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2011 SHOT Show Coverage |
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The 2011 Shooting Hunting and Outdoor Trade Show has wrapped up for another year. It was held at the Sands Expo Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. The SHOT Show is not open to the public. In order to gain entry you have to have some association with a related business. However in many cases the "association" was loose at best. Photos were prohibited except for credentialed members of the press. This was my first time at SHOT and I was not quite sure what to expect. Sensory overload was the feeling of the day. If it was new and hot, it was on display at SHOT. If it was new and top-secret it was hidden away at SHOT. We didn't get the extensive coverage we had hoped for, but we will be better prepared for next year. Page 1: McRee's Precision; Tactical Intervention Specialists; Chuck Mawhinney Page 2: Manners Composite Stocks; Badger Ordinance; GA Precision Page 3: Nightforce; Accuracy International; |
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Nightforce Nightforce reps were on hand with new reticles in their F1 line. Unfortunately we were unable to get photos of them. We look forward to doing a more in-depth review when the new F1's become available. Nightforce had two interesting display pieces on hand. One was a scope that took a direct hit through the body tube. The lenses were intact. While the image is now extremely cloudy due to debris on the lenses the reticle could still be seen. Reps assured me that the scope could still be used to engage a target although the erector assembly was frozen and the magnification selector ring could not be moved. The second interesting display piece was a cutaway of one of the NXS scopes. Bill Bracken was kind enough to point out the features that put Nightforce scopes at the top of the pile. |
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Accuracy International Accuracy International North America brought some exciting new pieces to display. The first that caught our eye was the AI Chassis System for the Savage Model 10 action. This has been long awaited by Savage owners. The model on display was an AICS 2.0 with the folding buttstock. Several versions of the AX Rifle and AX Chassis System were on hand. The AX Rifle is already shipping to dealers and is comparable in price to a similarly optioned AW Model. The AX Chassis System for the Remington 700 should not be far behind. The "Multi-Caliber" AX pictured is currently a military only model and has no projected civilian release date or price. Many of us feared that when the AX hit the market, the AE model would be dropped or at least stalled in any future developments. Prototypes on display indicate otherwise, including a very exciting long action AE. That's right, there was an Accuracy Enforcement Magnum on display. This one was chambered in .338AI. Stacey Blankenship explained that the goal of the .338AI is to deliver the ballistics of the .338LM but allow you to rebarrel to .300WM without requiring a new bolt face. Brass and ammunition has already been sorted out. We will be watching these developments closely. For short action magnum fans there was also a prototype AE Short Magnum on display. No estimates on commercial availability of either the AE Short Mag or the AE .338AI were available at the time of writing. Also sitting in the booth was the AE MkII Covert model in it's carry case. The Covert is a 16" barreled AE MkII with an integral suppressor. The whole package when assembled is the same length as the standard 20" AE. The rifle breaks down to a suitcase sized package. For those of us with the "plain" old .308 AE MkII, there are some developments in the pipe, but I was sworn to secrecy. AINA had several versions of camo "dipped" skins on display. The Multicam skins were extremely nice looking. This will be the hot ticket for guys who are hesitant to "spray-bomb" a $3000+ rifle. AINA continues to impress by driving their products based on what shooters here in the US want. |
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