Saturday and Sunday are the typical IWA days for dealers who close their business at the weekend and travel to Nuremberg. Wholesalers, importers and manufacturers are waiting for these customers from the next sales level. This is where negotiations take place, new products can be inspected and often presented in more detail than in the catalog. We met many of them during our own search for the …

Visitors to the leading industry trade fair IWA OutdoorClassics come to Nuremberg, Germany, with a tight schedule. Nevertheless, they take the time to attend specialist presentations and training sessions on industry topics. Whether it's the World Forum of Shooting Sports, customs issues or the "shooting experts" such as air rifle world record holder Anna Janssen, who (almost) revealed her secret …

The 51st IWA trade fair in Nuremberg, Germany, also started with a tight schedule for visitors and exhibitors right from the start. Nevertheless, there was still time to greet long-standing business partners and old friends: the firearms industry is a family business. But still fantastic, because there are still world firsts and unusual prototypes. More of this in word and picture below.

In view of the Trump administration's announcements that Europeans will more or less have to take care of their own military security in future, it is not surprising that the halls at NürnbergMesse were still very busy on the third and final day of Enforce Tac 2025.

Focus on ammunition: at the AMMO SYMPOSIUM at Enforce Tac 2025, experts spent the whole day discussing how ammunition procurement and production capacities can be better organised "in uncertain times". However, the event organised by the trade fair together with RWS was just one item in the extensive supporting program. New weapons and equipment technology from over 1,000 exhibitors attracted …

The dozen is full: the 12th Enforce Tac opens its doors to five exhibition halls. Over 1,000 exhibitors, the size of some of the exhibition booths and the extensive supporting programme certainly indicate how important this segment has become worldwide in the current times of crisis. The all4shooters.com team is on site and reports daily on the latest news and innovations.

In our short series of preview articles for IWA 2025, we have already taken a virtual look inside the gun halls, reported on how the knife segment is to be strengthened at the trade fair and what the focus on action sports will look like. In the final part of our series, we would now like to show you why you should not miss the leading trade fair for the firearms industry and how you can find out …

From 24 to 26 February, Enforce Tac 2025, the leading trade fair for internal and external security, will open its doors in Nuremberg, Germany. Once again, many national and international experts from the security and defence sector will meet there. They will not only be able to find out about the latest developments, but also exchange information and ideas on forward-looking solutions. Here we …

The new versatile TX Encounter thermal imaging device from Austrian optics specialist Swarovski Optik works both as a hand-held observation device and as a riflescope clip-on and is designed to guarantee uncompromising accuracy even in difficult conditions such as darkness, rain or fog. The TX Encounter will be available from selected specialist retailers from 12 March 2025.

Many newly manufactured lever-action rifles are visually close to historical models. Henry Repeating Arms offers classic models such as the bulky "Golden Boy Silver Rifle" as well as modern variants such as the .22 Carbine. We have summarised all the facts about the performance and differences between the two rimfire test rifles here.

The RXP 22 from Turkish manufacturer Retay is a compact double/single action hammer-fired rimfire gun featuring an aerospace-grade 7075 aluminum alloy internal frame integrated into a polymer lower chassis. The aluminum slide is optic ready.

Thermal imager manufacturer Nocpix announces that it now also has devices with an integrated laser rangefinder in its VISTA and LUMI monocular model series. We take a brief look at the new, already available Nocpix VISTA S50R and LUMI L35R and H35R models and reveal the most important details, as well as the prices.

Pulsar introduces a new figure of merit to measure the performance of Thermal Imaging optics: it’s called sNETD – system Noise Equivalent Temperature Difference. It will allow for a fairer and more accurate evaluation and comparison between Pulsar’s and the competition’s thermal optics on the market.

The Chinese manufacturer introduced several interesting products for 2025, such as the ones we present here, called M25 and P35. Their common denominator is the pre-charged pneumatic (PCP) action, the unconventional stock and the wide range of calibers available.

We tested for you Nitecore's MH12 Pro tactical flashlight, which with its 3,300 lumens of output and a range of more than half a kilometer proved to be a really good tool for both everyday and tactical uses.

With the 307 series, US gunmaker Weatherby is launching its first new rifle series in over half a century. We took the new bolt-action rifle called the MeatEater to the shooting range and tell you how it actually performs. The test report follows here.