Posted: 12/28/2005 1:44:50 AM EDT
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Is anybody going to the Pontiac Siverdome gun & knife show this weekend? John |
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I quit going about two years ago. The only thing I ever bought there was a dog leg A2 mount and two range bag's from a guy in Plymouth. The mount ended up beaing Leapers and the bag have been going strong. The AR part guys are crazy expensive and downright rude. |
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All of the migunshows.com shows are pretty much the same vendors and the same stuff over and over. It's kind of like a carnival that just travels from town to town. I have been a few times, and keep telling myself I won't go again. About half of the time I somehow end up going back and I kick myself all the way home because it really was a waste of $7 and the prices and selection pretty much suck. Good luck to you if you decide to go. |
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Go for the ammo and you'll be happy. After all these years of the same old shit gathering dust, it's not like people should expect to be dazzled. If people would go to these shows with the expectation of buying high end gear, you'd see it there. No small fish is going to sit on $15,000 worth of ACOG display scopes so that ghetto rats with Beef Jerky grease on their dick-skinners can finger fuck them for free. Dave |
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I did the Mason Show two weeks ago with a neighbor. We rented a table for $20.00 Bucks, Priced our guns ( personal, not dealers) to sell and sold 7 of the 9 long giuns we had by the second day. Wedecided to bring our holsters and accessories we had collecting dust for the final day and sold out those in a few hours. Funny thing was we were told we had some of the best looking rifles and shotguns at the show and had them priced fairly. Some of the dealers are good, others are just insane. Out of all the show's I've done in MI I find this one the most appealing, and the only one I will go to. |
We won't have to worry about the Gov't shutting down gun shows in the future.The quality of them will continue to degrade into "beany baby", jerky and jewelery shows to the point where guns and deals will no longer be found. For me personally, going to a gun show is about two notches above a root canal. But them I'm an old fart who remembers when guns shows were just that.
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OH!! For the days of Bill Goodman's gun shows!!! Back in the 70's and 80's where I would either sell 10 guns or buy 10. Most guys that used to set up weren't dealers and wanted to Buy,Sell,Trade. Now its the same people same guns. Thought the Midland show is probably the best but some of the the same dealers are showing up there too!!!! Just greedy people like the rest of society. But sometimes its a good way to spend a cold winter's day, what else can you do for $5-8 bucks ??? Certainly not see a movie or maybe even have a good breakfast. Grab a friend and go especially if he or she has never been to one before.Took my galfriend to Mason in November she really enjoyed the show as she never saw so many guns before. I have an old friend that goes with me sometimes and we make a day of it. Many of the people there love guns and you are in your element. Enjoy!!!Am I going this weekend??? No!!! I'm going Duck Hunting but maybe the next show? 
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| I pretty much agree with jyogi, although i did score some nice RPK mags and some decent mag pouches. I dont think i'll be visiting many gun shows anymore, its sad really. I didnt find any ammo at all worth buying, internet prices with shipping is cheaper than these people. |
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Didn't go this year but in years' past I seriously doubt that they had the amount of advertised tables. I believe a couple of years ago they said that there was 1200-1500 ????tables. Last year it was 1000 but I didn't think so. I do believe that the Birch Run show had more tables. Why lied to the public ??? It just pisses them off. I have a pretty diversed interest in firearms from ARs, WW2 rifles, muzzle loaders, nice bird guns and I also look for sporting collectibles at the gun shows. If you are just looking for that one specfic item it is very difficult and frustrating!!!! The Antique Arms Show in Novi is pretty good but you won't find much AR stuff there. |
| Why do dealers feel the need to jeck up thier prices so high at gun shows. Is it they feel if they could just sell to one or two suckers then they made thier money. A year or two I was at a gun show and there was a guy selling a used 10/22 for $299, he was talking to customer and saying "I dont care what you can get a new one for at walmart I am tring to make a living here." Its this kind of talk that gives these gun shows a bad rap. |
If you don't mind me asking, what did you buy and waht kind of deals did you make? I actually managed to not go as I promised myself, but I am curious what others found and considered to be good deals. |
| as someone else said ranger was doing some pretty good deals, bought a 20" ss and pistol kit, found a mint mak 90 under 300, not to bad, picked up some pretty cheap small parts and mag kits. was a little disapointed in the lack of mags and or high prices. a few people selling stuff at ok prices, but there was alot of mall ninja and fle market shit as well. |
Wow, very cool- are you guys going to be at the Birch Run show this month? |