Families are having a ball at the GAOS, thanks to a Fun Zone just for kids and actual opportunities to shoot, including taking aim on the 3-D archery course.
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How to Draw from Concealed Carry
Top-rate seminars—free to attendees—address a mix of interests, ranging from tips from celebrity hunters to collegiate shooting opportunities to this course on How to Draw from Concealed Carry, presented by pro instructor Michael Hughes from NextLevel Training.
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Wall of Guns
The Wall of Guns is a wildly popular fundraising game at many NRA events, and now at the GAOS as well. And why not? A $20 ticket gives players a great chance to win from a number of in-demand models. Funds raised for The National NRA Foundation go to shooting education.
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Remington Booth
A family taking in the show got a close up look at all the new handguns from Remington. With a new dedicated Shooting Sports Hall, more firearm companies than ever are making the most of this opportunity to interact with the shooting public.
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Archery Hall Crowd
No pre-game couch potatoes in this bunch! Crowds were heavy throughout the weekend at the new and improved Great American Outdoor Show in Harrisburg, Pa.
The micro red-dot (MRD) craze is in full-swing and, several years in, it shows no signs of slowing down—to the point that most new semi-automatic pistol introductions, and even some revolvers, now come from the factory ready to accept such an optic.
As multiple gunmakers hustled to produce 7 mm Backcountry prototypes in the weeks leading up to our hunt, it was lucky happenstance that Weatherby was first to the gate.
New for 2025, from Henry Repeating Arms is an entirely new division of the manufacturing company especially dedicated to advancing the design of firearms and technology to solve real-world problems. Enter the Special Products Division (SPD):
Designed for "any-range" big-game hunting, Federal’s new 7 mm Backcountry chambering relies on cutting-edge metallurgy and other advanced techniques in a surprising bid to change ammunition history.
Stoeger’s STR-9 series of striker-fired semi-automatic pistols have garnered much attention for its feature-rich designs and affordable price points. For 2025, the company is bringing an entirely new class of STR-9 to the U.S.