Today was the first day of the "real" show. Let me tell you . . . DAMN that place is big!
We walked all damned day, and still only covered about half of it, and we weren't spending a lot of time at any one booth, either. This place is HUGE!We ran into a few other WaGuns members today, which was really cool:
- Kelly Bachand and his wife, Valerie. They always take the time to say hello, and Kelly was wearing his WaGuns patch.
- DeltaBravo, Doug. One of our regular buddies from the WAC shows.
- Anthony.L
- woodinvillegunlawyer, Keith
- NWTPdesignteam, Rich and Jeff and Mary from Northwest Tactical Products
We know that WAGunRights, Thede&Co, and Dave Workman are lurking in the area too, but we didn't see them today.
Let's get to the pics! Yes, we found the mythical 7.62x39 Pmag from Magpul, though Brandon wasn't able to get his grubby little hands on any to bring home since they aren't shipping to retailers until this Friday:
Here's a cutaway of an MP5, kinda cool:
And a tribute to Mikhail, without whom we wouldn't be stressing about those damned Pmags:
We saw some really cool chassis . . . chassises . . . chassi? from Cadex. These made me want to spend some cash on my Rem 700:
Here's Brandon grilling the Beretta dude about the ARX100. We started out thinking it was a POS, and finally concluded that it's pretty cool due to its ambidextrous quick-change features:
Here's a view of both the Desert Tan and Black versions of the Promag Archangel stocks for the Mosin. The Desert Tan is holding an M44, and the Black an M91/30:
Here's the Remington R51 that we were so excited about. Some of these have Crimson Trace lasers on them:
Here are a couple of general shots to give you a feel for what the show looks like. Don't mind the weird dude in the first photo.
The UTAS display had some pretty colors:
Here's a Tavor cutaway:
And here's the 9mm conversion kit for the Tavor:
At the Century booth they had a pretty good PAP display. Clockwise starting in the upper left corner: Standard PAP M92PV pistol, PAP M92PV pistol with Krinkov-style muzzle brake, PAP pistol with the Century wrist brace, and PAP M85PV (5.56x45) pistol.
Century also had a Chinese Type 53 Mosin carbine on display in the Archangel stock. I'm guessing that someone at Century was staring at a warehouse full of Type 53 carbines with really shitty stocks, and said, "I wonder if there's an opportunity here...".
We had a really interesting conversation with a woman at the EAA (European American Armory) booth about the Pavona pistols. These were designed with the ladies in mind, and these features were specifically mentioned:
- Cool colors, obviously.
- Large cuts on the rear of the slide to make it easier to rack.
- Lighter recoil spring, again to make it easier to rack.
And yes . . . the slide was pretty easy to work, I liked it. Those cuts make a difference! These pistols are available in .380, 9mm and .40, all with the same frame. The pics:
CZ had some badass rifles on display . . . gotta love the four positions on the selector. That's a lotta dots!
This is Kel-Tec's M43 bullpup in 5.56x45. This sucker has some retro styling . . . I can't decide if I like it or not, but it's definitely a unique look!
For those that like wood . . . on their AR rifles, Windham Weaponry had some to show off:
Brandon continued his paparazzi ways, this time harassing The Gunny. He also continued to shout out every time we saw Colion Noir pass us in the aisle.
Dan's shopping for a new vehicle for his wife. Even in Vegas, the search continues:
And lastly . . . the mini-gun.
I'm fucking exhausted. It's gonna be a long week . . . .
The lens I'm using is fairly wide-angle (16mm), and I get some barrel distortion in the photos. One click in Photoshop though, and POOF it's gone!
