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SHOT Show 2016, ELR and ELR-related Products, Day 4
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<blockquote data-quote="ELR Researcher" data-source="post: 1162444" data-attributes="member: 19541"><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">SHOT Show 2016, ELR and ELR-related Products, Day 4:</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">OK, I was wrong. I missed some booths that I shouldn't have. [Frankly some booths are real hard to find, some had "un-announced" booth numbers, and the main show floor is VERY disorienting when you are trying to move in an even semi-straight line.] I went back this morning and grabbed them up. As with Day 1, 2, and 3, I only talked to folks about ELR and ELR-related, so no info on other products. "NN" denotes "nothing new" - so you see what booths I visited but found nothing that had not already turned up in one of my weekly site-update recaps. Pics ("Pics") to follow on the weekend on my site, way too much hassle to get them reviewed, cropped and onto a site that has decent bandwidth. So here goes, in alpha order. </span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">1. McMillan Fiberglass Stocks – they were showing 6 new-for-2016 models. [Of course no online data. I'll try to photograph their flyer and post it this weekend during my "pic-add" session.] The most interesting one was the "Sentry", McMillan's first stock with AR-back-end offering. It is targetted towards shooters that like their AR buttstock and grip and might be interested in moving them to a bolt gun. In addition to sans-buttstock-and-grip (so the shooter can accessorize at will), they will probably be offering some specific non-McMillan pieces, so folks could get a "full" stock. All the new models are 12-14 weeks if ordered "now". I flipped the flyer over and found that they also have 3 new paint finishes (appear like being viewed through a fog) and 3 new molded-in finishes, including "GAP Ambush" (I'm assuming "GAP", as in GA Precision – all the text is bolded). Pics (beyond the flyer).</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">2. Cadex Defence (Canadian spelling) – was showing their new Shadow/CDX-40 (in .408 CT) and Tremor/CDX-50 (in .50 BMG). All the critical components, including the actions, but less the Bartlein barrels, are built in Canada in their own facilities. Most regrettably, they will NOT be offering their actions stand-alone. Their 2016 catalog (<u><a href="http://www.cadexdefence.com/media/" target="_blank">MEDIA - Cadex Defence</a></u>) remains the only source for detail info on these models. Pics.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">3. Savage – as noted in the Drake Associates "item", Savage was showing the new, factory-blueprinted, Drake-stock-sporting, "110 BA Stealth" rifle (in 338 LM the SKU is 22640, MSRP: $1622). The flyer from the Drake booth notes, "A similar Savage/Drake combination recently took first place for Top National Guard Team and 8th place overall at the 2015 US Army International Sniper Competition." Pics.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">4. Truvelo – so I went back to photograph the bolt from their CMS 338. While there I was informed that Gun Mountain in Henderson, NV will be a reseller for Truvelo rifles. See </span><u><a href="http://www.gunmountain.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #0000ff">www.gunmountain.com</span></span></a></u><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">. Looks like a really interesting place – their home page flashes the offer of an M34 Mini-gun for $325K (as used in "Terminator", "Predator" and other movies). The very kind lady in the adjacent booth is the proprietor. Pics.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Now that actually is the end of my coverage for this year. I'm back home and waiting for the oven to heat up so I can pop in a DiGiorno. Travel food (as in that stuff folks consume while driving) is yuk! Hope you enjoyed the coverage. </span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ELR Researcher, post: 1162444, member: 19541"] [FONT=Arial]SHOT Show 2016, ELR and ELR-related Products, Day 4:[/FONT] [FONT=Arial]OK, I was wrong. I missed some booths that I shouldn’t have. [Frankly some booths are real hard to find, some had “un-announced” booth numbers, and the main show floor is VERY disorienting when you are trying to move in an even semi-straight line.] I went back this morning and grabbed them up. As with Day 1, 2, and 3, I only talked to folks about ELR and ELR-related, so no info on other products. "NN" denotes "nothing new" - so you see what booths I visited but found nothing that had not already turned up in one of my weekly site-update recaps. Pics ("Pics") to follow on the weekend on my site, way too much hassle to get them reviewed, cropped and onto a site that has decent bandwidth. So here goes, in alpha order. [/FONT] [FONT=Arial]1. McMillan Fiberglass Stocks – they were showing 6 new-for-2016 models. [Of course no online data. I’ll try to photograph their flyer and post it this weekend during my “pic-add” session.] The most interesting one was the “Sentry”, McMillan’s first stock with AR-back-end offering. It is targetted towards shooters that like their AR buttstock and grip and might be interested in moving them to a bolt gun. In addition to sans-buttstock-and-grip (so the shooter can accessorize at will), they will probably be offering some specific non-McMillan pieces, so folks could get a “full” stock. All the new models are 12-14 weeks if ordered “now”. I flipped the flyer over and found that they also have 3 new paint finishes (appear like being viewed through a fog) and 3 new molded-in finishes, including “GAP Ambush” (I’m assuming “GAP”, as in GA Precision – all the text is bolded). Pics (beyond the flyer).[/FONT] [FONT=Arial]2. Cadex Defence (Canadian spelling) – was showing their new Shadow/CDX-40 (in .408 CT) and Tremor/CDX-50 (in .50 BMG). All the critical components, including the actions, but less the Bartlein barrels, are built in Canada in their own facilities. Most regrettably, they will NOT be offering their actions stand-alone. Their 2016 catalog ([U][URL="http://www.cadexdefence.com/media/"]MEDIA - Cadex Defence[/URL][/U]) remains the only source for detail info on these models. Pics.[/FONT] [FONT=Arial]3. Savage – as noted in the Drake Associates “item”, Savage was showing the new, factory-blueprinted, Drake-stock-sporting, “110 BA Stealth” rifle (in 338 LM the SKU is 22640, MSRP: $1622). The flyer from the Drake booth notes, “A similar Savage/Drake combination recently took first place for Top National Guard Team and 8th place overall at the 2015 US Army International Sniper Competition.” Pics.[/FONT] [FONT=Arial]4. Truvelo – so I went back to photograph the bolt from their CMS 338. While there I was informed that Gun Mountain in Henderson, NV will be a reseller for Truvelo rifles. See [/FONT][U][URL="http://www.gunmountain.com/"][FONT=Arial][COLOR=#0000ff]www.gunmountain.com[/COLOR][/FONT][/URL][/U][FONT=Arial]. Looks like a really interesting place – their home page flashes the offer of an M34 Mini-gun for $325K (as used in “Terminator”, “Predator” and other movies). The very kind lady in the adjacent booth is the proprietor. Pics.[/FONT] [FONT=Arial]Now that actually is the end of my coverage for this year. I’m back home and waiting for the oven to heat up so I can pop in a DiGiorno. Travel food (as in that stuff folks consume while driving) is yuk! Hope you enjoyed the coverage. [/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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