Michiana Area Gun shows this weekend

[Expat]

South Bend has the one at the fair grounds.

Shipshewana at the Farmstead Expo Barn

I also see that Shipshe has another one next weekend at the Michiana Event Center. That was a nice location and pretty good sized the last one I went to there.

 

[JamesV]

going to the south bend show tomorrow

 

[Gunsmiff12B]

I am planning on south bend

 

[DNS]

Any reports on the south bend show?

 

[Expat]

South Bend was a dud if you are looking for guns, especially new guns. There were a lot fewer vendors than the last show and a lot fewer people attending. There was a good Army surplus dealer there :-)
Women stuff, flea market type stuff...

 

[BluePig]

I attended both.
SB was great if you are looking for Hot Wheels, comic books and cast iron skillets.
Saw a SIG 320 full size in 9mm like mine with 2 mags for $750.
Guy with the surplus stuff had the best price on ammo.
62 grain 5.56 PMC $15 for a box of 20.
Shipshe show had less flea show stuff.
Picked up a Buck knife and a couple of boxes of 5.56 sized long for single round loading.

 

[JamesV]

like mentioned, a lot fewer vendors, back section wasn't used. this was only my second time to a show at this location.

the surplus guy is our very own Brain's Surplus. he had a lot more tables this time since a few other reloading vendors did not attend.

 

[Gunsmiff12B]

I saw an sks for $1000, an Anderson Ar 15, for $900.
Also saw 9mm for $50 for 50 115 grain, and a box of 150, green tip 556 for $175
i think there were more BB guns for sale there than real ones

 

[firefighterjohn]

I saw an sks for $1000, an Anderson Ar 15, for $900.
Also saw 9mm for $50 for 50 115 grain, and a box of 150, green tip 556 for $175
i think there were more BB guns for sale there than real ones

Was anyone buying their ammo at those prices? Were some people that desperate?

 

[Expat]

Was anyone buying their ammo at those prices? Were some people that desperate?

i saw a few people carrying some , so they must have bought some.

 

[firefighterjohn]

i saw a few people carrying some , so they must have bought some.

Wow. But if it comes down to NOT having ammo to defend your family? Thankful not to be in that situation. These are challenging times.

 

[Expat]

Wow. But if it comes down to NOT having ammo to defend your family? Thankful not to be in that situation. These are challenging times.

Yeah, sometimes it comes to the "you gotta do what you gotta do" kind of deal.
I was looking at a .380 awhile back and part of the reason I didnt do it was I knew it was no time to get into a new caliber (and it would have been one of those "why did I get that" problems when I got home). But if you bought your first gun during this, you wouldnt have many options.