Reply With QuoteYes .. it is very good news but we will wait and see as to whether we go. We have not been for a few years now following a pretty disappointing last visit based on airgun content and costs. I note that entrance will be around £30 each for the day so adding in fuel costs and the required food and drink, our day would be £120+ for the two of us. I never think of offsetting this by getting bargains as generally there are few to be had unless you strike lucky. So the daily outlay is just for a 'good day out' which could be judged OK depending on what you want ... I remember a few shows where we had a superb day out, generally going on the Friday, thanks to the Umarex (Umarex Boys Club) crowd and various side shows e.g. bell target, speed shoot, laser shoots. It was at one show (Newark I think) where I managed to spend some time shooting the Paradigm and chatting with the inventor (Trimm???) for a blissful half hour or so. By the end of our informal chat I had managed to become quite good at cocking it. At another show a good chat with Tony Belas was had and, of course, a brief chat with the AGW/AG crews was always fun, especially with Jim and Terry. The 'have a go' line up never really attracted us as the rifles on show/in use were not new to us and the then cost of around £1 per shot seemed silly (is it cheaper now?). There were a few exceptions though ... I remember one trade stand had a new springer rifle on show with their own 25 or 30 yard one target range. Cost? Nothing and a jolly good chat with a chap who knew his rifle. I can't remember the rifle name or make but it never made it to UK markets ... it was meant to be quite revolutionary. So ... let's see.
Cheers, Phil
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