Gun shows auctions and other things

skeet · #1 03-23-2015, 01:23 AM

Well I have been selling at 3 shows since last Oct. Sold a few..bought a few sold a lot of powder primers ammo etc. I have gone to quite a few shows.. Weather permitting. Weather has sucked this winter for y'all back east..Half of normal here in Wy. Bought a Ross Mark II military rifle at a small auction..and a DCM 30 carbine from a fellow locally. Nice condition on both.What I have been buying lately is Smith & Wesson handguns...which means revolvers to me. Now have another 63 Kit gun..and I got a really nice 1960 Model 17(K22) as well as a Model 28-2 Highway patrolman made in 1963.. Then I bought a really nice Model 27-2..made in the early 70s..but it has the longest bbl on it..8 3/8 inches..but it sure is purty. Also got a S&W M-14(K-38) today. Really nice. made in 1959 according to the serial. I bought a Model 29-2 that has been cerra coated.. just to carry hunting. maybe. It is a 4 incher..Sold my as new 29-2 that I bought for my wife in 1974..she shot 5 rounds through it..It was too pretty to shoot. But I did get big bucks for it. Bought it from a wholesale place in Willow Street Pa..long gone now. I also have a line on another 4 inch M-57 41 mag..My daughter is moving out here and wants my M-57 but that ain't happening. So I have to find her one. Got a Marlin 44 carbine for my granddaughter..only one more grandkid to buy a gun for ...well 2..but the boy is 11 and the other is a 4yr old..She likes dolls right now. If y'all might have a 4 inch M 57..let me know

Gil Martin · #2 03-23-2015, 04:31 AM

The gun shows around here have been disappointing the last few years. Selection of guns seems to be limited and prices are high. I have always done better at various gun shops. Gun shows are good for spare parts and stuff if you know what you want. All the best...
Gil

skeet · #3 03-23-2015, 05:09 PM

I go to gun shows mostly for the small stuff. At the last one I got so much little stuff. Got a set of late 60s N frame S&W target grips for 25 bucks..and a J frame target set for 15 out of a junk box..5 Lyman and RCBS bullet moulds for 60 bucks(one 41 cal HP) new brass for 41 mag..44 special..45 Colt box of 350 gr bullets for the 45-70 for 10 bucks...a Wilson chamber type seater in the box for 5 dollars. Star sizer for 125 bucks(really cheap) but it needs cleaning. Guy also had a Star Universal with Hulme case feeder but he wanted too much for it..for me anyway. 400 bucks. I already have enough Dillon Progressives. Today I bought another S&W M-27..5 inch for a Marlin 1893 and 150 bucks..And you are correct Gil..guns are usually priced a fair bit too high.. But out here I find many vendors willing to dicker a bit..I bought a Redfield receiver sight for a 1903 Springfield for 30 bucks..It had a Merit adjustable peep in it..worth more than the sight by far.. I love junk boxes at shows.

muledeer · #4 03-24-2015, 04:30 PM

Reno has a gun show this weekend 3/27-3/29. It's our BIG one, three times a year. Many smaller ones but this is the one that everyone looks forward to. Ammo still expensive. I'm glad that I reload except components are getting scarce. .22LR well that's another story.
muledeer

skeet · #5 03-31-2015, 12:54 AM

Well bought a decent 1894 Marlin today.. Traded it for a Marlin 45-70..And got a S&W M-15.. I am in to S&W revolvers. Target sighted guns though. But I may just buy a S&W 58 the next show I go to. Going to sell a Kimber 8400 classic Select 338 Mag. Pretty gun but I really don't use it. Going into the hospital for a few days I guess. Pacemaker. Sucks But am hoping to get more stuff cause he who goes out with the most stuff wins,,Right??

Rapier · #6 04-02-2015, 04:35 PM

Ran into three estate sales at the Birmingham show. Bought 20 boxes of bullets for $40 at one. Pile included two boxes of 358 200s and two boxes of 458 500s, the rest were all 6.5s. But had a devil of a time getting the bullets back to my table without a bag or sack the vultures kept taking the boxes off my pile, I would snatch them back, oh were those your bullets, yeah keep your cotton pickers to yourself. There was a nice looking rifle at the end of two tables, I was at the opposite end, so could not get to it because the vultures were after my stash.... Got back and the rifle was gone, yeah I asked, knowing I was going to be disappointed, I was so right, it was a Win Hi wall in 30-30 x 6mm, the guy in charge sold it for $200 while I was gone with the bullet stash.

The other two sales were over by the time I got back so only got to buy from one pile. But it was real interesting.
Ed