Tanner Gun Show

[sniper7]

tons of people there. pretty good show though. my buddy sold is .40 S&W tactical and got himself a new XD9 M
we went out and shot it and WOW! great gun.

lots of cool stuff but most was grossly overpriced as always.

I asked a couple of the tables why they even set up a table at a gun show....the tables that didn't have any guns. like the ones selling jewelry or dolls.

hopefully they never sell anything there and will soon realize they aren't wanted.

[Ridge]

Even if nobody wants what they are selling, they are still giving money to the Tanner that keep it running, which we need to remind ourselves of...so what if we dont want authentic knockoff indian jewelry, or elk jerky, or a polishing cloth...it is their money that still gives us a place to go and buy/sell/trade our wares...

[gnihcraes]

I look at the non firearms vendors as being needed in a way... we need to keep as many people as possible interested in firearms, and these vendors help with this. If they didn't mind being at a "gun show" they must have some interest in them. If it also prompts some other people to attend and look around, for non gun related items, it still brings them to the show and see that the gun world isn't such a bad thing. They might even decide to look at some items or get the feelings to try shooting sometime...

I've been trying to get a female co-worker to attend one of the shows, as she is interested in getting something for home protection, and she was a few feet from the door this weekend and didn't enter the gunshow. Something turned her away and I don't know what it was. (I even gave her a coupon for the $1 off) I would have met her there, but couldn't due to other obligations at the time she wanted to browse...

I just think of it this way, if I take my daughter to the show, and she sees something "pretty" she likes, and I purchase it for her, the next time I mention gun show, she's interested... if for the guns or not. But she did get to be in the environment, around all these dangerous weapons and survived... ha... positive energy.

If the gun show turns out to be more than 15% non-firearm related items, I'll probably get turned off... but I'm turned off now anyway with the outrageous prices people are gouging for...

m2cents...

[Irving]

Even if nobody wants what they are selling, they are still giving money to the Tanner that keep it running, which we need to remind ourselves of...so what if we dont want authentic knockoff indian jewelry, or elk jerky, or a polishing cloth...it is their money that still gives us a place to go and buy/sell/trade our wares...

Best answer. Thank you.

[carnplanenut]

I agree completely. I brought my 9 year old with me. We even turned it into a daddy-daughter day. She ended up with a peny necklace and I got a few mag pouches and a Brownell 20 round mag. I even took her to lunch, so we had a great day and she already wants to go to the next gun show.

We either get the next generation excited about our sport or our sport dies.

Jason

[Aloha_Shooter]

Typically on most NEW firearms the prices are about 10-20 percent or much higher than what you would pay on Gunbroker. For example there was a guy(he typically sets up right by the bathrooms as you come in) that had Bushmaster carbines the last couple shows for 1600 dollars. He also had the basic PTR rifle for 2000 dollars. Pistols such as the XDM, Glocks and Sigs were over priced as well when compared to the auction prices. Sometimes the difference in price was over a $100.00 or more.

Buying anything on the Internet is usually 10-20% cheaper than picking it up locally. Of course, you're not factoring in delivery charges, the overhead incurred by actually having a store, etc.

[King]

I went to the Tanner gun show for my first time last month. I didnt find any good deals on guns or ammo. The prices were relatively high. I did however get a couple p-mags for my ar at a reasonable price. As far as the crowds, I went at 9:00 am on Sunday. The crowds were very light until about 11 or so. I saw every table and only had to wait a few minutes towards the end. Its worth going if u havnt gone. Hope this helps..

[hockeyjedi]

Took a friend from Kalifornia there who had never been to a gun show before, his comment was:

"It gives me hope that there is still some sort of freedom in this country"

lets hope it lasts

[NASA]

What are the chances of buying a couple 5K boxes of WSR primers at the upcoming show(s)? Are the shelves bare there also?

[ChunkyMonkey]

They have some, but.. they are going for $40-50/1k at the last show. You probably can get it for $20-30 at cabela's etc.