Calgary gun show prices that good?

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I've pretty much got all I need to start reloading except the components, my question is should I hold off on buying them until the gun show? Or buy off the ee? I've never been to it so I wouldn't know what to expect
 
Hi. Buy components locally. Especially powder and primers. Shipping costs will negate any cost savings of stuff you buy on-line.
 
I wouldn't expect any stellar deals at the gunshow. Sure, sometimes you can find some bargains, but more stuff is over-priced rather than the other way around.
 
Sometimes once fired used brass is not a bad deal. Depending on the caliber you can usually pick up something, but typically not a huge selection. Usually lots of dies for sale, generally around 50-70% of retail.
 
Try Proline on 9th Ave. They carry powder (a decent selection), primers and brass for the common calibers. A good place to support as it's a smaller gun shop with great staff.

WSS has a greater selection of projectiles though. BPS.. overpriced & usually out of stock.
 
If I remember correctly powder and primers are not allowed in the building at the Calgary Easter Show, but ammunition is, go figure.
 
sunray said:
Hi. Buy components locally. Especially powder and primers. Shipping costs will negate any cost savings of stuff you buy on-line.
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You keep saying that. But I did the math. My local shop doesn't come close to Wholesalesport's prices on powder.

The price of shipping appears to only really be that initial dangerous goods charge (which is regular shipping plus $16 for DGoods). So whether it's 1lb or 8 lb the shipping is the same (plus or minus a buck).

1lb at WSS is 26 plus tax plus shipping.
1lb at my local store is 35 plus tax

So for one lb, it does make sense to buy locally. But if buying 3 or more lbs, buying from WSS will save a LOT of money for me.
 
At the big Gun Show in Edmonton in Feb. there was a guy selling primers for $28 per 1000 and he was quickly sold out by myself. I asked him after he boxed them up for me how he can sell them so cheap? He said that he was selling them for what he can buy them for to attract customers. Well he attracted customers all right, when I left all he had for primers was shotgun. Sure beats the bend over and grease price from P&D in Edmonton, hard to find, duty, taxes is the usual b.s. line I hear, yeah sure, they only make 33% profit on each sale.

I asked him if he was going to the Calgary show because my cousin lives down there and he said that he was going to try to make it.
 
hunter64 said:
At the big Gun Show in Edmonton in Feb. there was a guy selling primers for $28 per 1000 and he was quickly sold out by myself. I asked him after he boxed them up for me how he can sell them so cheap? He said that he was selling them for what he can buy them for to attract customers. Well he attracted customers all right, when I left all he had for primers was shotgun. Sure beats the bend over and grease price from P&D in Edmonton, hard to find, duty, taxes is the usual b.s. line I hear, yeah sure, they only make 33% profit on each sale.

I asked him if he was going to the Calgary show because my cousin lives down there and he said that he was going to try to make it.
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So comparing our "bend over and grease price" with what you paid was certainly a great deal. I too would have bought everything he had at those prices. He seems to have a great business plan to "attract customers". I'm wondering how long he will be able to keep those prices and actually open up a store front with real overhead like rent, staffing, utilities, business license, insurance, corporate taxes ect.? Some people like to think profit is a bad word and are reluctant to talk about it in public. As you can see I'm not and I openily admit we make a good living at this business and we are proud of the type of business (quality products, competitive prices, deep and wide inventory in stock and service) we provide. Thank you for your business in the past but please be careful how you compare our pricing with someone selling stuff at gun show that may not be around next week, we expect to be around for a long time. Phil.
 
Clay at Prophet River right here on this site had the best prices for dies that I found. Even with shipping included rcbs dies were like $53 to my door.
 
sunray said:
Hi. Buy components locally. Especially powder and primers. Shipping costs will negate any cost savings of stuff you buy on-line.
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Now I am sure that you are simply a bot that regurgitates random answers. OP lives in Calgary and is asking about buying at the Calgary gun show. Is he supposed to ship it home or something?

Scott_N said:
I wouldn't expect any stellar deals at the gunshow. Sure, sometimes you can find some bargains, but more stuff is over-priced rather than the other way around.
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+1. My one experience at the Calgary show was last year and I saw nothing that came close to a reasonable deal, let alone a good one.

Mark
 
Prices at the Calgary Gun Show are typically not fantastic. If you don't mind the drive the Kamloops show is a lot better. Better prices and a lot better selection.

Sure beats the bend over and grease price from P&D in Edmonton
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Being from Calgary I don't regularily shop at P&D but recently I was searching for Lil Gun powder which is nearly impossible to find here and P&D not only had it but had it for a decent price. The only other place I found this powder was Bass Pro and it was way more expensive.
 
Support your local dealer!! Or your only option in a few years will be the big chains, that that restock once a year. I would rather purchase at P&D than wholesale! Gunshow sales are fine, but no overhead! Don't compare storefront to gunshows, it is not realistic. Sorry rant off.
 
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