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04-12-2010, 09:47 AM
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Gun Show finds
Well the saxet gun show went off without a hitch, I am sure if I had been able to go both days I coulda found some better deals. As it was I picked up 1000 Remmy Small pistol primers from the reloader supply guy that is always at the shows for $39. That is $10 cheaper than ANY shop I have found in Texas so far this year. He also Sold me two 9oz (IE 1 lb cans) cans of Trail boss for $16 a piece, same lot number. I paid $25 each for the last cans I bought at a gander mountain and that had been $3 cheaper than anywhere else I could find at the time. He says that at the Sept show if I call and remind him he can provide me with a 5lb can of Trail boss for $120. I picked up a 250rnd box of hornday 148gr lead hollow base wadcutters for $20. Two guys at a booth paid me $66 for the old military ammo I was packing and trying to trade off. I had gotten it for free when a friend of a friend passed away and his wife wanted it out of the house. IE I came out smelling like a rose.
Not bad at all. Didn't find any super duper deals, but I am happy enough. Gun deals stunk at the show. I mean I didn't see not ONE deal that impressed me enough to look at it more than 30 seconds. I hit a couple more shops in the area on the way out, but reloading bullets for 30-30s, 357/38s, 45lc, and 45-70 were pretty much nowhere to be seen. All in all had a blast. Dad, two of my brothers and 2 good buddies of mine where all there. Just wish we had all had time, inclination, and money to go shoot a couple hours afterwards. Oh well, maybe in September. GoodOlBoy
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(Moderator - Gear & Gadgets, Cowboy Action, SouthWest Regional, Small Game) GoodOlBoy@huntchat.com For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. - John 3:16 KJV Then I commended mirth, because a man hath no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry: for that shall abide with him of his labour the days of his life, which God giveth him under the sun. - Ecclesiastes 8:15 KJV "The gun has been called the great equalizer, meaning that a small person with a gun is equal to a large person, but it is a great equalizer in another way, too. It insures that the people are the equal of their government whenever that government forgets that it is servant and not master of the governed." - 40th President of the United States Ronald Reagan 1911-2004 
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04-12-2010, 12:12 PM
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My find this weekend was a new Martin Bow. Shot it Sunday and what a difference from my 10 year old Jennings. Amazing I punched a silver dollar with 3 at 40 yards. Hey I'd rather be lucky than good.
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04-20-2010, 04:38 PM
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GOB,
Beat ya on this outing to Birmingham and then on to Tulsa. Picked up a Ruger #3 in B'Ham for $400, nice wood, bad barrel, and a 20 ga 870 for $139, went by a table full of junk and in the pile was a gray A-2 stock, spring and buffer for $35. So that was a nice lick. The #3 now has a never fired brand new 22 Harnet barrel in it, the 870 was painted with spray paint, cheepo spray at that, all green. I acetoned it, honed out the chamber and refinished the wood, made a pretty nice gun, it was recently reblued before painting. I pulled the collapsable stock off the match AR I built up and put the A-2 stock on it, now it looks like a match gun should. Got to Tulsa, found some bullets including 230gr TCFMJ 45 bullets for 16.00 a 100 and some 8# powder kegs (AA2230), . Then on Sunday, bought a German made P226 with 5 magazines, including 2 Sig stamped, made in Germany, 10 round mags they only made in 1994, according to the Sig site. Sold the bad 22 Hornet barrel for $50, Guy said he did not care. Now I still have a real bad Hornet barrel left for a rebore. Best, Ed
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04-21-2010, 12:54 PM
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Dangit Ed, ya beat me bad. I didn't see a SINGLE beater at the show that wasn't WAY over priced. I found a NICE couple of 32-20s, one original, one new model. Both WAY WAY WAY outa reason on price. I can get a custom gun built for what he was asking and have money left over for a steak dinner.
GoodOlBoy
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(Moderator - Gear & Gadgets, Cowboy Action, SouthWest Regional, Small Game) GoodOlBoy@huntchat.com For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. - John 3:16 KJV Then I commended mirth, because a man hath no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry: for that shall abide with him of his labour the days of his life, which God giveth him under the sun. - Ecclesiastes 8:15 KJV "The gun has been called the great equalizer, meaning that a small person with a gun is equal to a large person, but it is a great equalizer in another way, too. It insures that the people are the equal of their government whenever that government forgets that it is servant and not master of the governed." - 40th President of the United States Ronald Reagan 1911-2004
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04-21-2010, 06:17 PM
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GOB,
Know exactly what you are talking about. 99% of the stuff on tables was retail new for used. I mean a used gun for $700 when a dealer was selling the same gun new in box for $725, next row over. I don't think so.... With tables I bought most of my stuff from walkins cause most of the dealers were selling and not buying, regardless of price. I went to buy and had some nice stuff, with heavy prices, on my table so that I was not bothered by many tire kickers. Just the young guy once in a while saying, something like, I have never seen one of those before, just pictures, can I look at it? That I do not mind, folks like that, looking at my junk. Ed
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The three Rs: Respect for self; Respect for others; and responsibility for all your actions. "Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, almighty God! I know not what course others may take, but as for me, give me liberty, or give me death!"
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