Crossroads of the West Gun Show

Just got home from the gun show and the magazines I bought for a sig sauer p226 didn’t even fit… (PO!!!) bought a rifle bag and sure enough it was a 36″ not a 42″ that I paid for. I new I should had check when he gave it to me wrapped in plastic.
I would not come back to a gun show EVER
Honestly you’re better off getting better product and prices online.
They didn’t even have a «SHIT LOAD» of guns that you read on the net.

Went to the OC fair grounds Crossroads gun show a few years back it was gun scare season and everything was so over priced and lines were way too long. I waited over an hour to get in, then waited in a ammo line for two hours just find out they didn’t have the ammo I was looking for.
The year before I purchased Magpul mags at $ 19 each, this year they were $ 75. I find the internet to be the best way to find deals.
Honestly in years past I really haven’t found anything super special about the gun shows other than they do have a lot of really cool stuff. Prices are average and the crowds can be overwhelming. I’d rather stay at home and shop the internet.

My first gunshow was the Crossroads of the West in Del Mar. Compared to that one, this show is probably a quarter of the size. There was hardly anything here. On top of this, a good portion of the booths were hawking a bunch of random crap like beef jerky and leather belts… NOT the reason people go to a gunshow! The ONLY reason I can think of to go to this particular show is if you live within 15 minutes of Ontario, and you’re buying at least a case of ammo in person; that way you don’t have to pay an outrageous shipping cost.

For my first gun show, I thought it was pretty decent. The parking was $ 9, entrance fee $ 14. A lot of different vendors selling some interesting items, mostly gun related products, but some were selling beef jerky, pillows, just some random shit. It wasn’t that big and be ready to get real close and personal with some of the patrons because there wasn’t a lot of room. I got everything on my list, except for the Sig Sauer V-​Crown hollow points, they didn’t have any in stock.

$ 9 to park and $ 14 to get in.
Gun prices were not noticeably less than the local stores.
Know your prices, magazines were way higher than online or local.
Some vendors were charging outrageous prices for 22lr. i was glad to see none of us were payingit.
Miwall had the best ammo prices by far.
Overall, it was okay but I plan on buying local from now on.
Not worth the gas, effort and parking/​admission unless you’re buying 1000’s of rounds.

well, well, well, what can I say? high prices, high prices, is about it, everything is high priced, starting with the parking, the entrance, even the dam coffee in the lobby, AMMO PRICES ARE STUPID and everything else is just dam high, to much junk that is not gun related, found some salami, great salami and great guy too, the vendors are ok, just their prices suck, needed some 22lr ammo I know that is the hardest ammo to find, but come on 2 of the biggest booths there that sell this ammo were also the most expensive, found a reg guy with a pull wagon full of 22lr for a better price, now about that dam parking, there is plenty of free parking across the street in a empty field, but they have signs that read NO PARKING OR GET TOW AWAY, they don’t let you park there, that is gust greed… I won’t be coming back, and that what I have to say about that!

I definitely like coming to this show when it’s town, plenty of things available to help you gear up for a day at the range, stock up on ammo and accessories.
Prices are mostly negotiable if you take cash but not everything is a deal.
Print your $ 1 off coupon from the web, parking sucks but you can pay $ 9 in the lot across the street.

Love this show! Wish they came to town more often! Tons of items for sale from survival tape all they way to a multi state CCL permit. Tons of great industry vendors. Sometimes the only place to buy ammo when there’s a shortage in California.

Cool gunshow in Ontario.

I was very disappointed with my experience here, for two reasons. Number 1: way too crowded. There were so many people everywhere that you could really look at anything for any length of time. Number 2: this is GUN show, and there were hardly any booths actually selling guns. There were a few more that were selling gun accessories, and some that were selling ammo, but other then that, it was all just random trinkets that they think people who would show up to a gun show would be interested in. High-​powered flashlights, tasers, random old memorabilia, collectible coins, redneck bumper stickers and T-​shirts, and beef jerky as far as the eye could see. I swear, there were more booths selling beef jerky then there were booths selling guns.
And for the few booths that did have guns, there were so many people crammed in looking at them that you couldn’t even get time to inspect them. But that’s ok, for what I did see, they seemed to be a bit overpriced anyway. I am certainly no authority on the gun market, but from what I do know the prices looked a tad high at Crossroads of the West. I imagine the prices are «Gun Show Specials,» a little higher then normal in case people want to haggle, and to get lucky if some dope comes through the door and pays full pop.
I didn’t even bother to look at the prices for ammunition, but judging by the huge line of people waiting to buy rounds from what I called the «ammo cage,» it looks like they were pretty low if you were willing to wait in line for an hour or so.
So overall, a big disappointment. I won’t be going back to this place.

The attendance for jan. 5 – 6 show was INSANE! Stood in line for 1.5 hrs just to walk in. The line was 2 blocks long. Finally in, I was upset to see the vendors upping the prices to almost if not, retail prices! Ughhh, what a way to take advantage of the «GUN» scare.
People were walking out with bulk boxes of ammo. I thought, «Wow, it must be a great deal.» Wrong! They were the same price as Walmart. Difference is the amount. An AR magazine that I bought last year was onlyn $ 12. This year, I really had to ask/​look/​bargain around for the lowest price which was $ 28. And it was a lower quality! Vendors were charging $ 50 – 60! Argggg!!!
Anyway, spent 2hrs total just to walk away with 4 over-​priced mags and NO ammo. Boo!!! No more gun shows. found what I wanted cheaper on EBAY.

The Crossroads Shows are excellent if you can make them work for you.
If you’re a first-​time visitor to a gun show, be forewarned: there is a LOT of crap to wade through. As someone primarily interested in handguns or fairly rare rifles, there are countless tables filled with Indian memorabilia, vintage photographs of Hollywood celebs, knives, belts, airsoft, beef jerky, and other things that are most decidedly not guns.
However, in terms of real-​deal guns and ammo, the Ontario show is much better than either the Glendale or Costa Mesa shows, in my opinion. Glendale is a smaller show with more crap and fewer guns, and Costa Mesa’s vendors are divided into essentially four aircraft hangar-​sized buildings, which makes navigation difficult and requires a lot of running around from one structure to another.
In itself, there’s good value to be had here. There are rifles and handguns that you WILL NOT find in stock at a brick-​and-​mortar gun store because of their rarity. And, it is always possible to find deals if you know what you’re looking for. And, even if not, the ammo prices are exceptionally fair.
Some have claimed that any meaningful differences in buying ammo at the show are cancelled out by the gas, parking, and ticket price in comparison to online vendors. I would argue that the online vendors also charge shipping, which is often exorbitant given the weight of ammo. I also don’t like the UPS or USPS delivery guy to know that I have guns or ammo in my house.
I’m a pretty serious shooter, and I go to this one often.

Went here for bulk ammo, came out happy. Got a good deal even factoring in the $ 4/​gallon gas for the the 70 mile drive to get here + $ 11 entrance fee. I was able to find street parking very close to the front door so didn’t incur any parking fees but I think it was around $ 9 to park in the convention center lot.
I bought reloads but even some of the factory stuff was priced much better than Walmart… for example a 100 pack Winchester white box of .380 for $ 22 as opposed to $ 37 at my local Walmart. Also found good deals on some ammo boxes, bumper stickers, and other random crap. They had alot of booths that seemed geared for the bored wives & girlfriends, selling stuff like jewelry and crystal and purses.
The place was PACKED to the point of not being able to walk down aisles easily but I actually didn’t mind a bit … it was great seeing so many 2^nd Amendment enthusiasts under one roof. The Miwall booth selling ammo was crazy busy and had people three deep waiting to get helped. Bring your patience, it will be rewarded.
I would suggest getting your ticket online beforehand. they will charge you a «convenience fee» which I balked at but wished I had sprung for the extra buck or two once I saw the ticket line at the venue went all the way down the side of the building! The ticket line did go fast (10 mins) and there were plenty of interesting people in line to b.s. with while waiting.
I have not gone to the Crossroads shows in Ventura or Costa Mesa yet so cannot compare them. All three are equally far from me (give or take 10 miles) so I’ll eventually hit them all up.

I expected direct representatives from gun manufacturers (Glock, S&W, Beretta), local shop owners and high-​quality aftermarket accessories but was treated instead to a flea market. Other than Cold War Shooters, the vendors didn’t present the most professional shopping experience. Handmade jewelry, bulk candy and other unrelated merchandise filled at least 25% of the stands. The NRA adequately represented the politics of gun ownership so the redundancy of paranoid, anti-​government propaganda by some vendors was annoying and presumptive that everyone in attendance shared the same ideology.
I priced several calibers of handgun ammunition leading up to this show and found their prices identical or slightly higher than online vendors. The ammunition dealers must have been skilled salesmen or hypnotists because no one seemed to mind the absence of value.
When the older man working Glockmeister’s table was finished a lengthy personal conversation, he eventually sold me an accessory. Though I was reassured twice, he apparently didn’t realize the grip size difference between a Glock 21 and 21SF. I wasted money on this purchase but found a decent price on Glock magazines at another vendor. Saving $ 5 per clip was the only «deal» that I was able to locate at Crossroads.
I don’t recall the exact admission price ($ 10 – 15?) but parking was inconvenient and expensive. I definitely will not attend another Crossroads show and I’m even soured by gun shows in general. There needs to be a lot of interesting vendors to bring me out to another one.

This was the first gun show I had been to in many years. It totally blew me away to see a line a hundred yards long coming out of the convention center and down the sidewalk. Sort of felt self conscience being here waiting in line with a lot guys with beards and the group was much older than I expected. Somehow I felt I was in line with them, but not ‘in line’ with them if ya know what I mean.
Anyways, this is the second best gun show in So Cal in my opinion. It is probably a third of the size of Costa Mesa, but you will find most of the good vendors here as well. I kind of got carried away as the ammo prices were ¹⁄₃ to ½ of what I was paying last year. I came to the show to kill time and buy a few boxes of ammo, instead I bought a case of PMC .223 for four dollars and change per box at LAX ammo. At Turners I would expect to pay maybe $ 12 a box, so I admit I went a little nuts.