Couple weeks back I went to the Chickasha show, same story. I used to wonder why do these guys load up, set up, show up, and have prices so high they don't sell anything? I've seen some of these guys with the same crappy guns for 3 years running. It finally dawned on me that they don't want to sell their junk, they want to be the man behind the table, they think that makes them a guru, they answer all kinds of questions, and pontificate on history, et all. But really all they know is buy it for a dollar and sell it for ten. Years ago at a show, I came across a rifle, I don't remember what, it was marked 30-06 sniper rifle, it was not 30-06 and not a sniper rifle, but I asked the guy about trading, sure he says, I said I have a table right over there and I'll grab something, I picked up an M1 carbine, they were just getting hot, I took it over to him and he said what is that? Yeah only 6 million made, but he had never seen one. Millions and billions of years ago gun shows were more like swap meets, gun nuts just trying to lighten the load, interesting knowledgeable guys, but now you have used car salesman trying to fund the Vegas account. If you go to a gun show now, you must have time to waste.
They have gone back to the GunBroker pricing system.
I think many of these guys keep prices high so they can tell the wife...see,.... I tried to sell them...everyone wants them for free....
Can't argue that at all , I just noticed the prices are considerably higher at Muskogee than Tulsa or OKC by a wide margin
Muskogee is the only gun show I’ve ever been to, and that was when I was a kid. Always wanted to go to the big Tulsa show, as I’ve got some (older) friends who would make a weekend out of it, get a motel and hang out and go just for fun. They usually did well too.
I travel to Houston on business occasionally & usually travel so I can hit a show or two in East Texas as it seems those shows have more military WWI & II items than the local shows in OK. But do note the ammo & firearm prices in the small shows are usually in the nose bleed territory, but usually find a private sale with a knife or bayonet or other items that were "grandpas" at a reasonable price, so worth the entry fee.
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You guys remember Reyhas or Rehas or something like that? Dude would sell guns for crazy prices and claim they would shoot 1moa at 1k yds.
A lot of the exhibitors price high for the ones that come in to trade, room to make mistakes. Be prepared to haggle if just buying. At all shows you will find good dealers and bad ones.
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Rijas with the cryogenically treated barrels. Most accurate AR ever!
