SHOT Show 2018 has just under 2,000 vendors on site this year, so there’s lots of new long-range shooting gear to see. Better yet, the Range Day outing Monday before the show opens has a 1,000-yard range where some vendors provide the opportunity to try new guns, ammo, and gear. Here are some of the interesting long-range shooting products we found this year.
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RISE Armament T121XR 6.5 Creedmoor Rifle – SHOT Show 2018
Published: January 24, 2018 { 0 comments }RISE Armament, traditionally known for their awesome drop-in triggers premiered their new T121XR rifle at the 2018 SHOT Show Range Day. Building upon the success of the .308 Winchester 1121XR Precision Rifle, the T121XR is an AR-10 patterned rifle that is chambered in 6.5 Creedmoor.
.5 MOA Accuracy Guaranteed! The Ritter & Stark SLX – SHOT Show 2018
Published: January 23, 2018 { 9 comments }Ritter & Stark guarantee these rifles to be capable of .5 MOA accuracy. The MSRP of the SLX is $3,635, which at first would appear to be expensive, but when compared to similar European rifles is pretty reasonable.
New Short- and Mini-Action Rifles from Howa – SHOT Show 2018
Published: January 22, 2018 { 8 comments }Two standout new products include the KRG Bravo and the MiniAction Chassis Rifle. Announced late last year these guns represent the next generation of bolt-action rifles.
Federal’s .224 Valkyrie Storms the Market & Savage’s 224 MSR-15 – SHOT Show 2018
Published: January 22, 2018 { 22 comments }If you haven’t heard about the newest Federal premium round, you may be living under a rock. Released in December of 2017, the .224 Valkeryie is slowly gaining traction with long-range precision shooters. The cartridge is based on an .30 Remington/6.8 SPC case. The cartridge will work in your typical bolt-action rifle but it will also work in an AR.
Remington Backs new Model 700 PCR with 3-Shot Sub-MOA Guarantee
Published: January 18, 2018 { 9 comments }Remington is announcing a new Model 700 bolt-action rifle with a custom-style modular precision chassis chambered for .260 Remington, 6.5mm Creedmoor and .308 Winchester.
Ruger Kickin’ 2018 off with Loads of New Rifles and Handguns
Published: January 18, 2018 { 7 comments }Ruger is in a hurry to get 2018 started off right with a solid set of new additions to their catalog, from casual plinkers to hard-hitters.
How to Mount A Scope with Ease
Published: November 8, 2017 { 22 comments }Learn how to mount a scope. If your equipment fails you on the shot of a lifetime, don’t let it be the fault of an over-glorified Walmart greeter.
The Ultimate Whitetail Rifle: Tricking Out Your Bolt Action for Fall
Published: October 12, 2017 { 12 comments }The whitetail deer has to be our most popular big game animal in the Continental Forty-Eight, yet the settings in which we hunt them, and the means with which we hunt them has got to be the most diverse ever. Entire volumes have been written on what makes up the consummate deer gun, and while I’m not going to attempt to define that within this article, I would like to talk about some ideas to optimize your existing deer rifle, or perhaps to choose a different rifle in order to try a different means of deer hunting.
Russians Set New Long Range World Record: 2.6 Miles!
Published: October 11, 2017 { 25 comments }A team of Russian shooters claims it broke the long range world record, shooting a 1-meter target at 4,604 yards or approximately 2.6 miles away!