My SHOT Show predictions: I suck
A few days before SHOT I made seven predictions on what would and would not be launched at SHOT. SayUncle agreed to take on the prestigious role of unbiased judge and has given me my score:
1. Ruger will not launch an AR-15. Correct
2. A new cartridge will be unveiled. FAIL (a new cartridge was launched just before SHOT but it is not yet a production cartridge)
3. A non-autoloader rifle will chamber the .30 Remington AR (.30 RAR) cartridge. FAIL
4. Magpul will demo some whizz-bang concept gun. FAIL
5. Ruger LCP available in 9mm. FAIL
7. A new bullpup bolt action rifle will be released. FAIL
6. Ruger Mini-14 will get a minor upgrade but not what people where hoping for. FAIL
8. A 4th Generation Glock, if launched, will not convince any 1911 fanboy that plastic is cool. Correct
So that is a 2/8. Cerberus will not be employing me as a gun industry analyst anytime soon 😉
I can’t believe Remington did not convince anyone, including their bolt-action rifle division, to chamber a rifle in .30 RAR – new cartridges sell rifles. Ruger dropped the ball by not launching a 9mm LCP. I will be saving my bullpup bolt rifle prediction for next year.
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I will toss in my vote for #6 being correct. Yes, it's obviously a step up from the TAPCO-stocked previous tactical Mini-14s, but the new ones aren't what I would consider a "major" release.
A bolt action bullpup would take some serious engineering on the charging handle.