Went to the Saxet gun show here in town today around 11. I was highly disappointed to say the least. I will give credit where it's due, $5 admission with free parking is very, very fair, especially compared to what I've seen others post. But as to the rest...

It seems like these shows are becoming more and more about scentsy candles, jewelry, and arts and crafts than guns. I went looking for M2 Ball and .30 carbine. Found allot, but the prices were enough to make me laugh out loud to myself and walk off. The first table had a bandolier of '76 Lake city M2 for $40 which I picked up as I left just to make the trip worth sometbing.
I saw other tables with 240rd HXP spam cans for $275!! I was amazed. Cans of loose 200rd HXP from CMPicon had stickers for $190!
I mean I know these guys have to make a profit, but that's insane. The best was 2 20rd boxes of Lake City for $35 each that were so corroded you couldn't tell the bullet from the casing. Lastly were a few loaded enbloc clips for $15 each and 200rd machine gun belts for $400. All the ammo I saw minus the bando I bought were still there as I left the show.

Is this typical at other shows?


On a sidenote, it amazes me how badly sellers will try to scam an 18 year old kid like myself. Had one guy try to tell me CMP was out of ammo and no longer selling so that's why he had prices so high. Another guy tried to tell me that the 200rd loose cans were "bring back" ammo from a vet which is why it was so much more expensive. The best was the guy who heard I was interested in Garands, and tried to sell me an "all matching numbers, all original bring back".... With a commercial stock, refinished parts, and a criterion barrel.
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