Originally Posted by
PrinzEugen
I think collecting and shooting is interesting currently - and I wonder if people use the traditional routes to gun ownership as was. Back in the day people would always use shows and physical shops but I wonder if people now simply hunt things down online. At my club membership has definitely been on the rise with more younger people joining - and, rather than the previous trend of a rise of horrid plastic impossible to miss type rifles, there is a much greater interest in 'heritage' shooting. I think the web, greater availability of information, and being able to communicate directly with enthusiasts has been the cause. So, although shows might be on the wane, gun owership is on the rise. Certainly if I was a dealer and wanting to shift stuff I'd be building a website rather than only booking tables somewhere.