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Videoreport: IWA 2026

Jan Kaleta

Marek Děngl

Just like every year, this year we also visited the IWA 2026 hunting and sporting firearms exhibition in Nuremberg, Germany. Take a look with us at the most interesting things this year’s edition had to offer – and there was definitely plenty to see.

The Czech PCP air rifle manufacturer Taipan is finally launching the SLASH in 7.62 mm caliber and introducing the upcoming Spectre model, another Czech brand, EPIC, showed us the new Vision air rifle, and there were also new products from world-renowned manufacturers such as FX Airguns, AirMaks Arms, and of course the German giant Umarex.

Taipan

It has only been a year since the Czech company Taipan unveiled the now extremely popular semi-auto air rifle Taipan SLASH – and now another major new product is coming.

We are finally getting the long-awaited 7.62 mm caliber (.30 cal). At the same time, a wide range of tuning accessories is also arriving, developed mainly in cooperation with the Czech company Air-G-Tac.

And the cherry on top? In this video, we are revealing the first-ever footage of the brand-new Taipan Spectre air rifle. It will feature an automatic valve, energy of up to 140 J, and a uniquely designed air bottle placement.

Epic Airguns

Another new product we were able to see at the exhibition was a new Czech PCP air rifle called Epic Vision. Although it clearly builds on the proven EPIC TWO model from the outside, the inside has been completely redesigned and the construction itself has also undergone several changes. Company director David Hanusek shows us in the video how the Vision differs from the TWO model and what accessories will come to market with it.

FX Airguns

We also visited the booth of the Swedish PCP air rifle manufacturer FX Airguns, where they introduced two new models - FX Dynamic MkII and FX Panthera MkII. Judging by the names, it is clear that these are rather upgraded versions of existing air rifles. So what makes them better?

AirMaks Arms

Of course, we also had to check out the new products from another Czech PCP manufacturer - the Prague-based company AirMaks Arms. For this year, they have prepared the new Krait Mk2 model with a number of improvements. How does it differ from the first version? More in the video.

Umarex

When IWA is mentioned, the German giant Umarex simply cannot be left out. Given its endless portfolio of new products, we focused on the most popular ones - new RAM weapons, a conversion kit for the TR 68 revolver, new CO2 pistols, and above all plenty of new compressors for filling air rifles.

And one last batch of photos to finish...

There were truly tons and tons of interesting air rifles and firearms at the exhibition. Although we tried to create as many video reviews as possible, unfortunately there was no time left for some of them. So here are at least a few photos from both new and world-renowned manufacturers.

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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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