Conspiracy with the price of .223,for some reason it was .30 a round at every dealer.I was surprised to see SA 5.56 in BP's..for $90..LOL I should sell all mine and get a Ducati at those prices.I did pick up a Magpul CTR from Lars,been wanting one of those for a while now...Also got some .30 AP for .20 a round.
Have you read the ammo price sticky on arfcom lately? .223 is off
the wall even for discounted internet vendors. I don't think this is
"price fixing" so much as it is the demand being high. I realize the
prices suck but I wouldn't go so far as to call it fixing... when demand is
stiff people start scurrying around and buying up new old stock, and then
once that is run out, the field gets leveled. The only way to get a
deal these days is to find someone outside of the normal commercial
market. (eg, gun store that is closing, estate sale, etc. ) or if you know
someone that is a heavy reloader.
Half the people there figured bathing within the last week was an option.
Reminds me of a HAMFEST..... And I used to think that gun shows
were better than hamfests because more people used soap.
All in all,I don't know if I'll be going to gunshows anymore.The price fixing between competitiors and dealers selling CMP branded 30-06 just got me sick.CMP shit is supposed to be for us lowly peons,and these guys are buying it and reselling the crap at a profit...
I agree that anyone selling that stuff (esp at a markup!) is
despicable...
Lately I have to agree that gun shows are a major downer. The last time
I went to a gun show, I think it was the Manchester one... and I ended up
spending most of the money I had planned on spending at Lars' table buying
magpul stuff.
Most of the time now I ask myself about 10 times if I really need anything
at a show before I bother to go. If I feel compelled to spend money
on that day I'll end up just going to one of my favorite shops, assuming
they're not at the show.
The exception for me is the Lunenburg show, but that's more because it's
almost more of a social gathering than a gun show... you end up meeting
old friends and the like there... and the food and entry fee is cheap... it also
helps that it's like 10-15 mins from my house at the most.
-Mike