SHOT Show 2023 – Gun Show Reviews

Stack of SHOT Show media badges from 2005 to 2022 for the SHOT Show 2023 media history video

First Timer Q and A graphic for SHOT Show 2023, January 17 to 20, 45th annual

All About Range Day graphic for SHOT Show 2023

How Much, How Cheap graphic about the cost of going to SHOT Show 2023

Patch trading table with morale patches for SHOT Show 2023

Daily Gun Show After the Show Wrap Up episode graphic for SHOT Show 2023

SHOT Show 2023 at a Glance

Dates	Tuesday to Friday, January 17 to 20, 2023
Venue	Venetian Expo and Caesars Forum
City	Las Vegas, Nevada
Show	45th SHOT Show
Attendance	52,305 from all 50 states and 115 countries
Exhibitors	2,525 on more than 816,000 net square feet, the largest ever
Gun Websites Crew	Eighteenth SHOT Show for the Gun Websites crew, after nearly missing the trip

SHOT Show 2023 was the largest SHOT Show ever by floor space, with 2,525 exhibitors across the Venetian Expo and Caesars Forum and attendance back near pre-pandemic levels at 52,305. Days before the show it looked like the Gun Websites crew would have to sit it out, but the trip came together and the crew made it to Las Vegas. Before the show they built a full prep series for first timers, and during the week they ran live shows and tracked the new guns, knives and gear, from the Glock 47 and the return of the FN High Power to the PSA JAKL and the POF Tombstone lever action.

SHOT Show 2023 History

The 45th SHOT Show ran January 17 to 20, 2023. NSSF reported 52,305 attendees from all 50 states and 115 countries, up from about 43,200 in 2022, and 2,525 exhibitors on more than 816,000 net square feet, the largest SHOT Show ever. Extra exhibitors were squeezed into outdoor space at Caesars Forum Plaza and upper levels of the Venetian, and a new SHOT After Dark program added three nights of receptions and a concert.

One telling number: exhibiting staff were about 2,000 fewer than in 2020, as companies trimmed booth crews to manage costs after the pandemic buying boom cooled.

Our Take on SHOT Show 2023

Walking the record-size floor made one thing clear: the 2023 launches were about variety. Glock finally released the Glock 47, FN brought back the High Power, Smith and Wesson moved the M&P 2.0 into 10mm, and 2311 double stack 1911s showed up from Girsan and Oracle Arms. Pistol caliber carbines and new lever actions like the POF Tombstone and the Fightlite Model 2024 showed that the AR market was looking for new angles.

Nearly missing the show was its own lesson. When it looked like the trip was off, the crew put out a video on how to support the people attending and how to make the most of the industry gathering without being there, a good reminder of how much of SHOT Show happens through the people who make it to the floor.

Our SHOT Show 2023 Adventures

2023 was the year the trip almost did not happen. Days before the show, plans looked like they had fallen through, and the crew said so on the channel, thanking the supporters who had worked to get them there. In the end the crew made it to Las Vegas, from Media Day at the Range to the show floor, and the Daily Gun Show After the Show wrap up and SHOT Show 2023 recap covered the week, along with a bout of kennel cough at home and a round of YouTube demonetization.

Before the show the crew produced a series of SHOT Show prep videos covering what to bring, how much it costs, Range Day, after hours events, first timer questions and the elevator speech every new exhibitor and creator needs.

Daily Gun Show SHOT Show 2023 Recap episode graphic with a pug and kennel cough germs

New Guns and Gear at SHOT Show 2023

New guns and gear at SHOT Show 2023, as tracked by the Gun Websites crew.

AK-Pattern Rifles

Arsenal Inc
Palmetto State – PSAK
Pioneer Arms AK

Pistols

Glock 47
Smith & Wesson – M&P 2.0, 10 millimeter
Taurus – TH10
American Tactical – FXH-45 Moxie, polymer frame
BRG-USA – BRG9 Elite
FN – High Power
KelTec P15
CZ TS2
Canik Signature Series Miami Days & Nights
Canik METE SFT
Rock Island Armory – RIA 5.0
Rock River Arms – STK 100 9mm, aluminum-frame
Stoeger – STR 9F
SAR USA – SAR9 Compact
EAA/Girsan Witness 2311
Advantage Arms – .22 LR MOD Optics-Ready, Glock Conversion Kit
Bond Arms – Roughneck .380 ACP
Trailblazer Firearms – Life Card, Suppressor Ready
Heckler & Koch – MP5 .22LR pistol
SmartGunz, LLC – 9mm 1911 Sentry
Shadow Systems – XR920
Cabot Serenity
American Precision Firearms – Strike One Ergal Pro
Oracle Arms – 2311
Anderson – Kiger 9c
Avidity Arms – PD10
Meta Tactical – Apex Conversion kit

Revolvers

Zenk – RZMK-357
Rossi – RP63, 6-shot .357
Taurus – Raging Hunter 500 Magnum
Taurus – Judge Executive Grade
Heritage Arms – Barkeep Boot

Rifles and Shotguns

POF USA – Tombstone 9mm Lever Action
Palmetto State Armory – JAKL AR-15
Springfield – Saint Victor 9mm Carbine
Smith & Wesson – M&P-15 PCC
Tactical Solutions – XRT .22 LR 10/22 Trigger
Fletcher Rifle Works – OpenTop 11/22
Chiappa – Little Badger TDX
Fight Light Industries – Model 2024, lever action AR15
Adrenaline Arms – SP-X12, “foldable” shotgun
Byrna Technologies – Non-Lethal 12 Gauge Shotgun Ammo

Knives

Ocaso Knives – The Solstice
White River Knife & Tool – FIRECRAFT FC-PKO
TB Outdoor – C.A.C. French Army Utility Knife
We Knife – Shakan
XShear – Trauma Shears
Buck Knives – 664 Alpha Hunter

Lights, Optics and Gear

Streamlight – ProTac 2.0
Fenix – GL19R Rechargeable pistol light
Photonis Defense – Vyper Binocular
C-MORE – CRC Micro Red Dot
Vortex – Strike Eagle 3-18×44 FPP Riflescope
EOTech – G43 & G45 Magnifiers
Promethean – LP-1 Red Dot
American Precision Firearms – CORE MK3, Training Tool
10-8 Video – ARSENAL In-Car System
The Headrest Safe
Eartune – Electronic Shooter Plugs

Patches of SHOT Show 2023

Patch trading is a SHOT Show tradition, and in 2023 the crew put together a video on how to get ready for it. Saber Torch also showed customized retro-reflective badge patches as a new product.