NAPPANEE GUN SHOW OCT. 31st AND NOV. 7th 2015

[other dave]

NAPPANEE GUN SHOW

DUTCH VILLAGE MARKET/MAIN BUILDING

700 N Tomahawk Trail Nappanee, IN

Sat. Oct 31st & Sat. Nov.7[SUP]th [/SUP]8am–4pm
Admission $3

150 tables at each show

Different dealers at each show

(574) 936-4431

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[Expat]

I definitely plan on going to the one on the 31st. I guess we will wait and see how it goes to decide on the next weekend. Shipshewana is also on the 7th and we usually hit that one.

Did they just have 300 tables at the old shows? Seemed like a lot more than that.

 

[other dave]

The old show was 300 tables or a little more. The old building's roof collapsed over the winter and that building will not be rebuilt. This fall's show(s) will be in a smaller building, thus the two shows. The email I received stated that the March 26, 2016 show will be in the same building as this year's October show but the building's owner will have more room available in the spring and the show will return to a one-day 300 table show.

 

[17Chap]

I just checked on this and their web posting was confusing. I emailed Darlene and she confirmed what other dave has posted. Here is her reply:

Hi Jess...thanks so much for checking on this....yes, 2 consecutive Saturdays, THIS TIME ONLY !!!! 150 tables, on Oct. 31 , then 150 tables, different dealers on Sat. Nov. 7th .......Next, year, all 300 tables will on Sat. March 26,2016---THEN, WE WILL BE BACK TO NORMAL. Please do post this for me....Thank you for your help...and hope to see you there... ...Darlene

Jess

 

[other dave]

I just checked on this and their web posting was confusing. I emailed Darlene and she confirmed what other dave has posted. Here is her reply:

Hi Jess...thanks so much for checking on this....yes, 2 consecutive Saturdays, THIS TIME ONLY !!!! 150 tables, on Oct. 31 , then 150 tables, different dealers on Sat. Nov. 7th .......Next, year, all 300 tables will on Sat. March 26,2016---THEN, WE WILL BE BACK TO NORMAL. Please do post this for me....Thank you for your help...and hope to see you there... ...Darlene

Jess

Which is what she told me in an email dated Oct. 20. Thanks for backing me up!

 

[other dave]

Anybody bringing anything cool for show n' tell?

 

[mdemetz]

Any chance that a entrance fee for the first show will be good for the second

 

[other dave]

I'm not in charge, I just post the show. I don't know.

 

[mdemetz]

Definitely smaller. Didn't realize the old building was torn down, now a fenced in RV storage lot.

 

[Audie Murphy]

Anyone know if the beef jerky guy from MI was at this one?

 

[mdemetz]

Did not see any non gun related stuff(always a good thing about this show) unless you count knifes. One guy there had knifes he made and all one of a kind. Another guy had wood grips for semis that he was making.

 

[red_zr24x4]

Anyone get any good deals?

 

[Expat]

I got a rifle I had been looking for. It wasn't a great deal but I had been looking for one in decent condition for a few years. Winchester 62a.

Seemed like most of the ammo people still were pricing stuff based upon panic prices. Quite a few Garands there and some of them were in good shape.

 

[walt o]

mdemetz the craftsman with the hand made knives is Terry Miller, he forges and engraves his work, Next was the grip maker walt o an ingo member --ME, thin OTHER DAVE from ingo who knows more about gun related things than i sure do. Next time introduce your self .and talk for a while

 

[cmr13]

I didn't get anything. I wanted to get some targets on my way out but forgot. Oh well.

Almost got a bolt-action .410 but decided not to. Same with a .22 short pistol and a 37mm ammo box.

Saw one table had an M&P compact labeled as a Shield, so I let them know that it wasn't a Shield.

Saw some great trigger control:

Anyone know if the beef jerky guy from MI was at this one?

Not sure exactly who you mean, but the target guy (B&Z or R&Z) had some jerky there.

Seemed like most of the ammo people still were pricing stuff based upon panic prices.

Yep, saw Winchester M-22 for $50 for 500 rounds. I also saw some "green-tip" ammo for $10 per stripper clip.

 

[firefighterjohn]

Enjoyed the show even though it was CROWDED...but that's a great sign. Got some hard to find items and enjoyed browsing. Wonder how next weekend's 2nd half will turn out since Shipshewana show is same weekend...

 

[Expat]

Enjoyed the show even though it was CROWDED...but that's a great sign. Got some hard to find items and enjoyed browsing. Wonder how next weekend's 2nd half will turn out since Shipshewana show is same weekend...

We may try to hit both.

 

[BluePig]

It was very packed when I was there.
Very hard to see things, no less move down the isle.
Bought a Gerber LMF that had a really pitted blade, but had the sheath, box & paperwork.
I figured I could beat on it and not really hurt the value of it.
I have a couple others, so I might be able to use the box.
Was walking to get out and some guy asked to look at it.
Ended up covering what I had in it and then some.
Oh well.

It is a three gun show weekend...
Gunslingers in Howe
Nappanee
Shipshe
Will be very busy this weekend.

 

[kaveman]

Trigger control? How about muzzle control. I was standing alongside a buddy's table taking up space when a wackaloon saunters up and snatches a Tokarev off of his table. Doesn't clear it,.....doesn't check it. Just picks it up chest high to 'inspect' it. I know because I was looking straight down the muzzle from about 18" away. Didn't stop to see where his booger hooker was resting but I'm pretty sure I know,......I was out the door about 15 seconds later. Shoulda decked him before I left.

 

[cmr13]

I'm planning on going to the Nappanee show and then the Shipshewana show. I'm hoping to pick up at least something at one of the shows.