Vallejo Gun show (Feb 14-15)

[Ford8N]

I wandered the show for about an hour and a half on saturday. I looked at various AR related items, and the Miwall table, Etc...

This was the first gun show I have been to, but I was under the impression that no one wanted to sell anything.

I work in sales and work trade shows, and generally when someone approaches your booth you greet them, or acknowledge them.

I felt like I was interrupting the people working the booths, to ask them simple questions. They were all sitting around just talking amongst themselves.

Only .223 I saw was wolf, and I didn't see any real persuasive deals on .40 S&W.

After an hour drive and $10 to get in I only bought two containers which would hold a box of shotgun shells each.

I walked out with my money thinking that there sure wasn't much salesmanship, and that I essentially wasted 4 hours.

Is this the normal read you all have on gunshows?

There is a certain item I have been walking past at the Ventura show for five years in a row. I made an honest offer five years ago to that vendor and it's still on his table to this day. He could have doubled his money if he would have taken my offer and put it in a CD in the bank. Most of these guys from what I know are not there to sell, it's just something to do over the weekend. A social thing.

My peeve is the vendor who doesn't mark his stuff. He leaves the table to visit around the show and the guy left to answer questions doesn't have the authority to set a price on an item. I always get the "Oh he just left and will be right back", Fail! You just lost a sale.

[theneko]

I guess I was also a bit disappointed - although it wasn't that much different than the last time I went to the valejo show. After $5 for parking and $10 to get in there wasn't much left of my $20. I didn't expect to get anything for $5 but the prices were what you see in the gun stores. No deals here. Most people seemed to be buying ammo cans ($6 isn't too bad) and bulk ammo (I have plenty which I got at better prices). Vendors seemed nice enough but it was much more crowded than the last time I was there so maybe they are more busy.

[theneko]

No need for special attire, just look for the overweight bald guys with bad BO that never shut-up..

heh heh hehe - that would describe just about everyone in the place !

[nagorb]

My factory FN A2 uppers were 350.00 less BCG. I had the best prices at the show and I still took them home.

i would have taken one

[elSquid]

i would have taken one

Factory fresh FN A2 uppers sans BCG/CH? Yeah, I'm interested.

-- Michael

[Requiem]

Lol. I wanted to go, but said "F that" when I found out it was $5 for parking and $10 to get in... *shrugs*

[tankerman]

I like the Vallejo show, but I'm not usually looking for black rifle parts, when you can find a better selection online.

Last time I found a $200 sight for $10 in some old guy's bucket o' parts and I also bought a $5 part off some other guy who was selling the stuff for his garage that his wife wanted him to get rid of, BS'ed with him for a few minutes and he gave me two 5 gallon buckets of 223 and 308 brass for free.

If you go to gunshows just to act Tacticool then gunshows probably aren't for you. Stay home next time.

[Jeff P]

Just look around, this guy from Sac, had Black rifle parts. Luis's prices are OK.
Another table with 5.7 x 28 ammo at $19.00 a box. That's cheaper than Cabela's. Some Milwall reloads .40's. Hey, I could of been cleaning the pool in the rain.

[dfletcher]

I've generally liked the Vallejo show - more odds & ends such as reloading or an old Lyman peep sight were likely to pop up. But lately, not much reason to go because so many vendors are looking to hook someone who doesn't know what an item should cost.

[m98]

I've generally liked the Vallejo show - more odds & ends such as reloading or an old Lyman peep sight were likely to pop up. But lately, not much reason to go because so many vendors are looking to hook someone who doesn't know what an item should cost.

Isn't ripping off others a part of kommifornia's tradition?..