Gun Porn from The 19th Defense & Sporting Arms Show

This ain't a gun blog, but I'd like to share photos of some cool stuff that I saw at the gun show last Friday. This semi-annual event was mostly a chance to gawk at all sorts of guns in the market. Competitive race guns, production standbys, cowboy action, concealed carry, military equipment, and custom exotica. They had them all.

It was really cool to see Mary Grace Tan from True Weight Inc. taking care of the customers at their booth.  I get starstruck when I'm around world-class shooters like her! YouTube her right now.

At the end of the day, I got myself a nice bag of goodies from various shops. This is the only time when I can get large quantities of Hornady Critical Defense and Federal Premium Hydra Shok because they're sold here at a special rate.

Dude, hollow-points work wonders on zombie brains. 

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The Good

These are photos of the new Caracal pistol. Developed by Caracal International from the United Arab Emirates, its based on the Glock design plus a few improvements.

I got to test fire them at the Bolo Tuason Cup the next day. I'm not a Glock user so I can't make any comparisons, but I can say that I liked the quality of the materials and construction, the trigger pull and recoil were pleasant.  

Perhaps our own police force may buy a few of these. 
This model features the new "quick-sight" system that is supposed to be an improvement over traditional "notch & post" iron sights.

We also got Armscor ammo on the left side.  Quality ammo, 'nuff said.

The BADASS

In one prominent space of the gun show was a small cordoned area where people line up to check out some fancy customized stuff. There was the usual open division pistols used by champions but these pretty things got my attention.  I mean, who can ignore an M16 and M4 made with GOLD?  Gun bling! There was this big necklace with gangsta gold & diamonds to complete the picture. 

Practical Points: C-

Sexy Points: A+

Here's what I really liked.  Two lovely .357 magnum replicas of the Colt Single Action Army.  I would consider these the coolest zombie pistols WTSHTF. I mean, look at them! Beautiful and deadly. Something mother nature can respect. 

I just need to have a pair of these and I'd hand load my own ammo.  My uncle has enough lead & powder to last us a zombie war or two so I'd keep them on my wish list!

The UGLY (controversy!)

Its old news that Norinco has been cloning really cool American and European guns for quite a while. This is one of the more recent head-turners.  The MP4 from Heckler & Koch has been a favorite of US and German special forces, and a Hollywood prop staple. And now China has made a near-exact copy that costs a bit less.  

I'm not here to debate politics, but it was interesting to see something at the show that has been the center of a lot of debate.  

One US Dollar is about 43 Philippine Pesos.  Cheap? Do the math.

Controversial, but an effective zombie killer. 

UPDATE: New photos could be found here.

Shoot safe and stay vigilant!