SAXET Gun Show in SA (Feb 6-7, plus the rest of 2010 dates)

[Big J]

Where is SOG located at in the Saxet? Most vendors don't have banners. I went on sunday afternoon about 3pm. The parking lot person let me slide and park for free . I picked up a Stag Arms upper for one hell of a deal from Bruce. But the ammo prices for 5.56 where insane. I knew that it would not be cheap but... damn. $20.00 for 20rds.

 

[Texas Bulldog]

When you first come in, head towards the right rear. maybe 3-4 rows from the end against the back wall. The sign isn't huge but i think it just says "SOG Armory"

 

[Big J]

LOL. Has anyone heard the radio commercial for the Texas Gun Show at the Live Oak Civic Center? Where they proudly advertise free parking and how nobody tows your cars. LOL.

 

[TexasRedneck]

Yeah, heard it today...AND they mention something referring to "Saxet" being backwards....

Maybe it'll make 'em rethink the parking fees. Something else that just occurred to me - it may well be that the church parking lot was segregated b/c of the parking overflow occurring during times that THEY wanted to use it (Sunday services, etc.). I might be wrong, but I'm thinking the buildings are owned by two different entities, and the parking lots are as well. Either way - how'd we feel if the parking area in front of the building WE were leasing was being used up by another tenant. Don't like the parking situation, but maybe we haven't given enough thought to THEIR predicament.

 

[M. Sage]

Texas Gunshows has been saying "the only gunshow with free parking" for as long as I've been here.

 

[TexasRedneck]

Texas Gunshows has been saying "the only gunshow with free parking" for as long as I've been here.

Yeah - but generally speakin' I ignore their ads simply because I'm sorely aware of the product....

 

[majormadmax]

Concur, it's like paying for parking at Disney Land, or getting free parking to visit Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch!

(What? Too soon? )

I am a gun show addict, and I still won't waste the money going to the TGS shows!

 

[Ranger60]

Concur on TGS, I drive from Austin for Saxet, park early and eat breakfast!

 

[Big J]

Are the TGS really that bad? I was actually thinking about going. But I don't know if its worth the 1 hr trip

 

[majormadmax]

Yes, the TGS shows are a rip. Also, after that stunt they pulled in Austin, I wouldn't go on principle.

For the hour drive, I would recommend the SAXET shows the first weekend of the month; but do get there early!

Cheers! M2

 

[TexasRedneck]

Are the TGS really that bad? I was actually thinking about going. But I don't know if its worth the 1 hr trip

Yes they are....and no, it's not.

 

[armadillo]

I just got back from the BIG gun show in Tulsa. It reminds me that we don't have any gun shows to brag about here in San Antonio. They don't charge for parking, either.

 

[Big J]

A co worker was telling me about a big gun show that happens once a year at the alamo dome. Is this true? I havent heard anything about that before.

 

[M. Sage]

I haven't heard of that, but I have gone to a few of the huge shows in Houston. Worth the drive.

 

[majormadmax]

A co worker was telling me about a big gun show that happens once a year at the alamo dome. Is this true? I havent heard anything about that before.

Nope, the only shows currently going on in San Antonio are the SAXET one the first weekend of the month at the SA Event Center, the TGS show up in Live Oak (usually the second weekend of the month), and the SAXET show at the Alzafar Shrine Temple in Stone Oak (going on three times in 2010--Jan 23-24, Jul 24-25, and Sep 25-26).

The SAXET shows were held in the Freeman Coliseum but that ended in December.

I went to the big Houston show last October and was very unimpressed. Very expensive parking and despite the large size of the show, there were no deals to be found. I won't repeat that mistake...

 

[Big J]

So did anyone score anything good on this current show?

 

[Southpaw]

I didn't see any great deals in handguns, but to be honest most weren't priced over the top as I have seen in the past
I think the better deals I seen were on AR complete uppers if you were in the market for one.

Ammo was a hit and miss pricing wise. But, nothing that you would jump on if you didn't need it.

 

[Big J]

I think I did alrite on ammo. I spent 80bucks on 200rds of Federal xm193. I went just to pick up some odds and ends. I also bought a bottle of that Gunzilla CLP. Some really good stuff.

 

[majormadmax]

We went but walked out empty-handed, it didn't seem as crowded as the past shows and parking wasn't as bad either. However, they are collecting money for parking earlier than they had been so we were charged even though we arrived before 8:00am.

Honestly, we may start skipping the show every once and a while, between breakfast ($20) and the cost to get in ($10 for two of us), plus parking ($3) it's not quite worth it for an hour-and-a-half of window shopping for guns...

Cheers! M2

 

[TexasRedneck]

Someone needs ta direct SAXET to this discussion - because I feel the same.