It was a very nice weekend but attendance seemed down from last year. I enjoyed myself and got to visit with many old friends and met some newer members. There was plenty of Parker eye candy on sale but the vendor numbers were limited which I understand with the costs of travel etc. It's hard for the small dealers to participate given the potential return on investment. Next year a new location is planned that hopefully will boost attendance and participation. New association sponsered shooting events would help invigorate the events in my opinion. I believe many have tired of the same old format. Maybe the collector organizations should consider having a shooting director to plan some member events similar to the Fox small bore event.
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