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Shot Show 2017
telohf
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Ok so I have always wanted to go but never was able to. My life took some major direction changes in 2016 and looking to start over.
At any rate my girlfriend surprised me with tickets to Vegas and I finally get to go!!!
Anyone else planning on going? I would love to meet some of the members if they have the time. Take care.
At any rate my girlfriend surprised me with tickets to Vegas and I finally get to go!!!
Anyone else planning on going? I would love to meet some of the members if they have the time. Take care.
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SHOT Show is no different. It has improved, now to the point where even those of us with a legitimate need to be there have to justify our association with the industry before being granted (and paying for) a pass. But the improvement in the crowds alone is worth the task.
I will be there for the last two days of SHOT Show and then head over to the Antique Arms Show for two days. Unfortunately, my dance card is full with meetings during the day and a few even in the evening. I can't get any face time without a schedule these days. Given the importance of the changes in the industry, I have to bend to the will of the suppliers if I want to have access to their wares for my work.
Good Luck getting around that facility. It is an ant hill in the worst of designs. You might try downloading the app for your phone to help you get around. I used a printed map to assist with planning meetings as efficiently as possible.
Best.
she got tickets to vegas by paying for them.. I did the rest
I think what Rocky and I are getting at is, you don't "just" buy the Tickets online. We were hoping that you/she didn't get ripped off!
quote:she got tickets to vegas by paying for them..
If I was a betting man, I would bet that 'telohf' meant that his girlfriend purchased airline tickets online and then he made the arrangements with someone else to get into SHOT Show.
Best.
I applied online for my name badge to get in. I am an LEO and an FFL dealer so I hope that will qualify me. They don't charge you until you have been approved. I hope I didn't apply too late since it was a surprise.
It's not a secret squirrel conspiracy at all, most of us probably didn't know that you had any affiliation with the industry so we were surprised, that's all.
For years, getting into SHOT Show was as simple as asking your FFL or your local store owner for a copy of their FFL which was used to get you qualified for a badge. Some little local stores were found to have as many as 15 - 20 Buyers... Those who attended for matters of actually doing business were instantly greeted with 3 and 4 people deep at nearly every booth. The folks who had real business to do with the suppliers were staggered by the waits and lack of ability to resolve orders which generally represented a year's worth of products for their businesses.
The result is as you see today, everyone must qualify themselves until your qualifications have been on file and you have joined the NSSF. Here is the short list for qualifying:
*** Please do not reply to this e-mail. It was sent from an automated system. ***
Confirmation
Thank you for registering for the 2017 SHOT Show. Admission to the SHOT Show is RESTRICTED to the shooting, hunting and outdoor trade and commercial buyers and sellers of military, law enforcement and tactical products and services ONLY. We ask your cooperation in helping us maintain the high quality of attendance necessary to facilitate the exchange between buyers and sellers essential to the success of the SHOT Show for all who attend.
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(I deleted this since it is personal information)
Upon review of your application it has been determined that additional documentation is required. (And I've been going for 23 years as a legitimate member of the trade.)
QUALIFICATION FOR YOURSELF
Current and valid government-issued photo identification, and at least one of the following:
Your Email URL of employer
Current payroll stub or direct deposit confirmation
Current healthcare carrier I.D. card
Suppliers Invoices with your personal name
Law enforcement and military personnel registering as "Buyers" must furnish a written statement from their commanding officer or other superior in their chain of command verifying purchasing authority.
Other appropriate documentation that clearly demonstrates your industry affiliation.
The following are NOT acceptable documents: Business cards, firearms permits, FOIDs, hunting licenses and NRA or other affiliate firearms instructor permits.
Please send as an email attachment to regmgr@SHOT.convexx.com, or fax to 702.450.7732.
Thank you for your cooperation in this matter.
The SHOT Show Management
This might suggest why we were a little surprised with your announcement. I quite frankly could care less. My meetings have been agreed to and scheduled, my time is accounted for efficiently without having to move enmasse from booth to booth like a fish in a stream.
Good Luck with your plan and enjoy.
Best.
It was interesting, and I would go again, in Dallas, for free, but that's not happening. At one time the show rotated locations between Dallas, Las Vegas, Atlanta, and maybe Orlando. I don't remember all the locations. But now, the powers that be have been convinced that Las Vegas is the place to be.
I didn't lose anything in Las Vegas.
PS: I guess they don't automatically send invites to FFLs anymore. At least, I haven't gotten one in several years.
Y'all have fun with your private little show!
Be proud as part of the 'elite' crowd.
It's like a bunch of little 6 y.o. girls on the playground with their secret little club.
Whatever!
edit: those who are incensed by some "lowly schlep" who might have "snuck" into their secret lair without proper credentials are, quite frankly, laughable!
Its a TRADE show. Ever tried to get into the American Water Works Show? How about POWERGen? How about CES? This is not a CONSUMER show it is only for people in the TRADE, (AVN is here in town, you can buy tickets to get in to that)
As others have said the exhibitors here have spent hundreds of thousands of $ to be here. They want to spend time with real buyers not tire kickers. Most manufacturers will write 80-90% of their business for the year at this 4 day show. Want to go to a good Consumer Gun Show head to the NRA annual convention or the Great American Outdoor show. Same exhibitors are there, but it is a totally different focus. Cowboy Christmas was just here in Vegas and was open to the public, again most of the same folks. We are at all of those.
If you are in Vegas next week, come see us Booth 15147... Gotta get some shut eye, tomorrow is a long day.
Wow I guess I didn't realize this was going to turn into a secret squirrel conspiracy. I just wanted to know if anyone was going to the event.
I applied online for my name badge to get in. I am an LEO and an FFL dealer so I hope that will qualify me. They don't charge you until you have been approved. I hope I didn't apply too late since it was a surprise.
I'll be there as well. Been going since they started having it in Las Vegas.
I've been to one SHOT show, in 1996, when it was in Dallas. As a FFL, I received an invitation in the mail, with an offer to buy tickets. As an ammo buyer for my PD, I was invited and given FREE tickets to attend. So, another instructor/rangemaster and I attended for free.
It was interesting, and I would go again, in Dallas, for free, but that's not happening. At one time the show rotated locations between Dallas, Las Vegas, Atlanta, and maybe Orlando. I don't remember all the locations. But now, the powers that be have been convinced that Las Vegas is the place to be.
I didn't lose anything in Las Vegas.
PS: I guess they don't automatically send invites to FFLs anymore. At least, I haven't gotten one in several years.
I didn't take it as bragging about it. More like a "who else is going to be there" like he said.
Maybe he was interested in meeting other members.
And you can always tell the sneak-ins. They're the ones with shopping carts overflowing with freebies. Someone whose only question is "What you giving away?" is NOT in the intended audience.
Frankly, I'm overjoyed that I never have to go to another one.
But it IS an overwhelming experience. Congrats to you, telohf. Report back with your impressions, please.
quote:Originally posted by Flying Clay Disk
Y'all have fun with your private little show!
Be proud as part of the 'elite' crowd.
It's like a bunch of little 6 y.o. girls on the playground with their secret little club.
Whatever!
edit: those who are incensed by some "lowly schlep" who might have "snuck" into their secret lair without proper credentials are, quite frankly, laughable!
Its a TRADE show. Ever tried to get into the American Water Works Show? How about POWERGen? How about CES? This is not a CONSUMER show it is only for people in the TRADE, (AVN is here in town, you can buy tickets to get in to that)
As others have said the exhibitors here have spent hundreds of thousands of $ to be here. They want to spend time with real buyers not tire kickers. Most manufacturers will write 80-90% of their business for the year at this 4 day show. Want to go to a good Consumer Gun Show head to the NRA annual convention or the Great American Outdoor show. Same exhibitors are there, but it is a totally different focus. Cowboy Christmas was just here in Vegas and was open to the public, again most of the same folks. We are at all of those.
If you are in Vegas next week, come see us Booth 15147... Gotta get some shut eye, tomorrow is a long day.
I would love to.
Can you get me tickets? [:D]
Who would have thought that the buyers would place orders for so much stuff in one month, rather 1 day of the year?
I could see a Dicks, or Walmart type operation committing to 100K .22 rifles or something but for most non national FFLs to place such large orders at the shot show seems odd.
I can also understand that the important buyer guys from Buds or Walmart doesn't want to "wait in line" to place a 250,000 to a million dollar order!!!
Funny though you would think someone so important spending that kind of dough would get a visit from Bushmaster or whoever and a chance to place that order over lunch or dinner??!! [8D][}:)]
I would imagine though that all of those FFL buyers except of course government & LEO are planning to sell those wares to the consumers who might just give a good indication based on those crowds as to what might sell? [:)]
Anyway I can't get in and even if I could have no intention of going to the show. I am just a consumer who buys a few guns and loses em in the lake. [8D]
There are so many distributors that its impossible to keep up with who has the best deals on things. Some offer free shipping.....some have extra mags....some will have allocated things that are hard to get. The allocated items go to the best customers.....so you want to spread your ordering among as few people as possible so you are "more important" to the guys you do buy from.
Now that Im the range instructor( I get to work with Clint Smith from Thunder Ranch) for my PD it helps me with that as well.
Flying home today and returning on Monday. Was at a Big Rock buying show this week.
Ill go to Vegas, but the only show I will be at will be Cirque
For your entertainment here is us tearing down the booth last year.... Enjoy
Booth is looking good. Hope to be done enough to watch some football tomorrow!!
I only hope so, if you're rooting for the Seahawks.[;)]
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