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First of all I would like to thank and congratulate John, Matt, the wolverine team and the sponsoring partners for setting up such a fantastic event!!
The set up from parking to the actual shooting was very well laid out and staffed exceptionally well. In the store it was wall to wall people but service at the counter was less than a ten minute wait with close to a dozen people behind the counter. Great booth set ups for Stars and CCFR, so make sure you visit them. Multiple draws were available and a cool box of free swag.
Moving onto the range was simple and fast. Waiver form turned in and tickets purchased for ammo at the booth leading up to the range where there was easily 100 different firearms to see and sample.
I really wanted to try out and compare the 870 and 590 mag fed shotguns and I was able to shoot them side by side for comparison. The 870 action was amazingly smooth and the mag release is perfect for fast and easy one handed change out. Overall I preferred the 590DM with big pluses for the mag capacity. I was able to use the 20 round mag (loading felt like ten minutes) and what a surprise on how well balanced the gun was!
Another pleasant surprise was the prototype WK180 in 762x39 being available. The action was smooth, reliable and very accurate with a red dot out to 100 yards. I hope they can keep working with the LAR pistol mags that the gun was set up with and not have to go with AK mags. I'm looking forward to the final version that will eventually be released.
Definitely something at WD18 for everyone, so if you were on the fence about going, GO, because it will be a great day and experience. Have fun if you go!
The set up from parking to the actual shooting was very well laid out and staffed exceptionally well. In the store it was wall to wall people but service at the counter was less than a ten minute wait with close to a dozen people behind the counter. Great booth set ups for Stars and CCFR, so make sure you visit them. Multiple draws were available and a cool box of free swag.
Moving onto the range was simple and fast. Waiver form turned in and tickets purchased for ammo at the booth leading up to the range where there was easily 100 different firearms to see and sample.
I really wanted to try out and compare the 870 and 590 mag fed shotguns and I was able to shoot them side by side for comparison. The 870 action was amazingly smooth and the mag release is perfect for fast and easy one handed change out. Overall I preferred the 590DM with big pluses for the mag capacity. I was able to use the 20 round mag (loading felt like ten minutes) and what a surprise on how well balanced the gun was!
Another pleasant surprise was the prototype WK180 in 762x39 being available. The action was smooth, reliable and very accurate with a red dot out to 100 yards. I hope they can keep working with the LAR pistol mags that the gun was set up with and not have to go with AK mags. I'm looking forward to the final version that will eventually be released.
Definitely something at WD18 for everyone, so if you were on the fence about going, GO, because it will be a great day and experience. Have fun if you go!
