FRIDAY, MARCH 15, 2019   ■   INDUSTRY

Taurus Awards Sports South Distributor of the Year

(Miami, FL) – Taurus®, a leading manufacturer of handguns for personal defense, hunting, and competition shooting, is pleased to announce that Sports South LLC has been selected as the Taurus 2018 Distributor of the Year. The award was presented to Sports South LLC at the 2019 SHOT show for the company's outstanding performance in sales and customer support.

Based in Shreveport, LA, and established in 1841, Sports South LLC is one of the oldest firearms and sporting goods distributors in the U.S. Retailers throughout the country rely on Sports South LLC to provide convenient ordering and on-time delivery of a broad range of outdoor products, including optics, ammunition, shooting and hunting accessories, and quality firearms such as Taurus pistols and revolvers.

"All of us at Taurus value the relationships we build with our distributors," said Carlos Vazquez-Pausa, Taurus VP of Sales, "and we appreciate the hard work they put in to ensure their retailers have uninterrupted access to the Taurus firearms that end consumers are looking for. The folks at Sports South leverage over a century and a half of expertise, living up to their mission of 'providing the right product to the right place at the right time,' and it shows. That's why we are pleased to present Sports South the 2018 Taurus Distributor of the Year Award."

Sporting goods retailers interested in acquiring Taurus handguns through Sports South LLC can contact the company at (800) 338-3845 or go to theshootingwarehouse.com.

Pictured in the attached photo (left to right): Harry Spots, Proactive Sales, Skipper Dickson, President Sports South, David Blenker, CEO Taurus.

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About Taurus:

Taurus Holdings, Inc. (“Taurus”) and its subsidiaries continues to evolve and produce revolutionary new products. In addition, new standards for quality and efficiency help deliver reliable and affordable guns to the market. Taurus is based in Miami, Florida. Taurus is owned by Taurus Armas, S.A. which is a publicly traded company based in Brazil. Taurus Armas S.A. manufactures a wide variety of consumer and industrial products that are distributed worldwide. For additional information, visit www.taurususa.com.

Pictured, left to right: Harry Spots, Proactive Sales, Skipper Dickson, President Sports South, David Blenker, CEO Taurus.

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