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#716829 - 04/26/14 08:46 PM Nations Gun Show Chantilly
Blackgun Offline
Bolt action

Registered: 12/13/12
Posts: 194
Loc: NOVA
City or County: Alexandria
Was easy to find parking and navigate the aisles inside. Attendance appeared to be down compared to the shows earlier this year and last. No shortage of guns and ammo. Several vendors commented about how slow business was this weekend. Several asked me to make an offer on their wares.

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#716986 - 04/27/14 11:02 AM Re: Nations Gun Show Chantilly [Re: Blackgun]
Mark S Offline
Mark S

Registered: 04/29/10
Posts: 4038
Loc: Rappahannock County, VA
City or County: Front Royal
I only go once or twice a year now. they have the show too often and have too much junk.

What has really turned me off is the 'gun show premium' too many people were charging. It used to be a good place to go look for deals, but post Newtown everyone thought they could pick off everyone like the 'panic' prices would stay in vogue forever. They can keep their overpriced inventory.

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#717005 - 04/27/14 11:45 AM Re: Nations Gun Show Chantilly [Re: Blackgun]
etcetera Offline
Gun fool

Registered: 08/31/12
Posts: 728
Loc: Culpeper
City or County: Culpeper
I would say 30% down in attendance. No line outside at all.
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#717324 - 04/27/14 09:57 PM Re: Nations Gun Show Chantilly [Re: Blackgun]
bahia_maduro Offline
Pea shooter

Registered: 09/05/12
Posts: 16
Loc: Virginia
City or County: Prince William
Plenty of reloading supplies available, at least on Sat. Ammo prices were ridiculous.

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#717416 - 04/28/14 07:45 AM Re: Nations Gun Show Chantilly [Re: Blackgun]
Bimbleshag Offline
Gun fool

Registered: 09/18/11
Posts: 940
Loc: Fairfax, Virginia
City or County: Fairfax
Weather was too nice to draw the colder weather "indoor" crowds, too. One vendor told me that a bad show here was still better than a good show anywhere else.

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#717784 - 04/28/14 06:56 PM Re: Nations Gun Show Chantilly [Re: Bimbleshag]
mby1285 Offline
Single barrel

Registered: 09/13/10
Posts: 25
Loc: NOVA
City or County: Reston
Friday evening the place was almost empty with plenty of parking and no crowds around tables. Picked up several new Glock mags for $18-23 each. From now on I will only attend on Fridays...

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#717824 - 04/28/14 07:42 PM Re: Nations Gun Show Chantilly [Re: Blackgun]
codayd Offline
Pea shooter

Registered: 09/13/10
Posts: 19
Loc: NOVA
City or County: Springfield
$13 dollars to over pay for guns and ammo? No thanks.

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