SHOT Show 2017

I owe a great debt to Mr. Hodnett of Accuracy First/Horus Vision. He taught me things about long range that I would have thought impossible.

Tactical Solutions has long been known for making top notch rimfire components, so this year they took the next logical step. Coming soon, a fully built Tactical Solutions Pistol, the TLP-22.

The Dead Foot Arms Modified Cycle System is a retrofit kit that transforms a standard AR-15 into a folding stock rifle and it shoot with the stock folded.

Tikka got my attention this year with several new rifles, and one deserving of some praise is the Artic. This gun was purpose-built for the Canadian Rangers, who know a thing or two about being cold. These poor bastards train in some of the most inhospitable terrain on earth, and they needed a no-frills rifle that would stand up to that. Tikka stepped up to the plate.

The Benelli Performance Shop guns never fail to electrify. In the past we have seen these special editions tuned up for 3-Gun, sporting clays, and other specialized ventures. This year, Benelli is all about the hunting marker, with three Performance Shop models built just for taking game.

I am not a shotgun connoisseur; that wasn’t really the style in my neighborhood unless we count very illegally sawed off versions. But the Barrett Sovereign shotgun I saw was staggeringly beautiful. If you had told me it was a $20,000 English shotgun, I would have believed it. But, with pricing starting at $2,200 and going up to $6,550, these are great deals for the money.

Nice universal smartphone adapter to turn even cheap binos into a telephoto lens. New 2.0 appears to be phone independent. Very well reviewed around the web looks like a real find at SHOT.

This is a cool magazine device that will do your single stacks with the same tool as a double stack.

Light and novel vertical foregrip that allows you to lock your preferred angle in place. Pricey though.