SHOT Show 2009 - "Media Day"

by Boge Quinn

Wednesday, January 14, 2009, the day before the opening of the SHOT Show, was a day devoted to "Media Day" shoots. In separate events at various locations around Orlando, Jeff and Boge were guests of Browning, Winchester & Taurus; followed by Ruger,  SIGArms & Savage (hosted by Bass Pro Shops). . These shooting events were organized to allow selected gun writers to have "hands-on" experience with the various manufacturers' product lines and new products, and to have fun shooting up lots of free ammo.

SHOT Show 2009 - "Media Day"

SHOT Show 2009 - Day 1

SHOT Show 2009 - Day 2

SHOT Show 2009 - Day 3

SHOT Show 2009 - Day 4

Media Day 2009 - Morning Session

Teneroc Shooting Range - Lakeland, FL

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Media Day 2009 - Afternoon Session

Orange County Sheriff's Department Range - Orlando, FL

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Browning T-Bolt in .17 HMR with synthetic stock.

Browning T-Bolt in .17 HMR with laminated wood stock.

Winchester's new slug shotgun.

Winchester Model 70 "Extreme Weather" rifle.

Winchester "Short-Trak" semi-auto rifle in .270 WSM.

Winchester Model 70 "Super Grade".

Crimson Trace's new lasergrip for the Kel-Tec PF-9.

Taurus "Judge" .45 Colt / 3" .410 shotshell revolver.

Taurus PT 111 Pro.

Taurus PT 845.

Taurus OSS .40.

Ruger Number 1 single-shot rifle chambered for the new Ruger .300 RCM (Ruger Compact Magnum).

Ruger Mini-14 with "Tactical" folding stock. 

Ruger Mini-14 with "Tactical" folding stock. 

Ruger's 50th Anniversary Super Blackhawk .44 Magnum sixgun.

Ruger's SP101 in .327 Federal.

 

Formerly sold only to law enforcement agencies, Ruger's sniper-grade Model 77 is now available to the rest of us.

Action Targets of Provo, Utah is introducing a nice-looking line of reactive steel targets.

SIG Model 556 Selective-Fire assault rifle.

Steyr AUG rifle.

Wilson Combat compact 1911 pistol.

Stainless Ruger Mark III .22 pistol with short fluted barrel & fancy walnut grips.

Ruger Stainless Hawkeye rifle in .416 Ruger.

Jeff and Ruger's Ken Jorgenson discuss the latest innovations from Ruger.

Jeff and Dave Fortier with Savage's Precision Target Rifle.

EAA's Witness Elite pistol.

DoubleStar fully-dressed AR-15.

Beretta Px4 Storm Compact Model 9mm.

Savage Model 10 BAS in .308 Winchester.

Accuracy International target rifle.

Sako Classic rifle chambered for .270 Sako Magnum.

A look down the Media Day firing line.

SHOT Show 2009 - "Media Day"

SHOT Show 2009 - Day 1

SHOT Show 2009 - Day 2

SHOT Show 2009 - Day 3

SHOT Show 2009 - Day 4