Looks like it’s a go this year. Dates are posted on the home page finally. Who’s going?
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Its going to be at Arena Training Facility in Blakely GAI am once again up at this early/late hour due to my kids... I waited too late to have kids... young guys, don't do this, it ain't worth "getting your financial house stable first", ect... have kids after you've been married a few years and know you are in good shape there, but don't wait 7-10 years like I did. The stuff you can do at 25, you can't do at 40 the same way. (Like run on no sleep for example)...
Anywho, I didn't see where this expo is located? I saw where it said "South East" (which is awesome) but didn't see where exactly. Is my sleep deprivation causing additional mental issues for me, or have they not said yet?
That's great. Thank you sir. That's only about 3.5 hours from me. Of course,that's Halloween so the 2nd day is not an option, but the first day should be.Its going to be at Arena Training Facility in Blakely GA
Nothing I've read on it says anything about that nor for vendors specifically but I did send them a general message asking about sort of thing so when I hear back I will let you know what I find out if no one here can answer that question in the meantime.Hi,
Anyone know if exhibition is an invite only type of thing or open enrollment type of thing?
Sincerely,
Theis
Absolutely open to the public. Went in 2019 with the wife. Awesome timeHi,
Anyone know if exhibition is an invite only type of thing or open enrollment type of thing?
Sincerely,
Theis
Apologies, miss read your post.Hi,
Exhibiting vs Attending appears to be different.
Sincerely,
Theis
Be really cool if you guys had a booth to show off.Hi,
Exhibiting vs Attending appears to be different.
Sincerely,
Theis
Apologies, miss read your post.
Be really cool if you guys had a booth to show off.
Precision Rifle Expo TeamHi,
No problem. You read correctly, I typed/worded wrong. LOL
Sincerely,
Theis
Hi,
IF space is available to us then we will for sure take part in it.
Sincerely,
Theis
Be really cool if you guys had a booth to show off.
I'd like to go and exhibit, but wait to see how travel and this chyna-flu goes.
Yeah, im aware. Gonna be tight. I'll probably miss it, thanks for the heads up.Hi,
Looks like we are in. Awaiting final confirmation from Phil and his hard working crew.
Looking like booth (Tent) space and 1k yard range spot is going to be available for us
Sincerely,
Theis
Hi,
May want to start that process right now though. Current times on Form 6 import permits are running 2'ish months.
And there may not be any available spots left if you wait too long.
Sincerely,
Theis
Now im absolutely going to have to take off work to make this.Hi,
Looks like we are in. Awaiting final confirmation from Phil and his hard working crew.
Looking like booth (Tent) space and 1k yard range spot is going to be available for us
Sincerely,
Theis
Hi,
May want to start that process right now though. Current times on Form 6 import permits are running 2'ish months.
And there may not be any available spots left if you wait too long.
Sincerely,
Theis
Looking forward to it as well sir!Hi,
Hoplite Arms is in for booth space and 1k yard range usage.
This should be a great exhibition based on what commercial entities will be participating along with the service based courses and such.
We actually cancelled our Shot Show attendance because our model is to go as close to consumer direct as possible (Yes we will have to use local FFLs for transfers) but we will handle all aspects of the customer journey in-house.
Looking forward to seeing some of you guys out there.
Sincerely,
Theis
Looking forward to to seeing your stuff!Hi,
Hoplite Arms is in for booth space and 1k yard range usage.
This should be a great exhibition based on what commercial entities will be participating along with the service based courses and such.
We actually cancelled our Shot Show attendance because our model is to go as close to consumer direct as possible (Yes we will have to use local FFLs for transfers) but we will handle all aspects of the customer journey in-house.
Looking forward to seeing some of you guys out there.
Sincerely,
Theis
Hi,
Hoplite Arms is in for booth space and 1k yard range usage.
This should be a great exhibition based on what commercial entities will be participating along with the service based courses and such.
We actually cancelled our Shot Show attendance because our model is to go as close to consumer direct as possible (Yes we will have to use local FFLs for transfers) but we will handle all aspects of the customer journey in-house.
Looking forward to seeing some of you guys out there.
Sincerely,
Theis
Hoplite Arms is in for booth space and 1k yard range usage.
Thank you sir. It was a pleasure to meet you and chat. Always fun to talk about things we love to do.I was a little dissapointed this year with the outcome of vendors but I still had a great time. BS-ing with you about the Valkrie and talking to Terry Cross were the highlights of the weekend for me. Thanks for taking the time to attend the event and share your knowledge with everyone.
Definitely was awesome. The wind was kind of rough early Saturday but other than that it was great. It was so cool to meet and talk to all these guys who we interact with on here.I want to thank everyone who attended my class, and I want to say what a great time it was.
I honestly feel this is the future, being dedicated, and having the vendors on the line so people could go hands one was important. SHOT SHOW Is dead to us in my opinion, I really don't want to go anymore I feel Shot is a huge waste of money and time.
Combining classes, vendors, live fire, and the atmosphere of a competition where people can mix and meet everyone was awesome.
Terry's new Chassis is pretty friggin nice too, Damn you Terry Cross...
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I need one of these in my life.
Also Hoplite was impressing people left and right with silly little groups using the Shot Marker system. I had more people come up to me to show me their Shot Marker Results than I can recall.
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The potential for this type of event is high, however they have to nail the timing down. Too many complained about the holiday, (Halloween of all things, but people have kids) The other thing, I know a lot of companies begged off the event because, "why bother" we are backordered and have a waiting list. Marketing should not end because you are busy, you have to keep the pressure up. So while I get the mindset I think it is misplaced.
End of the day, we have to support ourselves as nobody else will do it, and why should we be limited like at Shot. Hell you can have 10 influencers there live streaming, projecting, etc. Also letting ANYONE attend, and giving them access to everything in one place is huge. You can take a class, shoot, see new products, talk directly with everyone.
I was saying to someone in regards to the competitions, people like competition more for the social side of it than the shooting part. 10 stages a day times 90 seconds is not a lot of shooting, and to me the competitions today have really shitty stages and are totally boring. Doing the same thing over and over again is crap, but when you are living the social network in person you love every minute of it. This is that too.
Lastly to the Squirrels on the Hide,
Thank you, at one point during a class, I saw 10 squirrel patches, and was like, whoa squirrels. We had a dinner, which was awesome ! They went to the 9s with it
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Putting names and faces to screen names is how this site made it's mark. They are continuing that tradition
Cheers, and thanks to everyone
Only things that could be sold would be accessories. Firearms you would have to have an ffl unless you were in your own state or neighboring. Also lots of places have rules for temporary business licenses. States want their sales tax revenue. Probably other things I'm missing too.@lowlight , is there any reason the vendors at the expo weren't selling their products there? I assume there is since none of them were selling their stuff other than some t-shirts, I was just curious as to why? I brought some cash in anticipation of seeing so.ething I couldn't live without.... so it worked out great at saving me money.
Just curious really
Yeah, I know actions would have been tough but seems like a target rich environment to sell in and worth a business license but I was just curious if there was some reason other than such as that. Might have to get a county and state license there instead of just a county or city license I guess.Only things that could be sold would be accessories. Firearms you would have to have an ffl unless you were in your own state or neighboring. Also lots of places have rules for temporary business licenses. States want their sales tax revenue. Probably other things I'm missing too.
To say that @Jamie C and I had a great time, would be an understatement. Meeting people in person that we’ve only ever dealt with from a distance was fun. Meeting new people in the industry was great too! Seeing some stuff and being able to put your hands on it made for a very good expo. Jamie being a teacher, she doesn’t really get much in the way of time off during the school year but she made it a point to make this trip happen. Pretty sure this won’t be our last expo.