SHOT Show Re-Cap: Were My Expectations Met?
In today's article, now that we have seen the new products from SHOT Show, I am going to recap my Pre-SHOT show wishlist to see which of my wishes were granted and which of my "non-wishes" were no granted. Overall, from what I saw from this year's show, I am not very impressed with the progress that has been made in the industry. I did not see a great deal of innovation and much of what was offered was more of the same old song and dance. Now, without further ado: From The Wish List 1. Wish Not Granted: A lever action rifle chambered in the X-Frame calibers. With the growing popularity of lever action rifles, I was actually expecting this particular wish to be granted this year. It was not. However, we did see progress as Taurus will be producing revolvers in 500 S&W and 460 XVR in 2023 which, I expect, will increase the popularity of these chamberings. Now, some of the offerings from Taurus in these chamberings look absolutely atrocious and - when I ul...