If you've ever wanted to put hands on a Staccato pistol, run an H&K rifle, work a Benelli on a clay range, or send rounds through a Q LLC suppressor, all in the same afternoon, May 30th in Mebane, North Carolina is where you need to be. Nubfest 2026 is a one-day, vendor-hosted live-fire event where the brands themselves are running the bays. It's the kind of hands-on access you almost never get outside of a SHOT Show range day, and it's happening right here in our backyard.
Live Fire · One Day · Mebane NC
Saturday, May 30, 2026
10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
General Admission
The Live-Fire Lineup
This is the headline. Six manufacturers are bringing their gear.
| Bay | Vendor | What You'll Shoot |
|---|---|---|
| Pistol Range | Staccato + Trijicon | Get hands-on with Staccato pistols and Trijicon optics. If you've been on the fence about a 2011, this is your chance to find out what the buzz is about. |
| Rifle Range | H&K | Heckler & Koch on the rifle bay — the chance to actually shoot a German rifle without the multi-thousand-dollar buy-in first. |
| Shotgun Range | Benelli | Benelli is hosting the shotgun bay. Bring your eye protection and find out why their inertia-driven actions have a cult following. |
| Dynamic Bay 1 | Q LLC | Q is bringing what Q does — expect suppressed rifles and the kind of setups that make every other range day feel loud. |
| Dynamic Bay 2 | Troy Industries | Troy on a dynamic bay means rifles built the way they intend them to be run. A solid stop if you're shopping a build. |
| Dynamic Bay 3 | Alpha American | Alpha American rounds out the dynamic bays. Get on the gun and see what they're putting together. |
Seven brands across six bays — all in one day, all with the people who built the gear. That's the value of the $40 ticket.
Where to Find Lynx Defense
We'll be set up inside the Event Hall with our full lineup of North-Carolina-made range bags on the table — pistol bags, rifle bags, shotgun bags, magazine bags, the works. Come pick them up, unzip them and feel the difference. Photos and product pages only get you so far; this is the day to actually handle the bag you've been thinking about.
It also means a lot to us to show up at a North Carolina event as a North Carolina maker. Lynx Defense is designed and sewn in Selma — Nubfest is the kind of show where the local-side of the firearms industry gets to be in one room together.
Plan Your Day
Date: Saturday, May 30, 2026
Hours: Gates open to the public at 10:00 AM, event runs until 4:00 PM
Where: Gunrunners Ranch, 431 New Castle Farm Rd, Mebane, NC 27302
Cost: $40 general admission
Hosts: Carolina Gunrunners
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Want to follow along leading up to the event? The hosts are posting updates on Instagram — look for @nubgunner, @carolinagunrunners, and @gunrunnersranch.
Spreading the word? Save the official Nubfest 2026 flyer below — feel free to repost on social and tag the hosts.
See you at Nubfest 2026.