Good gun show today in Ohio

[poppy]

I just returned from the Bill Goodman show in Sharonville and it was a pretty good show, except that it was crowded as usual.

A dealer from N Canton was there again with a boat load of surplus arms. I almost bought a Walther P1 at the last Sharonville show, but wanted to read up on them a little first. They were $269 + tax last time, and today they had them marked down to $259.

I bought a P1 today. It's the police model with a black holster, two mags, and cleaning kit. $277.00 OTD with a credit card; no discount for cash. My slide is marked 12/79 with a four point star. The frame is marked W9.84 and has the hexagon pin between the take down lever and slide release. One mag is marked 2/63, the other 9/60.

This dealer also had a bunch of Yugo SKS's for under $100 ($94 + tax I think) and some Romanian AK's for about $300. They had other rifles too.

They had two guys manning the tables and were selling guns as fast as they could write them up. I had to wait about 10 minutes just to start the process.

This is not a big show so they only charge $6, but is almost all gun and knife related. Who said gun shows are no good any more? poppy

 

[Brian D.]

Hello poppy. Guess this is a "different strokes for different folks" thing, I don't like that Sharonville show at all. Too small, and not enough folks bring in guns to trade/sell, which means you're stuck with what the tableholders feel like charging. And $6 is too dang much to get in the door at avenue that small.

The PRO outfit was scheduled to have a 750 table show in Athens Ohio this weekend. Hope somebody in attendance gives us a full report.

 

[22-rimfire]

I attend the Nashville TN Goodman shows sometimes. They are just fine. It is not giant show, but there is usually stuff that I see that I want when I attend at market prices. In past years, I attended one in Dayton OH and it was excellent. I believe that is one of his bigger show locations.

 

[hksw]

Huh. No wonder why the Akron show wasn't that great today with PRO, BG, and the PGCA in Monroeville pulling dealers away from the show.

 

[f4t9r]

Same guy will be in Dayton,Ohio in two weeks

 

[jagdpanzer347]

Crazy Prices.

I stopped there before work this morning. There were a few vendors with some good pricing. Notably the guys Poppy mentioned and the couple that is/runs SS Firearms. At least as far as surplus goes.
However, some of the pricing was just crazy. Like M48 Yugos for 249.00!! A buddy of mine bought one at AIM a month ago for 109.00. I realize dealers have to make a living, but that seems a wee bit pricey. Then there was 500 rounds of XM193 for 160.00!!! Then of course the usual beat-up, no finish AR mags for twelve bucks, etc. etc. This was a distinct contrast to the last Dayton Goodman show where the general pricing seemed reasonable.
-jagdpanzer

 

[hksw]

Well, just got off the phone with a friend of mine who went to the Akron show just after I left.

Yet another discharge during a show. Apparently occurred on the upper level. No injuries, hole in the ceiling.

 

[plevniak]

Akron show

I was there, I heard it was a primer only, no case no bullet, just a... PEN?!?. I guess they were checking the firing pin. Whatever.

back on topic. I picked up a Yugo SKS in Akron for $95 out the door. Can with a few extras but nothing exciting.

 

[Kentak]

Try the PRO sponsored shows, often held in Columbus or Willmington. Well attended, and good variety of vendors.

K

 

[hksw]

Huh, I'll have to ask him for more details. He had related that it was a round and put a hole in the ceiling.

 

[M.E.Eldridge]

I picked up a Type 99 Arisaka with the mum intact yesterday at the gunshow in Athens. The show was large enough to be worth the $4 for entrance, but not nearly as big as the ones they have in Westland. I think they have one there next week.


I've heard that there were 750 tables, but there were also a lot of empty tables and spaces, so maybe some dealers just didn't show up. There were barely a dozen people walking around with guns to sell, but plenty just walking around with guns. Oddly enough, those selling at tables had better deals than did those walking around.

 

[Ryan1021]

I almost went to the Sharonville show, but I did not make it. I think I am going to try to sell my SW Sigma 40VE at the next one in Dayton.