Konya-based brands, Huglu Shotgun Cooperative, Derya ARMS,
and Akdaş Weapons Inc., participated in the 2023 SHOT Show in Las Vegas.
Representing Turkey at this important fair, these companies are part of the
national and local defense industry effort and continued their work to surpass
their 2023 goals. Occupying 800,000 square meters with over 60,000 industry
professionals and 2,000 participating companies showcasing their products, the
SHOT Show is one of the world's leading fairs for hunting and shooting where
the latest trends in these fields are determined and the innovations of 2023
are announced.
The SHOT Show, established in 1979 and held annually in Las
Vegas, is considered the largest and most comprehensive fair for professionals
in the shooting sports, hunting, and law enforcement industries.
It attracts thousands of participants and hundreds of
thousands of visitors, making it the focus of attention worldwide. This year,
our proud brands representing our city and country, Huglu Shotguns
Co-operative, Derya ARMS and Akdas Weapons Inc., made a spectacular entrance
with their products and export goals. The SHOT Show in Las Vegas is considered
the largest and most popular fair in the world in this field. Our companies
representing Turkey proudly at the SHOT Show continue their new preparations
within new initiatives in the US. The managers of these brands, which are the
focus of attention of visitors at the important fair, are making serious
efforts to increase their production capacities in order to exceed their 2023
targets. These brands, especially by participating in the national and local
defense industry movement, continue to grow as a source of pride for our city
and region. The SHOT Show hosted over 600,000 industry professionals on an
800,000-square-meter area this year. At the fair, which is considered the
largest commercial gathering in the field, over 2,000 participant companies
from different countries in the world displayed their products to reach America
and new markets over the course of four days. Products such as firearms,
ammunition, gun cases, locks, holsters, optics, shooting range equipment,
training equipment, and hunting accessories were introduced at the fair, which
features a wide range of products related to hunting and shooting. With the
latest trends determined annually with the broad product range, the fair
announced 2023 innovations to the world from Las Vegas at the beginning of the
year.