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I love historic guns and the reproductions of them. One of my favorite of the Italian makers is Davide Pedersoli. I stopped by their booth in the Little Italy section of the SHOT Show floor to check out what was new.

Riflescopes have come a long way in the last ten years. It used to be that only elite hunters paid big money for high quality scopes, and those scopes mostly came from Germany. I don’t know if patents ran out on manufacturing methods, or manufacturing just got that much better overseas, but these days there are a lot of great scopes that are crystal clear even in low light conditions, and they don’t cost big money. You can still spend over $5,000 on a riflescope, but for $1,000 to $2,000 you can get what I’ve found to be as good a scope for a lot less (and sometimes even less than $1,000). This Burris XTR II 4x-20x is made in Malaysia, and I would put it against scopes many times its cost.

I’ve seen some amazing things at this year’s SHOT Show. Some of them I’d guessed were coming. Some of them were completely out in left field. Some of them, though, defy description. These blasters from Battle Arms Development take the Star Wars homage to the next level.

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From DemolitionRanch, “There literally has been no new developments in the art of spear throwing since the cavemen first invented spears….UNTIL NOW!”

Firearms and self-defense expert Massad Ayoob answers five essential self-defense questions.

NRA News Commentator Billy Johnson talks about his relationship with the National Rifle Association, universal background checks, and Hillary 2016.

22plinkster showcases his shooting skills, splitting 2 cards with 1 bullet.

NRA News commentator Colion Noir talks about how he has changed perceptions and shattered stereotypes when it comes to how the public perceives gun owners.