Thread: Sika show 2022

Originally Posted by Rushy

I was also disappointed (but not surprised) to learn that the Police were over stepping their authority at the show by dictating that anyone purchasing an A category firearm could only pick it up within a certain timeframe and then had to take it to the Police to show their FAL and have the serial number recorded against their name (remind me again when the recent firearms register legislation comes into effect).

This is understandable, with dwindling crime, the police have little else to do.

In all seriousness, whichever police chief decided this was a good use of resources needs to be relieved of his responsibilities and put on duties dealing with burglaries, car crimes and ram raids to grasp some semblance of how the general public are currently feeling.

Sad to hear these reports, after reading 'The Sika Hunters' on @takbok 's recommendation and learning about the show, how it came about, Cam Speedy and others efforts to make it what it is (was?!).

Any news/pics on best head of the show etc?

Thought it was about hunters meeting to have a yarn, buy and sell hunting gear and maybe enjoying themselves but are these now secondary considerations to the organisers vs $$$?

Originally Posted by Ben Waimata

forum members here, and probably walked passed a large number without knowing it..

yup was there round the same time but then im one of those "blend in" kinda guys thats always there but never seen ......if you look up average bloke in the dictionary there would be a pic of me (but you wouldnt notice me)....... i went expecting everything to be out of my budget so wasnt too disappointed replaced some hunting gear that i been wearing for 10 years plus (i like to get my moneys worth) with some ridgeline stuff and bought a salami .....got some free dog food and entered as many comps as i could . future son in law had a chat to the arms officers re delays in licence application ....
my phones fully charged for later today when i start fielding calls about all the gear i have won.......

oh and i noticed some of the rifles (eg mauser seemed to been inflated so the could be discounted to the show price (standard retail) had a look at the new CZ not impressed with the safety ( push button on the tang that works on the trigger)

Originally Posted by scotty

yup was there round the same time but then im one of those "blend in" kinda guys thats always there but never seen ......if you look up average bloke in the dictionary there would be a pic of me (but you wouldnt notice me).......

Actually I did see a distinguished looking bloke who looked like he should be a NZHS forum member, must have been you. G'day in retrospect @scotty!

Originally Posted by Ben Waimata

Actually I did see a distinguished looking bloke who looked like he should be a NZHS forum member, must have been you. G'day in retrospect @scotty!

ha the closest word to distinguished to describe me is more likely indistinct............
oddly enough i was wearing a t shirt that had the caption "bigfoot saw me.....but no-one believes him"

Pretty average. Doesn't have the same vibe as the good old days. SFA in terms of guns and other gun related stuff. We felt like they had put the vehicles inside to make up the space in the venue. They could of put them outside and spaced out the vendors more to make it easier to get round (or put more vendors in). Didn't really feel like the Sika Show we used to know.

any deals on garmin going?

Narrow isles? Uhh.

Show has been fantastic. Hearing loads of positive comments about the show. Thoroughly enjoying it.

Originally Posted by hotsoup

Narrow isles? Uhh.

Show has been fantastic. Hearing loads of positive comments about the show. Thoroughly enjoying it.

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Someone must have farted. Saturday there was little room to squeeze past others in those aisles.

Isles are not narrow. There was a tonne of people on Saturday, that's a good thing

We went this morning. It was fairly busy, but not as crowded as yesterday by the sounds of it. I bought some Back Country (buy 3 get 4 special on meals/desserts, and 3 smoothies for $10), some Dog & Gun coffee from Mrs Duley, a gun cover, and got some free bikkies for the dog. Lots of the TV show hunters about, and saw a few YouTubers wandering around too.

New venue is certainly more spacious. Saturday midday at the show is always crazy busy, Sunday is much quieter especially early afternoon, nothing has changed in that regard. Certainly a few of the regular vendors were not there this year but quite a few new ones were. Crazy times in the Hunting and Firearms market at the moment so not surprising. Plenty of great heads on display. Wasn't expecting insane bargains as some always seem too so wasn't disappointed. All in all, a great show.

Be interesting seeing what the door numbers were.
Next year i would go on the sunday to see all the heads on display been a first timer didn't realize all the heads were away getting measured.

Does anyone know the name of the stand outside, sold bbqs, the one that did them in shape of boars, etc?

Originally Posted by Ingrid 51

Someone must have farted. Saturday there was little room to squeeze past others in those aisles.

What did you expect. ? Had exactly the same at Taupo on a Saturday.

And when it pissed down like it did today you traversed the sea of mud on duckboards.

Thoroughly enjoyed it, great having it all under one roof.

B