TexDefender
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Does this show include WW1 and WW2 firearm?
Which MD gun shows are worth going to?
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Every other show has those things so I can deal with their absence
Bullfrog
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mauser58
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I think Appalachian Promotions does them now. I think they are out of PA.
mauser58
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They sure have gone down hill since like 20 years ago. They are nor worth the time or time getting out of bed and the drive going to shows in Maryland. Do you remember the one show they used to have in the Pikesville Armory and also one at the Putty Hill near Harford Rd. Tall Cedars lodge each year. There used to be huge selection of guns and rifles. Many military surplus rifles and cheap ammo. Now they sell, candy, socks, ice packs for aching muscles and China tools. Not a real gun show anymore.
I go to that one to gawk, drool and dream
I remember my Father taking me to a gun show when I was a kid. It was huge! I saw my first Krag there and was amazed, I fell in love with the design (I guess because it was different) And when I saw Gregory Peck shoot that rabid dog with one I knew what it was! I can't remember if that show was at the Civic Center or 5th Regiment Armory??
- Jul 29, 2014
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My coment was intentionally insipid.
The real answer is 'depends'. Depends on what you are looking for.
TheOriginalMexicanBob
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I get that MD gun shows have been in a decline for a long time. But...if we don't support them they will go away forever. Vendors won't rent tables where there's little potential to make a profit...and no promoter will lease a facility if there's no potential for vendors to rent tables. It's pure economics...and the politicians will laugh that gun shows went away and they didn't have to take the blame.
Besides...even at a gun show that's sparsely attended...if you find that one item you've been looking for it's a good show.
Besides...even at a gun show that's sparsely attended...if you find that one item you've been looking for it's a good show.
proto05
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I remember going to a pretty good Blue Fins show in Dundalk in fall 2016. Lots of gun and ammo tables, no other BS. Don’t think they’ve done another since.
It's a Catch -22 situation.
Vendors don't have any thing in the way of bargains, add to that things you can buy in neighboring states, you can't in MD.
So less vendors set up,, promoter raises door price to cover costs, so less people come. Then all of a sudden you have over priced cover charges for small shows with overpriced merchandise.
And in the end, the internet changed everything- no need for the overhead of brick and mortar, no more finding a bargain on used guns as anyone can check the price of gran-pops used guns on gunbroker.
I used to love going to the show at the Annapolis Armory in the early-mid 90s.
I picked up a used (but new with stickers still on it) Marlin Model 60 for $50, you could find most anything, and every other table had an under priced treasure.
Hate to say it, them days are over, welcome to the digital age of information.
Vendors don't have any thing in the way of bargains, add to that things you can buy in neighboring states, you can't in MD.
So less vendors set up,, promoter raises door price to cover costs, so less people come. Then all of a sudden you have over priced cover charges for small shows with overpriced merchandise.
And in the end, the internet changed everything- no need for the overhead of brick and mortar, no more finding a bargain on used guns as anyone can check the price of gran-pops used guns on gunbroker.
I used to love going to the show at the Annapolis Armory in the early-mid 90s.
I picked up a used (but new with stickers still on it) Marlin Model 60 for $50, you could find most anything, and every other table had an under priced treasure.
Hate to say it, them days are over, welcome to the digital age of information.
Honestly I think the internet and the drying up C&R market killed gun shows. I don't need to go to a show and pay admission to look for something my local shop doesn't have, I can find it online and have it shipped. The days of rack after rack of low price C&R are over. We bought them all. There are no more great storehouses of bolt action military rifles sitting in cosmoline waiting to be sold for $100. I get it that some people still enjoy browsing but I personally think they're going to be a relic replaced by the digital market within a few years.
Biggfoot44
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- Aug 2, 2009
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The future trajectory of Professional Medium- Large Shows is what it is .
I like old school throwback small to semi- pro Shows . Think American Legion , or Fraternal Lodge size . Sometimes put on in house by the organization , sometimes promoted by local business .
The single Maryland Show that I consistently find the most things that interest * Me * is .....Jarrettsville VFW .
I like old school throwback small to semi- pro Shows . Think American Legion , or Fraternal Lodge size . Sometimes put on in house by the organization , sometimes promoted by local business .
The single Maryland Show that I consistently find the most things that interest * Me * is .....Jarrettsville VFW .
Honestly, isn't in online ordering that has killed the gun shows more than anything?
True enough.
Biggfoot44
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- Aug 2, 2009
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What people really mean to say is " Drying up of large quantities of recently imported Milsurps " . The big picture pool of C&R is growing all the time , as more guns age into the catagory .
The couple shows i have been to since COVID started were mostly not-guns. The guns that were there were 1. black rifles and parts for black rifles, 2. plastic pistols, 3. grandpa's old duck hunting shotgun. And mostly ammo where you can see on the box they crossed out the old price and wrote in a new higher price.
D.77f150
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Honestly i can't remember the last time i genuinely enjoyed a show around here.
Last one i went to that was amazing was in Nevada.
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