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 McLean’s 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.