Texas Firearms Festival

[bblhd672]

Just reading the TSRA newsletter and it referenced the Texas Firearms Festival coming up in October. http://www.texasgunfest.com/

Anyone been to this and provide feedback?

[TreyHouston]

Wow! That looks like a lot of fun!!!

[RoyGBiv]

I'm reluctant to attend any event that offers "fast pass".

[goose]

I'm reluctant to attend any event that offers "fast pass".

This has bothered me at other events for years. I get free market forces, but it feels like a formalized process allowing the fat cat to cut in line.
The Monty Python troupe would have had a hayday with it I think. " He must be a king........"

[NotRPB]

nice outdoor range, have not been to the "gun fest"

Best of the West / #TexasGUNFEST

https://www.yelp.com/biz/texas-gun-fest-liberty-hill

19500 W. SH 29, Liberty Hill, Texas 78642

https://www.google.com/search?q=19500+W ... 8&oe=utf-8

Hmmm, might be worth the drive to Austin just to p... annoy the Lefties.

If you come from Richardson, and get to Austin, you went too far, Liberty Hill is before Austin, between 281 and 183 on 29

[Abraham]

Any event that includes "fast pass" I won't attend.

Anywhere or anytime I see "fast pass" offered, I think the event/activity has discredited itself.

"Fast Pass" is just another way to gouge the public and annoy those who in good faith waited their turn to see others bypass the wait, arrrrgggghhhhh!

[jmorris]

Went last year, signed up for this year. It was pretty fun. Got to shoot lots and lots of things. Had 12-20 vendors set up all with all sorts of bling, gun or otherwise. 4 or 5 food truck IIRC.

Far as the fast pass, most of the times I was in line to shoot there wasn't anybody in the fast pass line. If someone wants to spend big bucks on a VIP pass it's their money. If someone wants to separate someone with big bucks from their money doesn't bother me either. That's why there are cheap seats and boxes.

Course, the way things go in my world I bought the ticket before the TSRA discount came out.

[suthdj]

Every Festival I have been to in Texas has been nothing more than a marketing stunt. No thanks I'll pass.

[jmorris]

Every Festival I have been to in Texas has been nothing more than a marketing stunt. No thanks I'll pass.

Well, that's kinda the idea for this. All these guys want you to buy their firearms so they let you come shoot them. You're paying for the festival runner to get all these guys in one location and provide amenities.

If you want to see a little bit of what 2015 was like there's a 3 minute video here: https://youtu.be/EjzXMcD3sPM?list=PLRLS ... 8lRHLMMpu8

If you want a 45 minute report, it's here: https://youtu.be/DXS9bDI8rSk
[You might find the guy at 21 minutes interesting]

Not pushing it, don't work for them, but I think you ought to have some info before deciding.

[Scott B.]

This will be the 3rd year for the event. They've made continued improvements over year 1.

If you want to see some cool firearms, schmooze w/ vendors, and stand in line to fire things that interest you - go. If not, do something else.

[SewTexas]

Every Festival I have been to in Texas has been nothing more than a marketing stunt. No thanks I'll pass.

that's pretty much the idea for all of these things, from the big Quilt festival in Houston, to the Book Festivals that bounce around various cities every year, to ComiCon. I'm not sure why this would be any different.
It seems though that I saw something that said that ammo is free, right? so you do get something back if you go as a shooter and actually shoot.

[Abraham]

ComiCon is real?

I thought is was something geeky the writers for "The Big Bang Theory" made up.

People actually attend ComiCon?

Who knew?

[jmorris]

ComiCon is real?

I thought is was something geeky the writers for "The Big Bang Theory" made up.

People actually attend ComiCon?

Who knew?

First there was the San Diego Comic-Con, then New York and now there are dozens. In San Antonio there's the Texas Comic Con (June) and the Alamo City Comic Con (October). About 40,000 attendees last Alamo City. Last years San Diego's attendance was 167,000.

Just in case you want a peek: http://alamocitycomiccon.com/

Don't know where you're at so perhaps Wizard World (Austin), Dallas Comic Con, or Heart of Texas Comic Con in Waco would be closer.

BTW, San Japan, an anime convention, just happened here this weekend I believe.