NEW SHOW! Gary Gun & Knife Show March 31st 2018 (Sat. Only)

[Gabriel]

My friend Tim refers to it as the Butthole of the Midwest.

I usually consider the entire lake front from Illinois to Michigan the armpit of the Midwest. You can't have a butthole in your armpit.

 

[diver dan]

This just sounds ridiculous,they will need to get cops on deck from all shifts.BUT, it would be a good place to set up a sting operation.

 

[Brian's Surplus]

I'm setting up at the show now. This area seems much safer than the parking lot at the Indy 1500. Not a bad neighborhood at all.

 

[Gabriel]

I'm setting up at the show now. This area seems much safer than the parking lot at the Indy 1500. Not a bad neighborhood at all.

Not all of Gary is a ****hole. If you know where to go, there are some awesome places to eat (some of which may not technically be in Gary).

 

[d.kaufman]

Me and my daughter will be there. Probably shortly after 9am. Hopefully turnout is good. Figure more traffic thru the better chance it can become a regular show

 

[chef larry]

Me and my daughter will be there. Probably shortly after 9am. Hopefully turnout is good. Figure more traffic thru the better chance it can become a regular show

And almost in our backyard.

 

[walt o]

the armory is a clean ,air conditioned building in the industrial area of Gary .I am setting up and hope that this will be a regular show.After all if an 80 year old is willing to go maybe others will follow?

 

[chef larry]

the armory is a clean ,air conditioned building in the industrial area of Gary .I am setting up and hope that this will be a regular show.After all if an 80 year old is willing to go maybe others will follow?

Will be there sometime tomorrow. Sad to think so many people are are going to miss this show because of the location. Help support the INGO vendors.

 

[JRR85]

I will be there at opening. Like others have said this location is in an industrialized area of Gary. It’s a stones throw from the interstate.

 

[chef larry]

Today is the day.

 

[SnoopLoggyDog]

Hope the show gets a good turn out.

The couple of times I have driven through Gary, it was reminded me of some ****holes that I was deployed to, in the middle-east.

 

[Wolfhound]

Hope the show gets a good turn out.

The couple of times I have driven through Gary, it was reminded me of some ****holes that I was deployed to, in the middle-east.

Hey, no need to insult s***holes in the Middle-East like that. Show some respect.

 

[1775usmarine]

If Art's Bakery was still around I would go, or if someone had the mags I was looking for. My dad knew the ladies really well to the point we would go in the backdoor and watch them make cakes while eating some free fresh doughnuts. He also worked at the AT&T garage there on 15th.

 

[d.kaufman]

Just got back from the show. Fairly decent turnout. Definitely a small show. Walked it 3 times and was gone in an hour. No really good deals, at least nothing i couldn't buy anywhere else for the same money or less shipped to my door. Did pick up some pmc bronze 308 and some Federal Xm80c 308 at $15 a box which basically saves me the tax from buying it at Cabelas. Definitely nice though to have a show within a 10 minute ride. They put it on again and I'll go again

 

[bloodandgutsmurphy]

I went to the show this morning with a buddy and his dad. The dad bought a Sig Mark 25, the Navy Seal variant, for $850. It was brand new. I thought that was a decent price. I bought some surplus ammo from a vendor.

There were a lot of accessories as well. Prices for firearms were high as usual. Ammo was reasonably priced at some tables. Fox ammo or Phoenix ammo from michigan had 100 rounds of 38 special for $20. I thought that was a steal.

If the Gary national guard has another show I will go to it.

 

[chef larry]

Was there after lunch and there was a small crowd and the vendors I talked to said they would come back again to Gary.

 

[other dave]

Glad to see the Gary show went well. Details pn this weekend's Kokomo show coming u in a day or two!

 

[Bradsknives]

From a vendor's viewpoint: I'm not sure I can justify the overhead (expense) for a one day show when I feel like the customer base is the same as the Crown Point & Valpo show. Between those two shows, I'm in that "region" 10 times a year.

 

[Brian's Surplus]

From a vendor's viewpoint: I'm not sure I can justify the overhead (expense) for a one day show when I feel like the customer base is the same as the Crown Point & Valpo show. Between those two shows, I'm in that "region" 10 times a year.

I understand your point of view. I had a really good show (not as good as Crown Point), it was definitely worth going for me. We did get some customers from Crown Point but I'd say 30% of the customers had never been to a gun show before. I had several people tell me that they thought it was a great show. I told them that Crown Point is over 3x larger, I think most of them will be at the next Crown Point show.

 

[HoughMade]

Not all of Gary is a ****hole. If you know where to go, there are some awesome places to eat (some of which may not technically be in Gary).

You are 100% correct.

Also, the Steel Yard is a great place to catch a ball game.