I recently had the chance to attend the inaugural Make Big Noise firearms demonstration at the  G4S International Training facility in Shackleford, VA.  The event was organized by Laura Burgess Marketing.  Various writers from around the industry were invited to the facility and met with various manufacturer representatives.  There were classroom demonstrations and range time.
In the coming weeks, you can expect to see more information about some new products coming out from some of these companies.  Also, I have a number of items that I will be testing in the coming days.  For now, here are a few photos from the event.
Due to a family event, I was forced to leave the event a day early.  A shoot house demo and emergency vehicle operations were held on the day I missed.  So, no photos of those events.
Kim from Morphix demonstrated the new Trace X explosives detection kit.
We got an introduction to the Chamber View safety flag.We got a run down on the latest bags and armor from TacPro Gear.
LaserLyte is now offering a CT-like laser grip for the NAA mini revolvers.LaserLyte will introduce a new target that includes a timer and score keeper. This worked great.
Mission First Tactical has new stocks, magazines and back up sights on the range.
One of the Fobus holsters on the range.Prototype of a new holster
The AB Arms rifle chasis
American Built (AB) Arms manufactures bolts for LWRC.
My brother from a different mother, Kenn Blanchard, was on the range to do a little shooting. Make sure you check out his new podcast at MotorcycleRadio.us.
My sister from another mister, Barbara Baird, was on the range keeping us under control.Shooting a shooter shooting…
IWI US was on hand with a complete line up of TAVOR rifles to shoot.
Demo of a TAVOR reloadDemo of the quick-change capabilities of the MGI Hydra
Gabby of Armed Candy joined us at the range and showed off her shooting skills.Russ with Liberty Ammunition brought a bunch of 9mm that we shot into gel, through walls, car doors and windshields. It performed very well.Steve Tracy, the editor of Police Marksman magazine, gave the Liberty Ammunition a run in a Bersa BP9CC pistol.
Richard Johnson is a gun writer, amateur historian and - most importantly - a dad. He's done a lot of silly things in his life, but quitting police work to follow his passion of writing about guns was one of the smartest things he ever did. He founded this site and continues to manage its operation.
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[…] had a chance to see a demonstration of the 9mm Civil Defense ammunition at the Make Big Noise event this summer. Shooting the temperature stable Clear Ballistics gelatin, the 9mm rounds consistently penetrated […]