Posted: 1/4/2003 8:30:12 AM EDT
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Has anyone gone down there or are planning on going? Last time I went was a couple of years ago, and I don't remember it being that big. If anyone has gone would you give us a report? Thanks |
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Just got back. The snowstorm did a number on attendance. About 20% of the tables were empty and the folks browsing were few. I would think Sunday will get better attendance since the weather should be better. I went to this show last year and it was a mob scene. You couldn't get close to half the tables. Anyways, after removing the knife, mil-surp clothing and jerky dealers, there were not a whole lot of guns. Lots of shot guns and hunting rifles. One dealer with a good table of Bushmaster & Olympic ARs in the 650-1200 dollar range. A few other dealers with a smattering of ARs. Didn't see a single pre-ban in the entire building! A good number of pistols and revolvers with fairly decent prices. I was looking for a SA mil-spec but didn't see any, just one "loaded" for 650 and a few used for varying prices. Lots of ammo, battlepacks and ammo of unknown origin(reloads) but I'm pretty set on ammo for now. Lots and lots of magazines, though I didn't see any deals(ie. a few new-in-bag AR mags I saw @45.00). A good number of SKSs and Mosin-Nagants in various condition. I did stop at a table with dozens of M1 carbines with prices of 350 and up. Was tempted. After all that the only thing I walked out with was a couple of AR front pivot pins for my build project. 4 bucks each. Will be going to the show in Manchester next week, but I'm not expecting much. Hope this answers your question. S-I |
| I went to the Rock show today as well. It was a bit of a disappointment. I did get some very clean ammo cans though. I saw some colt 30 rounders in very good condition but not new for $30.00. There were two pre-ban colts there as well on the table with all the Olys. One guy had two 500 rd. cases of XM193 but he wanted $90.00. The busiest booth was the beef jerky. Still worth the $7.00 admission though. |