Pasadena Gun Show 1/5/2013

[Teamless]

My Brother-in-Law and I went to the High Caliber Gun Show at Pasadena this morning.
He was (still is) looking for an XDs, with a reasonable price.

Don't get me wrong, they had some, but for what was $525 3-4 weeks ago, now they want $600 +, and for the Bi-Tones that were $550, now they are $669
But that markup is not what I am really writing about.

I was looking for M&P9 17-Round mags, which are normally $42 on Smith & Wesson's website, are $70 at the show - CRAZY

And get this,
Winchester White Box, 100 count 9mm ammo, which is normally about $24 at Walmart, they are priced at $55 box.

WOW!

I knew things would be over priced a bit, but for the Mag's and ammo, WOWOWOW!

No, we didn't buy anything, but there were people buying ammo, mags, guns, etc.

All I can say, when the stock in the stores gets back to normal, I am stocking up on everything!

[Wodathunkit]

Amazing! I feel like I'm in a comfortable place now. If prices go down, I'll add to the supply! If they don't then I'm good.

[Rugerboy50]

One of the dealers I kind of know at the Pasadena show said most everyone has raised their prices to MSRP

Once the panic crowd and holiday shoppers run it's course I think the prices will drop back down.

[carlson1]

Amazing! I feel like I'm in a comfortable place now. If prices go down, I'll add to the supply! If they don't then I'm good.

That is me. I was able to get exactly what I wanted about five or six years ago. I am also going to keep watching for deals though.

[ajwakeboarder]

I went to the Market Hall show in Dallas today. Stripped Lowers were going for $500.

[Songbird]

Same situation at the Lubbock show today. They did have some AR's (my husband is trying to find a left-handed one) but they were asking a pretty penny for them!

[RPB]

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Line to get into Gun Show. Don't think Gun Control gonna do well in TN

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photo of line to get into Tennessee gun show about 3 hours ago

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@DaveRamsey the imperious Left cares not. It's the same mentality that believes the world is better off if the US has no nukes

[mr surveyor]

a buddy called me this morning to see if I wanted to go to the Longview show with him..... uuuhhhh, no, not on your life! He called me a couple hours later and said the line to get in, 30 minutes after opening, was extremely long. He said there were probably 30-40 guys "in line" with AR's on their shoulders for sale and overheard three of them telling potential buyers a price of $2500. Lots of profiteering going on amongst our ranks. What was Emanuel's statement... "never let a good tradgedy go to waste" (paraphrased)? I find it disheartening that we are being led by the very people we so despise, to do this to ourselves.

[Hector]

If someone is selling a long gun, maybe they and the buyer can both beat the entry fee by making the sale while "waiting in line"

[Abraham]

As for price gouging business's - I have a looooooooong memory.

[Songbird]

That's what the line in Lubbock was like. Wrapped all the way around the Civic Center inside. We were there right at 9 when it opened and it took us about 25 minutes to get in. We saw lots of AR's on shoulders too. Didn't even ask!

[texanjoker]

Even prior to this NObama nonsense, gun shows here in Austin had high prices.

[ajwakeboarder]

I met one vendor at the gun show today. He sold out quickly, but his prices were fair. He promised my dad a couple of thousand 5.56 rounds when he gets them back in. everyone else's prices were seriously jacked up.

[Gordie Howe]

As someone new to CHL and owning for perosnal defense. I have what I need for handguns; but wanted to possibly get a long-gun on the lower ends, such as a short-barrel pump shotgun and or carbine; nothing fancy or military/tactical. Are the prices reasonable on the lower end?

[Teamless]

Are the prices reasonable on the lower end?

I think most everythign was up-marked