tell me about your gun show experience

[87KJH]

Purchased my first handgun at a gun show from a gentleman who was expanding his firearm business in the back of his auto parts store.
As his business grew I did not see him at the shows, but I purchased a few firearms at his business and referred many folks to him over the years.

The last gun show I attended was more like a flea market than the gun shows I attended as a young man.

 

[basstracker89]

Purchased my first handgun at a gun show from a gentleman who was expanding his firearm business in the back of his auto parts store.
As his business grew I did not see him at the shows, but I purchased a few firearms at his business and referred many folks to him over the years.

The last gun show I attended was more like a flea market than the gun shows I attended as a young man.

Sounds like you're talking about Barrow Automotive

 

[Gimmebackmybullets]

This one is still worth attending:

WANENMACHER'S TULSA ARMS SHOW

Absolutely.
It's like the shows around here were 25 years ago, on steroids.

 

[ReservoirDawg10]

The people watching is phenomenal.

 

[Ballvina]

The people watching is phenomenal.

 

[Ballvina]

 

[basstracker89]

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Put your glass eye back in......

 

[romans1212]

They used to be fun because you could find all kinds of deals. Now, everyone is so proud of their stuff that the fun is gone. If you are going because you would enjoy it, Go! If you are going to save money or find a deal, forget about it.

 

[Minner]

I enjoy them if I don't have to squeeze around a bunch of folks. I went to one a few years ago that was in a too small venue for the attendance it had. I really don't like bumping into folks and having to squeeze around them. I also try to get there not long after it starts as they seem far less crowded than even an hour later. Not just for guns either. I got my current wallet and a tshirt I wore slap out at a gun shop.

I too used to go to some in Greenville, SC as a youngster. Really good shows that we all enjoyed (family, friends, etc.) There was a really big gun show/wildlife expo in Columbia SC that I got to attend by accident. A couple of classmates and I were in a math competition and made it all the way to state-level. After the competition Dad said there was a wildlife show right down the street. I don't remember much about the math competition but loved the expo! A friend of ours won a turkey calling championship there two years in a row if I remember correctly.

 

[basstracker89]

Great story