ade wills Posted September 18, 2010 Report Share Posted September 18, 2010 just got back from game fair via pub had a great day looking round ,bit disapointed with most of the stalls prices definatly cheaper on net ,anybody had any good buys ,amazed at the poor condition of some of the condition of the stalls 2nd hand guns with inflated prices ,disapointed with the lack of night vision on show , Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hucky Posted September 18, 2010 Report Share Posted September 18, 2010 2 hours to get there, 3 hours to get home - still, we had another nice day. Bought myself plus eldest a pair of gortex trousers each for beating - new German army surplus for £20 each from Soldier of Fortune - looking forward to being dry and warm this year ! Couldn't find any mega bargins, but got a better idea of what to save up for next. Had to laugh at lads carrying slabs of cartridges - hope they got them cheap ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lspencer Posted September 18, 2010 Report Share Posted September 18, 2010 Going up there myself tomorow, does anyone know if the cartridge prices are better than shops??? Looking like its going to be wet & Muddy :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edward Posted September 18, 2010 Report Share Posted September 18, 2010 (edited) I didnt think it was too bad, atleast it wasnt raining while I was there I got a hawk scope for a normal price same as on the tiniterweb and my local shop, so a good saving there , got some new shells and was amazed at the price of those napier uph whatever pellets 12.30 for some little lumps of lead....outragous. My mate on the other hand got a webley single 12b ejector for 30 quid, which was pretty good :blink: Edited September 18, 2010 by Edward Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lspencer Posted September 18, 2010 Report Share Posted September 18, 2010 I didnt think it was too bad, atleast it wasnt raining while I was there I got a hawk scope for a normal price same as on the tiniterweb and my local shop, so a good saving there , got some new shells and was amazed at the price of those napier uph whatever pellets 12.30 for some little lumps of lead....outragous. My mate on the other hand got a webley single 12b ejector for 30 quid, which was pretty good :blink: I would of bought that aswell i think just for my little bro to use hehe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paladin Posted September 18, 2010 Report Share Posted September 18, 2010 I think the price of the stalls went up again this year, so some had a smaller stand and some did'nt show at all! Tomorow might be a better day for the bargains, when they try to maximise their takings :blink: Paladin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ade wills Posted September 18, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2010 couldn,t negotiate a good deal on winchester x3 with any dealers today ,advise to anybody who hasn,t been before is haggle on the prices ,(best quote of the day came from a guy doing custom stocks ,i asked the question do you do a stock for cz 452 ,his answer was if he had a tenner for every one who asked that he would be a millionare, well do ya i asked ? ,don't think they would be any call for em was his reply not the sharpest knife in the drawer me thinks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dempy Posted September 18, 2010 Report Share Posted September 18, 2010 I must say and I am sorry if I offend anybody here who does it, but why do people insist on walikng round these shows with dogs! I can understad the dogs that are being worked there on the day but why take the others??? It was very very busy there today and I got fed up with being tripped up by dogs and nearly knocked over by people turning around and forgetting the huge rucksack on their back! Other than that a good show :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ade wills Posted September 19, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2010 i completly agree though i swear to god i saw st bernards or bears pulling a cart around Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lspencer Posted September 19, 2010 Report Share Posted September 19, 2010 Got quite alot of bits this year. I was very disapointed at the cartridge prices! Think I got similar fleece lined gortex pants as Hucky lol, £20 a bargin. And hollow tipped .22 pellets for my air rifle £4 (500pcs) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barney 66 Posted September 19, 2010 Report Share Posted September 19, 2010 I went yesterday and the price of 30g 6s was no better than i could buy localy,didn't see any good deals,still a good day though and i will be there again next year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artschool Posted September 19, 2010 Report Share Posted September 19, 2010 i went and had a good day out. The stuff on the napier stand was definately cheaper than on the web. would go again next year and bring the family. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salop Matt Posted September 19, 2010 Report Share Posted September 19, 2010 I went saturday and was pleased with my purchases although there was so much more i wanted to buy but ran out of time ! I was one who had my dogs with me and my only irritation on the day was screaming kids and spolit bratts and the bad parenting that followed, I would rather have twice as many dogs there and no kids under 14 ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edward Posted September 19, 2010 Report Share Posted September 19, 2010 I went saturday and was pleased with my purchases although there was so much more i wanted to buy but ran out of time ! I was one who had my dogs with me and my only irritation on the day was screaming kids and spolit bratts and the bad parenting that followed, I would rather have twice as many dogs there and no kids under 14 ! That was one of the things that really bugged me, the 12 year old chavs looking at an ultra air rilfe saying 'is that a shotgun that be well mint if it was' I heard some one shouting at there kid 'STOP WHINGING' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDAV Posted September 19, 2010 Report Share Posted September 19, 2010 i went and had a good day out. The stuff on the napier stand was definately cheaper than on the web. would go again next year and bring the family. The protector 2 i bought for £75 on ebay was £90 on the stand but cheaper than SRP. Carts weren't cheap have found them much cheaper at the clay ground i went to today £133 for 1000 Fibre 28g 7.5 £145 was cheapest i saw at the show and no 3 mile walk back to the car! Very disappointed with GMK who had no Franchi on the stand at all, and Blaser who didn't have the L/H F3! Prices seemed high for most of the secondhand guns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artschool Posted September 19, 2010 Report Share Posted September 19, 2010 The protector 2 i bought for £75 on ebay was £90 on the stand but cheaper than SRP. Carts weren't cheap have found them much cheaper at the clay ground i went to today £133 for 1000 Fibre 28g 7.5 £145 was cheapest i saw at the show and no 3 mile walk back to the car!Very disappointed with GMK who had no Franchi on the stand at all, and Blaser who didn't have the L/H F3! Prices seemed high for most of the secondhand guns. lol, the protector 2 is what i bought! paid 78 for it. its a great bit of kit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave66 Posted September 19, 2010 Report Share Posted September 19, 2010 Bought some cider from the Gwatkins Cider & Perry stall, looks like I will have a bad head in the morning, but it is good stuff, nice and cloudy. Met up with a mate who bought some realtree car mats, he must get the prize for the most useless impulse purchase Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatbloke Posted September 19, 2010 Report Share Posted September 19, 2010 Went on Saturday with son been going since the fair started thought this years was a bit poor compared with others no real gun bargains thought prices were steep as said by other member to many bloody dogs on leads and ****** with backpacks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonevo Posted September 19, 2010 Report Share Posted September 19, 2010 (edited) i went and had a good day out. The stuff on the napier stand was definately cheaper than on the web. would go again next year and bring the family. You will need to take out a 2nd mortgage mate Its a total RIPOFF from begining to end £17 to get in and £5.50 for a pasty. try Tabley nr to Knutsford next year and you wont want to see The Midland ever again I have had better days out in a boot sale lol Edited September 19, 2010 by jonevo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artschool Posted September 19, 2010 Report Share Posted September 19, 2010 You will need to take out a 2nd mortgage mate Its a total RIPOFF from begining to end £17 to get in and £5.50 for a pasty. try Tabley nr to Knutsford next year and you wont want to see The Midland ever again I have had better days out in a boot sale lol i booked in advance and my kids are under 5. but fair point anyway, agree about the food prices but blame the organisers as the pitches cost a fortune. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kes Posted September 19, 2010 Report Share Posted September 19, 2010 Went today with son, cartridge prices higher than elsewhere, no night vision. It cost less in diesel to get there than for one of us to get in. It felt jaded and as with other shows run by this group, an obvious money making business. The show is a special event but needs to be run by proper shooting people, as it used to be. This would mean it would be more relevant, reasonably priced, offer genuine bargains and not charge the earth for pitches. Interesting to note that there were a number of arrests of the Chav type, attempting to steal guns from gunmakers row ! How stupid can you get? I'll be trying Tabley next year, sadly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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