It's time to start thinking about the next SHOT show already. Take a break from your winter "blah's" and unwind after your holiday stress with a trip to fabulous Las Vegas for the annual NSSF SHOT Show.The annual Shooting, Hunting, Outdoor Trade Show and Conference (SHOT Show) is billed as
"the largest and most comprehensive trade show for all professionals involved with the shooting sports and hunting industries." and
the world's premier exposition of combined firearms, ammunition, archery, cutlery, outdoor apparel, optics, camping and related products and services. The trade show draws attendees from all over the US and from more than 100 countries around the globe. The show put on by the
National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), a firearms industry trade association formed in 1961 whose stated mission is to promote, protect and preserve hunting and the shooting sports. NSSF has a membership of more than 6,500 manufacturers, distributors, firearms retailers, shooting ranges, sportsmen's organizations and publishers.
The Big ShowThis year's SHOT Show drew record numbers with a total attendance of 57,390 including nearly 2,000 exhibitors displaying their wares in 630,000 square feet of exhibit space. With over 2,000 media personnel also in attendance, this is the perfect place to show off your products.
A list of exhibitors as of 7/21/2011 is
available here. Be sure to check the
SHOT Show website for updates. The 2012 floor plan is also
available here.
Come on DownAttendance to the SHOT Show is restricted to those in the shooting, hunting and outdoor trade and commercial buyers and sellers of military, law enforcement and tactical products and services (and you must be able to
proove it). No attendees under age 16 will be admitted. Be sure to read the additional
attendance rules before heading out to the show.
If you're not a member of the trades but you would like to attend, ask around among your friends who are in the industry. Depending on the type of registration package purchased, many exhibitors and attendees may have "guest passes" available.
More InformationFor more information and updates, be sure to keep an eye on the
SHOT Show website and the
SHOT Show blog.
Have you been to the SHOT Show before?If you've been to the SHOT Show before, let us know how it was by posting in this thread. Share your experience and let us know who and what you saw, what impressed you, what didn't impress you and more!
Video: How to Get the Most out of Your Attendance at SHOT Show
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