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The following are categories and further below are all analytics posts sorted by date from newest to oldest:
- 1911 & 2011 Type Pistols
- AK-Series Weapons
- AR-Series Weapons
- Ammunition
- Anti-Materiel Rifle (AMR) Systems
- Chinese Topics
- Country Reports – Risk, Intel, Military, Collapse/stress.
- Designated Marksman, Precision & Sniper Rifles
- Disaster and Collapse Scenarios
- Firearms Accessories
- Global Small Arms – Market and Manufacturers
- History and Socio-Political
- Law Enforcement, SWAT Teams and Federal Agencies
- Military and Special Operations Forces
- Optics including Scopes and Red/Green Dot Sights
- Pistols
- Producers & Vendors – Reports on specific firms
- Russian and Soviet Topics
- Shotguns
- Small Arms Optics
- Sniper / Precision Rifles
- Special Operations Forces (SOF) / Special Mission Units (SMUs) Analytics
- Submachine Guns and Pistol Caliber Carbines
- Suppressors / Silencers / Moderators
- Tactical Gear – Body Armor, Packs, Bags and Cases
- US Small Arms Market Analytics
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- Top 20 Optical Innovations from SHOT Show 2026 January 25, 2026A Market Analysis of the Top 20 Systems Executive Summary The 2026 Shooting, Hunting, and Outdoor Trade (SHOT) Show, held from January 20–23 at The Venetian Expo and Caesars Forum in Las Vegas 1, served as a definitive bellwether for the future of small arms fire control systems. For the past decade, the industry has been characterized ...
- Understanding Three Meta Trends That Dominated SHOT Show 2026 – Compensators, 2011s and Vendors Showing Preproduction Models January 25, 2026Executive Summary The 2026 Shooting, Hunting, and Outdoor Trade (SHOT) Show, held at the Venetian Expo and Caesars Forum in Las Vegas, has concluded, providing a decisive litmus test for the trajectory of the global small arms industry.1 Unlike the chaotic demand cycles of the early 2020s, which were defined by undifferentiated panic buying, or the ...
- The Top 20 2011-Style Pistols at SHOT Show 2026 January 25, 20261. Executive Summary The 2026 Shooting, Hunting, and Outdoor Trade (SHOT) Show will likely be cataloged by small arms historians not merely as another annual exhibition, but as the distinct inflection point where the double-stack 1911—colloquially and historically identified as the “2011”—transcended its heritage as a niche competition instrument to secure its position as the dominant ...
- Innovations in Anti-Materiel Rifles: Highlights from SHOT Show 2026 January 25, 2026Executive Summary The 2026 Shooting, Hunting, and Outdoor Trade (SHOT) Show, held at the Venetian Expo and Caesars Forum in Las Vegas, marked a watershed moment in the trajectory of heavy-caliber small arms development. For decades, the Anti-Materiel Rifle System (AMRS) category has been dominated by incremental refinements to the Browning Machine Gun (.50 BMG) cartridge ...
- Navigating the Future of Law Enforcement Technology – Lessons Learned from SHOT Show 2026 January 25, 2026Executive Summary The 2026 operational landscape, as evidenced by the technology and discourse at SHOT Show, is defined by a critical tension between legacy reliability and computational modernization. Law enforcement agencies are currently navigating a severe workforce crisis, necessitating equipment solutions that lower the training threshold for new recruits—such as improved ergonomics and red dot sights—while ...
- The .50 BMG Cartridge: A Century of Heavy Firepower Excellence January 24, 2026The .50 Browning Machine Gun (12.7×99mm NATO) cartridge represents a singular anomaly in the history of military ordnance: a munition conceived in the frantic final months of World War I to counter primitive armor that has not only survived but thrived to become the premier heavy-engagement standard of the 21st century. This report, synthesized from ...
- European Union SITREP – Week Ending January 24, 2026 January 24, 2026Reporting Period: January 18 – January 24, 2026 1. Executive Summary The reporting period ending January 24, 2026, represents one of the most volatile and strategically consequential weeks for the European Union (EU) in the post-Cold War era. The Union faced a simultaneous, multi-vector stress test of its external security architecture, its internal economic cohesion, and its resilience ...
- Canada SITREP – Week Ending January 24, 2026 January 24, 2026Period Covering: January 18, 2026 – January 24, 2026 1. Executive Summary The reporting period ending January 24, 2026, represents a decisive and volatile inflection point in Canadian grand strategy. The administration of Prime Minister Mark Carney has executed a high-stakes geopolitical pivot, formalizing a “New Strategic Partnership” with the People’s Republic of China (PRC) aimed at ...
- Iran SITREP – Week Ending January 24, 2026 January 24, 2026DATE: January 17-24, 2026 1. Executive Summary 1.1. Strategic Overview The Islamic Republic of Iran faces a convergence of existential crises unparalleled since the 1979 Revolution. For the reporting period ending January 24, 2026, the regime is engaged in a high-intensity internal security operation to suppress nationwide protests while simultaneously navigating a critical standoff with the International ...
- Innovations in Firearms and Manufacturing Showcased At SHOT Show 2026 January 24, 2026Executive Summary The 47th annual Shooting, Hunting, and Outdoor Trade (SHOT) Show, convened from January 20–23, 2026, at The Venetian Expo and Caesars Forum in Las Vegas, served as a definitive bellwether for a global small arms industry in transition. With over 54,000 industry professionals in attendance and more than 2,800 exhibitors occupying a record-breaking 830,000 ...
- China SITREP – Week Ending January 24, 2026 January 24, 2026PERIOD: JANUARY 17 – JANUARY 24, 2026 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: THE STRATEGIC BIFURCATION The assessment period ending January 24, 2026, reveals a People’s Republic of China (PRC) operating under a strategy of extreme bifurcation. The leadership in Beijing is attempting to manage two contradictory trajectories simultaneously: a diplomatic “charm offensive” aimed at fracturing the cohesion of the ...
- Russia-Ukraine Conflict SITREP – Week Ending January 24, 2026 January 24, 2026DATES: January 17 – 24th, 2026 1. STRATEGIC OVERVIEW The reporting period ending January 24, 2026, marks a pivotal and highly volatile juncture in the nearly four-year Russia-Ukraine conflict. The strategic landscape is currently defined by a “fight-and-talk” dynamic, where intensified kinetic operations are being leveraged to shape the parameters of nascent, high-stakes diplomatic engagements. This week ...
- Revolutionizing Handguns: Key Innovations from SHOT Show 2026 January 24, 2026Executive Summary The 2026 Shooting, Hunting, and Outdoor Trade (SHOT) Show in Las Vegas serves as a definitive milestone in the trajectory of the global small arms industry. Unlike previous years, which were characterized by a chaotic race to the bottom in terms of size—the “micro-compact” wars—or the fragmented adoption of optics-ready systems, 2026 has introduced ...
- Greenland-US Dispute SITREP – Week Ending January 24, 2026 January 24, 20261. Executive Summary The reporting period ending January 24, 2026, marks a definitive and volatile inflection point in the geopolitical history of the Arctic. What commenced as a resurgence of U.S. executive interest in the acquisition of Greenland—a semi-autonomous territory within the Kingdom of Denmark—rapidly metastasized into a Tier-1 transatlantic security crisis, challenging the fundamental cohesion ...
- Cuba SITREP – Week Ending January 24, 2026 January 24, 2026Reporting Period: January 17, 2026 – January 24, 2026 Executive Summary The Republic of Cuba is currently navigating its most precarious existential crisis since the collapse of the Soviet Union in the early 1990s, precipitated by the tectonic geopolitical shift of January 3, 2026. The U.S. military operation in Venezuela (“Operation Absolute Resolve”), which resulted in the ...
- Venezuela SITREP – Week Ending January 24, 2026 January 24, 2026REPORTING PERIOD: JANUARY 17 – JANUARY 24, 2026 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Bottom Line Up Front (BLUF): The operational week ending January 24, 2026, marks the crystallization of a new, albeit fragile, status quo in Venezuela following the January 3 United States military intervention (“Operation Absolute Resolve”) that resulted in the capture and extraction of former President Nicolás Maduro. ...
- PCC & PDW Evolution at SHOT 2026 January 24, 2026Executive Summary: The End of the Blowback’s Reign The 2026 Shooting, Hunting, and Outdoor Trade (SHOT) Show will likely be recorded in industry histories as the definitive expiration date of the “AR-9” era. For nearly a decade, the Pistol Caliber Carbine (PCC) market was defined by a singular, somewhat stagnant engineering philosophy: the simple blowback, AR-15-derived ...
- Strategic Evolution of the Kalashnikov Platform at Shot Show 2026 January 24, 2026Executive Summary: The Post-Binary Era of the American Kalashnikov The 2026 Shooting, Hunting, and Outdoor Trade (SHOT) Show in Las Vegas convened amidst a complex matrix of economic inflation, shifting trade tariffs, and evolving geopolitical alliances.1 For the small arms sector—specifically the market segment dedicated to the Avtomat Kalashnikova (AK) pattern rifle—this year marked a decisive ...
- SHOT Show 2026: Operational Viability and Consumer Sentiment Analysis of Palmetto State Armory’s Product Pipeline January 23, 2026The 2026 Shooting, Hunting, and Outdoor Trade (SHOT) Show in Las Vegas marked a pivotal, if tumultuous, inflection point for Palmetto State Armory (PSA). Historically viewed as a purveyor of budget-friendly AR-15 components, PSA has aggressively repositioned itself over the last half-decade as a vertically integrated manufacturer capable of disrupting legacy market segments ranging from ...
- SHOT Show 2026: Top 20 Products Based on Attendee Buzz on January 23 January 23, 2026It is January 23, 2026—the fourth and final day of the 48th Shooting, Hunting, and Outdoor Trade (SHOT) Show in Las Vegas. As the industry prepares to close the books on this year’s event at the Venetian Expo and Caesars Forum, a distinct narrative has emerged from the floor. While the broader market is heavily ...
- SHOT Show 2026: New Product Announcements on January 22nd January 23, 2026The third day of SHOT Show 2026, January 22, marked a definitive pivot in the trade show’s narrative arc. While the opening days are traditionally reserved for industry-shaking platform launches from major defense conglomerates, Day 3 typically reveals the industry’s tactical refinements and niche expansions—a trend that held true this year but with arguably higher ...
- SHOT Show 2026: Hidden Gems Report as of January 22, 2026 January 22, 2026Data collected on January 22, 2206 at 5:00am Market Analysis, Engineering Insights, and Sentiment Review Executive Summary The 2026 Shooting, Hunting, and Outdoor Trade (SHOT) Show in Las Vegas has once again asserted itself as the premier global venue for the small arms and outdoor industry. Spanning the Venetian Expo and Caesars Forum, the event hosted over 2,700 ...
- SHOT Show 2026: New Product Announcements on January 21, 2026 January 22, 2026Executive Summary The third day of SHOT Show 2026, Wednesday, January 21, served as a definitive bellwether for the small arms industry’s strategic direction in the coming fiscal year. Unlike the opening days, which were dominated by flagship platform iterations and broad-market polymer releases, Day 3 was characterized by a sophisticated pivot toward niche optimization, aesthetic ...
- SHOT Show 2026: Top 20 Products Based on Attendee Buzz on January 22, 2026 January 22, 2026Based on data collected on January 22, 2026 at 5:00am Eastern Executive Summary The 2026 Shooting, Hunting, and Outdoor Trade (SHOT) Show, held January 20–23 at the Venetian Expo and Caesars Forum in Las Vegas, represents a watershed moment for the small arms industry. Following a decade defined by the commoditization of the polymer striker-fired pistol and ...
- The Evolution of McMillan TAC-50: A Guide January 21, 2026The McMillan TAC-50 series stands as a definitive platform in the evolution of modern precision anti-materiel weaponry, representing a distinct shift from area-suppression doctrines to surgical long-range interdiction. Since its inception in the late 1980s and subsequent adoption by the Canadian Armed Forces (designated C15) and United States Naval Special Warfare (designated Mk 15), the ...
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