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By far the most exciting product from Burris is the new spotting scope. The most interesting features include modular eyepieces and the integrated mount for a red dot. Burris will offer different eyepieces that are marked for MIL, MOA and with Burris’ SCR competition reticle.

Falkor Defense has come out swinging with a couple of different products this year. Falkor is most famous for magnum cartridge AR-style rifles, notably in .300 Winchester Magnum. That is a lot of cartidge to get in semi auto, but apparently Falkor fears no challenge.

“The city tried to severely limit where shooting ranges could be located, and they failed,” said Second Amendment Foundation veep Alan Gottlieb.

STI made their name on competition pistols, and this year was no different. In addition to providing the base kit on which probably 95% of the custom race guns are made, STI has their own out of the box ready to go model available now. As the name implies, this year’s model was made with the 3-Gunner in mind.

His final gun-related action as President sought to ban traditional lead ammo on federal grounds and waterways.

The new M249S Para from FN is big, unwieldy and expensive—and lots of fun. With a price tag that is not for the faint of heart, the M249S Para brings a lot of fun semi-auto, belt-fed firepower to the range.

The Glock booth became a clash of titans briefly on SHOT Show range day. An immovable force met an unstoppable object, lightning crashed like a phalanx colliding, and the sea ran red with the blood of heroes. Or something like that. At the very least, two old smokers, one with Glock inc, one with GunsAmerica and a camera crew of misfits, had a pretty kick-ass shoot off.

The Maxim 9 from SilencerCo offers shooters an all-in-one system of a 9mm pistol with an integral suppressor.

Motorcycle enthusiast and reality TV star Jesse James makes firearms. Turns out, they’re pretty rad.