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Lincoln gun show , sept 28-29
« on: September 19, 2013, 11:47:14 AM »
 the Lincoln gun show is sept 28-29. at the Lancaster event center,   admission is $4.00
   9 to 5 sat, 9 to 4 sunday.
  I have 2 tables, hope to see many of you there
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Re: Lincoln gun show , sept 28-29
« Reply #1 on: September 19, 2013, 06:13:07 PM »
I'm ready for a little road trip to Lincoln, probably see you there. :)

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Re: Lincoln gun show , sept 28-29
« Reply #2 on: September 19, 2013, 07:51:38 PM »
Yeah, I might be there.  I have a few things on my list that I "need".

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Re: Lincoln gun show , sept 28-29
« Reply #3 on: September 19, 2013, 09:12:42 PM »
I live about a mile from the event center. I might be there...:)
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Re: Lincoln gun show , sept 28-29
« Reply #4 on: September 20, 2013, 08:54:04 AM »
<----- attending saturday


 8)
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Re: Lincoln gun show , sept 28-29
« Reply #5 on: September 20, 2013, 09:52:14 AM »
Now lookit what ya'll done gone an did!  Ya done bringed Farmer ta town! Lawd have Mercay!
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Re: Lincoln gun show , sept 28-29
« Reply #6 on: September 20, 2013, 10:00:49 AM »
Now lookit what ya'll done gone an did!  Ya done bringed Farmer ta town! Lawd have Mercay!

You have no idea how many times I had to read that in order to understand it...
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Re: Lincoln gun show , sept 28-29
« Reply #7 on: September 20, 2013, 10:58:09 AM »
i'll be there Sunday morning picking up whatever Rick left us....
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Re: Lincoln gun show , sept 28-29
« Reply #8 on: September 20, 2013, 12:25:57 PM »
You have no idea how many times I had to read that in order to understand it...

Those Kansasians are somewhat difficult to understand at times...  ;)
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Re: Lincoln gun show , sept 28-29
« Reply #9 on: September 20, 2013, 05:40:25 PM »
Yes'm, I  reckons we is.

( ya'll know how hard/ long it takes to do that on a smart phone with autocorrect ? )
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Re: Lincoln gun show , sept 28-29
« Reply #10 on: September 28, 2013, 03:34:58 PM »
WOO YOO! FarmerRick missed a good buy on a Marlin.  My eagle eyes snagged it right up! Now to hit the range.

(Most everything else was ridiculously priced!)
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Re: Lincoln gun show , sept 28-29
« Reply #11 on: September 28, 2013, 04:04:20 PM »
It looks like prices have come down from "ridiculous" at the last Lincoln gun show to the usual "overpriced", with the exception of .22 ammo.  $80 - $85 a brick. 

I saw a couple of good deals, but like most gun shows they were few and far between.


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Re: Lincoln gun show , sept 28-29
« Reply #12 on: September 28, 2013, 04:59:24 PM »
There was a guy walking around this morning with an AR for sale...
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Re: Lincoln gun show , sept 28-29
« Reply #13 on: September 28, 2013, 06:11:55 PM »
I found a pretty good deal on a Polish (?) TT33.  Too bad I didn't have the extra money, or it would have a new home. 

I didn't think prices were too terrible, but you had to dig for the good prices. 

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Re: Lincoln gun show , sept 28-29
« Reply #14 on: September 28, 2013, 08:09:33 PM »
Not a bad show, but ammo is still overpriced for guy.  $125 for a brick of 22 long rifle?  Gimme a break :o

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Re: Lincoln gun show , sept 28-29
« Reply #15 on: September 28, 2013, 08:23:33 PM »
I sat there all day, watching things go by, one guy was selling 22 bricks for $45,
  still not great, but coming down,
  lots of people walking around with guns for sale, the ar-15,s are still high,
   but they didn't seem to be interested in the underprice things that I was selling.
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Re: Lincoln gun show , sept 28-29
« Reply #16 on: September 28, 2013, 10:33:08 PM »
I sat there all day, watching things go by, one guy was selling 22 bricks for $45,
  still not great, but coming down,
  lots of people walking around with guns for sale, the ar-15,s are still high,
   but they didn't seem to be interested in the underprice things that I was selling.

I was one of those guys with one for sale. However, i had vendors telling me I had a good price on it. (Hell, I even gave my info to a vendor who is thinking about it)
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Re: Lincoln gun show , sept 28-29
« Reply #17 on: September 30, 2013, 12:49:04 PM »
All in all, it was a pretty poor turnout both days. Most of the people at the show were old guys, still trying to buy guns at 1970's prices. It doesn't make any sense to sell stuff for less than you have in it. One old girl didn't understand that gun shows aren't like flea markets, she was beating up the guy at the next table to sell her a new 380 pistol at half his asking price, she said she could buy things at flea markets for half the asking price, why not guns?

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Re: Lincoln gun show , sept 28-29
« Reply #18 on: September 30, 2013, 07:13:26 PM »
i thought the show was pretty large in number of vendors, but yeah, the attendance was low... low especially for a non-Husker football weekend... although the car auction in NE Nebraska may have taken a few people away.  i saw some deals, but didn't buy a whole lot.  but i did see a Troy mag for $50 and AR's for over $1,100.
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Re: Lincoln gun show , sept 28-29
« Reply #19 on: September 30, 2013, 07:42:05 PM »
Lots of vendors, and most sales seemed to be dealer to dealer. I talked with several vendors who sold nothing, perhaps everybody tapped themselves out earlier this year in the panic. The Sept show has a reputation for being a loser, and my group probably won't do it again. January is usually much better.