Tulsa Show Finds

[flundertaker]

$100 entry is NOT the way to take care of one's customers, IMO. Don't know what they're thinking on that.

That’s Friday only. Saturday and Sunday are $15 and parking is free. It’s a hell of a bargain for a 4200 table show. Biggest show in the country by far.

 

[marinevet]

Saturday is $15.00.......Sunday Is $10.00.........

 

[OPinOKC]

I found a 17-4 with a nice trigger (maybe they all have a nice one) to bring home.

 

[Truckman]

$100 entry is NOT the way to take care of one's customers, IMO. Don't know what they're thinking on that.

I do - they're thinking about raking in all the bucks they can while the opportunity exists...It also costs the vendors an extra $100 to set up early on Thursday so they can wander around Friday looking for bargains while they miss talking to the non-vendors who paid their $100 to come in Friday...I have no idea what Wanenmacher pays the venue...

I also noticed several vendors who didn't even show up until 0730 Saturday morning to set up their tables before the public started streaming in at 0800......Ben

 

[bobsguns]

That’s Friday only. Saturday and Sunday are $15 and parking is free. It’s a hell of a bargain for a 4200 table show. Biggest show in the country by far.

I know. I was there.

 

[bobsguns]

I do - they're thinking about raking in all the bucks they can while the opportunity exists...It also costs the vendors an extra $100 to set up early on Thursday so they can wander around Friday looking for bargains while they miss talking to the non-vendors who paid their $100 to come in Friday...I have no idea what Wanenmacher pays the venue...

I also noticed several vendors who didn't even show up until 0730 Saturday morning to set up their tables before the public started streaming in at 0800......Ben

I don't know why the shows would stop in OK. The state is pretty pro-2nd, IMO.

I've worked gun shows in TN for over 30 years. There're always dealers who come in on Sat morning & set-up. Nothing new there.

But to charge the public $100 for a Fri is absolutely insane, IMO. I've worked shows that were 3 day events, both sides of the table. No big deal on the selling side, you're going to be setting up on Fri anyway. Loved it as a customer as the aisles were much less crowded.

 

[lawman445]

I wasn`t looking for a factory engraved 6" model 629 no dash- but I found one. I was just trying to make it to the restroom and just had to make a quick detour over to some wall tables I realized hadn`t looked at yet...

Before that I found two of the N frames I`m always looking for- the first of which was a humpback hammered Registered Magnum that has clear markings and is pit free but still cheap and conditionally challenged enough that I won`t feel bad about having some work done on it to make it more awesome. It was a 1952 factory reblue that is worn and mostly grey now and unfortunately it was also post war rebarreled and rear sighted but for some reason whoever had the work done passed up the chance to have a proper length barrel installed and ordered the 6 inch. Or perhaps they just asked for the most boring barrel length they had available, I dunno...

I also picked up a pretty cool 5 screw pre 27 that had originally been a 6 1/2" blue before going back to SW in the 60`s to be nickled and have the barrel cut down to 4 1/2". The only thing I don`t like about it is that handling it with the 4 1/2" barrel makes me a little sad that I stopped at 5" on some other N frames I`ve had cut down over the years.