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To say that it was quite an ambitious undertaking would be an understatement. In the early 2000s, brothers Nick and Giles English sought to bring the construction of luxury timepieces back to Great Britain. In 1800, half of the world’s watches, about 200,000 pieces, were built by British watchmakers. A century later, Switzerland and the […]
No Fear Nor Loathing While still caught up in all of the excitement of Las Vegas, I wrote a short piece to give you a taste of what was happening at SHOT Show 2023. Now that I’m back home and have finally shaken off the last of my jet lag, I’m bringing you my full-length […]
Welcome to beautiful, chilly Las Vegas for SHOT Show 2023. The SOFREP Team has made our way out here to check out what’s on the cutting edge at the world’s largest Shooting, Hunting, and Outdoors Tradeshow. First Look Meet Bear Creek Arsenal’s 300 Win Mag. A beautifully built, rock-solid firearm guaranteed to stop whatever type […]
An interesting final day on the floor at SHOT Show yesterday, and I am finally getting the hang of this place in terms of size. You still end up walking miles every day. I averaged 4,8 miles a day. On Thursday we interviewed former Navy SEAL and Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke, you’ll see […]
For years, I’ve been trying to find a way to attend SHOT Show. I’ve always considered SHOT to be the premier playground for all military and law enforcement personnel. At the SHOT show, one can find everything from Barrett .50 cal rifles to tactical pajamas and quite literally everything in-between. It has just always seemed […]
From lightsabers to exosuits, sci-fi movies sure have tons of awesome and lethal weapons that we all wanted as kids (or maybe until now.) It’s easy to choose them anytime over seemingly boring pistols, or rifles but the question is, how realistic (or unrealistic) are they? The Lightsaber One of the most well-known sci-fi weapons, […]
Sniper: noun A person who shoots from a hiding place, especially accurately and at long range. “The terrorist was killed by a Marine sniper’s bullet in Iraq.” The sniper is one of the most effective and accurate tools on the battlefield. By using a sniper you don’t accidentally kill civilians which is quite common to […]
Sniper: noun A person who shoots from a hiding place, especially accurately and at long range. “The terrorist was killed by a Marine sniper’s bullet in Iraq.” The sniper is one of the most effective and accurate tools on the battlefield. By using a sniper you don’t accidentally kill civilians which is quite common to […]