area-nashville Double Gun Shows This Weekend Jan 28 / 29

[Grunt67]

Just got an email from Bill Goodmans show, that they are having a show at the Lebanon Expo Ctr. this weekend.  R.K. Shows are also having a show at the "Boro this weekend .

So much for scheduling..... not going to go well for either, I would expect.

Thoughts?

[KahrMan]

Dang it.  You had me all excited for a show full of of O/Us and SxSs.

[netmindr]

I haven't been to a Bill Goodman show in many years, and I was disappointed in the last one I went to in Lebanon. The 'boro and RK in general always has good shows tho. I'll probably end up going to the 'boro on Saturday.

[Chris]

53 minutes ago, KahrMan said:

Dang it.  You had me all excited for a show full of of O/Us and SxSs.

Exactly! I had visions of Holland and Hollands, Kreighoffs and Heyms dancing in my head.

[Westwindmike]

I don't know why these two don't sit down over lunch one day and plan the gun show schedule for the whole year! It's like they want to make people choose which one they will support. I'd go to both if they were on weekends, 2 weeks apart. 

[Will]

Unless your in the market for a worn out Remington 700 in 30-06 at forty dollars more than a new one,stay home.

[Grunt67]

42 minutes ago, Will said:

Unless your in the market for a worn out Remington 700 in 30-06 at forty dollars more than a new one,stay home.

Now, Will, are you saying this stuff is not wholesale as advertised?  LOL

[Garufa]

There is also an RK show in Knoxville this weekend.  Are there enough neckbeards to man all the tables?

[jimic]

Looks like Nashville Fair Grounds show is gone for good. Something Mayor Dean was not able to do.

Lebanon and Boro long drive from Clarksville 

Edited January 26, 2017 by jimic

[Grunt67]

Update. Got an email from Goodmans show, admission has gone up from $8 to $10.  Parking is free tho.....is it worth the

extra $2?

Guess I'll go since it's only about 15 mi. from me, just out of curiosity, since it's in the new venue.

[Westwindmike]

The RK show is $10 also but there is a $2 off coupon online if you can find it.

[quickbiscuit]

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[Grunt67]

Got it, thanks, quickbiscuit.

[Westwindmike]

I print those out and give them to folks in line at the show. Once they threatened to ban me from the show when they saw me doing it.

[gregintenn]

On 1/26/2017 at 0:01 PM, Chris said:

Exactly! I had visions of Holland and Hollands, Kreighoffs and Heyms dancing in my head.

I would go to a double show!

[Grunt67]

3 hours ago, Westwindmike said:

I print those out and give them to folks in line at the show. Once they threatened to ban me from the show when they saw me doing it.

LOL, that thought crossed my mind.........but it kept on going.

[Dustbuster]

id dump money at a strip club vs goodmans show.........same thing but the RK show in Mboro has always been the best around IMHO

[srszczer]

On 1/26/2017 at 2:43 PM, Westwindmike said:

I don't know why these two don't sit down over lunch one day and plan the gun show schedule for the whole year! It's like they want to make people choose which one they will support. I'd go to both if they were on weekends, 2 weeks apart. 

I'm glad I'm not the only one that's annoyed by this. It also weakens both shows since the dealers can't cover both, or at least I don't know of any that do both if they're scheduled against each other. I've always liked the 'Boro show but the one in December wasn't very good.

[Hershmeister]

Lebanon show will be in the brand new expo center!

[Grunt67]

Went to the Goodman show @ Lebanon this AM. A bit of an improvement over the fairgrds., Bought some 9mm bird shot.

Seemed to be not as much junk as before, but about the same overall size. Much cleaner & neater, more wiggle room ( but I got there @ opening ). Decided not to go on to the 'Boro. had enough for one day. Got to fondle a few guns I was interested in, so not a bad trip for me, YMMV.

[Westwindmike]

I thought the Murfreesboro show was the worst in years. Huge areas in the building with no tables. The usual big dealer was  there. Not much reloading stuff. Plenty of beef jerky, pork rinds and junk knives.

[BigK]

I was also disappointed in the RK show in M'boro. Makes sense that it was so boring, half the vendors were 30 miles away at a competing gun show. You'd have to go to both to see a full show.

[Will]

Stopped in the new Wilson CO Complex today,very nice,good food,show sucked. one of the vendors told me all 2017 shows there and in Boro are up

against each other. Stupid on both of them.

[rugerla1]

29 minutes ago, Will said:

Stopped in the new Wilson CO Complex today,very nice,good food,show sucked. one of the vendors told me all 2017 shows there and in Boro are up

against each other. Stupid on both of them.

Man that's ridiculous! I was hoping it was only this one, which is why I didn't go at all. I generally always enjoy the Murfreesboro show but figured with the Lebanon show being this weekend that it would be better to skip. As said above you'd think they would talk about this, they're only hurting their own business this way. 

[piglet]

I don't think Goodman show got to pick all the days that they wanted, A lot of dates were picked by other venues before the expo center was built.