2023 NRA Convention

[KellyinAvon]

Let it be known before 1100 on day 3 I acquired a SAR bag!!

 

[BiscuitsandGravy]

So... I'm at the Underwood booth talking to a rep that is very knowledgeable about their loads... I look down at his badge... it's Kevin Underwood.

 

[7.62]

Well we can make it for the 3rd day due to sons Football practice, so guess I won't be winning the limited edition Daniel Defense rifle....hopefully one of you guys do! I do like that last hour on Sunday because if there are any giveaways still around they are trying to offload everything they can!

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

Yep, the only disappointment for me of the day. In 2014 I bought a nice Indy NRA Convention hat and in 2019 I bought a nice NRA Convention T-shirt and wear both a lot. Nothing similar that I saw and while they had some nice NRA shirts in small, medium, large, xxl and xxxl, I saw no XL in a shirt that I wanted. Oddly I did see a really nice NRA Convention Indy T-shirt, but it was at the Glock booth and said Glock on it...

Last night, out of curiosity, I checked their online store. They still had a few Nashville and Houston convention shirts (size choices were extremely limited). It’s almost like they fired a big part of their marketing department to keep WLP in expensive suits.

 

[Hoosierdood]

Let it be known before 1100 on day 3 I acquired a SAR bag!!

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I tried all day to get one of those. Even thought about offering someone $10 for theirs. At one point I saw one of those rental Hover-round scooters parked at a bathroom with an empty bag in the basket. What are they going to do, chase me down? But alas, I just let it be.

 

[cg21]

I couldn’t find those bags either

 

[williamsburg]

Let it be known before 1100 on day 3 I acquired a SAR bag!!

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Those bags were flying out of the box. People grabbing several at a time and even chasing the gentleman down as he was headed to restock the hangers. Crazy for just a bag.

 

[MrSmitty]

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

My son's blood glucose became low, while there Saturday, stupidly we forgot to bring crackers, or something for a low glucose...I had to buy a Coke, and a bag of chips....Lay's chips $4....Coke $5......those are just stupid high prices!

 

[xwing]

Let it be known before 1100 on day 3 I acquired a SAR bag!!

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Every other person at the show yesterday had that bag. I walked around for 20 min trying to find it. Went to the booth listed, they said "it's outside in the corridor". Went to the corridor, was told, "at the front". Went to the front, was told "at the side". Went to the side, and none to be found. It was early afternoon, so maybe they ran out? Arrgh!

 

[MrSmitty]

Stopped by the Zastava booth because my son just bought a Zastava AK last month. Son was wearing a Zastava shirt, so the rep came up to him and handed him a polymer mag. Said anyone who stops by the booth wearing Zastava swag gets a free mag. So a $20 shirt got him a free $25 mag.

Did you see the AK they had there that had a bullet hole in it? My son was looking at it, and i say a hole on the left side, on the right side just at the end of the ejection port was a rounded indention...the bullet entered the ejection port, and stuck out the left side, the Zastava guy said the put the gun out there because it still worked......

 

[Dean C.]

Hey man, I missed out on those Walther patches. Was looking for 'em yesterday... Want to do a trade for one?

Drop me a DM , have to own a Walther that's my only condition

 

[d.kaufman]

Just made it back up north. Return trip was awful. Heavy times of traffic and the wind was horrible

 

[7.62]

How was the crowd today? I was figuring with crappy weather and being Sunday it would be pretty light today.

 

[Mgderf]

Crowd size wasn't bad, but still plenty of people.
Ran into Ingo's own Kirk Freeman and brought home a t-shirt .

 

[DataGeek19]

Did anyone notice the plain clothes security Springfield Armory had at their booth? A guy in a blue sweatshirt essentially following people as they look at guns. No Springfield swag or identification. He was still doing his thing two hour later when my wife and I passed by again on our way out.
I guess there must be a high theft rate of Springfield Armory products!

 

[d.kaufman]

My swag pile

 

[d.kaufman]

Purchase pile

 

[wtburnette]

Crowd size wasn't bad, but still plenty of people.
Ran into Ingo's own Kirk Freeman and brought home a t-shirt . View attachment 270145

I picked up 3 shirts from that booth.

 

[OneBadV8]

Did anyone notice the plain clothes security Springfield Armory had at their booth? A guy in a blue sweatshirt essentially following people as they look at guns. No Springfield swag or identification. He was still doing his thing two hour later when my wife and I passed by again on our way out.
I guess there must be a high theft rate of Springfield Armory products!

I know Sig doesn’t bring mags for any of their guns because of theft reasons. Maybe that’s what he was watching at the booth for Springfield

 

[DataGeek19]

I know Sig doesn’t bring mags for any of their guns because of theft reasons. Maybe that’s what he was watching at the booth for Springfield

Or…. Maybe he was watching to see if anyone would accidentally leave their red SAR bag!!! There was a premium on those. I heard an elderly man tell some people he had his bag stolen from his scooter while he was using the restroom!