The fifth edition of the B&T Estevan Gun Show is going to have a lot of variety for those who are looking to make a purchase or browse the options.
The event, organized by local residents Lionel Bender and Kevin Thompson, will take place on March 23 and 24 at the Wylie-Mitchell building. Doors will be open from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. on March 23, and 10 a.m.-3 p.m. the following day.
A total of 96 booths have been booked with exhibitors who will be looking to showcase their firearms.
“It looks like it’s going to be a good show,” said Bender.
The gun show was started in 2015 and has typically been a popular attraction over two days. It’s typically held in late March.
In addition to the variety of firearms vendors, there will be two or three more knife-makers this year, and one person who will be creating items out of different deer horns.
One person returning from Lethbridge, Alta., will have moccasins, gloves, and a great selection of firearms, from antique to modern.
A few will be willing to buy, sell and trade used firearms.
Bender said the gun show has become a popular event with exhibitors over the years. The organizers have had some cancellations because the vendors couldn’t make it to Estevan, but since there is a wait list, the organizers were able to quickly fill the vacancy.
“We have quite a few new faces in here again this year, so there will be new stuff for people to look at,” said Bender.
A blizzard struck the day before last year’s show, so some of the exhibitors were unable to make it, but many of them are back for this year.
The money that is raised through the gun show will be directed to the St. Joseph’s Hospital Foundation. In the past, the proceeds from the gun show have supported such causes as the STARS Air Ambulance, the Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital Foundation of Saskatchewan and the MS Society of Canada. But the gun show’s organizers have made the hospital foundation their charity of choice.
“We figure that the hospital foundation here can use our proceeds, because everybody needs that once in a while,” said Bender.
