Local Gun Show = Disppointment

[MetalMan]

Went to one of the smaller local gun shows this morning here in central Ohio.

Attendance was heavy.

Fewer tables than normal for this show.

All guns were WAAAAYYYYY overpriced, especially used S&W’s. Many were heavily used or bubba’d. One table had a 49 and a 649; both in good shape but priced in the mid-$600’s.

Lots of Glocks, Taurus, a few Springfield Armory and the usual “oddballs” (“STAR”), but not a Sig to be found. I overheard several people looking for P365’s. A few trades were going on but these were mostly long guns.

I saw only a few boxes of .38 Special and .45ACP, asking prices were $35-48 per box....I passed...

There was a table with re-loading supplies but didn’t stop to look at prices...I don’t reload...

All in all, a disappointing morning but made me appreciate my modest collection even more.

 

[VM]

MM- I’m not up on gun prices (and I’ve been corrected many times by the experts here) but I would not sell my 649 for $650

 

[Rudi]

We have not had a show in 13 months due to flu.

 

[Ivan the Butcher]

In the 90's I did "PRO" gun shows at the Franklin county fair grounds until they were shut down because of embezzlement. The half dozen I've been to since then, were in the category of "T-shirts, jerky and trash for gold priced guns"

Other areas of the country have nice shows, but OGCA seems to be the only good show left in Central Ohio!

Ivan

 

[redlevel]

I haven’t been to a gun show in several years.
I’m thinking they are about to be a thing of the past.

 

[Tom K]

Here in the Tulsa area there is a small gun show just about every month, and the Wanenmacher show (world's largest when not shut down by COVID) twice a year. Some years I have gone to every show available but scored only at the huge Wanenmacher shows.

Then again I found great deals at the small show this past December, and again today. Point is, if I hadn't gone I would never have known. Ya pays yer money and ya takes your chances.

 

[holo]

In northern Ohio are shows are back to every other month. Yes prices are crazy on guns and ammo, bought a nice Beeman air pistol last weekend. I enjoy at least walking around and you never know what might fall into your lap.

 

[jbtrucker]

I forgot about the Gun Show in Huntsville this weekend , I attended one few years ago and wasn't impressed.

 

[Telecaster]

How far back in time must one travel, to be able to say, “Wow, these gun shows are awesome!”?

 

[pharmer]

How far back in time must one travel, to be able to say, “Wow, these gun shows are awesome!”?

20th century. Joe

 

[Ivan the Butcher]

How far back in time must one travel, to be able to say, “Wow, these gun shows are awesome!”?

My first OGCA show was in 1979 it would absolutely fry Pelosi's brain! The entire history of firearms under one roof and for sale! From, Wheel locks to M-2 50's, guys selling water jackets for WWI Maxium belt fed MG's, to factory engraved first year Colt SAA's!

Living in the past will only make you drool!

Ivan

 

[df06]

I haven’t been to a gun show in several years.
I’m thinking they are about to be a thing of the past.

The internet has put a big dent in them.

 

[rockquarry]

I could be mistaken, but wasn't there an ATF prohibition years ago that FFL holders couldn't legally do gun shows and were restricted to selling from their FFL address only? Anyone remember such a restriction?

 

[AJ]

This time of year we have about one gun show a month. Usually they have approximately 250 dealers or so, only about 20 or so are selling non-gun related items (beef jerky, clean your glasses, jewelry etc). Prices are on the high side. Deals can be found if you look in the right places.

 

[df06]

I could be mistaken, but wasn't there an ATF prohibition years ago that FFL holders couldn't legally do gun shows and were restricted to selling from their FFL address only? Anyone remember such a restriction?

I’m not an FFL holder, but I don’t recall that law.

 

[Telecaster]

I know one FFL holder that sold guns at gun shows. They had a stack of background checks to run the Monday after.

 

[AJ]

I know one FFL holder that sold guns at gun shows. They had a stack of background checks to run the Monday after.

Our shows here have lots of FFL holders selling guns. They do their background check right then and there. All via computer.

 

[Ackley1952]

I’m sure glad gun show prices are consistently going up. We’d be in real trouble if those prices were falling. When I feel like it’s too high I walk away. When I feel like it’s good deal I buy . I know this is a novel idea but it works for me.

 

[oldman10mm]

As posted in post #7, NE Ohio shows are plentiful. Some large, some small, some medium. The previous weekend I did the medium Berea show, this weekend I did the large Akron show, next weekend is a small Mentor show. Seems there's always a show occurring. Us Ohio folks are lucky.

 

[pawngal]

I could be mistaken, but wasn't there an ATF prohibition years ago that FFL holders couldn't legally do gun shows and were restricted to selling from their FFL address only? Anyone remember such a restriction?

I sure don't, have had an FFL for 30 years. The paper work is just a little different. Most of the sellers at gun shows I've been to are FFL dealers.