Industry Day at the Range is always one of our favorite parts of SHOT Show in Las Vegas, and 2025 did not disappoint. It was quite the showing, with everything from red-dot revolvers and sleek suppressors to KelTec’s trippy stripper-clip-fed rotary-barrel PR57 handgun chambered in 5.7mm NATO. We haven’t seen a gun quite like that one since – well, before George Kellgren founded KelTec in 1991.
Normally, we can find a general trend for guns each year. However, 2025 is shaping up to be a year filled with innovative and surprising dark-horse candidates alongside reinvigorated classics like Beretta’s 80X Cheetah, which is now also chambered for the old-school .32 ACP.
If anything, we’re seeing a massive growth in accessories. The world of optics and suppressors is exploding, and gunmakers are clearly taking note. Here’s some highlights from our time on the range at SHOT Show 2025.
This year’s SHOT Show offered a smorgasbord of handguns, with a special emphasis on optics-ready designs. That even included a growing list of optics-ready revolvers. Here are some of our favorites from range day.
If we’re being honest, KelTec’s exciting but borderline bizarre rotary-barrel P57 stole a lot of attention in the handgun arena this year. This thing has an internal magazine that can be loaded from the top using either stripper clips or just loose ammo. (Photo: Chris Eger/Guns.com)
Before even founding KelTec in 1991, George Kellgren developed the stripper-clip-fed proto-KelTec Grendel P10/P30. Now, KelTec has revived the concept with the innovative rotary-barrel PR57 chambered for the zippy 5.7mm NATO. (Photo: Chris Eger/Guns.com)
FN offered up the highly concealable FN Reflex XL MRD pistol complete with micro red dot for our range testing. The XL blends concealability with a user-friendly size for improved range performance. (Photo: Chris Eger/Guns.com)
Beretta’s 80X Cheetah can now be had in .32 ACP. (Photo: Chris Eger/Guns.com)
From micro pistols to full-size tactical affairs, red-dot mania has taken over the pistol world. Here’s a peek at just a fraction of the pistols sporting red dots that we saw at range day this year, from the Beretta 20X Bobcat and Smith & Wesson revolvers to KelTec’s new PR57 and Beretta’s 92X. (Photos: Chris Eger & Alex Reville/Guns.com)
Spotted on the SHOT Show range. I see your 10mm Auto, and I raise the ante to 10mm Magnum. (Photo: Alexander Reville/Guns.com)
Colt’s Grizzly and Kodiak revolvers got some hard use on the range. Naturally, they were also sporting red dots this year. (Photo: Alexander Reville/Guns.com)
Diamondback has a new 9mm SDR snub-nosed revolver that comes with moon clips for faster loading. (Photo: Chris Eger/Guns.com)
Diamondback also elongated its SDR revolver chambered for .357 Magnum. Now, it can be had with a 3-inch barrel for ease of carry and shootability. (Photo: Chris Eger/Guns.com)
Tactical Carbines & Long Guns
There were plenty of long guns and pistol-caliber carbines on show for 2025. Once again, new optics and suppressors dominated the accessories we got to test on this year’s pew-pew collection.
Folks got to grab some trigger time with Bushmaster’s improved BA50 rifle chambered for the mighty .50-caliber Browning. (Photo: Chris Eger/Guns.com)
Who doesn’t want to bust clays with tactical and suppressed Beretta Ultima shotguns? (Photo: Chris Eger/Guns.com)
Flux Defense had its pocket-size Raider series of micro PDWs on full display. (Photo: Chris Eger/Guns.com)
In the spirit of this suppressor-heavy SHOT Show, B&T had its Print-X suppressor running on its guns at the range. (Photo: Seth Rodgers/Guns.com)
B&T also rolled in with its compact TP9 complete with a red dot, suppressor, extendo magazine, and collapsible stock. (Photo: Seth Rodgers/Guns.com)
Shooters got an ultralight plinking option with this carbon-barrel Ruger 10/22. (Photo: Seth Rodgers/Guns.com)
Ruger also had its LC Carbine with a Carbon Research suppressor on the firing line. (Photo: Seth Rodgers/Guns.com)
Enhanced Gear & Accessories
Plain Jane guns without optics and/or suppressors are becoming endangered species at SHOT Show. This year, there was an army of brands and new additions to the accessories we can’t wait to try in 2025.
Here’s a closer look at B&T’s Print-X suppressor. (Photo: Seth Rodgers/Guns.com)
Carbon Research had its cans keeping things lightweight and quiet. (Photo: Alexander Reville/Guns.com)
Franklin Armory’s new binary trigger kits were a hit for those who like to run guns at speed. (Photo: Chris Eger/Guns.com)
OK, we snuck into several additional live-fire range events this year. Here’s a look at one of Holosun’s thermal optics we got to test at the company’s event. (Photo: Seth Rodgers/Guns.com)
Holosun also brought its AEMS Core dots for testing. (Photo: Seth Rodgers/Guns.com)
PTR Industries’ Vent Spiritus suppressor grabbed our attention on the firing line at range day. (Photo: Seth Rodgers/Guns.com)
… as did the PTR Vent 3 suppressor, with its robust 3D-printed structure. (Photo: Seth Rodgers/Guns.com)
Alright, alright, I’m sure you get the point by now. Suppressors are hot for 2025. Here’s one more for you to ogle: the modular Huxwrx Flow 6k. (Photo: Alexander Reville/Guns.com)
Bonus: Stay Tuned for More SHOT 2025 News
Check out our SHOT Show 2025 news page for all the latest guns and gadgets we’re exploring on the showroom floor. We’ll bring you all the new, quirky, tactical, classy, and innovative designs being released this year.
There's almost always a good bit of wind on the empty-ish desert range outside of Las Vegas. For those who have never been, here’s a little glimpse at part of the SHOT Show Industry Day at the Range venue. (Photo: Chris Eger/Guns.com)
