We decided to go over to Melbourne to see family members & what do you know there was a Shot show on, on the same weekend even what a convenience that is :thumbsup:
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Fuel is a fair bit cheaper here....
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Got on the Trams, awesome things they are, interesting sculpture on the way
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We got there early
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Here is the queue with just over half an hour to opening & it just got longer.
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Nearly first in line once they sorted the cash sales & prepaid lines, they held us there for 10 mins or so until in was time to enter...
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First row of rifles as you walked in the door, some special bits of kit there :)
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Found the new Swaro.
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Very nice scope, just like the new spotter with illuminated reticle, shame it doesn't have an angled eye piece.
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Then I found the highlight of the show, they just blew me away
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Fluted scope tubes, whatever next...... like the Lingerie Football League players wandering around with a camera man......
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The guys were really talking them up, its a series 4 not three as its the prototype, FFP no less...
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Not sure where they were made, but at $1300+ Aussie they surely weren't el cheapos......they make range finding binos to that looked the same for $2800+ Aussie....
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Then I found a cut away version of a real scope.
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Fair bit of stuff inside the scope, it is missing the Titanium erector spring.
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Some of the threads are really fine, I'm sure he said some had a pitch of 100.
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Very interesting to look at.
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Between noon & 2pm it was absolutely packed, a really good show on the whole I can remember seeing 387 on a stand number & it wasn't the last one, all sorts of stuff there including Gun Dog demos & the usual seminars, did I mention the Lingerie Football League players :thumbsup:
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The Goody bags were great the Berretta Aussie one you got as you walked in, caught up with a few Guys & had a great time might have to go back tomorrow morning :)