Cookeville Gunshow

[Guest Fltargetmaster]

Perhaps I am not well versed in local tradition, but I went to the gunshow today in Cookeville. Sadly, it was one of the more disappointing events of my recent experiences. Now if I wanted bags, jewelry, flashlights,watches, knives and windows....yes windows, it might have been a worthwhile trip. The vendors ( all that I spoke to) were pleasant, cooperative and genuinely friendly. Oh there were firearms available but it seemed that guns were just a secondary item. IMHO, the venue itself really doesn't support a "trade show" but is more suitable for a horse show or sheep shearing demonstrations.

I may have figured out why the flashlights were so available, the lighting was sorta dim. Next time I will aim for Knoxville or , just wait and head up to Louisville in a few weeks

[gregintenn]

I wasn't aware there ever was a gun show in Cookeville. Who was the promoter?

[hipower]

I wasn't aware there ever was a gun show in Cookeville. Who was the promoter?

And where was it held?

[VolunteerGuns]

Not sure about the promoter, but was held at TTU's Hyder-Burks Ag pavilion, a place more commonly utilized for horse shows and sheep shearing demonstrations.

[Trekbike]

sheep shearing demonstrations.

Gotta love a good sheep shearing demonstration. They also held a midget wrestling event there recently from what I understand. What more can you ask?

[Guest coldblackwind]

Great american gun and knife show, go figure! Same guys that do Lebanon, the murfreesboro guard armory, and the bad sparta show (good one is put on by the city I believe?). I went to the first one they did in cookeville, and it was pretty much as described, I thought about going yesterday, but decided to just save the time and money, glad I did now.

[jrd4849]

There is a show scheduled for Aug 6-7 in Crossville at the fairgrounds. Perhaps it will be better than the Cookeville show. I saw an ad for it in the local paper with a local contact number for info. Maybe it's being locally promoted but I don't know for sure.

[Iktome]

It's pretty telling when even the bad show in Sparta is better than the gun show in Cookeville. The bad one in Sparta is the 14-15th of this month.

The one in Crossville is little better than the one in Cookeville.

I was there yesterday, it was even worse than the last one. The only gun I was really interested in was way overpriced.

[Guest coldblackwind]

Actually, I think its the good one the 14th-15th isn't it?

[Guest PapaB]

Actually, I think its the good one the 14th-15th isn't it?

I was wondering the same thing. I know the group that did Cookeville has also done Sparta (badly) but the next show isn't by them. The 14th & 15th is being done by Donnie Daniels (whoever he is) and is called the "Tennessee Classic Sportsman Show". I thought Bill Bohannon used to be the promoter.

[Iktome]

The good shows have been the mid-March and mid-September shows that have been going on there for years. The others that have started recently cost more to get into and there's been less stuff to see.

[dlm37015]

the one at crossville is being put on by the county