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Went to the gun show today.

4GodandCountry4GodandCountry Member Posts: 3,968
edited September 2002 in General Discussion
Mrs. Zulu and I went to the Bob and Rocco gun show today, and we met up with Mike Wiskey and Mrs. Wiskey.

We spent about 2 hours walking around the show looking at the tables and talking about guns and our experiences in the Army.

I might have to borrow a truck this summer to haul my 55-gallon drum grill up to Mike's place for a day of grilling and shooting (if I have any ammo).

Mike, as always, it was nice to see you again, and nice to meet Mrs. Wiskey.

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  • 4GodandCountry4GodandCountry Member Posts: 3,968
    edited November -1
    Ended up buying a pair of Bausch & Lomb hemisphere binoculars for 50 bucks. Didn't see any good deals on any guns. Rediculous pricing and rude vendors suck. The only entertainment value was seeing people I knew and the hot dogs were pretty decent for a buck 50. Seen a guy with a nice Ruger .17 with a douglas barrel but he wanted 800 for it. Maybe if I win the lottery tonight I wont concern myself with prices. The lotto is up to a hundred mil. I will open a few hunting lodges around the country if I win and invite you all to join me for a hunt. If you dont hunt, you can enjoy the lodge and those of us who do hunt will supply the vittles. Wish me luck!

    When Clinton left office they gave him a 21 gun salute. Its a damn shame they all missed....
  • maggiethecatmaggiethecat Member Posts: 2,381 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    also went to gun show today. horrible. there just arent as many vendors as there used to be. was supposed to meet ARMED FEMALE, SNARLGARD and TXNHNTR there. never saw them. well i KNOW the show at Dallas Market Hall on the 28th will be better. I did manage some good beef jerky though, so it wasnt a totla loss. also got more than i paid for a walther p22

    Give your kids roots and wings. and dont forget the guns!!
  • n/an/a Member Posts: 168,427
    edited November -1
    A GUN SHOW is exactly that A "SHOW" they damn well dont want to sell guns at the ones we have here, their prices are always way over what I can get them for at a local shop.

    "A wise man is a man that realizes just how little he knows"
  • 4wheeler4wheeler Member Posts: 3,441
    edited November -1
    4GodandCountry---If you win the lottery,keep me in mind,it is not that far to drive for me.Good Luck.

    "It was like that when I got here".
  • snarlgardsnarlgard Member Posts: 1,310 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
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    was supposed to meet ARMED FEMALE, SNARLGARD and TXNHNTR there. never saw them.
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    sorry Armed female and I went but we were late getting there because of bad directions that we got from yahoo
    didnt get there until 1:30 and stayed until 4:30 looking around

    maybe next time

    SMILE...MAKE EM WONDER WHAT YOUR UP TO
  • Josey1Josey1 Member Posts: 9,598 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Personally, I lost all hope at finding a "deal" at any gunshows. I had a crazy notion that I could find a deal on a hard to find mag. that was already selling on a website NIW for $39 each. Well I found the mags at a couple of shows,beat all to hech for a wonderfull low price of $85 each. I asked the seller if he would reconsider the price to which he, not so politely explained that, the mag in question is one of the rarest around and the price reflects that. Needless to say I went with the $39 mags, what left the bad taste in my mouth is that it seems that dealers are less likely to haggle a price than in days past. There seems to be a take it or leave it attitude growing in local shows that to me, defeats the whole purpose of attending a gunshow.
    The funny thing is that just to give a small guy the business, I would have paid $40 or even $50 a piece (for the better ones) if he just worked with me. Instead I will probably see the same guy, with the same little bin, full of his unsold merchandise.

    "If cowardly and dishonorable men sometimes shoot unarmed men with army pistols or guns, the evil must be prevented by the penitentiary and gallows, and not by a general deprivation of a constitutional privilege." - Arkansas Supreme Court, 1878
  • UNIVERSITY50UNIVERSITY50 Member Posts: 1,705 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I gave up on large promoter gun shows. i go to the little sportmens club shows at the clubs or fire stations halls out in the county. you can still get good buys there, and good people to deal with. you can sell your stuff just by walking around as long as you ask a fair price. everyone makes out at these shows, but the biggies and insurance are making these little show far and few anymore.
  • snarlgardsnarlgard Member Posts: 1,310 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
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    Personally, I lost all hope at finding a "deal" at any gunshows. I had a crazy notion that I could find a deal on a hard to find mag. that was already selling on a website NIW for $39 each. Well I found the mags at a couple of shows,beat all to hech for a wonderfull low price of $85 each. I asked the seller if he would reconsider the price to which he, not so politely explained that, the mag in question is one of the rarest around and the price reflects that. Needless to say I went with the $39 mags, what left the bad taste in my mouth is that it seems that dealers are less likely to haggle a price than in days past. There seems to be a take it or leave it attitude growing in local shows that to me, defeats the whole purpose of attending a gunshow.
    The funny thing is that just to give a small guy the business, I would have paid $40 or even $50 a piece (for the better ones) if he just worked with me. Instead I will probably see the same guy, with the same little bin, full of his unsold merchandise
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    I think we must have seen the same dealer. he had two mags for a iver johnson 22 cal M1 carbine and wanted $125 for each clip
    that is more than I paid for the gun and two clips
    would not negotiate price on clips(said they were rare and he could get that for them)
    so I told him "NOT FROM ME"and walked on it seemed like the new gun dealers were more apt to haggle.

    SMILE...MAKE EM WONDER WHAT YOUR UP TO
  • IconoclastIconoclast Member Posts: 10,515 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Anyone go to the Kankakee show in IL this weekend? I had to head east instead of attending. Tell me I didn't miss anything, please, it was a *bad* week.
  • wapo3030wapo3030 Member Posts: 455 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I went to the upstate show sat.
    I have a good time talkin guns with the oldtimers.
    While talking to a man about a .22 hornet martini he asked if i build rifles,and I do so the answer was yes.
    Unprovoked he reached into a cardboard box and produced a minty BSA
    recever...no wood no barrel,you want this he asked,Sure how much?I asked. He said 175.00,I said it was a little more than i wanted to spend and he asked what i would pay,I said 100.00. Well that man did'nt have to haggle could've told me to go on,but he asked me to sit with him for a bit,he was a older fella in his 70s.he told me of the 218 mashburn bee and other rifles he has made in his time. A welt of information this man,I told him after about a hour of sittin there chatting and looking at guns that i must move on,he put the recever in my hand and said,"If I make it to the next show I want to see a purty rifle"....That was it no money just some time spent with a oldtimer that may know his time is about up.I could'nt thank him enough...He said "go on boy,you got work to do...I hope he is there in Feb.So gun show are what you make out of them,sometimes you make a deal sometimes you make a friend.............
  • ATFATF Member Posts: 11,683 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    wapo3030,great story a little sad.




    ATF
  • gmayesgmayes Member Posts: 415 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Gun shows have turned in to a way for some people to rip off unknowing persons who think they are getting a good deal. Yes speaking from experience here.
  • burn1bobburn1bob Member Posts: 603 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    sort of like car shows, boat shows, hunting and fishing shows, you fill in the blank shows! ya gotta crawl before you can walk.>bob

    ...if it's worth doin', it's worth overdoin'...
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