Quarter Circle 10 had a very strong line up this year at their booth consisting of several flavors of AR pistols chambered in pistol calibers. Danny walked me through the lineup of their pistols that accept Glock magazines and feature a last round hold open. Currently [Read More…]
Up until now, if you were/are in any of the world’s militaries with lax enough regulations, or are perhaps just a conniving junior enlisted warrior, then you would know that you really only had two options to record those training live fire ranges that you can [Read More…]
Steel Core Designs has a great looking long range rifle they have on display this year at SHOT. The Cyclone is geared to the tactical/military shooter with innovative features that will help a shooter hit what they are aiming for. The designer of the rifle Stephen ran [Read More…]
This year I was fortunate enough to have my wife attend with SHOT with me (though she was in a buyer role), and she asked why there was hardly any coverage on products for the ladies. Well, sheesh, good point. Her biggest issue is finding a concealment option that will [Read More…]
It looks like I am a bit fixated on the 1911 today. While I was trying to find my way around the labyrinth that they call SHOT Show I ran across Roberts Defense and decided to take a look at a name I had not previously heard. I am grateful that I did because the [Read More…]
iMarksman iMarksman is a pretty cool company that makes a training system that can accommodate a number of ways to “dry fire” train. At the root of the system is a simple digital camera, some software, and the use of a laser. What I got to see today was quite a bit [Read More…]
Black Dawn has come up with a light weight entry level 3 gun that won’t break the bank. When the rep Tim was walking me through the rifle’s features I was thinking to myself that this thing is going to cost a fortune. When I asked the MSRP he replied with [Read More…]
We’ve published a couple of press releases around the “tactical furniture” concept. The problem is that you can only get so much detail from a press kit, and I always wondered exactly how well they were constructed. They had a small display at Industry [Read More…]
Not long ago I reviewed the superb Arsenal Firearms Strike One pistol. While I really enjoyed it there were a few areas that I felt could be improved. When I went to the Prime booth I was surprised when I saw what appeared to be a modified Strike One hanging on the [Read More…]
Tactical Solutions is a company that focuses on innovating in the field of rimfire firearms. Their booth at the show was filled with plinkers of every shape, size, and color, and it would take several posts to cover all their different offerings in depth. The company [Read More…]
Earlier this year I got in a prototype Torkmag for review that failed in a rather epic manner while loading it to the 50 round capacity. I stopped by Jarret’s booth to see if he had made any progress on addressing the issues that I experienced and was pleased [Read More…]
Lone Wolf has some interesting new products. Their Alpha Wolf series of barrels are American made with Black Nitride coatings. They come in standard or threaded variations. They are made for the most popular Glock models such as the 17, 19, 22, 23, 21. Nothing yet for [Read More…]
Hill & Mac Gunworks brought to the show their brand new rifle, the HMG Sturmgewehr, a reproduction of the famous German StG-44 assault rifle of World War II. The company bought prototypes of three different configurations of the new gun, the STG-N, a rifle, the [Read More…]
In a show that so far seems short on major announcements, Kalashnikov USA, the orphaned official importer of Kalashnikov Concern products to the USA, announced a brand new rifle design, based on the AK, but featuring radically updated external aesthetics and ergonomics. [Read More…]
We have taken a look at the SCCY CPX-1 here at The Firearm Blog previously but when I walked past the booth and saw a rainbow of colors i had to snap a photo to share with you. SCCY is known for having one of the best warranties in the industry. Not only is it [Read More…]
Not long ago Magpul released the Tejas belt to the shooting public. Being a Magpul nut I really was looking forward to seeing the belt in person. I have had a hard time finding a quality gun belt that looks like a standard belt for some time I hope that Magpul’s [Read More…]
Arsenal, Inc, importer of highly regarded Bulgarian AK-pattern rifles, was present at the show, displaying two rifles hot off the production lines: An SLR-104 and an SAM7SF with barrels threaded for 14.5×1 LH twist threads, to accept suppressors. These rifles were [Read More…]
Do you want to shoot in any condition? Do you not want to buy a crap ton of ammo? Do you still want to get better? FN has you covered. For the sum of $3000 FN will sell you a Dry and live fire training system that tracks the movement of your muzzle and the […] [Read More…]
I was making my way to another appointment at SHOT when the Mako Group/FAB Defense booth caught my eye. The first thing I checked out was their new “Scorpus” line of holsters, made of glass-reinforced polymer. These are a retention holster that indexes [Read More…]
It is no secret that Crossbreed revolutionized the holster industry years ago by getting everyone and their mother to buy one of their famed Supertuck, myself included. While the old favorite is still very valid today Crossbreed felt the need to continue innovating. [Read More…]
The Raven Range Capri pants from 5.11 Tactical make a lot of sense for woman who enjoy wearing yoga pants and would like to wear them to the range. These “tactical yoga pants” have two features not seen in “classic” yoga pants: wide belt loops [Read More…]
It appears I am on a bit of a 1911 kick this week as I ran across a company making some truly outstanding hand fitted 1911s and couldn’t help but stop and talk to them a bit. Before I get too far into things I want to give a shout out to the gunsmith that [Read More…]
It’s not your typical SHOT Show new product post, but it’s interesting. A chat with SilencerCo and President Jonathon Shults at the company’s booth quickly found its way to addressing the booth’s walls – specifically, what was on them. [Read More…]
New for 2016 from Inland Manufacturing is the M1 Carbine Pistol the company is calling the Advisor model. The Advisor is based on a model that actually harkens back to the Vietnam era. At that time many in the military were customizing their M1 carbines by cutting the [Read More…]
If there’s one thing all gun owners have, it’s ammo – lots and lots of ammo. Finding ways to store said ammunition can be a bit of a challenge, especially if you’re looking at longterm storage or reloading. Thin cardboard boxes, although capable [Read More…]
CAA was at SHOT and was heavily promoting their Roni pistol conversion kits. For those of you who aren’t familiar, the Roni is a kit that accepts a pistol (Glock is their most popular model, for example), and gives the shooter some advantages lacked by the pistol [Read More…]
Nightforce Optics announced the new SHV 4-14×50 F1 rifle scope at SHOT Show this year. The SHV (Shooter, Hunter, and Varminter) series is aimed at providing Nightforce quality at a price more affordable to most customers. The SHV 4-14×50 F1 rifle scope is a [Read More…]
As everyone knows, SHOT booths will often hire some attention-getting promotional models to attract the heavily-male industry to their booths, or sometimes, there are women that work in the company who have technical or marketing expertise, and who also manage to draw [Read More…]
EOTech is now offering a line of precision rifle scopes. The brand new Vudu series includes 3 models: EOTech Vudu 1-6x The Vudu 1-6x is a First Focal Plane scope. The Vudu 1-6 has a 30mm tube and a 24mm objective lens. It has an illuminated reticle and .5 MOA or .2 MIL [Read More…]
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