Shooting equipment in Decathlon Spain

[lxtav]

Just come back from 6 days in Spain (mother in law has a house there) and while there went into the Decathlon store in Malaga for a look. I admit it is about three times the size of the store near me in Edinburgh but the amount of shooting stuff (and other sports) was great. Go to one in Britain and your lucky to get a few racks with a couple of jackets/trousers and some welly boots in the so called hunting section and if you go online you can see the entire range but about 95% is never available here.

 

There was two entire Aisles of shooting equipment and clothing (three is you consider the overlap with the fishing aisle) as well as full Aisles of every other sport you could imagine from scuba diving, horseriding to running and rock climbing. There was an entire aisle of clothing with fleeces, jackets, trousers, tops etc all in green, cammo and the dayglo orange they have to wear over there with another aisle of gun cases, slips, airgun pellets and cartridges (had to ask for them but were on display in a locked cabinet). Could have spent a fortune but had no space in the suitcase but picked up a plastic cartridge carry case for 150 cartridges but it takes 200 for 9.95 euros (about £8.30) that looks exactly like the ones you get over here for double that or more if it has a name like Beretta on it. If it's supposed to be an international chain why can't we have the same stuff as they do over in Spain or France (wifes pal stays in rural France and the local Decathlon there is about 60% shooting gear and huge) even if just online.

 

The gear is never going to be any good in the looks dept for a game shoot but I have found there stuff good quality and pretty well priced for everyday use.

[HDAV]

UK market smaller too much legislation, my sister worked in the one at merry hill while at school and I asked her about the shooting, she asked manager he had no idea!