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    Posted: March 27 2008 at 9:44pm
We have a volunteer to host 2009 M&G.

Tony has expressed his desire to host the meet in England next year. How about a show of hands from those whom think they may be interested in attending the meet in England next year.

 

Guys do not let the fact that it may be held in England  scare you off from not wanting to go. If you check around for plane tickets and lodging you will find you can go there for about the same money you can travel in the USA. You have a year to value shop plane tickets. I flew to Europe two years ago for just a tad under $400 a ticket which was cheaper then any USA destination at the time. Please give this some serious thought.
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     I will begin making tentative plans to attend the Meet and Greet let us know your possible dates and location.

 

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wHAT HE SAID! Europeans seem to get better airline rates than we here in the west.SO..You may want to start your search with a carrier like British Airways, & the like.
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Originally posted by hoadie hoadie wrote:

wHAT HE SAID! Europeans seem to get better airline rates than we here in the west.SO..You may want to start your search with a carrier like British Airways, & the like.
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Hoadie I traveled on Northwest non stop to Amsterdam. You need to check around with all the airlines they run specials from time to time. I did however do a search on British Airways I found round trip ticket for $575 USD's Most domestic flights are at leat that or higher. 575 is an excellent price. At that price it is tempting to book now.
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I was looking in that a little deeper they included some taxes which added a few 100 dollars but even so it was still a good price
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Another idea we may could get some group rates thru a Travel agancy. As soo as Tony give me some dates i will do some searching for us a good dead. Also I need a rough number on whom wants to go.
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Sounds good to me....except.....what is the process for bringing rifles/ammo back and forwards...I know for a fact that England has some of the most messed up gun laws anywhere..and thats coming from a former Aussie!
Has anyone looked into this? Or do we all shoot Tony's stuff!! BTW, very nice of you to offer mate.
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Originally posted by Lost Kangaroo Lost Kangaroo wrote:

Sounds good to me....except.....what is the process for bringing rifles/ammo back and forwards...I know for a fact that England has some of the most messed up gun laws anywhere..and thats coming from a former Aussie!
Has anyone looked into this? Or do we all shoot Tony's stuff!! BTW, very nice of you to offer mate.
 
 
Tony has addressed all this allready and is working all that out. It is not has bad as I thought. US Customs bringing it back is more trouble. Thier worried about illegal imports. They want to be sure the rifle you take out with you is the exact same one you return with.
 
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Ok guys I'm posting a link for those interested in coming to the uk. LERA is the UK enfield enthusiasts site and welcomes overseas visitors. Read the bumf and see what you think. They shoot at bisley regularly will help overseas visitors get permits to bring weapons into the country. Membership is £20 for overseas visitors which isn't ott and range fees will probably work out cheaper. The other bonus is you'll meet guys who have similar interests exchange info etc. I'm not ducking out of sorting things this end what I am doing it trying to make sure you get a chance to shoot at the UKs premier range over a weekend.
 
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If it's ok with you guys I'll start a separate section on here devoted purely to the M&G to try answer questions and sort problems as best I can. Post info re accomodation etc. As to ammo I have limited supply due to regulations over here. So what I suggested to CM is you bring your favourite bullets and brass or post the items to me and we reload over here. We can take a quick trip to the local gunshop for primers and powder and give you guys the chance to see what a brit gunshop looks like.  That should cut down on weight in the baggage sector plus reduce problems with customs and airlines. Bring a small supply with you for starters though.
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Tony I have started a sticky topic as you requested
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this sounds so great , but ill refrain from jumping till i see where the finances are - the passports in order tho so thats a plus
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Originally posted by A square 10 A square 10 wrote:

this sounds so great , but ill refrain from jumping till i see where the finances are - the passports in order tho so thats a plus
 
You have over a year to save up. Plus we are also trying to get group rates on airline tickets and a bed & Breakfast close to Tony's house. If everyone would start now it would not be that bad on the finances. Average price of plane tickets that I have found so far as been $850.00USD so that is around $16.35 a week so with a little savings each week this is not out of anyones reach to go. PassPort is a six weeks wait so would recommend to get that now.  so if you all put your mind to this it is no more expensive then traveling local in your own Country.
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