2023 NRA Convention

[KellyinAvon]

The convention center has many food vendors within, including in the lobby areas and some on the exhibit floor, however they are not cheap.

Or good.

 

[WebSnyper]

Or good.

I figured, but couldn't testify to that. I just ate on the way home yesterday.

 

[SnoopLoggyDog]

Are there food vendors? If not anywhere to grab lunch close by that’s good?

Ate at one of the Daniel Defense cafe's in the hall. $11 for a chicken wrap. The food was ok. The people watching was awesome.

 

[Ziggidy]

Well, I’m going to bring my son there today but cannot get there till about 11 and only stay for about 3 hours, sadly. BUT the good thing is my son is a very busy man and we have never done this kind of thing before and he has never been to something like this. It’s gonna be a great bonding thing; just the 2 of us.

I never received my passes so I need to register again, unless they have some kind of “registered but never received pass” booth. Anyone know?

I plan on trying to park as close as I can, regardless of price, so we can squeeze out every minute, since we have to leave by 2:30 or so.

Any recommendations?

 

[WebSnyper]

Besides S&W not being there, the other "booth" that just made me sad was Corbon. Not because I wanted to see anything in particular, but it was one guy, sitting at a high rise table with a banner on the wall behind him and that was it. He looked completely bored. Not sure if they were just there to partake in some business to business type of meetings, but it was just sad.

 

[OneBadV8]

Well, I’m going to bring my son there today but cannot get there till about 11 and only stay for about 3 hours, sadly. BUT the good thing is my son is a very busy man and we have never done this kind of thing before and he has never been to something like this. It’s gonna be a great bonding thing; just the 2 of us.

I never received my passes so I need to register again, unless they have some kind of “registered but never received pass” booth. Anyone know?

I plan on trying to park as close as I can, regardless of price, so we can squeeze out every minute, since we have to leave by 2:30 or so.

Any recommendations?

Either the mall parking right across the street or the underground pan am garage

 

[KellyinAvon]

Well, I’m going to bring my son there today but cannot get there till about 11 and only stay for about 3 hours, sadly. BUT the good thing is my son is a very busy man and we have never done this kind of thing before and he has never been to something like this. It’s gonna be a great bonding thing; just the 2 of us.

I never received my passes so I need to register again, unless they have some kind of “registered but never received pass” booth. Anyone know?

I plan on trying to park as close as I can, regardless of price, so we can squeeze out every minute, since we have to leave by 2:30 or so.

Any recommendations?

As far as “registered but received no cred”…

Let the folks who are working know, be nice since these are volunteers and not the people who didn’t send you your cred. The more they hear it the better.

 

[TWEAKD4]

No S&W presence at the show other than the "S&W Collector's Association". What's up with that?

On another note, the Wilson Combat booth was completely slammed. Couldn't even get close.

I was shocked S&W was missing. I really wanted to check them out.

 

[TWEAKD4]

Besides S&W not being there, the other "booth" that just made me sad was Corbon. Not because I wanted to see anything in particular, but it was one guy, sitting at a high rise table with a banner on the wall behind him and that was it. He looked completely bored. Not sure if they were just there to partake in some business to business type of meetings, but it was just sad.

He must have left by 4pm because booth was empty when I walked by

 

[lrdudley]

Are there food vendors? If not anywhere to grab lunch close by that’s good?

Inside the exhibit hall. Two hot dogs, two small sodas and a bag of chips - $28+

 

[Cameramonkey]

Inside the exhibit hall. Two hot dogs, two small sodas and a bag of chips - $28+

Damn. Glad Haven and I went to PF Changs in the mall for lunch. At least for my $20 I got a solid meal.

 

[KellyinAvon]

At the meeting-meeting in Hall A. There’s a dude in the front row wearing a shirt that says “Fat guys are harder to kidnap”

Tempted to go down there and ask for his INGO username.

 

[Hop]

Gate 10 parking is at the South end of Lucas Oil Stadium and are running a shuttle up to the convention center gate 6 (where the registration booths are located).

All the NRAAM volunteers got discounted parking from there.

I safety tagged guns Thr & Fri. I'm not working for them this weekend & plan to just walk around starting later this afternoon.

 

[KellyinAvon]

Twin M240s with an optic. I approve!!

 

[BluePig]

Gate 10 parking is at the South end of Lucas Oil Stadium and are running a shuttle up to the convention center gate 6 (where the registration booths are located).

That is where I parked yesterday. Best $20 I spent for parking at a convention yet. Better than the 8 blocks we trudged the last time on a Friday.
Parking will be better now since people will not be working on the weekend.

 

[BluePig]

Twin M240s with an optic. I approve!!

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I see that and raise with twin .50s.

 

[d.kaufman]

I made it

 

[BluePig]

Maybe I’ll get a SAR bag today. All I saw was empty racks yesterday… and everybody else carrying around those cool babags.

The bags are very nice, but it was like a shark feeding frenzy when they brought them out. We followed one of the carts out to the rack and got one real quick. I helped open a box of them so I got one real quick. Now I know what it was like at a stampede you used to see at Christmas years ago.

 

[d.kaufman]

Already bought a belt, some grips for my CZ, a few mags, and some silver. Better slow my roll...

 

[cg21]

Wow Hickok Kentucky ballistics active self protection star studded event here trying out conners after you guys said hotdogs are $30 lol