Salem Gun Show yesterday

[fstdraw]

Yep, not much to say. 10.00 to get in and out in 10 minutes. A dollar a minute, I've paid more for less.

Actually I did buy a couple of items.

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[Tlock]

I made that mistake last year. Giant waist of time

 

[oremike]

Is Collectors west or Wes Knodel doing any shows next year? I don't see anything listed on their web-sites or the Oregon gun trader web site.

 

[CamoDeafie]

Is Collectors west or Wes Knodel doing any shows next year? I don't see anything listed on their web-sites or the Oregon gun trader web site.

Wes Knodel shows nothing for 2025 Oregon shows, maybe contact them ?
Rickreall shows Dec 14th-15th 2024,, and then March 8th, 9th, Dec 13th and 14th for 2025; ARPC shows March 1st and 2nd and Sept 27th and 28th for 2025.
East Albany Lions Club show is Jan 11th-12th for 2025.
So order of shows from Dec 2024 to Dec 2025

Rickreall
East Albany Lions Club
ARPC
Rickreall
ARPC
Rickreall

 

[oremike]

Wes Knodel shows nothing for 2025 Oregon shows, maybe contact them ?
Rickreall shows Dec 14th-15th 2024,, and then March 8th, 9th, Dec 13th and 14th for 2025; ARPC shows March 1st and 2nd and Sept 27th and 28th for 2025.
East Albany Lions Club show is Jan 11th-12th for 2025.
So order of shows from Dec 2024 to Dec 2025

Rickreall
East Albany Lions Club
ARPC
Rickreall
ARPC
Rickreall

Rumor at the last Wes show in Albany was that they are done here and moving to Arizona. I thought someone attending the Salem show have an idea what]'s up with Collectors west. I'll be at all those shows you listed and Roseburg as well. I'm wanting to do a show a month so looking at options to fill in the blanks for next year.

 

[CamoDeafie]

@oremike EDIT NEVERMIND. Apparently Picc-a-dilly says no ammo selling sorry

 

[fstdraw]

I thought oremike was getting out of the ammo business? Glad I was wrong.

 

[Ducati_Meister]

Seems a lot of gunshows on the west coast are so "watered down" with all the böölsheet laws now, and over priced milsurps etc. not much reason to burn the gas or diesel to go to them.

 

[CLT65]

Actually it was $15 to get in, since they started charging for parking. I'd never seen them charge for parking there before.

I like gun shows, always have, but that Salem show yesterday was downright sad. I only went to get out of town and do something enjoyable after a couple of really hard weeks at work. I still enjoy the gun club shows, but a lot of these promoter shows have gone from bad to worse.

 

[orygun]

Rickreall is always a good show.

 

[oremike]

I thought oremike was getting out of the ammo business? Glad I was wrong.

Thanks for that. I had a Heart wake up call a year ago that knocked the wind out of my sails a bit and made me question where I wanted to go with my life. Bottom line, I like what I do but have throttled it back a bit. Basically walking instead of running. I'm shooting a little more and pulling the handle a little less and that suits me just fine.

 

[oremike]

@oremike EDIT NEVERMIND. Apparently Picc-a-dilly says no ammo selling sorry

I haven't tried craft, flea market or sportsman's shows. I know other vendors that do them and say they do good at them but I do just fine at the gun shows. Besides I'm a gun guy so like at least window shopping at those type of shows rather than the others.

 

[CamoDeafie]

Polk County Flea Market always have ammo sellers, and before SB941, had guns for sale as well. As long as there were fewer than 25 guns for sale not at a retail location(gun/pawn shops), it wasn't a "gun show" according to the Oregon laws but yeah, a couple of the vendors who's always at the ARPC/East Albany LC shows are also at the Polk County Flea market selling ammo, gun accessories, knives, books.

 

[drakeslayer]

Just like last years show there wasn't much going on. Buddy made a purchase but I kept my money in my pocket.
They've been charging to park since at least the start of the year for sure which isn't going to help this show at all.