2010 SHOT Show

Taurus Raging Judge Magnum

Taurus has moved the Judge line solidly into the â€œbig boomâ€ category with the introduction of the Raging Judge Magnum chambered in .454 Casull.

This six-shot, big bore revolver can fire .454 Casull, .45 Colt and 2.5â€ and 3â€ .410 shotshells. Due to the power generated by the Casull cartridge, the cylinder has a double lock.

The Raging Judge Magnum is available with either a three-inch or six-inch barrel. The six-inch barrel has a vented rib and can accommodate a scope mount.
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Silver State Armory 6.8 SPC Ammunition

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Silver State Armory announced the production of three new 6.8 SPC loads: a plinking round, a tactical/law enforcement round and a specialized armor-piercing (AP) round. Â This collection of new 6.8 SPC rounds offers a broad range of options for different applications in a tactical situation.

Silver State Armory 6.8 SPC ammo — This is the 97 grain armor piercing, tungsten carbide bullet.

The tactical round uses an 85 grain Barnes TSX bullet traveling at 3070 fps from a 16â€ barrel.Â When fired into 10% ballistic gelatin, the bullet has an impressive wound cavity in the first eight inches, and penetrates a total of 17.38â€.Â The recovered diameter of the bullet averaged 0.546â€. Â This performance is what a lot of people are looking for. Â Silver State Armory was unable to provide me with additional performance details, such as how it worked through auto glass, etc. Â Those tests are very relevant for what this cartridge was designed to do.

CZ P-07 Tactical Prototype Pistol

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At the 2010 SHOT Show, CZ showed a concept pistol that the company may begin selling later this year.Â The pistol is a tactical version of the P-07 Duty pistol that is, as yet, not named. Â (Ed. note: Â Scroll down to the update for more information on this pistol.)

The pistol is chambered in 9mm, and will feature a threaded barrel for the addition of a sound suppressor.Â Suppressed models will have elevated sights.Â The new P-07 has a tan polymer frame, but other colors (OD, foliage green, flat dark earth, scorched earth, etc.) may be offered.

Magpul Folding Pocket Gun

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The Magpul Folding Pocket Gun is here.Â Well, an Airsoft version is anyway.

Magpul made a big splash a few years ago when they introduced the Folding Pocket Gun (aka FMG9) concept machine pistol.Â The idea was they took a Glock and built it into a folding machine pistol, complete with a removable carry handle and white light.Â The whole thing would fold up and fit into your pack pocket. Â I thought building a retractable leash into the unit was the way to go, but that was probably destined for a version 2 model.

The video of the product demo made the rounds on the Internet and everybody wanted one.Â Unfortunately, the real thing is still just a prototype. Â What – you haven’t seen the famous FMG9 video from MilSpec Monkey? Â Well, I am glad I decided to post it here for your review:

Now Magpul is selling the same gun as an Airsoft gun. Â The Magpul PTS Folding Pocket Gun is actually a conversion kit made of polymer that fits airsoft KSC/KWA G18C slide assemblies, and can use G17/G18C magazines.Â It is available in black.

Olympic Arms Gamestalker Chambered in .300 OSSM

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Olympic Arms had their new Gamestalker rifle on display at the 2010 SHOT Show.Â The Gamestalker is an AR-platform rifle chambered in .243 WSSM, .25 WSSM and the brand new .300 OSSM (scroll down for more information on the cartridge.)

The Gamestalker features a 22″ barrel, free floating aluminum handguard, ACE skeleton stock and an ERGO “Fat Boy” grip.Â The upper receiver has a flattop for easy installation of your choice in optics.Â The rifle weighs 7.5 pounds and has a camouflage pattern.Â It ships with one, seven-round magazine.

The rifle has a retail price of $1359, but expect street price around $1200-1300. Â Olympic Arms staff state the rifles are in production now, but supplies will be limited initially due to the amount of time needed to properly apply the camouflage pattern.

Remington HD Ultimate Home Defense Ammunition

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Remington announced a new line of ammunition for home defense: the HD Ultimate Home Defense ammunition.Â Announced at the 2010 SHOT Show, the new ammunition is available for both handguns and shotguns in a variety of popular calibers.

The bullets in the handgun ammunition are based on the tried and true brass-jacketed hollow points that Remington made famous with their successful line of Golden Saber ammunition.Â Remington claims the bullets offer â€œmassive expansionâ€ and â€œdeep penetration.â€Â The cases are nickel-plated.

Handgun loads are available for the most popular handgun defensive calibers: Â 9mm, .380 ACP, .38 Special +P, .40 S&W and .45 ACP. Â Less popular calibers, such as .357 SIG and .327 Magnum, are not mentioned in the press release. Â Remington reps at the show told me that customer demand drives many of the decisions on what new calibers to introduce. Â So, if there is a lot of demand for a new caliber – 9mm Makarov, for example – the company will attempt to meet that demand.