Once again Boycie has been in touch to tell us all about the AA Crew’s adventures on the second day of SHOT Show 2026, and what a time “da bois” are having!
There’s always so much to see at a major show like this, and that’s why we love ‘em and put in the effort to ensure that we see as many people as we can… including those that we have “ongoing projects” with!
So after another day of “ground pounding” this is what Boycie had to share;
“What a day we had today. Our step count was over 105,000 today as we covered even more ground over the floors!
We all met up in the Press Room for breakfast and decided our plan of action for the day. As TC’s friend Graham was appointment-free they went off to look at kit in the LE (Law Enforcement) and Mil (Military) hall, whilst Jase set off again to check out what Steve Troy and his awesome team had to show. John, Nora, Kelly, and I in turn all toured as many booths as we could.
First off the bat was Bushmaster Firearms where we met up with Skye and Erik. We picked up their patch of the day and were lucky to each receive their limited edition T-Shirt. Then on to Ghost patches where they had a patch based on Darth Maul! Next over to Howitzer clothing who gave each of us a great t-shirt and also were great to give me an extra one for my son.
Over then to Caesars and our first visit of the day to KWA to make arrangements to go back later today to see another new product in the TAC-9 GBB. We spent the next hour checking out numerous booths around the halls before we broke for lunch and a great cheeseburger in ‘The Beer Garden’ which we washed down with a soda (aka soft drink). We then split again and John P had a couple of booths that he wanted to visit and myself and Kelly went to check out a few more booths as we waited for John to meet up with us again.
Once John caught up with us we all made our way over to DED (Dead Eye Designs) where I collected some special pistol cases that I had designed as part of the ‘Project Staccato’ article series. We checked out the 5.11 booth where the author Jack Carr (his pen name) who is a retired US Navy SEAL, along with Taran Butler aka Taran Tactical! We passed Lena Miculek as she was on her way to an appearance at another booth.
On our way over to Aimpoint we made a stop at the Mantis booth were I met up again with Rebecca, now Mrs Johnson, who we’ve met up with each year and got married since we last met up with her. To round off the day we made our way back to Aimpoint at the invitation of Rodrigo Roman for another VIP adult beverage. Whilst we were enjoying our beverage we were joined by Kent from Alpen optics who showed us their image stabilising binoculars.
The show floor then closed and we made our way over to the hotel and dinner; we had a great dining experience from Cheyenne, our server (thank you Cheyenne!) in the Golden Circle sports bar.
Time then to retire for the night and prep for Day 3 on the floors…”
So, another day done in Las Vegas, and we believe that Boycie is just “cherry-picking” some choice moments to share with us all… of course there’ll be a LOT more detail when Boycie, TC, and Jase land their full report in the February issue of AIRSOFT ACTION!
