Archive for SHOT

PowerBelt AeroLite Bullets

The new Powerbelt AeroLite is specifically designed for the standard 100-grain charge used by most hunters. According company representatives, it is a bullet built to take down whitetails with magnum performance without the magnum recoil. The AeroLite also has a much larger hollow-point cavity than other versions, which maximizes expansion capability while eliminating the weight from the bullet’s core.

January 20, 2011

Mossberg's Turkey Thug Shotgun Line

Mossberg is stepping up its efforts to serve turkey hunters everywhere this year with the new Turkey Thug line of shotguns. There will be four models offered which come complete with the Lightning Pump Action trigger system, adjustable fiber optic sights and an engraving on the reciever that reads "Turkey THUG Series."

January 20, 2011

Benelli's Joe Coogan and the Super Vinci

Benelli USA is maintaining the reputation it gained for marketing genius in 2009 with the introduction of the Vinci with its efforts at the 2011 SHOT Show. They’re calling the newest addition “the evolution of the revolution.” The Super Vinci comes complete with a catchy new commercial, user-friendly website and the aforementioned slogan.  

January 20, 2011

Photos from the Floor, Day 3

Day three is just getting started here in Las Vegas. The floor is filling up once more, as the entire hunting and shooting industry spills into the many exhibit halls at the Sands Expo and Convention Center. It’s hard to describe the chaos that is the SHOT Show, but we’re doing our best to bring you the highlights. Keep checking Twitter for instant updates, and come back to this blog for more action throughout the day.

January 20, 2011

A Guide to the SHOT Show

NRA Publications editors and staff will be part of the thousands of media members (1,804 attended last year) that will descend on Las Vegas, Nev., next week for the world’s  premier exposition of combined firearms, ammunition, archery, cutlery, outdoor apparel, optics, camping and related products and services. They call it SHOT Show.

Here are the dates and times:

January 13, 2011