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how was the oct gun show vs. expectations?

exceeded expectation
2.3%
met expectation
43.2%
less than expectation
54.5%
Total Members Voted
44

Voting closed: November 05, 2014, 02:59:04 PM

monday poll- post gun show thoughts (Read 18595 times)

aieahound

Re: monday poll- post gun show thoughts
« Reply #20 on: October 07, 2014, 12:54:59 PM »
Pictures of the new x-ring girls ?  :D

macsak

Re: monday poll- post gun show thoughts
« Reply #21 on: October 07, 2014, 01:07:10 PM »
Pictures of the new x-ring girls ?  :D

they're on the twitter feed

i don't have FB or instagram
there was a picture taken of xring girl pointing to the "supported by xring" on the back of the HDF shirt modeled by me
i haven't seen that one

drck1000

Re: monday poll- post gun show thoughts
« Reply #22 on: October 07, 2014, 01:14:24 PM »
Overall, I thought it was good. I take my dad to each show and he enjoys checking out the older guns on display and checking outhouse gadgets, mostly knives. In past shows, I've bought ammo. I saw some good deals during this show, but my stock it ok for now and the gun fund is low.

I saw a few good deals on guns, but I'm not really in the market for anything. I saw some very overpriced guns that I'd have to believe that the seller set the price so high that they didn't really want to sell the gun, but would if they got the right offer.

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Re: monday poll- post gun show thoughts
« Reply #23 on: October 07, 2014, 01:19:14 PM »
I am not a lawyer.

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dogman

Re: monday poll- post gun show thoughts
« Reply #24 on: October 07, 2014, 06:36:21 PM »
Saw that too, but it was left handed, didn't even want to ask how much sending back to have it converted was.
I didn't realize it was left handed. Thanks, now I don't feel so bad that I didn't check out a gun that I couldn't afford any way. :thumbsup:

Wake27

Re: monday poll- post gun show thoughts
« Reply #25 on: October 07, 2014, 08:38:47 PM »

Overall, I thought it was good. I take my dad to each show and he enjoys checking out the older guns on display and checking outhouse gadgets, mostly knives. In past shows, I've bought ammo. I saw some good deals during this show, but my stock it ok for now and the gun fund is low.

I saw a few good deals on guns, but I'm not really in the market for anything. I saw some very overpriced guns that I'd have to believe that the seller set the price so high that they didn't really want to sell the gun, but would if they got the right offer.

Haha yeah I saw a Colt AR with an asking price of $3k. That would have been a hell of a price even at the top of the SH panic.

mauiblue

Re: monday poll- post gun show thoughts
« Reply #26 on: October 07, 2014, 09:05:11 PM »

Heavies

Re: monday poll- post gun show thoughts
« Reply #27 on: October 07, 2014, 09:20:57 PM »
Couldn't go... :(

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Re: monday poll- post gun show thoughts
« Reply #28 on: October 07, 2014, 09:53:25 PM »

that tall guy you had was pretty sketchy looking
isn't everybody tall from your point of view?
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talula

Re: monday poll- post gun show thoughts
« Reply #29 on: October 07, 2014, 10:03:49 PM »
you need more tables and more helpers
that tall guy you had was pretty sketchy looking
Yah I had to drop him home after a get together. I made sure to put bam in between him and I.  :wacko:
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drck1000

Re: monday poll- post gun show thoughts
« Reply #30 on: October 08, 2014, 07:41:44 AM »

Haha yeah I saw a Colt AR with an asking price of $3k. That would have been a hell of a price even at the top of the SH panic.
Seriously. In the midst of the panic, I was offered over $3k for a nib Colt 6720 that I got for around $1100.

macsak

Re: monday poll- post gun show thoughts
« Reply #31 on: October 08, 2014, 07:48:43 AM »
Yah I had to drop him home after a get together. I made sure to put bam in between him and I.  :wacko:

not him

macsak

Re: monday poll- post gun show thoughts
« Reply #32 on: October 08, 2014, 07:49:59 AM »
isn't everybody tall from your point of view?

watch it, or i'll reach up and punch you in the chest
 >:D

talula

Re: monday poll- post gun show thoughts
« Reply #33 on: October 08, 2014, 08:20:54 AM »
watch it, or i'll reach up and punch you in the chest
 >:D
Ah that tall guy. I still feel the same about the other one.  :D
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llort

Re: monday poll- post gun show thoughts
« Reply #34 on: October 10, 2014, 12:06:59 PM »
got to try bring mainland companies and maybe some gun celebrities like Hickok45. we should pay for his air and all expenses. then the show going be crowded

Bota-CS1

Re: monday poll- post gun show thoughts
« Reply #35 on: October 10, 2014, 01:59:44 PM »
got to try bring mainland companies and maybe some gun celebrities like Hickok45. we should pay for his air and all expenses. then the show going be crowded

I don't think that having a "celebrity" at the show would necessarily motivate more people to come (who weren't already planning on coming) or make the show any more profitable.




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llort

Re: monday poll- post gun show thoughts
« Reply #36 on: October 10, 2014, 02:32:40 PM »
I disagree. what if we get someone from hawaii five-0 to sign autographs or something. they probably not anti-gun. that would bring in other people who not into guns. we can even educate them while they there. if we were to get james yeager that would bring in tons of people...who want to give him an earful. many say its the same ol thing and going downhill. got to try something different.

Bota-CS1

Re: monday poll- post gun show thoughts
« Reply #37 on: October 10, 2014, 04:34:54 PM »
I disagree. what if we get someone from hawaii five-0 to sign autographs or something. they probably not anti-gun. that would bring in other people who not into guns. we can even educate them while they there. if we were to get james yeager that would bring in tons of people...who want to give him an earful. many say its the same ol thing and going downhill. got to try something different.

You're going to have to pay them just to show up, and that's IF they agree to show up at all.  For one of the stars of the show you're probably in the neighborhood of $10K for the appearance.  (BTW Alex O'laughlin makes $100K+ an episode.  You'd have to really make it worth his while to be there!)  At most these kinds of appearances are for only a short period of time, so once they go home then the motivation for people to come is gone as well if that was the only reason for them to come.  I really don't know if that's going to make financial sense to the organizers.  The organizers are going to have to pass along the expense some how, and that would mean either higher fees for the vendors or higher admission prices for us.  The risk you run with this is that the event will be overshadowed by the personality that's invited.

I thought the show was ok.  No one had the deals on slug ammo I was looking for, but I found everything else I was looking for.  It was nice to see several of our newer vendors at the show as well as the longtime supporters.  Hopefully next year's show will be a little bigger.






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oldfart

Re: monday poll- post gun show thoughts
« Reply #38 on: October 10, 2014, 06:25:34 PM »
You're going to have to pay them just to show up, and that's IF they agree to show up at all.  For one of the stars of the show you're probably in the neighborhood of $10K for the appearance.  (BTW Alex O'laughlin makes $100K+ an episode.  You'd have to really make it worth his while to be there!)  At most these kinds of appearances are for only a short period of time, so once they go home then the motivation for people to come is gone as well if that was the only reason for them to come.  I really don't know if that's going to make financial sense to the organizers.  The organizers are going to have to pass along the expense some how,
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I thought that having some race car bikini models walking around might draw more young adults. It would be cheaper than alex.
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Bota-CS1

Re: monday poll- post gun show thoughts
« Reply #39 on: October 10, 2014, 07:32:17 PM »
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I thought that having some race car bikini models walking around might draw more young adults. It would be cheaper than alex.
Guns n' buns!

You're nominated!  Do I hear a 2nd? J/k. Would have to hand out barf bags if I walked around trying to model a bikini.
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