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Ok, so which are the best gun shows?
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Ditto- especially if you like guns of the old west.
Yankee lake is my favorite and Warren/Niles a second, don’t know how they stack up nationally but for Northeast Ohio I’ll take them over Berea.
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Yes, Yankee Lake (one of my favorites), Warren, Mansfield (Heritage Gun Shows), Akron are good shows but their size kinda keeps them out of 'national best shows' category.
Yankee Lake (only a few shows per year) is good because it's at the Ohio/PA line, draws vendors from PA that we don't normally see at the other NE Ohio shows.
Every week I go to the 'gunshowtrader' site to see what's coming up/or cancelled for the upcoming weekend.
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TLflag
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The Colorado Gun Collectors Show has moved from Colorado Springs to Greeley and is really good, but as others have said, 1 Oct there will be a 3 day wait to pick up your gun, meaning as the seller, you will need to meet somewhere to let them pick up their gun. There is also a Democratic push to make it a 10 day wait in the Democratic controlled State.
The Colorado Gun Collectors Show has moved from Colorado Springs to Greeley and is really good, but as others have said, 1 Oct there will be a 3 day wait to pick up your gun, meaning as the seller, you will need to meet somewhere to let them pick up their gun. There is also a Democratic push to make it a 10 day wait in the Democratic controlled State.
As a Tulsa area resident I obviously cast my vote for the Wanenmacher Tulsa Arms Show, held twice a year in November and April - 11 acres of guns under one roof! TULSA ARMS SHOW!
Other than the Wanenmacher shows, here in Tulsa and Oklahoma City there is some kind of small gun show about once a month, put on by a variety of promoters. Attention Required! | Cloudflare
I go to nearly every one in Tulsa and rarely find anything worthwhile - see my other post about gun shows for why: http://smith-wessonforum.com/141808165-post59.html These small gun shows take about 45 minutes for me to go through whereas the Wanenmacher show is a two-day event.
Maybe 20 years ago there was a gun show put on here 2-3 times a year called the Grand National Gun Show. It was very good, sometimes better than the Wanenmacher show because prices were not jacked up. It usually took up about 2/3 of the Expo Center at the fairgrounds. They also put on the Hall of Fame gun show in OKC. For whatever reason those gun shows declined until they were no better than any other small one and eventually stopped (or changed name). It is no longer worthwhile for me to drive to OKC for any shows there, they are even more pitiful than the small Tulsa shows.
There is a small show that is put on once a year in Shawnee, OK that is of interest, the Indian Territory Antique & Collector Arms Show. Almost everything there is of the "blue steel and walnut" category, very little in the way of modern plastic stuff. Attention Required! | Cloudflare
Other than the Wanenmacher shows, here in Tulsa and Oklahoma City there is some kind of small gun show about once a month, put on by a variety of promoters. Attention Required! | Cloudflare
I go to nearly every one in Tulsa and rarely find anything worthwhile - see my other post about gun shows for why: http://smith-wessonforum.com/141808165-post59.html These small gun shows take about 45 minutes for me to go through whereas the Wanenmacher show is a two-day event.
Maybe 20 years ago there was a gun show put on here 2-3 times a year called the Grand National Gun Show. It was very good, sometimes better than the Wanenmacher show because prices were not jacked up. It usually took up about 2/3 of the Expo Center at the fairgrounds. They also put on the Hall of Fame gun show in OKC. For whatever reason those gun shows declined until they were no better than any other small one and eventually stopped (or changed name). It is no longer worthwhile for me to drive to OKC for any shows there, they are even more pitiful than the small Tulsa shows.
There is a small show that is put on once a year in Shawnee, OK that is of interest, the Indian Territory Antique & Collector Arms Show. Almost everything there is of the "blue steel and walnut" category, very little in the way of modern plastic stuff. Attention Required! | Cloudflare
The Big Reno Show used to be great, but this past weekend did not have many people come to the show. This is traditionaly normal for this show i August. Generally the spring and fall shows have good crowds. About 1500 talbles in the past, probably not that many now.
Bo Rich
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OGCA in the latest news letter set the dates for the return to Cleveland’s I X Center. When they had it there back in the 1990’s l thought that was the best show. I collected Pre 64 Model 70’s then, and I always found very good examples there. But, mostly it was the wonderful friends that I would visit who shared the same passion that I have. Looking forward to the show. Hopefully, I will see some old friends, and make some new ones.
Another vote for FW gun show. Its pretty good. I don't get to too many shows...OKC is pretty weak but beats doing lawn work. No doubt Tulsa is the best show in my area.
ACORN
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I dislike the Pittsburgh/Monroeville show.
Not enough parking, $12 entrance fee, food is expensive, read, $7 for a hotdog.
A much bigger and better show is the Washington County show at the Washington County Fairgrounds. Next one is Sept. 23/24.
3 rooms lots of room. Free parking and about $7 to get in. Food is reasonable and good.
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Never been to it, but it's been recommended to go to by a gun show vendor friend. Access looks easy.
The Last Standing Knight
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Your memory is correct...The Astrodome shows were advertised as 2000 tables, but they were 6 foot tables...Still it was the best local show to Houston...The present HGCA show in the Heights has the flavor of the old shows, but not the size...The Humble HGCA show is still better than the commercially promoted shows there, but the commercial element still creeps in......Ben
Agreed.
The era of the big gun show is over...even for HGCA. Lots of reasons but the one I've heard was insurance requirements and and ever increasing list of do's/don'ts/can'ts/won'ts.
I wasn't too pleased about the past NRA show here, either.
ACORN
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Yes it not too far off Rte 70 and Rte 79.
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