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Excalibur’s Eclipse XT comes
in a complete package with
everything shown here. It’s
the closest Canadians can
get to a suppressed system.
crossbows is made in Canada and they are legal and effective
hunting tools that can reach out at least 50 metres. Their new
Eclipse XT will deliver a 350 grain arrow at 330 fps.
AR Everything
I should have kept track of how many booths were offering
versions of the AR rifle or accessories for it—it must have
been close to half. The AR is the darling rifle of the American
market and if you look at my list of trends you can see why;
it’s tactical, modular, capable of great precision, suppressor
friendly and perfect for three-gun competition. The only
trend category it misses is concealment. In a way I feel
sorry for the AR manufacturers. While the market for their
product is hot, the competition is so intense they must have
a tremendously difficult time standing out from the crowd.
Canadian Content
In my opinion, the best trend I saw at the show was the
amount of Canadian content I observed in the booths and
the hallways. I’ve never seen so many Canadians manning
booths or walking the aisles. Even the person who registered
me at the media desk commented on the number of
Canadians he had logged in. I saw Canadian eyewear from
Revision, lights from Armytek, rangefinders from Newcon
Optik, optical weapon sights from ELCAN, crossbows
from Excalibur and chassis systems from Modular Driven
Technologies. And there was more. It’s all good news for us
shooters.
Next issue we’ll, look at more new products, but break them
down into categories (rifle, handgun, optics, ammo etc.)
Editor’s Note: I’d like to express my appreciation to Al for
stepping up at the last minute and filling in for me at SHOT.
Unfortunately, an unexpected illness forced me to miss the entire
show, but as you can see above, Canadian Firearms Journal
was more than ably represented. Many thanks Al. - Sean
www.nfa.ca March - April 29