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Title: SHOT Show 2018 Industry Day at the Range January 22, 2018
Post by: GunLink_SHOT_18 on December 08, 2017, 12:54:14 PM

2018 SHOT Show
Industry Day at the Range (http://shotshowrangeday.com/)
Januay 22, 2018
Boulder City, NV




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It's SHOT Show 2018 (http://gunlink.info/forums/index.php?topic=1990.0) time and, as we have in previous years, we again return to Boulder Rifle & Pistol Club for the SHOT Show Industry Day at the Range - where invited media members and buyers get to experience hands-on time with the latest firearms and gear from all of your favorite manufacturers (and many you might not have heard of).

Industry Day at the Range features nearly 200 exhibitors as of this post, who are listed below. The GunLink team does our best to visit as many as possible to bring our readers updates about what is coming, but there are only so many hours in the day!  Be sure to post here in this thread and connect with us on social media to let us know what you are most interested in to help us bring you the coverage you want!

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Title: SHOT Show Industry Day at the Range 2018 Exhibitors
Post by: GunLink_SHOT_18 on December 08, 2017, 12:54:40 PM

SHOT Show Industry Day at the Range 2018 Exhibitors

3M Peltor Sport	M1A Rifles
5.11 Tactical	maglula Ltd.
Ace Limited	MagPump, LLC.
Action Target	Mantis
Adams Arms	Marksmanship Technology
Aero Precision	Mauser
Aguila Ammunition/TxAT	Maven
Aimpoint	Maxim Defense Industries, LLC
AimSteady	MEC Shooting Sports
ALG Defense	Mechanix Wear
American Airgunner	Media Lodge
American Tactical	Metalform Magazines
AMTEC Less-Lethal Systems, Inc.	MINOX
Angel Armor	Mission Crossbows
Arsenal Firearms	MKAarms
Ascendance International	MKEK
Ashbury Precision Ordnance, Mfg.	Mossberg
ATW Companies	MT2, LLC
Axeon Optics	MyTopo, a Trimble Company
Ballistic Advantage	National Shooting Sports Foundation
Barrett	NcSTAR, Inc
Barrett Sovereign	Night Optics
Battle Arms Development, Inc.	NRA Youth Programs
Beretta USA	Optical Dynamics
Bergara	OSS Suppressors
Black Rain Ordnance	Parmatech Corporation
BLACKHAWK!	PepperBall
Blaser USA	Pheasants Forever
Bore-tips	Phone Skope
Bore-Whips	Polymer 80
Brownells	POMA
Browning	Primary Arms Optics
Browning Ammunition	Primos
Buck Knives	Q
Bushnell	Quail Forever
Caldwell Shooting Supplies	RADETEC
Camp Chef	Ram Truck
Caracal USA	RAND CLP
CCI	Ravin Crossbows
Champion	Real Avid
Civilian Marksmanship Program	Ring Power Corporation
CMMG	RISE Armament
CMP Targets	Riton USA Optics
Cobalt Kinetics	Ritters&Stark GmbH
Colt’s Manufacturing Co.	Rock Island Armory / Armscor
D3LLC – Desert Design & Development	Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation
Dark Storm Industries, LLC	Rogue Ridge
Decibullz Custom Molded Earplugs and Earphones	Ruger Firearms
DEFIANCE	Saint Rifles
Desert Tech	Sako
DOA Shooting Bench	Salient Arms International
DoubleStar	SAR USA
Ducks Unlimited	Sauer
Edge Tactical Eyewear	Savage Arms
EOTech	Schmidt & Bender
Escort Shotguns	Simmons
European American Armory	Sitka Gear
Evolve Weapons Systems	SME
Excalibur Crossbow	Smith & Wesson
Federal Premium Ammunition	SOG Specialty Knives & Tools, LLC
FightLite Industries	Sol Invictus Arms
First Tactical	SPHINX
FN America, LLC	Springfield Armory
Franklin Armory	Stag Arms
Freedom Hunters	STI International
Freedom Munitions/X-Treme Bullets	Suppressed Weapon Systems LLC
FrogLube	Swab-its
Gas Block Genie	Swagger
Gatorz	Swarovski Optik North America Limited
Gearfire	SWORD International
Geissele Automatics	Tanfoglio
GEMTECH	Tepui Tents
Glock, Inc.	The Firearm Blog
GPO, USA German-Precision-Optics	The Ion Productions Team
Gun-tips	Thompson Center Arms
Hailey Ordnance Company	Tikka
HDTargets	TrackingPoint, Inc
Heckler & Koch	Two Two Three Innovations
HIPERFIRE	Umarex USA
Honor Defense	Unique-ARs
Hoppe’s	Unique-Grip
Howa Rifles	US C-SOG
Howard Leight by Honeywell	UTAS-USA
Hudson Mfg LLC	VG6 Precision
Hudson Supplies Inc	Vista Outdoor
Huntego LTD – CleanShot	W.R. Case & Sons Cutlery Company
Hydra Series Edged Weapons	Walker’s
Inceptor Ammunition	Walther Arms, Inc
Inland Mfg	Weaver
IWI US, Inc.	Weihrauch
Kel-Tec CNC Industries, Inc.	Winchester Ammunition
KI`OTE Corp	XD/1911
Kimber Mfg. Inc.	XM42
KRISS USA Inc.	Yankee Hill Machine
Kryptek Outdoor Group	YETI
Legacy Sports International	Zenith Firearms
Leupold	Zippo Manufacturing Company
Lewis Machine and Tool	ZQI Ammunition
Lithgow Rifles

Title: Re: SHOT Show 2018 Industry Day at the Range January 22, 2018
Post by: LivingDeadGirl on January 11, 2018, 05:59:57 PM

What is everyone excited to see this year?

Title: Re: SHOT Show 2018 Industry Day at the Range January 22, 2018
Post by: GunLink_SHOT_18 on January 13, 2018, 01:23:08 PM

Franklin Armory will be at Range Day, so we look forward to getting to, first of all, find out what the big new secret firearm (http://gunlink.info/forums/index.php?topic=1990.msg5964#msg5964) is and, secondly, get to shoot it (hopefully).

Ruger will also be at Range Day. We'd like to get some trigger time on their new 9mm takedown carbine that can take Ruger or Glock magazines (and presumably others in the future). With a 16" barrel, it might handle funny with a suppressor on the end, but maybe not as bad as a SUB2000 since it has a more substantial stock and receiver.

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Title: Re: SHOT Show 2018 Industry Day at the Range January 22, 2018
Post by: LivingDeadGirl on January 21, 2018, 05:54:09 PM

Unique AR will be at Range Day this year, for the first time. They will be releasing their new unique grip that is supposed to be able to adjust for each persons hand. Should be interesting to see.

Title: Re: SHOT Show 2018 Industry Day at the Range January 22, 2018
Post by: LivingDeadGirl on January 22, 2018, 05:42:45 PM

Made it to the Franklin Armory lane to shoot the Reformation. Details will be released tomorrow at an official press conference but we were allowed to look at, handle and shoot the mystery weapon.  Well, it fired 5.56. So it isn’t chambered in .410. It also had in the Franklin Binary Trigger system. So I don’t think it’s doing weird in the actual firing system. It had an adjustable stock so it could fit multiple users.

I would say smooth bore but I was accurately hitting a target. So, I still have no idea.

With that, it was fun to shoot with very little recoil. So maybe it’s doing something unique with how the rounds cycle?

Title: Re: SHOT Show 2018 Industry Day at the Range January 22, 2018
Post by: LivingDeadGirl on January 23, 2018, 02:46:18 AM

I also got totes fire the new Mossberg 590M, the new magazine fed shotgun. It comes with the 5 round magazine, however, the option to purchase a 10, 15, and 20 round magazines exists. And its pretty cool looking.

The shotgun fired like pump action shotgun. My personal use is definitely tainted by the fact that I am a short woman. This meant I had a very long reach with my support hand, so long that I had to tilt the weapon and my body to be able to pump it. I also had a long reach on my strong hand, which means that I have now have a nice shotgun bruise on my shoulder. Overall, I enjoyed this weapon.

Title: Re: SHOT Show 2018 Industry Day at the Range January 22, 2018
Post by: LivingDeadGirl on January 23, 2018, 03:04:41 AM

One of the best booths this year, in my opinion at least, was the HiperFire booth. They had three triggers and their new compensator out for tests. I was a huge fan of the Hipertouch ECLipsbb  the trigger features a 2.50 lb pull  with a very, very short reset.   the trigger was installed on a 9mm carbon. I want one of these.

Title: Re: SHOT Show 2018 Industry Day at the Range January 22, 2018
Post by: LivingDeadGirl on January 23, 2018, 03:15:47 AM

UniqueARs Unique grip was an interesting fine. With a multitude of grips in the market, Unique Grip stands out because of the unique, and colorful designs.  The grip is adjustable to the point that the grip is customizable between shooters on the same weapon within seconds. One needs to simple hold the grip as they should when shooting, turn a key to lock the shape in place and go. When it needs to changed, just unlock it and repeat. I can see this being the most beneficial when a weapon is shared between people of two vastly different sizes, such as a parent vs child.

I look forward to seeing this this item on the show floor.

Title: Re: SHOT Show 2018 Industry Day at the Range January 22, 2018
Post by: LivingDeadGirl on January 23, 2018, 03:37:25 AM

I also had the opportunity to test fire the new Archon pistol. The grip is a new map texture that appears fairly rough, and it is. Not only do my small hands struggle to maintain a grip on normal pistols, I usually struggle with the slide. While I did find the slide of normal difficulty, I liked the rougher grip texture. The firearm fired well, and it was accurate. Recoil was manageable  and I did not experience a lot of movement between shots. Overall, it was a nice pistol.

Title: Re: SHOT Show 2018 Industry Day at the Range January 22, 2018
Post by: LivingDeadGirl on January 23, 2018, 03:42:43 AM

My least favorite thing this year was the Springfield XDE. Nothing, per se, was wrong with the pistol. I just hated the trigger. I felt like I had pulled all the trigger all the way to the back, nothing happened. So I squeezed more, which causes me to have to use more of my finger , finally it went off. By this point in time, the shot surprised me. The reset felt normal, but I kept feeling like in was over squeezing and each shot surprised me.