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Most exciting guns form Shot Show 2010

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#1 ·
I thought this could be a resource for some of the new models released from the Shot show 2010. What looks good and/or interesting???
 
#4 ·
I can't for the life of me explain it, but I am really intrigued by the future release of the KelTec PMR 30.... semi-auto pistol, 30 round magazine, chambered in .22 mag.

as seen at SHOT (so I've heard)


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KTOG has some good info and pictures on this one :image035: :bier:
 
#5 ·
I am with you on that....Very nice pistol from what I have seen in pics...

Being a recent owner of a brandy new STI Escort 45 for EDC rotation and loving that pistol.... the Shadow will have to what for while. STI makes some real nice pistols that work right out of the box 100% at a pretty fair price.
 
#14 ·
Whether I like this gun or not, it's refreshing to see gun manufacturers innovate. There have been many technological advances with polymers and alloys in the last few decades and it looks like Taurus is trying something that is definately a far cry from the norm. I for one have never been a huge fan of Taurus auto pistols but they seem to make a "good" quality revolver. Ruger started the poly-revolver craze with their hybrid LCR. Smith has followed them closely with their new Bodyguard but Taurus appears to have taken an entirely different direction.

At first glance all I can say is that the FUGLY faux-wood grips need to be reconsidered before launching this on mainstream gun buyers. Still, I would love to get my hands on one and take it for a spin. It is entirely possible that the thickness required to give the polymer enough strength has made this gun much larger than its exotic alloy breathren for the sake of a few ounces. Regardless, I like new ideas and hope this one pans out for them.



 
#17 ·
^ Hayley is 20mi down the road from Shooter's Connection. I thought he might have gone to visit them for a glimpse of all the models.

Nice photo, though. "Last Week" ...
 
#25 ·
"Have you had the opportunity to handle (fondle?) a Shadow, yet? If so, got any thoughts?"

I thought I'd bump this with a brief reply to ccw9mm--as sadly, I've had little free time recently to log any fun recreational time on the internet.

I did in fact examine the Shadow in 9mm and .45acp at Shooter's Connection in Georgetown, Ky. Its 23oz. weight was noticeable compared to other slightly heavier 3" 1911s I've owned: Kimber Ultra Carry II, Colt New Agent and a long ago discontinued version of SA Micro Compact. It "grips" high due to the grip safety they use, which should place the center of recoil nicely in hand and make it a great point shooter The trigger action is light and crisp, really similar to my Ed Brown and has a smooth, easily detectable reset (even to a recreational shooter like me). The slide fit is snug but cycles easily by hand--don't know what the spring specs are. The ones at SC had ambi-safties, which I want as a Lefty, but the STI website indicates single-sided. I'll also mention that someone I know at SC, who I am in jaw-drop awe as an action shooter, really likes this gun. Plus, it's just flat-out pretty.

Anyhow, I do plan to get one (after I get my taxes-in) in .45. I'll try to remember a range report, though it won't be anything as substantal as the ones provided by ccw9mm. His detailed P-01 account was one of the first things I read on DC (then CC)--too cool!
 
#29 ·
Some pics. See below.


The STI Shadow 3.0 1911 was introduced at SHOT Show 2010.

I picked one up a few weeks ago. It's still in the break-in stages. Mine is heading back to STI for a bit of fine-tuning, as it has had some feeding issues over the first couple hundred rounds. STI will make it right and then the lead will start flyin'.

  • Being just over 22oz unloaded and 7" OAL, it is a compact little pistol. It's about an inch longer than my Kahr CW9, but otherwise is similar in size. It carries 7rds of .45 ACP. It fits amazingly close in an IWB holster. As of yet, I don't have a custom designed holster for it. Mulling options, there.

  • The Shadow has a matte black KG Gun Kote finish. It's definitely on the utilitarian end of the scale, so far as finishes go, by no means as good-looking of a finish as a quality bluing, nor anywhere near in the same league as, say, Robar's NP3. The finish is much more like the Springfield Armory "G.I." .45 on the market. It's a perfect candidate for a full Robar Roguard/NP3Plus treatment, I think, once everything is well broken in.

  • It's got a ramped, fully-supported bull barrel. Without a bushing, of course.

  • It's got a recoil spring setup that has a special (and expensive) two-spring unit quite different than the traditional guide rod and larger, single spring.

  • Field stripping is simple enough, to break it into the basic component parts. Tapping on a few of the roll pins, a detail stripping is done in under two minutes. More or less, much like any other simple 1911 you have played with.

  • With extremely hot .45 loads, it's a handful, like any light and compact pistol can be.

  • It is also very accurate. Double-taps are a bit more difficult for me to achieve, right now, as I am still learning the gun's balance and what's required to keep it under control. But, moderate-speed fire at 7-10yds yields sub-2" groups with ease. As I am nobody's marksman, I am sure that it's capable of far greater accuracy than this.


Overall impressions? Two thumbs up, absolutely. It's light, rides flat and unobtrusively on the hip, shoots very accurately. I would highly recommend it.

In addition to the Shadow, STI has a couple other similarly-sized units out, including the Elektra (for ladies), as well as a higher-capacity one built on the 2011 modular frame, the Eclipse.


I just spoke with someone at STI today. Apparently, the Shadow and some of the other newly-introduced STI's are flying off the shelves.

Once I get it properly broken in, I will certainly do up a proper "Range Report" in the format of my older pistol reports. Am still learning the ropes with 1911's and this new pistol, as well as .45 ACP. Once I take it all in, in another couple of months, I'll put down thoughts in a review.

Here are a few pics from the one I picked up a few weeks ago ...










 
#33 ·
I was impressed with glocks new spike grip. haha just kidding.
I didn't really see anything that stopped me. But I'm a new to the firearm world and might not have know what to look for. I did enjoy holding the gold desert eagle. What a monster!

I just noticed everyone and their mother had some type of small concealment arm.
 
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