{"id":3517,"date":"2016-01-23T14:40:46","date_gmt":"2016-01-23T18:40:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/?page_id=3517"},"modified":"2016-01-23T14:40:46","modified_gmt":"2016-01-23T18:40:46","slug":"shot-show-2016-part-5","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/shot-show-2016-part-5\/","title":{"rendered":"SHOT SHOW 2016, PART 5"},"content":{"rendered":"

The firearms industry\u2019s premier trade show closed Friday at 4 PM, and stats show it was the second largest in the organization\u2019s history. Sponsor NSSF, the National Shooting Sports Foundation, reported over 64,000 attendees.\u00a0 It should be noted that this is a closed program for industry people only, primarily firearms retailers.\u00a0 There were more than 1600 vendor booths.<\/p>\n

All of us here are glad that the \u201cmiles of aisles\u201d are done. The Evil Princess\u2019 FitBit told her she walked six miles in just one day.\u00a0 When I was interviewed for the Guns America video blog today, the cameraman told me he was averaging 15 miles a day of walking through the Show.<\/p>\n

An update on the much-discussed Kimber revolver from Kimber consultant Grant Cunningham, whom I\u2019ve mentioned before, is here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"SHOT_5_01\"One of the neatest accessories I\u2019ve seen here comes from Racking Assist, LLC (RackingAssist.com<\/a>) . \u00a0There are lots of folks who for whatever reason have difficulty activating the slide of a semiautomatic pistol. Inventor Russ Hoeffken came up with an ingenious device to facilitate this.<\/p>\n

See pix.\u00a0 Go to the website.<\/p>\n

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Glock pistol with Rack Assist at right…<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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\"SHOT_5_03\"<\/a>
…muzzle is placed on device as shown…<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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\"SHOT_5_04\"<\/a>
…quick downward movement of hand on gun allows even debilitated user to apply body weight and activate the slide, charging a round into the chamber if the gun is to be loaded.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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\"SHOT_5_05\"RoBar has come up with a premium grade AR15 <\/a>rifle whose unloaded weight is\u20264.8 pounds. You\u2019re looking at the lower-middle $2,000 price range, in large part because of the cost of all the expensive Titanium involved in its manufacture.\u00a0 The Evil Princess played with it for a while, and then sent the not-entirely-telepathic message, I want this!! <\/em>\u00a0Sigh\u2026somewhere, I hear a cash register ringing.<\/p>\n

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The annual NRA show is where you see the customers. The SHOT Show is where you meet the retailers.\u00a0 The manufacturers are at both.\u00a0 I left the SHOT Show with a strong sense of \u201cWe\u2019re on the right side of this, and we\u2019re going to prevail, but it\u2019s going to be a constant generations-long fight\u201d\u2026as it has been for as long as this senior citizen has been alive.<\/p>\n

While the 2016 SHOT Show may be over, this blog\u2019s commentary on it is not. There is more to discuss.\u00a0 Stay tuned\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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