Dime A Dozen @ Gun Shows

[Richwon4]

This is a show questions...in your experience what is the dime a dozen gun found at shows, not necessarily from dealers but regular joes trying to trade up. And what is the dime a dozen bang for your buck at shows? I know this is a bit open ended so I am expecting a variety of answers. Thanks

 

[Cannon762]

I can say having walked around the 1500 with a Glock box got me asked 1,000 times by vendors "you sellin?" Then the next one I walked around with a Walther box and didn't have hardly anyone ask, and those that did weren't interested in the P99 that was in it.

 

[snapping turtle]

The fastest things I have ever parted with were gun boxes. A friend of the wife had a break in at some long distance past. There were a couple of winchester commerative boxes, a smith model 60 box, a rather vintage ruger 10-22 box, and a box for a 1980's 870. All of these had everything but the guns.

I would walk into the show and get asked you selling that. Me it is just the box. How much. 60 (Winchester) 25 (smith ) 30 (Ruger). All sold before the end of show. I keep the 870 box. Not bad money since she traded them to me to fix a tv setup. It took me 15 inutes to fix it. She said she wanted them gone and take them with me. She needed the room for christmas decorations.

As far as what I see get traded around back and forth gun wise model 12 remingtons, stevens favorites and savage model 24's,

 

[223 Gunner]

I always see a bunch of Milsurp rifles walking around, Nagants, Garands, K98's, Enfields. Maybe what we see, is what we are looking for?

 

[femurphy77]

By dime a dozen, if you're talking about items that are in such numbers that you get a killer deal on it. . . . . thru my limited exposure to gun shows I'd be surprised if there are a dozen killer deals combined.

I've seen good deals, don't get me wrong, but if you go expecting to find something specific at 'bar the door prices' I think you'll find more disappointment than anything else.

YMMV

 

[meyer4589]

Beat Smith revolvers that dealers want $500 plus for

 

[dans4420]

On the other side of the coin

If I go to a nother gun show and see an AK 47 with a black stock on it for 1000$ I'm gonna lose my mind. Sry sour from my last gun show trip I did see a lot of Springfield xd for cheap.

 

[IndyDave1776]

Hi Points priced by the ton!

 

[LEaSH]

I notice many unclean and scratched up Llamas. I don't touch them for fear of infection.

 

[IndyDave1776]

I notice many unclean and scratched up Llamas. I don't touch them for fear of infection.

That, and they may spit.

 

[Colt556]

Frankenstein ARs!

 

[concrete dog]

This is a show questions...in your experience what is the dime a dozen gun found at shows, not necessarily from dealers but regular joes trying to trade up. And what is the dime a dozen bang for your buck at shows? I know this is a bit open ended so I am expecting a variety of answers. Thanks

JUNK!!!! and more JUNK priced to the max...

 

[joejenders]

i enjoy walking the gun shows looking and looking. I find most item priced higher that I would expect in retail, especially ammo and accessories.

I also find most guns showing prices higher than expected but the vendor seems willing to negotiate down much faster than in retail, especially on a slow Sunday.

 

[jmiller676]

I go to gun shows for the pure enjoyment of looking at firearms and accessories, I hardly buy anything at gun shows.

 

[LarryC]

Can't say I've seen many bargains being offered by the guys carrying guns around. A few have had decent retail prices - maybe $10 or 20 less than some of the dealers marked prices. I have seen several 91-30 Mosins, Lot of shotguns. Some overpriced AK's and SKS's. Some way overpriced AR's, seems like a lot of people think when they spend $300 to "customize" a gun they can sell it for at least $300+ more - taint so, at least not with me - "Custom" means made for a persons like's - often that is not what I or most others want. In some cases the $300 spent makes the gun worth less. I have bought a few guns at Gun shows. Once or twice from Individuals at the show. Usually I go to the shows to lookee see, and buy some priced right ammo or Powder. Even with the quantity I order off the web the Hazardous and shipping fees add an appreciable percentage. Lat order (bought wholesale through my FFL-03) was close to $400 to make it reasonable to divy up the fees. When I want 8# of surplus or a few 1 pound containers of powders it is usually cheaper at the shows.

 

[seldon14]

Can't say I've seen many bargains being offered by the guys carrying guns around. A few have had decent retail prices - maybe $10 or 20 less than some of the dealers marked prices. I have seen several 91-30 Mosins, Lot of shotguns. Some overpriced AK's and SKS's. Some way overpriced AR's, seems like a lot of people think when they spend $300 to "customize" a gun they can sell it for at least $300+ more - taint so, at least not with me - "Custom" means made for a persons like's - often that is not what I or most others want. In some cases the $300 spent makes the gun worth less. I have bought a few guns at Gun shows. Once or twice from Individuals at the show. Usually I go to the shows to lookee see, and buy some priced right ammo or Powder. Even with the quantity I order off the web the Hazardous and shipping fees add an appreciable percentage. Lat order (bought wholesale through my FFL-03) was close to $400 to make it reasonable to divy up the fees. When I want 8# of surplus or a few 1 pound containers of powders it is usually cheaper at the shows.

Ugh. Yes. "I've got $500 in this $1000 rifle, so I'm looking for about $1800 for it" guys kill me.

 

[Dewidmt]

My area you tend to see lots of pump shotguns (Mossbergs and 870's). Also seem to be quite a few Moisin-Nagants and SKS's floating around. Most seen pistol is probably Ruger Blackhawks in various calibers.

 

[Butros17]

Mouth breathers.....far as the eye can see.

 

[karl77]

those who could use a bar of soap.

 

[CitiusFortius]

i enjoy walking the gun shows looking and looking. I find most item priced higher that I would expect in retail, especially ammo and accessories.

I also find most guns showing prices higher than expected but the vendor seems willing to negotiate down much faster than in retail, especially on a slow Sunday.

This. I actually enjoy shows for everything but the guns. Sure I check 'em out, but I mainly like the other stuff that you can't really find at retail.

Example, went to the Michigan City show about a month ago, walked away with a novelty knife that looks like a grenade. There's even a pin you have to pull to open the blade. That's the kind of stuff I like.

Just my opinion.