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Re: Northern Shooting Show

#11 Post by Lever357 »

Went on Saturday, was not nearly as good as it was in 2018/19. Much fewer exhibitors - I suppose stock availability could be an issue. I see it going the way of a lot of shows - umpteen clothes retailers, country crafts and food stalls.
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#12 Post by 20series »

I concur, definitely less to see. I think I saw only one stand selling anything reloading.

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Re: Northern Shooting Show

#14 Post by The Gun Pimp »

I thought it was a good Show - it would have been nice to see the two northern based importers there - Viking and Edgars but there was plenty to see and do. The weather was great (on the Sunday) and it was just nice to stroll around outside having a natter and watching various demos. I don't expect to see anything new to excite me - as a target shooter - but the Hardy Rifle from New Zealand is a welcome import to the UK.
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Re: Northern Shooting Show

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20series wrote: Fri May 06, 2022 10:08 pm
Blackstuff wrote: Fri May 06, 2022 12:57 pm I'll be there tomorrow. Pointless going on Sunday, i'll have bought everything lol
Funny enough another mate of mine said the same thing lol lol
Well I didn't quite buy EVERYTHING but managed to go over budget. There was no 9mm ammo left by the time i'd left though :D
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#16 Post by Mike357 »

As a target shooter, the game shooting part of the show didn't really appeal and neither did all things Airsoft and Air Gun. Next year I'll make the effort to go to the Target Shooting Show I think.

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Re: Northern Shooting Show

#17 Post by Geek »

I went on the Saturday and as the comment above in my opinion not as good as the previous event, also again my opinion, but not much for target shooters.
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Re: Northern Shooting Show

#18 Post by Alpha1 »

I was there on the Sunday. I bought two boxes of bullets.
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Was Cheshire Gun Room as crazy on the Sunday? It was shoulder to shoulder on the Saturday from the moment the doors opened until at least when I left at 3pm. I was after a moderator from them (which thankfully I got from Firing Solutions) and you basically had to give them your certificate and come back in an hour once it had been written up teanews There were two racks (at least, that could be seen from the shop floor anyway), full of guns with certificates curled into their trigger guards and every staff member looked like they'd just got back from Vietnam in the 70's! :o
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Re: Northern Shooting Show

#20 Post by 20series »

Blackstuff wrote: Tue May 10, 2022 7:18 am Was Cheshire Gun Room as crazy on the Sunday? It was shoulder to shoulder on the Saturday from the moment the doors opened until at least when I left at 3pm. I was after a moderator from them (which thankfully I got from Firing Solutions) and you basically had to give them your certificate and come back in an hour once it had been written up teanews There were two racks (at least, that could be seen from the shop floor anyway), full of guns with certificates curled into their trigger guards and every staff member looked like they'd just got back from Vietnam in the 70's! :o
Yeh they were very busy Sunday, tbh they had a few bargains going. I looked at a Tikka T3 with £400 off list, sadly my ticket is still awaiting renewal....
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