Medina's about the same as Berea IMO. Lot of the same dealers. It's all under one roof though rather than several like Berea.ever done medina? he wants to try there next month.
Medina's about the same as Berea IMO. Lot of the same dealers. It's all under one roof though rather than several like Berea.ever done medina? he wants to try there next month.
LoLThe fact that they have them and have carted them to an unknown amount of gun shows trying to find an owner, tells me they know at what price they won't sell for.
With the only thing different being that they were each $25 more expensive each time.
Gun show "dealers" have a variety of motivations. For some of them, the goal is not to sell guns, but to set up a table so that they can buy guns cheaply. They put unrealistic prices on their guns, precisely so they they don't sell. If some newbie bites, yeah, they'll sell to him. Other "dealers" are there mainly to prove to their wives that they are making an effort to sell their collections. They can come back from the show and tell their wives that they tried, but unfortunately nobody was buying.LoL
Saw a dealer with the exact same three M-1 Carbines they have had at the last three shows I've been to (spanning back to march). With the only thing different being that they were each $25 more expensive each time.
I started going to gun shows when i was about 10yo with family members and I'm just a few years shy of being a millennial. I go to gun shows to look for things such as scopes, ammo, guns, etc that i might find a good used deal on not to talk politics with Jim bob.Eh. Must be time for the monthly gun show-bashing thread. Y'all Gen-Xers and Millenials who don't appreciate anything unless you can view it on your I-Phone 6 or Galaxy S-8, we don't need you to come to the gun shows. The rest of us who can enjoy actually talking face-to-face with other humans about subjects we're into (guns, politics, life, whatever) and who understand personal interaction (vs. life experienced only on the internet) will still enjoy seeing a gun on a table, picking it up, and talking to another live human ...
I think most of us can agree that certain beloved and cherished traditions involved with our hobby are in a state of transition.....Things are going to change and many of us (me included) don't take kindly to change. But we need to adapt and speak with our wallets. People in the business of insulting their customers or making them feel alienated won't get very far......it might take time but they will fail sooner or later.
It's funny that we are all gun people and gun shows are full of people like us.....on both sides of the table.....so when I hear people complaining about the shows there has got to be quite a few folks on these forums that are just like the people described in the original post. And what of the dealers that are mentioned? There must be tons of them reading these threads too.....but to no avail....some people just don't get it. Crotchety old men and wanna be operators are the bane of our existence. They make attending many shooting and gun related activities such as shows intolerable, especially to folks just getting into the hobby.
But as far as being rude goes I was raised to be polite to people, especially strangers....pretty much no matter what the circumstances. But I've met too many folks along the way that just make me want to shut up, do my shooting or take care of my business and go home.........
And I'm not even a millennial.
Well....crap. And according to Wikipedia, I'm actually both! This is utterly depressing. Guess I need a safe space, a therapist, a puppy, and some coloring books.Hate to be the bearer of bad news, but you are, in fact, a dreaded millennial. Those of us born in the early 80s through the late 90s fall into that group.
Well....crap. And according to Wikipedia, I'm actually both! This is utterly depressing. Guess I need a safe space, a therapist, a puppy, and some coloring books.
this is why i belong to a private club now and seldom shoot when others are there. I've been preached at about a chamber flag even though the bolt was in my pocket when i went downrange, been called a kid, had my firearms insulted because they are cheap. I quit going to my clubs pistol shoots because the older crowd always has to be giant orifices. most of my clubs older guys and if your not over 50yo or been a member there for 40yrs then your opinion doesn't mean squat and your treated like crap. what drove me away from supporting the shoot was we sign in on a paper and whoever signs first, second, etc shoots in that order. well guys show up late and all of a sudden hes #3 on the list out of 10-15 people, I was called the last shoot i went to and someone had speed loaders and mags laying on the table. I stepped up to shoot because my name was called and this guy comes over grabbing his mags and speed loaders yelling about B.S and he was there before me and stormed off grabbing his gear and left. After that i said this is bogus and quit going. I have no disrespect against the older crowd whatsoever but i will not be yelled at by anyone. we have one guy whos been there 40yrs and screams and yells at everyone. i don't care if you 20yo or 70yo everyone deserves respect.I think most of us can agree that certain beloved and cherished traditions involved with our hobby are in a state of transition.....Things are going to change and many of us (me included) don't take kindly to change. But we need to adapt and speak with our wallets. People in the business of insulting their customers or making them feel alienated won't get very far......it might take time but they will fail sooner or later.
It's funny that we are all gun people and gun shows are full of people like us.....on both sides of the table.....so when I hear people complaining about the shows there has got to be quite a few folks on these forums that are just like the people described in the original post. And what of the dealers that are mentioned? There must be tons of them reading these threads too.....but to no avail....some people just don't get it. Crotchety old men and wanna be operators are the bane of our existence. They make attending many shooting and gun related activities such as shows intolerable, especially to folks just getting into the hobby.
But as far as being rude goes I was raised to be polite to people, especially strangers....pretty much no matter what the circumstances. But I've met too many folks along the way that just make me want to shut up, do my shooting or take care of my business and go home.........