Big Reno Show

Dave Sanders · 08-11-2012, 05:14 PM

Is the Big Reno Show still on this coming weekend and is it still big and worth going to?
Dave

rhinemann · 08-11-2012, 06:44 PM

Hi Dave,
The Big Reno Show is the 17th,18th and 19th. I feel that it is worth going too, and I will be there on Sunday. I have always came home with a nice piece to add to my collection the last several years. Just be careful and know what you are buying.
Regards,
Jeffrey

Dave Sanders · 08-11-2012, 08:28 PM

I haven't been in a few years and wondered if it is still alive and well. Thanks.
Dave

spartacus38 · 08-11-2012, 08:54 PM

If you are a German handgun collector I would rate it on a scale of 1 to 10,a 4.
Tulsa a 7 and the February Show of Shows (with the Gun Show) in Louisville a 10.
Bob

Dave Sanders · 08-11-2012, 10:01 PM

I go to look at it all and I haven't been for a few years. Just need a bigger show "fix" than what I can get around here. Thanks for the info and help.
Dave

saab-bob · 08-12-2012, 11:08 AM

I am planning on going. It is a fun show. Get to see some items rarely seen in CA these days.
It will be a mini-vacation for me,which I really need!
Bob

sheepherder · 08-12-2012, 11:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rhinemann

I feel that it is worth going too, and I will be there on Sunday.

[Love the Galland avatar!]

If one of you gentlemen going to the Big Show would be so kind as to pick up a Borchardt for me, I'd be eternally grateful...(I'm good for it)...

Ben M. · 08-12-2012, 04:49 PM

show as a website http://www.bigrenoshow.com/

saab-bob · 08-20-2012, 05:17 PM

Just wanted to Thank Doug and all the rest of the nice gents on this forum, who took the time to talk to me at the Big Reno Show this past weekend.

I had a great time and got to examine some really nice guns.

Postino
I did see 3 very nice Borchardt pistols for sale!

Got to handle a pristine example. Second time in 20 years!
I would have gotten one for you but I want carrying enough pocket change.

Highlights for me (besides the Borchardt) included a table with 3 conehammer C96's with the 6 round magazine, in mint condition!

Also got to examine a Colt model 1911 with a 3 digit serial number.

Sad to say, I didn't bring home any lugers this time. This is due to my champagne taste and bad beer budget!

Bob

jl7422 · 08-20-2012, 08:02 PM

This was my first "Big Reno Show" and I really enjoyed it. Saw quite a bit of rare stuff from vendors I only see on-line--didn't buy any guns but managed to score a couple of good deals on some magazines for a Winchester project I'm working on.

Highlight of the trip was running into a couple of nostalgia drag racing buddies of mine at the show on Friday. . . as it turns out, they were on their way out (they don't consider themselves "gun guys") after they dropped off "Grandpa's pistol" to the folks at the Rock Island booth for inclusion in an upcoming auction. I asked them what Grandpa's pistol was, and they said it was an old Luger he'd had for as long as anybody could remember. . . as they handed me the pictures they said it was "something called a cartridge-counter (!)" . . . which from the photos I saw, appeared to be a real decent one.

I'll be curious to see how it does at the auction.

08-11-2012, 05:14 PM	#1
Dave Sanders User Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Hamer, Idaho Posts: 283 Thanks: 26 Thanked 43 Times in 22 Posts	Big Reno Show Is the Big Reno Show still on this coming weekend and is it still big and worth going to? Dave

08-12-2012, 11:08 AM	#6
saab-bob User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: So Cal Posts: 459 Thanks: 774 Thanked 143 Times in 87 Posts	I am planning on going. It is a fun show. Get to see some items rarely seen in CA these days. It will be a mini-vacation for me,which I really need! Bob __________________ "I think,therefore I own guns"

08-20-2012, 05:17 PM	#9
saab-bob User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: So Cal Posts: 459 Thanks: 774 Thanked 143 Times in 87 Posts	Just wanted to Thank Doug and all the rest of the nice gents on this forum, who took the time to talk to me at the Big Reno Show this past weekend. I had a great time and got to examine some really nice guns. Postino I did see 3 very nice Borchardt pistols for sale! Got to handle a pristine example. Second time in 20 years! I would have gotten one for you but I want carrying enough pocket change. Highlights for me (besides the Borchardt) included a table with 3 conehammer C96's with the 6 round magazine, in mint condition! Also got to examine a Colt model 1911 with a 3 digit serial number. Sad to say, I didn't bring home any lugers this time. This is due to my champagne taste and bad beer budget! Bob __________________ "I think,therefore I own guns"

08-11-2012, 06:44 PM	#2
rhinemann User Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: S. Calif. Posts: 67 Thanks: 14 Thanked 21 Times in 12 Posts	Hi Dave, The Big Reno Show is the 17th,18th and 19th. I feel that it is worth going too, and I will be there on Sunday. I have always came home with a nice piece to add to my collection the last several years. Just be careful and know what you are buying. Regards, Jeffrey

08-11-2012, 08:28 PM	#3
Dave Sanders User Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Hamer, Idaho Posts: 283 Thanks: 26 Thanked 43 Times in 22 Posts	I haven't been in a few years and wondered if it is still alive and well. Thanks. Dave

08-11-2012, 08:54 PM	#4
spartacus38 Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: South Lake Tahoe,CA. Posts: 695 Thanks: 0 Thanked 70 Times in 56 Posts	If you are a German handgun collector I would rate it on a scale of 1 to 10,a 4. Tulsa a 7 and the February Show of Shows (with the Gun Show) in Louisville a 10. Bob

08-11-2012, 10:01 PM	#5
Dave Sanders User Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Hamer, Idaho Posts: 283 Thanks: 26 Thanked 43 Times in 22 Posts	I go to look at it all and I haven't been for a few years. Just need a bigger show "fix" than what I can get around here. Thanks for the info and help. Dave

08-12-2012, 04:49 PM	#8
Ben M. User Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Retired to Naples, FL. Posts: 488 Thanks: 90 Thanked 123 Times in 83 Posts	show as a website http://www.bigrenoshow.com/

08-20-2012, 08:02 PM	#10
jl7422 User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: West Posts: 53 Thanks: 0 Thanked 7 Times in 5 Posts	This was my first "Big Reno Show" and I really enjoyed it. Saw quite a bit of rare stuff from vendors I only see on-line--didn't buy any guns but managed to score a couple of good deals on some magazines for a Winchester project I'm working on. Highlight of the trip was running into a couple of nostalgia drag racing buddies of mine at the show on Friday. . . as it turns out, they were on their way out (they don't consider themselves "gun guys") after they dropped off "Grandpa's pistol" to the folks at the Rock Island booth for inclusion in an upcoming auction. I asked them what Grandpa's pistol was, and they said it was an old Luger he'd had for as long as anybody could remember. . . as they handed me the pictures they said it was "something called a cartridge-counter (!)" . . . which from the photos I saw, appeared to be a real decent one. I'll be curious to see how it does at the auction.