The SHOT show is over, and like most of the 48,907 people who attended, I\u2019m pretty well shot. <\/p>\n
Playing catch-up: that Springfield 1903A4 clone from Navy Arms uses original receiver and bolt, new Pedersoli barrel and stock, and Chinese copy of the WWII-vintage Weaver 330 telescopic sight. A blast from the past.<\/p>\n
One reader asked for more details on the re-issued Model 58 .41 Magnum revolver, so I went back to the Smith & Wesson booth for another look. It\u2019s not pinned and recessed. Nice gun, though. If you want pretty, get the adjustable sight Model 57 version in nickel. Just gorgeous.<\/p>\n
A US rep for one of the Italian makers got with me today regarding a prototype revolver with the barrel set up to fire from the bottom chamber, not the topmost. This was last seen on another Italian revolver, the Mateba, and in years past the Russians have done something similar. Still a ways down the pike, but should be interesting. The lower barrel axis reduces muzzle jump. The Mateba was a good-size sporting handgun; I\u2019m told the new concept will be smaller and more portable.<\/p>\n
If you\u2019re interested in the \u201ctacti-cool\u201d side of things, check out the thread on the SHOT Show at www.eotacforum.com<\/a>. <\/p>\n The SHOT Show isn\u2019t just about guns. You\u2019ll see clothing, for all gun-related purposes. You\u2019ll see accessories. You\u2019ll see the latest in hunting blinds.<\/p>\n I spent the entire show wearing EOTAC garments. (I shoot with their company pistol team, and I wear this stuff on my own time, not just at matches.) Owned by Fernando Coelho, the guy who designed the Woolrich Elite line of tactical garb, this is the latest evolution of \u201cshooterwear\u201d designed with heavy input from beta testers from the sharp end of the war on terror to domestic shooting champions. I was comfortable throughout, and thanks to all the pockets, never lacked for anything I wanted readily at hand.<\/p>\n