{"id":3571,"date":"2016-01-29T22:39:00","date_gmt":"2016-01-30T02:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/?p=3571"},"modified":"2016-01-29T22:39:00","modified_gmt":"2016-01-30T02:39:00","slug":"shot-show-pre-and-post","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/shot-show-pre-and-post\/","title":{"rendered":"SHOT Show: \u201cPre\u201d and \u201cPost\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

All the new goodies at SHOT Show were more than any one reporter \u2013 particularly me, who didn\u2019t get there until the second night of the event \u2013 could cover.\u00a0 But there were also new products I got to look at before\u2026and after.<\/p>\n

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J-hook for belt on new Safariland holster at left of photo, and at lower right of same pic, pad which prevents holster from digging into body and levers muzzle outward away from groin and femoral artery if carried in appendix position.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Before:<\/strong> In early January the EP and I visited Bill Rogers at the Safariland facility in Jacksonville, FL and were sworn to secrecy on the new GLS inside the waistband holster scheduled for announcement at SHOT.
\nRegular pistol packers know that a holster inside the waistband is considerably more discreet and concealable than one worn outside: there\u2019s less bulge, and the cover garment can ride up higher without revealing the holstered gun.\u00a0 Except for thumb-break safety straps, there have been few with security features that might keep the holster from\u00a0 yielding the gun to an unauthorized hand in a struggle with a violent criminal.\u00a0 Greg Kramer came up with one, as did Strong Leather, both back in the 1990s if I recall correctly, but neither caught on.<\/p>\n

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J-hook secures on bottom edge of belt, and niche above secures as well: double security.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This one, designed by master holster maker Bill Rogers himself, incorporates the intuitive GLS security lock which is fast and natural for the wearer to release, but not so for someone standing in front of or behind the wearer.\u00a0 Already well proven in outside the waistband designs, this one rode comfortably inside my own waistband for several days before the SHOT Show, and proved both fast and secure with the 9mm Glock I used for testing in daily carry. Rogers himself does not consider this a \u201csecurity holster\u201d per se, but it does give the wearer an additional margin of safety. Recommended!<\/p>\n

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WarLock barrel change option from Frontier Tactical is an ingenious approach to AR15 versatility.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

After:<\/strong> The weekend following the Show, fellow Glock Sport Shooting Foundation\u00a0contestant Tim Young joined us at a GSSF match in Boulder City, NV along with Tim\u2019s friends Nate Love and Scott Gray, who run <\/span>Frontier Tactical<\/a>. I had missed them at the Show itself, but at the range got to look at their way cool switch-barrel AR15 conversions. Instead of changing the entire upper, you can keep the same optic to which you are accustomed in place, and switch from .223\/5.56mm to .300 Blackout with NO other changes, and with bolt and magazine changes can swap to numerous other calibers. They\u2019re working with an optics manufacturer whose product will allow, with a touch of the controls, for pre-determined zero to switch between calibers too, saving you the price of another optic and mount.<\/span><\/p>\n

In both cases, proof that you don\u2019t have to be in one place at one time to get the scoop on innovative, useful new gun products.\u00a0 Change is constant. Insert additional clich\u00e9s as necessary\u2026but tell me, what new products have our blog readers spotted that I\u2019ve missed? Feel free to share here, as this blog\u2019s 2016 SHOT Show coverage ends.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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