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OK, a quick overview as I just got back from a night shoot down south and I still cannot feel my toes...
My son and I did go to this show today, and while it may have potential and is growing, at this moment it is just not worth the time or money to attend. The lack of gun vendors was noticeable (it appeared to be more of a knife show) and it had the same ratio of non-gun vendors as SAXET or Premier. Plus, entry was $6 which just isn't worth it for a 250+/- table show. The promoter is trying to turn this into a monthly event; but based on this morning's attendance they've got a long way to go to sustain that.
Trust me, I am not the biggest fan of SAXET but you cannot disagree that it is the most successful gun show going in San Antonio. It seems to be the same stuff every month, but there's always a line to get in and it's crowded. Premier is a great show and brings in different vendors, but it lost some of its momentum after the extended hiatus due to the county's raising the cost of using the Freeman Expo Center. Premier has done everything to offset this but they cannot operate on a minimum profit as they have been doing. But trying to add another show to the mix has proven to be a bad idea as learned by Liberty and Texas Gun Shows. This market is just too saturated with the two large events. There's little chance that we'll go back to the Austin Highway show again anytime soon, it will have to improve dramatically to make it worth the time and effort. YMMV.
My son and I did go to this show today, and while it may have potential and is growing, at this moment it is just not worth the time or money to attend. The lack of gun vendors was noticeable (it appeared to be more of a knife show) and it had the same ratio of non-gun vendors as SAXET or Premier. Plus, entry was $6 which just isn't worth it for a 250+/- table show. The promoter is trying to turn this into a monthly event; but based on this morning's attendance they've got a long way to go to sustain that.
Trust me, I am not the biggest fan of SAXET but you cannot disagree that it is the most successful gun show going in San Antonio. It seems to be the same stuff every month, but there's always a line to get in and it's crowded. Premier is a great show and brings in different vendors, but it lost some of its momentum after the extended hiatus due to the county's raising the cost of using the Freeman Expo Center. Premier has done everything to offset this but they cannot operate on a minimum profit as they have been doing. But trying to add another show to the mix has proven to be a bad idea as learned by Liberty and Texas Gun Shows. This market is just too saturated with the two large events. There's little chance that we'll go back to the Austin Highway show again anytime soon, it will have to improve dramatically to make it worth the time and effort. YMMV.