IWA, the leading international trade fair for hunting and shooting sports, equipment  for outdoor and for civilian and official security applications, will finally be held live again at the Nuremberg Exhibition Center from March 3-6, 2022. New: IWA will start on Thursday and run through Sunday, and tickets are already available now. Here are the most important facts that have know so far.

+++ Update +++ This week, on Thursday, November 25, 2021, 4-5 pm IWA Live Talks will deal with a new topic: "The handgun on the hunt - hardly appreciated and yet essential". all4shooters.com tells you how you can take part in the event.

Born for the woods and instinctive shooting: let's talk about the two F.A.I.R. over-and-under shotguns designed for driven hunting, where safety but also speed and accuracy make the difference. Ideal for wild boar hunting with slugs, but they can also be perfectly used for woodcock hunting with normal shot shells. Let's talk about details:

Sabatti has presented to the press the new Rover series of bolt-action rifles designed for hunting and sport shooting. Built on a completely redesigned aluminum action and available in ten versions, the new Rover are characterized by full parts interchangeability. Prices range from 930 to 1530 euros.

The two new 1911 pistols in 9mm caliber have stainless-steel frames and slides and 5” stainless-steel, match-grade barrels. But the Rapide Dawn features a Silver KimPro II finish with brush-polished flats and a Gold TiN finished barrel, while the Scorpius is finished in Black KimPro II with brush-polished flats and a matching black DLC finished barrel. Magazine capacity is 9 rounds.

In the next few days there will be two important events at the German auction house Hermann Historica: on November 23 there will be the "Antique Arms and Armour from all over the world" auction, while on November 24 the theme will be "Fine Antique and Modern Firearms". Let's see some of the most interesting lots.

Two new options, a 5" model in 9mm and a 4.25" model in .45 ACP, add to the Emissary series. Designed for carry and display, the pistols “with an air of custom refinement” from Springfield Armory feature a forged steel construction and two-tone finish, bull barrel, skeletonized hammer and flat-faced trigger.

Laser Ammo’s I-MTTS Arena target kit and SureStrike cartridge make for a powerful dry fire interactive training experience. Let’s take a look at what the kit has to offer, now that a rainy day keeps us at home with some time to spare: discover here how you can improve your shooting skills while having fun!

Black Fridays, Black Weeks & Co.: the days around the US Thanksgiving holiday (this year on November 25, 2021) are also eagerly used in Europe for discount campaigns in the run-up to Christmas. During the RUAG Ammotec Black Week from November 22 to 26, 2021, you will benefit from low prices for many products from RWS, GECO and other renowned brands at your dealer. Below are the details!

all4shooters.com was one of the invited guests at the international trade press who were able to examine the new CZ 600 repeater series for the first time on the shooting range at CZ, on site in the Czech Republic. The new series with interesting technical features replaces the CZ 557 family and consists of the five models Alpha, Ergo, Lux, Trail and Range right from the start.

Based on the 92X Performance competition pistol, the 9mm 92X Performance Defensive is IDPA and  USPSA approved. The new model is red dot ready and features a lightened full steel Vertec frame. The X-treme S-Trigger is fully adjustable.

The polymer stocks manufactured by the German company Hera Arms have now gained a firm following worldwide. With the second generation of the CQR stock (buttstock and foregrip), function and design have been improved once again. all4shooters.com presents here the CQR Gen. 2 set – actually ideal for the Christmas wish list, isn't it? 

It is one of the hot topics of the moment, since many manufacturers – almost in unison – have come out on the market simultaneously with their own interpretation of the straight-pull action. It must be said, however, that the first to believe in it was Browning, with a model that is a legend: the Maral rifle.

You can use hollow-point ammo for self-defense and/or hunting only where allowed by law, of course. But what's the right handgun hollow-point cartridge? We did the test in the widely used 9mm caliber with three cartridges from US manufacturer Hornady – 115-grain FTX Critical Defense, 135-grain FlexLock Critical Duty and 147-grain XTP Subsonic. You can read the results and the direct comparison …

Total investment by Remington will amount to $100 million and will create 856 jobs. “It’s a pleasure to welcome Remington Firearms to their new home and global headquarters,” said Georgia Governor Kemp. Ken D’Arcy, RemArms CEO, adds: “We are very excited to come to Georgia, a state that not only welcomes business but enthusiastically supports and welcomes companies in the firearms industry.” 

Featuring a quick-change barrel system – barrel specifications are available open-source to anyone who wants to offer a drop-in barrel – and a foldable, fully adjustable chassis, the new HIT rifle is offered in several popular (and less-popular) hunting and precision shooting calibers. The action also features an integrated 20 MOA rail, recoil lug, extended thread tenon and flat bottom.