A Different Calibre, Letchworth airgun shop has shut

[luckymjr]

I used to go there quite a few years ago but found the owner a bit weird. I cant remember his name, but one day he was fine and the next day he was a right dick. Guess we all have our bad days. And by memory, I don't think that there was a shooting range at the premises then either

[joffy]

Shut some time ago.... Went from being a shop to a shop/range

[danco1987]

Shut some time ago.... Went from being a shop to a shop/range

O right. I last went there a good 5/6 months ago I think. And stocks were noticeably down. I did order a BSA gun case from them in the past which took ages to arrive. could have easily gone online but wanted to support the local. I think the excuse was that they had to kept waiting to make a carriage paid order, then there were delays etc etc. Was worried that they might be doing this to others and in which case, thought they wouldn't last long. Think the range had quite a few who used to attend but I suppose that alone could not keep the business going .

I don't think the owner was the weird one, I think it was the main guy who worked there who seemed quite opinionated abut things, miserable and annoying about things. Can easily see how he could p 1$s people off.

Must have just not been profitable then. Shame they couldn't make it work.

[krisko]

I have spent over £100 attending the range, was not cheap probably low attendance

[Phil G]

When the new range first opened I did think it was a brave thing to do. It suited me to call by there as I often had a couple of hours to spare in Letchworth.
I would imagine the rent and rates were very high.
I always got on okay with the staff, but then I tend to take people as I find the.

[flyingfish]

At £10 per hour the range was never busy while I was there. The shop was expensive (especially the 2nd hand section)
The owner was a eccentric imho

[joffy]

At £10 per hour the range was never busy while I was there. The shop was expensive (especially the 2nd hand section)
The owner was a eccentric imho

Eccentric he should have on here

[danco1987]

When the new range first opened I did think it was a brave thing to do. It suited me to call by there as I often had a couple of hours to spare in Letchworth.
I would imagine the rent and rates were very high.
I always got on okay with the staff, but then I tend to take people as I find the.

I got shown around the range shortly after they opened and it was quite busy. Also popped in there after work a few times to pick up pellets and they seemed to have a club or group of some sort using the range. I never used the range myself as tend to just stick to my permissions. That was some time back though and as has been said, rates probably were high. I did want to see the place succeed though, as it was my third favourite place to visit in Letchworth after the garden city brewery and craftys micropub Thankfully those two places are always busy

[Steyr]

Maybe they should have opened a bar not a range then