SHOT Show 2025: Merrill's Day 3 Top Picks!

This video features the new METE MC9 PRIME pistol from Canik. Teased at SHOT Show 2025, the pistol is now officially available. The review takes place at 1 Gunsite, with Adam Ruonala from CANIK USA providing details in the Gallery of Guns studio. The content focuses on introducing and showcasing this new firearm model.

This video provides first impressions of the new Canik METE MC9 Prime pistol, introduced at SHOT Show 2025. The reviewer highlights impressive features like the compensated slide, ported barrel, frame texturing, and crisp trigger break, deeming the pistol suitable for concealed carry, competition, and professional use. A full, in-depth review is promised soon. The video also promotes GBRS Group's website and social media channels.

The Canik MC9 Prime offers a compelling feature set, including an excellent trigger and aggressive grip texture, rating a 9/10. Its hybrid design, combining Combat and LS series elements, provides a 17-round capacity and a 3.6-inch ported barrel with a Shield RMS optic footprint. While impressive, the compensator is exceptionally loud, and the magwell may be uncomfortable for larger hands, with some user-induced malfunctions noted.

This YouTube video highlights five new affordable firearms introduced at SHOT Show 2025. Despite many high-priced options at the expo, the creator focuses on cost-effective, quality guns for budget-conscious buyers. The video mentions specific models like the SAVAGE AXIS II PRO, CANIK METE MC9L, EAA GIRSAN WITNESS 2311 BRAT, TRISTAR RAPTOR II, and MOSSBERG 500 SLUGSTER, covering rifles, pistols, and shotguns. It also touches on applications such as home defense, self-defense, and concealed carry, alongside various calibers and manufacturers.

This YouTube video from Shark Coast Tactical covers the Watchtower Firearms Commander pistol and Raider rifle line, showcased at SHOT Show 2025. The Commander is described as a duty-oriented handgun, building on past collaborations. The Raider represents their new rifle offerings. The video highlights Watchtower's double-stack 1911 pistols and AR-15 rifles, suggesting a variety of styles to suit different preferences. The description also encourages viewers to subscribe for more content and follow Shark Coast Tactical on social media.

This video showcases the Wraithworks WARSCORP9, a USA-made AR-9 pistol featuring a side-charging mechanism and compatibility with Scorpion Evo 9mm magazines. The description highlights its billet upper and lower receivers, ambidextrous controls, 7" M-LOK handguard, 8.5" Nitride-coated 9mm barrel with 1/2×28 threads, and custom muzzle device. It emphasizes compatibility with standard AR-15 parts, durable Mil-Spec Type III Class 2 hardcoat anodizing, and 100% US design, manufacturing, and assembly. The video was presented at SHOT Show 2025 and includes a link to FirearmsGuide.com's extensive gunsmithing library and reference guide.

This RECOILtv episode dives into the Micro Uzi, a compact submachine gun with a high cyclic rate of 1250 RPM. Hosts Dave Merrill and Dave Rhoden explore its history, technical features like compensator ports, and demonstrate its intense full-auto performance. The review highlights the evolution from the original Uzi to smaller, faster-firing variants and compares its handling to a 'fire hose'.

This video provides an exclusive look inside a Ukrainian subunit armory in 2024, showcasing the diverse weaponry and equipment in use. It highlights the transition from Soviet-era arms to Western platforms like Daniel Defense rifles, FN SCARs, and CZ Bren 2s, alongside heavy support weapons such as the M2 Browning and Mark 19. The armory also features various anti-armor systems, machine guns, and standard-issue Glock 17 pistols, illustrating the evolving nature of modern warfare.

This episode of War Stories features legendary CIA and Special Forces operator Billy Waugh, detailing his extensive career in covert operations. Waugh shares insights from his service in Korea, Vietnam with MACV-SOG, and tracking high-value targets like Carlos the Jackal and Osama bin Laden in Sudan. He highlights pioneering HALO jump techniques and the critical role of intelligence gathering through reconnaissance photography.

The PKM is highlighted as a top-tier medium machine gun, praised for its lightweight design and robust Soviet construction. Its 7.62x54R caliber and unique two-stage feeding mechanism, stemming from its non-disintegrating belt, are detailed. The review covers field stripping, internal Kalashnikov-based design, loading procedures, and a live-fire demonstration showcasing controllable automatic fire.