Springfield Armory XDS Micro .45 Pistol at 2012 Shot Show

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The new Springfield Armory XDS is a sub-compact single stack .45 pistol. If you’ve been looking for a reliable subcompact and thin .45 for deep concealed or pocket carry, this is the gun you’ve been waiting for. Considering that this is a polymer gun, this thing is a lot easier to shoot than I imagined. [...]

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Sig Sauer P938, P224, SBR Program, Sniper Rifles, & ACP at 2012 Shot Show

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The guys at the Sig Sauer booth really went out of their way to show me all their cool new stuff.  I was first introduced to Scott Kenneson who showed me their new ACP or Adaptive Carbine Platform.  The ACP is similar to products like the Roni but it accepts almost any standard size handgun [...]

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Ruger SR1911 & SR22 at 2012 Shot Show

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Last year Ruger stepped into the 1911 market with the introduction of their SR1911.  This is series 70 pistol is currently offered in stainless steel with a 5″ barrel and Novak LoMount Carry sights.  I’ve seen a few of them in some of the local shops and they do not stick around for long.  Ruger [...]

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Rock River Arms LAR-47 & Lef-T Rifles at 2012 Shot Show

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AK mags in your AR-15?  Sweet!  The new Rock River Arms LAR-47 comes in 7.62×39 and the lower receivers are made to work with AK mags.  They offer a OEM and quad-rail options. RRA’s catch phrase of: “Left made right!” seems pretty appropriate for their new left hand rifles.  Obviously it ejects out the left [...]

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Mossberg Flex Shotgun at 2012 Shot Show

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I’m always visiting different gun shops in the Vegas area and from time to time I even step behind the counter and sell a gun or two.  These days I see a lot of people who bought a 26″ barrel shotgun for hunting, trap, skeet, etc…and now they are looking for another shotgun for home [...]

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Leupold HAMR and New Mark VI & VIII Scopes at 2012 Shot Show

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About a month ago I discovered the Leupold HAMR sight with their attached DeltaPoint while visiting Wild West Guns.  This sight is a direct competitor for the well known Trijicon ACOG/RMR combo.  Personally, I like the concept of both sights and I can find features of each that I prefer over the other.  That being [...]

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LaserMax Centerfire for Ruger LCP/LC9 at 2012 Shot Show

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The Ruger LCP & LC9 have been selling like hotcakes recently.  In fact, the LC9 was named handgun of the year by multiple industry resources in 2011.  These handy little pistols can be purchased with the LaserMax Centerfire laser or the Centerfire may be added to the firearm later as an upgrade.  They attach securely [...]

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Howard Leight at 2012 Shot Show

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Last year we visited the Howard Leight booth to bring you some additional info on their line of hearing protection including their Impact Sport electronic Earmuff.  We recently followed that up with full review of the Impact Sport and we are giving away a few free pairs of them over the next few months.  Click [...]

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Heizer Defense DoubleTap Pocket Pistol at 2012 Shot Show

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Back in October we published a press release about the Heizer Defense DoubleTap pocket pistol.  Since then, that press release has been the number one viewed post week in and week out.  This tells me that the DoubleTap pistol is going to be a very popular choice for firearms purchases in 2012.  Based on that, [...]

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Glock Vector Industries at 2012 Shot Show

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OK so you’ve got a Glock and you’ve seen everything they have to offer along with every possible way to customize them.  Are you sure about that?  Standard grip reductions and painting them pink is one thing but what about the people who want a high performance Glock that is substantially different than anything else [...]

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Glockworx Custom Glock Pistols and Parts at 2012 Shot Show

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Last year I was introduced to the ZEV Technologies Glockworx Fulcrum Trigger by Matt Babb of Bentwood Gunsmithing.  I really liked what I saw and was looking forward to seeing the company at Shot.  When I discovered they did not have a booth there, I was a bit let down.  However, as I walked the [...]

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