1. I need to walk a *lot* faster and talk a *lot* less to folks - not a fan of this, as the Sands is pretty crowded and I really enjoy talking to the folks manning the booths for the most part; or
2. I need to narrow down my field to at least cover what's been asked of me first, what I'd like to see second, and everything else third.
I did manage to cover a few things yesterday, but nowhere near as much as I was hoping to cover. I had a fascinating discussion with a police supply company about Tasers and how they work (more in depth later; there's some great pictures to go with that as well). I had a chance to talk to the very good folks att MGM Targets about their products, especially the auto-resetting steel. I even had a few moments to chat with the very friendly folks at Arsenal Arms about their product line. I know for a fact I just started to scratch the surface about the zillion new and exciting products coming out this year.
I even got a chance to chat with some friends from the NRA (more on that later) including sitting with Lars Dalseide at NRABlog, who went ahead and made me famous on the internet with a lovely photo... He (gently) chided me for not linking to the fine gun pr0n they're been producing on their "Curator's Corner" - an oversight I intend to correct soon (I would say this week, but this Friday is going to be a little on the tricky side, what with flying all day and all...). There's more to come on this, to be revealed in the coming days and weeks. I'll just leave it that I'm excited at what the future holds...
One of the really great things about this show was encapsulated in the visit I had at the Serbu booth. I got to talking with one of the gentlemen at the booth (and I forgot his name; sorry; but I *did* get his card...). Turns out he is the engineer responsible for the new semi-automatic Serbu .50 BMG rifle as well as the carbine version of the single shot. He had some custom pictures available that he was happy to share with me, and was supremely pleasant and willing to chat with folks - even those of us from the [insert ominous pause here] blogging community. I was afraid to ask about a T&E sample, simply because I was afraid I might get one. And then I'd have to feed it...
Plenty more to come, but right now I need to get out on the floor...
That is all.
2 comments:
One thing the blogoverse can accomplish that the 'real media internet' sites cannot is coordination. Given how big SHOT is, no one person can cover it all. But if the bloggers agree to coordinate, as a group they could cover it more completely with sacrifice of depth. Just a thought for 2013.
Serbu: Go for it! I'm sure Wally can help with feeding it!
Of course, if you can hold off until this years N.E. Blogshoot.... ; )
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