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Buying a gun at the shooting show

Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2015 8:20 am
by Demonic69
It might seem like a silly question but I've never been before.
Can I buy a gun from the show if I have the relevant slot? Could I expect much on offer, any decent bargains?
Cheers

Re: Buying a gun at the shooting show

Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2015 8:35 am
by safetyfirst
You sure can. Lots of things on offer, best bargains to be had first thing first day or last thing last day.

Re: Buying a gun at the shooting show

Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2015 8:45 am
by 20series
Yep no probs buying on the day, there's usually lots of folks walking about with gun cases and bags with new purchases.

Alan

Re: Buying a gun at the shooting show

Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2015 8:55 am
by Tony-c
always worth seeing if you know anyone thats going who is an RFD or servant of RFD, just in case you see something that you want or a great deal but dont have the slot.

:)

Re: Buying a gun at the shooting show

Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2015 10:52 am
by nickb834
Demonic69 wrote:It might seem like a silly question but I've never been before.
Can I buy a gun from the show if I have the relevant slot? Could I expect much on offer, any decent bargains?
Cheers
Yup, I went last year to get a CZ455, came back with two shotguns instead!

Prices were ok - lowest end of the retail prices from what I recall, no massive discounts and that was first thing on Friday morning. YMMV.

Re: Buying a gun at the shooting show

Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2015 12:14 pm
by meles meles
We bought our pump action shotgun there last year....

Re: Buying a gun at the shooting show

Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2015 12:50 pm
by Demonic69
Contemplating a pump, maybe a Revo, not sure if I'll save much though

Re: Buying a gun at the shooting show

Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2015 2:56 pm
by nickb834
Demonic69 wrote:Contemplating a pump, maybe a Revo, not sure if I'll save much though
I wouldn't have thought so - it's the bottom end of the market and the margins have got to be be thin!

* by bottom end of market I mean price and don't mean to convey any opinion on quality!!

Re: Buying a gun at the shooting show

Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2015 3:46 pm
by HALODIN
There's a rifle listing here in case you see anything you like the look of:

https://shootingshow.co.uk/exhibitor-listing/gun-brands

Does anyone know if Icon Arms have a stall this year? I'd like to see their Sig iP226 LBP in the flesh.

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Re: Buying a gun at the shooting show

Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2015 4:54 pm
by Chapuis
There may be some good deals to be had at the show but don't go expecting to see many unbeatable offers because the dealers say it actually costs them a fair bit to exhibit there with additional costs on top of that.