The first big trade event that the airsoft industry will be showcasing its products will be in Las Vegas, at the annual SHOT Show hosted by the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF). Whilst it’s mainly known as a show for the real steel industry, over the years, Airsoft has built a sizeable presence, albeit their mainly spreadout in the sprawling Sands Convention Center, rather than in one location.

But hey! Who’s complaining? This helps visitors mainly looking for airsoft exhibitors to take a look at other exhibitors such as real steel manufacturers and gear makers so they can appreciate the trade show overall.

As always, we’ll be seeing the various airsoft YouTube channels, especially those run by those based in North America, in full force bringing to our screens whatever they see on the exhibition floor. Will there be groundbreaking products? Or new and improved ones? Or will there be drama just like in the past years?

The event starts on the 22nd and ends on the 25th January 2019. But before the doors to the exhibition floor open there will be preliminary events such as the NSSF/HAVA Golf Classic which is a charity event to raise funds for disabled combat veterans on Sunday, the 20th. Monday the 21st is something many in airsoft media look forward to as they can get their hands and able to shoot real steel guns, especially those that have airsoft versions at the Industry Day at the Range which is made for the media.

The SHOT Show 2019 is not open to the public as it is only for the shooting, hunting and outdoor trade and commercial buyers and sellers of military, law enforcement and tactical products and services. If you intend to attend the show, you will have to meet their requirements as a trade visitor or media representative.

We will not be there physically but we’ll do monitoring of the various airsoft media groups, bloggers, and YouTube celebrities as they report from exhibition flooring. As always, feature the most interesting bits from the airsoft industry as well as the overall firearms and tactical gear industry. Hopefully, this year will reveal a bunch of goodies that we all want to have in airsoft.