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Let’s Take A Walk Around IWA OutdoorClassics 2025

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Please join me as we take a first walk around IWA OutdoorClassics 2025 – from an airgun perspective, of course. We’ll have more detail on many of the “snapshots” here in future posts.

The aim of this post is to convey something of what it’s like to be at the world’s largest airgun show…

The photograph above gives some idea of the massive scale of this event – and that’s just one hall of many, filled with outdoor-related products. Closing-in, we see some familiar names – like Leapers here, of course.

Let's Take A Walk Around IWA OutdoorClassics 2025


There’s old friends, too. Like Chris Jensen from Airguns of Arizona. And wow! Is that a Daystate Blackwolf with chassis and tube he’s showing us? It just could be…

Let's Take A Walk Around IWA OutdoorClassics 2025


Then there’s some less familiar names. At least to most of us. For example, Rifle is a Brazilian pellet manufacturer.

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Now here’s a surprise! A 7mm Wolfiek PCP air rifle. Hmmm, need to find out more about that…

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Kral always has a large presence at the show, combined with an equally-large array of new products.

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Then you find out that GX compressors has introduced a new desiccant filter system for use with their – or any other compressor. This is a very useful thing that’s much less easily found than it should be. Every PCP owner should have a desiccant filter with their compressor!

Let's Take A Walk Around IWA OutdoorClassics 2025


Below, Krale is the well-known, large European distributor.

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As for JTS, they are introducing a range of slugs in calibers from .22 to .357.

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Iconic Outdoor Group is the new corporate name for the Crosman/Benjamin/Daisy/Gamo/BSA organization. They added two more brands and halved the size of the booth compared to last year…

Let's Take A Walk Around IWA OutdoorClassics 2025


Below. It’s the Taipan Slash semi-auto. Great name! I’ll need to get back to see this.

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Snowpeak Airguns was busy. This is where many of the guns that we all buy come from. They have some interesting new models that I’ll go back to see.

Let's Take A Walk Around IWA OutdoorClassics 2025


Another old friend is Mr Zhu, the airgun designer from Nova Vista. He showed me the “Generation 2” version of his PCP with built-in pump. He still remembers when I took a photograph of him many years ago when the Gen 1 version was launched. Click the link to see…

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Of course, the precision target rifle manufacturers are on their home turf here. The FWB products are as beautiful as always!

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Here’s another overview shot to finish.

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There’s more to come from IWA OutdoorClassics 2025 – make that much more – as soon as I can bring it to you!

Keep tuned-in to Hard Air Magazine…


The post Let’s Take A Walk Around IWA OutdoorClassics 2025 appeared first on Hard Air Magazine.
 
In Europe, does Gamo get a lot of sales in the equivalent of "big box" stores and online companies like in the US? Might be part of the reason for the smaller booth.
In Europe, there aren't really any large chain stores in the outdoor segment that also sell weapons or ammo. The only exceptions I can recall are Decathlon (FR) and Frankonia (DE).
In most countries, a shop needs a weapons trading license. This obviously hinders business.
 
In Europe, there aren't really any large chain stores in the outdoor segment that also sell weapons or ammo. The only exceptions I can recall are Decathlon (FR) and Frankonia (DE).
In most countries, a shop needs a weapons trading license. This obviously hinders business.
@Jörg Siemens thank you for the clarification. It was great to see you again at the IWA show. I hope you had a good trip home. I am stuck at Amsterdam because my flight is very delayed. Oh well 🤷‍♂️
 
Could you please ask Mr Zhu if he could talk his company into selling parts for the first gen Aspen? It was the very first PCP that I owed but right now it's just a $400 paper weight.😡
Well that would be a decision to be made by the US distributor. In this case Pyramyd.
 

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