Went to a gun show today

[XD-40 Shooter]

I found some pretty good deals as well. I went looking for some plated 40 S&W bullets, primers, and targets. I found all three. I bought 165 grain plated 40 S&W bullets at $9/100, I bought (8) bags, or 800 bullets. I picked up a brick of Winchester primers for $21.95, now I have 5000 of those. I found some NRA bullseye targets for $5/50 and NRA silouhette targets for $3/20. The best deal I found on a pistol was a new in box 24/7 compact for $350, If I had been looking for a pistol, I would have bought it too. Shotguns were a dime a dozen at around $250 for an 870 or Mossy 500. The Yugo SKS's are getting ridiculous now, they were running around $250. I found a Savage 110 30-06 with scope for $325, another good deal. All in all it was a great show and the prices weren't too bad either.

The only thing that bummed me out, there was no 357 mag brass, none, nada, zilch, zippo. They had 40 S&W brass all over the place, but I don't need anymore of that, already have 3000 pieces.

 

[jahwarrior]

eh, i gave up on gun shows. the only things i can ever find are beef jerky and nazi memorabilia.

 

[Route 66]

So which show did you go to?

 

[jdorian]

I don't buy from any seller which has Nazi stuff, because its just wrong.

 

[vzenmn]

Went to a show today too. Picked up a P97 and also found 500 M1 carbine bullets for $45.

 

[lionking]

don't give up on shows,while most of the time there is the same 'ol yada yada ....sometimes you find something good either a good deal or a nice hard to find item.

Plus it gives you and hands on opportunity to check things out.Last week I scored a minty pre ban M1a at a show,and while I didn't get it for a bargain(though I haggeled it down some),I scored a real nice rifle minty with TRW bolt and Winchester barrel.


And the ladies,always a nice eye candy plus.

 

[Javelin]

Yeah I went to a show and there was a bunch of racist shirts and crap. Oh and the big line of everyone trying to offer me a CCW class... so much fun. I did buy some .40 ammo that I got a good deal on though

Gun shows are fun, they just attract some interesting folks and some of those folks I don't care to be around as they are really kind of crazy.

 

[XD-40 Shooter]

This show was out here in Colorado Springs, we tend to have some pretty good show's, about 4 or 5 each year, this one was no exception. There was a large selection of pistols, plenty of AK's and AR's, lots of mil-surps, and plenty of lever action and bolt action hunting rifles. We're not plagued with the beef jerkey problem, lots of guns at these show's.

Plus, the wholesalers that deal in bullets, primers, and brass, are much, much cheaper then online dealers such as midway. On Midway, 1000 (165) grain bullets will run $105 plus shipping, the guy I bought mine from was priced at $90/1000 + tax = $96, about $25 cheaper than getting them online. He also had 125 grain 357 plated bullets for $75/1000, next time I'm gonna score 1000of those.

 

[Sun195]

I find some good deals on ammo, but that's about it. I haven't (yet) found a better price on a gun at a show than I could get in a shop somewhere. Many of the used guns seem to have some esoteric feature (which I can neither detect, nor care about) that makes them significantly more expensive than a brand new gun.

Still, I do like to go and look around. Every once in a while I'll run across something that I need or can't live without. I also like being around other "gun people".