchases. The options contracts are intended to limit the unfavorable effect that cost increases will have on these metal purchases.

In accordance with the provisions of FASB ASC 815 "Derivatives", commodity contracts are designated as cash flow hedges, with the fair value of these financial instruments recorded in prepaid expenses and other current assets and in other noncurrent assets, changes in fair value recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income, and net gains/losses reclassified to cost of sales based upon inventory turnover, indicating consumption and sale of the underlying commodity in the Company's products. Cash flows from the purchase and exercise of commodity contracts are classified as cash flows from operating activities on the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.

At December 31, 2009, the fair value of the Company's outstanding derivative contracts relating to firm commitments and anticipated consumption (aggregate notional amount of 25.6 million pounds of copper and lead) up to the year ended from such date was $11.1 as determined with the assistance of the Company's commodity counterparty. At December 31, 2008, the fair value of the Company's outstanding derivative contracts relating to firm commitments and anticipated consumption (aggregate notional amount of 31.0 million pounds of copper and lead) up to the year ended from such date was $0.8 as determined with the assistance of the Company's commodity counterparty. The volatility of the commodity costs the Company has experienced to date has affected results of operations for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008, and 2007. The Company believes that further significant changes in commodity costs could have a future material impact on the consolidated financial position, results of operations, and cash flows of the Company.

Based on current market prices, approximately $3.7 (net of income taxes) of the gain included in the balance of accumulated other comprehensive income is expected to transfer into earnings within the next twelve months. Hedged contracts are expected to mature by December 2010.

Prior to the Refinancings as discussed in Note 12 above, the Company entered into interest rate swap agreements for the purpose of hedging against the risk of interest rate increases on the related variable rate debt and not for the purpose of holding the swap instruments for trading. These agreements were terminated on July 28, 2009. The interest rate swap agreements, which were derivative financial instruments, were classified as cash flow hedges. The Company accounted for these derivative financial instruments in accordance with FASB ASC 815. Accordingly, the derivative financial instruments were reflected on the balance sheet at fair value. However, as the interest rate swaps did not meet specific hedge accounting criteria as cash flow hedges, the change in fair value over the periods covered was reflected in interest expense. The change in fair value of the interest rate swaps of $0.3, $0.2, and $0.4 for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, 2007, respectively, have been recorded as interest expense

At December 31, 2008, the fair value of the interest rate swaps was a liability of $0.7 of which $0.3 and $0.4 was included in short-term and long-term liabilities, respectively.

The Company identifies its reportable segments in accordance with FASB ASC 280 "Segment Reporting". Based upon the guidance's criteria and thresholds for determining segments, the Company's business is classified into two reportable segments: Firearms, which is an aggregation of the operating segments that designs, manufactures, imports and markets primarily sporting shotguns, rifles and modular firearms; and Ammunition, which designs, manufactures and markets sporting ammunition and ammunition reloading components. The remaining operating segments, which include accessories and other gun-related products, the manufacture and marketing of clay targets (which was sold in October 2009) and powder metal products, licensed products, technology products and apparel are combined into our All Other reporting segment. Other reconciling items include corporate and other assets not allocated to the individual segments. The Firearms reporting segment is comprised of an aggregation of the operating segments devoted to the chief operating decision makers are a group of executive officers.

Although the Company reports its financial results in accordance with U.S. GAAP, the Company primarily evaluates the performance of its segments and allocates resources to them based on the non-GAAP financial measure "Management EBITDA," which is unaudited. Management EBITDA differs from the term "EBITDA" as it is commonly used, and is substantially similar to the measure "Adjusted EBITDA" that is used in certain of the Company's debt agreements. In addition to adjusting net income (loss) to exclude income taxes, interest expense, and depreciation and amortization, Management EBITDA also adjusts net income (loss) by excluding items or expenses not typically excluded in the calculation of "EBITDA", such as noncash items, gain or loss on asset sales or write-offs, extraordinary, unusual or nonrecurring items.

In managing the Company's business, the Company utilizes Management EBITDA to evaluate performance of the Company's business segments and allocate resources to those business segments.

The Company believes that Management EBITDA provides useful supplemental information to investors and enables investors to analyze the results of operations in a similar way as management.

Net sales from customers outside of the United States were $88.7, $97.3, and $47.8 for the years ended 2009, 2008, and 2007, respectively.

The following table illustrates the calculation of Management EBITDA, by reconciling Net Income (Loss) to Management EBITDA:

For the Years Ended December 31,		2009		2008			2007

Adjustments to Reconcile GAAP Net Income (Loss) to Management EBITDA:
Net Income (Loss)		$	54.4	$	(28.6	)	$	(9.0	)
	Equity in Losses of Unconsolidated Joint Venture		0.2		—			—
	Depreciation		16.9		16.4			8.7
	Interest(A)		29.8		30.8			21.2
	Intangibles Amortization		6.2		6.7			3.0
	Other Noncash Charges(B)		5.9		3.5			(6.0	)
	Nonrecurring Charges(C)		14.9		16.1			36.7
	Impairment Charges		—		47.4			—
	Income Tax Expense		28.2		9.1			(4.0	)

Management EBITDA		$	156.5	$	101.4		$	50.6

Foreign sales accounted for approximately 10.4% in 2009, 13.5% in 2008, and 12.4% in 2007 of total net sales. There were $20.9, $27.1 and $21.1 of net sales to Canada in 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively. The Company's sales personnel and manufacturer's sales representatives market to foreign distributors generally on a nonexclusive basis and for a one-year term. At December 31, 2009, long-lived assets with a carrying value of $0.2 were maintained outside of the United States. At December 31, 2008 and 2007, all long-lived assets were located domestically.

Subsequent events have been evaluated through March 23, 2010, which is the date the financial statements were available to be issued.

We have audited the accompanying consolidated statements of operations, shareholders' deficit and comprehensive loss, and cash flows of RACI Holding, Inc. (a Delaware corporation) and Subsidiaries for the period from January 1, 2007 to May 31, 2007, and the year ended December 31, 2006. The financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America as established by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of RACI Holding, Inc.'s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the results of operations of RACI Holding, Inc. and its subsidiaries, and their cash flows for the period from January 1, 2007 to May 31, 2007, and the year ended December 31, 2006 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

As discussed in Note 10 to the consolidated financial statements, RACI Holding, Inc. adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement (FASB) Interpretation No. 48, "Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes", as of January 1, 2007. Also, as discussed in Note 11 to the consolidated financial statements, RACI Holding, Inc. adopted FASB No. 158, "Employers' Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans," as of December 31, 2007.

RACI Holding, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Operations

(Dollars in Millions)

		Period from January 1, 2007 to May 31, 2007			Year ended December 31, 2006

Net Sales		$	167.0		$	446.0
Cost of Goods Sold			117.3			338.4

	Gross Profit		49.7			107.6
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses			30.3			73.7
Research and Development Expenses			2.7			6.4
Impairment Charges			—			0.2
Other Income			(0.4	)		(2.3	)

	Operating Income		17.1			29.6
Interest Expense			13.3			33.4

	Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Taxes, Equity in Losses from Unconsolidated Joint Venture		3.8			(3.8	)
Income Tax Provision (Benefit)			1.3			0.9
Equity in Losses from Unconsolidated Joint Venture			—			0.4

	Net Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations	$	2.5		$	(5.1	)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

RACI Holding, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statement of Shareholders' Deficit and Comprehensive Loss

(Dollars in Millions)

				Paid-in Capital		Treasury Stock			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)			Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit)			Total Stockholders' Equity (Deficit)

Balance, January 1, 2006				$	111.0	$	(159.3	)	$	(3.6	)	$	(0.5	)	$	(52.4	)

	Comprehensive Loss:
		Net Loss			—		—			—			(5.1	)		(5.1	)
		Other comprehensive income (loss):
			Minimum pension liability, net of tax effect of ($2.5)		—		—			2.0			—			2.0
			Net derivative gains, net of tax effect of $4.9		—		—			5.8			—			5.8
			Net derivative gains reclassified as earnings, net of tax effect of ($4.6)		—		—			(7.4	)		—			(7.4	)

	Total Comprehensive Loss															(4.7	)
	Option Cancellation and Conversion to Equity				0.2		—			—			(0.2	)		—

Balance, December 31, 2006				$	111.2	$	(159.3	)	$	(3.2	)	$	(5.8	)	$	(57.1	)

	Comprehensive Loss:
		Net Loss			—		—			—			2.5			2.5
		Other comprehensive income:
			Minimum pension liability		—		—			3.0			—			3.0
			Net derivative gains, net of tax effect of $2.3		—		—			3.6			—			3.6
			Net derivative gains reclassified as earnings, net of tax effect of ($2.3)		—		—			(3.8	)		—			(3.8	)

	Total Comprehensive Loss															5.3
	Cumulative Effect of Change in Accounting Principle				—		—			—			0.2			0.2

Balance, May 31, 2007				$	111.2	$	(159.3	)	$	(0.4	)	$	(3.1	)	$	(51.6	)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

RACI Holding, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Dollars in Millions)

				Period from January 1, 2007 to May 31, 2007			Year ended December 31, 2006

				(See Note 2)			(See Note 2)
Operating Activities
Net Income (Loss)				$	2.5		$	(5.1	)
Adjustments to reconcile Net Income (Loss) to Net Cash used in Operating Activities:
		Non-cash Interest Expense			2.4			5.4
		Depreciation and Amortization of Debt Issuance Costs			4.8			11.6
		Equity in Losses from Unconsolidated Joint Venture			—			0.4
		Pension Plan Contributions			(5.9	)		(8.0	)
		Pension Plan Expense			3.7			11.3
		Pension Curtailment			—			(7.4	)
		Provision for Deferred Income Taxes—net			0.3			1.1
		Other Non-cash charges			1.9			1.0
		Changes in Operating Assets and Liabilities:
			Accounts Receivable Trade—net		(1.2	)		(0.6	)
			Inventories—net		(39.5	)		(11.5	)
			Prepaid Expenses and Other Current and Long-Term Assets		(8.1	)		(1.2	)
			Accounts Payable		8.2			5.8
			Income Taxes Payable		(1.4	)		0.1
			Other Accrued and Long-Term Liabilities		(7.0	)		10.3

	Net Cash provided by (used in) Operating Activities				(39.3	)		13.2

Investing Activities
		Purchase of Property, Plant and Equipment			(2.1	)		(7.1	)
		Premiums paid for Company Owned Life Insurance			(0.2	)		(0.6	)
		Seller Related Expenses Paid by Remington			(4.7	)		—
		Transaction Costs Related to the Acquisition			(5.1	)		—
		Cash Contribution to Unconsolidated Joint Venture			—			(0.2	)

	Net Cash used in Investing Activities				(12.1	)		(7.9	)

Financing Activities
		Proceeds from Revolving Credit Facility			103.1			178.3
		Payments on Revolving Credit Facility			(37.3	)		(178.3	)
		Cash Withheld from Sellers Provided by AHA			4.7			—
		Debt Issuance Costs			(5.2	)		(0.8	)
		Principal Payments on Long-Term Debt			(0.1	)		(0.3	)
		Conversion of Remington Stock Liability to Equity			—			0.3
		Change in Book Overdraft			(4.5	)		(4.4	)

	Net Cash (used in) provided by Financing Activities				60.7			(5.2	)

Change in Cash and Cash Equivalents					9.3			0.1
Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Year					0.7			0.6

Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Year				$	10.0		$	0.7

Supplemental Cash Flow Information:
		Cash Paid During the Year for:
			Interest	$	11.8		$	26.0
			Income Taxes	$	0.1		$	—
			Previously accrued Capital Expenditures	$	0.6		$	1.3
		Noncash Financing and Investing Activities:
			Financing of insurance policies	$	1.9		$	3.1
			Change in Capital Expenditures Capitalized	$	—		$	(0.7	)
			Capital Lease Obligations Incurred	$	—		$	0.2
			Conversion of Parent Company Stock Liability to Equity	$	0.1		$	0.3

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

RACI HOLDING, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

($ IN MILLIONS)

RACI Holding, Inc. (the "Company") has no operating activities other than activities as a holding company for the stockholders of Remington Arms Company, Inc. and its subsidiaries RA Brands, L.L.C., Remington Steam LLC, and RA Factors, Inc. (which was merged into Remington as of December 31, 2006) (together, "Remington" or "Subsidiary"). Founded in 1816, Remington designs, manufactures and markets a comprehensive line of primarily firearms, ammunition and related products for the global hunting and shooting sports marketplace, primarily under the Remington® brand name. Remington is engaged in the design, manufacture, import and sale of primarily sporting goods products for the hunting/shooting sports and related markets. Remington also designs, manufactures and sells certain products to certain federal agency, law enforcement, and military markets including the firearms, ammunition, and surveillance technology products. In addition, Remington was partnered in a joint venture to sell advanced mobile license plate reading technology products to state and local law enforcement agencies along with certain federal agencies. Remington's product lines consist of firearms, ammunition, hunting/gun care accessories, clay targets, licensed products, powder metal products, and technology and security products sold under the Remington name and other labels. Remington's products are distributed throughout the United States and in over 60 other countries (including Canada, Europe, and Asia). In the United States, Remington products are distributed primarily through a network of wholesalers and retailers who purchase the product directly from Remington for resale to gun dealers and end users, respectively. The end users include sportsmen, hunters, target shooters, gun collectors, and members of law enforcement and other government organizations.

The accompanying financial statements include only the accounts of the Company on a consolidated basis. All significant related party transactions have been disclosed in the accompanying notes. There are no significant intercompany accounts or transactions to eliminate in consolidation.

2. Subsequent Event—Acquisition of RACI Holding, Inc. by Freedom Group, Inc. (FGI—Formerly American Heritage Arms, LLC)

The shares of the Company, the sole stockholder of Remington, were purchased by FGI on May 31, 2007 (the "Closing Date"), pursuant to the stock purchase agreement dated as of April 4, 2007 (the "Stock Purchase Agreement"), between the Company, its stockholders and holders of deferred stock (including the ownership interests represented by Bruckmann, Rosser, Sherrill & Co. II, L.P. and the Clayton & Dubilier Private Equity Fund IV Limited Partnership (the "CDR Fund")), as well as the Company's stock option holders (the "FGI Acquisition").

On the Closing Date of the FGI Acquisition, pursuant to the terms of the Stock Purchase Agreement, FGI acquired all of the capital stock of the Company, consisting of 205,208 shares of issued and outstanding Class A common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the "Common Stock") and 5,851 deferred shares of Common Stock (which were converted into shares of Common Stock on the Closing Date), at a value of $330.47 per share less related selling expenses, taxes and amounts placed in escrow. In addition, among other things, on the Closing Date outstanding options to purchase 10,635 shares of Holding Common Stock (the "Stock Options"), which constituted all of the outstanding Stock Options, immediately vested subject to the applicable change in control provisions in the Company's

2. Subsequent Event—Acquisition of RACI Holding, Inc. by Freedom Group, Inc. (FGI—Formerly American Heritage Arms, LLC) (Continued)

1999 Stock Incentive Plan and 2003 Stock Option Plan. Remington made option cancellation payments representing the purchase price of $330.47 per share less the strike price of $220.31 with respect to each Stock Option less related selling expenses, amounts placed in escrow and related withholding taxes. FGI provided the funds to the Company which, in turn, were provided to Remington to make these option cancellation payments. On the Closing Date, FGI also provided the Company with approximately $48.2 to pay and satisfy in full as of the Closing Date the full outstanding amount of principal and interest of Senior Note A due 2011 and Senior Note B due 2012 issued by the Company and held by the CDR Fund (the "Holding Notes"). The payment for the Common Stock and converted deferred shares of Common Stock, the Stock Option cancellation payment and repayment of the Holding Notes was funded by FGI's available cash. In addition, Remington obtained all necessary waivers, amendments and consents so that Remington's Credit Agreement and the indebtedness evidenced by the 10.5% Senior Notes due 2011 (the "Notes") remained outstanding and not in default.

During the period from January 1, 2007 to May 31, 2007, the Company expensed $5.2 of costs related to the FGI Acquisition. These costs, which are included in "Selling, General & Administrative Expenses", consist of accounting, legal, insurance and other costs associated with the FGI Acquisition. A compensation charge of approximately $1.5 related to the accelerated vesting and buyout of stock options and the conversion of the deferred shares to equity was recorded as well as a mark-to-market charge of $0.2 related to redeemable shares was also recorded.

Cash and cash equivalents include demand deposits with banks and highly liquid investments with remaining maturities, when purchased, of three months or less.

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market. The cost of inventories is determined by the first-in, first-out ("FIFO") method. Inventory costs associated with Semi-Finished Products and Finished Products include material, labor, and overhead; while costs associated with Raw Materials include only material. The Company provides inventory allowances for any excess and obsolete inventories.

The cost of supplies is determined by the average cost method adjusted to the lower of cost or market.

The Company supports service and repair facilities for all of its firearm products, with the exception of its internationally sourced product lines, which are serviced and repaired by the

Company's third party vendor, in order to meet the service needs of its distributors, customers and consumers worldwide.

The Company provides consumer warranties against manufacturing defects in all firearm products manufactured in the United States. Estimated future warranty costs are accrued at the time of sale. Product modifications or corrections are voluntary steps taken by the Company to assure proper usage or performance of a product by consumers. The cost associated with product modifications and/or corrections is recognized in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 5, Accounting for Contingencies ("SFAS 5"), and charged to operations.

Property, plant and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is determined on a straight-line basis over the estimated lives of the assets. The estimated useful lives are principally 10 to 40 years for buildings and improvements, and 3 to 15 years for machinery and equipment.

In accordance with SFAS 144, management assesses property, plant and equipment for impairment whenever facts and circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be fully recoverable. To analyze recoverability, management projects undiscounted future cash flows resulting from the use of the asset over the remaining life of the asset. If these projected cash flows are less than the carrying amount of the asset, an impairment loss is recognized, resulting in a write-down of property, plant and equipment with a corresponding charge to operating income. Any impairment loss is measured based upon the difference between the carrying amount of the asset and the present value of future cash flows. The Company uses a discount rate equal to its average cost of funds to discount the expected future cash flows. There were no assets deemed impaired as of May 31, 2007. See Note 5 for impairment charges incurred in 2006.

Maintenance and repairs are charged to operations, replacements and betterments are capitalized. Computer hardware and software costs under capital leases are amortized over the term of the lease. The cost and related accumulated depreciation applicable to assets sold or retired are removed from the accounts and the gain or loss on disposition is recognized in operations, included in the other income, net line item on the consolidated statement of operations.

impairment loss, if any. In the second step the implied fair value of the goodwill is estimated as the fair value of the reporting unit used in the first step less the fair values of all other net tangible and intangible assets of the reporting unit. If the carrying amount of the goodwill exceeds its implied fair market value, an impairment loss is recognized in an amount equal to that excess, not to exceed the carrying amount of the goodwill. In addition, goodwill of a reporting unit is tested for impairment between annual tests if an event occurs or circumstances change that would more likely than not reduce the fair value of a reporting unit below its carrying value. For other intangible assets, the impairment test consists of a comparison of the fair value of the intangible assets to their respective carrying amount. The Company uses a discount rate equal to its average cost of funds to discount the expected future cash flows. There was no goodwill or intangible assets deemed impaired for the period ended May 31, 2007 and the year ended December 31, 2006.

Debt issuance costs are amortized over the life of the related debt or amendment. Amortization expense for debt issuance costs in the period from January 1, 2007 through May 31, 2007 and the year ended December 31, 2006 was $0.6 and $1.6, respectively.

Effective January 1, 2006, the Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123R, Share-Based Payment ("SFAS 123R"). Because Remington Arms Company, Inc. is a debt registrant, it is considered a nonpublic company for purposes of applying SFAS 123R. All stock purchase and option plans outstanding are associated with common shares of the Company. In addition, because the shares underlying management's stock options were accounted for by the Company as liabilities under Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 150, Accounting for Certain Financial Instruments with Characteristics of both Liabilities and Equity ("SFAS 150"), the stock options were considered liabilities under SFAS 123R. Since the Company meets the definition of a private company and the stock options were considered liabilities, the Company was permitted to choose its valuation approach as a matter of accounting policy. The Company elected to account for its stock options using the intrinsic value method. SFAS 123R requires the Company to make this valuation at each balance sheet date and record any gain or loss in the Company's consolidated statement of operations.

The adoption on January 1, 2006 had no impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements because at adoption, all issued options were out-of-the-money, as they all had an exercise price of $220.31 per share compared to a fair value of $160 per share. On January 1, 2006, the Company had two stock-based compensation plans, with 284 vested options and 12,621 unvested options. The 12,621 unvested options had a total weighted average remaining term of 4.2 years.

At December 31, 2006, the Company had two stock-based compensation plans, with 427 vested options and 10,208 unvested options. The 10,208 unvested options have a total weighted average remaining term of 3.3 years. For the year ended December 31, 2006, there have been no option grants, exercises, conversions or expirations. The decrease of 2,270 issued options since January 1, 2006 is the result of forfeitures of unvested stock options associated with the departure of the Company's former Chief Operating Officer. All of the 10,635 issued options at December 31, 2006, regardless of vesting, have an exercise price of $220.31 per share compared to an estimated fair value of $270 per share. Accordingly, these two plans had total unvested stock-based compensation expense of $0.2, and total

stock-based compensation expense, recognized in selling, general and administrative expenses, aggregated $0.3 all of which was recorded in the fourth quarter of 2006.

As a result of the change in control as described in Note 2, the Company incurred $1.5 of compensation cost related to the remainder of the unvested Stock Options held by employees and directors of Remington and the conversion of deferred shares to equity held by employees of Remington, which was recorded in other income for the period ended May 31, 2007. On the Closing Date, all of the outstanding Stock Options immediately vested subject to the applicable change in control provisions in the Company's 1999 Stock Incentive Plan and 2003 Stock Option Plan. Remington made option cancellation payments in the aggregate of approximately $0.7 on the Closing Date, which represents the purchase price of $330.47 per share less the strike price of $220.31 with respect to each Stock Option less related expenses, amounts placed in escrow and related taxes. In addition, on the Closing Date, the deferred shares were converted to equity and subsequently purchased by FGI.

The Company provides for estimated defense and settlement costs related to product liabilities when it becomes probable that a liability has been incurred and reasonable estimates of such costs are available in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 5, Accounting for Contingencies ("SFAS 5"). The Company maintains insurance coverage for product liability claims, subject to certain policy limits and to certain self-insured retentions for personal injury or property damage relating to occurrences arising after December 1, 1993. The current insurance policy extends through November 30, 2008. Product liabilities are recorded at the Company's best estimate of the most probable exposure in accordance with SFAS 5, including consideration of historical payment experience and the self-insured retention limits. For the period ended May 31, 2007 and year ended December 31, 2006, there were no recoveries recorded. Management uses independent advisors in their determination of the accrual. For the period from January 1, 2007 to May 31, 2007 and the year ended December 31, 2006, the Company made total payments of $1.1 and $3.2, respectively (including pre-Acquisition occurrences for which the Company assumed responsibility) related to defense and settlement costs. See Note 15.

Sales, net of an estimate for discounts, returns, rebates and allowances, and related cost of sales are recorded in income when goods are shipped at which time risk of loss and title transfers to the customer in accordance with Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 101, Revenue Recognition in Financial Statements ("SAB 101"), as amended by Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 104, Revenue Recognition ("SAB 104"). Sales are presented net of Federal Excise Taxes of $12.1 and $37.4 for the period from January 1, 2007 through May 31, 2007 and year ended December 31, 2006, respectively.

The Company has historically followed the industry practice of selling firearms in certain sales distribution channels pursuant to a "dating" plan, allowing the customer to purchase these products commencing in December (the start of the Company's dating plan year) and to pay for them on extended terms. Discounts are offered for early payment under this plan. The Company believes that allowing extended payment terms for early orders helps to level out the demand for these otherwise seasonal products throughout the year and accordingly helps facilitate a more efficient manufacturing

schedule. Historically, use of the dating plan has had the effect of shifting some firearms sales from the second and third quarters to the first and fourth quarters. As a competitive measure, the Company also offers extended terms on select ammunition purchases. Use of the dating plans, however, also results in deferral of collection of accounts receivable. While we have historically followed the industry practice of selling products pursuant to a "dating" plan, we have commenced to shorten the duration of these terms in order to increase cash flow and working capital. Customers do not have the right to return unsold products.

Shipping and handling costs are included in Selling, General and Administrative expense and are expensed as incurred. Shipping and handling costs totaled $4.5 and $12.3 for the period from January 1, 2007 through May 31, 2007 and the year ended December 31, 2006, respectively.

Advertising and promotional costs including print ads, commercials, catalogs, brochures and co-op are expensed during the year incurred. Advertising and promotional costs totaled $8.0 and $11.1 for the period from January 1, 2007 through May 31, 2007 and the year ended December 31, 2006, respectively. The Company licenses certain of its brands and trademarks. The income from such licensing was $1.2 and $3.6 for the period from January 1, 2007 through May 31, 2007 and the year ended December 31, 2006, respectively, which is reflected in Other Income, net.

Internal research and development costs including salaries, administrative expenses, building operating costs of our research and development facility, and related project expenses are expensed as incurred. Research and development costs totaled $2.7 and $6.4 for the period from January 1, 2007 through May 31, 2007 and the year ended December 31, 2006, respectively.

The Company is self-insured for elements of its employee benefit plans including, among others, medical, workers' compensation and elements of its property and liability insurance programs, but limits its liability through stop-loss insurance and annual plan maximum coverage limits. Self-insurance liabilities are based on claims filed and estimates for claims incurred but not yet reported.

The Company accounts for income taxes in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 109, Accounting for Income Taxes ("FAS 109"). Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to be applied to taxable income in the years in

which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. A valuation allowance is recorded when it is more likely than not that the deferred tax asset will not be recognized.

Effective January 2007, the Company adopted the provisions of FASB Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes ("FIN 48"). FIN 48 clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an enterprise's financial statements in accordance with SFAS No. 109, Accounting for Income Taxes. FIN 48 requires a company to evaluate whether the tax position taken by a company will more likely than not be sustained upon examination by the appropriate taxing authority. It also provides guidance on how a company should measure the amount of benefit that the company is to recognize in its financial statements. FIN 48 also provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure and transition. The Company's reassessment of our tax positions in accordance with FIN 48 did not have a material impact on our results of operations, financial condition or liquidity. The Company's continuing practice is to recognize interest and/or penalties related to income tax matters in income tax expense.

The Company files a consolidated federal tax return with Remington. The Company and Remington have entered into a Tax Sharing Agreement. The agreement provides that consolidated federal and state tax liabilities are allocated among the members with positive taxable income. Therefore, the agreement does not provide for payment to the Company for losses availed of by the profitable members of the affiliated group. Accordingly, the Company is deemed to have contributed the amount of the tax benefits, if any, as a contribution of capital to Remington.

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expenses during the reported period. The more significant estimates made by management include values assigned to allowances for uncollectible notes receivable and the carrying value of its investment in Remington. In addition, the Company is subject to management's estimates and assumptions for Remington, the most significant of which include reserves for product liability claims, medical claims, workers compensation claims, warranty claims and employee benefit plans. Actual amounts may differ from those estimates and such differences could be material.

Management has estimated that the fair value of cash and accrued interest approximates the carrying value due to the relatively short period of time until expected realization. The fair value of the long-term debt and redeemable shares are disclosed in Notes 6 and 10, respectively.

In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, Fair Value Measurements ("SFAS 157"). SFAS 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and expands disclosure requirements regarding fair value measurement. Where applicable, SFAS 157 simplifies and codifies fair value related guidance previously issued within GAAP. Although SFAS 157 does not require any new fair value measurements, its application may, in certain instances, change current practice. SFAS 157 is

effective for the Company beginning January 1, 2008. As a result of adoption of SFAS 157, there has been minimal, if any, impact on our results of operations, financial condition and liquidity and no impact for the period from January 1, 2007 through May 31, 2007 and the year ended December 31, 2006.

In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities—Including an amendment of FASB Statement No. 115 ("SFAS 159"). SFAS 159 permits an entity to elect fair value as the initial and subsequent measurement attribute for many financial assets and liabilities. Entities electing the fair value option would be required to recognize changes in fair value in earnings. Entities electing the fair value option are required to distinguish, on the face of the statement of financial position, the fair value of assets and liabilities for which the fair value option has been elected and similar assets and liabilities measured using another measurement attribute. SFAS 159 is effective for the Company as of January 1, 2008. The adjustment to reflect the difference between the fair value and the carrying amount would be accounted for as a cumulative-effect adjustment to retained earnings as of the date of initial adoption. As a result of adoption of SFAS 159, there has been minimal, if any, impact on our results of operations, financial condition and liquidity and no impact for the period from January 1, 2007 through May 31, 2007 and the year ended December 31, 2006.

In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141 (revised 2007), Business Combinations ("SFAS 141(R)"). SFAS 141(R) retains the fundamental requirements of the original pronouncement requiring that the purchase method be used for all business combinations. SFAS 141(R) defines the acquirer as the entity that obtains control of one or more businesses in the business combination, establishes the acquisition date as the date that the acquirer achieves control and requires the acquirer to recognize the assets acquired, liabilities assumed and any non-controlling interest at their fair values as of the acquisition date. SFAS 141(R) also requires that acquisition-related costs be recognized separately from the acquisition. SFAS 141(R) amends the goodwill impairment test requirements in SFAS 142. For a goodwill impairment test as of a date after the effective date of SFAS 141(R), the value of the reporting unit and the amount of implied goodwill, calculated in the second step of the test, will be determined in accordance with the measurement and recognition guidance on accounting for business combinations under SFAS 141(R). This change could effect the determination of what amount, if any, should be recognized as an impairment loss for goodwill recorded before the effective date of SFAS 141(R). This accounting became effective January 1, 2009 for the Company and applies to goodwill related to acquisitions accounted for originally under SFAS 141 as well as those accounted for under SFAS 141(R). The adoption of SFAS 141(R) is not expected to have a material impact on our results of operations, financial condition and equity.

In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 160, Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements ("SFAS 160"). This standard is intended to improve, simplify, and converge internationally the reporting of noncontrolling interests in consolidated financial statements. SFAS 160 requires all entities to report noncontrolling (minority) interests in subsidiaries in the same way as equity in the consolidated financial statements. Moreover, SFAS 160 requires that transactions between an entity and noncontrolling interests be treated as equity transactions. SFAS 160 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008. Consequently, SFAS 160 was implemented by the Company

on January 1, 2009. As of January 1, 2009, the Company now accounts for its consolidated joint venture, EOTAC, under the rules of SFAS 160.

In March 2008, the FASB issued SFAS No. 161, Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities ("SFAS 161"). The new standard is intended to improve financial reporting about derivative instruments and hedging activities by requiring enhanced disclosures to enable investors to better understand their effects on an entity's financial position, financial performance, and cash flows. The new standard is also intended to improve transparency about the location and amounts of derivative instruments in an entity's financial statements; how derivative instruments and related hedged items are accounted for under SFAS 133; and how derivative instruments and related hedged items affect its financial position, financial performance, and cash flows. SFAS 161 requires disclosure of the fair values of derivative instruments and their gains and losses in a tabular format. It also provides more information about an entity's liquidity by requiring disclosure of derivative features that are credit risk-related and requires cross-referencing within footnotes to enable financial statement users to locate important information about derivative instruments. It is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008. The adoption of SFAS 161 is not expected to have a material impact on our results of operations, financial condition and equity.

In April 2008, the FASB issued Final FASB Staff Position ("FSP") No. FAS 142-3, Determination of the Useful Life of Intangible Assets ("FSP 142-3"). The guidance is intended to improve the consistency between the useful life of a recognized intangible asset under SFAS No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, and the period of expected cash flows used to measure the fair value of the asset under SFAS No. 141(R), Business Combinations, and other guidance under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"). FSP 142-3 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008, and interim periods within those years. Early adoption is prohibited. The adoption of FSP 142-3 is not expected to have an impact on our results of operations, financial condition and equity.

In May 2008, the FASB issued SFAS No. 162, The Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles ("SFAS 162"). SFAS 162 identifies the sources of accounting principles and the framework for selecting the principles to be used in the preparation of financial statements of nongovernmental entities that are presented in conformity with GAAP in the United States (the GAAP hierarchy). SFAS 162 is effective 60 days following the SEC's approval of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board amendments to AU Section 411, "The Meaning of Present Fairly in Conformity with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles." The adoption of SFAS 162 is not expected to have an impact on our results of operations, financial condition and equity.

In September 2008, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position (FSP) No. 133-1 and FIN 45-4, Disclosures about Credit Derivatives and Certain Guarantees: An Amendment of FASB Statement No. 133 and FASB Interpretation No. 45; and Clarification of the Effective Date of FASB Statement No. 161 ("FSP 133-1"). FSP 133-1 is intended to improve disclosures about credit derivatives by requiring more information about the potential adverse effects of changes in credit risk on the financial position, financial performance, and cash flows of the sellers of credit derivatives. It amends FASB Statement No. 133, Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities, to require disclosures by sellers of credit derivatives, including credit derivatives embedded in hybrid instruments. The FSP also amends FASB Interpretation No. 45, Guarantor's Accounting and Disclosure Requirements for Guarantees,

Including Indirect Guarantees of Indebtedness to Others, to require an additional disclosure about the current status of the payment/performance risk of a guarantee. FSP 133-1 was effective for reporting periods (annual or interim) ending after November 15, 2008. The adoption of FSP 133-1 did not have an impact on our results of operations, financial condition and equity.

In November 2008, the FASB issued Emerging Issues Task Force Issue 08-6 ("EITF 08-6"), Equity Method Investment Accounting Considerations. EITF 08-6 addresses questions about the potential effect of FASB Statement 141R Business Combinations and FASB Statement 160 Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements on equity-method accounting under Opinion 18. EITF 08-6 would be effective prospectively for fiscal years beginning on or after December 15, 2008. We are currently evaluating the potential impact of adopting EITF 08-6.

In December 2008, the FASB issued FSP FAS 132(R)-1 ("FSP 132R-1"), Employers' Disclosures about Postretirement Benefit Plan Assets. This FASB Staff Position (FSP) amends FASB Statement No. 132 (revised 2003), Employers' Disclosures about Pensions and Other Postretirement Benefits, to provide guidance on an employer's disclosures about plan assets of a defined benefit pension or other postretirement plan. The effective date for FSP 132R-1 is for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2009, although early adoption is permitted. Comparative disclosures for earlier periods are not required at initial adoptions, although comparative disclosures are required for periods subsequent to initial adoption. We are currently evaluating the potential impact of adopting FSP 132R-1.

In April 2009, the FASB issued FSP SFAS 157-4, Determining Fair Value When the Volume and Level of Activity for the Asset or Liability Have Significantly Decreased and Identifying Transactions That Are Not Orderly ("FSP SFAS 157-4"). FSP SFAS 157-4 provides guidelines for making fair value measurements more consistent with the principles presented in SFAS 157, Fair Value Measurements ("SFAS 157"). FSP SFAS 157-4 relates to determining fair values when there is no active market or where the price inputs being used represent distressed sales. It reaffirms what SFAS 157 states is the objective of fair value measurement—to reflect how much an asset would be sold for in an orderly transaction (as opposed to a distressed or forced transaction) at the date of the financial statements under current market conditions. Specifically, it reaffirms the need to use judgment to ascertain if a formerly active market has become inactive and in determining fair values when markets have become inactive. FSP SFAS 157-4 is effective for interim and annual periods ending after June 15, 2009. The Company does not expect the adoption of FSP SFAS 157-4 will have a significant impact on its results of operations, financial condition and equity.

In April 2009, the FASB issued FSP SFAS 107-1 and APB 28-1, Interim Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial Instruments ("FSP SFAS 107-1"). FSP SFAS 107-1 enhances consistency in financial reporting by increasing the frequency of fair value disclosures. FSP SFAS 107-1 relates to fair value disclosures for any financial instruments that are not currently reflected on the balance sheet of companies at fair value. Prior to issuing FSP SFAS 107-1, fair values for these assets and liabilities were only disclosed once a year. FSP SFAS 107-1 now requires these disclosures on a quarterly basis, providing qualitative and quantitative information about fair value estimates for all those financial instruments not measured on the balance sheet at fair value. FSP SFAS 107-1 is effective for interim and annual periods ending after June 15, 2009. The Company does not expect the adoption of FSP SFAS 107-1 will have a significant impact on its results of operations, financial condition and equity.

In April 2009, the FASB issued FSP SFAS 115-2 and SFAS 124-2, Recognition and Presentation of Other-Than-Temporary Impairments ("FSP SFAS 115-2"), provides additional guidance designed to create greater clarity and consistency in accounting for and presenting impairment losses on securities. FSP SFAS 115-2 on other-than-temporary impairments is intended to bring greater consistency to the timing of impairment recognition, and provide greater clarity to investors about the credit and noncredit components of impaired debt securities that are not expected to be sold. The measure of impairment in comprehensive income remains fair value. FSP SFAS 115-2 also requires increased and more timely disclosures sought by investors regarding expected cash flows, credit losses, and an aging of securities with unrealized losses. FSP SFAS 115-2 is effective for interim and annual periods ending after June 15, 2009. The Company does not expect the adoption of FSP SFAS 115-2 will have a significant impact on its results of operations, financial condition and equity.

In accordance with SFAS 144, management assesses property, plant and equipment for impairment whenever facts and circumstances indicate that the carrying value amount may not be fully recoverable. In 2007, management determined that there were no further facts and circumstances to indicate that the carrying value amount may not be fully recoverable. As a result, there were no impairment charges incurred from the period beginning January 1, 2007 through May 31, 2007.

SFAS 142 indicates that if other types of assets (in addition to goodwill) of a reporting unit are being tested for impairment at the same time as goodwill, then those assets are to be tested for impairment prior to performing the goodwill impairment testing. Since there were no other assets of a reporting unit being tested for impairment in 2007, no SFAS 142 testing was deemed necessary.

As of year end December 31, 2006, the Company performed an evaluation for impairment in accordance with its policy and SFAS 144 on certain of its fixed assets and recorded an associated impairment charge of $0.2 in the accompanying statement of operations. The evaluation in 2006 was triggered from the Company completing its budget process for the 2007 fiscal year and determining that certain assets would have a decline in the extent and manner in which they are currently being used due to changes in product offerings. Management compared the expected undiscounted cash flows from the fixed assets with the carrying value of these same fixed assets, and concluded that impairment existed. The resulting impairment charge was determined by the difference between the fair value estimated using a discounted cash flow model and the carrying value of the fixed assets.

At December 31, 2006, the remaining carrying value associated with the Clay Targets reporting unit for trademarks, property and equipment were not determined to be impaired. As of September 30, 2006, the Company performed the required annual evaluation for impairment evaluation for goodwill and trademarks in accordance with the provisions of SFAS 142 and determined that there was no impairment.

On March 15, 2006, Remington entered into the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, which replaced the credit agreement, dated as of January 24, 2003, as amended through October 14, 2005, among Remington, RA Factors, Inc., Wachovia Bank, N.A., as Agent, and the lenders from time

to time party thereto (the "2003 Credit Agreement"). Existing fees of approximately $1.4 that were previously capitalized as debt issuance costs were written off as part of the $5.2 of debt issuance costs written off related to the FGI Acquisition.

Sales to the Company's largest customer, Wal-Mart, comprised approximately 13% of sales from the period January 1, 2007 through May 31, 2007 and 18% in 2006. No other customer accounted for sales equal to or greater than 10% of sales for the periods or years presented. Bad debt expense, net of any recoveries, was ($0.1) and $0.8 from the period from January 1, 2007 through May 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively.

Depreciation expense for the period from January 1, 2007 through May 31, 2007 was $4.2. Depreciation expense for the year ended December 31, 2006 was $10.0.

The Company provides consumer warranties against manufacturing defects on all firearm products manufactured in the United States. Estimated future warranty costs are accrued at the time of sale, using the percentage of actual historical repairs to shipments for the same period, which is included in other accrued liabilities. Product modifications or corrections are voluntary steps taken by the Company to assure proper usage or performance of a product by consumers. The cost associated with product modifications and or corrections are recognized in accordance with SFAS 5, and charged to operations. Expense charged to the statement of operations for modifications and corrections were ($0.1) and zero for the period from January 1, 2007 through May 31, 2007 and the year ended December 31, 2006, respectively.

In addition to our warranty, we have a nationwide product safety program under which we offer to clean, inspect and modify certain bolt action centerfire firearms manufactured prior to 1982 to remove the bolt-lock feature. Expense charged for costs of the product safety program was less than $0.1 for the period from January 1, 2007 through May 31, 2007 and the year end December 31, 2006.

As a result of the change in control as described in Note 2, Remington incurred $1.5 and $0.3 of compensation cost for the period from January 1, 2007 through May 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively, related to the remainder of the unvested Stock Options held by employees and directors of Remington and the deferred shares held by employees of Remington. On the Closing Date, all of the outstanding Stock Options immediately vested subject to the applicable change in control provisions in the Company's 1999 Stock Incentive Plan and 2003 Stock Option Plan. Remington made option cancellation payments in the aggregate of approximately $0.7 on the Closing Date, which represents the purchase price of $330.47 per share less the strike price of $220.31 with respect to each Stock Option less related expenses, amounts placed in escrow and related taxes. In addition, on the Closing Date the deferred shares were converted to equity and subsequently purchased by FGI.

As of December 31, 2006, the Company had reserved 39,615 shares of the Class A Common Stock, par value $.01 per share ("Common Stock") for issuance in accordance with the terms of the RACI Holding, Inc. Stock Incentive Plan (the "1999 Stock Incentive Plan") and the RACI Holding, Inc. 2003 Stock Option Plan (the "2003 Stock Option Plan").

As of December 31, 2006, 2,089 redeemable shares of Class A Common Stock, 5,851 redeemable deferred shares of Class A Common Stock and 427 matching options had been issued under the 1999 Stock Incentive Plan. Options to purchase 12,478 shares of Class A Common Stock were been granted under the 2003 Stock Option Plan. Remington's former Chief Operating Officer Ronald H. Bristol II resigned from his employment with Remington effective February 28, 2006, and entered into an agreement whereby his outstanding 2,270 options were cancelled, and his 781 deferred shares and 141 redeemable shares were converted into Class A Common Stock of the Company.

At December 31, 2006, the board of directors had assessed the fair value of Common Stock to be approximately $270.00 per share utilizing the assistance of a third party valuation consultant.

The 2,089 redeemable shares and 5,851 redeemable deferred shares represented shares of Common Stock subject to certain future events occurring. The redeemable and redeemable deferred shares met the criteria for liability classification under SFAS 150 since holders of the shares could require the Company to repurchase, under certain conditions, namely death, disability or retirement at a normal retirement age, all of such shares, upon written notification. These shares did not meet the recording criteria of SFAS 150 due to FSP 150-3. At December 31, 2006, the fair value of the redeemable shares and redeemable deferred shares outstanding was $0.5 and $1.3, respectively, based on the shares outstanding and the Company's valuation of Class A Common Stock at the date of the last significant equity refinancing, $220.31 at February 2003. Prospective changes in the Company's valuation of Class A Common Stock had a corresponding proportionate affect on the settlement value of the redeemable and redeemable deferred shares, although these amounts were not be recorded until redemption was deemed probable in accordance with FSP 150-3. Nevertheless, if the Company were required to record the shares at fair value, the Company would have redeemable shares and redeemable deferred shares liabilities outstanding of $0.6 and $1.6 if such redemption had been deemed probable at December 31, 2006, with the corresponding decrease from the current recorded value of $0.4 recorded as income in the period, due to the decline in the share value from $220.31 to $270 per share.

The following is a summary of Redeemable Shares, Redeemable Deferred Shares and Common Stock activity during 2006 and the period ended May 31, 2007:

At December 31, 2006 options to purchase 10,635 shares of Common Stock were outstanding, at a per share exercise price of $220.31, of which 427 options were exercisable. Subject to the continued service of any option-holder, 427 of the options would vest ratably on the first, second and third anniversaries of the options' grant date; 5,104 of the options would vest ratably on the fourth and fifth anniversaries of the options' grant date and 5,104 of the options would vest on the ninth anniversary of the grant date. The vesting of options could be accelerated upon the occurrence of certain events specified in the plans including a change in control as defined therein. Options not exercised would expire on the tenth anniversary of the date of grant. The following is a summary of stock option activity under the 1999 Stock Incentive Plan and the 2003 Stock Option Plan:

The exercise price of all outstanding options at December 31, 2006, is $220.31, and the weighted average contractual life on the unvested options outstanding at December 31, 2006 was 3.3 years. Included in the 10,635 options above are 1,071 options that were granted in 2003, which are accounted for under FIN 44, "Accounting for Certain Transactions involving Stock Compensation." If the market value of class A common stock were to increase, the Company was required to recognize,

as expense, the incremental difference above the grant value. For the remaining 9,564 shares of stock, the Company has adopted the disclosure-only provisions of SFAS No. 123, as amended by SFAS No. 148, "Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation." See Note 4, "Significant Accounting Policies."

As of May 31, 2007, a valuation allowance of $22.9 is required as compared to a valuation allowance of approximately $27.3 established against deferred tax assets in accordance with the provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 109, "Accounting for Income Taxes" ("SFAS No. 109") as of December 31, 2006.

Income tax payments were approximately $0.1 in the period from January 1, 2007 through May 31, 2007 and $0.0 in 2006. In 2006, there was a net tax refund of approximately $2.4. There was no net tax refund in the period from January 1, 2007 through May 31, 2007.

At December 31, 2006 the Company has various losses, credit and other carry-forwards available to reduce future taxable income and tax thereon. The carry-forwards, as well as the related tax benefits associated with the carry-forwards, will expire as follows:

The following is a reconciliation of the statutory federal income tax rate to the Company's effective income tax rates:

The Company adopted the provisions of FASB Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes ("FIN 48"), on January 1, 2007. As a result of the implementation of FIN 48, the Company recognized no material adjustment in the liability for unrecognized tax benefits.

A reconciliation of the change in gross unrecognized tax benefits from January 1, 2007 to May 31, 2007 is as follows:

Of the May 31, 2007 balance in unrecognized tax positions, $1.7 would not, if recognized, affect the annual effective tax rate, but would impact goodwill. As of May 31, 2007, changes to our tax positions that are reasonably possible in the next twelve months are not considered material.

We are currently subject to ongoing audits by federal and various state tax authorities. Depending on the outcome of these audits, we may be required to pay additional taxes. However, we do not believe that any additional taxes and related interest or penalties would have a material impact on the Company's financial position, results of operations, or cash flows. The tax years 2004 through 2007 remain open to examination by the major tax jurisdictions to which we are subject.

Remington sponsors a defined benefit pension plan (the "Plan") and a supplemental defined benefit pension plan (the "SERP"). For disclosure purposes, the Plan and the SERP have been combined.

On October 9, 2006, Remington's Board of Directors approved amendments to the Plan and the SERP for our salaried employees (the "2006 Amendments") to be effective January 1, 2008. As a result of the amendments made to the Plan and SERP, as approved by the Board of Directors since 2006, all future benefits were frozen as of January 1, 2008. For service accrued up to January 1, 2008,

the pension calculations did not change. The amendments resulted in Remington recognizing curtailment gains of $7.4 in 2006.

The following provides a reconciliation of benefit obligations, plan assets and funded status of the Plan and the SERP:

Following is certain information about our pension plans that have accumulated benefit obligations in excess of the fair value of their plan assets as of:

investments expected to be available in the future when cash flows are paid; and (3) The rate of increase in compensation levels is established based on management's expectations of current and foreseeable future increases in total eligible compensation, while maintaining a consistent inflation component for all economic assumptions. In addition, management considers advice from independent actuaries on each of these three assumptions.

Our investment strategy for Plan assets is based on the long-term growth of principal while attempting to mitigate overall risk to ensure that funds are available to pay benefit obligations. The Plan has adopted a strategic asset allocation designed to meet the Plan's long-term obligations. The Plan's assets are invested in a variety of investment classes, including domestic and international equities, domestic and international fixed income securities and other investments. Allowable investment structures include mutual funds, separate accounts, commingled funds, and collective trust funds. Prohibited investments are defined as commodities, private placements, and derivative instruments used solely for leverage. In the period from January 1, 2007 through May 31, 2007 and the year ended December 31, 2006, upon recommendation of Remington's investment advisors, Remington's Benefits and Investments Committee elected to invest in certain private investment (hedge) funds that are deemed permitted under Remington's current investment strategy. These private investment funds are not currently subject to any direct regulation by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the National Association of Securities Dealers, or any other federal regulating commissions.

The Plan weighted average asset allocations at May 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006 by asset category are:

Prior to January 1, 2006, Remington sponsored a qualified defined contribution plan and matched 50% of a participant's contributions up to a maximum of 6% of a participant's compensation. All employees hired after May 31, 1996 were also eligible for a discretionary contribution. Remington's matching expense and contribution to this plan was approximately $1.0 for the period from January 1, 2007 through May 31, 2007 and approximately $0.5 in 2006.

Effective January 1, 2006, Remington established a second qualified defined contribution plan that matches 100% of the first 4% of a participant's contributions of a participant's compensation (the "401(k) Plan"). All employees hired after May 31, 1996 were also eligible for a discretionary contribution. The 401(k) Plan includes the employees of Remington not covered under the collective bargaining agreement in Ilion, New York. Remington's matching expense and contribution to this plan was approximately $1.9 in the period from January 1, 2007 through May 31, 2007 and $1.7 in 2006. The existing qualified defined contribution plan that matches 50% of a participant's contributions up to a maximum of 6% of a participant's compensation remains for all employees not included in the 401(k) Plan.

Effective January 1, 1998, Remington adopted a non-qualified defined contribution plan. Remington's matching expense and contribution was $0.0 in the period from January 1, 2007 through May 31, 2007 and $0.1 in 2006. This plan was amended in 2006 to allow participants to make an election to receive a distribution of their full accounts balance. On January 16, 2007, $2.1 was distributed to the participants.

Remington sponsors an unfunded postretirement defined benefit plan which provides certain employees and their covered dependents and beneficiaries with retiree health and welfare benefits.

Components of Net Periodic Benefit Cost for the period ended May 31, 2007 and year ended December 31, 2006:

Weighted average assumptions used to determine net periodic benefit cost for the period ended May 31, 2007 and year ended December 31, 2006:

Assumed Healthcare cost trend rates for period ended May 31, 2007 and year ended December 31, 2006:

Weighted average assumptions used to determine benefit obligations as of May 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006:

Future minimum lease payments under noncancellable operating leases are as follows:

Rental expenses for operating leases for the five months ended May 31, 2007 was $0.6. Rental expenses for operating leases in 2006 were $1.5. Remington leases a portion of its equipment under operating leases that expire at various dates through 2011.

Remington entered into a joint venture agreement with ELSAG, Inc., an unaffiliated third party, which formed the joint venture Remington ELSAG Law Enforcement Systems, LLC ("RELES") in August 2004. RELES sells and services mobile license plate reading technology products sold to state and local law enforcement agencies along with certain federal agencies. The agreement provided Remington a 50% ownership interest. The agreement called for each member to invest 50% of required capital investments and receive 50% of distributions, with an original maximum contribution amount of $1.5 by each party.

Since inception, Remington had made a total of $1.5 (no contributions were made in the period from January 1, 2007 through May 31, 2007 or in 2006) in cumulative cash contributions to RELES and, accordingly, Remington had no more contractual commitments to fund RELES.

Management assessed the accounting treatment of RELES under the provisions of FASB Interpretation No. 46R, Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities (revised December 2003)—an interpretation of ARB No. 51 ("FIN 46R"), and APB 18, The Equity Method of Accounting for Investments in Common Stock ("APB 18"), and concluded that RELES was a variable interest entity. However, as Remington was not the primary beneficiary, RELES was accounted for under the equity method of accounting. Accordingly, an investment was recognized on the Company's balance sheet (included in "Other Noncurrent Assets") at the carrying value of Remington's cumulative cash contributions to RELES adjusted for Remington's cumulative equity in losses recorded on Remington's statement of operations, and Remington's 50% share of RELES's operating results was recorded in the Company's statement of operations (included in "Equity in Losses from Unconsolidated Joint Venture") during each period that RELES produced financial results. If Remington's share of cumulative net losses exceeded the investment in RELES, Remington discontinued recognition of net losses in accordance with APB 18 since Remington did not guarantee or was not otherwise committed to fund the obligations of RELES.

During the second quarter of 2006, Remington reduced its investment in RELES to zero and discontinued the recognition of net losses. Subsequent to the FGI Acquisition, the Company's investment of RELES was sold.

The following summarizes Remington's investment account balance associated with RELES at:

BRSE, L.L.C., the general partner of the BRS Fund, which owned 61.3% of the outstanding Common Stock of the Company at December 31, 2006, is a private investment fund managed by BRS. The CDR Fund, which owned 13.0% of the outstanding Common Stock of the Company at December 31, 2006 (and through proxy controlled 26.6% of the voting rights), is a private investment fund managed by CD&R. CD&R also held the Holding Notes until the Closing Date of the AHA Acquisition. Both BRS and CD&R received an annual fee for management and financial consulting services provided to Remington and reimbursement of related expenses. Fees and expenses paid to CD&R and BRS for the five months ending May 31, 2007 were $0.3 and $0.3, respectively.

Remington paid fees and expenses of $0.3 to the law firm of Debevoise & Plimpton LLP from the period beginning January 1, 2007 through May 31, 2007 for legal services rendered. Franci J. Blassberg, Esq., a member of Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, is married to Joseph L. Rice, III, who is the Chairman, a director and a stockholder of CD&R and a general partner of Associates IV.

During January 1 through May 31, 2007, Remington recorded $1.5 of compensation expense relating to the employee stock options and the deferred shares expense in accordance with SFAS 123R. In addition, Remington recorded $0.2 of mark-to-market expense related to the redeemable shares in accordance with SFAS 123R.

Remington paid fees and expenses of $1.5 to the law firm of Debevoise & Plimpton LLP during 2006 for legal services rendered. Franci J. Blassberg, Esq., a member of Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, is married to Joseph L. Rice, III, who is the Chairman, a director and a stockholder of CD&R and a general partner of Associates IV.

During 2006, Remington recorded $0.3 of compensation expense relating to the employee stock options in accordance with SFAS 123R.

Remington has various purchase commitments, approximating $2.5 for the period from June 1, 2007 to December 31, 2007, $4.4 for 2008, $2.2 for 2009, $1.5 for 2010 and $0.6 for 2011 and $0.4 for 2012, for services incidental to the ordinary conduct of business, including, among other things, a services contract with its third party warehouse provider. Such commitments are not at prices in excess of current market prices. Included in the purchase commitment amount are Remington's purchase contracts with certain raw materials suppliers, for periods ranging from one to seven years, some of which contain firm commitments to purchase minimum specified quantities. Such contracts had no significant impact on the Company's financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows during the reporting periods presented herein.

Since December 1, 1993, we have maintained insurance coverage for product liability claims subject to certain self-insured retentions on a per-occurrence basis for personal injury or property damage relating to occurrences arising after the Asset Purchase. We believe that our current product liability insurance coverage for personal injury and property damage is adequate for our needs. Our current product liability insurance policy provides for a self-insured retention of certain self-insured retention amounts per occurrence. It also includes a limited batch clause provision. Applicable to our primary Products policy, this allows that a single retention be assessed when the same defects manufactured in a common lot or batch results in multiple injuries or damages to third parties. The policy excludes from coverage any pollution-related liability. Based in part on the nature of our products, economic conditions, and other events, there can be no assurance that we will be able to obtain adequate product liability insurance coverage upon the expiration of the current policy. Certain of our current excess insurance coverage expressly excludes actions brought by municipalities as described below.

As a result of contractual arrangements, we manage the joint defense of product liability litigation involving Remington brand firearms and our ammunition products for both Remington and the 1993 Sellers. As of May 31, 2007, approximately 12 individual bodily injury cases and claims were pending, primarily alleging defective product design, defective manufacture and/or failure to provide adequate warnings; some of these cases seek punitive as well as compensatory damages. We have previously disposed of a number of other cases involving post-Asset Purchase occurrences by settlement. Of the individual cases and claims pending as of May 31, 2007, one involves a matter for which the 1993 Sellers retained liability and are required to indemnify us. The remaining approximately 11 pending cases involve post-Asset Purchase occurrences for which we bear responsibility under the Purchase Agreement.

The relief sought in individual cases includes compensatory and, sometimes, punitive damages. Not all complaints or demand letters expressly state the amount of damages sought. As a general matter, when specific amounts are provided, compensatory damages sought range from less than $0.1 to more than $10.0, while demands for punitive damages may range from less than $0.5, to as much as $100.0. Of the 12 individual post-Asset Purchase claims pending as of May 31, 2007, where specific initial demands have been made, claimants purport to seek approximately $19.0 in compensatory and no specific amount in punitive damages. In Remington's experience, initial demands do not generally bear a reasonable relationship to the facts and circumstances of a particular matter, and in any event, typically are reduced significantly as a case proceeds. Remington believes that its accruals for product liability cases and claims are a superior quantitative measure of the cost to it of product liability cases and claims.

In addition to the individual cases, as a manufacturer of shotguns and rifles, Remington was named in only three of the actions brought by approximately 30 municipalities, primarily against manufacturers, distributors and sellers of handguns: (i) City of Boston, et al. v. Smith & Wesson, et al., No. 99-2590 (Suffolk Super Ct.); (ii) City of St. Louis, Missouri v. Henry Cernicek, et al., No. 992-01209 (Cir. Ct. St. Louis) & 00 Civil 1895 (U.S. Dist. Ct E.D. Missouri); and (iii) City of New York, et al. v. B.L. Jennings, Inc., et al., 00 Civil 3641 (JBW) (U.S. Dist. Ct. E.D.N.Y.). Two of these cases (City of Boston and City of St. Louis) have been dismissed against all defendants, while the third has been limited to claims against handgun manufacturers (City of New York). Remington is therefore not a defendant in any pending municipal action.

As a general matter, these lawsuits named several dozens of firearm industry participants as defendants, and claim that the defendants' distribution practices allegedly permitted their products to enter a secondary market, from which guns can be obtained by unauthorized users; that defendants fail to include adequate safety devices in their firearms to prevent unauthorized use and accidental misuse; and that defendants' conduct has created a public nuisance. Plaintiffs generally seek injunctive relief and money damages (consisting of the cost of providing certain city services and lost tax and other revenues), and in some cases, punitive damages, as well.

To date, most municipal lawsuits have been dismissed and are no longer subject to appeal, including that involving local California governments. The remaining lawsuits are in various stages of motion practice, discovery, and trial preparation. A majority of states have enacted some limitation on the ability of local governments to file such lawsuits against firearms manufacturers. In addition, similar

legislation limiting such lawsuits on a federal level has been passed in both houses of Congress, most recently by the House of Representatives on October 20, 2005. President Bush signed the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act on October 26, 2005. However, the applicability of the law to various types of governmental and private lawsuits has been challenged in both state and federal courts.

On March 16, 2007, Remington, Holding, Clayton Dubilier & Rice, Inc. and certain affiliates, Bruckmann, Rosser, Sherrill & Co., LLC and certain affiliates, Thomas Millner (Remington's President, Chief Executive Officer and a director), Leon Hendrix (Remington's Chairman), and Michael Babiarz (a Remington director), as defendants, and Robert Haskin (a former Remington director and employee), as plaintiff, entered into an agreement under which Remington agreed to pay Mr. Haskin $0.8 in consideration for dismissal of a non-employment related lawsuit and the granting of mutual releases by the parties. The $0.8 was recorded as an expense in the December 31, 2006, results of operations in accordance with SFAS 5 as the loss contingency became probable and reasonably estimated. In the lawsuit, filed in 2006 in the General Superior Court of Justice, Superior Court Division, Guilford County, North Carolina, Mr. Haskin alleged he was entitled to receive a fee in connection with a transaction completed by the Company. The lawsuit initially sought in excess of $1.0.

The Company is involved in lawsuits, claims, investigations and proceedings, including commercial, environmental and employment matters, which arise in the ordinary course of business. The Company does not expect that the ultimate costs to resolve these matters will have a material adverse effect on its financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

As of the closing of the Asset Purchase in December 1993 under the Purchase Agreement, we assumed:

All other liabilities relating to or arising out of the operation of the business prior to the Asset Purchase are excluded liabilities (the "Excluded Liabilities"), which the 1993 Sellers retained. The 1993 Sellers are required to indemnify Remington and its affiliates in respect of the Excluded Liabilities, which include, among other liabilities:

The 1993 Sellers' overall liability in respect of their representations, covenants and the Excluded Liabilities under the Purchase Agreement, excluding environmental liabilities and product liability matters relating to events occurring prior to the purchase but not disclosed, or relating to discontinued products, is limited to $324.8. With a few exceptions, the 1993 Sellers' representations under the Purchase Agreement have expired. We made claims for indemnification involving product liability issues prior to such expiration.

In addition, the 1993 Sellers agreed in 1996 to indemnify us against a portion of certain product liability costs involving various shotguns manufactured prior to 1995 and arising from occurrences on or prior to November 30, 1999. These indemnification obligations of the 1993 Sellers relating to product liability and environmental matters (subject to a limited exception) are not subject to any survival period limitation, deductible or other dollar threshold or cap. We and the 1993 Sellers are also party to separate agreements setting forth agreed procedures for the management and disposition of environmental and product liability claims and proceedings relating to the operation or ownership of the business prior to the Asset Purchase, and are currently engaged in the joint defense of certain product liability claims and proceedings.

Because Remington's assumption of financial responsibility for certain product liability cases and claims involving pre-Asset Purchase occurrences was limited to an amount that has now been fully paid, with the 1993 Sellers retaining liability in excess of that amount and indemnifying Remington in respect of such liabilities, and because of Remington's accruals with respect to such cases and claims, Remington believes that product liability cases and claims involving occurrences arising prior to the Asset Purchase are not likely to have a material adverse effect upon the financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows of Remington. Moreover, although it is difficult to forecast the outcome of litigation, Remington does not believe, in light of relevant circumstances (including the current availability of insurance for personal injury and property damage with respect to cases and claims involving occurrences arising after the Asset Purchase, Remington's accruals for the uninsured costs of such cases and claims and the 1993 Sellers' agreement to be responsible for a portion of certain post-Asset Purchase shotgun-related product liability costs, as well as the type of firearms products made by Remington), that the outcome of all pending post-Asset Purchase product liability cases and claims will be likely to have a material adverse effect upon the financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows of Remington. Nonetheless, in part because the nature and extent of liability based on the manufacture and/or sale of allegedly defective products (particularly as to firearms and ammunition) is uncertain, there can be no assurance that Remington's resources will be adequate to cover pending and future product liability occurrences, cases or claims, in the aggregate, or that a material adverse effect upon our financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows will not result therefrom. Because of the nature of its products, Remington anticipates that it will continue to be involved in product liability litigation in the future.

The amount of Remington's accrual for product liability cases and claims is based upon estimates developed as follows. We establish reserves for anticipated defense and disposition costs to us of those pending cases and claims for which we are financially responsible. Based on those estimates and an actuarial analysis of actual defense and disposition costs incurred by Remington with respect to product liability cases and claims in recent years, Remington determines estimated defense and

disposition costs for unasserted product liability cases and claims. Remington combines the estimated defense and disposition costs for both pending and unasserted cases and claims to determine the amount of Remington's accrual for product liability cases and claims. It is reasonably possible additional experience could result in further increases or decreases in the period in which such information is made available. Remington believes that its accruals for losses relating to such cases and claims are adequate. Remington's accruals for losses relating to product liability cases and claims includes accruals for all probable losses the amount of which can be reasonably estimated. Based on the relevant circumstances (including the current availability of insurance for personal injury and property damage with respect to cases and claims involving occurrences arising after the Asset Purchase, Remington's accruals for the uninsured costs of such cases and claims and the 1993 Sellers' agreement to be responsible for a portion of certain post-Asset Purchase shotgun-related product liability costs, as well as the type of firearms products made by Remington), Remington does not believe with respect to product liability cases and claims that any reasonably possible loss exceeding amounts already recognized through Remington's accruals has been incurred.

Because our assumption of financial responsibility for certain product liability cases and claims involving pre-Asset Purchase occurrences was limited to an amount that has now been fully paid, with the 1993 Sellers retaining liability in excess of that amount and indemnifying us in respect of such liabilities, and because of our accruals with respect to such cases and claims, we believe that product liability cases and claims involving occurrences arising prior to the Asset Purchase are not likely to have a material adverse effect upon our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows. Moreover, although it is difficult to forecast the outcome of litigation, we do not believe, in light of relevant circumstances (including the current availability of insurance for personal injury and property damage with respect to cases and claims involving occurrences arising after the Asset Purchase, our accruals for the uninsured costs of such cases and claims and the 1993 Sellers' agreement to be responsible for a portion of certain post-Asset Purchase shotgun-related product liability costs, as well as the type of firearms products that we make), that the outcome of all pending post-Asset Purchase product liability cases and claims will be likely to have a material adverse effect upon our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows. Nonetheless, in part because the nature and extent of liability based on the manufacture and/or sale of allegedly defective products (particularly as to firearms and ammunition) is uncertain, there can be no assurance that our resources will be adequate to cover pending and future product liability occurrences, cases or claims, in the aggregate, or that a material adverse effect upon our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows will not result therefrom. Because of the nature of our products, we anticipate that we will continue to be involved in product liability litigation in the future. Because of the potential nature of injuries relating to firearms and ammunition, certain public perceptions of our products, and recent efforts to expand liability of manufacturers of firearms and ammunition, product liability cases and claims, and insurance costs associated with such cases and claims, may cause us to incur material costs.

The Company does not expect current environmental regulations to have a material adverse effect on the financial condition, results of operations or cash flows. However, Remington's liability for future environmental remediation costs is subject to considerable uncertainty due to the complex, ongoing and evolving process of identifying the necessity for, and generating cost estimates for,

remedial work. Furthermore, there can be no assurance that environmental regulations will not become more restrictive in the future. Remington has not identified any loss contingencies with respect to environmental remediation costs the realization of which Remington believes to be reasonably possible.

Remington purchases copper, lead, and zinc options contracts to hedge against price fluctuations of anticipated commodity purchases. The options contracts limit the unfavorable effect that cost increases will have on these metal purchases.

In accordance with the provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 133, Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities ("SFAS 133"), as amended by Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 138, Accounting for Certain Derivative Instruments and Certain Hedging Activities—an amendment of FASB Statement No. 133 ("SFAS 138") and by Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 149, Amendment of Statement 133 on Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities ("SFAS 149"), commodity contracts are designated as cash flow hedges, with the fair value of these financial instruments recorded in prepaid expenses and other current assets, changes in fair value recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income, and net gains/losses reclassified to cost of sales based upon inventory turnover, indicating consumption and sale of the underlying commodity in Remington's products.

At December 31, 2006, the fair value of Remington's outstanding derivatives contracts relating to firm commitments and anticipated consumption (aggregate notional amount of 44.6 million pounds of copper and lead) up to eighteen months from such date was $6.6, as determined with the assistance of a third party.

The option contracts designated as cash flow hedges that had settled prior to May 31, 2007 and the associated realized gain was deferred and was to be recognized in cost of sales as the inventory was sold.

At May 31, 2007 the fair value of Remington's outstanding option contracts designated as cash flow hedges relating to firm commitments and anticipated consumption (aggregate notional amount of 30.2 million pounds of copper, lead and zinc) was $9.6, fixing the cost on a like amount of pounds purchased. At May 31, 2007, Remington assessed the hedge effectiveness and determined that there will be no future commodity purchases by the predecessor company (for financial reporting purposes), and therefore Remington has concluded that the unsettled option contracts did not meet the requirements for cash flow hedge accounting. This resulted in a gain of $4.9 being recorded on May 31, 2007 for the unsettled contracts, which was recorded in other income (loss). The successor assumed the outstanding contracts as part of the FGI Acquisition.

During the five month period ended May 31, 2007, a net gain on a net-of-tax basis of $3.8 on derivative instruments was reclassified to earnings from accumulated other comprehensive income. During the twelve month period ended December 31, 2006, a net gain on a net-of-tax basis of $7.4 on derivative instruments was reclassified to cost of sales from accumulated other comprehensive income, and a net gain on a net-of-tax basis of $5.8 was recorded to accumulated other comprehensive income and to prepaid expenses and other assets.

To the Board of Directors and Stockholder of
The Marlin Firearms Company and Subsidiary

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of The Marlin Firearms Company and Subsidiary (collectively, the "Company") at December 31, 2007 and 2006, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2007 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these statements in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

As discussed in Notes 2 and 5 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company changed the manner in which it accounts for its defined benefit pension and other postretirement plans in 2007.

As discussed in Note 10, on January 28, 2008, all of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock of the Company were acquired by Remington Arms Company, Inc.

The Marlin Firearms Company and Subsidiary

Consolidated Balance Sheets

December 31, 2007 and 2006

				2007			2006

Assets
Current assets
	Cash and cash equivalents			$	688,433		$	470,418
	Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $45,000 and $140,309 in 2007 and 2006, respectively				12,265,593			8,937,490
	Inventories, net				12,025,244			10,422,936
	Other current assets				1,235,374			958,361
	Deferred income taxes				734,795			823,721

			Total current assets		26,949,439			21,612,926

Property, plant and equipment, net					6,318,079			5,475,185
Goodwill					2,983,545			2,983,545
Deferred income taxes					2,453,012			2,570,484
Cash surrender value of life insurance policies, net of advances					5,749,446			5,430,440
Intangible pension asset					—			87,658
Other assets					93,953			482,002

				$	44,547,474		$	38,642,240

Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Current liabilities
	Line of credit			$	6,250,000		$	4,000,000
	Accounts payable				4,526,436			2,562,933
	Accrued compensation and related withholdings				1,936,405			1,608,316
	Accrued workers' compensation				682,913			593,735
	Deferred compensation				105,000			127,500
	Pension liability				—			1,616,589
	Accrued postretirement healthcare benefits				390,000			515,000
	Product liabilities				62,500			894,000
	Accrued liabilities				1,924,059			1,786,259

			Total current liabilities		15,877,313			13,704,332

Accrued workers' compensation, net of current portion					390,000			510,000
Deferred compensation, net of current portion					493,253			517,726
Pension liability, net of current portion					1,917,853			1,925,239
Accrued postretirement healthcare benefits, net of current portion					4,293,660			3,210,528

			Total liabilities		22,972,079			19,867,825

Commitments and contingencies (Note 8)
Stockholders' equity
	Common stock
		Class A—voting, $25 par value, 120,000 shares authorized; 104,840 issued; 86,773 shares outstanding			2,169,325			2,169,325
		Class B—nonvoting, $.01 stated value, 1,080,000 shares authorized; 940,851 shares issued; 760,936 shares outstanding			7,610			7,610
	Paid-in capital				139,130			139,130
	Retained earnings				21,779,640			18,842,686
	Accumulated other comprehensive loss				(2,520,310	)		(2,384,336	)

			Total stockholders' equity		21,575,395			18,774,415

				$	44,547,474		$	38,642,240

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

The Marlin Firearms Company and Subsidiary

Consolidated Statements of Income

Years Ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005

			2007			2006			2005

Net sales			$	80,505,953		$	71,471,382		$	62,272,164
Cost of sales				66,153,542			59,147,070			53,918,093

		Gross profit		14,352,411			12,324,312			8,354,071
Selling, general and administrative expenses				8,559,758			8,072,492			6,620,139

		Operating income		5,792,653			4,251,820			1,733,932

Other income (expense)
	Interest expense			(417,679	)		(359,410	)		(231,327	)
	Interest income			732			3,315			2,906
	Other income, net			532,869			88,962			75,392

				115,922			(267,133	)		(153,029	)

		Income before provision for income taxes		5,908,575			3,984,687			1,580,903
Provision for income taxes				1,954,372			1,400,000			400,000

		Net income	$	3,954,203		$	2,584,687		$	1,180,903

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

			Class A Common Stock				Class B Common Stock

																Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
											Paid-in Capital		Retained Earnings						Total Stockholders' Equity			Comprehensive Income (Loss)
			Shares		Amount		Shares		Amount		Paid-in Capital		Retained Earnings						Total Stockholders' Equity			Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Balance, December 31, 2004				86,773	$	2,169,325		760,936	$	7,610	$	139,130	$	17,086,160		$	(2,461,242	)	$	16,940,983
	Net income			—		—		—		—		—		1,180,903			—			1,180,903		$	1,180,903
	Dividends ($1.17 per Class A and Class B share)			—		—		—		—		—		(991,815	)		—			(991,815	)		—
	Additional minimum pension liability adjustment, net of tax of $169,599			—		—		—		—		—		—			(329,222	)		(329,222	)		(329,222	)
	Net change in unrealized investment gains, net of tax			—		—		—		—		—		—			(11,229	)		(11,229	)		(11,229	)

		Total comprehensive income																				$	840,452

Balance, December 31, 2005				86,773		2,169,325		760,936		7,610		139,130		17,275,248			(2,801,693	)		16,789,620
	Net income			—		—		—		—		—		2,584,687			—			2,584,687		$	2,584,687
	Dividends ($1.20 per Class A and Class B share)			—		—		—		—		—		(1,017,249	)		—			(1,017,249	)
	Additional minimum pension liability adjustment, net of tax of $215,002			—		—		—		—		—		—			417,357			417,357			417,357

		Total comprehensive income																				$	3,002,044

Balance, December 31, 2006				86,773		2,169,325		760,936		7,610		139,130		18,842,686			(2,384,336	)		18,774,415
	Net income			—		—		—		—		—		3,954,203			—			3,954,203		$	3,954,203
	Dividends ($1.20 per Class A and Class B share)			—		—		—		—		—		(1,017,249	)		—			(1,017,249	)		—
	Minimum pension liability adjustment, net of tax of $207,265			—		—		—		—		—		—			489,996			489,996			489,996
	Adoption of SFAS 158, net of tax of $277,313			—		—		—		—		—		—			(625,970	)		(625,970	)		—

		Total comprehensive income																				$	4,444,199

Balance, December 31, 2007				86,773	$	2,169,325		760,936	$	7,610	$	139,130	$	21,779,640		$	(2,520,310	)	$	21,575,395

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

The Marlin Firearms Company and Subsidiary

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

Years Ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005

					2007			2006			2005

Cash flows from operating activities
	Net income				$	3,954,203		$	2,584,687		$	1,180,903
	Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities
		Depreciation				1,065,750			1,124,717			1,400,065
		Loss on disposal of equipment				1,475			—			—
		Bad debt (recoveries) expense				(30,021	)		28,577			47,288
		Deferred compensation expense				36,333			46,083			59,594
		Deferred income taxes				276,446			597,475			131,250
		Change in operating assets and liabilities
			(Increase) decrease in accounts receivable			(3,298,082	)		(67,344	)		827,179
			(Increase) decrease in inventories			(1,602,308	)		(1,218,938	)		2,000,412
			Decrease (increase) in other assets			111,036			(173,611	)		(153,971	)
			Increase in cash surrender value of life insurance (excess of premiums paid)			(214,477	)		(290,704	)		(157,914	)
			Increase in accounts payable			1,963,503			102,202			272,384
			Increase in accrued compensation and related withholdings			328,089			952			256,252
			(Decrease) increase in product liabilities			(831,500	)		176,500			(483,000	)
			(Decrease) increase in accrued pension and postretirement benefits			(784,207	)		(1,257,759	)		762,933
			(Decrease) in accrued workers' compensation			(30,822	)		(391,265	)		(729,931	)
			Increase (decrease) in deferred compensation			(83,306	)		(105,213	)		(385,363	)
			Increase in accrued liabilities			137,800			204,647			384,942

				Net cash provided by operating activities		999,912			1,361,006			5,413,023

Cash flows from investing activities
	Proceeds on sale of property and equipment					6,400			—			—
	Purchases of property and equipment					(1,916,519	)		(1,273,283	)		(677,275	)
	Premiums for, and death benefits from, life insurance policies					(104,529	)		107,270			(102,887	)

				Net cash used in investing activities		(2,014,648	)		(1,166,013	)		(780,162	)

Cash flows from financing activities
	Borrowings on revolving line of credit					7,885,000			12,250,000			4,875,000
	Repayments of revolving line of credit					(5,635,000	)		(11,200,000	)		(8,547,109	)
	Dividends paid					(1,017,249	)		(1,017,249	)		(991,815	)

				Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities		1,232,751			32,751			(4,663,924	)

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents						218,015			227,744			(31,063	)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year						470,418			242,674			273,737

Cash and cash equivalents, end of year					$	688,433		$	470,418		$	242,674

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information
	Cash paid during the year for
		Income taxes			$	1,745,800		$	638,000		$	326,000

		Interest			$	412,119		$	343,962		$	241,739

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

The Marlin Firearms Company and Subsidiary

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

The Marlin Firearms Company ("Marlin") is a manufacturer of sporting rifles. Marlin's products are sold to retailers and distributors throughout the United States. In November 2000, Marlin acquired certain assets and liabilities of H&R 1871, Inc. ("H&R"), a manufacturer of sporting shotguns and rifles. Accordingly, the accompanying consolidated financial statements include all of the accounts of Marlin and H&R (collectively, the "Company") and all intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

Significant accounting policies followed in the preparation of these financial statements are as follows:

The preparation of these financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the dates of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Such estimates include reserves for accounts receivable, reserves for inventory, including the LIFO reserve, estimated useful lives of property, plant and equipment, reserves for self-insured workers' compensation, reserves for warranty, environmental liabilities, product liabilities, assumptions used in determining pension and postretirement healthcare costs and liabilities (Note 5) and assumptions used in assessing possible impairment of the Company's goodwill.

The Company holds life insurance policies for certain officers and key employees. Certain of these policies were purchased to fund the deferred compensation agreements with the respective employees. These insurance policies are shown on the consolidated balance sheets at their fair value. The fair value of the life insurance policies is estimated based on the cash surrender values, net of related policy loans.

The Company recognizes revenue when evidence of an arrangement exists, delivery (based on shipping terms which are FOB shipping point) has occurred, the selling price is fixed and determinable, and collectibility is reasonably assured. The Company provides for an estimate of product returns and cash discounts for early customer payments based on historical experience at the time of revenue recognition. Costs and related expenses to manufacture the Company's products are recorded as costs of sales when the related revenue is recognized.

Financial instruments which potentially subject the Company to concentration of credit risk consist principally of trade receivables. Three customers represented 42% and 27% of net trade receivables at December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively. These same customers represent 27%, 33% and 41% of revenue for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively. If sales to

these customers decline, it could have a materially adverse effect on the Company's financial position, results of operations and cash flows.

Shipping costs incurred by the Company are classified as selling, general and administrative expenses within the consolidated statement of income. Shipping costs totaled $852,320, $785,038 and $635,000 for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively.

The Company's policy is to expense advertising costs as incurred. Such costs aggregated $2,331,622, $2,284,639 and $1,865,911 for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively. The Company also established a co-op advertising program to reimburse distributors for advertising the Company products. Such costs, included in advertising expenses above, aggregated $150,046, $68,631 and $121,916 for years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively.

The Company considers all highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents. The Company periodically maintains cash in bank accounts in excess of the established limit insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. All cash is maintained in bank accounts at high quality financial institutions.

The Company extends credit to its customers and distributors based on their financial condition and offers various discounts for early payment. Balances deemed uncollectible are written off against the allowance for doubtful accounts. The Company estimates its allowance for doubtful accounts through review of past due balances, knowledge of its customers' financial situations, and past payment history.

Inventories include material, labor and overhead and are stated at the lower of cost or market. A last-in, first-out (LIFO) flow assumption is assumed for the Marlin product line (which comprises approximately 63% and 61% of the inventory under a first-in, first-out (FIFO) flow assumption at December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively) and a FIFO flow assumption is assumed for the H&R product line. The H&R product line is recorded at standard costs which approximate actual costs. (H&R inventory comprises approximately 37% and 39% of total inventory at December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively.) Had a FIFO assumption been used for the Marlin product line, inventories would have been higher by $8,451,022 and $8,038,068 at December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively.

Property, plant and equipment is recorded at cost, less accumulated depreciation, and depreciated using the straight-line method over the following estimated useful lives of the assets:

Upon retirement or sale, the cost of assets disposed and the related accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts and any resulting gain or loss is included in current period results, netted on the income statement within selling, general and administrative expenses.

Deprecation expense related to property, plant and equipment was $1,065,750, $1,124,717 and $1,400,065 for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively.

The Company evaluates impairment of its in long-lived assets in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS") No. 144 ("SFAS No. 144"), Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets. SFAS 144 requires the Company to review its long-lived assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. No impairment of long-lived assets has been recorded during the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006.

The Company accounts for its goodwill under SFAS No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets ("SFAS No. 142"). Under SFAS No. 142, goodwill is not amortized, but is tested for impairment at least annually. Each year the Company tests for impairment of goodwill according to a two-step approach. In the first step, the Company tests for impairment of goodwill by estimating the fair values of its reporting units. If the carrying amount exceeds the fair value, the second step of the goodwill impairment test is performed to measure the amount of the impairment loss, if any. In the second step the implied fair value of the goodwill is estimated as the fair value of the reporting unit used in the first step less the fair values of all other net tangible and intangible assets of the reporting unit. If the carrying amount of the goodwill exceeds its implied fair market value, an impairment loss is recognized in an amount equal to that excess, not to exceed the carrying amount of the goodwill. In addition, goodwill of a reporting unit is tested for impairment between annual tests if an event occurs or circumstances change that would more likely than not reduce the fair value of a reporting unit below its carrying value.

Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price of H&R over the fair value of the assets acquired and the liabilities assumed. The Company has reviewed the goodwill recorded as of December 31, 2007 and 2006 and has determined that no impairment exists.

The Company provides for a five-year warranty for certain of its products and records the estimated cost of such product warranties at the time a sale is recorded. Estimated warranty costs are based upon actual past experience of product repairs and the related estimated cost of labor and material to make the necessary repairs and are recorded in accrued liabilities in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. The following is a reconciliation of the changes in the Company's product warranty liability for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006:

The Company has deferred compensation agreements with certain officers and key employees. These agreements provide for payment of specified amounts over ten years beginning at the time of retirement or death of the individuals. The Company accrues the future liability over the anticipated remaining years of service of such individuals. Amounts are accrued on a present value discounted basis during the employee's service and retirement periods. Deferred compensation costs charged to expense amounted to $36,333, $46,083 and $60,000 in 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively.

In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued SFAS No. 158, Employers' Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans—an amendment of FASB Statement No. 87, 88, 106, and 132 (R) ("SFAS 158"). This statement requires an employer to recognize in its balance sheet an asset or liability for a plan's overfunded or underfunded status, measure a plan's assets and obligations as of the end of the employer's fiscal year and recognize changes in the funded status in the year in which the changes occur. SFAS No. 158 also enhances the current disclosure requirements for pension and other postretirement plans to include disclosure related to certain effects on net periodic cost. The Company adopted SFAS No. 158 as of December 31, 2007 (Note 5). The requirement to measure plan assets and benefit obligations as of the employer's fiscal year-end is effective for the Company's fiscal year ending after December 15, 2008, however the Company is currently measuring plan assets and benefit obligations as of year-end.

The Company accounts for postretirement benefits under the provisions of SFAS No. 106, Employers' Accounting for Postretirement Benefits Other Than Pensions. SFAS No. 106 requires that the cost of these postretirement benefits be recognized in the consolidated financial statements during the employee's active working career. Accordingly, the Company accrues an actuarially determined amount for postretirement benefits during the period in which active employees become eligible for such future benefits.

The Company accounts for income taxes in accordance with SFAS No. 109, Accounting for Income Taxes. SFAS No. 109 requires recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of events that have been included in the financial statements of income tax returns. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on the difference between the book and tax bases of assets and liabilities using enacted tax rates in effect for the year in which the differences are expected to reverse. Valuation allowances are established when necessary to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized. Although realization of the Company's net deferred tax assets is not assured, management believes it is more likely than not that the deferred tax assets will be realized either through the carryback to prior taxable years, through the generation of future taxable income or through the utilization of certain tax strategies.

The Company accounts for comprehensive income in accordance with SFAS No. 130, Reporting Comprehensive Income. This statement requires that all items that are required to be recognized under accounting standards as components of comprehensive income be reported in a financial statement that is displayed with the same prominence as other financial statements. The Company has elected to report total comprehensive income within the statements of changes in stockholders' equity.

Accumulated other comprehensive loss at December 31, 2007 and 2006 primarily relates to the Company's recognition of its pension and postretirement obligations, net of tax. The gross balance of accumulated other comprehensive loss is $3,829,959 and $3,621,930 at December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively. The cumulative tax effect is $1,307,642 and $1,237,594 at December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively.

The Company classifies treasury stock as a reduction of common stock in accordance with Connecticut regulations. Treasury stock consists of previously repurchased 18,067 shares of Class A and 179,915 of Class B common stock with a total cost of $3,090,682.

The consolidated statements of cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005 have been revised to reflect the increase in the cash surrender value of life insurance policies in excess of premiums paid as an operating activity, rather than an investing activity. Additionally, certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform with the current year presentation.

In June 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes ("FIN No. 48"), which clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an enterprise's financial statements in accordance with SFAS No. 109, Accounting for Income Taxes. This statement will require the Company to assess and determine all material positions taken in any income tax return as of the date of adoption of FIN No. 48, including all significant uncertain positions, in all tax years that are still subject to assessment or challenge by relevant taxing authorities. The evaluation of a tax position in accordance with this Interpretation is a two-step process of recognition and measurement that uses a "more-likely-than-not" ("MLTN") threshold. The MLTN threshold means that a benefit related to an uncertain tax position may not be recognized in the financial statements unless it is MLTN that the position will be sustained based on its technical merits, and there must be more than a 50% likelihood that the position would be sustained if challenged and considered by the highest court in the relevant jurisdiction. The Company will be required to classify a liability for unrecognized tax benefits as current to the extent that the enterprise anticipates making a payment within one year and the income tax liability should not be classified as a deferred tax liability unless it results from a taxable temporary difference. The Company is required to adopt this standard of accounting as of January 1, 2008.

In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued No. 157, Fair Value Measurements ("FASB No. 157"). This statement defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in generally accepted accounting principles, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. This statement does not require any new fair value measurements. The Company is required to adopt this standard on January 1, 2008, however the Company does not expect adoption of this standard to materially impact the consolidated financial statements during the year ending December 31, 2008.

The Company has a $12,000,000 line of credit agreement (the "Line of Credit") with a maturity date of June 2010. The outstanding balance under the Line of Credit bears interest at the prime rate, less 0.5% or LIBOR plus 1.5%, at the borrower's option. At December 31, 2007 and 2006, the rate of interest was 6.10% and 6.82%, respectively. The Company has $6,250,000 and $4,000,000, respectively, outstanding on its Line of Credit, at December 31, 2007 and 2006 which has been classified as a current liability in the Company's consolidated balance sheet. Historically, the Company

has classified the Line of Credit as current due to the intent and ability to repay the full amount during the next 12 months. As discussed in Note 10, the Line of Credit was paid in full upon close of the Remington purchase agreement. All assets of the Company are pledged as collateral over the loan agreement.

On September 26, 2007, the Company obtained a temporary overline facility attached to the existing Line of Credit in the amount of $2,000,000, which expired on December 31, 2007. The interest rate on the overline borrowing was prime rate or LIBOR plus 1.5%, at the borrower's option.

The Company is required to meet certain financial covenants relating to the Line of Credit. These covenants include, but are not limited to, maintaining a fixed charge ratio, a minimum current ratio and a maximum ratio of debt to tangible net worth, as defined. The Company was in compliance with these financial covenants as of December 31, 2007.

Marlin has a non-contributory, defined benefit pension plan (the "Pension Plan") covering substantially all of Marlin's employees. Vested employees who retire will receive an annual benefit equal to $14.00 per month per year of credited service, as defined by the Pension Plan.

The Company's weighted-average asset allocations for the Pension Plan at December 31, 2007 and 2006, by asset category are as follows:

The investment objective for the Pension Plan is to obtain a favorable relative return for the entire fund, consistent with preservation of capital, emphasizing some income generation and long-term growth. While management believes some risk is warranted pursuing long-term growth of capital, the Company seeks consistent annual returns with low volatility in investment performance.

Marlin also sponsors a defined benefit postretirement healthcare plan (the "Postretirement Plan") that covers Marlin employees who have 17 years of service at retirement. The Postretirement Plan is contributory for all retirees. Marlin's contribution is limited to $90.95 per month per employee.

A summary of key provisions of the Pension Plan and the Postretirement Plan is as follows as of December 31, 2007 and 2006, the measurement date:

		Pension Plan						Postretirement Plan

		2007			2006			2007			2006
Benefit obligation		$	14,806,002		$	15,367,057		$	4,683,660		$	5,009,295
Fair value of plan assets			12,888,149			11,835,798			—			—

Funded status of the plan		$	(1,917,853	)	$	(3,531,259	)	$	4,683,660		$	(5,009,295	)

Accrued benefit cost recognized in the consolidated balance sheets		$	(1,917,853	)	$	(3,531,259	)	$	(4,683,660	)	$	(3,726,000	)

Benefit cost			424,575			505,150			498,000			514,000
Employer contribution			1,341,721			1,839,348			355,803			437,983
Plan participant contributions			—			—			251,487			224,340
Benefits paid			1,136,377			1,085,924			607,290			662,323
Weighted-average assumptions-benefit obligations
	Discount rate		6.25	%		5.75	%		6.25	%		5.75	%
	Expected return on plan assets		8.00	%		8.00	%
Assumed health care cost trend rates
	Initial health care cost trend rate								4.00	%		4.00	%

The weighted average discount rate utilized in determining benefit cost for the Pension Plan and Postretirement Plan was 5.75% for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006 and 6.00% for the year ended December 31, 2005. The weighted average expected return on plan assets utilized in determining benefit cost for the Pension Plan was 8.00% for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005, and the weighted average health care cost trend rate utilized in determining benefit cost for the Postretirement Plan was 4.00% for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005.

In accounting for benefit obligations and expense, the Company utilized discount rates which are an estimated rate at which the related obligations could be settled, and a long-term rate of return on plan assets which is an estimated rate of earnings generated on the assets of the Plans.

As discussed in Note 2, the Company adopted SFAS No. 158 as of December 31, 2007. The December 31, 2007 impact of adopting SFAS No. 158 is as follows:

Net periodic pension cost included the following components for the years ended December 31:

Included in accumulated other comprehensive income at December 31, 2007 is $3,472,929 and $373,076, of net loss and prior service cost, respectively. The Company estimates the amount of amortization of prior service cost and actuarial loss to be $61,660 and $141,791, respectively, for the year ending December 31, 2008.

Benefit payments, which reflect expected future service, are expected to be paid as follows:

During the year ending December 31, 2008, the Company expects to pay approximately $1,400,000 of contributions to the Pension Plan.

On November 1, 2007, the Company amended the Pension Plan to cease benefit accruals for future service, as defined by the Pension Plan, after December 31, 2007. Going forward, the Company will make an annual contribution to the 401(k) Plan for all employees who are active participants in the defined benefit plan. The annual contribution will equal 1% of the employee's salary. The annual contribution will be payable in January for the prior service year.

Marlin has a 401(k) defined contribution plan. Marlin matches 100% of employee contributions for the first 3% of earnings and matches 50% of employee contributions for the next 2% of earnings up to a maximum of 4% of total compensation. Eligible participants are those who have reached age 21 and who have completed at least six months of service, as defined.

H&R has a 401(k) defined contribution plan. H&R matches 100% of employee contributions for the first 3% of earnings. Eligible participants are those who have reached age 18 and who have completed at least one year of service, as defined.

Participants in both the Marlin and H&R 401(k) plans are fully vested in the Company's contributions after completing 6 years of service. The Company made contributions of $658,617, $531,884 and $479,738 to the plans for each of the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively.

The provision for income taxes consisted of the following for the years ended December 31:

The difference between the actual tax provision and the amounts obtained by applying the statutory United States federal income tax rate to income before taxes is primarily attributable to officers' life insurance, qualified production activities deductions, state taxes and limitations on meals and entertainment expenses.

The Company's net deferred tax asset is comprised primarily of differences in book and tax bases of goodwill and property, plant and equipment, pension liability, post retirement healthcare benefits and reserves not currently deductible.

The allocation of deferred tax expense (benefit) related to amounts charged to current year income and amounts charged directly to equity for the years ended December 31 was as follows:

The Company is the defendant in certain product liability suits for which it is partially self-insured. The Company provides for these suits based on estimates determined after consultation with legal counsel. Adjustments to product liability reserves, based upon an evaluation of the most currently available information, is charged or credited to selling, general and administrative expenses in the accompanying consolidated financial statements. Included in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets are accrued liabilities of $62,500 and $894,000 at December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively, which represent the Company's best estimate of the ultimate cost of resolving these matters. Included in the accompanying consolidated statements of income are provisions (reversals) of approximately $(131,500), $185,000 and $(535,110) for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively. However, the ultimate resolution of these suits, and the timing of such resolution, could result in a loss materially different than the amount accrued.

In October 2007, the Company settled a product liability suit for $798,000. The combined settlement and legal costs incurred was approximately $1,176,370, which was above the Company's self-insured retention of $1,000,000. A payment of $176,370 was issued to the Company for excess costs incurred.

During 2006, the Company established approximately $380,000 in additional provisions for new and existing claims, which was offset by $195,000 in reversals for cases dismissed during the year, net of settlements.

During 2005, the status of numerous pending cases changed, which resulted in a significant modification to the product liability reserve. New evidence was brought into light during the first case, which altered the possible outcome of the lawsuit and resulted in a $100,000 reduction to the reserve. Four cases were dismissed during the year and no settlement was required, which resulted in a reversal of $135,000 to the product liability reserve. On May 17, 2005, the Company settled a lawsuit for $21,500, which resulted in a reversal of $178,500 to the product liability reserve.

The Company participates in certain transactions with a related company. The related party is a separate entity that was owned by certain shareholders of the Company during 2007, 2006 and 2005. The Company leases space to this related company. Rental income related to this lease was recorded in selling, general and administrative expenses for $142,142, $117,916 and $122,916 for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively, and is based on the square footage used by the related party. The Company also had an outstanding accounts receivable balance from this related company of $0 and $110,846, at December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively.

On January 28, 2008, Remington Arms Company, Inc. purchased all of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company for a purchase price of $41,700,000. In conjunction with the acquisition, all amounts outstanding under the Line of Credit were paid in full.

On January 24, 2008, the Company paid a dividend of $325,520 to stockholders. The dividend represents the cash proceeds that the Company earned in 2007 from the sale of antique guns which is included in other income on the accompanying consolidated statement of income.

We have audited the accompanying statements of operations, shareholders' equity and cash flows of Defense Procurement/Manufacturing Services, Inc. (a Minnesota corporation) for the period from January 1, 2007, through December 13, 2007. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit.

We conducted our audit in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America as established by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the results of operations and cash flows for Defense Procurement/Manufacturing Services, Inc. for the period from January 1, 2007, through December 13, 2007, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Defense Procurement / Manufacturing Services, Inc.

Statement of Operations

For the Period January 1, 2007 through December 13, 2007

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

Defense Procurement / Manufacturing Services, Inc.

Statement of Changes in Shareholders' Equity

For the Period January 1, 2007 through December 13, 2007

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

Defense Procurement / Manufacturing Services, Inc.

Statement of Cash Flows

For the Period January 1, 2007 through December 13, 2007

			2007

Net Income			$	6,988,513
Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by operating activities:
	Depreciation and Amortization			64,940
	Unrealized Gain on Investments			(19,864	)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
		Increase in Accounts Receivable		(303,877	)
		Increase in Inventory		(2,049,114	)
		Increase in Other Current Assets		(46,658	)
		Decrease in Accounts Payable		(310,246	)
		Increase in Other Current Liabilities		209,249

Cash provided by operating activities				4,532,943
		Purchases of Common Stock Investments		(103,474	)
		Purchases of Plant & Equipment		(120,685	)

Cash used in investing activities				(224,159	)
		Increase in Bank Overdraft		488,875
		Distributions Paid to Shareholders		(1,964,829	)

Cash used in financing activities				(1,475,954	)
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents			$	2,832,830
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period			$	832,770

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period			$	3,665,600

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

DEFENSE PROCUREMENT / MANUFACTURING SERVICES, INC.

Notes to Financial Statements

Defense Procurement / Manufacturing Services, Inc. ("Company" or "DPMS") designs, manufactures, and distributes AR-15 rifles and various components and accessories. The Company is one of the leaders in the tactical rifle market and offers a diverse group of calibers, such as .223, .308, .243, and .204, which are sold domestically and internationally through a multiple sales channel approach. In addition, the Company also distributes parts and accessories associated with tactical rifles. The Company markets its products primarily to customers in the United States of America. The Company operates out of a leased facility in St. Cloud, Minnesota (See Note 2).

The Company operates on a calendar year basis ending on December 31 of each year. However, these financial statements have been prepared for the period January 1, 2007 through December 13, 2007 as certain assets and liabilities of the Company were sold on December 13, 2007 (See Note 3).

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The Company's significant estimates relate to reserves for inventory obsolescence and the allowance for doubtful accounts.

For the purpose of the statement of cash flows, the Company considers all highly liquid investments purchased with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents.

Investments are measured at fair market value based on a quoted market price. The Company considers its investment portfolio to be a trading portfolio and accordingly all investment income or loss (including realized and unrealized gains and losses) is included within miscellaneous income, net on the statement of operations.

The Company extends unsecured credit to its customers in the ordinary course of business but mitigates the associated credit risk by performing credit checks and actively pursuing past due accounts. Accounts receivable are recorded at net realizable value.

The Company uses the allowance method to account for uncollectible accounts receivable balances. Under the allowance method, an estimate of uncollectible customer balances is made based on the aging of accounts receivable and factors such as the credit quality of the customer and the economic conditions in the market. Accounts are analyzed on a case-by-case basis when an unpaid balance reaches 75 days past due, unless payment terms are extended. When accounts become past due

and all means to collect are exhausted, then the account is written off. The allowance for doubtful accounts totaled $59,656 at December 13, 2007.

Inventory is valued at the lower of cost or market, with cost determined using the first in first out method. Inventory reserves totaled $103,446 at December 13, 2007.

The Company records its property and equipment at cost and uses the straight line method in computing depreciation based on the estimated remaining useful life of the asset ranging from 5 to 15 years. Expenditures that do not extend the useful lives of the property are charged to expense in the year they are incurred. Depreciation expense totaled $64,940 for the period January 1, 2007 through December 13, 2007.

Sales are recognized upon the shipment of merchandise to customers which is when title and risk of loss passes to the customer and when collection is reasonably assured. Allowances for sales returns and discounts are recorded as a reduction of net sales in the period the allowance is recognized.

The Company offers warranties on the products it sells. Warranty expense is based on management's judgment of anticipated costs, which judgment is partially based on historical experience. The accrued warranty expense at December 13, 2007 was estimated to be $45,854. Total warranty expense for the period January 1, 2007 through December 13, 2007 was $36,748.

Employees of the Company are entitled to paid vacations and short-term sick leave depending on length of service and other factors. Amounts earned but not yet used totaled $36,330 as of December 13, 2007. Expense associated with vacation for the period January 1, 2007 through December 13, 2007 was $44,327.

The Company charges the costs of advertising to expense as incurred. Advertising expense charged to operations amounted to $829,778 for the period January 1, 2007 through December 13, 2007 and is included within selling, general and administrative expenses within the accompanying statement of operations. Advertising includes print ads, trade show expenses, giveaway and promotional expenses and cooperative advertising.

The Company includes the cost of freight to acquire its inventory and to transfer its inventory to and from various production locations in cost of goods sold. Total freight costs incurred to acquire and transfer inventory for the period January 1, 2007 through December 13, 2007 was $432,488.

The Company's freight costs to ship product to customers is included in selling, general and administrative expenses and totaled $408,749 for the period January 1, 2007 through December 13, 2007. The Company invoiced customers for freight charges of $377,169 for the period January 1, 2007 through December 13, 2007. Freight billed to customers is included in net sales in the financial statements.

There was no provision for income taxes for the period January 1, 2007 through December 13, 2007. The Company has elected by consent of its shareholders to be taxed as a Sub-chapter S Corporation under provisions of the Internal Revenue Code. Under those provisions, DPMS does not pay federal income taxes; rather the income is passed to the shareholders who are responsible for paying taxes on the income.

In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, Fair Value Measurements (SFAS No. 157). SFAS No. 157 provides guidance for using fair value to measure assets and liabilities. SFAS No. 157 applies when other standards require (or permit) assets or liabilities to be measured at fair value but does not expand the use of fair value in any new circumstances. SFAS No. 157 also requires expanded disclosure of the effect on earnings for items measured using unobservable data (data not based on market observable information), establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the information used to develop those assumptions and requires separate disclosure by level within the fair value hierarchy. The Company adopted SFAS No. 157 as it relates to financial assets and liabilities.

In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 160, Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements ("SFAS 160"). This standard will improve, simplify, and converge internationally the reporting of noncontrolling interests in consolidated financial statements. SFAS 160 requires all entities to report noncontrolling (minority) interests in subsidiaries in the same way—as equity in the consolidated financial statements. Moreover, SFAS 160 requires that transactions between an entity and noncontrolling interests be treated as equity transactions. SFAS 160 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008. The adoption of SFAS 160 is not expected to have an impact on the Company.

performance, and cash flows. SFAS 161 requires disclosure of the fair values of derivative instruments and their gains and losses in a tabular format. It also provides more information about an entity's liquidity by requiring disclosure of derivative features that are credit risk—related and requires cross-referencing within footnotes to enable financial statement users to locate important information about derivative instruments. It is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008. The adoption of SFAS 161 is not expected to have a material impact on the Company.

In April 2008, the FASB issued Final FASB Staff Position (FSP) No. FAS 142-3, Determination of the Useful Life of Intangible Assets ("FSP 142-3"). The guidance is intended to improve the consistency between the useful life of a recognized intangible asset under SFAS No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, and the period of expected cash flows used to measure the fair value of the asset under SFAS No. 141(R), Business Combinations, and other guidance under GAAP. FSP 142-3 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008, and interim periods within those years. Early adoption is prohibited. The adoption of FSP 142-3 is not expected to have an impact on the Company.

In September 2008, the FASB issued FSP 133-1 and FIN 45-4, Disclosures about Credit Derivatives and Certain Guarantees: An Amendment of FASB Statement No. 133 and FASB Interpretation No. 45; and Clarification of the Effective Date of FASB Statement No. 161 ("FSP 133-1"). FSP 133-1 is intended to improve disclosures about credit derivatives by requiring more information about the potential adverse effects of changes in credit risk on the financial position, financial performance, and cash flows of the sellers of credit derivatives. It amends FASB Statement No. 133, Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities, to require disclosures by sellers of credit derivatives, including credit derivatives embedded in hybrid instruments. The FSP also amends FASB Interpretation No. 45, Guarantor's Accounting and Disclosure Requirements for Guarantees, Including Indirect Guarantees of Indebtedness to Others, to require an additional disclosure about the current status of the payment/performance risk of a guarantee. FSP 133-1 was effective for reporting periods (annual or interim) ending after November 15, 2008. The adoption of FSP 133-1 is not expected to have an impact on the Company.

In November 2008, the FASB issued EITF Issue 08-6, Equity Method Investment Accounting Considerations ("EITF 08-6"). EITF 08-6 addresses questions about the potential effect of FASB Statement 141R Business Combinations and FASB Statement 160 Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements on equity-method accounting under Opinion 18. EITF 08-6 would be effective prospectively for fiscal years beginning on or after December 15, 2008. The Company does not expect the adoption of EITF 08-6 to have an impact.

In December 2008, the FASB issued FSP FAS 132(R)-1, Employers' Disclosures about Postretirement Benefit Plan Assets ("FSP 132R-1"). This FASB Staff Position (FSP) amends FASB Statement No. 132 (revised 2003), Employers' Disclosures about Pensions and Other Postretirement Benefits, to provide guidance on an employer's disclosures about plan assets of a defined benefit pension or other postretirement plan. The effective date for FSP 132R-1 is for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2009, although early adoption is permitted. Comparative disclosures for earlier periods are not required at initial adoptions, although comparative disclosures are required for periods subsequent to initial adoption. The Company is currently evaluating the potential impact of adopting FSP 132R-1.

The Company paid Luth Enterprises, LLC $121,063 and Luth Unlimited, LLC $18,000 during the period from January 1, 2007 through December 13, 2007 in connection with building and range leases. The leases were month to month and payments were made monthly. The Company sold $45,169 of products to Luth Unlimited, LLC during the period from January 1, 2007 through December 13, 2007. Randy Luth and Pamela Luth, the shareholders of DPMS are owners of the referenced companies.

On December 13, 2007, the Company sold substantially all its assets and transferred substantially all its liabilities to Bushmaster Firearms International, LLC through DPMS Firearms, LLC.

The Company's operating agreement indicates that 200 units were issued and outstanding as of December 13, 2007.

Through and including , 2010 (the 25th day after the date of this prospectus), all dealers that effect transactions in these securities, whether or not participating in this offering, may be required to deliver a prospectus. This is in addition to the dealers' obligation to deliver a prospectus when acting as underwriters and with respect to their unsold allotments or subscriptions.

The following table sets forth the expenses (other than the underwriting discount and commissions) expected to be incurred by the registrant while issuing and distributing the securities registered pursuant to this Registration Statement. All amounts (other than the SEC registration fee, FINRA filing fee and listing fee) are estimates.

Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law permits indemnification of the registrant's officers and directors under certain conditions and subject to certain limitations. Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law also provides that a corporation has the power to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of its officers and directors against any liability asserted against such person and incurred by him or her in such capacity, or arising out of his or her status as such, whether or not the corporation would have the power to indemnify him or her against such liability under the provisions of Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law.

Article of the registrant's amended and restated bylaws provides that the registrant will indemnify its directors and executive officers to the fullest extent authorized by the Delaware General Corporation Law. The rights to indemnity thereunder continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director, officer, employee or agent and inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of the person. In addition, expenses incurred by a director or executive officer in defending any civil, criminal, administrative or investigative action, suit or proceeding by reason of the fact that he or she is or was a director or officer of the registrant (or was serving at the registrant's request as a director or officer of another corporation) will be paid by the registrant in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such director or officer to repay such amount if it will ultimately be determined that he or she is not entitled to be indemnified by the registrant as authorized by the relevant section of the Delaware General Corporation Law.

As permitted by Section 102(b)(7) of the Delaware General Corporation Law, Article of the registrant's amended and restated certificate of incorporation provides that a director of the registrant will not be personally liable for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except for liability (i) for any breach of the director's duty of loyalty to the registrant or its stockholders, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or acts or omissions that involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) under Section 174 of the Delaware General Corporation Law or (iv) for any transaction from which the director derived any improper personal benefit. The

registrant has purchased directors' and officers' liability insurance. We believe that this insurance is necessary to attract and retain qualified directors and officers.

The underwriting agreement (Exhibit 1.1 hereto) contains provisions by which the underwriter has agreed to indemnify the registrant, each person, if any, who controls the registrant within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act, each director of the registrant, and each officer of the registrant who signs this registration statement, and each selling stockholder with respect to information furnished in writing by or on behalf of the underwriters for use in the registration statement.

Set forth below is information regarding all unregistered securities sold, issued or granted by us within the past three years. The information shown does not give effect to the reverse stock split to be implemented by FGI prior to completion of the offering registered by this registration statement.

In connection with the Remington Acquisition, on May 31, 2007, as American Heritage Arms, LLC, we issued and sold $125,000,000 of our limited liability company preferred membership units ("Preferred Units") as follows: 124,300 Preferred Units to Cerberus and 700 Preferred Units to Thomas Millner, our former Chief Executive Officer.

On December 11, 2007, when we converted from a limited liability company to a corporation, each outstanding Preferred Unit was converted into 100 shares of Series A Preferred Stock ("Series A Preferred"). As a result, Cerberus received 12,430,000 shares of Series A Preferred and Thomas Millner received 70,000 shares of Series A Preferred.

In connection with the series of transactions on December 12, 2007 pursuant to which Bushmaster and Remington became subsidiaries of FGI, we issued 3,020,825 shares of Series A Preferred to Cerberus in exchange for Cerberus' preferred membership interest in Bushmaster.

In connection with the DPMS Acquisition, on December 13, 2007 we issued and sold 783,476 shares of Series A Preferred to Cerberus for $8,250,000.

On January 3, 2008, we issued and sold 208,926 shares of Series A Preferred to Cerberus for $2,200,000.

In connection with our acquisition of Marlin on January 28, 2008, we issued and sold 2,184,236.5 shares of Series A Preferred to Cerberus for $23,000,000.

The issuances and sales of our preferred stock described above were exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act pursuant to Section 4(2) thereof and Regulation D promulgated thereunder because the transactions were by an issuer not involving a public offering.

In connection with the Remington Acquisition, on May 31, 2007, as American Heritage Arms, LLC, we issued one of our limited liability company common membership units ("Common Units") for each of our Preferred Units issued on that same date as follows: 124,300 Common Units to Cerberus and 700 Common Units to Thomas Millner, our former Chief Executive Officer.

On December 11, 2007, when we converted from a limited liability company to a corporation, each outstanding Common Unit was converted into 100 shares of common stock. As a result, Cerberus received 12,430,000 shares of common stock and Thomas Millner received 70,000 shares of common stock.

In connection with the series of transactions on December 12, 2007 pursuant to which Bushmaster and Remington became subsidiaries of FGI, we issued 3,417,341 shares of common stock to Cerberus in exchange for Cerberus's common membership interest in Bushmaster.

In connection with the series of transactions on December 12, 2007 pursuant to which Bushmaster and Remington became subsidiaries of FGI, we issued 623,063 shares of restricted common stock to directors and executive officers of Bushmaster in exchange for their respective common membership interests in Bushmaster.

In connection with his service as a director of FGI, on May 14, 2008, we issued 123,416 shares of our common stock to Walter McLallen.

The issuances and sales of our common stock described above were exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act pursuant to Section 4(2) thereof and Regulation D promulgated thereunder because the transactions were by an issuer not involving a public offering.

In connection with his employment agreement with a subsidiary of FGI, on December 13, 2007, we issued 10,101 shares of restricted common stock to Randy Luth, President of DPMS.

Between May 14, 2008 and December 31, 2009, we have granted options to purchase an aggregate of 2,253,480 shares of our common stock under our 2008 Stock Incentive Plan (the "Stock Incentive Plan.") Exercise prices range from $2.55 to $3.32 per share. None of these options to purchase our common stock have been exercised.

The issuances of our common stock and options to purchase our common stock described above were exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act in reliance on Rule 701 thereunder because each such transaction was effected pursuant to either a compensatory benefit plan or a contract relating to compensation, in each case as provided under Rule 701.

On July 29, 2009, FGI completed the sale and issuance of $200 million aggregate principal amount of 10.25% Senior Secured Notes due 2015 (the "2015 Notes"), at an issue price of 97.827%, and on November 3, 2009, FGI completed the sale and issuance of an additional $75 million aggregate principal amount of 10.25% Senior Secured Notes due 2015 (together with the 2015 Notes, the "Notes"). The issuance and sale of the Notes were exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act because the Notes were sold to the initial purchasers in transactions by an issuer not involving a public offering pursuant to Section 4(2) thereof and the Notes were sold by the initial purchasers to qualified institutional investors pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act and to persons outside the United States pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act.

		DESCRIPTION

2.2	**	Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of April 4, 2007, by and among American Heritage Arms, LLC, RACI Holding, Inc., the Stockholders of RACI Holding, Inc. and the Option Holders of RACI Holding, Inc. (Schedules and exhibits have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K and are listed in the agreement. The schedules and exhibits will be provided to the SEC upon request.)
2.3	**	Asset Purchase Agreement, dated as of November 13, 2007, by and among DPMS Firearms, LLC, Defense Procurement/Manufacturing Services, Inc., Randy E. Luth, Pamela A. Luth and Bushmaster Firearms International, LLC. (Schedules and exhibits have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K and are listed in the agreement. The schedules and exhibits will be provided to the SEC upon request.)
2.4	**	Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of December 21, 2007, by and among The Marlin Firearms Company, Remington Arms Company, Inc. and the Shareholders of The Marlin Firearms Company and the Shareholder's Representative party thereto. (Schedules and exhibits have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K and are listed in the agreement. The schedules and exhibits will be provided to the SEC upon request.)
2.5	**	Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of December 12, 2007, by and between Cerberus BFI Investor, Inc. and American Heritage Arms, Inc.
2.6	**	Assignment Agreement, dated as of December 12, 2007, between American Heritage Arms, Inc. and Cerberus Partners, L.P.
3.1	*	Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Freedom Group, Inc.
3.2	*	Amended and Restated Bylaws of Freedom Group, Inc.
4.1		See Exhibits 3.1 and 3.2 for provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws for Freedom Group, Inc. defining the rights of holders of common stock of Freedom Group, Inc.
4.2	*	Specimen Stock Certificate
4.3	**	Indenture, dated as of July 29, 2009, by and among Freedom Group, Inc., the Guarantors named therein, and Wilmington Trust FSB as Trustee and Collateral Agent (including the forms of Notes)
4.4	**	Supplemental Indenture, dated as of November 3, 2009, by and among Freedom Group, Inc., the Guarantors named therein, and Wilmington Trust FSB as Trustee (including the forms of Notes)
4.5	*	Registration Rights Agreement between Freedom Group, Inc. and Cerberus
4.6	**	Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of July 29, 2009, by and among Freedom Group, Inc., the Subsidiary Guarantors named therein, and the Initial Purchasers named therein
4.7	**	Registration Rights Agreement dated as of November 3, 2009, by and among Freedom Group, Inc., the Subsidiary Guarantors named therein, and Banc of America Securities, LLC
5.1	**	Opinion of Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP with respect to the validity of the securities offered
8.1	**	Opinion of Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP with respect to certain U.S. tax matters
10.1	**	Loan and Security Agreement, dated July 29, 2009, by and among Freedom Group, Inc., the Subsidiaries named therein, the Lenders and Issuing Banks from time to time party thereto and Wachovia Bank, National Association as Agent

		DESCRIPTION

10.2	**	Security Agreement, dated as of July 29, 2009, by and among Freedom Group, Inc., the Subsidiary Guarantors named therein, and Wilmington Trust FSB as Agent
10.3	**	Intellectual Property Security Agreement, dated as of July 29, 2009, by and among Freedom Group, Inc., the Guarantors named therein, and Wilmington Trust FSB as Agent
10.4	**	Intercreditor Agreement, dated as of July 29, 2009, between Wachovia Bank, National Association, as agent for the lenders under the ABL Loan Agreement (as defined therein) and Wilmington Trust FSB, as Collateral Agent
10.5	**	Collective Bargaining Agreement, dated October 23, 2007, between Remington Arms Company, Inc., and International Union, United Mine Workers of America
10.6	**	Letter Agreement, dated as of June 30, 2009, among Freedom Group, Inc. and Lazard, Freres & Co. LLC
10.7	**	Compensation Agreement with Theodore H. Torbeck
10.8	**	Compensation Agreement with Stephen P. Jackson, Jr.
10.9	**	Compensation Agreement with Scott Blackwell
10.10	**	Compensation Agreement with John DeSantis
10.11	**	Separation Agreement with Thomas L. Millner
10.12	**	Separation Agreement with Paul A. Miller
10.13	*	2008 Stock Incentive Plan
10.14	**	Product Liability Services and Defense Coordination Agreement, dated as of December 1, 1993, among E.I. DuPont Nemours & Company, Sporting Goods Properties, Inc. and Remington Arms Company, Inc.
10.15	**	Environmental Liability Services Agreement, dated as of December 1, 1993, between E.I. DuPont Nemours & Company and Remington Arms Company, Inc.
21.1	**	List of subsidiaries of Freedom Group, Inc.
23.1		Consents of Grant Thornton LLP
23.2		Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
23.3	**	Consent of Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1)
23.4	**	Consent of Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP (included in Exhibit 8.1)
24.1	**	Power of Attorney (included on signature page of original filing)

Below is Schedule II—Valuation and Qualifying Accounts. All other consolidated financial statement schedules are omitted because they are not applicable or the information is included in the consolidated financial statements or related notes.

Schedule II

FREEDOM GROUP, INC.

Valuation and Qualifying Accounts
Years Ended December 31, 2009, 2008, and 2007 (Dollars in Millions)

(a) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes to provide to the underwriter at the closing specified in the underwriting agreements, certificates in such denominations and registered in such names as required by the underwriters to permit prompt delivery to each purchaser.

(b) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

(1) For purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, the information omitted from the form of prospectus filed as part of this registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A and contained in a form of prospectus filed by the Registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(1) or (4) or 497(h) under the Securities Act will be deemed to be part of this registration statement as of the time it was declared effective.

(2) For the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each post-effective amendment that contains a form of prospectus shall be deemed to be a new registration

statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time will be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

(3) For the purpose of determining liability of the Registrant under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities, the undersigned Registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of the undersigned Registrant pursuant to this registration statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned Registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser:

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this amended registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the city of Madison and state of North Carolina, on the 23rd day of March, 2010.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this amended registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

		DESCRIPTION

1.1	*	Form of Underwriting Agreement
2.1	**	Asset Purchase Agreement, dated as of April 6, 2006, by and among Bushmaster Firearms International, LLC, Bushmaster Firearms, Richard E. Dyke, Jeffrey E. Dyke and the Jeffrey Trust. (Schedules and exhibits have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K and are listed in the agreement. The schedules and exhibits will be provided to the SEC upon request.)
2.2	**	Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of April 4, 2007, by and among American Heritage Arms, LLC, RACI Holding, Inc., the Stockholders of RACI Holding, Inc. and the Option Holders of RACI Holding, Inc. (Schedules and exhibits have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K and are listed in the agreement. The schedules and exhibits will be provided to the SEC upon request.)
2.3	**	Asset Purchase Agreement, dated as of November 13, 2007, by and among DPMS Firearms, LLC, Defense Procurement/Manufacturing Services, Inc., Randy E. Luth, Pamela A. Luth and Bushmaster Firearms International, LLC. (Schedules and exhibits have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K and are listed in the agreement. The schedules and exhibits will be provided to the SEC upon request.)
2.4	**	Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of December 21, 2007, by and among The Marlin Firearms Company, Remington Arms Company, Inc. and the Shareholders of The Marlin Firearms Company and the Shareholder's Representative party thereto. (Schedules and exhibits have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K and are listed in the agreement. The schedules and exhibits will be provided to the SEC upon request.)
2.5	**	Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of December 12, 2007, by and between Cerberus BFI Investor, Inc. and American Heritage Arms, Inc.
2.6	**	Assignment Agreement, dated as of December 12, 2007, between American Heritage Arms, Inc. and Cerberus Partners, L.P.
3.1	*	Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Freedom Group, Inc.
3.2	*	Amended and Restated Bylaws of Freedom Group, Inc.
4.1		See Exhibits 3.1 and 3.2 for provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws for Freedom Group, Inc. defining the rights of holders of common stock of Freedom Group, Inc.
4.2	*	Specimen Stock Certificate
4.3	**	Indenture, dated as of July 29, 2009, by and among Freedom Group, Inc., the Guarantors named therein, and Wilmington Trust FSB as Trustee and Collateral Agent (including the forms of Notes)
4.4	**	Supplemental Indenture, dated as of November 3, 2009, by and among Freedom Group, Inc., the Guarantors named therein, and Wilmington Trust FSB as Trustee (including the forms of Notes)
4.5	*	Registration Rights Agreement between Freedom Group, Inc. and Cerberus
4.6	**	Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of July 29, 2009, by and among Freedom Group, Inc., the Subsidiary Guarantors named therein, and the Initial Purchasers named therein
4.7	**	Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of November 3, 2009, by and among Freedom Group, Inc., the Subsidiary Guarantors named therein, and Banc of America Securities, LLC

		DESCRIPTION

5.1	**	Opinion of Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP with respect to the validity of the securities offered
8.1	**	Opinion of Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP with respect to certain U.S. tax matters
10.1	**	Loan and Security Agreement, dated July 29, 2009, by and among Freedom Group, Inc., the Subsidiaries named therein, the Lenders and Issuing Banks from time to time party thereto and Wachovia Bank, National Association as Agent
10.2	**	Security Agreement, dated as of July 29, 2009, by and among Freedom Group, Inc., the Subsidiary Guarantors named therein, and Wilmington Trust FSB as Agent
10.3	**	Intellectual Property Security Agreement, dated as of July 29, 2009, by and among Freedom Group, Inc., the Guarantors named therein, and Wilmington Trust FSB as Agent
10.4	**	Intercreditor Agreement, dated as of July 29, 2009, between Wachovia Bank, National Association, as agent for the lenders under the ABL Loan Agreement (as defined therein) and Wilmington Trust FSB, as Collateral Agent
10.5	**	Collective Bargaining Agreement, dated October 23, 2007, between Remington Arms Company, Inc., and International Union, United Mine Workers of America
10.6	**	Letter Agreement, dated as of June 30, 2009, among Freedom Group, Inc. and Lazard, Freres & Co. LLC
10.7	**	Compensation Agreement with Theodore H. Torbeck
10.8	**	Compensation Agreement with Stephen P. Jackson, Jr.
10.9	**	Compensation Agreement with Scott Blackwell
10.10	**	Compensation Agreement with John DeSantis
10.11	**	Separation Agreement with Thomas L. Millner
10.12	**	Separation Agreement with Paul A. Miller
10.13	*	2008 Stock Incentive Plan
10.14	**	Product Liability Services and Defense Coordination Agreement, dated as of December 1, 1993, among E.I. DuPont Nemours & Company, Sporting Goods Properties, Inc. and Remington Arms Company, Inc.
10.15	**	Environmental Liability Services Agreement, dated as of December 1, 1993, between E.I. DuPont Nemours & Company and Remington Arms Company, Inc.
21.1	**	List of subsidiaries of Freedom Group, Inc.
23.1		Consents of Grant Thornton LLP
23.2		Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
23.3	**	Consent of Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1)
23.4	**	Consent of Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP (included in Exhibit 8.1)
24.1	**	Power of Attorney (included on signature page of original filing)


Large accelerated filer o		Accelerated filer o		Non-accelerated filer ý (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)		Smaller reporting company o

	Per Share	Total

Public offering price	$	$
Underwriting discount	$	$
Proceeds, before expenses, to us	$	$
Proceeds, before expenses, to the selling stockholders	$	$

	Year Ended December 31, 2009 (Pro Forma) (Unaudited)

	(in millions, except ratios)
Pro Forma Data
Ratio of Total Debt to Adjusted EBITDA(4)(6)		1.5	x
Ratio of Adjusted EBITDA to Interest Expense(6)		5.6	x
Interest Expense	$	32.1


Assumed initial public offering price per share					$
Net tangible book value per share as of December 31, 2009
Decrease per share attributable to reclassification of preferred stock
Pro forma net tangible book value per share as of December 31, 2009
Increase in pro forma net tangible book value per share resulting from this offering

Pro forma net tangible book value per share after this offering

Pro forma dilution per share to new investors					$

Pro forma fully diluted dilution per share to new investors					$


Buildings		20 to 43 years
Building and leasehold improvements		1 to 15 years
Machinery and equipment		7 to 15 years
Furniture and fixtures		7 to 10 years
Trailers and automotive equipment		3 to 5 years
Computer equipment		1 to 3 years


Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		3484 (Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code number)		26-0174491 (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)


Please address a copy of all communications to:
Arnold B. Peinado, III, Esq. Roland Hlawaty, Esq. Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP 1 Chase Manhattan Plaza New York, NY 10005 (212) 530-5000		William J. Miller, Esq. Jonathan A. Schaffzin, Esq. Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP 80 Pine Street New York, NY 10005 (212) 701-3000

Categories					Selected Brands

Firearms
	Shotguns	#1	31	%	Remington, Marlin, Parker, H&R, L.C. Smith, Dakota Arms
	Traditional Rifles	#1	37	%	Remington, Marlin, H&R, Dakota Arms
	Modern Sporting Rifles	#1	48	%	Bushmaster, DPMS, Remington
Ammunition		#1	33	%	Remington, UMC, Dakota, Barnes

	As of December 31, 2009 (Unaudited)

	Actual			Pro Forma, as Adjusted
	(in millions)
Balance Sheet Data
Cash and Cash Equivalents	$	60.2		$
Working Capital		174.8
Total Assets		686.9
Total Debt(4)		276.7
Net Debt(4)		216.5
Stockholders' Equity (Deficit)		(71.3	)

		Year Ended December 31,

		2009		Percentage of Total			2008		Percentage of Total			Increase (Decrease)			Percentage Change
		(dollars in millions)
Firearms		$	508.1		59.9	%	$	426.6		59.0	%	$	81.5			19.1	%
Ammunition			321.6		37.9			275.9		38.2			45.7			16.6
All Other			19.0		2.2			20.0		2.8			(1.0	)		(5.0	)

	Total	$	848.7		100.0	%	$	722.5		100.0	%	$	126.2			17.5	%


Level 1	—	Quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;
Level 2	—	Inputs other than level 1 inputs that are either directly or indirectly observable; and
Level 3	—	Unobservable inputs developed using our estimates and assumptions, which reflect those that market participants would use. The following table presents information about assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis:

	Fair value measurements at December 31, 2009 using:

	Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets	Significant other observable inputs		Significant unobservable inputs
	Level 1	Level 2		Level 3	Total
Assets:
Commodity Contract Derivatives	Not applicable	$	11.1 million	Not applicable	$	11.1 million
Life Insurance Policies	Not applicable	$	0.2 million	Not applicable	$	0.2 million

	Stock Awards

Name	Number of Shares Acquired on Vesting (#)		Value Realized on Vesting ($)(1)
Theodore H. Torbeck, President and COO (through March 14, 2009) CEO (as of March 14, 2009)		—		—
Stephen P. Jackson, Jr., Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer		—		—
E. Scott Blackwell, Chief Sales Officer		24,058	$	115,478
John DeSantis, Vice President		30,557	$	146,674
Joseph B. Gross, Chief Operating Officer		—		—
Thomas L. Millner, Chief Executive Officer (through March 13, 2009)		—		—
Paul Miller, Chairman of the Board (through August 31, 2009)(2)		—		—

Name(1)		Plan Name		Present Value of Accumulated Benefit ($)		Payments During Last Fiscal Year ($)

Stephen P. Jackson, Jr.,		Supplemental Plan	4.5	$	94,133	$	—
	Chief Financial Officer and
	Treasurer
E. Scott Blackwell,		Supplemental Plan	0.5	$	12,628	$	—
	Chief Sales Officer
Thomas L. Millner,		Retirement Plan	13.6	$	227,119	$	—
	Chief Executive Officer	Supplemental Plan	13.6	$	1,210,860		—
	(through March 13, 2009)

	Death and Disability		Terminated with Cause		Terminated without Cause			Resign with Good Reason			Resign without Good Reason(5)		Change in Control(6)

Salary(1)	$	—	$	—	$	720,000	(1)	$	720,000	(1)	$	720,000	$	720,000	(1)
Cash Bonus(2)		1,053,212		—		1,053,212			1,053,212			—		1,053,212
Stock Options(3)		—		—		108,081			108,081			—		725,801
Extended Medical(4)		—		—		9,260			9,260			—		9,260

	$	1,053,212	$	—	$	1,890,553		$	1,890,553		$	720,000	$	2,508,273

	Death and Disability		Terminated with Cause		Terminated without Cause			Resign with Good Reason			Resign without Good Reason(8)		Change in Control(9)

Salary(1)	$	—	$	—	$	379,500	(1)	$	379,500	(1)	$	379,500	$	379,500	(1)
Cash Bonus(2)	$	555,131		—		555,131			555,131			—		555,131
Stock Options(3)		—		—		43,358			43,358			—		160,227
Extended Medical(4)		—		—		10,232			10,232			—		10,232
2006 LTIP(5)		503,800		503,800		503,800			503,800			503,800		503,800
Life Insurance(6)		—		—		740			740			—		740
Financial Planning(7)		—		—		11,168			11,168			—		11,168

	$	1,058,931	$	503,800	$	1,503,929		$	1,503,929		$	883,300	$	1,620,798

	Death and Disability		Terminated with Cause		Terminated without Cause			Resign with Good Reason			Resign without Good Reason(8)		Change in Control(9)

Salary(1)	$	—	$	—	$	420,000	(1)	$	420,000	(1)	$	420,000	$	420,000	(1)
Cash Bonus(2)		599,708		—		599,708			599,708			—		599,708
Restricted Stock(3)		—		—		64,224			64,224			—		134,726
Stock Options(4)		—		—		43,358			43,358			—		160,227
Extended Medical(5)		—		—		10,232			10,232			—		10,232
2006 LTIP(6)		462,000		462,000		462,000			462,000			462,000		462,000
Life Insurance(7)		—		—		1,283			1,283			—		1,283

	$	1,061,708	$	462,000	$	1,600,805		$	1,600,805		$	882,000	$	1,788,1763

	Terminated with Cause		Terminated without Cause			Resign with Good Reason			Resign without Good Reason(6)		Change in Control(7)

Salary(1)	$	—	$	900,000	(1)	$	900,000	(1)	$	900,000	$	900,000
Restricted Stock(2)		—		142,358			142,358			—		193,526
Stock Options(3)		—		10,734			10,734			—		39,668
LTIP(4)		360,000		360,000			360,000			360,000		360,000
Extended Medical(5)		—		11,506			11,506			—		11,506

	$	360,000	$	1,424,598		$	1,424,598		$	1,260,000	$	1,504,700

Name

Bobby R. Brown	—	18,975
General Michael W. Hagee (Ret.)	9,597	9,378
General George A. Joulwan (Ret.)	9,597	9,378
James J. Pike	—	18,975
Walter McLallen	—	102,499
Frank A. Savage	—	18,975
George Zahringer III	—	18,975
Edward H. Rensi	—	18,975
Robert H. Behn	—	—

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Freedom Group Inc. and Subsidiaries
Audited Consolidated Financial Statements
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm			F-2
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008			F-3
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the years ended December 31, 2009, December 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007			F-4
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity (Deficit), Mezzanine Equity and Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007			F-5
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2009, December 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007			F-6
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements			F-8
Significant Acquired Businesses:
RACI Holding, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Report of Independent Certified Public Accountants			F-64
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the period from January 1, 2007 through May 31, 2007 and the year ended December 31, 2006			F-65
Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Deficit and Comprehensive Loss for the period from January 1, 2007 through May 31, 2007 and for the year ended December 31, 2006			F-66
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the period from January 1, 2007 through May 31, 2007 and the year ended December 31, 2006			F-67
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements			F-68
The Marlin Firearms Company and Subsidiary
Report of Independent Auditors			F-98
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006			F-99
Consolidated Statements of Income for the years ended December 31, 2007, December 31, 2006 and December 31, 2005			F-100
Statements of Changes in Stockholders' Equity and Comprehensive Income for the years ended December 31, 2007, December 31, 2006 and December 31, 2005			F-101
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2007, December 31, 2006 and December 31, 2005			F-102
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements			F-103
Defense Procurement/Manufacturing Services, Inc.
Report of Independent Certified Public Accountants			F-115
Statement of Operations for the period January 1, 2007 through December 13, 2007			F-116
Statement of Changes in Stockholders' Equity for the period January 1, 2007 through December 13, 2007			F-117
Statement of Cash Flows for the period January 1, 2007 through December 13, 2007			F-118
Notes to Financial Statements			F-119

	Fair value measurements at December 31, 2009 using:

	Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets	Significant other observable inputs		Significant unobservable inputs
	Level 1	Level 2		Level 3	Total
Assets:
Commodity Contract Derivatives	Not applicable	$	11.1	Not applicable	$	11.1
Life Insurance Policies	Not applicable	$	0.2	Not applicable	$	0.2

Year Ended December 31,	2009			2008

Net adjustments to pension and other benefit liabilities	$	(44.4	)	$	(36.8	)
Net unrealized derivative gains (losses)		6.1			(4.8	)

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	$	(38.3	)	$	(41.6	)

Unaudited Pro Forma Financial Results	For the Year Ended December 31, 2009		For the Year Ended December 31, 2008			For the Year Ended December 31, 2007

Net Sales	$	868.3	$	746.6		$	681.4
Operating Income		115.4		12.8			28.3
Net Income(Loss)		56.3		(27.6	)		(7.4	)

		2009		2008

Raw Materials		$	26.5	$	26.7
Semi-Finished Products			24.6		31.6
Finished Products			56.4		63.4

	Subtotal		107.5		121.7
	LIFO Adjustment		1.3		1.1

	Total	$	108.8	$	122.8

		2009			2008

Land		$	16.0		$	16.0
Building and Improvements			44.9			44.1
Machinery and Equipment			89.8			74.7
Equipment Leased Under Capital Leases			2.4			1.8
Vehicles			0.3			0.4
Construction in Progress			7.9			7.7

	Subtotal		161.3			144.7
Less: Accumulated Depreciation			(40.1	)		(24.5	)

	Total	$	121.2		$	120.2

		2009 Gross				2009 Net		2008 Gross				2008 Net		Amortization Period

Identifiable Intangible Assets
Tradenames/Trademarks		$	68.8	N/A		$	68.8	$	67.7	N/A		$	67.7
Customer Relationships/Lists			38.9	(7.9	)		31.0		38.2	(5.4	)		32.8	16.6 Years*
License Agreements			8.4	(3.1	)		5.3		8.5	(1.9	)		6.6	7.0 Years*
Unpatented Technology			12.0	(4.0	)		8.0		11.9	(2.1	)		9.8	7.0 Years
Other			3.1	(2.0	)		1.1		3.1	(1.4	)		1.7	4.7 Years*

	Total		131.2	(17.0	)		114.2		129.4	(10.8	)		118.6	12.9 Years*

Total Goodwill and Intangibles		$	228.4	(17.0	)	$	211.4	$	195.8	(10.8	)	$	185.0

Year		Amount

2010		$	5.7
2011			5.8
2012			5.7
2013			5.4
2014			3.4
Thereafter			19.4

	Total	$	45.4

As of December 31,		2009		2008

Current assets		$	2.7	$	1.0
Noncurrent assets			1.4		0.6

	Total assets	$	4.1	$	1.6
Current liabilities		$	1.7	$	0.8
Noncurrent liabilities			—		—
Shareholders' equity			2.4		0.8

	Total liabilities and equity	$	4.1	$	1.6
Company equity investment		$	1.3	$	1.5

		2009		2008

Marketing		$	15.1	$	10.5
Incentive Compensation			15.8		8.8
Excise Tax			3.3		5.3
Payroll & Related Payroll Taxes			9.0		5.1
Interest			12.0		2.0
Escrow			2.2		4.9
Other			30.1		15.9

	Total	$	87.5	$	52.5

	2009			2008

Beginning warranty accrual	$	1.5		$	0.8
Accrual from acquisitions		—			0.5
Current period accruals		4.4			3.6
Current period charges		(4.4	)		(3.4	)

Ending warranty accrual	$	1.5		$	1.5

	2009			2008

FGI 10.25% Senior Secured Notes due 2015	$	275.3		$	—
FGI Credit Facility (ABL Revolver)		—			—
Remington 10.5% Senior Notes due 2011		—			202.1
BFI Subordinated Notes		—			21.4
Remington Term Loan		—			20.3
BFI Term Loans		—			37.5
Remington Credit Facility		—			51.8
BFI Credit Facility		—			—
Capital Lease Obligations		1.4			1.1

Subtotal		276.7			334.2
Less: Current Portion		(0.7	)		(19.2	)

Total	$	276.0		$	315.0

			Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value

Balance December 12, 2007	469,473		$	5.87	178,805

Conversion to AHA Shares	469,473		$	1.65
Granted	10,101			3.96

Balance December 31, 2007	479,574			1.70	178,805
Forfeited	(53,928	)		1.60

Balance December 31, 2008	425,646		$	1.71	137,926

Granted	—			—

Repurchased and Held in Treasury	(55,236	)		1.20

Forfeited and Held in Treasury	(55,570	)		2.63

Balance December 31, 2009	314,840		$	1.64	219,674

		2008

		Number of Awards			Weighted Average Exercise Price
Awards outstanding, January 1, 2008			—			—
	Granted		2,082,703		$	2.55
	Forfeited		(147,213	)		2.55

Awards outstanding, December 31, 2008			1,935,490		$	2.55

Awards vested, December 31, 2008			310,712		$	2.55

Shares available for grant, December 31, 2008			365,797

		2009

		Number of Awards			Weighted Average Exercise Price
Awards outstanding, January 1, 2009			1,935,490		$	2.55
	Granted		170,777			3.32
	Forfeited		(813,654	)		2.55

Awards outstanding, December 31, 2009			1,292,613		$	2.65

Awards vested, December 31, 2009			371,366		$	2.55

Shares available for grant, December 31, 2009			1,008,674

	Awards Outstanding						Awards Vested

Exercise Price	Number of Shares		Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life		Weighted Average Exercise Price		Number of Shares		Weighted Average Exercise Price
$2.55		1,327,814		5.53	$	2.65		371,366	$	2.55