The Big One - MWCA Gun Show

View · by **Thunderjohn** on Mon Mar 12, 2012 3:19 pm

In case you've been under a rock and don't know about it, here it comes.
The biggest show of the year. (At least in MN)

MN Weapons Collectors Assoc. Gun & Knife Show - State Fairgrounds
Sat. March 17th 8am-5pm
Sun. March 18th 9am-3pm

Admission $5 - Free parking
Approx. 7500 paid attendance for the weekend, so come early if there's something
special you're looking for.

View · by **bulletproof** on Mon Mar 12, 2012 3:39 pm

http://www.mwca.org/

MN State Fair COLISEUM Bldg
Location Map / Table Rental Form

View · by **PileDriver** on Mon Mar 12, 2012 3:46 pm

I have had this in my calendar for several months now. Regardless, Saturday is my buddy's bachelor party and I work Sunday. So not happy.

View · by **wildfan1** on Mon Mar 12, 2012 4:23 pm

I'll be there Sunday. If my ptp arrives, i'll be seeking you out thunderjohn

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View · by **subwofer2** on Mon Mar 12, 2012 4:28 pm

No go for the kid from Kato, I have drill this weekend. We "wify and I" had been looking to celebrating St Pats on Saturday too along with a Wild game. Would have been about the greatest weekend ever.

View · by **45Badger** on Fri Mar 16, 2012 7:50 pm

so far, three of us on the early bus

View · by **Pezhead** on Fri Mar 16, 2012 8:23 pm

Not sure if we'll be able to make it. Plans are changing. Had a few things come up in the last couple of days.

View · by **Erik_Pakieser** on Fri Mar 16, 2012 9:28 pm

I'll be there with the QSI crew. We wanted to get a table, but they sold out, so we'll just be there to shop.

View · by **Iasca** on Fri Mar 16, 2012 11:20 pm

I'm trying to convince the girlfriend to turn Saturday date day into gunshow day. Might even find her one of those Cheetah .380's she likes.

See how I made that about her? She likes that.

View · by **Doc Harvey** on Sat Mar 17, 2012 12:58 pm

What a flippin madhouse! That place was PACKED! As frustrating as that was, it turned out to be a great day. The wife bought me a 1967 2A1. Not the prettiest one I've ever seen, but it's all matching numbers and has good rifling. Also got 100 rounds of German surplus 7.62x51. Can't wait to clean her up and shot her (the gun, not the wife).

View · by **45Badger** on Sat Mar 17, 2012 1:10 pm

Snagged a nice 552 Speedmaster, bought a nice Marlin .410 bolt shotgun from DonT (because it was cute and I have no practical use for it- keep an eye out for it in the classifieds in about 2 weeks :mrgreen:

) , and hooked Shippy up with a nice Remington 550-1. All good, including lunch with Mark and Jackson. Great day.

If anybody is in the market for a very nice deer gun, there is a Remington 700 mountain rifle in 7mm-08 with a leupy scope on it for $625. Just sayin'............

View · by **old guy** on Sat Mar 17, 2012 3:57 pm

Thunderjohn wrote:In case you've been under a rock and don't know about it, here it comes.
The biggest show of the year. (At least in MN)

MN Weapons Collectors Assoc. Gun & Knife Show - State Fairgrounds
Sat. March 17th 8am-5pm
Sun. March 18th 9am-3pm

Admission $5 - Free parking
Approx. 7500 paid attendance for the weekend, so come early if there's something
special you're looking for.

There was that many in line when I drove by at 8:00 sat., I wasn't goin in there. :shock:

View · by **bstrawse** on Sat Mar 17, 2012 5:04 pm

Was element arms there? Want to look at their LMT selection

View · by **870TC** on Sat Mar 17, 2012 5:04 pm

Seemed like a smaller crowd than normal, place started to thin out at 12:30, to bad it wasn't cool and rainy.

View · by **45Badger** on Sat Mar 17, 2012 5:16 pm

bstrawse wrote:Was element arms there? Want to look at their LMT selection

Yes, they were there.