I stopped by Schmeisser while walking around the German section at SHOT to see what they were showcasing and saw a weird Glock like thing. Melanie with Schmeisser was able to fill me in on some of the details of their new pistol. The SLP-9 features replaceable back [Read More…]
This year (as I mentioned in another article), I had been pre-contacted for an interview for a company that had a couple of products of interest to me, International Supplies. Also, after publishing a press release for a company selling shooting sticks (earlier this [Read More…]
I have a soft spot for storage things and ways to carry stuff. Probably some off-shoot from my OCD. Anyway, I am drawn to boxes and packs and hard cases whenever I see them. This year, I had been pre-contacted for an interview for a company that had a couple of products [Read More…]
The 5.11 Tactical booth is always a busy place at SHOT, with a wide range of products for a wide range of users. This year is no exception and they are displaying their usual crop of excellent apparel and gear. One of the new items that caught my eye was the Havoc 30 [Read More…]
Interestingly enough I found out about Laser Ammo while I was at the CoolFire booth. One of the guys from Laser Ammo had staged number of their small, laser-reactive targets (Interactive Multi Training Electronic Target System) to be used with the CO2 operated laser [Read More…]
While visiting our friends at Kriss I was pulled into what appeared to be a coat closet to see the newest thing from Kriss. When he pulled out a AR-15 I was a little baffled as to why it was so super top secret but after looking at it closer I was well aware as [Read More…]
Troy’s Pump Action Rifle line is an interesting blend between the modern high speed low drag world and the more traditional world of pump action. With an appearance and controls much like a standard AR, they are pumped to cycle. With tactical rails, they can be [Read More…]
EOTech introduced their new line of conventional rifle scopes during Shot Show 2016. I was told that they have been working on this for the past three years. The new EOTech rifle scopes will be made in Japan and should be available by the August 2016 timeframe. [Read More…]
I was headed past Milkor USA’s booth today to take a look at their lightweight 40mm launcher when a launcher of a whole different aesthetic caught my eye: The 40mm Hydra. With a large hydraulic buffer tube mated to the chamber and barrel, sitting above a grip [Read More…]
ZEV Technologies, a Glock customization shop, had a lot of new things on display for 2016. The first thing I took a look at were their new stainless steel slides in a “Prize Fighter” and “Hex” cut. I really liked the feel of the Hex cut, as [Read More…]
Admittedly, I have always been a big fan of Black Hills Ammunition. I find their ammo to be extremely accurate and of a very high quality, and have done very well with it in competitions while using it against other competitors using handloads. That being said, I [Read More…]
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.
While I was trolling the lanes at SHOT I happened upon a cool little booth offering a system for dry firing with a difference from any other system I had seen on the floor—it enables you to train with recoil. The system at the heart is very simple—it is a barrel [Read More…]
Smith & Wesson’s big announcement at the show was something concealed carriers have been asking after for years now: An M&P Bodyguard 380 with no manual thumb safety. This would perhaps have been a much bigger announcement than it was, had the company [Read More…]
Remington, America’s oldest gun company, and also several of its newest, since the Freedom Group consolidation, had a massive presence at the 2016 SHOT Show. Its booth was seemingly an avatar incarnated of the true nature of the company itself: A conglomerate of [Read More…]
I had the opportunity tody to speak with Bob Faxon owner of Faxon Firearms. Much of our conversation surrounded the last year and the products of the coming year. To begin Faxon is now selling AR15 uppers which will retail at $699.00. They sport free floated barrels in [Read More…]
There were a number of Turkish companies at SHOT, specifically three that I came across while on the lower level. There might have been more among the booths, but these were the ones that I was able to make contact with. You might notice that Uzkon and Deryra have very [Read More…]
Jerimiah Cohen was displaying his production ready .45 ACP Kalashnikov pistol at SHOT, in the KG Industries booth on the upper level. KG coatings is a company that makes a number of firearm coatings and has been around since the 1960s, when the SEALs were looking for a [Read More…]
FNH USA – Fabrique Nationale d’Herstal, which is French for National Factory of Herstal – was founded in 1889. The company was founded for the purpose of producing 150,000 Mauser Model 89 rifles that were requested by the Belgian Government. It [Read More…]
The newest guns from FN have arrived. And by new I mean the prototypes just hit their booth at SHOT, at the tail-end of the week. These two guns are so new there aren’t any spec sheets, no media kits, nothing whatsoever. Just two pistols in two different calibers [Read More…]
Reproduction firearms have always occupied a portion of the shooting market, for a variety of reasons. Many competitions are based around old firearms, such as the Single Action Army Shooting Society in the sport of cowboy action shooting. Other shooters simply want to [Read More…]
Brandon from The AK Guy was out at SHOT with his design for his AK50, a Kalashnikov inspired .50 BMG rifle. He only came out with it on the second day of SHOT, because he ran into some trouble with the regulations, but not the law. The hotel he was in has rules about [Read More…]
Sun Devil MFG has come out with a twin AR called the Double Devil. It is two AR lower receivers attached to a solid upper receiver. At first glance it looks like two upper receivers connected by two bridges. The bridges are not separate. The upper receivers are [Read More…]
I’ve long been a fan of Kestrel’s handheld weather meters. They are one of the coolest gadgets around and, thanks to their specific set of instruments, one of the few electronic devices that isn’t getting replaced by an app on a smartphone. I’ve [Read More…]
DSA had notable news for SHOT 2016: First, DSA’s 7.5lb (!) titanium FAL is going into production this quarter. This ultra-light, ultra premium FAL is going to have an MSRP of $3,000. Second, DSA’s RPDs are being phased out due to labor costs. They have an [Read More…]
Schmidt & Bender is a world leader in scopes and optics, and this year at SHOT Show they came through with another amazing scope in the PMII 3-27x56mm Digital BT rifle scope. Whenever I visit their booth I am always impressed, and this year was no different. It is [Read More…]
RISE Armament of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, started out as a manufacturer of firearms parts for many of the gun makers in the industry. Over time, they began to see opportunities and they turned their manufacturing expertise and strict quality assurance to making their own [Read More…]
EAA (European American Army) Corp. has some new items and some updated items at SHOT Show 2016. EAA has a polymer 1911 in 45 and soon in 9mm. The .45acp version retails for $580. Last June I posted about the ABDO conceal carry box. It is a large box disguised as [Read More…]
JP Enterprises makes high end race gun AR-15s. My friend Tom has three of them. I have played with them and they are amazing. Especially the .22LR one he has. On display they have this Iron Patriot styled AR-15. JP has moved away from traditional charging handles in [Read More…]
It is no lie that I am a fan of Primary Weapons Systems rifles. I own both their “Modern Musket” (which is the base of my 3-Gun Rifle), and the Mark 216 (which is actually my first AR-10). I stopped by their booth for a chat even though I wasn’t planning to cover [Read More…]
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