May 02, 2014
By G&A Staff
Guns & Ammo was the only gun publication scouting on the floor of Europe's large annual firearm industry trade event. Many products unveiled at the 2014 IWA Show in Nuremberg, Germany, foreshadow future offerings for the American market.
Check out the guns, sights and scenes from the 2014 IWA Show:
Benelli Argo E The Benelli Argo family of rifles, also known as the
R1 in America, was inspired by the
Auto-Regulating Gas-Operated (ARGO) system developed for the M4 shotgun.
Benelli Booth Benelli introduced several new rifles and shotguns to the European market that we anticipate will make their way across the pond in coming years.
Benelli M2 Left Hand This is the first time we've seen a left handed Benelli M2, and we love to see it come stateside in 20- and 12-gauge variations.
Benelli MR1 We've become familiar with the
MR1 in recent years, but the IWA show introduced us to an SBR version (top) that's not eligible for U.S. import.
Benelli Rafaello Lord The
Raffaello is the European version of the chic new
Benelli Ethos . Pictured here in the limited edition "Lord" configuration, this shotgun features a matte bronze receiver, italian leather-finished stock and foregrip, and a wood end plate on the buttstock.
Beretta Clothing Beretta has brought casual mens and women's
clothing to market for years, giving sportsmen a casual look in the office or out on the trail.
Beretta Booth One of the oldest companies in the world,
Beretta is a mainstay of both European and American firearm culture.
Notice in this photo how everyone is wearing suits? The IWA Show is considered a formal event and most patrons dress to impress.
.700 Nitro Express It's hard to pass up a look at the .700 Nitro Express — when big bore goes magnum.
Armscor Booth Armscor's .22 TCM cartridge is a wildly popular cartridge overseas for shooting, hunting and target shooting.
Beretta Royalty Call it eye candy or gun porn, this Beretta over/under was customized and tailored to a "classified" royal upland hunter.
Beretta Xplor Based on the A400 platform, the
Beretta Xplor comes in a variety of configurations to fit several different hunting and shooting objectives.
Browning BAR Orange Camo Will we see
Browning introduce new colors to the classic BAR onto the American market?
Browning Maral Browning introduces the
Maral , a straight-pull bolt action rifle that we'd love to have in America.
Umarex/HK Airsoft To commemorate 50 years of the
MP5 ,
Umarex and
HK teamed up to create an extensive lineup of airsoft guns modeled after the classic submachine gun.
Hornady Booth Hornady's traditions of creating high quality ammo extend beyond American soil.
Steve Hornady Steve Hornady makes an appearance at the show to support the European hunting and shooting culture.
Welcome to IWA 2014 Hosted in Nuremberg, Germany in March 2014, the IWA Show attracted over 39,000 visitors.
Nightforce Nightforce introduced several new offerings, including an
eyepiece adapter for use with iPhones.
Sharps Relia-Bolt The
Sharps Relia-Bolt addresses one of the most common malfunctions of the AR-15 platform; the bolt to barrel extension jam.
Ruger Booth Ruger made an appearance to debut a few American offerings to the European market.
Ruger Red Label The
Ruger Red Label was recently reintroduced to the American market, and quickly made its way overseas.
Sako Ammo Sako introduced a whole new line of premium hunting ammunition.
Stock Blanks A huge area of the show included dozens of custom rifle stock makers, allowing patrons to pick out their own stock blanks in person.
Walther Booth Walther is a European mainstay, and also just released the
CCP pistol to the U.S. market.
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