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April 2nd, 2022, 09:52 PM #1Junior Member
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Monroeville gunshow 4/2-4/3
Haven't been to a gunshow in years, didn't even realize they still had them at Monroeville. Checked out the show today. Lots of people, decent amount of vendors. Not as many guns as I remembered but I guess that's to be expected with today's market. Lots of ammo and ARs and AR parts. Prices were high but there were some deals to be had. Picked up some reloading stuff, small pistol primers, powder, and some .224 bullets. Was looking for a .223 bolt gun but didn't see any. Guess it was worth the trip, hopefully prices come back down one of these days.
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April 2nd, 2022, 10:51 PM #2Member
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Re: Monroeville gunshow 4/2-4/3
I was a bit disappointed with the show. $11 entrance fee is too much considering the many empty tables there were. Maybe being it was opening day of trout. I renewed my NRA membership so I got in free.
The food concession is overpriced.
Tables of Chinese knives. A guy selling percussion massagers, blue tooth speakers and other stuff. Stickers, jewelry, etc., it’s turning into a flea market.
All the promoters want is table and admission fees.
Many shows would state it was only for gun and militaria and related items. Now it’s a wonder they aren’t selling pots and pans and ladies underwear.
I much prefer the Washington County show but have to work next Saturday and I’m undecided about going Sunday.
The last Washington show I thought was a bit of a stinker too, with lots of empty tables.
It too is becoming a flea mart.
It used to be you could find some deals at Washington.
$150/1000 primers and $50/lb of powder is the new norm.
I miss the old Monroeville show.
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Re: Monroeville gunshow 4/2-4/3
I chose to fish...
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April 3rd, 2022, 04:23 PM #4Junior Member
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Re: Monroeville gunshow 4/2-4/3
Today was the day to fish, not yesterday. Cold, rainy, windy, snowy, and I had the stream to myself today.
Shame the gun shows have went downhill. The crowd at the show yesterday was huge but people weren't sticking around because there wasn't a much gun stuff as there used to be and prices are high. If these vendors would he willing to deal a bit then they'd probably do a much better business. One guy had powder for $50 a lb and the containers weren't even full/sealed. Sorry but I'm not going to overpay for dubious powder and blow my face off.
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April 4th, 2022, 03:54 PM #7Junior Member
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Re: Monroeville gunshow 4/2-4/3
You know what I just looked at the showmaster website, the company that runs the Monroeville gun show. To reserve a table it says that 85% of what you're selling must be gun/ knife related, no exceptions. I wonder if anyone from the company is actually paying attention to what the vendors are selling. With the current boom in gun sales it shouldn't be hard to find quality vendors.
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April 4th, 2022, 05:32 PM #8Member
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I think the promoter only sees the green of the vendors money.
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