Velocity Outdoor

Velocity Outdoor began in 1923 as Crosman Rifle Company in Rochester, New York. Bertram Fenner, the Operations Manager for Crosman Brothers Seed Company, reached an agreement with William McLean to produce pellets and an airgun based on McLeans own patented design. Two years later, Frank Hahn purchased Crosman Rifle Company and renamed it Crosman Arms. His son, P.Y. Hahn, becomes the driving force of the company for the next fifty years. The Coleman Company, Inc. acquired Crosman in 1971 and moved Crosmans principal manufacturing facilities to the current location in East Bloomfield, New York. In August 1990, Worldwide Sports and Recreation acquired Crosman. Shortly thereafter, Crosman acquired the Visible Impact Target Company in 1991 and the Benjamin Sheridan Corporation 1992. Benjamin has continued as a dominant U.S. manufacturer of high-end pneumatic and CO2 powered airguns. Sheridan was one of the worlds foremost manufacturers of high quality paintball markers. In January, ...