From Smith & Wesson, a new “Target Model” version of its SW22 Victory lineup. Chambered in .22 LR, the new pistol features target sights and grips that turn an appreciated “plinker” into an affordable target gun.

The actor who played the role of Gunnery Sergeant Hartman in Kubrick’s film “Full Metal Jacket” (1987) has died aged 74. A marine in real life, he had joined the US Marine Corps in 1961, at the age of 17, serving for eleven years.

We tested on the field the Lexel Hunting Orione hunting jacket, which is named after the constellation of Orion, the mythological giant huntsman.

Linda Mellor, 52, has had a lifetime around guns but only started shooting four years ago. Determined to approach shotgun shooting correctly, she contacted Perth based shotgun coach Iain MacGregor. Iain has been coaching since the early 1980s, and is one of the UK's few highly qualified shotgun coaches, and holds international qualifications at the highest level.

The NX3G is specifically built for 3 Gun stages and sporting applications. Thanks to its “hybrid” .223 Wylde chambering it will accept .223 Remington and 5.56×45mm NATO ammunition offering  the same accuracy and reliability with both cartridges. 

It is not always necessary to add features and details to propose something interesting. The Spanish company Bergara knows this well and this year it introduced an essential but interesting hunting rifle, the B-14 Ridge.

Ammunition that produces a high level of felt recoil can cause the manual safety to move from the fire to the ‘safety on’ position during firing. The manufacturer offers a no-cost upgrade

Emma Christie works in the shooting industry, and each day she handles guns, cartridges and clays at the family run Auchterhouse Country Sports, a popular clay target shooting ground, near Dundee, Scotland. In 2017, she shot game for the first time, and this year, Emma has her sights on shooting for the Scottish Ladies Team Down the Line team.

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Pulsar sent us samples of the latest version of its newest Digital Night Vision Attachment: the Forward F135 and F155, meant to be used in conjunction with a daytime riflescope. Using a state of the art CCD, enhanced optics, image processing technology and a detachable 940 nm long-range invisible IR illuminator, the Forward F promises excellent performance on the hunting field

The Hamburg-based company produces high-end, customizable revolvers in calibers ranging from .22LR to .454 Casull in fixed barrel lengths as well as with a Quick Change System. In 2018 Janz is also introducing a 9 mm pistol.

The RPK-16 light machine gun (LMG) in 5.45mm, designed and manufactured by the Russian small arms manufacturer Kalashnikov Concern (a subsidiary of the Russian ROSTEC state corporation), will equip the Russian armed forces. The contract between Kalashnikov and the Russian Defense Ministry to supply the new machine gun was signed last February.

Roe deer are the smallest of the British native deer species and since childhood, they have fascinated me. I live in Fife, Scotland, and we have an abundant and healthy population of roe deer due to a plentiful food supply, woodland shelter, and mild weather. Before I stalked deer with a rifle, I stalked them with my camera and always enjoyed getting up close to them.

The agreement with Barzan Holdings, a company specifically set up and controlled by the Ministry of Defense of Qatar, includes the manufacturing under license in Doha of 5.56x45mm ARX 160 and 7.62x51mm ARX 200 rifles, and 9mm 92F pistols.

The one-piece Ridge-Lite Barrel Upgrade includes a 6-in barrel and a Picatinny rail, featuring fiber optic front and fully adjustable fiber optic rear sights. It can be easily installed and weighs just 8 oz.

A short overview of the more interesting, curious or crazy products we saw at the Nuremberg Fair. Gold-plated and showy firearms, antique guns, new ideas, “hunting” submachine guns, survival tins with strange contents: they are all here!