Belt-fed machine gun and rows of ammunition on a white table at the SAR Show 2017

SAR Show 2017

Belt-fed machine gun and rows of ammunition on a white table at the SAR Show 2017
Kalashnikov-pattern rifles with wood furniture laid out on a vendor table at the SAR Show 2017
Submachine guns and pistols on a vendor table at the SAR Show 2017
Vintage military jeep parked outside the SAR Show 2017
SAR West 2017 show T-shirt with a yellow machine gun graphic for Shirt of the Day
Pile of AK magazines and wood rifle stocks for sale at the SAR Show 2017

SAR Show West 2017 at a Glance

ShowSmall Arms Review (SAR) Show West
WhereArizona State Fairgrounds, Phoenix, Arizona
WhenFirst weekend of December 2017
HostsSmall Arms Review and Crossroads of the West
Known ForMachine guns, AK and surplus parts, militaria
Gun Websites CoveragePhoto tour and the 2017 show shirt

The 2017 SAR Show West brought tables of Kalashnikov rifles, surplus parts, belt fed machine guns and Soviet era gear to the Arizona State Fairgrounds in Phoenix. This page walks through the halls, the parking lot and the 2017 show shirt.

SAR Show West 2017 in History

By 2017 the Small Arms Review show had been running in Phoenix for nearly two decades, paired with a Crossroads of the West gun show on the same fairgrounds. The Small Arms Review building remained the draw for machine gun, suppressor and NFA collectors, while the Crossroads halls covered everything else.

Outside the exhibit buildings at the SAR Show 2017 fairgrounds
Gun Show Today sign on a fence outside the SAR Show 2017

Our Take on SAR Show West 2017

The AK crowd was well served in 2017. Rifles with wood furniture, piles of magazines and stocks, and dealers who specialize in Kalashnikov parts filled whole rows of tables. Surplus military rifles on camouflage table covers sat next to them for the collectors.

Kalashnikov-pattern rifles with wood furniture laid out on a vendor table at the SAR Show 2017
Pile of AK magazines and wood rifle stocks for sale at the SAR Show 2017
Vendor banner for an AK firearms dealer hanging on the wall at the SAR Show 2017
Surplus military rifles on a camouflage table at the SAR Show 2017

Machine Guns and Submachine Guns

Belt fed guns with rows of ammunition, submachine guns, and machine gun receivers with price tags showed why collectors plan their year around this show.

Belt-fed machine gun and rows of ammunition on a white table at the SAR Show 2017
Submachine guns and pistols on a vendor table at the SAR Show 2017
Machine gun receiver with a price tag at the SAR Show 2017

Surplus, Parts and Militaria

Bayonets, knives, military books, optics, holsters, slings and boxes of surplus parts covered the tables between the guns.

Military knives and books on a vendor table at the SAR Show 2017
Surplus bayonets and military parts on a camouflage table cover at the SAR Show 2017
Box of surplus military parts at the SAR Show 2017
Rifle parts on a blue table at the SAR Show 2017
Boxes of military optics and holsters for sale at the SAR Show 2017
Soviet-era slings and gear on a vendor table at the SAR Show 2017
Rifle accessories on a display rack at the SAR Show 2017

SAR West 2017 Show Shirt

Every SAR Show West has its own shirt, and the 2017 design carried a machine gun graphic. It earned a spot in the Gun Websites Shirt of the Day series.

SAR West 2017 show T-shirt with a yellow machine gun graphic for Shirt of the Day

Our SAR Show West 2017 Adventures

Outside the exhibit buildings, the lot filled with everything from a vintage military jeep to lifted desert tan pickups, and a Gun Show Today sign on the fence pointed the way in.

Vintage military jeep parked outside the SAR Show 2017
Lifted desert tan pickup truck outside the SAR Show 2017
Full parking lot outside the SAR Show 2017
Rows of parked cars and vans outside the SAR Show 2017
Parked van in the lot outside the SAR Show 2017

SAR Show West 2017 Videos

SAR Show 2017 Shirt of the Day

The 2017 SAR Show West shirt in the Shirt of the Day series.

More SAR Show West Years

See the SAR Show 2009 photo review, the SAR Show 2012 haul, and every year on the Small Arms Review Gun Show West page.

SAR Show West returns to Phoenix the first weekend of December. Upcoming dates are on the Gun Show Calendar.