Saturday Movies: 2024 New Guns and Optics — Video Showcase
SHOT Show 2024 had thousands of new products on display, including interesting lightweight hunting rifles, innovative optics-ready pistols, cool new compact Radar chronographs, and a variety of high-quality optics. In today’s video showcase we feature four new product videos from SHOT Show 2024. Plus we include a fifth bonus video — an interesting interview with Montana Governor Greg Gianforte.
Backfire (Jim Harmer) Channel at SHOT Show
Here’s a lengthy, 41-minute video from the Backfire YouTube Channel. Host Jim Harmer (a bright chap and trained attorney) visits dozens of booths to showcase new firearms and new products. This video is worth watching start to finish (but perhaps in multiple sessions). Hunters should check out the offerings from Tikka (13:57), Howa (16:54), Savage (18:27), and Bergara (25:56). If you’re considering buying a new chronograph, check out the hot-selling Garmin Xero C1 (8:08 time-mark) and brand new, compact LabRadar LX (7:42 time-mark).
| 0:27 Taurus 1:29 Kriss Vector Gen 3 1:57 KelTec Sub 2000 Gen 3 2:37 CVA 4:00 Guntubers 5:22 Christensen Arms Evoke 6:22 Browning X-bolt 2 7:42 Labradar LX 8:08 Garmin Xero C1 8:51 Caldwell Velociradar 9:35 Benelli Lupo HPR 10:00 Franchi Momentum |
10:11 Stoeger 100-yr Anniv. shotgun 10:41 Canik 12:33 Backstop Recoil Pad 13:57 Tikka 15:33 Woox Superleggerra 16:54 Howa 18:00 Citadel Mariner 18:27 Savage 19:13 Custom Gun from Thumbnail 19:33 Sako 90 21:14 Lightning round 22:30 Ruger American Gen 2 |
23:14 Hammer Targets 23:57 CZ 600 25:56 Bergara 28:54 Gunwerks 30:56 Fierce 34:15 Burris 36:27 Fim’s 37:46 Beretta 38:34 Elands River Safaris 39:25 PSA Daniel Defense 40:01 Aero Precision |
Classic Fireams — Rifles, Pistols, and Vivek Ramaswamy
Here is another lengthy video that covers a wide variety of products and includes an interview with the very bright and articulate Vivek Ramaswamy, who was a Republican presidential candidate. The interview with Vivek starts at the 10:55 time-mark. In the gun realms, there were some interesting rifles shown by Stag Arms (13:48), and upper receivers and stock accessories from VLTOR (28:39). And at 17:18, new pistols from Ed Brown are featured. The video begins with new suppressors for HUXWRX at 2:23.
| 2:23 HUXWRX 10:55 Vivek Ramaswamy Interview 13:48 Stag Arms 17:18 Ed Brown | 24:10 Shadow Systems 28:39 VLTOR 40:24 Modlite |
46:20 Hi-Point 48:38 Toast Target 57:26 Range System |
March Scopes — F-Class John interviews Gary Costello
Our friend F-Class John visited the March Optics booth to interview UK Ace F-Class shooter Gary Costello and March representative Mary, who traveled from March headquarters in Japan. John and Gary talked about the March-X 8-80x56mm Majesta “High Master” scope which John has fitted on his own match rifle. This is an amazing SFP optic offering a full 10X magnification range and six reticle choices.
New Handguns from SHOT Show — James Reeves of TFB-TV
In this video, James Reeves of The Firearm Blog (TFB-TV) reviews five notable new or recently-updated pistols. James uses some fairly rough language at times, but he is a knowledgeable fellow who gets to shoot more different guns in a year than most of us can shoot in a decade or more. The five featured pistols are: Smith & Wesson “Ultimate Carry” Revolver (00:46), Zev OZ9c (his favorite of the show (2:20), Beretta PX4 Compact Carry 2 (3:33), Daniel Defense H9 (4:36), Beretta 30X Tomcat (see below).
Bonus: Interview with Montana Governor Greg Gianforte
Montana Governor Greg Gianforte attended the 2024 SHOT Show and joined the NSSF tems to discuss the Second Amendment rights of Montana citizens and the importance of the firearm industry to his state. We wish more states had leaders like this who understand the heritage of the Second Amendment and how hunting fees support wildlife conservation efforts. If you can’t load this Facebook Video, CLICK HERE for YouTube version.
Evolution is relentless. It seems that tactical rifles are becoming more accurate ever year. Five years ago tactical competitors might have been satisfied with 0.8 MOA rifles. Now the best tactical rigs approach quarter-MOA accuracy. One reason for the increased precision is the application of benchrest build techniques — with ultra-precise barrel-fitting, chambering, and stock bedding.
