2022 added a new event to the SHOOTAH™ lineup, our b2b networking soirée. This powerful event was created by listening to feedback from Utah's firearm business leaders who encouraged us to create a time specifically for company execs, marketing teams, and gun industry creators to make introductions and build relationships. We have seen and heard firsthand about the successful relationships and collaborations that have been built from SHOOTAH™ and our networking soirée.

Good food, spectacular views, great company and big prizes via unique games. What more can you ask for? Build key business relationships at the SHOOTAH™ Soirée.

Check out https://www.SHOOTAH.com to learn more.

Tony Sentmanat aka Realworld Tactical aka "Lerch" on CoD gives his impression of SHOOTAH™ 2022. Tony is a former US Marine and Miami SWAT operator with over 20 years of real world experience. A life-long practitioner of Mixed Martial Arts, Tony owns his own gym based out of Miami FL. Tony expects to see you at SHOOTAH™ 2023, and just look at him... you don't want to make him upset, do you?

Check out www.SHOOTAH.com to learn more about SHOOTAH™ events.

SHOOTAH™ has become the largest live-fire gun event in Utah and will shortly become the largest in the western United States. Why is SHOOTAH™ so big? It’s the celebration of our inherent 2A freedoms with a focus on Utah's firearm industry. 2020 saw a hiadus for SHOOTAH™ due to a global scam that you may have heard of, but that break provided us to build an all-new style of SHOOTAH™ event for 2021. We undoubtedly raised the bar for all public range days across the nation, and we will continue to raise that bar every year!

Check us out at www.SHOOTAH.com to learn more about SHOOTAH™ events.

We are pleased to welcome back Alex Bosco of SB Tactical. Our only regret is the circumstances for his return. What is going on with our defense against the criminal overreach from the Federal govt?  What can you do to help?

We have a Duracoat Finished Firearms moment. Guns are fun, even in the cold. For our Brownells Bullet Point we remind you that Feb 22nd is 2nd Amendment support day.

We went to the email bag for our SOTG Homeroom from CrossBreed Holster. What EDC knife should you carry? Do we recommend Ka-Bar knives? Listen louder.

HUGE THANKS TO OUR PARTNERS:
- Brownells, Inc. | https://www.studentofthegun.com/brownells
- CrossBreed Holsters | https://www.studentofthegun.com/crossbreed
- DuraCoat Firearm Finishes | https://www.studentofthegun.com/duracoat
- Hi-Point Firearms | https://www.studentofthegun.com/hipoint

As you would expect, the ARX100 is semi-automatic and has a 16 inch barrel with a true 5.56mm NATO chamber. The muzzle device is a NATO-style flash hider/muzzle brake. By using a great deal of high-strength polymer and aluminum, as well as steel where needed, Beretta was able to keep the empty weight relatively low at only 6.8 pounds. For a full-sized rifle this is exceptional. By comparison, the empty weight for the Colt M16A2 is 7.5 pounds.

The operation for this rifle is a short-stroke, gas piston. One of the features that the Beretta engineers built into the rifle was “the lightweight technopolymer receiver allows for reliable operation with virtually no lubricants.”  The old Marine in me cringes at the thought of running a dry rifle, but I appreciate the idea of deliberately minimizing metal and metal contact to reduce friction.

All of the manual controls on the ARX100 are built to be ambidextrous. I suppose the only feature that is not “ambi” is the side folding stock which both retracts and folds to the right side of the receiver. The charging handle for the bolt can be set up so that it is accessed either from the left side of the receiver or the right. As you might expect, Italy, being a NATO member, required the ARX160 to use the STANAG 5.56mm aluminum magazine. The ARX100 followed suit. The magazine release is ambidextrous.

Professor Paul is back with another BattlBox review. This one is Mission 93 and he will take the gear out into the snow and test it out. We have an Uberleben fire starter and backpack stove, axe wax and a Skatchet, Holtzman Gorillas Survival Knife and a Hiker Medic kit from MyMedic.

A big thanks to www.Readyman.com and www.BattlBox.com for giving us the opportunity to review this gear.

Do you believe that Alec Baldwin did not pull the trigger? Can a Single-Action revolver just “go off” on its own when someone is holding it? We will discuss that with our special guest, Marty, host of Talking Lead radio.

We have a hot and cold discussion during our Duracoat Firearms Finish segment. Also, during our Brownells Bullet Points, we will consider the importance of getting out and testing the gear you just bought.

Lastly, there was yet another mountain lion attack in California. What is worse, the big cat attacked a 5 year old boy and has not been killed. As a matter of fact, the authorities have given up looking for the predator.

HUGE THANKS TO OUR PARTNERS:
- Brownells, Inc. | https://www.studentofthegun.com/brownells
- CrossBreed Holsters | https://www.studentofthegun.com/crossbreed
- DuraCoat Firearm Finishes | https://www.studentofthegun.com/duracoat
- Hi-Point Firearms | https://www.studentofthegun.com/hipoint

Beginning of an ongoing product review of the Blade-Tech Tek Mount platform for EDC, Duty and Instructional use.

https://blade-tech.com/collections/tek-mount

Training: https://Defensivelucidity.com