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05-07-2002, 04:38 PM
2002 `Hands-On' Shooting Sports Fair to be held May 31-June 2 at Raahauge's
Jim Matthews
NORCO -- The 2002 version of the Raahauge's Shooting Sports Fair, still one of the only hands-on gun shows in the nation where you can both handle and shoot all of the latest firearms, will be held May 31-June 2 this year at Raahauge's ranges here.
When buying a new firearm, a lot of us go through months of anguish worrying about whether or not a certain new gun is actually what we want. We drive our local gun shop dealer a little batty, showing up once or twice a week to get fingerprints all over the new shotgun or lightweight revolver, peering through the sights, checking its fit in our hands. If we could just step out back behind the gun shop and shoot a box of ammo, the deal would be cemented in our minds much quicker.
The 2002 Shooting Sports Fair is an opportunity for consumers to test drive the gun of their dreams. The Sports Fair remains the largest hands-on gun show in the nation where you can actually shoot the firearms on display. This is the ultimate test drive because hunters and target shooters can actually shoot dozens of different firearms at the same place.
Virtually all of the nation's major firearms makers will be in attendance and Mike Raahauge said the show's shooting line has actually been increased in size for this year and that there will be more exhibitors than last year. The show offers gun enthusiasts a unique opportunity to not only handle the products, but also to shoot them under supervised conditions to see how the guns will perform on the range and in the field. New shooters can get practical instruction and learn the fun of the shooting sports.
Just some of the reasons to attend the event:
-- You've read about the new .17 Hornady Magnum Rimfire (HMR). Well, you'll be able to shoot at least Rugers and Marlins in this hot new rimfire round.
-- The new .270 Winchester Short Magnum will be on hand for shooting at the Browning booth. You will find it doesn't recoil much more than a regular .270 but offers a lot extra in performance.
-- Check out the new autoloading and over-and-under shotguns imported by Legacy Sports International, the Escot and Selma scatter guns. Or shoot the Puma Model 92 carbine in .454 Casull.
There'll be so much more. In addition to the opportunity to shoot just about any firearm made today, the Sports Fair will have a whole host of shooting related activities, seminars, demonstrations and displays that have made many visitors decide to come back for a second day when they found they couldn't do and see everything at the show in a single day.
Admission to the show is $12 for adults per day, and parking is free this year. There is a $5 fee for preferred parking, with all of the proceeds for this parking fee going to the California Sporting Goods Association to battle anti-gun politicians. You can pick up a $2 off admission discount coupon at all Turner's Outdoorsman stores. On Friday, women are admitted free, and kids 14 and under get in free all three days.
There will also be a National Rifle Association booth outside the show grounds, and if you sign up for NRA membership, you will gain free admittance to the show. Show hours are noon to 6 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. For more information or directions, call Raahauge's Shotgun Sports
Jim Matthews
NORCO -- The 2002 version of the Raahauge's Shooting Sports Fair, still one of the only hands-on gun shows in the nation where you can both handle and shoot all of the latest firearms, will be held May 31-June 2 this year at Raahauge's ranges here.
When buying a new firearm, a lot of us go through months of anguish worrying about whether or not a certain new gun is actually what we want. We drive our local gun shop dealer a little batty, showing up once or twice a week to get fingerprints all over the new shotgun or lightweight revolver, peering through the sights, checking its fit in our hands. If we could just step out back behind the gun shop and shoot a box of ammo, the deal would be cemented in our minds much quicker.
The 2002 Shooting Sports Fair is an opportunity for consumers to test drive the gun of their dreams. The Sports Fair remains the largest hands-on gun show in the nation where you can actually shoot the firearms on display. This is the ultimate test drive because hunters and target shooters can actually shoot dozens of different firearms at the same place.
Virtually all of the nation's major firearms makers will be in attendance and Mike Raahauge said the show's shooting line has actually been increased in size for this year and that there will be more exhibitors than last year. The show offers gun enthusiasts a unique opportunity to not only handle the products, but also to shoot them under supervised conditions to see how the guns will perform on the range and in the field. New shooters can get practical instruction and learn the fun of the shooting sports.
Just some of the reasons to attend the event:
-- You've read about the new .17 Hornady Magnum Rimfire (HMR). Well, you'll be able to shoot at least Rugers and Marlins in this hot new rimfire round.
-- The new .270 Winchester Short Magnum will be on hand for shooting at the Browning booth. You will find it doesn't recoil much more than a regular .270 but offers a lot extra in performance.
-- Check out the new autoloading and over-and-under shotguns imported by Legacy Sports International, the Escot and Selma scatter guns. Or shoot the Puma Model 92 carbine in .454 Casull.
There'll be so much more. In addition to the opportunity to shoot just about any firearm made today, the Sports Fair will have a whole host of shooting related activities, seminars, demonstrations and displays that have made many visitors decide to come back for a second day when they found they couldn't do and see everything at the show in a single day.
Admission to the show is $12 for adults per day, and parking is free this year. There is a $5 fee for preferred parking, with all of the proceeds for this parking fee going to the California Sporting Goods Association to battle anti-gun politicians. You can pick up a $2 off admission discount coupon at all Turner's Outdoorsman stores. On Friday, women are admitted free, and kids 14 and under get in free all three days.
There will also be a National Rifle Association booth outside the show grounds, and if you sign up for NRA membership, you will gain free admittance to the show. Show hours are noon to 6 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. For more information or directions, call Raahauge's Shotgun Sports