I just got home from the show. Not bad, but not as good as the bigger winter shows that are in the livestock areas.
A few observations:
- There is no bulk powder for sale.....at all. I was told me that powder isn't allowed inside the building. Bummer.
- I didn't see anybody with primers out on their tables, BUT if you go to the MiWall table in the center room they do have them.
- The prices on AR-15 magazines are coming down. At the last few shows USGI 30 rd mags have been $20 to $25. This time most of them were in the $15 to $20 range. I didn't buy any 'cuz last week I found a guy on arfcom selling them for $11 each. A package of 10 should be arriving next week.
- If you're buying ammo, check with the guys at J&G and MiWall first. Example: 500 rounds of "NATO 5.56 armor piercing - made in Greece" ammo for $145. Two tables down MiWall had Olympic SS-109 for $9 per 50.
(For those who aren't 5.56 savvy, Olympic SS-109 ammo is Nato spec armor piercing.....and it's made in Greece.)
- Caveat Emptor - I found "genuine USGI 15 round magazines" for 1911 .45 acp pistols at one table. I was told they were "genuine USGI" because they had "USA" stamped on the floorplate. Only $45 each.
I wasn't shopping for guns this time, but the prices seemed to be normal gunshow level pricing at most tables........retail plus 20%. There were some good deals to be found, but you really need to know what you're looking for if you're gun shopping.
Len in PHoenix