EVENT REPORT
SHOT SHOW 2020 - LAS VEGAS, USA
HELD IN LAS VEGAS, NEVADA,
EACH JANUARY, THE NSSF
SHOT SHOW IS AN ABSOLUTE
MUST-VISIT FOR ANYONE
INVOLVED IN ANY KIND OF
SHOOTING DISCIPLINE AND
THIS YEAR BILL AND NIGE
MADE THE PILGRIMAGE TO
“SIN CITY” TO REPORT BACK
ON WHAT’S COMING OUR WAY
IN 2020!
T
he 2020 Shooting, Hunting and
Outdoor Trade (SHOT) Show, owned
and operated by the National
Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF),
signalled a positive year ahead for the
both the firearms and airsoft industries,
both in the USA and internationally. Strong
attendance, motivated buyers and sellers
and a series of packed special events
that collectively made up “SHOT Week”
resulted in one of the best SHOT Shows
ever!
The show spanned January 21st to
the 24th at the Sands Expo in Las Vegas.
Industry professionals packed the aisles
from the get-go and by the time the doors
closed on the Friday afternoon attendance
totalled over 60,000 visitors! I’ve been to
SHOT Show on a number of occasions
now and if you’ve never visited, the sheer
scale of what is on offer will blow your
mind as they pack in over 2,000 exhibitors
over multiple halls. You’ll end up walking
miles to see so much innovation that it
quite literally takes your breath away - and
it’s the perfect opportunity to make new
connections and re-establish old ones.
We have the IWA Outdoor and Classics
Show here in Europe (and I’m pleased to
report that it continues to grow steadily)
but SHOT is like IWA on steroids, although
to find all the airsoft exhibitors you need
to put in some serious prep! Unlike IWA,
“WE HAVE THE IWA OUTDOOR AND CLASSICS SHOW HERE IN EUROPE (AND I’M
PLEASED TO REPORT THAT IT CONTINUES TO GROW STEADILY) BUT SHOT IS LIKE IWA
ON STEROIDS, ALTHOUGH TO FIND ALL THE AIRSOFT EXHIBITORS YOU NEED TO PUT
IN SOME SERIOUS PREP!”
18
MARCH 2020