Booth Babe: Heather Smith
Heather isn't just attractive hired help for EAA. She's one of their two models who provide auto parts calendar type images for gun guys to drool over. We'd say it's working.
Question for CZ-USA: Is Dan Wesson Coming Back?
Bontai Joe asks me to ask CZ USA, "Will they ever bring back the Dan Wesson revolvers?"
Jason Morton of CZ-USA says that they are making Dan Wesson revolvers, but production is really slow. Out...
TTAG Improves Blackhawk SERPA Design
Blackhawk is here, and apparently they've heard about my issues with their holsters. So much so that they tried (rather unsuccessfully) for a good 15 minutes to try and convince me that the SERPA...
Hinds Integral Bipods
Being a gun rights guy and less of a gun guy, I may be too easily impressed, but making your bipod integral to the stock looks like a pretty good idea.
74 Years in the NRA
You meet the most interesting people at the NRA Annual Meeting. My lovely and gracious wife was hanging out and ran into Wayne Burd, a 95 year old NRA Life Member. He's been a...
Hands-On With the Ruger 22/45 Lite
The Ruger 22/45 Lite was announced just before the show started and has been generating a bit of buzz ever since. Here at the show they have a couple on the floor for us...
Shell Carrier for High Speed Reloads
AP Customs makes stuff for competitive shooters (and, one would assume, competition shooters). Although I have not yet gotten into 3-gun or similar competitions the shell carrier that I saw today looks like an elegant solution for...
So Who Is NEMO And What On *Earth* Made Them Machine An AR Out...
Nick has already rhapsodized about NEMO’s titanium AR-10 (it is pretty sexy) but I was more interested in, well, what the heck were these people thinking?!? So I buttonholed NEMO VP Clint Walker and...
Ruger Questions from “You Choose the Blog”
I stopped by the Ruger booth to pass along questions about possible new products, such as Officer and Commander versions of their SR1911. Alas and alack, the answer is simple. No comment. Not a...
New from Magpul: Orange Shotgun Stocks
Magpul introduced their shotgun stocks at SHOT this year, featuring mainly black and "flat dark earth." Here at NRA they're featuring a version of their stocks in blaze orange, which looks pretty good but...
FNS Compact On the Horizon?
Daniel asks the following in the You Choose the Blog comments - FNH-USA: when to expect FNS compact from FHN USA. Erik Lund says that yes indeed, there will be an FNS compact, and that the development...
ATF: No Relief In Sight for NFA Wait Times
The ATF have a booth here in St. Louis, and much like the kid with pinkeye on the playground people seem to be avoiding them for the most part. I wandered over to their...