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SHOT SHOW 2012: A Photo Tour of the Show

By Core Jr - February 9, 2012

in Object Culture | Exhibitions

Images and Reporting by Barbara Eldredge

The Shooting, Hunting, Outdoor Trade (SHOT) Show is a trade-only event and we were lucky enough to be able to attend and cover some of the newest design innovations from the category. Here's a quick photo tour of some of the trends, ideas and innovations from 2012 (and don't miss the timelapse of the show at the end!)

MEDIA DAY AT THE RANGE

The day before the SHOT Show opens its doors, Media Day at the Range provides a preview for that year's best new products while giving members of the press an opportunity to shoot and test the best new products for the season.

SHOT SHOW FLOOR The SHOT Show was over 300,000 square feet of booths promoting firearms and equipment for hunting, shooting sports, the military and security personnel.

GA Precision Rifles - The middle rifle show is another example of the zombie-themed products exhibited at this year's SHOT Show.

Quick Clot - The implications of needing something called "QuikClot" were a little disconcerting. I felt nervous for the adventurous stick figures on its packaging.

More from the SHOT Show 2012:

» Introduction
» First Impressions on the Slide Fire
» The Year of the Zombie
» Concealed Carry
» Kriss Systems' Vector Submachine Gun
» APO's Custom Firearms

Barbara Eldredge is a design writer and researcher living in New York City. An MFA candidate in SVA's Design Criticism program, Eldredge has spent the past year exploring the relationship between design, guns, museums and morality for her forthcoming master's thesis.

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I must voice my concern about the "arabic" shooting targetsit is in very poor taste and really bigoted..
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Tom Mc

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The Governor shoots .410 shotshells. There's no such thing as a .420 shotshell (freudian slip?).

And if you think that's a monster, take a look at the Ruger Alaskan in .454 Casull. That'll put a hole in a bear skull (which isn't an easy task)
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Ken J

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"Launcher, Grenade" this [noun], [modifier] method of part description is standard for military specification and documentation.

Nice little graphic showing the logic:
http://www.ihs.com/products/mro/smd-cataloging-methodology.aspx
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Steven G

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To your query into "Launcher, Grenade". Engineering drawings that are for the US government write the description with details of the object after a comma. i.e. Forward Flange Assembly would be written "FLANGE ASSY, FWD." I am curious why they wrote the assembly description on the launcher instead of just referring to a P/N.
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