Up coming PA Gun Shows!

Dead · July 18, 2001, 08:48 PM

I seriously do not think I will be attending any of these, as I am AWOL till August.

Allentown Pennsylvania: Yankee Gun & Militaria - Days Inn Conference Center - Jul 21-22 2001 570-457-9473

Plymouth Meeting Pennsylvania: Appalachian Promotions - Lu Lu Shrine - Jul 21-22 2001 717-697-3088

New Kensington Pennsylvania: Fort Crawford Promotions Inc. - Clarion Hotel, Rt 366 - Jul 28-29 2001 877-738-1861

York Pennsylvania: Appalachian Promotions - The York Blast - Jul 28-29 2001 717-697-3088

Carlisle Pennsylvania: Appalachian Promotions - Pine Hill Sports Center - Aug 11-12 2001 717-697-3088

darogue1 · July 19, 2001, 05:43 AM

Harrisburg PA @ Farm show complex AUG 25&26 Anybody interested I will be there when door open on the 25th

Good place to buy supplies for the shoot. Which reminds me......DAROGUE1

ArmySon · July 19, 2001, 12:00 PM

More than likely, I'll be there to buy some bullets and other reloading supplies.

Jamie Young · July 19, 2001, 07:01 PM

How many tables are at the Harrisburg show? I met up with Dead at the Fort Washington Show last week. I have really been let down by some of these shows. A few months ago I went to a show and ABSOLUTELY NOBODY had any surplus .308 ammo. It was unbelievable. I also couldn't find a single powder drop funnel either. I had to order a freakin powder funnel from www.wideners.com. And last week 3 of the ammo tables couldn't accept credit cards. I picked out $355 of ammo and handed them a credit card and their faces dropped. What planet am I on?????????????????

Dead · July 19, 2001, 08:16 PM

SodaPop,

Were you the one I heard about at the ammo table all the way in the back by the wall???? I remember them saying they were trying to get the card line to connect but no good.

Bet they were just as pissed as you were since you were dropping 355 bucks, that they lost out on.

That one table were you were looking at the ammo, all the way in the back was pretty decent, best prices there from what I saw.... Too bad they didnt have any 5.45x39, as I wanted to get a ton of that stuff. had lot of stuff there that isnt even listed on their site. Not to mention 7.62x39 Wolf ammo for 70 a case.

they were http://www.ammunitionstore.com

Jamie Young · July 19, 2001, 10:22 PM

When you walk into the Main door and walk straight back to the very back wall THAT GUY COULDN"T TAKE CREDIT CARDS. The guy about 6 tables down to the left WASN"T SET UP FOR CREDIT CARDS. The Ammo Table all the way over to the Right near the Snack Bar WAS ONLY CASH AND CARRY WE DON"T TAKE CREDIT CARDS. They even had Hirtenberger .223. I would have spent $400 at that table if they took cards. I'm only going to buy .223 and .308 in Battle packs from now on Not after I had that blow up a couple weeks ago. The guy I think, was Ammoman, to the left and in the middle, only had half of an open case of British Radway Green. He took credit cards but I didn't come to buy 500rds.

ArmySon · July 20, 2001, 12:44 AM

You guys buy ammo????????

Dead · July 20, 2001, 06:00 AM

No we just look at it....

Was looking for other things but no good deals.

Jamie Young · July 20, 2001, 08:13 AM

Only .308 normally but I wanted to try some Hirtenerber .223. Reloading 1000's of rounds on a single stage stinks. I just got done reloading 800rds of .223 and 700rds of 45acp. It took me about 3 months to do it

ArmySon · July 20, 2001, 09:29 AM

That would take me about .... oh 5 hours

Dead · July 20, 2001, 10:12 AM

Son how long would it take you to reload 1000 rounds of 5.45x39?????

darogue1 · July 21, 2001, 02:08 PM

ALWAYS have cash!!! Powerful bargining tool!! Use line......"what is your best CASH price now?" Flash bills if necessary. I take a bit out of each pay and put aside when I know a gun show is comming up. Have gotten some good deals this way! Don't know how many tables though. Farm show is usually good for alot of them. Going sat anybody want to meet up? I know that it is early but........DAROGUE1

dinosaur · July 21, 2001, 04:08 PM

South African mostly. I picked up some so I can sight in the Aimpoint I picked up. Lots of militaria there if you want to dress up and strut around to "The March Of The Armored Cars"!

Yes that is a real German song.

Matrix · July 23, 2001, 10:03 PM

I'm new to the Philly - Bucks county area. Which show is the best in regards to selection, tables, etc. I'm willing to travel up to 200 miles.
Thanks.

Jamie Young · July 23, 2001, 10:21 PM

The Fort Washington and Harrisburgh shows have the biggest draw. Usually the MAAC GUNSHOWS. Come out to our TFL shoot in Sept Matrix!!!

Dead · July 24, 2001, 10:05 AM

I think I got too much ammo at the last show, well I got some after the show also.

About how far is the Harrisburg show from where Ft. Washington is??? I might check it out if it isnt that far from there. Or maybe I could meet up with someone out there, and catch a ride there if it is FAR?

Hopefully they will have LOTS of 5.45x39 there. The last show where I got some, I got the LAST case at the show, and that was 4 seconds before someone else came up looking for some

ArmySon · July 24, 2001, 11:19 AM

Matrix

Wait until the fall for the BIG Harrisburg show. There's over 1200 tables in two big rooms. You can find just about anything at that show.

Until then, you can go to the Ft. Washington show and find lots of good stuff. I believe it has around 800 tables.

Lastly, you have to attend the Sportsmen Show out at Harrisbrug. It's definitely worth at least 1 visit or 2 or 30

I'm pretty luck that I live in between Harrisburg and Philly. Either show only takes me 45 minutes to 1 hour to drive to.

Jamie Young · July 24, 2001, 06:56 PM

Dead its about an hour or so west of the Fort Washington Show. Has anyone been to any shows in VA or Maryland? How do they compare to PA shows?

**Mike Irwin** · July 26, 2001, 12:51 PM

Soda,

I'm originally from the Harrisburg area, and now live in Northern Virginia.

The shows in Pennsylvania tend to be larger, have a wider variety of rifles and shotguns, and tend to have better "sundries" dealers.

A number of the shows down here are more junk than gun shows anymore, with jerkey, toys, tools, etc.

There are a couple of shows a year at the Showplace in Richmond that rival the Farm Show for size and quality, but Richmond's a pain for me to get to.

**Mike Irwin** · July 26, 2001, 12:52 PM

Does anyone know when the fall show is in York this year?

It's normally in October sometime.

I wouldn't mind getting up for it again this year.

Son, any idea?

I really like the bullets I bought from that guy and want to get some more.

Jamie Young · July 26, 2001, 06:57 PM

There are shows at a place near York called "The Blast" or something like that. Its a fine show!! I went there last year even though its about 2hrs away. They had a ton of reloading equipment and supplies there. Not a big show but a Quality show.
Check out www.AppalachianPromotions.com for more info. I think there is one coming up soon.

**Mike Irwin** · July 26, 2001, 10:09 PM

I should have been more specific.

The show I'm curious about is the one that is held in Memorial Hall at the York Fairgrounds, sometime (2nd/3rd weekend?) in October.

ArmySon · July 26, 2001, 10:52 PM

October 27-28th
Sat. 9-4
Sun. 9-3

Tri-County Gun Show
(717)464-2581
York Fair Grounds

Bullets you bought were from TnT Reloading www.tntreloading.com

**Mike Irwin** · July 27, 2001, 11:04 AM

That's the one, Son! Thanks!

What to meet up?

Matrix · July 28, 2001, 08:22 AM

Son, do you have a date for the Sportsman show? I'm interested for the hunting suppliers, archery equipment and outfitters that usually don't attend the regular gun shows.

When I lived in Memphis, I went to the Duck's Unlimited Festival every year, which was AWESOME! If any of you get a chance to go, it's worth the trip.

There's a good sportsman show in Richmond, VA in mid August, but I think I'll be moving onto the new house that weekend.

July 18, 2001, 08:48 PM	#1
Dead Senior Member Join Date: June 5, 2000 Location: AoW Land, USA Posts: 1,968	Up coming PA Gun Shows! I seriously do not think I will be attending any of these, as I am AWOL till August. Allentown Pennsylvania: Yankee Gun & Militaria - Days Inn Conference Center - Jul 21-22 2001 570-457-9473 Plymouth Meeting Pennsylvania: Appalachian Promotions - Lu Lu Shrine - Jul 21-22 2001 717-697-3088 New Kensington Pennsylvania: Fort Crawford Promotions Inc. - Clarion Hotel, Rt 366 - Jul 28-29 2001 877-738-1861 York Pennsylvania: Appalachian Promotions - The York Blast - Jul 28-29 2001 717-697-3088 Carlisle Pennsylvania: Appalachian Promotions - Pine Hill Sports Center - Aug 11-12 2001 717-697-3088 __________________ Dead [Black Ops] www.therallypoint.org

July 19, 2001, 05:43 AM	#2
darogue1 Senior Member Join Date: December 13, 2000 Posts: 230	add this one....... Harrisburg PA @ Farm show complex AUG 25&26 Anybody interested I will be there when door open on the 25th Good place to buy supplies for the shoot. Which reminds me......DAROGUE1 Last edited by darogue1; July 21, 2001 at 02:01 PM.

July 19, 2001, 12:00 PM	#3
ArmySon Staff Alumnus Join Date: April 14, 2000 Posts: 2,926	More than likely, I'll be there to buy some bullets and other reloading supplies. __________________ Your friends will forgive your mistakes. Your enemies will kill you for it.

July 19, 2001, 08:16 PM	#5
Dead Senior Member Join Date: June 5, 2000 Location: AoW Land, USA Posts: 1,968	SodaPop, Were you the one I heard about at the ammo table all the way in the back by the wall???? I remember them saying they were trying to get the card line to connect but no good. Bet they were just as pissed as you were since you were dropping 355 bucks, that they lost out on. That one table were you were looking at the ammo, all the way in the back was pretty decent, best prices there from what I saw.... Too bad they didnt have any 5.45x39, as I wanted to get a ton of that stuff. had lot of stuff there that isnt even listed on their site. Not to mention 7.62x39 Wolf ammo for 70 a case. they were http://www.ammunitionstore.com __________________ Dead [Black Ops] www.therallypoint.org

July 20, 2001, 12:44 AM	#7
ArmySon Staff Alumnus Join Date: April 14, 2000 Posts: 2,926	You guys buy ammo???????? __________________ Your friends will forgive your mistakes. Your enemies will kill you for it.

July 19, 2001, 07:01 PM	#4
Jamie Young Senior Member Join Date: April 7, 2000 Location: SE/PA Posts: 4,834	How many tables are at the Harrisburg show? I met up with Dead at the Fort Washington Show last week. I have really been let down by some of these shows. A few months ago I went to a show and ABSOLUTELY NOBODY had any surplus .308 ammo. It was unbelievable. I also couldn't find a single powder drop funnel either. I had to order a freakin powder funnel from www.wideners.com. And last week 3 of the ammo tables couldn't accept credit cards. I picked out $355 of ammo and handed them a credit card and their faces dropped. What planet am I on?????????????????

July 19, 2001, 10:22 PM	#6
Jamie Young Senior Member Join Date: April 7, 2000 Location: SE/PA Posts: 4,834	When you walk into the Main door and walk straight back to the very back wall THAT GUY COULDN"T TAKE CREDIT CARDS. The guy about 6 tables down to the left WASN"T SET UP FOR CREDIT CARDS. The Ammo Table all the way over to the Right near the Snack Bar WAS ONLY CASH AND CARRY WE DON"T TAKE CREDIT CARDS. They even had Hirtenberger .223. I would have spent $400 at that table if they took cards. I'm only going to buy .223 and .308 in Battle packs from now on Not after I had that blow up a couple weeks ago. The guy I think, was Ammoman, to the left and in the middle, only had half of an open case of British Radway Green. He took credit cards but I didn't come to buy 500rds.

July 20, 2001, 06:00 AM	#8
Dead Senior Member Join Date: June 5, 2000 Location: AoW Land, USA Posts: 1,968	No we just look at it.... Was looking for other things but no good deals. __________________ Dead [Black Ops] www.therallypoint.org

July 20, 2001, 08:13 AM	#9
Jamie Young Senior Member Join Date: April 7, 2000 Location: SE/PA Posts: 4,834	Only .308 normally but I wanted to try some Hirtenerber .223. Reloading 1000's of rounds on a single stage stinks. I just got done reloading 800rds of .223 and 700rds of 45acp. It took me about 3 months to do it

July 20, 2001, 09:29 AM	#10
ArmySon Staff Alumnus Join Date: April 14, 2000 Posts: 2,926	That would take me about .... oh 5 hours __________________ Your friends will forgive your mistakes. Your enemies will kill you for it.

July 20, 2001, 10:12 AM	#11
Dead Senior Member Join Date: June 5, 2000 Location: AoW Land, USA Posts: 1,968	Son how long would it take you to reload 1000 rounds of 5.45x39????? __________________ Dead [Black Ops] www.therallypoint.org

July 21, 2001, 02:08 PM	#12
darogue1 Senior Member Join Date: December 13, 2000 Posts: 230	Gun show rule #1.... ALWAYS have cash!!! Powerful bargining tool!! Use line......"what is your best CASH price now?" Flash bills if necessary. I take a bit out of each pay and put aside when I know a gun show is comming up. Have gotten some good deals this way! Don't know how many tables though. Farm show is usually good for alot of them. Going sat anybody want to meet up? I know that it is early but........DAROGUE1

July 21, 2001, 04:08 PM	#13
dinosaur Senior Member Join Date: December 28, 1999 Location: NE Pa. Posts: 1,245	Allentown had a ton of surplus 308. South African mostly. I picked up some so I can sight in the Aimpoint I picked up. Lots of militaria there if you want to dress up and strut around to "The March Of The Armored Cars"! Yes that is a real German song.

July 23, 2001, 10:03 PM	#14
Matrix Senior Member Join Date: December 4, 1999 Location: E. PA. Posts: 179	I'm new to the Philly - Bucks county area. Which show is the best in regards to selection, tables, etc. I'm willing to travel up to 200 miles. Thanks.

July 23, 2001, 10:21 PM	#15
Jamie Young Senior Member Join Date: April 7, 2000 Location: SE/PA Posts: 4,834	The Fort Washington and Harrisburgh shows have the biggest draw. Usually the MAAC GUNSHOWS. Come out to our TFL shoot in Sept Matrix!!!

July 24, 2001, 10:05 AM	#16
Dead Senior Member Join Date: June 5, 2000 Location: AoW Land, USA Posts: 1,968	I think I got too much ammo at the last show, well I got some after the show also. About how far is the Harrisburg show from where Ft. Washington is??? I might check it out if it isnt that far from there. Or maybe I could meet up with someone out there, and catch a ride there if it is FAR? Hopefully they will have LOTS of 5.45x39 there. The last show where I got some, I got the LAST case at the show, and that was 4 seconds before someone else came up looking for some __________________ Dead [Black Ops] www.therallypoint.org

July 24, 2001, 11:19 AM	#17
ArmySon Staff Alumnus Join Date: April 14, 2000 Posts: 2,926	Matrix Wait until the fall for the BIG Harrisburg show. There's over 1200 tables in two big rooms. You can find just about anything at that show. Until then, you can go to the Ft. Washington show and find lots of good stuff. I believe it has around 800 tables. Lastly, you have to attend the Sportsmen Show out at Harrisbrug. It's definitely worth at least 1 visit or 2 or 30 I'm pretty luck that I live in between Harrisburg and Philly. Either show only takes me 45 minutes to 1 hour to drive to. __________________ Your friends will forgive your mistakes. Your enemies will kill you for it.

July 24, 2001, 06:56 PM	#18
Jamie Young Senior Member Join Date: April 7, 2000 Location: SE/PA Posts: 4,834	Dead its about an hour or so west of the Fort Washington Show. Has anyone been to any shows in VA or Maryland? How do they compare to PA shows?

July 26, 2001, 12:51 PM	#19
Mike Irwin Staff Join Date: April 13, 2000 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 41,380	Soda, I'm originally from the Harrisburg area, and now live in Northern Virginia. The shows in Pennsylvania tend to be larger, have a wider variety of rifles and shotguns, and tend to have better "sundries" dealers. A number of the shows down here are more junk than gun shows anymore, with jerkey, toys, tools, etc. There are a couple of shows a year at the Showplace in Richmond that rival the Farm Show for size and quality, but Richmond's a pain for me to get to. __________________ "The gift which I am sending you is called a dog, and is in fact the most precious and valuable possession of mankind" -Theodorus Gaza Baby Jesus cries when the fat redneck doesn't have military-grade firepower.

July 26, 2001, 12:52 PM	#20
Mike Irwin Staff Join Date: April 13, 2000 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 41,380	Does anyone know when the fall show is in York this year? It's normally in October sometime. I wouldn't mind getting up for it again this year. Son, any idea? I really like the bullets I bought from that guy and want to get some more. __________________ "The gift which I am sending you is called a dog, and is in fact the most precious and valuable possession of mankind" -Theodorus Gaza Baby Jesus cries when the fat redneck doesn't have military-grade firepower.

July 26, 2001, 06:57 PM	#21
Jamie Young Senior Member Join Date: April 7, 2000 Location: SE/PA Posts: 4,834	There are shows at a place near York called "The Blast" or something like that. Its a fine show!! I went there last year even though its about 2hrs away. They had a ton of reloading equipment and supplies there. Not a big show but a Quality show. Check out www.AppalachianPromotions.com for more info. I think there is one coming up soon.

July 26, 2001, 10:09 PM	#22
Mike Irwin Staff Join Date: April 13, 2000 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 41,380	I should have been more specific. The show I'm curious about is the one that is held in Memorial Hall at the York Fairgrounds, sometime (2nd/3rd weekend?) in October. __________________ "The gift which I am sending you is called a dog, and is in fact the most precious and valuable possession of mankind" -Theodorus Gaza Baby Jesus cries when the fat redneck doesn't have military-grade firepower.

July 26, 2001, 10:52 PM	#23
ArmySon Staff Alumnus Join Date: April 14, 2000 Posts: 2,926	October 27-28th Sat. 9-4 Sun. 9-3 Tri-County Gun Show (717)464-2581 York Fair Grounds Bullets you bought were from TnT Reloading www.tntreloading.com __________________ Your friends will forgive your mistakes. Your enemies will kill you for it.

July 27, 2001, 11:04 AM	#24
Mike Irwin Staff Join Date: April 13, 2000 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 41,380	That's the one, Son! Thanks! What to meet up? __________________ "The gift which I am sending you is called a dog, and is in fact the most precious and valuable possession of mankind" -Theodorus Gaza Baby Jesus cries when the fat redneck doesn't have military-grade firepower.

July 28, 2001, 08:22 AM	#25
Matrix Senior Member Join Date: December 4, 1999 Location: E. PA. Posts: 179	Son, do you have a date for the Sportsman show? I'm interested for the hunting suppliers, archery equipment and outfitters that usually don't attend the regular gun shows. When I lived in Memphis, I went to the Duck's Unlimited Festival every year, which was AWESOME! If any of you get a chance to go, it's worth the trip. There's a good sportsman show in Richmond, VA in mid August, but I think I'll be moving onto the new house that weekend.