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Just wanted to see if any of you all got to experience the madness at the gun show at the GRB today?
We arrived fashionably late, with our noses in the atmosphere, very above it all since we were some of the few not interested in purchasing anything and panicked like it was the last shopping day before Christmas and we had not gotten mom anything...............(being broke will do that, LOL) but wanted the entertainment value.
Nicely surprised to see the free market system at work in all it's glory. Prices on NIB Colt AR has jumped another $1K since last weekend's Pasadena show. P-Mags have stagnated at $50, darn shame I had expected at least $75 by now. Lots of eager noob buyers taking up space in front of the tables. They don't seem to have the proper gun show Etiquette to let us seasoned vets get full views of everything that may or may not interest us as we floated around. Please folks, it's like riding in a limo, act like you have done it before even if you have not.
Glad to see that it's now easy to figure out prices on ammunition. $1 each is so much easier to figure out box and case prices instead of something stupid like 0.40 each, that requires math and I usually don't have time for such things.
Glad to know all the vendors got the same memo about the sky falling, what a bitch Feinstein is, and it's criminals committing crimes not law abiding citizens. Their talking points were all in unison.
Did sell that Luger to a fellow, and happy with the trade+cash. My uncle should be happy with his profit from it. Trade netted the SO a gun made of wood and blued steel, so she is happy.
AKs get to be included in this panic, just not as front page as the poster child, more fuel for the old debate. Is a $1,400+ AK better than a $1,900 off brand AR???? What should I do???
Love those $500 AR lowers..............remind me to PM those TGT members that I sold a few to earlier this year and ask for another payment or so on those.
Glad to see prices on .22 copies of military rifles have not started to skyrocket yet. Saw a NIB .22lr copy of a M1 Carbine herself liked for not a bad price. Really want to shoot one of those STG44 .22's.
Don't understand the fellow that had the Ruger Gunsite Scout rifles priced at $1,800+ each, a few of the online guys still have them listed at $800+/-, but sold out. Is this really the time to try to gouge that much on a bolt action rifle? Does anyone think that will be in the next phase of gun legislation? Don't know he might be on to something.................
Understand Allen of AJC sports in Katy may have to temporary shut the store down due to lack of inventory and inability to get any guns to sell. WOW, just WOW.
Lady from 10-ring had a Century C93 with 2 30 round mags she was trying to sell for <$800 at her table, can't believe she still had it close to 1:00 pm. Did not see it later. Those folks are starting to ration primers, damn it....................
Looked for and did not see a single Tokorov in the entire show, might have broke down and bought it if the price had be reasonable. Yeah I know that counters my original statement but she wants one.
Watched a poor guy tote a very heavy .50 BMG bolt action rifle around the show. Think it was an ArmaLite, he wanted $15,000 (yeah, fifteen thousand dollars) and was getting a lot of tire kickers and not many offers. That beast look like a load to haul around. (SO real glad she's got her own .50 BMG locked away after hearing the price.)
Saw the cop at the door put a plastic tie strap on a stripped AR lower, really dude????
Buddy bought a CAR length barrel,gas tube, handguards, gas block, hider, etc. for $200, might have been the deal of the day.
Liked the fact that there were a lot of women at the show today, and some nice eye candy, as sometimes it's pretty much a sausage fest at these things.
Had a great meal at China Garden around the corner and headed home.
Not a bad day.
Anybody else go, or plan on going Sunday???
We arrived fashionably late, with our noses in the atmosphere, very above it all since we were some of the few not interested in purchasing anything and panicked like it was the last shopping day before Christmas and we had not gotten mom anything...............(being broke will do that, LOL) but wanted the entertainment value.
Nicely surprised to see the free market system at work in all it's glory. Prices on NIB Colt AR has jumped another $1K since last weekend's Pasadena show. P-Mags have stagnated at $50, darn shame I had expected at least $75 by now. Lots of eager noob buyers taking up space in front of the tables. They don't seem to have the proper gun show Etiquette to let us seasoned vets get full views of everything that may or may not interest us as we floated around. Please folks, it's like riding in a limo, act like you have done it before even if you have not.
Glad to see that it's now easy to figure out prices on ammunition. $1 each is so much easier to figure out box and case prices instead of something stupid like 0.40 each, that requires math and I usually don't have time for such things.
Glad to know all the vendors got the same memo about the sky falling, what a bitch Feinstein is, and it's criminals committing crimes not law abiding citizens. Their talking points were all in unison.
Did sell that Luger to a fellow, and happy with the trade+cash. My uncle should be happy with his profit from it. Trade netted the SO a gun made of wood and blued steel, so she is happy.
AKs get to be included in this panic, just not as front page as the poster child, more fuel for the old debate. Is a $1,400+ AK better than a $1,900 off brand AR???? What should I do???
Love those $500 AR lowers..............remind me to PM those TGT members that I sold a few to earlier this year and ask for another payment or so on those.
Glad to see prices on .22 copies of military rifles have not started to skyrocket yet. Saw a NIB .22lr copy of a M1 Carbine herself liked for not a bad price. Really want to shoot one of those STG44 .22's.
Don't understand the fellow that had the Ruger Gunsite Scout rifles priced at $1,800+ each, a few of the online guys still have them listed at $800+/-, but sold out. Is this really the time to try to gouge that much on a bolt action rifle? Does anyone think that will be in the next phase of gun legislation? Don't know he might be on to something.................
Understand Allen of AJC sports in Katy may have to temporary shut the store down due to lack of inventory and inability to get any guns to sell. WOW, just WOW.
Lady from 10-ring had a Century C93 with 2 30 round mags she was trying to sell for <$800 at her table, can't believe she still had it close to 1:00 pm. Did not see it later. Those folks are starting to ration primers, damn it....................
Looked for and did not see a single Tokorov in the entire show, might have broke down and bought it if the price had be reasonable. Yeah I know that counters my original statement but she wants one.
Watched a poor guy tote a very heavy .50 BMG bolt action rifle around the show. Think it was an ArmaLite, he wanted $15,000 (yeah, fifteen thousand dollars) and was getting a lot of tire kickers and not many offers. That beast look like a load to haul around. (SO real glad she's got her own .50 BMG locked away after hearing the price.)
Saw the cop at the door put a plastic tie strap on a stripped AR lower, really dude????
Buddy bought a CAR length barrel,gas tube, handguards, gas block, hider, etc. for $200, might have been the deal of the day.
Liked the fact that there were a lot of women at the show today, and some nice eye candy, as sometimes it's pretty much a sausage fest at these things.
Had a great meal at China Garden around the corner and headed home.
Not a bad day.
Anybody else go, or plan on going Sunday???
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