WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2025   ■   AWARDS

Shoot ON Announces Excellence Award Winners

Shoot ON, the premiere source for firearms reviews, instruction, and DIY gun content, concluded the publication’s annual Excellence Awards at this year’s SHOT Show. Fifteen manufacturers were included in the 2024 Excellence Awards selection.

The Excellence Awards are presented to companies whose products were tested and evaluated over a 12-month period, and whose products stood out for their quality, performance, or for their ability to meet a need in the marketplace.

The following companies and products, as evaluated by the Shoot ON staff, received a Shoot ON Excellence Award for 2024:

  • Smith & Wesson: Bodyguard 2.0 pistol
  • InfiRay: Finder V2 thermal monocular
  • Steiner: TOR-X laser/Mantis system
  • Sig Sauer: P322-COMP pistol
  • Henry: Big Boy Revolver
  • Savage: 1911 Gov’t Style pistol
  • Springfield Armory: SA-16 A2 rifle
  • Trijicon: Credo 1-10x28 riflescope
  • Kimber: KDS9C pistol
  • Real Avid: Bore-Max Master Cleaning Kit and Mobile Workstation
  • Ruger: LC Carbine 45
  • Traditions: G3 Pro .360 Buckhammer
  • Winchester: Defensive shotgun ammunition
  • Hornady: SnapSafe Vault Door
  • Franchi: Momentum .450 Bushmaster

Shoot ON is currently evaluating products for the 2025 Excellence Awards program. If your company has a new product that stands out in terms of innovation, consumer value, manufacturing quality, and performance, please contact Shoot ON Editor-in-Chief Rob Reaser for consideration.

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