Pembroke Pines Gun Show

[jmcisc]

Today I traveled about 100 miles to attend the Pembroke Pines, Florida gun show. This show has been touted as the new and improved replacement for the Ft. Lauderdale show. Not!
I go to gun shows regularly, and this one has to rank up there as one of the worst. Primarily the vendors were selling holsters, knives, tee shirts, AR uppers, etc. and a few guns. It only took me about 20 minutes to see everything.
The upside to this was that since it took such a short time to go through the show, I had enough time to stop at a local pawn shop, where I found a good deal on a Ruger.

 

[pharmer]

I heard gossip that West Palm and Lauderdale revolted against the traveling Shoot Straight Store shows. It will take a determined ($$$$) promoter to get some oxygen away from Khaled. I have been watching the Lakeland LRPC show die a slow death. Went last weekend and while "Traditional" it fit into a single hangar at the Lakeland Linder airport. Joe

 

[jmcisc]

I heard gossip that West Palm and Lauderdale revolted against the traveling Shoot Straight Store shows. It will take a determined ($$$$) promoter to get some oxygen away from Khaled. I have been watching the Lakeland LRPC show die a slow death. Went last weekend and while "Traditional" it fit into a single hangar at the Lakeland Linder airport. Joe

Joe, I don't know about Ft. Lauderdale, but the Palm Beach Shoot Straight store is only about a mile away from the West Palm Show. While Shoot Straight doesn't have any tables at the show it always has someone standing outside the entrance with a sign directing attendees to the store.
Joel

 

[jack the toad]

Some shows seem to be dwindling away. Just curious OP, what was admission and table costs?

 

[Sixgun100]

I find the South Florida Gun Shows to be disappointing. Lots of T-Shirts, hats, jewelry, beef jerky, etc. Seems like the “Gun” is now missing from the “Show.”

 

[Rudi]

At shows I keep an eye out for older S&Ws. They are few and far between. Lots of new guns, black guns, even collector old guns. Just not many Smiths.

 

[jmcisc]

Some shows seem to be dwindling away. Just curious OP, what was admission and table costs?

Don't know about the table costs, but admission was $13 ($1 discount with coupon). No charge for parking.

This is one of the shows that should dwindle away.

 

[jmcisc]

I find the South Florida Gun Shows to be disappointing. Lots of T-Shirts, hats, jewelry, beef jerky, etc. Seems like the “Gun” is now missing from the “Show.”

Sixgun, I agree completely. In fact, if you check one of my older posts it reads almost word for word as yours does.
Joel

 

[pharmer]

I find the South Florida Gun Shows to be disappointing. Seems like the “Gun” is now missing from the “Show.”

Same in the Orlando area. Within 100 miles there isn't a show worth driving to unless you ahve a day and gas to waste. Joe

 

[soFlaNative]

I was tempted just for all the bad press and protesters the show generated but the prospect of an afternoon with the family and football versus a $13 jerky fest made the decision for me.

 

[DeathGrip]

Where in Pembroke Pines was this?

 

[soFlaNative]

Civic Center at Pines Blvd. between Palm and Hiatus.

 

[DeathGrip]

Civic Center at Pines Blvd. between Palm and Hiatus.[/QUOTE

I guess I didn't miss anything.