Are You Personally Satisfied With Gun Show Prices?
 

I am not trying to start a big squabble, but several of my friends have recently expressed discontent with the prices and condition of guns at gunshows. Are any of you feeling the same way? Why? I have several fellow shooters who have recently told me that if they had not known guns "inside and out" that they would have been taken by the price and especially by the sellers alleging that the guns were in "excellent to mint condition," when actually they had problems with feeding, extraction, attempts to cover up cracked stocks, "original" pre 64 Winchester lever actions that weren't as described, etc. I am hoping that this scenario is few and far between. What do you think?

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BOLTACTION

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yeah, just like when you are looking for a used car and you call the owner and they say the tires are fine and there is no rust at all, then when you drive an hour to go look at the car it is rusted up the ..... and it needs 300 in tires. I hate that

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I thing that I have noticed at gun shows lately are older handguns that have a lot of wear but are listed as new in the box. I have especially noticed 1rst or 2nd generation Glocks being sold at 3rd generation prices. There are exceptions. I saw a couple of third generation Glocks for $474. They were in excellent shape and I would have bought one had I not purchased an M96 Swede.

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You can find good prices at shows but you have to becareful. You have to examine the gun throughout. You need to have some knowledge of prices before you go.Some of these sellers make it look like you getting a real bargain,when you could fine a brand new one for less.For old guns you need to decide what it's worth to you.If the gun is no longer made it's a sellers market.Just have to watch what you do and don't jump at the first thing you see.Ruger Redhawk

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At gun shows you'll get some reputable dealers and also a bunch of thieving shmucks too! Some of them are fun to watch trying to give a story line on a particular gun to a prospective customer. Some get realy outrageous. I just have to be careful not to laugh to hard. Oh gosh I gotta tell ya one I heard.
This one dealer has a USED .444 Marlin that had the barrel trimed back and the front sight was never reattached. Price:$450!!! His sales pitch was that the .444 is such a powerful round that Marlin had trouble with the MUZZLE END of the barrel CRACKING.<img src=icon_smile_question.gif border=0 align=middle>So they had short bbls on the first ones until they developed STRONGER steel to use in them!!!<img src=icon_smile_shock.gif border=0 align=middle><img src=icon_smile_tongue.gif border=0 align=middle><img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle> What a load of it!!!

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You should NEVER buy a gun a a gun show unless your are INTIMATELY informed about the model and it's characteristics. It doesn't matter if you are buying from a
gun-show or a gun-shop. It doesn't matter if it's new or used...you should start off being informed. If you do otherwise, and have a problem, you'd better hope you bought from a high volume dealer,...so you can easily exchange your problem for a dream.
Gun shows often hold an inventory of MANY poor quality guns, a decent amount of DECENT quality guns, and a few HIGH QUALITY, GREAT INVESTMENT guns. It is up to you to know the difference.

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When I go to a gun show, I'm only looking for certain items. I know what I'm willing to pay. I like to see what the customers are carrying around to sell. I've gotten some good deals that way. If a deal sounds too good to be true, it probably is.

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You're right 8mm. Nobody &quot;gets screwed&quot; at gun shows. They screw themselves. Know a gun thoroughly before you buy. If something looks too good to be true...IT PROBABLY IS!

As the shows become more popular, it becomes harder to find a deal.

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all i can say is you gota know your stuff...and know how to see problems w/o actually firing the weapons and know whats from wear and tear and abuse...if a guns abused a dont even look at it after i can tell...and a gun with rust and a gunthat hasnt been cleaned...all sure signs of a careless owner...just learn whats good and garbage...you can make out at a show..

mauser06

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The prices at gunshows Do seem to be getting higher but you can still find bargains if you know what your doing . If you know anything about guns and have a idea of thier value you can make some great deals .An example of that ,I sold a Remington model 1100 at a show in Las vegas for $400 ,in excellent condition and bought two 1100's at another show for $425 a week later . Since then I have sold another one for $400 so I have $25 in the one I have left . I used to go to 2 to 3 shows a month and buy guns . But like someone posted if you don't know what your doing you can get burned .

Edited by - halcon on 01/31/2002 23:31:27

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the second gun show i went to i bought a gp-100 for $375. it was new. there was no wear on the gun, but now that i think about it i did just sorta bought it from him without thinking too much about whether it was actually used. especially since there were no good gun shops around here a year ago but i think a decent one just opened up. i couldnt find anywhere that sold pistols and revolvers. i think i will soon be in the market for a used blackhawk/super blackhawk/huntermodel. maybe even a new one. (that'll make my mom happy, i still owe my dad $150 for the gp-100.

on the gun show prices recently, i was talking to a guy at the range the other day and he talked to a few dealers and the prices are coming back down again from the surge of people buying after 9/11. He went to a show in october and there were NO deals at all.

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If anyone gets screwed at a gun show then it's their own fault. You're buying from a bunch of used car salesmen and it's you job, not theirs, to know what a product is worth. There's a lot of overpriced junk at gun shows, much more than there are good deals. Good deals only happen once in a while and you need to know what's worth what before you get involved. I'm a dealer and I know what the price is on most of the new stuff when I walk through a gunshow. 99% of it is overpriced. However, a few weeks ago I bought a M70 classic stainless short action .243 in mint condition for $350. Another guy two aisles away had the same exact rifle except in not as good condition for sale asking $550. If you don't know what a gun is worth then you have no business trading at a gun show, a lot of folks get taken at them.

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Personally I'm not happy with gun prices in general. I think alot of new guns are over
priced by about $50 to $100's depending on the grade of the gun. I still buy guns, even when I seem to find the best deal in my area I still think that the prices are a little high. Don't get me wrong, I'm not trying to get something for nothing it just seems ridiculous some times. As stated before, you definitely want to check prices at local shops before going to gun shows because some guys really jack up the prices. Just my humble opinion.

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I rarely buy guns at gun shows, but I like to look around. I've noticed that it's mostly dealers, now, and they're over priced. I do, however, buy ammo at the gun shows. Particularly reloads for my pistols. Thay make for great plinking and practicing.

Edited by - duckbill on 02/01/2002 12:52:49

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I looked at a couple of old ithaca doubles at the last one i went to the prices were right but one had a badly damaged stock it was a field grade and the dealer swore it was a grade 3 the other was in bad shape and they had no idea what they were talking about.
If you don't know exactly what your looking at don't bother buyer beware

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Gun show prices are too high!! No bargains at gun shows!!

Larry