I'll be there Saturday. First time I've been able to make a saturday show, but I had PTO to burn off before Dec 14th, so took a 2 week vacation. I'll probably be wearing a demolitia shirt and my OSA hat given to me by a secret santa last year.
We just walk every other row, I go with a bunch of retired guys with various ailments, and we all get irritated by the people on scooters trying to run people over. I forgot it was this weekend or I’d gone again.
I think the only thing I’ve actually bought there was knife blanks and cylinder and slide trigger kits. Everything else has always been way overpriced.
Probably pick up a gun cheaper than a box of ammo.
…ammo prices always seem to get stupid at these shows!
One of the years I decided to not go to the show, I was at Walmart in Broken Arrow buying something in the gun section. Two guys were buying all the 223 ammo Walmart had. I asked them if they were buying it for the show and they said yes. I just grinned.
They paid retail and were going to mark it up even more. Whatever the market will bear.
This is the issue I have, it seems like they stopped having the cool stuff a few years back and there are only so many tables full of cowboy rifles I care to see in a given weekend. Now I only go if I am specifically looking for something specific.
I enjoy going when I get the chance. It's a 5 hour drive, but it's a good time. I usually take one or two to offer as trade bait and leave them in the truck.. if you're walking around with something, *everyone* will ask you what you have and you'll never make it through the show unless you ignore all the questions. That is my main advice, walk around the show without a firearm. There's often people with a wad of cash who hang out just outside the entry door who will offer to buy anything you're bringing in.
Back in about 1982, arrived when they opened I had a bunch of fun with some very cool dealers and collectors at the full IPE building size show one Saturday.. I finished the day to go home with a NIB 6" Ruger Security Six, holster, speed loaders and 200rds of ammo, a Interarms Manlicher stock Mark X 243 with Red field TV view 3-9x40 mounted, hard case, ammo and sling.
Prior to that starting the morning with a BRNO 8mm in only fair condition, mediocre bore condition as trade fodder, I swapping, barter and traded 12 different guns with only $100 cash added during the day to get the Security 6. Left for home at 5
Wife said, $100 is all the cash you spent at the gun show?
Yes mam, kisses
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