WON On the Spot: More SHOT show coverage

Legacy Sports International will be offering 11 new rifle models in 2024 with the HOWA Superlite, in Kings camo, being their most featured model rifle weighing only 4LBS, 3OZ., Charles Daly, one of the oldest names in shooting sports unveiled the CD Empire shotgun, which features three barrels. The most impressive big bore rifle on the show room floor was Barrett’s Mradelr Extreme Long Range rifle featuring a 50 caliber magazine that can shoot a 661 gr. bullet with accuracy over 2 miles. There were also a number of other big bore rifles to check out and gun-mounted vehicles, law enforcement SWAT armored trucks and military type specialty units.

Shotgun ammunition and custom big bore cartridge exhibitors were a big draw for many attending the show. Heading the show with new ammo were products from Federal, Hevi-SHOT and Remington. Federal’s TSS turkey ammo is sold in a 5 round box featuring tungsten-alloy shot that is deadly out to 50 yards, the company’s new Hi-Bird bismuth No. 5 shot is new for 2024 and Hevi-Shot XII shotgun shell ammo is loaded up with tungsten shot that is 53.8 percent denser than steel. Wolf Shot shells, manufactured right here in Placentia, CA, manufactures steel 12 ga. waterfowl loads with a muzzle velocity of 1425 fps.

There were thousands of hunting accessories and related hunting gear products to check out too. Mojo Decoy’s, booth was filled with action decoys topped by the new spinning-wings  mallard model, Caddis/Waterfowl Wading Systems, caddiswaders.com, showed new camo chest waders and accessories to keep boot-foot waders snug on your heal. Trijicon, Burris, Steiner, Swarovski and Aimpoint optic companies unveiled hundreds of different scopes and optics for all kinds of application(s) when in the field hunting. Camo manufactures were well represented with Realtree APX and Mossy Oak dominating not only apparel, but the choice for both shotgun and rifle stocks and barrels and many other shooting sports accessories and gear.