Del Mar gun show

[Linh]

Anyone going to the show in Del Mar this weekend?

Anything cool there?

[What Just Happened?]

Nope, I wait for the Costa Mesa one, cuz' that's only 15 minutes away from me. And it's about twice as big.

[savageevo]

ill be there, need to buy ammo

[bigthaiboy]

I went once, but was put off by the $9 just to park.

The Costa Mesa show is much bigger and free parking.

[He@t]

No . When is the costa mesa show?

[JagerTroop]

I was gonna go, because I'd only been to the Costa Mesa show, but now I don't know. Sounds like it might be lame... 1/2 the size? $9 to park? I guess I'll just wait till the CM show in March.

Thx

[mike100]

First off, I'm not looking for a gun and secondly, I have an off site parking spot. Some of the vendors do grumble about the SD show though.

the powder ppl get miffed about the SD powder ordinance too.

[bigthaiboy]

No . When is the costa mesa show?

http://www.crossroadsgunshows.com/gunsched.htm

[Bucc]

It has sucked the last twice I was there.
I'll wait for CM at the end of the month.

[He@t]

http://www.crossroadsgunshows.com/gunsched.htm

Thanx!

[big50_1]

10 or 15 years ago the Del Mar Gun Show was a serious place to get stuff you couldn't locally (e.g. got a 12" Dan Wesson barrel and shroud there for $50) but in recent years I've gone about once in four shows. For a change I went to the last two. It's all ammo cans, t-shirts, bumper stickers and buffalo jerky now, just c**p! In 90% of the cases, I can get what I want from the Internet faster and in a lot of cases, less expensive. Seriously, cleaning supplies and ammo I get from local stores but gun parts, gun mags, handgun grips, etc. I get online. Even gunsmithing. A couple of years ago I had a Winchester '97 made in 1913 that developed a cycling problem that required a new extractor. Took it to a local long-time gun shop that has several gunsmiths on site. It took five months and no action finally I asked for the gun back and magically it was next in line and done that week. I sent a gun to BarSto for barrel/trigger work after I contacted them on the Internet/phone and got it back in 8 days! Sent a CZ 75 to the factory for a LPA adjustable sight and steel trigger after I made arrangement with them through the Internet/phone. Two weeks! The local shops are killing themselves. I'm not even getting into a local Turners. The gun clerks are so gun ignorant I have to hold my tongue.

[Roccobro]

It has sucked the last twice I was there.

+1

Oh, and Del Mar regs don't allow ANYBODY to carry concealed on their fair grounds. Not even off duty cops!

Justin