- May 5, 2008
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I might go, kinda want to find a red Lancer mag.
Kind of disappointed by this show. Used to be a good show. Not anywhere close to the number of vendors just a few years ago.
Kind of disappointed by this show. Used to be a good show. Not anywhere close to the number of vendors just a few years ago.
It was the show of overly priced firearms. 799 for a mosin yea right!
I saw another turkineli clone today at the Gettysburg gun show. I think the dealer was from Turkey himself and they are imported into Hagerstown md. Looked exactly like the SD4 and others. They were asking $500.
To be fair, there is an item market at the PA shows you cannot have in MD. Doesn't mean PA shows are any better though for the most part. Although Timonium shows have just become completely ridiculous. Howard County show is still one of my favs, even if I am from PA.Not impressed today. Prices were retail or over. Not much of any value buys. Selection, eh, more junk flea market than anything else. Probably more used firearms then new, nothing special. Disappointing for this show, as it usually is fairly decent. Maybe less dealers as selection is still not completely up to par as years past, and not really worth displaying at a show when the dealers can do just as well in their own shop?
From the looks of things i really shouldn't waste my time going eh?
Honestly have been looking for a lever action for a while, but prices have seemed like everything else to be rather high.It all depends upon what you're looking for.
Seems like the milsurps that were there were overpriced, as was ammo.
I didn't see any of what would probably be considered 'Tier 1' ARs, the best I saw were Anderson LPKs and lowers, but I wasn't really looking at them.
OTOH, if you're looking to buy (or just look at) handguns, shotguns, old and new hunting rifles, old lever actions, knives, holsters, magazines of all kinds (the MagMan was there as usual), etc; there was plenty to see.
Honestly have been looking for a lever action for a while, but prices have seemed like everything else to be rather high.
Any chance you looked at a few while there?
I really appreciate the heads up!
thats the show where the deals are IMHO.... pa shows as well as lack lister md shows are just overpriced. Chantilly always has the best selection and prices as well as Md legal ARs..... just my .02Enjoyed the show today. Saw a nicew colt SP1 AR for $2500. TO bad no sale to MD resident. I also saw a nice West German PK1 with holster and orginal bpx for $795. I was this close to picking it up.
On to Dulles next week.
-Russ
It was the show of overly priced firearms. 799 for a mosin yea right!
Enjoyed the show today. Saw a nicew colt SP1 AR for $2500. TO bad no sale to MD resident. I also saw a nice West German PK1 with holster and orginal bpx for $795. I was this close to picking it up.
Correction:
On to Howard next week and York end of the month.
-Russ