Posted: 1/30/2010 10:27:51 AM EDT
Good show and plenty of deals to be had, seems like there is more willingness on the part of the sellers to bring out all of the "good stuff".
Prices seemed to be relatively reasonable. Several dealers were saying that while there were plenty of people, sales transactions were slow. I was trying to sell my grandfather's 1966 .308 Savage model 99E, high interest but no joy. 
Also, trying to sell two Austrian Hirtenberger .308 200 round sealed battle packs, no joy.
I was there for about three and a half hours, it sucked lugging this stuff around and I wish I could have sold it. Might have to give it a try tomorrow. |
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I went this morning. Not a ton of people (not like last year's St. Paul show). Here's what I found:
Prices on guns seemed stable with last year, maybe a little cheaper on AR variants. Didn't really look at anything else, but most handguns seemed OK to a little expensive. Parts and accesories seemed higher than normal, except parts for AR's were pretty good (if you shopped around). Some of the dealers seemed a little more interested in dealing this show, too. Talked one guy down on aluminum mags with Magpul followers from $13/each to $10/each if we bought ten and paid cash. Didn't really need any, but the folks I was with did so we split the deal. Ammo prices seemed outrageous. Not a lot of "non-gun" stuff, but tons of knives. Stuff more available this year, that's for sure. (The ammo can guy had plenty of stock...) All in all, good time. Better than other things I could have done on a Saturday morning. |
I guess this would be a better spot to post my comments after the show  didn't see it until after the first gun show thread
DK had LR308 mags for a decent price, Oak Grove had a MIAD grip, only thing I couldn't find was a PRS stock for the LR308. Just putting this out there, but if somebody wants to build their own AK and knows that you need special tools and has access to machining equip do you really want to firmly tell a person they shouldn't build their own and have somebody else do it for you? |