EVENT REPORT
SHOT SHOW 2020 - LAS VEGAS, USA
airsoft does not yet have its own dedicated
area at SHOT. There are literally thousands
of products for attendees to see on the
show floor, encompassing firearms,
ammunition, accessories, optics, knives,
gun safes, apparel and tactical equipment,
among other categories. Hundreds of
new products from numerous companies
are on display in the show’s New Product
Centre alone. In addition to the exhibiting
companies on the main show floors, the
NEXT Pavilion
provides first-time
vendors from the
show’s extensive
waiting list with
welcome visibility
and potential
new customers. If
there’s something
you want to find
in relation to
Shooting Sports,
including the
very latest airsoft
innovations, then
“SHOT” is most
definitely the place
to visit!
Not all of
the important
attractions are on
the Show floor
though and one of
the most eagerly
anticipated events
is “Industry Day”
at the Range.
This takes place
on the Monday
immediately prior
to the show at
is held at the
Boulder Rifle &
Pistol Club Boulder
City, Nevada,
approximately 25
miles out into the
desert south of Las
Vegas. Sadly, Nige and I flew into Vegas
on the Monday afternoon this year and
missed Range Day but from all accounts
much ammunition was expended and
much safe, shooting fun was had by all
that attended. Our arrival time also sadly
meant that we missed SHOT MEALSIM
at “The Heart Attack Grill” but at least I
managed to keep my patch collection up
to date!
POUNDING THE FLOOR(S)!
The doors to the show proper though
opened bright and early on the Tuesday
morning, and after a brief visit to the
professionally run Press Room it was time
to get rolling. As much as I like to see
as much as possible when I visit SHOT,
experience has taught me that you need to
make a schedule and stick to it. It’s simply
just not possible to see everything but with
so many friends in attendance there was a
constant “heads up” flow of information
in relation to exciting new products.
First up was real firearms - and you
really can’t see everything! One of the
trends that caught my eye very quickly
was the move yet further towards even
lighter carbines and rifles, with many
manufacturers going for skeletonised rails
and stocks. With all the big names in play,
firearm models that stood out for me
where from Knights Armament, Remington
Defense, Daniel Defense, LMT, Lantac (oh,
that SPR!), and BRO. It was also interesting
to note that the AR/AK story also seems to
be “still a thing”, and there was also a lot
more “AK” action than I’ve seen before
too!
There were a couple of specific things
that I wanted to check out and the first of
those was the Laugo Arms “ALIEN” pistol,
as this seems to be causing a lot of chatter.
This is marketed (with a hefty price tag!)
as their flagship pistol, which has now
gone from prototype to production and
even been approved for IPSC competition
use. The 9mm “ALIEN” allegedly has the
lowest bore axis available on a handgun,
with the positioning of its fixed barrel some
1.7mm below the line of the grip axis.
With an overall length of 8.5-inches, the
pistol is certainly unusual to look at and it
feels very comfortable in the hand. I can
only speculate how long it will be until we
see a licensed version but if the Hudson is
anything to go by it won’t be long!
Of course, the other stand I wanted
to spend some time on was that of SIG
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