Shot show - Tominco

[intenseaty22]

Hi Tom, if by chance you can, would you ask Umarex if they can make Walther LGV spare parts (Seals, etc) available for purchase in the USA, please. These guns are/have been sold here, but spare parts are nowhere to be found. 

Thanks!

Christian

 

[Revoman]

Tom --=---

So stinkin cool that you are sharing your Shot Show experience with all of us 'back home'. I can only imagine how your dogs are barking every night.

Thanks a bunch for enabling the crew here.

mike

 

[Tominco]

I spotted this bipod on one of the crimson trace booth rifles. Tried to chase down the manufacturer but ran into a dead end at the show. It seemed like it was really heavy duty and well built. I'm going to have to do some research on the brand to see if I can find out more info and maybe get a model to share my impressions with all of you. It was stamped, "LRaccuracy.com" with a US patent. 

 

[Tominco]

Guys, this show is huge!! 

Last year, it took me 2 days of walking around before I found a whole other room!

This year, I found even more hidden areas as well as explored what was happening on the upper floors! It's truly massive!

 

[Tominco]

And.... that's all, from me!

IT'S OVER!!! 

I'll post these pics and say what an awesome time I had and that Shot Show was very successful for me...

But, this is how I REALLY feel...

If you want to know what it feels like to go to shot show, wake up around 6am, start walking around 8-8:30. You can stop for a quick break whenever you want to but, you're not allowed to sit down until around 4 hours later and you can only sit down for about 15-20 minutes. This is a good time to eat something. Then, get up and keep walking. During some of your quick breaks try to impress someone you've never met before. Continue that for about 4-6 hours. Now, take an hour to rest. You can shower (and probably should), lay down, and do whatever you want. But, you have to be dressed appropriately and be ready to mingle when that hour ends. You all know what going out to dinner looks like but be prepared to be up until about 11:30-12:00. Set your alarm! you're getting up again at 6!  Follow that schedule for 4 days in a row. It's grueling! My back is screaming and my feet are buzzing in pain. I don't know how guys like Steve at AEAC do it. 

Tomorrow, I'll sit on my butt for 12 hours and drive home. And, right back to work on Sat. lol 

I hope you all have really enjoyed the pics and easer pics I've put up. There's so much to see and do at this show. I've been here for 4 days and I have no doubt that I missed a lot. 

I may post a stray pic or two over the next few days but, this post is honestly all I had planned for SS coverage this year. I had a lot of contacts to make and a lot of business to take care of and just did not have the time to try to put a video together. I'll leave that job to the professionals. I apologize if I did not get to answer your questions for you. I hope some of the interview pro's are able to provide you with some answers. 

HAPPY SHOOTING! 

Tom

A great big Thank You to Airguns of Arizona for helping me attend this incredible event again and to all of you for letting me know that you've enjoyed my coverage.

 

[Joekrooz]

Thank you Tom! Great coverage of the show.

 

[tscktran]

Thank you for your awesome coverage.

 

[Oregun]

Great Job, Tom!

Have a good, safe trip home.

--Carl

 

[Smok3y]

I think I take for granted all the work you and others like you put in going to the show and reporting back, so I just want to take a minute to say, “Thank You!”

 

[PaulB]

Thanks for sharing your experiences

Quick question. ATA Arms are saying their rifles are 1in 12 twist. Isn't this quite fast compared to "normal" 1 in 17.7?? Good or bad idea??

 

[douger]

thanks Tom looks like a lot of work but fun work for sure thanks for all the great pics 

 

[Imold]

Thanks Tom, greatly appreciated what your doing.

 

[Rich_B]

You guys know I'm a DIY guy. These bullet decelerators are giving me some ideas!

Had to look really hard at the second picture to find the bullet trap?

Thanks for the great pics and reports. Have a safe trip home.

 

[ironlion269]

@tominco, in your section of comments regarding the ATA booth you included pics of spec boards from Prado and Airborne. Somebody needs to wake up the PR flaks for those lines, as both boards show 4.5mm with a "(.22)" reference and 5.5mm with a "(.177)" reference.

For anal retentive airgunners like me, that kind of inattention to detail really cools my ardor for the product.

 

[Tominco]

@ironlion269 - You've got to give them a little *Shot Show slack*. That could have been a screw up wherever they had them printed with no time to get them reprinted. I don't know how many times I heard "We just got these in a few days ago" or "Actually , this is the first time WE'VE even seen it" 

 

[Tominco]

@Rich_B - Yeah, I took that picture while on the move and didn't notice until I was posting. I thought about going back to get a pic of just the trap but... nah. 

 

[CharlieF]

Thanks for the great report.