I don't usually get upset with vendors but...

[223 Gunner]

Did not attend the last few. I have no intention of doing so till it gets better reviews.

^^THIS^^

 

[IndyGunSafety]

You did better than me, I would have given him a hearty
"GO F YOURSELF!"

Jimmy

+1! I would have too, lol!

 

[SOCOM242]

My father came down from Michigan to join me at the latest 1500. He and I attended a show maybe two years ago and it was kind of *meh*. However, he and I had an absolute blast at this latest show. Lots of room to move around, only one stroller (that we saw) in the aisles, a great variety of vendors, and we had a coupon for $4.00 off our admissions.

Saw some decent prices too. Zx Guns (?) had a Sig Sauer 556 rifle for $1149 and an M400 AR for $997, which are not *too* bad considering both were over $1500-$2000 five months ago.

I was a little disappointed when a lady selling a Pelican 1700 case wouldn't budge on her price ($205). One of the four latches was a little defective (super hard to snap closed/open) and Amazon has the same cases for ~$170 w/free shipping, yet she wouldn't take the $180 I offered her. Oh well.

Magazine prices were ridiculous, but I didn't *need* any anyway. Hopefully these will start coming down.

Overall I liked this show.

 

[Caleb]

$5 for 25 rds. of .22 Lr.

I am beyond speechless.

I remember when $15 could get you 550 rounds

 

[Birds Away]

As with any hobby/sport that has experienced a large influx of newbies

Just like my ex-wife. It was all fun and games until everybody jumped on the bandwagon.

 

[Mr. Habib]

Were you married to her before or after me?

 

[The Knife Queen]

Was VERY unimpressed with this last show. Between parking and admission it was about $30 just to get in. Prices were insanely high. And everyone had the same ole bull**** stuff. I used to go because you could find different things there and cheaper ammo prices. Not this time. It had been awhile since I'd been and it'll probably be awhile again before I go.

 

[SSGSAD]

I remember when $15 could get you 550 rounds

I remember $9.95 for 550 Fed. bulk pack, at Wally World ..... doesn't seem like that long ago .....

 

[Jomibe]

$5 for 25 rds. of .22 Lr.

I am beyond speechless.

As sad as that is, my mom told me she was at a flea market in Tennessee and bought 2 baggies of .22lr, 38 rounds per baggie, $15 each baggie, so 40 cents per round of .22lr!

My mom knows nothing about ammo, ammo shortages or what ammo should cost in the normal world (maybe that makes me a bad son), but that guy told her there was "an ammo shortage", haha.

I explained the situation to her after I heard that story.. but I think it just made her feel dumb for spending $30 on 76 rounds of 22lr.

 

[elemonator]

It used to be where you usually got the deals well below retail on most stuff. Now I just shop here...INGO!

 

[MikeDVB]

The ammo prices there were terrible everywhere. I really thought this would have ended by now

Some of the reloading components were priced reasonably... Even with them being a little higher than 'normal' building your own ammunition is still a lot cheaper than buying fully assembled factory ammo [at the store, or at the 1500].

Only downside is the time spent assembling the constituent parts into the cartridge... Not such a huge deal if you have a good progressive though.

Thankfully all I needed were the bullets themselves. Paid a little more than I'd like but still substantially less than buying factory ammo in the end.

I did notice the factory was off-the-charts expensive so I bought none of it.

 

[Donnelly]

I remember $9.95 for 550 Fed. bulk pack, at Wally World ..... doesn't seem like that long ago .....

I remember the local Walmart having the exact sale ones on sale for $8.88 occasionally, and that was less than 10 years ago. Wife couldn't understand why anyone would possibly need more than 2 boxes.

Now she knows...

 

[TopDog]

I never go to the 1500 anymore. I find deals locally you just have to patient. And there are still good deals online as well. I just bought four brand new factory S&W 99c mags for $15 a pop shipped. And no I am not going to share the where I got them because there are too many profiteers on here that would buy them and try to sell them in the classifieds for triple the price, or even higher. Next thing you know there wouldn't be any mags left at decent prices. It would be the .22lr disaster all over again.

 

[Glock19]

Take a pic and your gonna get kicked out and banned..big no picture signs at the entrance.

 

[MikeDVB]

Take a pic and your gonna get kicked out and banned..big no picture signs at the entrance.

I took lots of pictures, nobody said a word to me.

 

[1911ly]

I am still snagging small amounts of ammo at sane prices. I just bought some 525 bulk 22lr's for 23 bucks. Not great but not insane. I have a lot of 9.38,357 44s 44mag 45's 50ae and 50bmg. I realy don't need to buy any ammo this summer but If I see it I but what it takes to replace what I have shot. I have a few buddy's and cousin's and we look out for each others ammo needs. Time to use the buddy system. it's working for me.

As for the ammo flippers, good luck to ya. Not gonna make a dime off me!

 

[HICKMAN]

and this is why HICKMAN doesn't do gun shows anymore...

 

[Plisken]

You did better than me, I would have given him a hearty
"GO F YOURSELF!"

Jimmy

AMEN BROTHER. Thats what Id done. I didnt ask for his crap!!!!!

 

[DRob]

Thanks Again

I would like to express my gratitude as well as condolences to those who attend gun shows then post their experiences. This reinforces my resolve to avoid the shows. Every now and then I get a little urge to go but I fight it off and reading these threads makes me feel better about my decision.

Thank you!

 

[MikeDVB]

I would like to express my gratitude as well as condolences to those who attend gun shows then post their experiences. This reinforces my resolve to avoid the shows. Every now and then I get a little urge to go but I fight it off and reading these threads makes me feel better about my decision.

Thank you!

Meh, there was lots of other neat stuff there that wasn't overpriced... So long as you aren't looking for ammo or an AR-15 there were some decent deals to be had.