First-Ever SHOT Show Live Chat
Originally scheduled to run for 30 minutes, the first-ever SHOT Show live chat, held Feb. 16, was extended to 1 hour due to the volume of questions. In all, 97 questions/comments were received and 26 were answered. Many of the questions were duplicates, but responses to the others will be posted online soon. If you missed the chat, click here to view the transcript. And be on the lookout later this year for another live chat session. Thanks to all who participated.
SHOT Show Thrives in Las Vegas
With firearms and ammunition sales having surged last year in a struggling economy, there were many positive signs this week at the industry’s annual trade show -- the Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade (SHOT) Show -- that indicated sales will remain robust in 2010.
The show’s return to Las Vegas sparked a rise in attendance over the previous year, with buyers packing exhibit booths to review products and then placing orders on the latest shooting, hunting and outdoor gear.
Overall attendance was 58,444, only several hundred shy of the show’s all-time record set at the 2008 Las Vegas Show and more than 11,000 above last year’s show in Orlando. The show attracted an all-time high of 31,280 buyers, and the 1,804 media professionals attending established a new record... read complete wrap-up here.
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About the SHOT Show
The Shooting, Hunting, Outdoor Trade Show and Conference (SHOT Show) is the largest and most comprehensive trade show for all professionals involved with the shooting sports and hunting industries. It is the world's premier exposition of combined firearms, ammunition, archery, cutlery, outdoor apparel, optics, camping and related products and services. The SHOT Show attracts buyers from all 50 states and more than 75 countries. The SHOT Show is owned and sponsored by the National Shooting Sports Foundation and is produced and managed by Reed Exhibitions.