I spent all day today at the SHOT Show and got to see a lot of new stuff.Troy Industries has improved versions of their TRX Xtreme style rail, and is seeing competition in the lightweight modular rail market. Daniel Defense, Midwest Industries, and Samson offering similar designs.
In addition to their AR15 rails, Midwest Industries has a new modular rail system for the AK platform. I can see this becoming very popular with AK owners.
Speaking of AKs, US Palm has a prototype AK which breaks down into two pieces for transport or storage. The design uses a custom trunion block with a locking mechanism. US Palm plans to offer complete guns as well as conversions.
Also available from US Palm are quad-stack AK magazines. The 45 round version is the same length as a regular AK mag and about twice as thick. They are also offering a 30 round version which is about as long as the AR15 magazine (but thicker). These would make going prone with an AK a lot easier.
Last bit of news for AK fans - Saigas will now be available with the standard military forend. I know a lot of my students have been hoping for this.
For shotgun fans, Mesa tactical has a new stock for the 870 which is similar to the factory pistol grip stocks available on the Benelli. It's by far the nicest stock of it's type I have seen.
Magpul has an MOE stock and forend for the shotgun, and I expect this will be popular as well.
EOTech had a cool integrated flashlight forend for the Mossberg and Remington shotguns. It has dual pressure switches, lockout capability and strobe features. I fully intend to get one of these for my Mossberg 590.
Speaking of shotguns, I got to look again at KelTec's new design at the Mesa booth. Mesa will be offering accessories for this gun. Looked pretty neat, I am hoping to meet up with the KelTec reps tomorrow to find out more about it.
On the gear front, SOE has a neat little IFAK that comes with its own pouch that has a magnetic closure. They are also selling a very simple bandoleer that holds AR15 or similar mags in discreet zippered pouches.
TABGear is a relatively new company offering gear for precision rifle shooters. They have two new slings. Both are quick adjustable and very well designed. Definitely worth checking them out.
Those of us with larger belt sizes will be happy to know that Kitannica pants will soon be available in larger sizes. Contrary to rumor, they are looking forward to providing pants for "larger" operators. They also have is new low-profile knee pad/elbow pad combo that is worth looking at. These should fit in any gear with pad pockets.
The most interesting new gun was Robinson Arms' new .308 version of the XCR. It looks very well designed like the original XCR and has a SCAR style folding stock. As with the original, many modular options and calibers are available.
The other interesting gun was an upper receiver conversion from CMMG which converts the AR15 into a .50 muzzleloader. Spare powder and bullets are stored in a detachable magazine insert. The gun is still a single shot muzzle gun.
CMMG is also now selling dedicated .22 uppers.
Looking forward to seeing more tomorrow!
Muzzleloading AR-15? Didn't see that coming, interesting.
ReplyDeleteWhat are the MOE shotgun stocks like, and any word on compatibility with which guns?
The MOE forends looked good. While I didn't see anything really special about the new shotgun stock, I thought it looked good and it felt functional.
ReplyDeleteThe MOE forend accepts all the accessories of the MOE line, such as light mounts, foregrips, etc. It should prove popular with shotgun shooters. Forends were available for the Remington 870 so far, they are working on one for the Mossberg 590.