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 :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 :)

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?

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Any sign of a Carbonlight Greg?

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

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Those bags look a bit empty don't they?

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

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 :o

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.

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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.

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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 :cool:

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

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

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I didn't take any .....

That's what ya get for taking the missus :D

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

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Any sign of a Carbonlight Greg?

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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 .....

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

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:D:D:D:thumbsup:

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

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Very nice rifle system, next to its predecessor.

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Found a couple of Night Forces.

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And some extremely nice rifles.

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Then back home again :)

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

MMmm Sako

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MMmm Sako

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Very MMmm Sako

It seems to me they got a lot of stuff right with this rifle.

Nice looking practical monopod with skid plate so it doesn't dig in.

A nice long mag, like 4" apparently, didn't measure it.

The factory brake is VERY average but it is designed to have a QD suppressor which creates comprises,

Wouldn't be much fun with 300s but I guess it is still Military spec which means 250s.

I would have one over an AI, but I already have a 98B so don't need another .338 10 shot bolt gun.........at this stage :thumbsup:

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MMmm Sako

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Is your one not heavy enough for you??

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Is your one not heavy enough for you??

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or expensive enough :D

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or expensive enough :D

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I never realised those "flash harry" Sakos even came in 303 either?