-=> JIMMY ANDERSON wrote to WEATHERMAN <=-
JA> @MSGID: <5ED78CFE.3149.dove-gun@vert.synchro.net>
-=> WEATHERMAN wrote to JIMMY ANDERSON <=-
WE> We used to have probably six a year in town, maybe another six or seven
WE> within reasonable driving distance. I think the last one I went to was
WE> back in late summer 2019. Can't wait for the Covid bullshit to get
WE> over with so life can get back to normal. Wife and I both enjoy our gun
WE> shows and it's been too many months since the last one...
JA> I think I've bought ONE firearm at a gun show... Years ago, when I
JA> first started buying plinkers, I decided I wanted a Phoenix Arms .22
JA> and when the show came to town I offered $100 tax and all CASH to the
JA> guy and he took it.
JA> Otherwise, we've bought knives, monkey ball keychains, etc. But the
JA> experience of walking around and looking and talking - that's what it's
JA> all about! :-)
I've bought a few pieces at gun shows. Snagged a Remington 540X in .22LR at a
show in Pennsylvania, scored a decent deal on a 91/30 at a show in New York, a
few other good deals. I have to admit that my list of "must have" guns has
been depleted quite a bit, particularly since my wife managed to get me some
1944 vintage M1s (one Garand, one carbine - because she didn't know which one I
really wanted). I'm like you, mostly dig on the knives and accessories at the
shows. The guns themselves are usually overpriced at the gun shows, the
vendors thinking they'll find a big score. I have a select few that I actually
buy from, those are folks I have dealt with in the past and can trust that a)
they'll be at the next show in case b) something goes wrong.
Regards,
-==*>Weatheman<*==-
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