Thread: The Melbourne Shot Show

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



Fuel is a fair bit cheaper here....



Got on the Trams, awesome things they are, interesting sculpture on the way



We got there early



Here is the queue with just over half an hour to opening & it just got longer.



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...



First row of rifles as you walked in the door, some special bits of kit there



Found the new Swaro.



Very nice scope, just like the new spotter with illuminated reticle, shame it doesn't have an angled eye piece.



Then I found the highlight of the show, they just blew me away



Fluted scope tubes, whatever next...... like the Lingerie Football League players wandering around with a camera man......



The guys were really talking them up, its a series 4 not three as its the prototype, FFP no less...



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....



Then I found a cut away version of a real scope.



Fair bit of stuff inside the scope, it is missing the Titanium erector spring.



Some of the threads are really fine, I'm sure he said some had a pitch of 100.



Very interesting to look at.



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



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

Those bags look a bit empty don't they?

Seen plenty of pics on face book, looks like a good show.

Any sign of a Carbonlight Greg?

Originally Posted by kokako

Any sign of a Carbonlight Greg?

Bugger didn't look at the Sakos, job for tomorrow, hope I don't get distracted

Originally Posted by Shootm

Those bags look a bit empty don't they?

Yep but great for carrying your sweatshirt when you start to overheat

Also found some really lightweight stocks, I tried to tell them to make the fore end smaller/thinner, I hope they listen, they were bloody awesome 500 ish grams with a Limbsaver & basically perfect......... like McMillan perfect inletting & finish, the price was not

I had the aussie mcMillan agent here a few weeks back.... the rifles he had were awesome, but at 16k plus you would think so lol.

Originally Posted by kawhia

I had the aussie mcMillan agent here a few weeks back.... the rifles he had were awesome, but at 16k plus you would think so lol.

Yep had a look at them, the big 50 sitting right out the front as you walk in with plenty of its smaller siblings, nice bits of kit but the Sako M10 is a really really nice bit of kit with plenty of features & decent mag length to take the 300s

Spanners wants to know where are the pics of the chicks in lingerie

Originally Posted by 7mmsaum

Spanners wants to know where are the pics of the chicks in lingerie

I didn't take any .....

That's what ya get for taking the missus

I can only think of two possible things wrong with the Melbourne Shot Show
1. Its in Australia &
2. Its in Australia

Originally Posted by kokako

Any sign of a Carbonlight Greg?

They tried everything possible to get one there for the show, it got held up in customs etc & it will be there next/this week... missed it by that much......

They will be released in july/august .....

Originally Posted by mikee

I can only think of two possible things wrong with the Melbourne Shot Show
1. Its in Australia &
2. Its in Australia

Went again on Sunday morning, here is the Sako M10, there should be 5 pre-sold ones here soon, if they aren't already.



Very nice rifle system, next to its predecessor.



Found a couple of Night Forces.



And some extremely nice rifles.



Then back home again



It was a great trip, well worth it, looking forward to the next one