Thread: Sika show 2022

I had a wander around on Saturday. I enjoyed the show. It was busy and crowded, I expected that. Some suppliers had set out their stalls very poorly and caused traffic jams. Hunting and Fishing team was basically the worse stand although there was a mishmash of Spika, Tatonka, Leupold and others in there which I assume were all the same company, but it was a mess best avoided.
I picked up a few small bits and pieces that I wanted but didn't want to pay shipping for. Also tried out some nice gear.
Ended up making a bigger purchase online today from Delta with their discount code after testing their gear which I liked a lot, and the reps talked to you which is something to mention compared to the Leica and Swarovski stalls.
There were some great deals on some things but not rifles, ammo, or reloading equipment which is unsurprising and exactly what I expected as there simply isn't stock in the country to do so.

Had a great chat with Dean Maisey on all his testing on noise levels and suppressors, he's doing some awesome research. Also had a good chat with my local Arms officer at the police stall, he's a good bugger, as were the others that ended up crowded around as we were talking about interesting old rifles and how they might be secured during travel (all agreeing just keep it outta sight and you've made "practicable effort"), nabbed a few chamber flags outta their bucket for free which was neat for them to have.

Not much interesting going on in the world of rifles to be honest, variations of titanium and carbon parts but wasn't enamoured with any companies execution.

Only thing I could complain about was the food selection, was all generic junk food basically. Would have been nice to have some wild meat selections like a nice venison burger or something.