Oaks Gun Show Oct 20-22, 2023

[MattMPA]

A note for those attending Sunday*there will probably be quite a few empty tables on Sunday if the show keeps going the way it is.

I haven't been to Oaks for awhile....what's going on?

[JaySmith]

I haven't been to Oaks for awhile....what's going on?

There's a gun show.

[Walleye Hunter]

There's a gun show.

With a loophole

[RenoV8]

Went to the last show...it was rather pleasant and the prices were very reasonable. I was able to get what I came for...and left with some cash still in my pocket. Picked up my regular allotment of ammo cans...can't have enough of them.

Going on Friday...

[borekfk]

Well it seems panic buying of .223/5.56 has commenced, so this weekend might see an uptick in ammo sales for those two calibers. I wouldn't be surprised if there are a few people buying their first gun because of the shitstorm going on in Israel right now.

[Marines55]

So i just recently got a couple boxes of reloading stuff like boxes of primers, cans of powder, brass, projectiles, and dies, etc. I am not a reloader, and i have zero interest in reloading. I don*t usually sell the stuff, but now i have it and i was trying to get prices on it. I started looking around and im seeing stupid crazy numbers on this stuff!! $80 for 1000 primers? $45-$80 for. A pound of powder? Is this true? What the hell happned with reloading stuff?

[carrguy1]

So i just recently got a couple boxes of reloading stuff like boxes of primers, cans of powder, brass, projectiles, and dies, etc. I am not a reloader, and i have zero interest in reloading. I don*t usually sell the stuff, but now i have it and i was trying to get prices on it. I started looking around and im seeing stupid crazy numbers on this stuff!! $80 for 1000 primers? $45-$80 for. A pound of powder? Is this true? What the hell happned with reloading stuff?

March 2020 happened. When the gun and ammo market went nuts from Covid, politics, and riots reloading components weren*t far behind. Raw materials went nuts. Demand went nuts. (See a theme here? Everything went nuts). Companies that produced the components, who are often also the ammo companies, diverted everything to their own production. At one point boxes of primers were going for around $300. I seriously contemplated liquidating my stash to buy a car. Stuf has come down a lot since those highs but not enough to be reasonable in my mind. The last time I bought primers they were around $30/box and powder was around $20-25/lb.

All of that being said, if you want to move it you*ll price it a little below where the market is. Many people will turn their noses up at the still high prices though maybe many buy it because they need it and don*t have many cheaper choices. Depending on what you have I might be interested but I probably won*t be able to make the show this weekend. Always too busy.

[Marines55]

March 2020 happened. When the gun and ammo market went nuts from Covid, politics, and riots reloading components weren*t far behind. Raw materials went nuts. Demand went nuts. (See a theme here? Everything went nuts). Companies that produced the components, who are often also the ammo companies, diverted everything to their own production. At one point boxes of primers were going for around $300. I seriously contemplated liquidating my stash to buy a car. Stuf has come down a lot since those highs but not enough to be reasonable in my mind. The last time I bought primers they were around $30/box and powder was around $20-25/lb.

All of that being said, if you want to move it you*ll price it a little below where the market is. Many people will turn their noses up at the still high prices though maybe many buy it because they need it and don*t have many cheaper choices. Depending on what you have I might be interested but I probably won*t be able to make the show this weekend. Always too busy.

I*m going through it all, but i honestly don*t have time to deal with it since I don*t stock it or sell it usually. I*m going to try and put it out at 60% of *retail* prices in hopes that it sells. But then again, this is Oaks*and things will never be cheap enough for some people. Usually the stuff i bring just to get rid of are the things i end up bringing back.

[Walleye Hunter]

I*m going through it all, but i honestly don*t have time to deal with it since I don*t stock it or sell it usually. I*m going to try and put it out at 60% of *retail* prices in hopes that it sells. But then again, this is Oaks*and things will never be cheap enough for some people. Usually the stuff i bring just to get rid of are the things i end up bringing back.

What all have you got? And where will you be parked? In spite of your big, smiling face, somehow I can never seem to find you.

[Marines55]

What all have you got? And where will you be parked? In spite of your big, smiling face, somehow I can never seem to find you.

POWDER:

Hodgdon lil gun
Hodgdon H4350
Hodgdon H380
Hodgdon H4227
IMR 4350
IMR 4064
Ram shot Enforcer pistol powder
Blue Dot Magnum handgun/Magnum shot shell

Primers:

Winchester Small pistol standard-1300
Winchester Large rifle standard-1000
Winchester small pistol magnum-3000
Remington 6 1/2 small rifle - 1000
Remington 7 1/2 small rifle bench rest - 600
Federal 155 magnum large pistol - 1000