Videoreport: IWA 2025

3. 3. 2025
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Once again we participated in the IWA 2025 trade show, which is held in Nuremberg, Germany. In addition to our own booth, we scoped out new products from manufacturers such as Umarex, Evanix and others. Join us for a look at the most interesting highlights.

The main star of our booth was the brand new Taipan Slash Semi-Auto. This semi-auto PCP rifle with a detachable magazine delivers up to 220 Joules in 7.62mm and you can look forward to seeing it in our e-shop in the coming months. And it's the version with the M-LOK handguard and red laminated stock that has generated the most buzz at IWA.

Everything from Taipan

The Epic Airguns booth introduced a new lightweight version of the Model TWO that is 800 grams lighter than its counterpart. The LITE model will also be lighter in price, but in addition to that, it offers an adapter for AR-15-style stocks and a lower Picatinny rail. Even the popular Model ONE received a new facelift in the form of a walnut buttstock from Czech manufacturer Klinsky. Last but not least, the boss of Epic Airguns, David Hanusek, revealed some upcoming plans and changes for 2025.

Everything from Epic Airguns Everything from Klinsky

Marek then visited the booth of the South Korean manufacturer Evanix, where his attention was captured by the semi-automatic PCP submachine gun named the MP30. The weapon caught our attention not only with its realistic design, but also with the clever layout of the air cartridges. Although it's still a prototype, the manufacturer claims that it may appear on the market during the summer.

Everything from Evanix

As usual, Umarex did not disappoint this year either. The spotlight was definitely on the TC 68 rifle, which can shoot rubber and paintball projectiles with a force of up to 40 J, even in fully automatic mode (!). It's safe to say that we can't wait to get our hands on this beast and review it for you. We were also pleased with the handy rubber projectile catcher, which will definitely make cleaning up mischievous BBs easier.

Everything from Umarex Everything from Umarex T4E

But Umarex also thinks about beginners and budget shooters, and the new Canex CO2 air rifle is designed precisely for them. The weapon is very lightweight and its appearance resembles a real rifle.

Swedish manufacturer FX Airguns has prepared two new products for this year. The first is the FX Leopard bullpup, whose cartridge wraps around the barrel as we are used to from the popular DRS model. And the second one is FX's first ever PCP pistol. The pistol is currently in the prototype stage, but the manufacturer promises its release during September.

Everything from FX Airguns

Author of article: Jan Kaleta

Honza Kaleta - Managing Director, wholesale, occasional blog author

After finishing my career as a competitive shooter in 2011 (shooting a moving target at 10 m and smallbore shooting at 50 m), Mark and I founded zbrane-vzduchovky.cz. And I am still working on the project today. At the same time, I am glad that Balistas has been successful, where I am a co-owner and wholesale manager. I handle orders, suppliers, technical questions and repairs. Outside of work I spend time with my family, I like to play sports or read about transport aviation, which has my admiration.

Author of article: Marek Děngl

Managing director, head of wholesale and occasional writer

As the owner, I've been with the company since the very beginning. And I'm proud of it. We have managed to start a dedicated e-shop with weapons with zbrane-vzduchovky.cz, production of our own optics with Valiant and now Balistas, which combines marksmanship and an active outdoor lifestyle. When I'm not tending to guns and work, I'm with my family or playing sports. My soft spot and passion is cars.

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