Hey guys, I figured I'd start another thread this year because last year's was pretty popular. I've made my annual pilgrimage back out to Las Vegas for the SHOT (Shooting Hunting and Outdoor Trade) Show. FYI: Anyone needing me this week can call me (877)350-1818 or send me a PM and I might a little harder to catch than normal but I'll call back or reply asap.
For those that don't know, SHOT is THE show for the hunting industry. It's an industry insider show, meaning only manufacturers, dealers and distributors can attend. This is where anything and everything new for the year will be announced for the hunting world.
I don't expect any really giant news in the NV world but the thing about SHOT is, you just never know. What we do know for sure is, FLIR will be announcing 2 more models in their new ThermoSight Pro series. They will have the new 12 micron Boson core and also have internal video recording. They will also be releasing the Breach thermal monocular which was at the show last year as a prototype but never made it into production. It's be redesigned and from what has been hinted at, it's going to be very nice.
Pulsar is adding laser range finders (LRF) to their thermal Trail series scopes and they are also coming out with 2 high end thermal binoculars. Yes, binoculars, not monoculars. I'll have more info tomorrow but they are going to be pricey I'm sure.
I'm not a huge ATN fan and many of you know ATN's popularity has waned over the years due to some customer service issues and concerns with product quality. They have some new digital X-Sights coming out and a couple new digital daytime rifle scopes from what I've seen. It sounds strange but I'm going to go check it out. I've heard rumors of some other new stuff they might have but it's speculation, so we will have to wait and see.
I was told Trijicon (formerly IR Defense) won't be doing much new but I'll check them out to see.
There may be more news but that is what the manufacturers have told us so far. I have meetings scheduled with both Pulsar at FLIR tomorrow, so I'll have a lot more info by tomorrow night. Thanks guys!
- Jason
For those that don't know, SHOT is THE show for the hunting industry. It's an industry insider show, meaning only manufacturers, dealers and distributors can attend. This is where anything and everything new for the year will be announced for the hunting world.
I don't expect any really giant news in the NV world but the thing about SHOT is, you just never know. What we do know for sure is, FLIR will be announcing 2 more models in their new ThermoSight Pro series. They will have the new 12 micron Boson core and also have internal video recording. They will also be releasing the Breach thermal monocular which was at the show last year as a prototype but never made it into production. It's be redesigned and from what has been hinted at, it's going to be very nice.
Pulsar is adding laser range finders (LRF) to their thermal Trail series scopes and they are also coming out with 2 high end thermal binoculars. Yes, binoculars, not monoculars. I'll have more info tomorrow but they are going to be pricey I'm sure.
I'm not a huge ATN fan and many of you know ATN's popularity has waned over the years due to some customer service issues and concerns with product quality. They have some new digital X-Sights coming out and a couple new digital daytime rifle scopes from what I've seen. It sounds strange but I'm going to go check it out. I've heard rumors of some other new stuff they might have but it's speculation, so we will have to wait and see.
I was told Trijicon (formerly IR Defense) won't be doing much new but I'll check them out to see.
There may be more news but that is what the manufacturers have told us so far. I have meetings scheduled with both Pulsar at FLIR tomorrow, so I'll have a lot more info by tomorrow night. Thanks guys!
- Jason
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