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I’m in Westfield, which is 10 minutes away. Maybe I’ll make the trip over.Hummm, they changed the name but it's still the Big E gun show. You have to pay to park and then pay to get into the venue. They advertise 500 plus tables but last time I went there were less than 200. Unless you live real close, it's not worth the ride.
decently priced and a MA gun show are an oxymoron. I stopped going to the W Spfld gun show years ago, it sucks, it's the same people with the same crap year after year, tons of hot sauce and junk sellers, old non firearm mil surp crap, firearms are largely overpriced, ammo is priced high, nobody wants to haggle, etc. Maybe, and that's a big maybe, you can snag a deal on something the end of the second day if you find a seller trying to liquidate some inventory before packing up, but you better hope your NICS check doesn't go to further review or get delayed because then you'll have to drive all over hell to pick up your gun or cancel the transaction. Unless your into hot sauce and crappy knives I wouldn't waste your time.What’s the admission price here? Is it worth it to check out? Looking for a decently priced HK P30SK
So nothings changed I see?decently priced and a MA gun show are an oxymoron. I stopped going to the W Spfld gun show years ago, it sucks, it's the same people with the same crap year after year, tons of hot sauce and junk sellers, old non firearm mil surp crap, firearms are largely overpriced, ammo is priced high, nobody wants to haggle, etc. Maybe, and that's a big maybe, you can snag a deal on something the end of the second day if you find a seller trying to liquidate some inventory before packing up, but you better hope your NICS check doesn't go to further review or get delayed because then you'll have to drive all over hell to pick up your gun or cancel the transaction. Unless your into hot sauce and crappy knives I wouldn't waste your time.
I have been going twice a year for probably 20 years. Yes, it is smaller. I still have a good time with my 8 year old Grandson. son and daughter-in law. I found and bought a beautiful Ruger Mark 11 and the price was reasonable (Tombstone). My son found what he was looking for...a Remington 870 20 gauge with a rifled barrel, cantilever, and scope (Mikes Guns and parts) and my Daughter-in Law found a cute Ruger NIB LCP11. I went looking for a 20 gauge reloading press and found one for $50 (MEC) but my son wanted me to look for his gun and when I got back to the MEC it was gone. Tombstone and Mike's had the best prices and doing the most selling. The wait for a transfer was about one hour start to finish.
decently priced and a MA gun show are an oxymoron. I stopped going to the W Spfld gun show years ago, it sucks, it's the same people with the same crap year after year, tons of hot sauce and junk sellers, old non firearm mil surp crap, firearms are largely overpriced, ammo is priced high, nobody wants to haggle, etc. Maybe, and that's a big maybe, you can snag a deal on something the end of the second day if you find a seller trying to liquidate some inventory before packing up, but you better hope your NICS check doesn't go to further review or get delayed because then you'll have to drive all over hell to pick up your gun or cancel the transaction. Unless your into hot sauce and crappy knives I wouldn't waste your time.