Probably been 10 years since I attended a gunshow. Thought I'd look to see what things are popular now and prices. Seems bolt action rifle were priced at give away prices, what few that were there, that is. Could have had most any caliber Ruger bolt gun for under $300.00. Didn't see a Remington anything on any of the 750 tables. No old Winchesters were found and only a couple of old Marlins.
Optics were scary expensive, even the no name brands were commanding big numbers. Parts....well, parts are parts. Nothing really stood out as a deal or expensive.
What happened while I was asleep apparently. SKS, a pre ban 1954 Russian Tula just like the one I paid $79.00 years ago is on the rack for $899.00. Who's crazy? Me or the fool asking that much? There was only one at the show so no comparison shopping but that's a lot of money for a Russian junker. AKs by comparison weren't too bad for around $500.00. These were the pinned barreled, tin topped AKs.
I guess the demand for any AR-15 is over. If I saw one, I probably looked at 10,000 different ARs in all shapes and colors. Never have I seen so many ARs in one spot. Every table it seemed had at least 10 and some tables had them stacked like cordwood. LOTs of variants, handguards, mags, 80% lowers, 100% lowers, triggers, etc. If you wanted to build one, it was probably already built and waiting for you. The pricing was crazy. The cheapest I found was a Delton 5.56 flattop, free float handguard, 1:8" twist Wilson barrel for $319.00 out the door. Now a 308 AR-10, big money. Nothing under a thousand with the cheapest at $1299.00 and it was a brand I never heard of.
Pistols were all over with the Glocks and other cheap guns making up the bulk. There were a few Colt 1911's but I saw nothing of higher quality like a Wilson or Bauer. I guess people are buying budget guns now. There were more Pythons there than I've seen before but prices were way too high for most shooters. Prices started at $2600.00 and quickly went up from there with a standard blue 6" Python going for $3600.00. Quite a few at those numbers. Colt Diamondbacks were $1500.00 and up.
Reloading components were relatively cheap. Most powders were under $20. I saw no primers. Tons of 22 LR ammo at $40.00 a brick, pick a brand, it was there.
The wife and I both had a good time although the guys wouldn't leave her alone. Yeah, she's cute but it was the T-shirt she had one. It had "Trump Making America Win Again" on the front of it. Everybody wanted to talk politics to her. It was overwhelmingly positive supporting our President. Gee, that's the first time in years I've capitalized the word President. The previous administration didn't deserve it. There was a huge amount of folks in support of our Trump. The entire place got real noisy when the conformation of Kavenaugh was announced. Got REAL loud when it was announced that Texas beat Oklahoma in the Red River showdown. It was a great day to go to a gunshow. The wife says we're going next month again. Maybe I'll buy something....that'll learn her.
Optics were scary expensive, even the no name brands were commanding big numbers. Parts....well, parts are parts. Nothing really stood out as a deal or expensive.
What happened while I was asleep apparently. SKS, a pre ban 1954 Russian Tula just like the one I paid $79.00 years ago is on the rack for $899.00. Who's crazy? Me or the fool asking that much? There was only one at the show so no comparison shopping but that's a lot of money for a Russian junker. AKs by comparison weren't too bad for around $500.00. These were the pinned barreled, tin topped AKs.
I guess the demand for any AR-15 is over. If I saw one, I probably looked at 10,000 different ARs in all shapes and colors. Never have I seen so many ARs in one spot. Every table it seemed had at least 10 and some tables had them stacked like cordwood. LOTs of variants, handguards, mags, 80% lowers, 100% lowers, triggers, etc. If you wanted to build one, it was probably already built and waiting for you. The pricing was crazy. The cheapest I found was a Delton 5.56 flattop, free float handguard, 1:8" twist Wilson barrel for $319.00 out the door. Now a 308 AR-10, big money. Nothing under a thousand with the cheapest at $1299.00 and it was a brand I never heard of.
Pistols were all over with the Glocks and other cheap guns making up the bulk. There were a few Colt 1911's but I saw nothing of higher quality like a Wilson or Bauer. I guess people are buying budget guns now. There were more Pythons there than I've seen before but prices were way too high for most shooters. Prices started at $2600.00 and quickly went up from there with a standard blue 6" Python going for $3600.00. Quite a few at those numbers. Colt Diamondbacks were $1500.00 and up.
Reloading components were relatively cheap. Most powders were under $20. I saw no primers. Tons of 22 LR ammo at $40.00 a brick, pick a brand, it was there.
The wife and I both had a good time although the guys wouldn't leave her alone. Yeah, she's cute but it was the T-shirt she had one. It had "Trump Making America Win Again" on the front of it. Everybody wanted to talk politics to her. It was overwhelmingly positive supporting our President. Gee, that's the first time in years I've capitalized the word President. The previous administration didn't deserve it. There was a huge amount of folks in support of our Trump. The entire place got real noisy when the conformation of Kavenaugh was announced. Got REAL loud when it was announced that Texas beat Oklahoma in the Red River showdown. It was a great day to go to a gunshow. The wife says we're going next month again. Maybe I'll buy something....that'll learn her.
