At 100 yards?
Sorry. I was referring to my results at 50 yards.
At 100 yards?
Sorry. I was referring to my results at 50 yards.
Wasn't doubting, just curious. Thanks
Went to this show which really should have been called the gun, knife, juke show. To much non gun related tables there! No really great bargains.
Have you been to the Timoniun Show? That fits your description much better
Gun shows aren't really for deals anymore. They provide availability in one spot; ammo (modern, rare and obsolete), mags, parts, supplies, etc.
IMHO, York, Gettysburg and Harrisburg are the top 3 shows in the area all things considered
Don't criticize Timonium you'll get mauled on here
It's a damned double edge sword.
Support MD shows or they go away. Don't want that.
But you're supporting a show which is more like a flea market than a gun show. So what incentive is there for the promoter to do better?
Went to this show which really should have been called the gun, knife, juke show. To much non gun related tables there! No really great bargains.
I don't know what it takes to put on a show and be a promoter. I have to wonder what your success would be if you advertised a show as a promoter as "this show is gun and hunting related only. No junk tables". Would it do anything to draw in more shops? Some people would care others wouldn't. Legitimately I don't know if that marketing strategy would work.
I'm not sure what the price of facilities are at Howard County or Frederick, but 25+ years ago, I was in charge of running the Gaithersburg hamfest. It was by far the largest hamfest on the east coast in the fall. Commercial venders wanted tables for free, clubs wanted tables for free, or fleamarket spaces outside for free, people took up three spaces and only wanted to pay for two, on and on. We did this once a year and started the planning the week after the show ended. We tried to keep it amateur radio, electronics, computer related, but we ended up with "other" vendors in order to sell tables.
Shows bring in money two ways, table sales to vendors, and then door sales to you and I.
Failing to sell tables to vendors means they need more people to walk in the door, and I ma guessing (based on my experience) that for every table they don't sell, they need 10 people to walk in the door to pay for the venue and turn a profit.
Should they be more "pure"? I would like them to be, but I walk past those tables and spend more time at the tables that have stuff I am looking for. Sometimes I find a dal, sometimes I pay market price, sometimes I come up empty.
I'm not sure what the price of facilities are at Howard County or Frederick, but 25+ years ago, I was in charge of running the Gaithersburg hamfest. It was by far the largest hamfest on the east coast in the fall. Commercial venders wanted tables for free, clubs wanted tables for free, or fleamarket spaces outside for free, people took up three spaces and only wanted to pay for two, on and on. We did this once a year and started the planning the week after the show ended. We tried to keep it amateur radio, electronics, computer related, but we ended up with "other" vendors in order to sell tables.
Shows bring in money two ways, table sales to vendors, and then door sales to you and I.
Failing to sell tables to vendors means they need more people to walk in the door, and I ma guessing (based on my experience) that for every table they don't sell, they need 10 people to walk in the door to pay for the venue and turn a profit.
Should they be more "pure"? I would like them to be, but I walk past those tables and spend more time at the tables that have stuff I am looking for. Sometimes I find a dal, sometimes I pay market price, sometimes I come up empty.