Gun Show this week-end!

[10-96inTexas]

The Live Oak Gun Show today and tomorrow at the Hilton Garden Inn.

Next weekend in San Marcos.
Has anyone been to the San Marcos show?

Went to the last San Marcos show. I thought it was a pretty good show. Lots of tables, great variety of items. But, like most shows now a lot of the prices were insane. If you shopped around you could still find some deals. Mostly on smaller items, accessories, parts, that sort of thing. I still felt like it was worth the trip and the cost. I picked up a few things I thought were good deals and enjoyed a couple of hours looking for guns on my want list.

 

[A1Oni]

Went to the last San Marcos show. I thought it was a pretty good show. Lots of tables, great variety of items. But, like most shows now a lot of the prices were insane. If you shopped around you could still find some deals. Mostly on smaller items, accessories, parts, that sort of thing. I still felt like it was worth the trip and the cost. I picked up a few things I thought were good deals and enjoyed a couple of hours looking for guns on my want list.

 

[Gordo]

What I think of some of the full time show vendors:

And:

I love to screw with them when I'm not set up at a show, by walking around with something nice and they ask what I'm asking for it, I tell them some stupid low price.
When they reach for their drug dealer roll of cash, I tell them sorry, I just sold it to another vendor for my asking price, and I just have to go out to my car for the case of ammo I have for it, and walk away...

 

[Bobk]

I have been thinking about going.

 

[A1Oni]

im going to one in Abilene on the 3rd and 4th to mostly gawk at boomers and maybe buy vintage optics.

 

[Super Dave]

I'll make one soon

 

[Gordo]

im going to one in Abilene on the 3rd and 4th to mostly gawk at boomers...

I could save you some bucks, and just post some pictures of boomer junk, sonny

 

[10-96inTexas]

Well, I went to the San Marcos show today. Started out on a sour note when I walked in and there was a big sign saying "Admission $20". I had looked online before I left the house and website said "Admission $15". The nice lady at the desk said that was posted by a third party site and not by them and blah blah blah. I paid the $20 and went in. The show was packed. Prices were for the most part very high. That is both good and bad. I sold two firearms to dealers for as much as I would have gladly sold them to an individual to keep and use. Then, to my surprise, I found a table with several S&W revolvers priced way less then anyone else. Stainless Airweight .38 for $420 and a model 66 for just over $500, You can still get a good deal at a gun show.

At the end of the day I'd rather spend $20 to go to a gun show for a couple of hours than to go sit in a theater and watch a movie or many other activities. Just my two cents worth.

 

[Gordo]

Alzafar Shriner's gun show this weekend.

And open to the public Friday 4-7, Saturday 10-6, and Sunday 10-4.
Not just a show full of Kydex Holsters...

 

[A1Oni]

I got an Ithaca 37

 

[Gordo]

I got an Ithaca 37

With the original Red Dot sight!
Although mine is long gone, I still have the custom mount that I made to put it on a vent rib over&under.

 

[1911'S 4 Me]

LOCATION​

Humble Civic Center
8233 Will Clayton Parkway
Humble TX 77338

SHOW HOURS​

Saturday 9 am – 5 pm
Sunday 10 am – 4 pm

 

[Gordo]

Well, maybe you should post in the Houston section, as San Antonio is a long way from Humble...

 

[Gordo]

Well, it's time to load the truck up, and go set up at the Alzafar show.
Not sure if I like the idea of setting up at 10:00 AM, then having to stay until 7:00 PM due to them opening to the public at 4:00 PM.
Makes for a long day...

 

[majormadmax]

Anyone else going to the al Jazeera....errr....Alzafar gun show this weekend?

 

[DaBull]

I often go to the New Braunfels show for $10. Alzafar is closer, but $15. For those who have been to both, how do they compare?

 

[majormadmax]

We went to the first New Braunfels show, and it was nice but the closeness of the Alzafar Center more than makes up for the time and gas/diesel it takes to get to New Braunfels...

Helotes to New Braunfels: 42 miles / 44 mins

Helotes to Alzafar: 15 mile / 17 mins

I also believe the Alzafar one is a larger show.

 

[DaBull]

NB advertises 300 tables; Alzafar advertises 350 tables. I may check it out.

BTW, San Marcos is 600 tables, hopefully the same price as Alzafar.

 

[Gordo]

Well, it is a sold out show. Even have some vendors up on the stage.
Although, the 4-7 thing Friday evening seems like a dud.
Think that most people just want to get home from work, relax, go out with their wives,
or get a head start on finding some stray, well, you know what I mean.

I will probably just set up Saturday mornings from now on.

 

[majormadmax]

Well, it is a sold out show. Even have some vendors up on the stage.
Although, the 4-7 thing Friday evening seems like a dud.
Think that most people just want to get home from work, relax, go out with their wives,
or get a head start on finding some stray, well, you know what I mean.

I will probably just set up Saturday mornings from now on.

Where are you set up at?