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So this is for those that went to the show.....

What did you think of the content?

 What did you think of the show overall? 

Was it worth the cost of admission and parking?  

What would you suggest to the management to include next year?  

General comments and opinions ???

On 1/26/2017 at 4:15 PM, Isaac's Papa said:

Tell me... do you have a personal beef with the IMS? 

Not really, I have been at the show for the last 8 years as a member of the VJMC and the AMA's History of Motorcycles.

But this year there are new owners of the show that insisted that EVERYONE had to sign a contract with the show. No non-profit club has ever had to do that in the last 15 years with the previous owners. Failure to display the # of bikes that the exhibitor stated ahead of time in the contract that they intended to show would or could be a contract breach of the contract and would / could result in a fine/fee of up to $10,000 per show contract. This was at each and every IMS show this year. Our club could be hit with up to $70,000 liability. Wasn't going to happen and so there are a lot of exhibitors that are not going to be at any of the IMS shows this year.  Maybe next year they will come to their senses, but I really doubt it.  The show has been getting smaller and smaller each year and more and more of  the vendors are not even bike related. Ticket cost has been going up and now even the parking fee has increased to the point that it has been financially prohibitive for a family of four to attend. That doesn't even include the travel expense for someone not in this area...i.e. Columbus, Cincinnati, Dayton.

On 1/25/2017 at 11:44 AM, 2talltim said:

Just checked out the IMS web site and seen tickets are $16, parking is $10 ( they are even charging for MC parking now) and it will be $25 worth of gas to run up there. Everyone already knows I'm cheap skate, but is it really worth almost $70 fo rme and the Mrs.to go up there and walk around a already over crowded place and not really see much that interest us.

I wouldn't waste my time or $ on the show ....but that's your decision to make.

FN SCAR 16 is a viable option. WW I & WW II & Korea we were caring 30.06 and .45 and some .30 carbine. Viet Nam was 7.62 & 5.56 and now pretty much everything is 5.56 with a little 7.62 in there.....Each time they went to lighten the ammo load on the grunt in the field. I wouldn't be a bit surprised if they considered the 5.7 in both pistol and rifle....but I don’t see them going back to the 7.62 as the main caliber.

18 hours ago, owndjoo said:

pretty pumped about this! can't wait to get that damn M9 outta here.  Would definitely be nice to see a modular rifle setup as well.  It is nice being able to adjust the weapon for the specific mission needs rather easily.  And get rid of the 5.56

P320 will be a remarkable improvement over the M9 POS.  And I agree with you on the modular rifle concept also....but I don't see them moving away from the 5.56 anytime in the next decade or two. First question is what would you want to replace it with????

Everything about the show is getting smaller and less relevant today. There are new owners of the show and it seems like that they are not in tune with the industry.  Looks like they are just looking to make a buck and quickly.  Don’t see any clubs presence in their list of exhibitors.  I don’t give the show much of a chance of continuing many more years if they keep their present policies in place.  Fewer exhibitors and fewer attendees will increase the cost for all concerned.

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1 hour ago, TimTheAzn said:

I've shot my glock, an MP and an XDS back to back and ended up shooting the MP and the XDS better. I've also shot a beretta. Never shot an HK before.

I dont think I want to afford an FNX. Soooo purdy though.

Is this for home+shooting or for ccw edc?

So having over 35 years go by without doing it, I have just gotten back into the reloading mode.  Updated the old Rock Chucker Press with a new Rock Chucker Supreme single stage one. Went out and ebay ordered the Speer Reloading Manual #14. Have some old powder (Bullseye pistol, IMR4064) and bought some new Bullseye.  Trying to get some new IMR 4064, Blue Dot, & 2400. Mostly going to reload the following calibers: 9mm, 38special, .357magnum, .45ACP, .30 Carbine, .223/5.56, .308/7.62, 30.06. So far, I have only reloaded a handful of 38 & 357. I don't see many problems with the straight wall reloading with the exception of some of the 9mm where it looks like there is a primer lining or a crimp ring in the primer pocket which makes priming with a new one difficult and hard on the primer arm. Also, I have been corncob tumbling the used brass and wonder how to clean the interior of the casing of the residue after tumbling. Is there an easy way to "wash" the brass? One thing I will say is that RCBS is fantastic for their customer service. I somehow lost the expander plug in the die for the 38/357 and they are sending one out free of charge. I expected to pay for it, but they stated that it is warranty so no charge. WOW!   Price of ammo is low these days with some exceptions, but I wanted to have the ability to save a little more with the reloading. Plus it eliminates the necessity of relying on stores for purchasing ammo when there are shortages. Really looking for any suggestions, opinions, and useful helpful info to get me back into the swing of things.

The VJMC (Vintage Japanese Motorcycle Club) will not be represented this year at any of the shows around the country. Seems that the new owners of the show demand a contract from ALL exhibitors including non-profit clubs. If they don't exhibit all of their listed bikes, they are subject to penalties of up to $10,000. What a crock of crap that is. A non-profit club would expose themselves to fiscal demise. Let the show people know that this is not a intelligent course of action on their part. I am not sure how many other non-profits are passing on the IMC shows, but I would assume that there will be others. I an not even going to go and give them any of my hard earned cash if they treat their exhibitors like that. But then again, the show has been getting smaller each year and costlier for both the participants and the general public. At this rate, I don't see them surviving for too many more years.

is it still there and I am just not seeing it or is it gone now?

What happened to one of my favorite time wasters forums.....NSFW. No longer see it at bottom of the forum sites.