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Shot Show 2011

Let's start with a quick Caption Contest:



There's more over the fold...

I do miss walking the floor of The Shot Show, which is being held in Las Vegas until tomorrow.  At times it is held in Orlando, but lately more often than not it is held in Sin City. 

Like a kid in Willy Wonkas magic chocolate factory (sans the Oompaloompas of course),  I was.  But more important, I miss being stopped by business contacts and acquaintances every 20 steps or so. and have conversations that would go like this:

-Hey Bob, howyoudoin'?
-Have you solved that welding issue on your 30-Round Mags yet?
-Yeah I know; you've been working in controlling that dammed humidity problem at the assembly line for years. 
-But summer wicking in Wisconsin can be a bear to control, you know.
-Get back to me when you get that MIL-Spec Cert, will ya?
And on it would go for three days straight.  Good times...

In any case, let me link you all with a couple of clips of what used to be my life:







Oh and it's good to see that Gunny Ermey is still flogging Glocks:



If you want to make it, you better all hurry, for the show closes tomorrow evening.

Boq

12 Comments

"I am gonna get rid of that darn mouse, one way or a nuther"
 
Anybody who's there, please go by the H-S Precision booth while wearing one of Stingray's "Women and Children First" t-shirts.  It is a great stain on the honor of our nation that Lon Horiuchi remains unhanged.
 
caption: Please Mr. Oberman, just face the camera and start your commentary...
 
Please Mr. Oberman, just look at the camera and start your commentary...
 
Concur with Justthisguy.
 
"I don't know what it is, but I want one. In a turret. On my car."
 
Ein schnittiger H&K Grenatmachinengewehr, nichtwah?
www.hk-usa.com/military_products/gmg_general.asp

 
Hmmm, Looks like H&K's GMG (Mk 19 competition).  That tripod looks too flimsy to actually fire from - must be just for display.
 
Pogue, that tripod looks, to my slightly biased eyes (I'm a theatre technician by trade), like something from the film, sound, or lighting world. Probably completely wrong. The MG itself (finish, style of assembly, etc) actually vaguely reminds me of a fair bit of gear from my trade, especially various bits found around (touring) rock shows.

And, again from a complete n00b... in that shot, at least, looks like the non-business end has any number of unpleasantly non-rounded edges, such as one smashes oneself and one's gear against, and the body of it is in need of some sort of cladding, lest it gather copious quantities of dust, mud, water, and other undesirable things. This item is more by way of assembling all the cool concepts in one functioning mass, than demonstrating a soldier- and field-tested and -proofed candidate weapon, I'm assuming?

 

Sigh couldn't get to SHOT this year. Here is my caption:

"Yes the sight is lovely, but does it have a coffee  cup holder?"

 
 JTG, you are dead on. If you vote for me as Ruler of the world he would be the 1001st person I drop. There are lot of other stains on this country's honor in line before him. Like just about the entire Clinton and Obama maladminstrations, all of Congress and the Federal Courts and prosecutors.

On second thought, there's probably a lot more than 1000 in that bunch. Would you like to open a branch office in FLA?
 
"Wait til Donovan sees my laser cannon!"