This year's SHOT Show was not, to put it mildly, noted for lots of new stuff. Nonetheless, there was no shortage of interesting rifles that are not new, and which you will sure as hell not see at Wal-Mart. --DP A-Square Tyrannosaur Blaser S2 Safari Savage 110 Savage Model 12F Lazzeroni Global Hunter NULA Model 20 Marlin XL-7 Montana Rifle Company Winchester Model 70
This year's SHOT Show set new records for number of attendees, exhibits, floor space, and real he-men wearing tactical packs, but it was tragically lacking in booth babes. Our intrepid photographer shot the only good ones we found and then was forced to include beards, backpacks, and other stuff just to pad out the section. Feel free to skip them. There were a number of booth babes who were, to be brutally honest, not babes. In fact, some of them looked like Bill Heavey with a bra. I'm sure they are fine people, but you are supposed to be a hottie if you do this kind of work. --David Petzal More SHOT Show coverage Most Interesting Rifles New Shotguns Top Optics Coolest Gadgets
Last February, Dave wrote a cover story titled "The 50 Best Guns Ever Made" that generated lots of heated opinion. In case any of you missed the piece, we've posted links to it in photo gallery form in David Petzal's blog, The Gun Nut.
David E. Petzal on the three best big game cartridges in North America: the .338 Winchester Magnum, the .340 Weatherby Magnum, and the .338 Remington Ultra Mag.