SHOT Show 2026 Range Day Highlights: Integral .22 Suppressors, Lever-Action Innovations, and a Belt-Fed AR-15 Steal the Spotlight

January 22, 2026
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https://youtu.be/j120duMiSiU Franklin Armory and Angstadt Arms CollabRange Day at SHOT Show 2026 delivered standout innovations despite a somewhat flat event. Leading the pack was a collaboration between Franklin Armory and Angstadt Arms on an integral .22 suppressor using the same baffle system from last year's 9mm PCCs. This one- or two-stamp gun shoots subsonic with any .22LR ammo. The host noted, "Franklin Armory being the serial agitator in the room is always good for a how are they going to screw with the ATF now?" At Franklin's Bushmaster subsidiary, a functional straight-pull bolt action impressed shooters.Henry Rifles and Handgun HighlightsHenry unveiled around 70 new SKUs, with the host spotlighting a magazine-fed successor to the Long Ranger: sub-MOA guaranteed, internal hammer-fired, with a carbon fiber barrel in 5.56, 300 Blackout, and 450 Bushmaster—heavier calibers like 6.5 Creedmoor forthcoming. A unique .22 rifle features a lowered magazine tube for suppressor compatibility: "the first and only" design allowing mag tube removal with a rimfire can attached. Alpha Foxtrot debuted optics-ready, ported 2011 pistols in 10mm, prompting, "We should just basically get rid of 45 ACP at this point in time." Wraith Metalworks showed modular suppressors with interchangeable Inconel or titanium baffles for caliber swaps, while Diamondback's lightweight aluminum .38 revolver proved surprisingly accurate, with a steel 9mm moon-clip variant.CAC Industries' Belt-Fed Marvel and Sponsor ShoutoutCAC Industries closed out with a belt-fed, water-cooled AR-15, bypassing the standard gas tube's 800-round limit for indefinite fire with ammo and water feeds: "The AR-15 is engineered with the weakness as the gas tube... This will run indefinitely." Pros: Innovative suppressors, lightweight designs, modularity, sustained fire capability.Cons: Event felt flat; some features (e.g., modular cans) may draw regulatory scrutiny.Key Specs: Henry: CF barrel, sub-MOA; AF 2011: 10mm, ported; Diamondback: Al .38 or steel 9mm; CAC: belt-fed, water-cooled AR-15. Sponsored by Otis Technology, praised for Shooter's Choice cleaner: "This is the hot sauce of maintenance."

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Franklin Armory and Angstadt Arms Collab

Range Day at SHOT Show 2026 delivered standout innovations despite a somewhat flat event. Leading the pack was a collaboration between Franklin Armory and Angstadt Arms on an integral .22 suppressor using the same baffle system from last year’s 9mm PCCs. This one- or two-stamp gun shoots subsonic with any .22LR ammo. The host noted, “Franklin Armory being the serial agitator in the room is always good for a how are they going to screw with the ATF now?” At Franklin’s Bushmaster subsidiary, a functional straight-pull bolt action impressed shooters.

Henry Rifles and Handgun Highlights

Henry unveiled around 70 new SKUs, with the host spotlighting a magazine-fed successor to the Long Ranger: sub-MOA guaranteed, internal hammer-fired, with a carbon fiber barrel in 5.56, 300 Blackout, and 450 Bushmaster—heavier calibers like 6.5 Creedmoor forthcoming. A unique .22 rifle features a lowered magazine tube for suppressor compatibility: “the first and only” design allowing mag tube removal with a rimfire can attached. Alpha Foxtrot debuted optics-ready, ported 2011 pistols in 10mm, prompting, “We should just basically get rid of 45 ACP at this point in time.” Wraith Metalworks showed modular suppressors with interchangeable Inconel or titanium baffles for caliber swaps, while Diamondback’s lightweight aluminum .38 revolver proved surprisingly accurate, with a steel 9mm moon-clip variant.

CAC Industries’ Belt-Fed Marvel and Sponsor Shoutout

CAC Industries closed out with a belt-fed, water-cooled AR-15, bypassing the standard gas tube’s 800-round limit for indefinite fire with ammo and water feeds: “The AR-15 is engineered with the weakness as the gas tube… This will run indefinitely.”

Pros: Innovative suppressors, lightweight designs, modularity, sustained fire capability.
Cons: Event felt flat; some features (e.g., modular cans) may draw regulatory scrutiny.
Key Specs: Henry: CF barrel, sub-MOA; AF 2011: 10mm, ported; Diamondback: Al .38 or steel 9mm; CAC: belt-fed, water-cooled AR-15.

Sponsored by Otis Technology, praised for Shooter’s Choice cleaner: “This is the hot sauce of maintenance.”

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