SHOT Show 2025 - Deep Dive with RECOIL (Day 1)

Palmetto State Armory announces the PSA Sabre Mixtape Black Album, a new variant of their popular AR-15 platform. This release caters to customer demand for a blacked-out version, featuring enhanced ambidextrous controls, a specific trigger, and a dedicated 300 Blackout suppressor. The video details key components and provides a launch date and time.

This video compares a $189 Backdraft suppressor, often bundled with their barrel, against a $1,000 3D-printed titanium suppressor. The comparison focuses on sound suppression effectiveness for bolt-action firearms, suggesting that a significantly lower price point can yield comparable results in certain applications.

This YouTube Short announces the unveiling of a revolutionary thermal scope at SHOT Show 2025. The video directs viewers to the Primary, Second, and Podcast channels of Classic Firearms, suggesting a focus on firearms and related content. The inclusion of '#nramedia' indicates a potential connection to Second Amendment advocacy or content relevant to NRA members.

This video from SHOT Show 2025 introduces DNT Optics' multispectral units, specifically the TNC and Hydra models. The TNC offers combined day/night and thermal objectives with integrated laser rangefinder, ballistic calculator, and IR illuminator. The Hydra is a versatile unit that functions as a standalone thermal optic, handheld monocular, or a clip-on device for LPVOs, featuring AI-enhanced 'Super Resolution' technology to improve image clarity.

This video from SHOT Show 2025 introduces the Armasight Operator 640, Commander 640, and Warden 640 thermal imaging devices. Steve Lemov from Armasight highlights their purpose-built design, user-friendly controls, and robust construction, emphasizing ease of use in critical situations like predator hunting and game recovery. The Operator 640 is presented as a clip-on thermal optic designed for use with existing day scopes, offering factory calibration to maintain zero.

This video provides an expert overview of several new suppressors from brands like Silencer Central, IWI, Kovix, Tion, ATAC Defense, and Wilson Combat. Luke, an authority in the NFA market, demonstrates their features, including the Banish 9K's 3D printed titanium construction and the Tion tri-lug system. The review covers performance, pricing, and specific applications, offering valuable insights for suppressor buyers.

This guide details the technique for firing the Micro Uzi in full-auto, as demonstrated by Dave Merrill and Dave Rhoden on RECOILtv. It emphasizes proper grip, stock usage, and recoil management due to the firearm's high cyclic rate (1250 RPM). The instruction highlights the effectiveness of the compensator ports in controlling muzzle rise during intense firing sequences.

This video provides an expert-level look inside a real Ukrainian arms room in 2024, showcasing a diverse array of weaponry from Soviet-era relics to modern Western platforms. Host Iain Harrison, RECOIL's editor, details the logistical shift towards NATO standards and highlights specific weapon systems in use by Ukrainian forces in Eastern Ukraine. The entry emphasizes the practical application and integration of various firearms and munitions in a high-intensity conflict zone.

This entry details the extensive career of Billy Waugh, a legendary figure in US special operations and intelligence. It covers his early life, military service in Korea and Vietnam with Special Forces and SOG, pioneering HALO jump techniques, and advanced intelligence gathering operations in Africa. Waugh's expertise in clandestine surveillance, tracking high-value targets like Carlos the Jackal and Osama bin Laden, and utilizing night operations in challenging environments is highlighted.

This guide details the field stripping and basic operation of the PKM machine gun, as demonstrated by Iain Harrison of RECOILtv. It covers disassembly steps including barrel and bolt carrier group removal, as well as loading and unloading procedures. Harrison, an expert with high authority, highlights the PKM's Soviet construction and unique feeding mechanism compared to Western designs.