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Industry Day at the Range | SHOT 2017
The Firearm Blog was very productive day at the SHOT 2017 Industry Range Day. Below are some photo highlights of the day, as well as some interesting and innovative products!
Posts by Thomas Gomez
Thomas Gomez currently resides in the mountains of central New Mexico. He has an M.B.A, an Ar-15/M16/M4 armorer certification from Specialized Armament Warehouse as well as a Glock armorer certification. Aside from writing for The Firearm Blog he works as a Clinical Analyst for a large Hospital. He spends his free time farming, ranching, hiking, fly-fishing and hunting in the beautiful forests and prairies of New Mexico. He can be reached at LOADTHATBIPOD@gmail.com
THE FIX | SHOT 2017
When Kevin Brittingham, former owner of Advanced Armament Corporation, started a new company called “Q”, it created a lot of buzz in the Industry. Several weeks ago, a friend of mine forwarded me a picture of a rifle that the Company was working on. THE FIX, is a [Read More…]
Civilian Force Arms | SHOT 2017
Walking around Range Day, I got to take a close look at Civilian Force Arms. Civilian Force Arms was started several years ago, by Yonas Hagos, a Sudanese born American, who served during the Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom campaigns. Being an [Read More…]
Legacy Sports International | SHOT 2017
Legacy Sports International had several new interesting rifles they debuted at the SHOT 2017 Range Day. Present were the new Howa Chassis Rife, as well as the Howa Mini Action Rifle, chambered in 7.62×39. The Firearm Blog got an early look at both the Howa Chassis [Read More…]
L.A.G Tactical Kydex holsters | SHOT 2017
There are a lot of companies making Kydex holster and products, but none seem as eager to rapidly meet the needs of the industry as L.A.G Tactical. Walking around during Range Day, I had the pleasure of visiting the L.A.G Tactical booth and getting a look at their [Read More…]
CMMG MkW ANVIL .458 SOCOM | SHOT 2017
Leveraging their proprietary POWERBOLT technology found on the CMMG MUTANT, CMMG is now offering a rifle chambered in 458 SOCOM. The CMMG MkW ANVIL, is an Ar-15 patterned rifle that features an adjustable gas system, and a mid sized receiver that falls in between the [Read More…]
Gear Review: Kinetic Research Group Whiskey-3 Chassis
I officially started writing for The Firearm Blog in January of 2013, although the first article I wrote was a guest post published on May 2nd of 2011. One of the first items that I requested to test was a chassis stock from Kinetic Research Group. My editor Phil said [Read More…]
Gun Review: Howas New Chassis Rifle in 6.5 Creedmoor
I recently had the pleasure of testing out Howa’s new HCR, or Howa Chassis Rifle. The Howa HCR is built using a Howa 1500 Heavy Barreled action and an Accurate Mag aluminum rifle chassis. For testing I received a model chambered in 6.5 Creedmoor. Testing the Howa [Read More…]
Howa Announces New HCR Chassis Rifle
Legacy Sports International, recently announced the new Howa HCR, or Howa Chassis Rifle. The Howa HCR sits in an aluminum chassis, and features and Ar-15 style grip and a fully adjustable LUTH-AR MBA-3 stock. The Howa Chassis Rifle will be available in .223/5.56, .243 [Read More…]
Gun Review: Howa MiniAction Rifle
During the SHOT 2016 Range day I had the pleasure of firing Howa’s new MiniAction series of rifles. Howa rifles, which are imported by Legacy Sports and made in Japan, come in a plethora of calibers and configurations. The MiniAction series is available in .204 Ruger, [Read More…]
[Gear Review] Great gear that costs $40 or less
High quality gear and accessories do not have to be expensive. Over the last couple years I have had the pleasure of getting to use some outstanding products that were fairly inexpensive, yet yielded an incredible amount of value and utility. Below are 4 quality [Read More…]
Scope Review: ATN HD 3-12 X-Sight Digital Night Vision rifle scope
If you live in a state that allows the use of night vision for hunting, the ATN X-Sight HD digital night vision riflescope would be an excellent choice of optic. The ATN X-Sight HD series of night vision rifle scopes are digital night vision scopes. These scopes do not [Read More…]
[SHOT 2016] Most innovative products for SHOT 2016
SHOT 2016 was an amazing experience. Below are some pictures I took during SHOT show. This picture set will feature the most innovative products that I PERSONALLY saw. This will be my last SHOT related article. Going back to gear and gun reviews for the rest of the [Read More…]
[SHOT 2016] Hunter A2 Electronic Ear Protection
Walking around SHOT show this year I came across a neat set of hearing protection. The Hunter A2, manufactured by Hunter Electronic is a low profile, active electronic solution for protecting an end users hearing. Up until SHOT show, I was not aware of this company, [Read More…]
[SHOT 2016] Kinetic Development Group
At SHOT show this year, if I had to pick one company that had the best accessories for the FN SCAR platform, hands down, it would be Kinetic Development Group. Aside from accessories for the FN SCAR platform, Kinetic Development Group also makes some neat accessories [Read More…]
[SHOT 2016] Clipdraw
Love the concept or hate the concept, Clipdraw is now offering their Belt Clip for the Smith and Wesson Shield, Glock 42, Glock 43, Ruger LCP and Springfield XDS. The Clipdraw Belt Clip works by securing a metal clip to the pistol. Since the metal clip indexes along the [Read More…]
[SHOT 2016] Nemo Arms
NEMO Arms had some neat products this year at SHOT. NEMO Arms, based out of Montana, is famous for their large bore semi-automatic AR patterned rifles. NEMO Arms first distinguished themselves in the Industry with their semi automatic Omen rifle chambered in 300 [Read More…]
[SHOT 2016] Rifles Only Gear
Rifles Only had some neat products this year at SHOT. Rifles Only, based out of Kingsville Texas, is a premier training facility for long range rifle shooting and training. Aside from long range shooting, Rifles Only also offers classes for carbine, long range hunting, [Read More…]
[SHOT 2016] Day 3 round up.
SHOT 2016 Day 3 has come to an end. Below are some pictures I took during Day 3 of SHOT show. I will not be covering Day 4. Heading back to New Mexico tomorrow. Great show.
[SHOT 2016] Lucid Optics
Lucid Optics has released some new products for 2016. The Lucid SC9 spotting scope and the L7 1-6x rifle scope join their existing catalog. I got to handle both of these optics this year at SHOT. Lucid SC9 Compact Spotting Scope The SC9 is a compact spotting scope that [Read More…]
[SHOT 2016] Billet Rifle Systems
Billet Rifle Systems presented several very neat products at SHOT 2016. Billet Rifle Systems is known for producing billet style, Ar-15 80% lower receivers as well as complete rifles. 80% lower receivers are not considered firearms by the Bureau of Alcohol tobacco and [Read More…]
[SHOT 2016] Day 2 round up!
SHOT 2016 Day 2 has come to an end. Below are some pictures I took during Day 2 of SHOT show.
[SHOT 2016] Troy GAU-5/A/A Rifle
A student of the development of the M4, M4A1 and MK18 rifles knows that the lineage of these guns goes back to the Vietnam era with the Colt 629. The United States Army bought the Colt 629 and designated it the XM177E2. The United States Air Force bought the Colt 629 [Read More…]
[SHOT 2016] Streamlight PROTAC Rail Mount lights
Streamlight is now offering two rail mounted lights specific for rifles. The PROTAC Rail Mount 1 and the PROTAC Rail Mount 2 join an impressive catalog of products. The PROTAC Rail Mount series have a mount machined on to the main body of the light and include a [Read More…]
[SHOT 2016] Day 1 round up!
SHOT 2106 Day 1 has come to an end. Below are some pictures of Range Day and Day 1 of SHOT show. Some are humorous, some are neat. Great Day Overall! Looking forward to Day 2.
[SHOT 2016 Range Day] Howa MINI ACTION series
At the SHOT 2016 Media day Howa premiered their new Mini Action series of rifles in 6.5 Grendel. The Mini Action series features an action that is 12% shorter than a 6.9″ action. These rifles are incredibly lightweight and very compact. The two models I got to [Read More…]
[SHOT 2016 Range Day] EOTech Vudu Precision Rifle Scopes
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…]
[SHOT 2016 Range Day] MINOX ZP-8
One scope to rule them all is how I would describe the MINOX ZP-8. Walking by their booth on SHOT Range Day, I was approached by a friendly MINOX representative who said, “Want to see a cool riflescope?” “Sure!” I responded. The MINOX [Read More…]
[SHOT 2016 Range Day] Browning BXC Controlled Expansion Ammunition
2016 will see a new line of ammunition for Browning Ammunition. Walking around the SHOT 2016 Media day, I had the chance to talk to the Browning representative about the BXC Controlled Expansion product line. The BXC Controlled Expansion series is designed for big game [Read More…]
[SHOT 2016 Range Day] Fabryka Broni MSBS 556K
Though I didn’t get to shoot the fabled bullpup version of the FB MSBS 556, I did get to shoot the FB MSBS 556K at SHOT 2016 Range Day. Drawing largely from the Magpul Masada, the version of the FB MSBS 556 that I got to shoot was the conventional model, or K [Read More…]