This year’s SHOT finally came to an end, and I have well over 1500 pictures to process. the four days I stayed at Vegas, I? enjoyed every minute of it and I was tired every minute of that. I was just running around like a mad man between photo shoots and meetings.
SHOT at Sands convention was not a very well thought out show, the layout of the convention center could have been better, the LE/Mil section were spread out over four separate areas. and the row numbers were confusing, that made my life harder, I don;t think I knew the layout at the end of the four days. I am still dazed and confused…LOL
Driving out of Vegas on Friday evening, snow hit us as we passed Primm back into California all the way into Baker.
I will use this section to post all the misc. pictures.
Can’t wait to see the photos. Just thought I would mention I saw you taking photos in the “Nutnfancy - Sig Sauer” video on youtube at around the 19:50 mark.
Grip Pod’s latest product, the expendable leg version.
Tangodown’s new product for AK line of platform, Made for US palm AK 47 magazine and AK grip.
Like the Eastern Bloc counterpart, Tangodown use steel insert embedded in the polymer magazine, something that other US made AK magazine does not have.
Benelli MR1 carbine, a version of the Beretta Storm, If shipped without the pistol grip this carbine can be California legal as a featureless rifle.
Insight Technology Fusion goggle, that combine Gen 3 NV with thermal. very slick but slightly large and very expensive at 60k in its first generation design. the second Generation will be smaller lighter and cheaper…utilizing a electronic fusion vs. the first gen’s mechanical fusion.
Insight Technology’s MRDS just won the Crane SOPMOD mini red dot contract. the Army contract is still up for grabs.
MRDS piggy back on top of the Thermal scope, CNVD-T, the two tabs build into the MRDS mount are used to activate the buttons on the CNVD-T hidden by the MRDS mount.
Made specially for SOCOM and FN for the SCAR program, this is the new mount for the SCAR-H SSR.
For a while LaRue mount were utilized, but after further testing, a switch to ADM was requested and this new mount was designed and build to assist in the continue testing of the SSR platform.
Row of SW M&P15s on display
This is interesting, a 14.5 inch M4. exactly like the Colt 6921.
SW M&P15 based on the new Troy Ind rail system. After the SWAM vs Troy debacle, the MRF rail might be on its way out and the new Troy will take its place.
Adam Arms based piston rifle with an interesting rail system.
I found this product the coolest with the most potential at SHOT…The Leupold CQT-SS 1-8X scope.
The entire rear housing is the turret that turns to change magnification from 1x all the way to 8x
some more refinement still required, and being a second focal plane, the illumination actually grow witht he magnification and in 8x setting the dot covers center of the reticle about 1/4 of the glass. would be nice to have a front focal plane scope.
Plus if you have to be absolutely still when viewing the optic, if you turn your head slightly, the red dot will disappear. this is an issue that the Engineer at Leupold is working on.
Illumination can be turn off by setting between each level of the illumination setting, much like the ShortDot.
The locking turret is released by pinching the split ring so you can turn the dial.
Rear flip up BUIS on the Barrett M82
Barrett 6.8 carbine. Barrett remain one of a few supporter of the ARMS product and from what I hear, the ARMS SIR are a sturdy unit with favorable result from Barrett 6.8 carbine military end users.
That 1.1 to 8 scope looks great. Very neat with the adjustment knobs - very simple but effective way to ensure they move only when you what them to move.
What were the issues with the LaRue mount that the ADM mount addresses? Any scuttlebutt on that?
POF display at SHOT, POF is one of the grand father in the current piston trend.
One of my friend that shoot the POF system has been getting amazing groups with is 12.5inch barrel 308 POF piston driven rifle. hitting man size targets out to 600m with ease.
POF getting involved in DI gas system with a switch block looking set up.
Iron Ridge build one of the best AR platform 308 lower money can buy, and now Iron ridge are building complete rifles for resell. According to the Oliver at Iron Ridge, the rifle on display has yield a better accuracy than the KAC M110 according to the Oliver at Iron Ridge. This far I know, my Iron ridge based Armalite Super SASS are a very accurate rifle shooting 3MOA at 300yrds with ease The gun is equipped with a Leupold LRT scope and shooting M118LR .
