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Twisted Industries https://twisted.industries/shop/ If you look around hard enough at SHOT Show you’ll find some really innovative stuff. Standing 10 feet away you’d never know that Twisted Industries was one of them, but if you stop and ask, “Hey what is all this stuff,” they’ll explain that they make are rimfire conversion kits for some [...]

A fundamental introspective question. Do I need to spend a grand on what appears to be a flimsy electronic gadget that lets me see thermal up to hundreds of yards away? Let’s all join hands and meditate, or maybe medicate if you lean toward the positive.

There are two models, the Target Hound and the Target Hound Max. If you only plan to shoot at 100 yards or less, the regular Target Hound fits targets to 18 inches wide. It will hold both 1×2 strapping and 2×4 standard construction lumber. The base is made to stay stable in a light breeze, so if you want more wind resistance, you can attach longer lumber stringers to the extended legs.

What do you get when you take an old world Italian high grade shotgun and African rifle company and ask them to make guns in 2017 for the new shooters of today? Sabatti Target Rifles. Italians are used to making the best quality almost everything, so it is no surprise that their long range precision target rifles would be meticulous and inventive.

There have been rumblings about this gun for several months now, so it was nice to run across it at a small booth at SHOT. So far the gun has an importer, EAA, and the initial samples have been sent to ATF. That should be smooth sailing to get a gun in hand by later this year. At a pricepoint under $1,000, the gun should do very well in the US market, and we hope to see one soon.

Boyds Gunstocks AT-1 Adjustable Stock https://www.boydsgunstocks.com/ Boyds Gunstocks is far and away the leader in replacement hardwood laminate and solid wood replacement stocks. I own several of their stocks, and am currently working on an M1 Garand project, using a stock I bought from them about a year ago. This year at SHOT, Boyds brought [...]

The Ruger SR556 Takedown is a removable barrel system on an already great piston driven AR. It’s a bit pricey, but the novelty alone isn’t the full story. It also swaps out for .300BK with just a barrel and mag change, and Ruger sells the kit. Not the most accurate weapon once it heats up, but worth a look.

Kahr Arms is best known for concealed carry pistols, and that is exactly what they brought to the party this year. The CM line of pistols has new colors, and some new upgrades. The color is Tungsten Grey, with gray most certainly being the favorite new color of the gun industry. The Kahr Arms Tungsten is a darker gray, with a matte finish. It makes for a beautiful gun, and I am starting to really dig this “guns don’t always have to be black” attitude.

New from Daniel Defense at SHOT Show 2017 is a cool 5.56mm SBR and a new version of their heavy-hitting .308 rifle. Read on to find out more.