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I'm looking to go to a gun show this weekend. It's been a long time since I've gone (used to go with my dad as a kid) and I was wondering if I could expect to save money on some of my firearm purchases. I know that you can get a brand new Ruger 10/22 from Wal-Mart for $219. Will I find it for cheaper? What about the Wetherby 590 12ga. shotgun?

Any help much appreciated.

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Maybe you can find a nice tank....:rofl:

Seriously, I have good luck at gun shows. Just research prices on what you're interested in online, B4 you go. Sometimes I feel like some dealers get together B4 the show for a little price fixing. But, that could just be me being paranoid....

At gun shows, my credo tends to be...you can't go wrong with Mil surplus.:cheerful:

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Gun shows aren't what they used to be. You will probably see high prices on magazines marked "pre ban".


Don't get your hopes up. The feral gubbermint squeezed so many table top FFL's out of business, there isn't as much competition as there once was. Gun show prices around here are higher than gun shop prices. Except on reloading supplies.


Go to gunbroker or gunsamerica.com to get an idea of the prices people are asking for particular firearms.

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lets see

5-8 dollars for parking and 8-12 dollars at the door

13 to 20 dollars to save a few dollars? no thanks. you can get a better deal through online sites mentioned above and your local classifieds.

ammo too

it is worth looking for online deals. some online merchants of ammo offer either free shipping and if they are out of your state you pay no sales tax and some have 5% - 10% discount and even if they are in your state that covers most states sales tax.

i would buy a new rifle close to major holiday / new year through a classified section of your newspaper. to get those holiday presents men sell their least needed guns

check http://craigslist.org for your area

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At this point I'm buying redundant firearms (more of what I already have) and I know prices pretty well so I'll see if there are still deals to be had.

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Last gun show I went to about two months ago I did buy a Rugger 10/22 for $150.00 with a light plastic stock and with two ten round mags...... no paper work.

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Yeah, no paperwork is a must for me...

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:y: Can't get away with no paperwork here.

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Or here. For that matter other than a "private sale" I don't know where there is no paperwork if purchasing new. And the F-Troop goons have just about ran out the "privates" from shows.

Wally World is getting over $200 for a 10/22? Wow I bought one for my granddaughter two years ago there for $159. Dollar is sure dropping fast. :afraid:

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I missed a sale they had at Gander about two years ago, with the rebate from ruger a 10/22 was under 150. I kicked myself for that. Now, they are going for 200+. The dollar is tanking in a big way when it comes to firearms and ammo.

I've never paid for parking at a gun show and never paid over 7 bucks at the door. I've been to shows in about 8 different states at this point. Cities from Pittsburg to Miami, Jacksonville and just outside of sickago and everywhere in between.

Also, paying the normal fee of 5 bucks at the door is worth it IMO for a couple hours of entertainment walking around looking over various things. It's not just a place to buy, but a place to take in the sights ;)

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If you get the Mossberg 590-- an awesome shotgun-- try to get the ghost ring sights, as opposed to the bead sight.

if you want to buy one with a bead sight, "jew them down" in price by telling them you need an allowance because you will have to install the ghost ring sights.

bon chance!

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No better place to be than outside the gun show buying from the guys who show up with gun in hand and no questions asked.

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That's where I hang out! I've bought several AK's and FAL's at VERY good prices. I watch the parking lot, when I see a rifle come out of a car trunk I walk out to the car. There's money to be made in front of a show, but I don't sell, I just hoard for the inevitable future.

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Did you make it to the "Big One" in Knoxville, this last weekend?

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I can buy the older ruger blued 10/22 all day at the shows for around 150 bucks, saw a new blued one today for 179 at wall mart, stainless around 199.

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Still, there is the paper trail. I would pay $25 more to shake it.

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