Went to a local gun show this afternoon and was surprised by the quantity of the components and the reduced pricing on almost all of them.

Many cans of powder at $17-21$ with any kind of primer you could want all for the same price of $27.99/1,000. Bullets available in all sizes, ammo cans full of 9mm .40, 10mm, 357Sig, .223,308, 762x39 and on and on.

Not a lot of buyers it seemed and not that well attended.

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Originally posted by TEANCUM:
Went to a local gun show this afternoon and was surprised by the quantity of the components and the reduced pricing on almost all of them.

Many cans of powder at $17-21$ with any kind of primer you could want all for the same price of $27.99/1,000. Bullets available in all sizes, ammo cans full of 9mm .40, 10mm, 357Sig, .223,308, 762x39 and on and on.

Not a lot of buyers it seemed and not that well attended.

I haven't been to a local show around here in a year, but the last time lines around the corner, prices not that low & by the time you paid parking, entry & ST, you are better off buying online.

Teancum,

you mean the Boise show? About 2pm the building emptied out so fast I thought somebody had hit the fire alarm.

I look at the old model 70's the guy had, all over $1100. Nice, but not that nice.

Are you going tomorrow?


Rich
DRSS

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Originally posted by Idaho Sharpshooter:
Teancum,

you mean the Boise show? About 2pm the building emptied out so fast I thought somebody had hit the fire alarm.

I look at the old model 70's the guy had, all over $1100. Nice, but not that nice.

Are you going tomorrow?


Rich
DRSS

Rich

I don't think I'll make it there. I was looking for something special in a pistol and hit all the vendors that usually have that kind of thing with no luck.

I got there Saturday around 2:30PM and could walk around freely with uncontested aisles. Good to see the prices softening and I'm thinking they still have some room for further downward adjustments.

Prices sure haven't softened at shows around here; in fact, most vendors are VERY high! Only reason I ever go anymore is to kill time and watch idiots pay through the nose!

Same here in MI. Prices are insane on everything. I decided I am not going to go for a while. I went to the Birch Run show which is a big one here and I left cause it was so crowded that you couldnt move and I didn't see one thing priced even remotely reasonable. I'm not looking to rob anyone but man it was bad.

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Personally, I carry a gun because I'm too young to die and too old to
take an ass whoopin'

That has to be the greatest signoff on this site NW Montana prices are coming down ever so slightly but availability is still hit or miss. I'm with those who are holding off for realistic prices to return...I don't need a second mortgage/loan

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TEANCUM

That's good to know as one of my best friends just moved up too Boise and it's my old stomping grounds !.

What's the most popularly priced outlet besides the gunshows to buy components from up there now ?.

Sportmans Or ?.

I went to the gun show in Nashville Saturday. I was disappointed with the overall size and content of the show then to top it off the one booth that was selling reloading stuff was way over priced. I asked about a lead pot and he showed me a Lee 4-20, which is one on my list I've been considering, I asked him how much he told me "$75 that's cheaper than Midway or anybody." Now as I said this is one on my short list and I definitely remembered Midway had it listed for less than that, so I told him I'd think about it then as I had looked at everything I wanted to I left. When I got home I looked it up Midway had it listed for $64.95 Which even after shipping was less than his $75. Most people selling at a booth in the gun shows I have been to are definitely trying to rip you off.

Oh and by the way the only things I bought while I was there were two baggies (20 in each) of 7.62x39 brass, $6 each, and a Navy Flag $35 Plus two $7 tickets to get in the door and I'd have been much better off buying everything online.