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The 146th NRA Annual Meetings & Exhibits are underway in Atlanta, and there've been more than a few surprises. Among those announced on Saturday was the arrival of the new Fox A Grade series of shotguns, presented by Savage Arms.

The 146th NRA Annual Meetings & Exhibits are upon us. When the clock strikes 9 a.m. this morning, tens of thousands of dedicated NRA members will enter the Georgia World Congress Center and begin the festivities. If you're one of the many members making the trek to Atlanta this weekend, we thank you. If you're not, we hope you can join us sometime in the future. Either way, we've compiled a short list of "must-see" items in Atlanta over the course of the show.

The YETI Hopper Two is a soft-sided cooler built for the field. It's also our 2017 "Gear of the Year."

Most modern bullets use polymer tips, but polymer melts at 320-345 degrees Fahrenheit, while bullets can reach temperatures greater than 800 degrees during flight. To counter this, Hornady created the ELD-X hunting bullet with its Heat Shield Tip, which sports a melting point above 700 degrees and degrades far less, making for a more accurate bullet with a higher ballistic coefficient. The company then loaded it in its Hornady Precision Hunter ammo line.

Ron Spomer called the VX-3i an "ideal, do-anything scope." That's just part of the reason it's our 2017 "Optic of the Year."

Remington's V3 Field Sport is our 2017 Shotgun of the Year.

Meet American Hunter's latest "Rifle of the Year."

The 146th National Rifle Association Annual Meetings and Exhibits Sponsored by MidwayUSA is scheduled for April 27-30, 2017, at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta. Tens of thousands of NRA members and Second Amendment supporters are expected to attend the four-day celebration of freedom. With 15 acres of guns and gear, this year's event will be the biggest NRA Annual Meetings and Exhibits ever.

Executive Editor Adam Heggenstaller takes a closer look at the Smith & Wesson SW22 Victory, the latest addition to our #SundayGunday series.