First, I'd like to apologize for my two year "hiatus" from my gun blog.
Talk about distractions! I just can't help myself. Eventually, I always
get back into researching the latest advances in portable weaponry and writing about it here.
Checked out this year's NRA Convention in Nashville's massive Music City Center in my own back yard and it did not disappoint. For a list of exhibitors and descriptions, download the NRA Annual Meeting mobile app on your Apple or Android device. Here are some shots and thoughts from the weekend....
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| Colt |
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| Israel Military Industries |
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| Snow Camo |
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| Kurt himself, with wish list item..... |
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| Browning shotgun |
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| Some Browning offerings... |
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| Barrett sniper |
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| Magnum Lite rimfire rifles |
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| HK UMP45 |
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| E.R. Shaw, Inc. custom barrels |
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| Interarms AK with custom Herrett stocks |
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| Mr. Herrett himself, custom stock maker, with Yours Truly |
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| High Standard-Interarms underfolder AK-47 |
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| Now that's a safe! |
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| NRA Harley giveaway |
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| My favorite 1911 at the show... |
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| Sig MPX |
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| Sig 556 - takes AK Mags |
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| IMI Jericho |
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| Packed! |
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| Gatling Gun 1873 |
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| Ted Cruz made an appearance |
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| Colt Ford and Hank Williams Jr. |
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| Colt Ford |
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| Bocephus |
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| R. Lee Ermey |
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| Live at The Stage |
High Standard looked to be doing some exciting things, reviving their renowned .22 target pistol selection from the 60's and 70's, as well as showcasing the offerings from their partners,
Herrett Custom Stocks ,
Interarms and AMT of
Automag fame, bringing back AMT's legendary stainless .22 magnum auto pistol, as well as introducing some impressive looking AK-47 and AR-15 type rifle models, courtesy of Interarms. It was unclear to me, whether AMT has improved on the frame alloy of the original .22 Mag pistol, which had galling problems with their original offering.
Other notable products that made an impression in my few hours touring the massive Music City Center included the following:
My Case Builder at
www.mycasebuilder.com. This company offers custom foam gun cases designed to perfectly fit your weapon.
Secret Compartment Furniture. Featuring Amish-made custom wood furniture with secret compartments to hide guns and other valuables for quick access.
www.secretcompartmentfurniture.com.
For those of you that prefer air guns, or have no legal access to gunpowder-powered weapons, Pyramid Air had some quality rifles and pistols on display. Check out their catalog at
www.pyramidair.com.
Meggar Gun Magazines had a few salesmen and an entire booth-display of their awesome magazines present, and did claim that they could get me magazines for out of production pistols, including a magazine for my old MKII Ruger .22 if I went online and ordered. Check out their offerings at
www.mec-gar.com.
Rock Island Armory was there, with their famously affordable quality classic reproduction firearms selection, including the 1911 in several iterations, as well as their .22 magnum XT 1911,the M200 .38 special revolver, their MAPP 9mm automatic pistol and their usual impressive rifle, shotgun and ammo products (see
Armscor).
www.rockislandarmory.com
