Archive for SHOT Show 2011

Trijicon RMR

Tom Kane of Trijicon discusses the advantages of the new RMR site, which features adjustable dot intensity depending on surroundings and a potential battery life of almost 4 years.‬

January 26, 2011

Crosman MAR .177 and Rogue .357

Chip Hunnicutt and Terry Neumaster of Crosman talk about the two newest additions to the airgun product line with the Modular Adaptive Rifle (MAR) 177 and Benjamin Rogue in .357. The MAR is a drop-in upper designed for competition-quality performance with no additional modifications to your existing AR lower, while the Benjamin Rogue is a .357 caliber air gun.

January 25, 2011

The Beretta A400 Xplor Light

American Hunter Managing Editor Jeff Johnston was on hand to stop by the Beretta booth and get a feel for the new A400 Xplor Light shotgun. Weighing in at a paltry 6.2 pounds, the Xplor Light's aluminum alloy receiver helps keep heft down without sacrificing any strength. On top of the low weight, the Xplor Light features Beretta's Blink cycling system, designed to work cleaner and faster than most other semi-automatics on the market.

January 21, 2011

The Burris Eliminator Laserscope

Burris' Raquel Houghton walks viewers through the operation of the Eliminator Laserscope, designed to allow users to simply program the scope and have it determine the perfect holdover point. The shot that used to take so much guesswork is as easy as squeezing the trigger.

January 20, 2011

Kristy Lee Cook's Goin' Country, Season 2

Kristy Lee Cook talks about the exciting upcoming season of her hit show, "Goin' Country" on the Versus network. Season 2 will feature even more great guests, hunts and action.

January 20, 2011

Umarex's New 1911 and Airguns

Umarex was excited to announce its new Regent 1911 pistols, which feature a lowered ejection port, wide beavertail safety, Hogue grips and, best of all, an MSRP of $499.

January 19, 2011

Federal Premium Guard Dog Ammo

Federal Premium has announced its newest personal-defense ammunition: Guard Dog Home Defense.

January 19, 2011

CZ P07 Duty and CZ 455 Lux

The CZ-USA P-07 Duty in 9mm Luger and .40 Smith & Wesson, a new addition to the company's handgun family, has all the accuracy of the CZ 75 with the added benefit of the new Omega trigger system. This versatile, compact top seller can be easily converted from a manual safety model to a decocker model.

January 19, 2011

The Micro 9 Class Escalates: Kimber's Solo 9

I knew Kimber had a handgun of import, but sources inside the company were silent as to what it actually was. Those Kimber guys can really keep a secret. Pleasant surprises are few and far between these days, but the Kimber Solo 9 is indeed one. The Yonkers, New York, manufactured gun is recoil-operated six-round-capacity 9 mm that is 5 ½" long with a 2.7" barrel that weigh only 19 ounces without ammunition. It is a striker-fired design with 90 percent of the striker being pre-loaded on slide movement, making for an excellent trigger. It comes with an ambidextrous safety, three dot sights and is available in stainless on silver anodized frame or a two-tone. It is handsome gun worthy of the Kimber name … and well worth the wait. The Kimber guys, despite its short barrel and mere 4.4” sight radius, that the little gun is extremely accurate. The frames is of 7075-T7 aluminum and the slide is of stainless steel. It resembles a Model 1903 Colt with an M1911 grip angle, and the all silver-tone gun looks like an AMT Back-Up with a touch of class. The best ergonomic part of the gun is the raduised angle at the top rear of the grip strap. It is wide and smooth, and this might be one of the most shootable guns in the class. Only range time will tell.

January 19, 2011

Winchester PDX1 Defender

Winchester PDX1 Defender

January 18, 2011

SIG556 R

SIG Sauer had their new SIG556 R on hand to show off, and with good reason. Based on the SIG556 platform, the SIG556 R is chambered in 7.62x39 mm, and features a gas-piston, rotating bolt operating system. The 1 in 9.5" twist in the 16-inch barrel helps to give it greater accuracy than standard AK-style rifles. Originally designed with the special forces operator in mind, the SIG556 R is designed to accept most AK magazines. The MSRP is $1266.

January 18, 2011

New Period-Accurate Colt M1911

In celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Model 1911, Colt has announced a new, limited-edition, period-accurate M1911 pistol.

January 18, 2011

The Kel-Tec KSG Shotgun

SHOT Show 2011 provided the perfect opportunity to get an up-close look at Kel-Tec's anticipated KSG, one of the first bullpup shotguns to hit the market. Looking very similar to the RFB, the KSG is Kel-Tec's first attempt at a pump-action shotgun, and, in addition to being a bullpup, features dual magazine tubes, each offering a capacity of 7 2 3/4-inch 12-gauge shells. This gives the gun a 14+1 capacity total, though the magazine tubes have to be manually selected in order to chamber rounds. On top of its unusual bullpup shotgun design, the KSG ejects empty shells downward instead of towards a certain side.

January 18, 2011

John Zent Named Zeiss Outdoor Writer of the Year

Editorial Director of NRA Publications John Zent was awarded the prestigious honor by Carl Zeiss Sports Optics for his years of service to shooting and hunting.

January 17, 2011

John Zent Wins 2010 Outdoor Writer of the Year

Editorial Director for NRA Publications awarded prestigious honor by Carl Zeiss Sports Optics

January 17, 2011