Commercial Row

Camp Perry Commercial Row will look different. Most likely a decrease in dealers on Commercial row.

Why is this?

Bheath wrote:Why is this?

Next year when NRA is not at Perry, even if CMP adds a 2700 at Perry, I'd guess attendance will be down.  Even as little as a 20% drop in attendance might be enough to make it not profitable for several vendors.  All speculation at this point.
- Dave

I doubt it will look that different.  The CMP rifle matches draw far more shooters than the NRA rifle matches.  Add a vintage pistol 900 and a 2700, maybe an iron sight championship and some matches for Glock shooters and it will pack up.  

If the CMP offers up prizes or a chance to win anything of value for anything but the top three shotoers and juniors, people will opt in.  If the add flush toilets and a place to eat,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,the NRA is done.

I know it will look different. A lot different!  I guess most haven’t heard of the price increase for renting retail space and the new storage fees that will no be imposed on vendors. 
Vendors are barely breaking even now. I have been told by one long standing large vendor that they are done. It’s sad....

The swap meet should be interesting.

What vendors usually show up?

My information from Atterbury was that the base wanted 20% of sales to even be there. I don't see a lot of vendors going for that. Further they threatened to eject people who were trading a la the swap meet at Perry. 

Usually Champions Choice, Champion Shooters Supply, Springfield Armory, High Standard (pistol only), Fin-Fur-Feather, White Oak Precision (rifle only), Remington/Bushmaster, Ear Pro vendors, target vendors, other reloading vendors (Fin-Fur-Feather has a lot of reloading supplies), Pilkington(Pistol only), Compass Lake (Rifle only), turning target vendor (pistol only).

jmdavis wrote:My information from Atterbury was that the base wanted 20% of sales to even be there.

WOW 20%!!! Is that on top of rent??  Even if rent is free many of the bigger ticket items don't even have a 20% margin.  Vendors will have to raise prices, you can kiss goodbye to getting any deals at the National Matches.  
- Dave

There won't be deals because there won't be vendors. This is what I was told by a vendor who wanted to book space last year.

Sounds like NRA is getting a bit greedy, and they want money come Hell or high water.

My understanding was that the 20% was the base. No idea if there was Sharing with the NRA.

jmdavis wrote:My understanding was that the 20% was the base. No idea if there was Sharing with the NRA.

That makes sense, the Base owns the buildings/space.  What kind of deal Atterbury has with the NRA will always be a mystery.
- Dave

Will there be any powder and primer vendors at Perry this summer?

valbern67 wrote:Will there be any powder and primer vendors at Perry this summer?

There has always been in the past. Likely will be again this year.

valbern67 wrote:Will there be any powder and primer vendors at Perry this summer?

I think Fin Feather Fur was the big seller of powder & primers, I'd give them a call.  Also there is usually a vendor list published, it was suppose to be in May but I don't see it yet.
Camp Perry Vendor List

- Dave