ventura gun show

[I Swan]

I heard the show majorly sucked. 3rd building has not been filled in ages. I'm sure there was quite a few non gun related vendors. The day that greedy Utah gun show promoter crew makes admission at Ventura $8 will be the day hell freezes over.

[Burbur]

Thank you for the kind words. Shows need your support, or else vendors will not come back. That powder guy sure is great, and handsome too.

Don't expect the Third Building to ever come back. The foot traffic just never worked out there; getting placed out there was a death sentence. The promoter will be filling the plaza between the two main halls, and there were about about 8 vendors out there this weekend.

22LR ammo at ALL shows is still dominated by the local Wallmart flippers. Every show has a different local guy that has tons, at horrible prices. Feel free to follow him out to his car and teach him some manners. j/k

[edgerly779]

Anyone going to show this weekend

[VoxVeritasVita]

Any reports?

[Ford8N]

The only way to crush the Walmart flippers/neck beards is for the ammo companies to crank up production. But I don't think they care to, they are like oil companies. Everything they produce is already sold months in advance. If someone wanted to make some money, roundup some venture capitol and open an ammo factory. The margins might not be there but I bet the other ammo companies would buy you out to cap any competition, ala Walmart/Microsoft.

[I Swan]

Mostly blew I bet the 3rd building never comes back. I found enough obscure brass and ammo deals to keep me happy but I'm sure many left disappointed. I only saw like 100 people in line around 8:45. I did not see a single good gun deal that I remember. One guy was selling vintage porn paperback books and Penthouse forum magazines.

I'm sure the Mormon promoters of the show would love that. Orange Coast auctions was there displaying and selling a few things I'm sure Lock, Stock and Barrel would not like that as they have a monopoly in that area. I actually stayed at show 3+ hours usually I can get done in 1-1 1/2 hours at most it is that small and sucky. I bypass all the junk, Beanie Babies, beef jerky, pillows and such which makes that easy.

I don't even usually bother to look at the new gun vendors I know I can beat the prices with internet and I don't need crap nonfunctional or overpriced mags from the cretin that runs the main magazine selling tables.

[Ford8N]

One guy was selling vintage porn paperback books and Penthouse forum magazines.

That same guy selling porn had those G3 parts. He wanted $200!!!!!!!!! Those same parts are for sale at APEX for $105. Gun shows are no longer a place to find good deals.

[I Swan]

I saw his G3 kit as well I was hoping it would have a barrel especially for what he wanted. Guy seemed kind of off. I actually considered buying one of the paperbacks haha. I wanted The Motorcycle Boy.

[BigPimping]

Mostly blew I bet the 3rd building never comes back. I found enough obscure brass and ammo deals to keep me happy but I'm sure many left disappointed. I only saw like 100 people in line around 8:45. I did not see a single good gun deal that I remember. One guy was selling vintage porn paperback books and Penthouse forum magazines.

I'm sure the Mormon promoters of the show would love that. Orange Coast auctions was there displaying and selling a few things I'm sure Lock, Stock and Barrel would not like that as they have a monopoly in that area. I actually stayed at show 3+ hours usually I can get done in 1-1 1/2 hours at most it is that small and sucky. I bypass all the junk, Beanie Babies, beef jerky, pillows and such which makes that easy.

I don't even usually bother to look at the new gun vendors I know I can beat the prices with internet and I don't need crap nonfunctional or overpriced mags from the cretin that runs the main magazine selling tables.

Sounds like the Cow Palace show to me.

[I Swan]

Crossroads call their Ventura show "The Big One" and has a banner that says if it isn't a Crossroads gun show it isn't a gun show. Uh OK. Like Knob Creek and National Gun Day aren't better shows. Also I don't know why any show at this venue has security wanting to paw through your backpack on way in like I could have guns concealed on me anyhow.

Only show I've ever seen this at. Also I saw a guy walking around in Hells Angels support gear according to the fairgrounds you can't wear anything gang related on their property perhaps they only enforce that during the actual fair.

[noozeyeguy]

I was both surprised and excited to see that my $700 CMP Garand is now worth $1400, lol

[I Swan]

It is to people that don't know any better, are impulsive children that like getting fleeced or don't want to deal with the Byzantine CMP process and are impatient.

[I Swan]

Thank you for the kind words. Shows need your support, or else vendors will not come back. That powder guy sure is great, and handsome too.

Don't expect the Third Building to ever come back. The foot traffic just never worked out there; getting placed out there was a death sentence. The promoter will be filling the plaza between the two main halls, and there were about about 8 vendors out there this weekend.

22LR ammo at ALL shows is still dominated by the local Wallmart flippers. Every show has a different local guy that has tons, at horrible prices. Feel free to follow him out to his car and teach him some manners. j/k

The 3rd building won't come back because there is not enough vendors to fill it. Crossroads is there to make money if there was enough demand to have tables for a 3rd building it would be open.

[bsg]

i just can't get excited about a gun show in southern califorina anymore; geez, i'd like to and wish there were reasons to.

[edgerly779]

I went saturday and picked up 4 baoxes 12 gauge high base 5s for pheasant. $3 per box of 25 remington. Picked up some gun parts.