News in the gun business doesn’t always come in big gulps. Sometimes there are small tid-bits of interesting developments that don’t warrant a full story, but are nonetheless interesting.

• Trijicon has ceased labeling their ACOG sights sold through military contract with a Biblical reference after a media frenzy denounced the practice. Spare me. I’ve owned ACOG sights for years and never bothered to read the serial number, let alone get out my decoder ring to see if there’s a hidden message.

• Vltor prevailed in a patent infringement suit against Magpul, although no details of the out-of-court settlement were disclosed. Vltor is an Arizona-based manufacturer of accessories for the AR-15/M16.

• SureFire also came out on top in a lawsuit against Advanced Armaments Corp. for false claims in advertising in an out-of-court settlement, the details of which were not disclosed. The advertisement in question pertained to sound suppressors.

• Winchester has received a contract from Immigration, Customs & Enforcement (ICE), a division of the Dept. Of Homeland Security, to provide 200 million rounds over five years. The contract specified a 135 grain JHP bullet in .40 S&W.

• Davidson’s is offering a limited run of 250 Smith & Wesson Model 17, the K-22 Masterpiece. This re-release of a classic .22 target revolver comes with a 6-inch barrel, blued finish and square-butt target grips.

• Aimpoint has won another U.S. military contract, continuing their stellar run of 12 consecutive years of supplying what the Army calls a “Close Combat Optic” (CCO) to America’s armed forces. The latest contract calls for over 500,000 M68 sights. Trijicon and EOTech have also received U.S. military contracts for CCO sights.