SHOT Show Rumors

[smoothshooter]

Something complete new, original, and revolutionary. Nope, couldn't keep a straight face.

It'll probably be more of the same, not that I blame them for sticking with what works in such a risky business.

We'll see a bunch of new 9mm Wonder Pistols, some carbines, the next big NFA-skirting loophole firearm, a new .22cal rifle cartridge that apparently doesn't do anything besides match the ballistics of another cartridge, and at least a couple sellouts who attempt to appeal to gun control advocates by pushing something stupid like finger-print scanning grips with an internet uplink to a criminal database which only adds a mere $500 to the price of the gun itself or proud proclamations of how they're dropping out of the oversaturated AR-15 market not because their AR wasn't selling but because they realized that civilians totally don't need ARs and apparently can't be trusted with them either.



On one hand, at least the price is right. On the other, now the 9mm Fanboys will be twice as obnoxious about citing the cost advantage of 9mm versus other self-defense cartridges, because obviously top priority when selecting a self-defense cartridge ought to be the cost of ammo.
I dunno about you, but if I should ever pass away in a gunfight, I want my family to be comforted by the fact that I saved up to 10¢ a round on ammo.

It's not so much the money spent on ammo DURING a gunfight, but ammo costs incurred in practice and training BEFORE the gun fight.
One could also make a point against investing in a really expensive gun for self defense because in most juristictions the gun is seized as evidence, and never returned to the owner, or if it is returned, it is only after the owner spends hundreds or thousands of dollars in attorney fees and time off work.

 

[swsig]

Got this today from Grab A Gun:


SMITH AND WESSON M&P9 SHIELD EZ 9MM 3.6" 8-ROUND - NO THUMB SAFETY
$479.00
$399.99
New Arrival!!

Ironically, I was at Grab-A-Gun today. Rather than a boring Shield EZ, I grabbed an exciting SIG P229 .40 S&W along with a .357 SIG conversion barrel. With its latest product lineup announcement, SIG appears to be moving in the direction of offering only 9mm firearms. If you like non-9mm SIGs, grab one while they last. I hope S&W doesn't follow SIG's lead!

 

[Avery11]

Released today.

 

[TTSH]

I really think it's a typo.

We are all just wishing it was a typo... ... and that the big December surprise was something to actually get us excited. Label me underwhelmed.

 

[ladder13]

For us 10mm fans a big disappointment.

 

[TTSH]

For us 10mm fans a big disappointment.

Apparently, feeble people is seen as a bigger potential market for the mothership than 10mm fans. Has the .380 EZ been that big a seller? Perhaps it has. Just shows how much I know about current market trends.

 

[markmiela]

I can’t wait to try out the Shield 9 EZ. Love my original 1.0 Shield but the trigger sucks, the grip is to slippery and the slide is a little stiff to rack, not getting any younger. Even after 2500 rounds through it. Been waiting for smith to come out with a 3.6 in ten rounds that isn’t mass compliant. So the Shield East even though irbid 4” barrel might fit the bill.


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