"Austin" gun show in Cedar Park - feedback?

[HankB]

Haven't been to a gun show for a while, so I'm thinking about the Premier show this weekend in Cedar Park. Any RECENT feedback on this show? (Saw the thread about $250 prices on 525 round boxes of .22lr last year. ) Looking for a few specific items to fill out my collection, and was wondering if it would be worth the $8 admission fee and $5 parking charge just to look around.

[cb1000rider]

Has there been another show since last year?
The Cedar Park center is posted 30.06 (checked recently). That's my only "recent" comment.

[getsome]

Has there been another show since last year?
The Cedar Park center is posted 30.06 (checked recently). That's my only "recent" comment.

I went to last year's show. It was decent and I didn't see any outrageous prices. Larger than the Saxet show in Dripping Springs a couple months ago.

FYI... On the Premier website "NOTICE: You may bring your gun to the show – it must be unloaded, checked by the Police Officers at the entrance, and tied with a plastic tie. NO EXCEPTIONS – including concealed carry permit holders, the show is posted as such in accordance with Texas laws"

[HankB]

Went to the show, came out empty handed.

Overall impression was that it was pretty good sized for this area. Lots - and I mean LOTS - of EBRs, lots of new pistols from regular dealers, not much in the way of used guns in decent shape. If you were looking for an AR-pattern rifle or a common-model Glock, Springfield, SIG, or similar pistol, you would have had plenty of choices.

A few things I saw:

* 1000 rounds of PMC .223 FMJ for $780, roughly twice what you can order it for on the web. (Including delivery.)
* 500 rounds of .22 long rifle Remington Thunderbolt for $70
* 100 rounds of CCI .22 long rifle Mini Mag for $12 (different vendor)
* A super tactical 8-32x56 riflescope for around $165. LOTS of no-name optics, many configured to resemble name brands.
* An SOG automatic knife for $199 which is available on-line for $120 delivered.
* A 9mm Luger that was not only pitted in spots but looked like it had been spot-refinished for $1900
* LOTS of "no name brand" AR parts and accessories - suspect they come from China.
* A number of "slightly used" uppers in .300 Blackout, 6.8 SPC, etc. (Hmmm . . . wonder why so many "almost new" uppers are on the used market? I can guess . . . )
* Stripped AR15 lowers for $120 or so.
* M&P 15-22 mags for $19.99, Ruger BX-25 mags for $26.95, Magpul Gen 3 mags for $14.

The single weirdest thing I saw for sale was one of these:



Oh, and FWIW . . . there WAS a "no guns" sign at the entrance, and they were checking bags and purses, but the sign DID NOT meet PC30.06 requirements.