British airsoft show

[Russe11]

http://www.britishairsoftshow.com/

I can't afford to go atm due to Remus' attempts to bankrupt me by linking a bargain Sten gun without supplying a warning about associated loadout costs I'm sure if I went to a show like this I would have ended up living in a cardboard box with a massive new collection of shiney new airsoft gear anyway

But for those of you with massive amounts of spare cash or a modicum of self control (how would these people end up on this forum), the link is above. We will want lots of pictures from attendees so we can see what we missed.

 

[Cheeky vimto]

I might be there on the 14th, anyone else going or ever been?

 

[Baz JJ]

As virtually anything new that will appear there has already been seen in the States or pre launched on the net, I cant quite see the point.

Is anything Airsoft actually produced in the UK ?

Now the SHOT show in Vegas which is on at the moment, that might be interesting !

Edited to add - there is some footage of previous BAS shows on You Tube.

British Airsoft Show 9th FEB 2013 part 1

 

[CaptainDumbass]

The fckin missus has booked something for the 14th and 15th so I'm praying I can make it for the final day!

 

[clumpyedge]

i would like to go but i dont know if i can be bothered quite frankly

 

[Mike3005]

I'll be there on the 15th if anyone else is going.

 

[Nutster]

I'm there on the 15th,

Personally speaking it wasn't that great last year, it seemed like an afterthought to the british shooting show and was 'dumped' right at the back

Oh yeh JBBG had the biggest stand, wtf is going on there

 

[armysurplusandtoys]

was contemplating a stall. But this year seems to be going too fast. Think i will be taking a trip up tho not sure what day??

 

[Baz JJ]

Having watched the video, Im not quite sure what the point of the show is ?

Ive attended a lot of exhibitions over the years and the purpose of all of them has been to show new products, promote things that people might not be aware of and for people to network.

I can see that the last objective could be good for site owners and retailers to get together, but are any gun manufacturers actually attending and will there be anything new that we haven't seen on the far east and US internet sites.

Just seems like retailers bringing guns off their shelves and some of the sites promoting themselves ?

I can understand people who don't do the Internet needing shows to see what is available, but I suspect a high proportion of Airsofters are quite net savvy.

Exhibitions are big business for exhibition companies and the organisers drive the need for exhibitions. We used to attend 10-15 a year at work and now only do a couple. We found it made no difference to our business. Personally, I hardly ever go to them for my own hobbies and interests as I can gather more information online.

 

[MrCheesman94]

I want to go to this but this is but its a 3 hours drive

 

[RR01]

It would have to be far better than last year to tempt me along. The traffic and organisation last year were appalling, with a massive queue to get into the site and then another to get into the exhibition halls. As said above, the Airsoft part was stuck right at the back of the farthest hall from the entrance and you really had to fight your way through all the RS weapons and hunting gear to even find it.

And when you did, there was next to nothing there. JBBG was the biggest stand, with tons of two tone gear, as well as RIFs, but apart from them there really wasn't much to look at. I went with nearly £300 to look for a decent new MP5 and ended up with a second-hand one, as there was nothing else there worth buying. My mate went with double my budget and ended up with a real antique rifle instead (he's a collector anyway), as there was nothing airsoft related he wanted. It was the same at the Airsoft Arms Fairs at the Grange. The first one we went to was good and it went down hill from there, so much so that we won't bother going again.

 

[Cheeky vimto]

Can't believe he interviewed jbbg..

 

[Baz JJ]

I cant believe that the guy he interviewed at JBBG kept looking around him all the time he was being interviewed.

 

[Cheeky vimto]

Probably thought a previous customer was going to stab him for his shit customer service and products.

 

[airsoftwarrior147]

I'm going because a) gives me the chance to go to some thing airsoft related ( haven't been in about 6 months) B) might have a look around for a new gun or see if I can pick up the one I've been looking at

 

[Airsoft-Ed]

I thought it was the most enormous waste of time ever last year, definitely not wasting my money on it this time.

The entry fee was an utter joke, I don't quite understand how or why they felt it was justified. The food on site was more expensive than airports and train stations combined, and 4 times as shit, the airsoft section was minuscule and handling/dry firing anything on display was heavily frowned upon because it's all about showing the real steel community what airsoft is about.

As a gun show, it's what you'd expect, as an airsoft show, it's a wasted trip and a pile of wank. JBBG were basically the face of the community, they had the biggest stall by a mile and it was the first one anyone saw.

If you want to go to an airsoft show, go to The Arms Fair hosted by The Grange in May and October. It is a billion times better, and cheaper.

 

[Cheeky vimto]

From all your comments I think I'll give this a swerve.

 

[Baz JJ]

Ive just found several new weapons coming on to the market for my Facebook group via the SHOT SHOW in

Las Vegas. Bet you they wont even get a mention at the UK show.

 

[Airsoft-Ed]

Nah, it's not really the sort of places that dabbles in news and big releases. It's more akin to a museum trip than a place to go for unveilings of new stuff and such.

I've never been more disappointed in anything airsoft related since I started playing.

 

[M_P]

I'd imagine the RS side of things is more tweed than tacticool as well?