There are thousands of new products on display at SHOT Show each year, but some of the most exciting new products for the new year come courtesy of ammunition manufacturers.

Industrial powerhouse is a much-overused term, but when considering the world-wide reach of D&M Holding Co., it is a completely apt description of the company’s importance to the ammunition industry.

Winchester may have wished a distinctive new number, one with no link to the carnage of WWI. Whatever the thinking in New Haven, the .270 was a brilliant blend of tradition and innovation.

The increasing popularity of the M1A/M14 demonstrates how rifles with indelible history are growing in popularity and defying seasonal swings.