July 3, 2008

Guns from the Big Show

Running down what was rolled out at SHOT

The Shooting, Hunting & Outdoor Trade (SHOT) Show has gone from big to bigger to biggest. Business is good. This year's SHOT had a record 40,892 visitors from all 50 states and 75 countries perusing products from 1,846 vendors in 616,300 square feet of space. They even had to add a large tented structure in the parking lot to accommodate the overage. True, the average New York Yankees game has as many people, but they are all sitting down. SHOT was an anthill of activity. Aisles were clogged with people pulling roller boxes overflowing with catalogs.

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