Nations Gun Show Sep 28-30 2012 - Chantilly, VA

[allingeneral]

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Dulles Expo Center
4368 Chantilly Shopping Center
Chantilly, VA 20153

22 Miles from Washington, DC - Directions: I-66, Exit 53B, go 3 miles Rt. 28 N, turn right onto Willard Rd., take 2nd left into the Chantilly Shopping Center, Follow signs to Expo Center

C & E Gun Shows and Showmasters combine 32 years of Excellence in Gun Show Promotion and is pleased to PRESENT The LARGEST Gun Show in the Metro D. C. Area! Held at the Dulles Expo in Chantilly, VA. 1000 tables of vendors and displays....The Size of 2 football fields! Over 1 1/2 miles of Guns, Knives and Accessories!

Fri. 3 PM - 8 PM
Sat. 9 AM - 5 PM
Sun. 10 AM - 5 PM
Friday $18.00 for a 3 day pass
or
$12.00 each day for adults
$6.00 for teenagers 12-17

Children under 12 are FREE with a paying adult.

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DC Gun Ban is struck down by the Supreme Court!!!

Washington, D.C.
Please call the Metropolitan Police Department at (202)727-4275. The only Federal Firearms License (FFL) in Washington, D.C. is:

Charles Sykes
CS Exchange
300 Indiana Ave NW Room 1140 A
Washington DC 20001
(301) 577 - 1427

There is a $125.00 fee to transfer firearm to him.

You can also call Charles Sykes and ask him about the firearms registration process.

Washington, D.C. legislators have adopted the California, Maryland and Massachusetts list .

For more information call the Metropolitan Police Department to see if the gun you wish to purchase is on the list of acceptable guns.

[Moist]

I'll be there waiting for the doors to open promptly at 3:00pm, ready to trample anyone that gets in the way of me fulfilling my High and Holy Quest, which is acquiring M&P Shields in .40 SW for me and the wife for under $430. Also looking for some deals on 5.45x39 and other ammo, but if the last show is any indication of what's considered a "deal", I'm really not holding my breath.

Hoka hey!

[Moist]

Got 2 tins of 5.45x39 spammo for $320 plus $32 tax, comes out to a skosh over 16 cents per round. Not bad but not great. Found some little things I'd been wanting for the AK, so over all it was a productive afternoon. Didn't get any Shields, there were none to be had. Maybe next time.

[allingeneral]

If you wait for a year or so, there will be M&P Shields all over the place. when the next hot buy comes out.

Thanks for the report. Glad you have an enjoyable afternoon!

[cwfunrider]

I also got in the door just after 3 and was able to score the last XDs. Cannot wait to get this little sucker to the range so I can start carrying it. Pictures to follow.

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[Moist]

If you wait for a year or so, there will be M&P Shields all over the place. when the next hot buy comes out.

Yeah - I don't know why we're so hot on the Shields, it's not like there aren't other options out there, and I've already got my LC9. My wife really wants one though, so we wait.

Thanks for the report. Glad you have an enjoyable afternoon!

It was fun, we spent hours there, spent money too. I complain about the shows sometimes, but you know how it is - a mediocre day at a gun show will always beat a good day at the office!

[LanceUppercut]

Parking was difficult to find but on the whole I had a good time. I picked up a Smith & Wesson Pre-18 at a very attractive price and got to hear George Allen speak for a bit too. All in all, not bad.

I'm just glad I don't collect Lugers.

[FiremanBob]

Is it worth the 2-hour drive? If not, we'll go cruise the BRP instead.

[Moist]

Is it worth the 2-hour drive? If not, we'll go cruise the BRP instead.

It really depends on what you're buying and how well you've researched the prices. You can find pretty good deals on firearms if you know what they're going for at the local stores and online, and have decided what your price point is. As for other items, it pays to know what you can expect to pay online where tax and shipping may or may not be charged, and what you're willing to pay at the show where tax will most likely be charged.

I got a good deal on corrosive Russian spammo, got some spare stainless steel magazines for my Colt .45 at $11 each, did okay buying a quick-release UTG side rail for my AK at $5 less than it was going for online, got a tactical foregrip for exactly what it was selling for online, and I spent too much money on a sling "system" that my wife and I thought was really cool at the show but which I've now decided I absolutely detest. My son found deals on several knives he liked, and my wife bought some things she had been looking at online.

As ever, your mileage may vary.

[FiremanBob]

We ended up going to the state fair. It was ok, not as many agricultural/animal events as I'd have liked. But it was a great day to be outdoors.