Click here to download the catalog as a PDF file. To view this site you need Adobe Flash Player and your browser must allow javaScripts. Go here to get the latest Flash Player. John Morrison Uncovering More Gems from SHOT J ust as the Las Vegas Convention Center couldn’t hold all of SHOT Show 2008, Shooting Industry can’t hold a fraction of the new and interesting products in its regular features. Here are a few more gems of the show, uncovered by the sleuths on our staff. Many dealers passing CZ-USA’s booth asked, “Is CZ making an AK-47 clone now?” While CZ’s reproduction of the Czech SA Vz58 7.62x39mm service rifle appears superficially similar to the Kalashnikov carbine, its striker-fired, gas piston-operated action was derived from the German StG 44. Seen by many as superior to the AK, the VZ 58 has a bolt hold-open feature, a fast, ergonomic safety, is more compact and, even with its milled receiver, is almost a pound lighter than a stamped-receiver AK. Produced in Tactical and Military Sporter models, the VZ 58 is suitable for hunting, recreational and home-defense applications. You can “Czech out” the details at www.cz-usa.com. CZ-USA’s VZ 58 ammo for those AKs and the VZ 58 is plentiful, but for the best accuracy and hunting performance possible, Cor-Bon’s got you covered. Their 125-grain Traditional JHP loads are excellent for all-around use and personal defense. The 150-grain JSP Hunter loads feature bonded lead-core slugs. The DPX 123-grain Deep Penetrating Extreme rounds use Barnes TripleShock X-bullets to punch through tough hide and heavy bones. Visit www.cor-bon.com. L a s t year, Black Hills Ammunition and Barnes Bullets developed a 36-grain, .223 load with a slug originally designed for military use. Instead of a conventional lead center, the core is composed of a compressed copper and tin mixture that disintegrates explosively on impact. The Black Hills’ hyper-velocity Varmint Grenade rounds are an instant hit with customers. Plenty Of Ammo Inexpensive Russian 7.62x39mm same slug is used in Black Hills’ Varmint Grenade rounds — an instant hit with varmint shooters. For 2008, Black Hills has loaded the same 36-grain bullet in a .22-250 cartridge at 4,700 fps velocity, and a 62-grain loading in .243 Winchester at 3,700 fps. Accuracy is excellent, and “varmint vaporization” is the result. Browse the bullets at www.black-hills.com. Federal Premium had its own traffic jam in front of displays of their shiny new nickel-plated VitalShok Trophy Bonded Tip ammo. This new offering adds several features to the proven Trophy Bonded Bear Claw platform for a substantial increase in performance. Fifteen different loads in popular calibers will undoubtedly be increased in the future. Keep an eye on them at www.federalpremium.com. Wiley X Partners With Dealers any dealers have complained to SI that they have to stock several different makes of shooting safety eyewear because customers’ tastes vary so drastically. Wiley X will solve that problem for you. Wiley X has developed dominating lines of eyewear in the fashion, auto and bike racing, fishing and hunting, and protective military and law enforcement ballistic fields. Now many of the best features of each genre are offered to satisfy virtually any buyer’s tastes. “No matter the size or scope of a dealer’s business, we will work with retailers to create a program that meets their needs,” said Rob Maser, Wiley X Rob Maser, Wiley X commercial sales manager, said, “We will work with retailers to create a program that meets their needs.” M 18 MAY 2008 www.shootingindustry.com