See you @ lunch.  Parking is on the street, or there's a free municipal garage about a block from the restaurant.  HenryKnoxFineBooks & motown_steve can attest to the restaurant.  Was one of my Da's favorites when he worked in Waxahachie.  Depending on how tall you are & who brings a Prius, we might park VICs in Waxahachie, and save gas to Waco & back.  Besides, we need hostages.

Anyone have an opinion on Raider14's Waco suggestions?

New page, reposting the current timeline, though the official timeline is in the OP.

0800 - Breakfast at Debbie's Restaurant, 1102 NE Big Bend Trl, Glen Rose - 1 hr
0900 - Glen Rose show - 1 hr
1000 - Depart for Waxahachie - 1.5 hr
1130 - lunch at The Dove's Nest, 105 W Jefferson St, Waxahachie - 1 hr
1230 - Waxahachie show, visit w/ tacton - 1.5 hr
1400 - Depart for Waco - 1.5 hr
1530 - Waco show - 1.5 hr
1700 - Dinner in Waco - location TBD

Last call for suggestions for dinner in Waco.

George's it is:

https://georgesrestaurant.com/georges/

1925 Speight • Waco TX

Saturday's Gunshow KRAWL schedule:

0800 - Breakfast at Debbie's Restaurant, 1102 NE Big Bend Trl, Glen Rose - 1 hr
0900 - Glen Rose show - 1 hr
1000 - Depart for Waxahachie - 1.5 hr
1130 - lunch at The Dove's Nest, 105 W Jefferson St, Waxahachie - 1 hr
1230 - Waxahachie show, visit w/ tacton - 1.5 hr
1400 - Depart for Waco - 1.5 hr
1530 - Waco show - 1.5 hr
1715 - Dinner in Waco - George's, 1925 Speight - Waco - unfortunately, they post 30.07.  We'll find out when we get there if they're 30.05 or not.

https://www.ar15.com/forums/Hometown/Carbine-training-for-Texas-HTF-TIGER-VALLEY-/8-656953/

Jeffb1911 and I will be at breakfast @ 0800 in Glen Rose, then to the Glen Rose show.  We'll meet everyone at 11:30 at The Dove's Nest, then go to the Waxahachie show at 12:30.  Should make the Waco show around 3:30, and we'll get to George's (the northern one) around 5:15, depending on traffic.  I'm tracking 3 possibles @ the moment.

I'm inviting myself, with the goal of being thre by 8.....bourbon my influence that, but i'll try.

Everybody's invited.

See you then.

Probably going to the GR show, but I may miss y’all.  I’ll try and get out there ASAP

Yeah, we'll only be there from 9-10, then we have to head east.  If yer wife slips us a $20, we'll take you with us and drop you off back at your car tomorrow night.  

Backbencher and I are enroute to breakfast at Debbie's in glen rose, then to the gunshow there.  If you are missing houston come on to the gunshow crawl......

Bourbon won.  I'll be at the show about 930, thanks.

Look for the grey HiPoint t-shirt and the red, white, & blue Lego gripped 1911.

keep an eye out for loose pistol mags at Glen Rose please.  Let me know what you see, if anything

Usual DFW area mag dealer is here.  He's probably got what you're looking for.

We're outta here!  Off to lunch.

At the Dove's Nest.

Am outside Dove’s Nest.  Dont feel like going in.  I’ll be a gray F150 with amber beacon on top

Off to the show.

If anyone wants to park there car at my house you are welcomed to

We're about to roll.  Failed to persuade Michelle to sneak out and come to Waco.

At the Waco show!

I'm here as well, look for the fat dude in a Hawaiian shit and NV camo hat

Show AAR:

Glen Rose is 1/7th the size of the largish medium sized Waxahachie show.  Completely untied guns were lying on vendors' tables.  Not every table, but concerning.  Park in the front lot, mind the horseshit.  Entrance is through the commercial looking entrance, their signage is not the best.

Waxahachie - one of the largest medium shows you'll find in D/FW, everything well tied.  ATF had a booth, w/ 2 helpful agents from the Dallas office.  Usual suspects at a Premier show.

Waco - largish small show, scattered across three rooms, two of which are downstairs.  Large signs at the entrance announce the downstairs, but if you're fixated on getting your guns tied, you can miss it.  Good variety of ammo & guns.  Park in the north parking lot.

Our final schedule for the innaugral ARFCOM North Texas Gun Show KRAWL:

Saturday's Gunshow KRAWL schedule - join us at any point along the way:

0800 - Breakfast at Debbie's Restaurant, 1102 NE Big Bend Trl, Glen Rose - 1 hr
0900 - Glen Rose show - 1 hr
1000 - Depart for Waxahachie - 1.5 hr
1130 - lunch at The Dove's Nest, 105 W Jefferson St, Waxahachie - 1 hr
1230 - Waxahachie show, visit w/ tacton - 1.5 hr
1400 - Depart for Waco - 1.5 hr
1530 - Waco show - 1.5 hr
1715 - Dinner in Waco - George's, 1925 Speight - Waco - unfortunately, they post 30.07.  We'll find out when we get there if they're 30.05 or not.  Keep in mind this is the George's off I-35, in town, not the southern one.

Congratulations to the participants of the Inaugural ARFCOM North Texas Gunshow KRAWL!

FAIL-SAFE - 2 shows in the same day, graciously offered logistical support - AND found the Waco show when I led us to the wrong location.

jeffb1911 -  3 meals & 3 shows!  And managed to keep OP awake through 6 hours of driving.

meggers_f4i - told the hilariously adventuresome story of how she met Sethelarian.

motown_steve - lunch & a show.  He was trying HARD not to buy another revolver.

Raider14 - dinner & a show, so, basically, we're dating.  Saw him on my honeymoon w/ his oh so sexy heavy steel AR.

@Sethelarian, who held the table down @ George's.

tacton - held down a table for us @ the Waxahachie show.

Special thanks to HenryKnoxFineBooks for logistical support.

Kota4bye, Scott_S, & USMC0352, sorry we missed you.

Thanks so much to all who came out!

Was great to see ya again, @backbencher!  :)

I swear I told you that story before.  It's okay, you'll probably make me tell you again.  I'll try to tell it with as much gusto as the previous time.  

Sorry to have missed the fun, but I had cat issues and would have missed the time for pain pill and antibiotics.

Attached File

Sethalarian sounds like he could sell refrigerators to Eskimos.  

It's ok.  Just seeing him practicing for his future seeing-eye cat career was hilarious.

10-11 September
Waco - Lone Star Antique - this show has more antique Winchesters per square foot than even the Tulsa show - I'll be going to Waco on Friday if anyone else wants a ride from D/FW.  We'll probably do dinner again as well.
11 September
Poolville - Parker County - swap meet, 8:30-3:00 Saturday only.  I'll be going to this as well if anyone wants a ride.  Might do lunch or breakfast on the way.  If you live on the west side of the Metroplex, this is a good chance to get a view of the facilities here, pretty decent.
11-12 September
Gilmer - American Legion Post 320
Mesquite Big Town - Premier - 98kGuy, RebleYell, & tacton had tables.
Shreveport, LA - KerryMurphy

17-19 September
Cleburne - Whipp Farm - this is their Antique Alley show, and I have not been, so unsure of how many guns will be displayed.
18-19 September
Fort Worth Will Rogers - Lone Star - RebleYell & tacton have tables.  Dinner TBA.
Winnsboro - Winnsboro Chamber

25-26 September
Nacogdoches - G&S

1-3 October
Fort Worth Downtown Convention Center - USCCA - we will likely plan lunch or dinner around this show
2-3 October
Azle - Whipp Farm - if you are flying in for the USCCA show, this is just up the road

8-9 October
Tyler - Walt's Outdoor World - This is Friday/Saturday, open til 8 PM. - planning on attending this on Friday, and shutting it down, then dinner.  Might do an early dinner BEFORE the show.
9-10 October
Fort Worth Will Rogers - Premier - RebleYell & tacton have tables.  Dinner TBA

15-17 October
Denton - Texas Gun Collectors - Will likely plan lunch or dinner around this show
Palestine - Whipp Farm - this is a fly-in, reportedly held in a hanger.  Hopefully it will be cool.
16-17 October
Abilene - Texas Gun & Knife
Bossier City, LA - Classic

23-24 October
Henderson - Lone Star
Longview - Classic - jeffb1911 will be sharpening knives. Check w/ him about dinner at The Butcher Shop, 102 Lehigh St, Longview
Parker - DACA
Quitman - American Legion Post 340
Waxahachie - Premier

30-31 October
Mesquite Big Town - Premier

6-7 November
Fort Worth Will Rogers - Lone Star - RebleYell & tacton have tables.  Dinner TBA.
Itasca - Whipp Farm

13-14 November
Canton - G&S
Fort Worth TMS - Premier - tacton has a table.
Marshall - G&S
Tulsa, OK - Wanemacher's - RebleYell has a table.  Not in Texas, but you should go to this show - stand by for the O'FishEel thread.

20-21 November
Allen - Premier - likely dinner w/ the usual suspects
Carthage - G&S

27-28 November
Mesquite Rodeo - Premier - RebleYell & tacton have tables.  Dinner TBA.
Nacogdoches - G&S

North Texas gun show promoters:
All Tex - http://alltexgunshows.com/
American Legion Post 320 - https://www.facebook.com/PeppyBlountAmericanLegion320/
American Legion Post 340 - http://www.alpost340.com/
Audie Murphy Museum - http://www.amacmuseum.com/
Big Mule Guns - https://www.facebook.com/bigmuleguns
Brownwood Gun Show - (405) 223-5657
Buffalo Chamber of Commerce - https://buffalotex.org/reserve-the-civic-center/
Classic Arms - http://capgunshows.com/shows/
DACA - https://www.dallasarms.com/program-small-with-tab-name/
DSC - https://www.biggame.org/convention/
G&S - http://gandsgunshows.com/
GGA Productions
Heartland Militaria - http://heartlandmilitariashow.com/index.php/texas-show/
Kerry Murphy - https://www.facebook.com/KerryMurphyPromotions/
Lone Star Antique Arms - https://www.lonestarantiquearmsconvention.com/
Lone Star - https://www.lonestargunshows.com/schedule/
Myrtle Wilks Community Center - https://www.myrtlewilkscenter.com/
New Frontier - https://newfrontiershow.com/index.php/dallas-gun-western-show/
Parker County Sportsman Club - https://www.parkersportsman.com
Platinum 180 Events - (940) 631-5316
Premier - https://www.premiergunshows.com/show-schedule/
Real Texas - http://www.therealtexasgunshow.com/
Riesel Lions Club - https://www.riesellionsclub.com/
Silver Spur - https://www.silverspurtradeshows.com/shows/
T&K - https://tandkpromotions.com/show-schedule/
Texas Gun & Knife Association - http://www.texasgunandknifeshows.com/
Texas Gun Collectors Association - https://www.tgca.org/
Tier 1 - http://www.tier1gunshows.com/
USCCA - https://www.usccaexpo.com/
Walt's Outdoor World - https://www.waltsoutdoorworld.com/
Wanenmacher's - http://www.tulsaarmsshow.com/home.html (Not Texas, but you should go to this show.)
Whipp Farm - http://whippfarmproductions.com/events.html
Winnsboro Chamber of Commerce - https://www.winnsboro.com/events/annual-chamber-events.html
YourNewGun - https://www.Facebook.com/yournewgun

N Texas Gun Show Krewe:
backbencher generally visits a show every weekend unless he has drill or is deployed
CDFourtyfour has been holding out on us w/ a stealth table
douglasmorris99 has AR stuff
FatCat1
Gopher visits two shows in a weekend
HenryKnoxFineBooks generally hits the Dallas & Mesquite shows
jeffb1911 hits as many shows as he can, sharpens knives in E Texas
kells81 sells ammo
motown_steve is a revolver nut, often joins backbencher for lunch
98kGuy used to do the DACA show, got busy w/ work
RebleYell is set up @ many of the D/FW area shows and goes as far afield as Amarillo and Missouri
75149 usually hits Mesquite
tacton has a great array of mostly Colt & FN AR bits and is faithfully @ every D/FW show
The_Dog can usually be persuaded to join you for BBQ for the Mesquite shows
txtj79 competes with backbencher to see how many shows they can visit
villageidiot usually turns out for the Fort Worth shows
If you want to be included in this list, removed, or if you're going to have a table @ an upcoming show, hit me up.

Gun show listings:
https://www.gunshowminute.com/gunshows/texas/
https://www.gunshowstoday.com/gunshows/category/texas/
https://gunshowtrader.com/gunshows/texas-gun-shows/
http://www.gunshows-usa.com/texas/
https://www.igunshows.com/gun-shows/Texas/
http://texasgunshows.us/
https://tsra.com/events/gun-shows/

Our usual dining haunts: - we usually meet on Saturdays for lunch or dinner:
The Butcher Shop, 102 Lehigh St, Longview
The Dove's Nest, 105 W Jefferson St, Waxahachie
Flying Fish, 2913 Montgomery St. Ft. Worth
Kearney's Feed Yard, 3602 N Belt Line Rd, Sunnyvale TX 75182
Milano's, 3416 W 7th St, Fort Worth
Railhead BBQ, 2900 Montgomery St, Fort Worth
Soulman's BBQ, 1125 Gross Rd, Mesquite
Texas Roadhouse, 1420 N. Peachtree Rd, Mesquite

Just as a reminder to folks, the very latest information that I have in this thread will generally be posted in the OP.  Particularly schedules updating during the day - the latest changes will be reflected in the OP.

If you're looking for an address to a particular show, note the promoter to the right of the town, then scroll down in the OP to the promoter's list - for 87% of promoters, there's a link to their website, and hopefully they've posted the address, or some other form of contact info.  Some of these outfits don't do web pages very well, so it may take a minute or two to find an address or phone #, particularly if you're working from your phone.

Anyone up for dinner in Waco again on Friday following the antique show?  Or up for lunch Saturday somewhere on 199?

No comment either way, but I couldn't help noticing how diverse the Waxahachie show crowd was.  I have used this argument against the anti gun show crowd many times when they make their usual arguments.

On the other hand, do you have to dress up like a thug or pirate to be authentic.

Best thing I saw at the show was the young guy who snatched up a Glock magazine that has a bright chrome floorplate and immediately inserted it into his pistol like some kind of key improvement.  The factory mag is probably now rolling around the floorboard of the guy's car.

backbencher, thanks for the AAR.  Sorry I missed lunch in Waxahatchie.  Coincidentally, I drove by the Dove's Nest yesterday.  Old downtown 'Hatchie is neat, minus all the road work.

Without the Market Hall show anymore, the Gang Bangers need to find the next closest venue to practice their ND's in the parking lot....

Market Hall Sundays were always Gang Banger day....

Y'all quit yer bitchin.  The 2nd Amendment doesn't have a dress code.  Some folks like chrome baseplates, some folks are all about everything being the perfect shade of FDE...

F that noise, a single shade of FDE is the sign of one who is an amateur...the 7 shades of FDE on my SCAR show sophistication, and acts as camo to break up the distinctive shape!

Just as in any other field of endeavor, we harken back to the design elements that we saw during our formative years.  Old men today restore the classic cars of their youth, the cars they lusted after then but couldn't afford.  I got seriously into guns in the 90's - and thus have an unnatural affinity for thumbhole stocks.  I know they're a symbol of anti-gun cravenness, but I like the looks of em.  Our good chromed baseplate fella probably had an uncle w/ a chromed revolver or 1911 back when that was not only fashionable, but the best rust-protective finish one could get.  He's not going to pay to have a brand-new S&W chromed, he's  a Glock guy now, but a chrome baseplate satisfies some corner of his brain just like FDE does it for some folks.

I think I forgot my
emoji's....

But Thumbhole stocks??? My first AK was a Poly Tech Legend milled receiver, first gun I bought for myself with my college summer job landscaping money...it was either that or an underfolder AK...Chose the Legend...god, I wish I still had that gun! Then came the sporter abominations....could not abide by those. My entire time growing up watching WWII movies on Saturday with my Dad spurred my intense interest in WWII, and explains my penchant for Pre-1945 weapons....

Selling guns for a living....everyones got their thing...we sell the chrome and gold plated Deagles as fast as we get 'em....lots of SCCY's too...to each their own....

You want to jaunt down to Waco Friday and take in the antique show, then grab dinner?  We had 5 for dinner in Waco Friday,   We had 9 folks participate in the Gunshow KRAWL, I'm anxious to maintain the momentum.

Thumbhole stocks don't have much of a use on other guns, but particularly on polymer framed ARs, they add some strength to the known weak point of the AR lower receiver.

Add Paris Sept 11/12 please?

Be happy to.  Who's the promoter?

I swear, Mr Bowles, he's not even updated his advertisement calendar at gunshows-usa.com, which is where he refers you to from his website.  You have to find it on Gunshow Trader.

You have a table?

Just for TSRA.
Alan just got street signs out yesterday..he had no shows schedule the rest of the year.

I wish he'd update his website, or @ least his ad on Gunshows-USA that his website refers to.

Where's the TSRA show?  They used to do the Mesquite Rodeo every so often.

They used to do their annual convention at the rodeo. Then they moved base of operations down to Austin and now officing in Pflugerville I think. And the annuals have been moved around between Austin and Waco Georgetown for the last 4 or 5 years. You think they would host a gun show somewhere in Austin Waco Georgetown under their Banner. But they seem to have enough trouble doing what they are doing.

Anyone done the gilmer show?Worth a 90 min drive?

According to the signs up in town, Paris is having a show this weekend.

Semper Fi