Tag Archives: Shot Show

Shooting Sports

SHOT2026 KelTec

https://youtu.be/AWvKS3-XySo

KelTec is famous for designing some of the most innovative guns in the industry, as they are infamous for making some of the weirdest guns in the firearms industry. Last year, they put out a clip-fed pistol the PR-5.7, and this year they developed that into a .308 chambered PR-AT3.

With both pistols, KelTec chose to trade the box magazine found in nearly all modern pistols with an internal magazine that is clip reloaded, to allow them to create a slimmer CCW pistol with a higher internal capacity of 13 rounds. Its a “choice.”

This year, KelTec also rolled out with upgrades to their folding PCC, the KelTec Sub2000 CQB, which has an integral suppressor barrel. They also rolled out a Gen2 to their bullpup shotgun, the KS7, creating a more “mainstream” design with a full length Picatinny rail and adding a covered lower Picatinny rail to the pump slide to allow for a vertical grip.

In 2026, Keltec chose to refine rather than revolutionize.

Shooting Sports

CL1P Tech gun wipes

CLP gun oil impregnated disposable wipes are nothing new. Otis has had them for a few years. But CL1P is introducing a new disposable wipe packet that promises to be the highest quality wipes on the market due to its proprietary fabric material.

CL1P claims that a single wipe packet can clean an entire rifle. Its long fiber material has variable geometry fibers that pick up fowling particles and traps them in the material, allowing less contamination to remain on your firearm.

Moreover, it will leave your firearm foul-free and leave a thin coating of dry lubricant and protectant. Its cleaning and lubricanting solvent has very little odor and is less irritating to the skin.

SHOP

https://cl1ptech.com

Shooting Sports

SHOT2026 Ounce Filding Pistol

When I first saw the Ounce ultri-compact, folding pistol I thought it was ‘the most innovative pistol of SHOT 2023’. Three years later, I returned to the 3rd Bay booth at SHOT Show to talk with the pistol’s inventor.

The video short I posted back in 2023 blew up on YouTube. Today, it is the most-watched video on my channel. Many of the posts I get on that video make similar comments. I thought I’d ask Bill, the inventor of the Ounce, to respond to the most common questions and comments, like why it costs $899?

3RD BAY
https://www.ounceoz.com/

Shooting Sports

SHOT2026 PSA AXR prototype

https://youtu.be/VfCvPaNqiIk

This year, Palmetto State Armory debuted the newly rechristened Jakl 2.0 from last year, to become the soon-to-be-released AXR. Unlike the Jakl, this rifle utilizes a proprietary lower and an adjustable short-stroke action. But like the Jakl, the body design is inspired by the abandoned Magpull MASADA assault rifle. One hopes this rifle will be less prone to reliability issues than the JAKL.

Shooting Sports

SHOT2026 Vector Optics Continental Gen2

Stopping at the Vector Optics booth at SHOT Show 2026. Among the promotional banners announcing their new Frenzy green dots, and micro thermal optic, they walked me through a rundown of improvements to their flagship line of Continental long-range scopes. These scopes utilize German-made Schott ED glass and highly refined construction and in Q2 they will release the Gen2 models.

The Gen2 updates include a 50% increase in range of turret adjustment, a shorter 10-yard minimum focus, and the most welcome feature to me: shake awake. Auto-sleep/Motion Activation has become a manditory in red dots. Finally, a scope maker has introduced similar technology to an illuminated reticle scope. As in red dots, this promises to radically improve a scope’s battery life. This feature has the potential to be a game-changer in the category.

SHOP

Continental scopes on Amazon https://amzn.to/4rcrXo9

Shooting Sports, Travel

SHOT Meet at Vector Optics

I’ve been invited to be a Booth Influencer by Vector Optics at SHOT Show 2026. I’ll be filming Shorts of Vector’s scopes, making announcements, giving out swag and an optic or two. If you are attending SHOT, come to the Vector Optics booth and say, hi.

LOCATION

Venetian Expo Floor 1
Booth #41560

SCHEDULE

Tuesday, August 20
10:00am-12:00pm

Friday, August 23
8:00am-12:00pm

Product Reviews

Tactical Snacks Gummies

I saw a lot of cool tactical products at SHOT Show 2025, but one of the most surprising new products was a packet of fruit gummy snacks. Tactical Snacks is a veteran-owned company handing out sample packs of their Watermelon Overwatch gummies.

Tactical Snacks were created to provide low-sugar alternatives to regular gummy candies. They come in two varieties: Sour gummy with 3g of net carbs and High Protein with 9g of net carbs and 8mg of protein per packet. Their ingredients have a welcome lack of high-fructose corn syrup.

The taste of the Sour Gummy variant is very similar to Sour Patch Kids candies. The High Protein variant has a harder and chewier mouth feel and a sharp, slightly bitter aftertaste. It reminds me of chewing on vitamin-C tablets. The Sour Gummy is my favorite of the two, but both would be satisfactory on a hike or patrol.

BUY

Amazon https://amzn.to/3Z1I1gO

SPECS

SOUR GUMMY

Net Weight: 1.8oz

Calories: 55

Carbs: 21g

Fiber: 12g

Protein: 0g

Net Sugar: 3g

PROTEIN GUMMY

Net Weight: 1.8oz

Calories: 95

Carbs: 29g

Fiber: 1g

Protein: 8g

Net Sugar: 9g

INGREDIENTS

Low Sugar Sour Gummies

Tapioca Fiber Syrup, Allulose, Water, Tapioca Syrup, Pectin, Citric Acid, Watermelon Natural Flavoring, Cane Sugar, Monk Fruit Extract, Sodium Citrate, Sodium Malate, Fumaric Acid, Malic Acid, Red Radish for color.


Protein Gummies

Tapioca Syrup, Allulose, Water, Hydrolyzed Collagen Protein, Organic Cane Sugar, Pectin, Watermelon Natural Flavor, Citric Acid, Sodium Malate, Sodium Citrate, Monk Fruit extract, Red Radish for color.