Nations Gun Show, Aug 21-23
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HonestFool03
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- Feb 24, 2009
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Both tylers and united (IPs here) have had good luck keeping glocks in their inventory. Might be worth a call to them instead of driving all that way and dealing with the lines there
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HonestFool03
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- Feb 24, 2009
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Anyone head there today?
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I went today and like others have said, this one was not worth it. Only went because I had pre-purchased a ticket online a week ago. Got there at 8:00 for the 9:00 open, about 200-250 people already in line. Prices real high inside, especially on ammo, but it was there if you were willing to spend. By the time we left (11:00) the line outside for the main hall was absolutely insane. They set up something resembling an amusement park ride queue that wrapped back and forth about 20 times in the parking lot.
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whistlersmother
Peace through strength
That line is longer than yesterday 'cause it zig-zags more. Across that entire lot. Yesterday, the zig-zag was about 1/2 the lot with the line being single file to the end.
HonestFool03
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- Feb 24, 2009
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Thanks for the info. Looking like I'll just wait for gettysburg.
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Biggfoot44
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- Aug 2, 2009
- 33,137
Spoke with some people who arrived at noon, took almost 2hr to get in .
Ammo prices are what they are . I did get some Cor Bon at pre panic prices , .45acp Lead RN at about normal , and 2k of LP primers. No SP , SR very limited .
Ammo prices are what they are . I did get some Cor Bon at pre panic prices , .45acp Lead RN at about normal , and 2k of LP primers. No SP , SR very limited .
myright
domestic tourist
My father and I just home in Annapolis from the show. We did get directly into the small building. We were told 2 hrs in line for the big building. I doubt we will go back tomorrow though we can get in for free.We are looking for magazines and ammo.
JoeyBimmer
Active Member
Early Saturday was nuts. Early would have been arriving at 7 or 8 am and waiting around for the 9am open.
Ammo seemed expensive, but I know suppliers have been charging more, or so I have been told.
Yes. Small show was a walk right in when I slipped in around 2pm
Some people were playing the gouging game, someone I was with was looking for it, and found the worst price was someone selling FMJ box of 50 for 45$
Too high and too few.
(Just guessing.)
I arrived at 9:30, didn't walk in the show until 11:55
the "MAGS" guy in the corner has anything and everything you can think of. Big booth, selling only mags. I got an XD 20 round mag finally. Impulse buy to have something to show for my trip, in addition to a rubber band gun for my toddler.
Biggfoot44
Ultimate Member
- Aug 2, 2009
- 33,137
And as another plug , if you volunteer at the MSI booth , not only free admission , but no waiting in line .
Mike OTDP
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- Feb 12, 2008
- 3,324
Which is why I'm working the Sunday afternoon shift. :-)
JoeyBimmer
Active Member
yes. I would arrive an hour to half an hour early, at minimum. My buddies got there at 9 on the money and still waited an hour
WeaponsCollector
EXTREME GUN OWNER
Whenever I want to skip the line, I renew my NRA membership for $20 and get a free hat and free ticket and just walk right in. Probably not so easy in this climate with all the panic buying thanks to gun grabbing democvnts. Usually there's a table at either side of the main entrance to join or renew NRA membership. Have a pile of a dozen or more NRA hats.
JoeyBimmer
Active Member
I don't know if that is going to work this go round. There was no vendors outside at all, and I know the NRA both was on the inside towards the front in the middle.
I hope I am wrong for the sake of those wishing to visit tomorow.
WeaponsCollector
EXTREME GUN OWNER
That would suck if the NRA didn't set up a table outside like they usually do.
Going to skip this one because I can't take chances with getting the virus, have been to almost all of them for the last 15 or so years.
Good luck to those who go and try to be careful as the virus is still out there.
For those who went, did you see many people not wearing a mask?
Yes, unfortunately. In the past, online ticket purchasers have been allowed to skip the line and go right in when the doors open. This time they made everyone wait in line so they could have some idea of how many people were inside.
NRA table was NOT outside this time so that option was out for skipping the line too.
Well, that’s a load of bs...their website says if you buy a ticket online, to not wait in line and skip to the front.
Biggfoot44
Ultimate Member
- Aug 2, 2009
- 33,137
However , the VCDL table Was outside .
It was good seeing you again, BF44! You dutifully man the MSI table at every Chantilly show I've ever attended. Thanks!
I re-upped my MSI membership, snagged some mags and a few other things, and walked away from some insane prices.
I got into the Saturday morning line at 9 am. Ticket was prepaid. As I expected, the line moved quickly until the hall was full (I heard the capacity was set at 600 attendees), and then folks were let in only after others had left.
During the first hour the line only advance in dribs and drabs. Starting at about 10 am the line picked up speed as folks started to leave in numbers, and by about 10:20 I got in. There was very low density of people in the hall. Mask discipline was high.
