Day 2 of the IWA Outdoor Classics event (aka “Euro SHOT Show”) is underway. There will be two more days, with the show concluding on Sunday, March 3, 2024. This year’s event has been very popular, with high attendance. The show directors say there are over 1080 exhibiting companies from 53 nations at this year’s event. CLICK HERE to see hundreds of hi-rez photos from manufacturers’ displays at the 2024 IWA Outdoor Classics.

European Market for Civilian Firearms is Thriving
Europe’s civilian firearms industries are thriving, based on data from the European Institute of Hunting and Sporting Arms (IEACS). “Global production of civilian firearms has increased in recent years, as has European production, which recorded 3.6 million firearms produced in 2020, of which 2.7 million were pistols and 900,000 were shotguns and rifles. Compared to the previous year, this represents a 34% increase in European firearms production,” said Nicola Perrotti, IEACS president.

IWA New Product Showcase

You’ll find over 130 new products on the IWA Outdoor Classics NEW Product Showcase. Product names are listed alphabetically, and you can also search by product type and/or country. Along with the new products you can also access ALL Products at the show. Here are three notable new products we found:

AZ-P1 Giant .38 Special Match Pistol from ARMA ZEKA s.r.o.

Ares LRF Thermal Scope from Thermtec

FZ-8 Hardshell Eco-Leather Full-Length Gun Case from Acropolis

IWA Outdoor Classics Special Programs

There are some cool special programs at this year’s IWA Outdoor Classics. Along with the expert speaker program, there is a Knife Demo Area, an Airsoft Shooting Range, and a very cool Optics Testing Area. We’d like to see that at SHOT Show in the USA.

New Product Showcase Video (English and German)

This video covers a variety of pistols and rifles on display at the 2024 IWA Outdoor Classics event. NOTE: This runs in English for 17 minutes, then the second half of the video is in German language.

Blast from the Past — Eye-Catching Guns from 2023 IWA

If you like high-grade wood and handsome engraved metal, then watch this video compiled at the 2023 IWA Outdoor Classics. Similar eye-catching firearms are on display this year as well. In a world of polymer pistols and bland black MSRs it’s great to see classic high-grade wood and beautiful metal work.

The IWA Outdoor Classics show is very much about hunting. Here’s a display of the latest and greatest camo and Hi-Viz (day-glo) apparel for hunters.

» Shooting Industry 2022-2023 Digital Archives

Need some interesting reading material for this upcoming Holiday weekend? Check out the FREE digital editions of Shooting Industry Magazine. Along with reports on new products, Shooting Industry features reports on important trends in the shooting sports world. Below we’ve included quick links to the four most recent Shooting Industry editions. These four monthly magazines can be read online for free. Also, as they are in PDF format you can easily print all or part of these monthly magazines.

If you want to review other, older monthly editions, CLICK HERE to access the Shooting Industry Digital Archives page with links for all 2022 and 2023 monthly issues.

2024 New Product Showcase in December 2023 Edition

The latest digital edition of Shooting Industry Magazine features the first segment of SI’s comprehensive New Product Showcase. This 14-page article, starting on Page 58, showcases dozens of recently-introduced rifles, handguns, optics, and shooting accessories. NOTE: Some of these products debuted in mid-year 2023 so, technically, they may not be “new for 2024″, but they are still relatively recent product releases. You can also see the NEW Product Showcase PART One on the main Shooting Industry website with a mobile-friendly format. CLICK HERE.

Short Range Zero Article in December 2023 Edition

On page 48 of the December Shooting Industry magazine, an interesting article explains how to zero firearms at 25 yards in a manner which provides an effective 100-yard zero. This procedure allows you to zero a match or hunting rifle indoors in the off-season when an outdoor range is not available (or covered with snow). CLICK HERE to read article (scroll down to page 48). CLICK HERE for Mobile-Friendly version.