Attended Nation’s Gun Show in Chantilly: High Prices and Shit Selection Far as the Eye Can See
I went to the Nation’s Gun Show in Chantilly with a few friends today. I expected impossible parking, pressing crowds, poor selection, and wild prices, and I got them all.
I went with an open mind and a long list of stuff I was willing to buy. Stuff like an RRA 9mm Upper (no, I’m not kidding; hey, it could happen!), an RRA Match lower parts kit (no but this DPMS kit is just as good, honest!), Daniel Defense Omega 9.0 rail (no but we have this lookalike made out of Korean pig iron that’ll look sweet on your airsoft M-16), and an STI Off-Duty 1911-pattern Commander-length 9mm (’ST-what’? Let me show you our Taurus 1911’s. They’re used by *cough* special forces).
As expected, the EBR prices were obscene. The deal of the day was a 16″ HBAR RRA mid-length A2 for the low low price of $1200, but that was gone as soon as we looked away. My records for price absurdity were black no-window PMAGs, $30/ea (MSRP is $15 iirc), and a case of 1000 Wolf .223 55gr (and I do mean .223, not 5.56 NATO), a steal at $300.
What I should’ve done is brought my ammo and P-MAG stash, and walked around with a sign on my back offering P-MAGs for $25 and “military issue” Lake City M193 for $1/rd.
As is always the case at these things, I left a little disappointed that nothing followed me home, but at least I got to see and fondle a few guns I might like someday, even if the gun I want now was nowhere to be found.