LVSteve
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Went to the second day of the Rocky Mountain Gun Show at the South Point Casino in Las Vegas. I got there about 130 pm and there was no line. Went inside and never saw more than about 20 folk in the snakey area for buying ammo from the big ammo stall. However, a sign at the entrance to the snakey did list the ammo that had run out. No prizes for guessing they were out of .223, 9mm, 7.62x39, .22LR and 45 ACP. All the vendors said it was MUCH quieter than it had been on Saturday. Suits me.
Saw a few Smiths and they were either beat or suspiciously shiny. I thought they were expensive either way. I did not take notes but an Outdoorsman in 38 Special for about $1500 made me go WTH. It was a very deep gloss blue as were most of the other guns at that table. I am easily fooled when it comes to blued finishes so I cannot say what was real and what was Memorex.
New semi-auto handguns seemed to be selling well and most of the prices were within reason. I saw more "house guns" being sold this show than last when CCW pieces were in big demand.
Many vendors were not putting prices on black rifles and components. Interesting. Either they sold very little on Saturday and did not want to reprice everything or they are trying to suck in panicky buyers who will offer anything. I saw very few complete black rifles or uppers sold. Dunno about lowers as they disappear into a normal shopping bag.
Many milsurp rifles there I have seen at the same show for the last couple of years. This is where the "show" part of gun show comes in. The stuff is priced, but please, $600 for a Type 38 Arisaka carbine with a scrubbed Mum? That is not even a starting point for negotiation. Garand prices were laughable. "Special show price $1475" for a nice example of a common type is just silly.
Now the one thing that stood out in this show. It was stuffed with used sporting rifles and shotguns. I don't know if folk have dumped them to buy ammo, black rifles or post Xmas bills, but the place crawled with them.
I came away with a cheap OWB holster, a pair of no-tilt followers for some GI mags, a cheap Picatinny riser and some cheap files. Saw some other things I wanted to take home but their husbands/boyfriends might have got grumpy.
Saw a few Smiths and they were either beat or suspiciously shiny. I thought they were expensive either way. I did not take notes but an Outdoorsman in 38 Special for about $1500 made me go WTH. It was a very deep gloss blue as were most of the other guns at that table. I am easily fooled when it comes to blued finishes so I cannot say what was real and what was Memorex.
New semi-auto handguns seemed to be selling well and most of the prices were within reason. I saw more "house guns" being sold this show than last when CCW pieces were in big demand.
Many vendors were not putting prices on black rifles and components. Interesting. Either they sold very little on Saturday and did not want to reprice everything or they are trying to suck in panicky buyers who will offer anything. I saw very few complete black rifles or uppers sold. Dunno about lowers as they disappear into a normal shopping bag.
Many milsurp rifles there I have seen at the same show for the last couple of years. This is where the "show" part of gun show comes in. The stuff is priced, but please, $600 for a Type 38 Arisaka carbine with a scrubbed Mum? That is not even a starting point for negotiation. Garand prices were laughable. "Special show price $1475" for a nice example of a common type is just silly.
Now the one thing that stood out in this show. It was stuffed with used sporting rifles and shotguns. I don't know if folk have dumped them to buy ammo, black rifles or post Xmas bills, but the place crawled with them.
I came away with a cheap OWB holster, a pair of no-tilt followers for some GI mags, a cheap Picatinny riser and some cheap files. Saw some other things I wanted to take home but their husbands/boyfriends might have got grumpy.
