SHOT Show Archives

After several years of waiting and watching the market, Nosler has seen fit to throw their industry expertise into the lightweight, mountain-hunting rifle arena.

They took their best AK’s and TP9 pistols and sent them to several different custom shops and told them to go wild. The various shops created custom furniture, fluted barrels, refined triggers–the works.

CZ-USA has released two updated shotguns, the double-barrelled Bobwhite G2 and the new camo and synthetic stock version of the CZ 1012.

The Virtus weighs and handles almost exactly the same as its centerfire counterpart which makes it a very affordable training and teaching tool.

Savage Arms is expanding their high-end AR-pattern rifles with the new MSR 10 Competition HD chambered for .308 Winchester.

Roughly two years ago, Beretta opened a new factory in Gallatin, Tennessee. This year to commemorate the new factory Beretta has released their 92G Brigadier Volunteer in 9mm. A company representative indicated there will only be 1000 or so of these commemorative pistols made.

Colts new Combat CCO

Tactical Solutions dropped two new products at the 2019 SHOT Show and both look promising.

MantisX has been developing hardware and software to help make dryfire sessions more productive.

Zeiss Rangefinding Bino’s

Eberlestock has been in the hunting/military pack industry far longer than most currently existing companies and they have a huge selection of great packs to show for it. This SHOT Show they released yet another: the F53 Tomahawk.

ADG brass is great because, as I have mentioned, they produce a few cartridges that nobody else really offers. Second, ADG brass is manufactured through a stringent process which leads to brass that is more precise, uniform and holds up through more reloads. The brass is formed through the traditional drawn method.

The new American XTR III by Burris.

At the 2019 SHOT Show we got a chance to talk with Springfield’s Rob Leatham. A competitive-shooting extraordinaire, Rob breaks down the right way to grip a pistol.

One reason that the Ugly Suppressor is so cool is because the gasses are not designed to stay trapped within the suppressor itself. Instead, the gasses flow through an elongated path which allow them to cool without generating extra back pressure. This suppressor design is perfect for semi-auto guns because the ejection speed is not affected by a pressure spike.

Ounces is pounds. The boys at Battle Arms have cut out every possible ounce of their new titanium Gen. 2 OIP to bring to the market a truly light AR.

Nightforce listened to its customers and just prior to SHOT Show a new mil-based reticle was unveiled, called the Mil-XT.

CZ-USA’s P-10 is not a new pistol. The subcompact, compact and full frame models have die-hard fans. What is new is that these guns are now made in the USA, and they’re now optics-ready out of the box.

This year at the 2019 SHOT Show Norma rolled out several new product lines dedicated to hunting, self-defense, and target shooting.

A fine rimfire gun can be an heirloom, and CZ-USA’s rimfires are well known as quality guns. Their are set to replace the 455s. They are the ideal update to an already terrific gun. The new Push-To-Fire-Safety allows you to unload the gun with the safety engaged. The trigger is adjustable and very good right [...]

To really appreciate the LEAP/MAG you need to handle a rifle with one.  It keeps the balance of the weapon and doesn’t get in the way of operation. 

Like the other rangefinders, the binoculars can wirelessly pair with several of their scopes using SIG’s BDX – Ballistic Data Xchange – system.

Targeting precision rifle competitors and those that just want one of the very best chassis that you can get, the Magpul Pro 700 chassis is now available for long action Remington 700 and clone actions.

Steyr obviously listened and took action to shooter inputs on their The L9- A1 pistol and the result is an upgraded A2 MF. The changes made on the A2 MF take Steyr’s 9mm to the next level. The A2 MF still has the low bore axis and comfortable feel of the old model but now [...]

FightLite’s Raider pistol isn’t new this year, but True Pearce did get to shoot it at the range day during SHOT Show. It’s an AR pistol available in 5.56 or 300 BLK. You can mount any AR upper and then use their proprietary bolt with the lower.

Smith & Wesson took the Thompson Center T/CR 22 and made it better. They gave it a Performance Center makeover that aims to squeeze every bit of accuracy out of the rifle.

Quick overview of Lyman’s new for 2019 reloading products

This year sees Vortex bringing out some exciting new products that every long range hunter, sportsman, or long range shooter can appreciate.

One of the more anticipated rifles from FN has been the SCAR 20S, based on their Mk 20 SSR (Sniper Support Rifle) that’s been in service with special operations forces since 2010.