SHOT Show 2025 Editor's Picks, Day Three

Another day of eye-catching firearms from the SHOT Show floor.

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posted on January 24, 2025
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Walther PDP Pro-X PMM F-Series pistol

For those new to this series, the “Editor’s Picks” from SHOT Show 2025 are intended as entry points to items that, for one reason or another, caught our attention as we roamed the show floor. Each entry is a quick snippet of the new item, with explanation as to why we thought it was worth calling out. It is not intended as a review, but to draw attention to unique, novel items in a show dedicated to thousands of new offerings. With that said, here’s the next installment in the list of cool items we saw on the show floor.

Walther PDP Pro-X PMM F-Series 4-inch Walther PDP Pro-X PMM F-Series 4”. Walther continues to expand its PDP line with the Pro-X PMM F-Series with 4-inch barrel. This new, more compact pistol joins its larger sibling in Walther’s competition-inclined line, although with the shorter slide and barrel, this is now more in the realm of concealed carry. The Pro-X has Walther’s TEQ trigger, Parker Mountain Machining (the PMM) single-port compensator and a host of additional options that allow it to shoot flat, fast and accurately.

Aero Precision M4E1 Pro AR-15
Aero Precision M4E1 Pro AR-15 carbine. With complete ambidextrous controls, improved ergonomics such as a magazine release button moved closer to the trigger finger to allow easier reach and Aero’s new Mod4 handguard that moves the attachment screws to the top of the handguard for added comfort for the support hand. It is available as a complete firearm, as a complete lower receiver, or as individual components for those who want to build their own. There’s even an M5E1 Pro version available for fans of the large-frame AR-10-style rifle.
TriStar APOC pistol

TriStar APOC 9 mm pistol. As my esteemed colleague has already opined in earlier roundups, the Glock G19 Gen3 setup has become so ubiquitous that it is no longer spawning clones, but rather new firearms are coming into existence that use its platform. Such is the case with the new TriStar APOC pistol, which offers a rather familiar-looking polymer-frame, striker-fired 9 mm pistol to its line of handguns. Available in a variety of color combinations, this entry comes in with a sub-$300 MSRP.

Watchtower Apache Commander pistol

Watchtower Firearms Apache Commander. We‘ve covered the Apache double-stack 1911 from Watchtower Firearms previously in the pages of Shooting Illustrated as well as in our “I Carry” video series. 2025 sees the addition of a Commander version with a full dustcover with accessory rail, optics mount, fiber-optic front sight and flat dark earth finish. The shorter slide and barrel, combined with a less-pronounced magazine-well flare, make this version of the Apache more suited for daily carry.

U.S. Armament Mfg. De Lisle Commando

U.S. Armament Mfg. De Lisle Commando Carbine. Apparently, U.S. Armament Mfg. out of Ephrata, PA, reads our Classics column, because for SHOT Show it has released its faithful take on the De Lisle carbine. Built on an actual Enfield bolt-action receiver, it has an integrally suppressed barrel with an overall length of 19 inches so as to only incur one tax stamp. And, true to the original, it takes modified 1911 magazines—but this version can accept 8-round variants.

Thus concludes Day Three of SHOT Show 2025. Here are but five of the really cool things we’ve seen on the show floor—but keep checking shootingillustrated.com for other roundups and First Looks from our contributors wandering the show floor. One day left to check out the new offerings!

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