San Bernadino Gun Show

[Dragginpanda]

Did anyone go? If you did go, was there any powder or primers?

[parcours]

Total CRAP! Two small buildings... And the lighting, or should I say what lighting.

No powder, primers yes.

[nivekeel]

One of my coworkers went there today with multiple powders and several other items on his buy list. He came out empty handed. He said it was very disappointing.

[manuelcardenas77]

Glad I didn't go.

[God Bless America]

Two buildings, but a pretty good signal-to-noise ratio. More gun stuff, less garage sale.

Money better spent than a movie, get to see tbings in person such as holsters, instead of just online pics.

[6foot8]

The last time the gun show was at Del Mar (San Diego) they ran out of a lot of the "more popular" powders and primers by 2 on the first day.

[Chevy2Nova]

Anyone score any sweet dream catchers or cheap jewelry there. Lol

[jofher007]

$10 parking ( are you kiding me )

Really small place to put a gun show..

[rm1911]

Originally Posted by jofher007

Really small place to put a gun show..

Not in kalifornia. My downstairs bathroom is large enough.

[stevemac]

Went and was disappointed. It was a little better than Ontario in terms of the layout because it wasn't as packed, but there weren't very many good deals. I mainly bought cleaning supplies. Parking was also better than Ontario. Ammo pricing was not better than what we can all get online, and no one had .357 Magnum in bulk which is one of the things I went for. In the corner of the building on the right there was a guy selling AR cleaning tools and I did some business with him, but the show didn't bring much value to the consumer from a pricing perspective. Several vendors were selling items for HIGHER than market price such as Altamont N frame wood grips for $80 that are $63 online.

[Fatcat]

Originally Posted by parcours

Total CRAP! Two small buildings... And the lighting, or should I say what lighting.

No powder, primers yes.

"Very Dark" was an understatement. I should gone back to the car for a flashlight, lol! Poor vendors! I would have been pissed if I had to work in that horrid venue.
Now days, I have very low expectations for gun shows so didn't feel too bad walking out w/o anything.

[nivekeel]

Perhaps all the good vendors were still recovering from Shot Show....

[robert101]

For all the reasons stated, I avoid gun shows now. It is just not worth my time and no on the entry fee.

[71MUSTY]

Actually I was real happy with the show. Way better then Ontario Convention Center for many reasons.

Sure it was still a California knife and jerk show and I didn't see any powder, but:

1. Parking was close, no half mile walk to the front door.
2. Multiple food vendors (Unlike Ontario who only allows their own)
3. Beer Garden
4. Two Buildings
5. Customers and Vendors all seemed in better moods.
6. No Ontario Convention Center rent a cops trying to boss everyone around.


I don't go to gun shows to find deals or buy guns (Both almost impossible) I go to people watch, talk with other 2A supporters, see new technology and keep my wife engaged in being Pro 2A.

If not for gun shows she would be much more pro diamond. Pretty much everything I buy at a gun show is for her. I buy my things online but she likes to tough and feel first.

[I Swan]

Originally Posted by God Bless America

Two buildings, but a pretty good signal-to-noise ratio. More gun stuff, less garage sale.

Money better spent than a movie, get to see tbings in person such as holsters, instead of just online pics.

Did I go to a different show? I saw a huge amount of non gun items and trash and junk. My favorite was the female urinal piss bottle contraption. I don't do gun show food unless I'm desperate but the sausage corn dog tempted me. I already got financially sodomized hard enough with $10 parking.

[TOM_ONE]

I didn't see any reloading equipment.


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[I Swan]

Originally Posted by TOM_ONE

I didn't see any reloading equipment.


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I didn't see much either. The vendor that does Ontario that sells a lot of brass and other reloading stuff did not show up to this show. He is local too so I don't know why. I thought he had mentioned to me he was going to go.

[Dragginpanda]

The guy who sells Lee stuff, who goes to Costa Mesa, said he was going to another show instead

[I Swan]

Originally Posted by Dragginpanda

The guy who sells Lee stuff, who goes to Costa Mesa, said he was going to another show instead

If we are thinking of the same person he wasn't at Lancaster show either. I think his name is Dennis he usually wears a red polo shirt.