{"id":3481,"date":"2016-01-18T12:46:40","date_gmt":"2016-01-18T16:46:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/?p=3481"},"modified":"2016-01-18T12:46:40","modified_gmt":"2016-01-18T16:46:40","slug":"shot-show-2016-part-i","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/shot-show-2016-part-i\/","title":{"rendered":"SHOT SHOW 2016, PART I"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s that time of year again, the SHOT (Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade) Show. It is here that firearms and accessory managers introduce more new products than any other time of the year.<\/p>\n

For part of it, I\u2019ll be commenting, and for part of it, I\u2019ll be channeling posts from my good friend Jeff Chudwin.\u00a0 A champion shooter and master instructor, Jeff is one of the world\u2019s foremost experts on tactical police use of weapons, so don\u2019t be surprised if his observations trend more to \u201cprotection of life\u201d stuff than \u201csporting\u201d stuff.<\/p>\n

\"Walther<\/a><\/p>\n

I\u2019ve just gotten done putting beaucoup bullets through the Walther PPS M2 9mm pistol, a more ergonomic upgrade of one of the most successful sub-compact, small frame, full power semiautomatic handguns. \u00a0Definite thumbs up. Something I haven\u2019t handled yet is Kimber\u2019s announced first revolver, an all-steel 23-ounce pocket size .357 Magnum with a six-round cylinder. I hope to have an opportunity to test one before long.<\/p>\n

Rifles? Colt has announced an economy-grade version of their AR15, which many still consider the gold standard for the breed.\u00a0 It\u2019s good to see that company paying more attention to the civilian market. I wouldn\u2019t be surprised to see some new .17 caliber offerings across the board for varmint eradication.<\/p>\n

Shotguns? The biggest \u201cnew thing\u201d I see there so far is a new 12-gauge slug\u00a0from OATH<\/a>, which promises shallower but wider and more devastating wound effect. Apparently geared more toward anti-personnel work, which will make it of interest for farm and ranch defense for example, if it works out I can see it as having an application in the hunting fields. There are lots of places where deer hunters are restricted to shotguns; where the deer don\u2019t run terribly large; and where hunting pressure is so intense that if your quarry runs over the top of the hill before it dies, another hunter might claim what should have been YOUR venison. Doesn\u2019t sound like the right wound profile for Alaskan grizzlies, though. Time and testing will prove its worth.<\/p>\n

More to come. Any new stuff all y\u2019all are particularly interested in?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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