So is Nations Gun Show the one to go to?

[clarkcondor]

Dulles sucks if you're trying to buy guns. The MD hate/fear is strong there.

Will be much worse now post 10/1 and the relocation/absence of the only MD FFL doing transfers there.

 

[niftyvt]

What is an optimal time? I was there one year and literally could not park anywhere. Left without going in!

Early in the morning.

 

[Mike OTDP]

You certainly can not be talking about any vendor there wanting to do transfers of firearms to MD. No one there except for 1 dealer (who charges $100+ transfer fees) will touch a sale of a firearm to a Marylander.

I think the operative word was "ship". If you're buying anything like a pistol or EBR, you need to have a transfer dealer in MD lined up.

 

[dreadpirate]

Dulles sucks if you're trying to buy guns. The MD hate/fear is strong there. I'm also not usually impressed by the pricing.

OTOH, it's pretty good spot to buy common magazines. Prices for those tend not to be too nutty due to competition. Not sure how ammo is these days.

I went there looking for G3 mags, which are suppose to be cheap. I saw two different venders that wanted $20 for a G3 mag, they looked to me to be surplus. I talked one guy down from $10.95 to $8.75 a mag. Then found some beat up looking G3 mags for $6. He also had steel G3 mags for $8. Since the $8.75 aluminum mags were in better condition, I picked up 4 of those. I suppose I could have got the beaters, cleaned them up and painted them and that would have worked too.

I saw 30 round aluminum AR mags for $12, and Korean Magpul clones for $15. Looks like the Magpul mags had been sold earlier, did not see any that were reasonably priced.

 

[phx223]

I went there looking for G3 mags, which are suppose to be cheap. I saw two different venders that wanted $20 for a G3 mag, they looked to me to be surplus. I talked one guy down from $10.95 to $8.75 a mag. Then found some beat up looking G3 mags for $6. He also had steel G3 mags for $8. Since the $8.75 aluminum mags were in better condition, I picked up 4 of those. I suppose I could have got the beaters, cleaned them up and painted them and that would have worked too.

I saw 30 round aluminum AR mags for $12, and Korean Magpul clones for $15. Looks like the Magpul mags had been sold earlier, did not see any that were reasonably priced.

I found a lot of Pmag's for 11-15, but was there at 1030 Sat. I only bought one mag, $14 for a Foliage Windowed (that's all I needed).

 

[Sting]

Spent Sunday afternoon at there. Parking was hard but not impossible. Some good prices on ammunition and magazines. A great selection of handguns I could not buy, being from the PR of Md. It was good to browse. Picked up some tools and tips. The crowd and vendors were cheerful and helpful. A great way to spend a Sunday afternoon.