Tanner Aug 2-3

[brutal]

Got this e-mail yesterday.

I'll be there Saturday open - 4PM for sure.

Sunday not so sure.

THE TANNER GUN SHOW - AUGUST 2-3
THIS WEEKEND!
***GET YOUR GUNS AND AMMO WHILE YOU CAN***
WE HAVE PLENTY- AND GREAT SELECTIONS

THE FIRST 10 ID CARRYING VETERANS WHO COME TO FRONT DESK ON SUNDAY WILL RECEIVE A FREE BOX OF 22 AMMO.



The Tanner Gun Show returns to the Denver Mart AUGUST 2-3. The Denver Mart is located at I-25 and 58th Ave. Show hours are 9-5 Saturday and 9-4 Sunday, Admission is $8 for one day and $12 for a two day pass. Active military gets in for $5. For more information, and a $1 off admission coupon (FIRST TIME USERS ONLY), visit http://www.tannergunshow.com/.

[def90]

are the lines still crazy stupid to get in?

[sroz]

What lines??? Got there last show at about 8:45 on Sun. & there may have been 20 or 30 people lined up. They sent these emails out to everyone on their mailing list, so there may be more on Sunday. Wonder if these will be 50 rd. boxes.

[brutal]

What lines??? Got there last show at about 8:45 on Sun. & there may have been 20 or 30 people lined up. They sent these emails out to everyone on their mailing list, so there may be more on Sunday. Wonder if these will be 50 rd. boxes.

I'd guess 50rd unless they make them smaller. :D

Ditto on the lines, shwo two weeks ago but I heard it really sucked (slow). Maybe this one will have a little more traffic.

[sroz]

I'd guess 50rd unless they make them smaller. :D

Ditto on the lines, shwo two weeks ago but I heard it really sucked (slow). Maybe this one will have a little more traffic.

Guessing that is why they are offering up the ammo and discount for vets. Lot of vendors are leaving. A lot more room between the aisles. Glad they are finally cutting the vets a break on entrance fee. Hope they continue with it.

[TEAMRICO]

I will be up in Denver tomorrow again for my wife Lazik eye pre op exam.
We are taking advantage of the hotel rates and staying the night at the quality inn. I will try to swing by first thing Sunday Morning. I always like to browse for smaller items.
Will APEX be there this time???
Hell, might even try to get there real early and score my fifty rounds of deuce deuce!!

[def90]

went to the show, was behind another COAR member in a blue tacoma this morning at a stop light in Boulder, got there at 9:15 so no lines, seemed somewhat busy as I was leaving around noon. No ammo cans for sale and a lot of way overpriced stuff still. The same guy had the same Century built L1A1 that he had 2 years ago for way to much then and now he is still asking even more. Came home with an Argentine FAL bayonet that I think I can flip and get my admission money back on.

[APEXgunparts]

Gloria & I were set up in Denver today.
Slow & steady seemed to describe the day.
That mostly described our drive home to Colorado Springs!
I hope Sunday moves along a bit quicker!

Richard

[Clint45]

This was the first Tanner I've been to in nearly a year. Usually I get there when they open and it is so jammed full of people by 11 you can barely move. Today was different. I didn't get there until noon and was surprised to see plenty of parking. Show was not packed at all. My favorite ammo vendor told me he is going out of business soon. Got a great deal on 230 gr Golden Saber ($20 a box). Saw a lot of overpriced garbage on other tables. Many of the usual vendors were not there.

[brutal]

I heard they dropped 100 tables.

We measured 12' between the aisles where we were. Probably almost double.

I think we sold one IIIA vest today.

I know *somebody* that found something cool at the show that only has overpriced worthless junk. [Coffee]

[sroz]

I heard they dropped 100 tables.

We measured 12' between the aisles where we were. Probably almost double.

I think we sold one IIIA vest today.

I know *somebody* that found something cool at the show that only has overpriced worthless junk. [Coffee]

Was slow with the vendor I was helping also. Heard several others echo the same sentiment. I actually see lots decent deals. Granted we always see the old-timers who are still trying to sell the same guns they have carried to the shows for the past 3 or 4 years at inflated prices. But somehow I get the sense they really don't care if they sell or not. Just a past-time for some.
Lots of additional space between the aisles and lots of vendors no longer show up. Crowds are sometimes decent enough, there sure aren't many buyers. It makes me wonder if there will still be regular gun shows in Denver if this keeps up.

[Great-Kazoo]

Was slow with the vendor I was helping also. Heard several others echo the same sentiment. I actually see lots decent deals. Granted we always see the old-timers who are still trying to sell the same guns they have carried to the shows for the past 3 or 4 years at inflated prices. But somehow I get the sense they really don't care if they sell or not. Just a past-time for some.
Lots of additional space between the aisles and lots of vendors no longer show up. Crowds are sometimes decent enough, there sure aren't many buyers. It makes me wonder if there will still be regular gun shows in Denver if this keeps up.

One overlooked item. The mid summer shows were always slow.. It should pick up steam as november rolls around. Followed by the same winter slump.

[brutal]

Just keep holding out until the lead up to Billary's election.

I just wish i had more scratch to stack cheap guns. Maybe I'll cash in my silver when it hits $40 and buy gun parts. [hahhah-no]

[sroz]

You're right about the summer slow-down, Jim. But it has actually been slow for about a year now. That long term slow-down is what has driven a lot of vendors off. I do expect it to pick up in the fall, it's just a question of how much. As Brutal points out, upcoming elections both this year and the run-up to 2016 could definitely change things.
I'm also a member at The Firing Line and have noticed a significant drawn out slow down there. It's a cyclical industry, but a down trend lasting a couple of years can kill some of the small businesses.

[dirtrulz]

How can anyone be surprised. People have spent tons of money they didnt have over the last couple of years in panic buying. There has to be an adjustment. After a huge buying spree there is usually a huge dip. If the idiots behind tanner insist on having a show every three or four weeks and vendors expect to keep selling like they did a year ago they are nuts.

[ray1970]

I'm afraid the days of gun shows are coming to an end soon. I think the internet is at least partly to blame. Twenty years ago if I was looking for a bayonet for something or a holster for something or a pallet of 7.62x39 I went to the gun show. Today, I just hop on line and find what I want and have it sent to my door. Gun shows used to be a real good place to buy or sell stuff. Today a gun show is more literally a "show". A place to look at stuff and talk about stuff and maybe handle a few things but that's about it.

I remember the huge shows at the Astro hall in Houston. You could expect to spend two days there if you wanted to try to see everything.

I try to make it to the Tanner shows as my schedule allows but mostly for the nostalgia of the whole affair. I hardly ever spend money there.

[USMC88-93]

I remember the huge shows at the Astro hall in Houston. You could expect to spend two days there if you wanted to try to see everything.

I try to make it to the Tanner shows as my schedule allows but mostly for the nostalgia of the whole affair. I hardly ever spend money there.

Ditto, I miss the size and variety of the Astro Hall shows.

[brutal]

Another winning thread of show bashing. Sadly, I'm as guilty of it as the rest of you.

Perhaps we should just ask the mods to remove the GUNSHOW forum.

We actually had a decent show. Sold a bunch of vests and I even sold an overpriced AR. (Thanks Randy! @R&S for the BGC) I bought some mixed 00-04 LC 7.62x51 from a guy for .60/rd DELIVERED and I'm happy with the deal. I did have to walk out in the parking lot and then put the boxes in my truck after he pulled up to it. Phew, hard work for that one.

I passed on the Portuguese battle packs. If he had moved down price I might have grabbed them too. Totally passed on the 1973 in cans on M14 stripper clips but if anyone wants it and wants to make an offer, I might still be able to get it from him.

[roberth]

I didn't go to this one, but I'll be at the September 20 show, that one should be much better partly because hunting season is just around the corner.

[BlasterBob]

I, for one, sure hope the Mods do NOT intend to remove the Gun Show section. I refer to it quite often.

[BlasterBob]

Have yet to hear if the Mods are or are not considering the removal this valuable gun Show section?????