Moparmike
July 3, 2004, 10:32 PM
I went to the gunshow in Springdale, AR today. Some good, some bad, some positively outrageous.
Good:
Cheap plinkin' ammo. Got a 1400rd case of Turkish 8mm Mauser for $80, in the wood crate. His Romainian wasn't too bad either.
The same guy had the best deal on 7.62x39, 500 for $45 or 1000 for $87. Closest anyone else came was 1000/$100.
Decent handgun ammo. Company called CNC out of Illinois. $6.50 for 50 .38spl plinkers/cowboy ammo, and $17 for 50 158gr XTP's @ 1350fps and 638 ft/lbs @ the muzzle. This will be mom's defensive ammo.
He also had $15/50 10mm plinkin' ammo, and $17 165gr Golden Sabers @ 1330.
Lots of knives. Not being a knife guy, I cant say wether the prices were good or not, sans the $50 Ka-Bars.
HK91/FAL mags going for $10. I think that is a good deal, I dont know.
2 10mm snapcaps for $5. Online its $12 per 5 plus shipping.
Bad:
I only brought $80. And $30 of that was grocery money. :eek:
People charging more than $100 for Mosins, and none of them pretty.
1911's that look like hell going for $1000 and up. I didn't stick around for the story, but if it aint the gun that shot Hitler and its in that condition, I dont want it.
No EAA Witness 10mm mags. Ehh. It was a pipe dream anyway.
AK mags going for more than $10. One guy wanted $15 per...Lots still sitting. I wonder why...
No 8mm reloading dies. AT ALL. Nor 10mm.
No ammo cans smaller than a computer monitor.
Outrageous:
Old, old, old box of Norma 8mm Mauser going for $28 for a box of 20.
Gold AK w/o the switch. $400.
Seeing Hi-Point carbines go for $300.
$1.50 for a 16oz bottle of water.
PMC .38spl going for $12 a box when my local gunmonger sells them for $8.
THE $1800 CMP GARAND!!! :scrutiny: :eek: :uhoh: It had a CMP sticker on it, and it looked as good as cslinger's in TN. Unless that gun killed Hitler, that is waaaay too much.
All in all, it wasnt that bad, but I didn't go for the guns either. I saw a .22 or two that I thought was worth the price, but other than that I would have just gone down the road to the Armory and chit-chatted with the guys there as I got my guns. Besides, they will sell me a NIB Bersa Thunder Duotone .380 for $200. I wish it was nickel or chrome, but I still cant beat that deal with a stick.
Good:
Cheap plinkin' ammo. Got a 1400rd case of Turkish 8mm Mauser for $80, in the wood crate. His Romainian wasn't too bad either.
The same guy had the best deal on 7.62x39, 500 for $45 or 1000 for $87. Closest anyone else came was 1000/$100.
Decent handgun ammo. Company called CNC out of Illinois. $6.50 for 50 .38spl plinkers/cowboy ammo, and $17 for 50 158gr XTP's @ 1350fps and 638 ft/lbs @ the muzzle. This will be mom's defensive ammo.
He also had $15/50 10mm plinkin' ammo, and $17 165gr Golden Sabers @ 1330.
Lots of knives. Not being a knife guy, I cant say wether the prices were good or not, sans the $50 Ka-Bars.
HK91/FAL mags going for $10. I think that is a good deal, I dont know.
2 10mm snapcaps for $5. Online its $12 per 5 plus shipping.
Bad:
I only brought $80. And $30 of that was grocery money. :eek:
People charging more than $100 for Mosins, and none of them pretty.
1911's that look like hell going for $1000 and up. I didn't stick around for the story, but if it aint the gun that shot Hitler and its in that condition, I dont want it.
No EAA Witness 10mm mags. Ehh. It was a pipe dream anyway.
AK mags going for more than $10. One guy wanted $15 per...Lots still sitting. I wonder why...
No 8mm reloading dies. AT ALL. Nor 10mm.
No ammo cans smaller than a computer monitor.
Outrageous:
Old, old, old box of Norma 8mm Mauser going for $28 for a box of 20.
Gold AK w/o the switch. $400.
Seeing Hi-Point carbines go for $300.
$1.50 for a 16oz bottle of water.
PMC .38spl going for $12 a box when my local gunmonger sells them for $8.
THE $1800 CMP GARAND!!! :scrutiny: :eek: :uhoh: It had a CMP sticker on it, and it looked as good as cslinger's in TN. Unless that gun killed Hitler, that is waaaay too much.
All in all, it wasnt that bad, but I didn't go for the guns either. I saw a .22 or two that I thought was worth the price, but other than that I would have just gone down the road to the Armory and chit-chatted with the guys there as I got my guns. Besides, they will sell me a NIB Bersa Thunder Duotone .380 for $200. I wish it was nickel or chrome, but I still cant beat that deal with a stick.