CapnMac
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Went to the show and came back empty-handed, but, not for want of trying.
Was very clear that Saturday youth sports are well underway, as the crowd was non-existent.
Was a guy there with two tables of M-1 Carbines; Underwoods, Standards, even a National Postal Meter and an original Rockola. I did not leave the house with $1100 in my pocket, though (and the last two were $1299 and $1200, respectively). Really. they all looked almost too good, like the parts had been cherry picked to match the receivers. I don't have a problem with that--as long as it's disclosed.
Some nice Garands, too, but asking $1200-1400 for $800 Service Grades rubs me wrong.
For Keltec fans, RDBs were all under $800 (looked at one at $745 those very hard); even the RFBs were all under $1200.
Quite a lot of knive vendors out; but short shrift if you were looking for knife parts for making.
Not a lot of ammo, and what was there was high as the sky. I mean really, you are not going to sell much .243 if you are pricing it higher than retail+ta+shipping.
Was an old boy who really distracted me for having not one, but two Colt 1903s. Looked like a 1st generation, and a 3rd. Former was $400, latter $600--dude did not want to talk about those at all. Was not friendly or helpful at all, really. Which was under-smart. I could have been talked into the $400 1903 if he had only tried. Or offered a bore light to see how smooth the bore was. Or even the time of day.
So, not one thing on my shopping list. C'est la vie, Did give a couple bucks to the USMC assistance guys. Thay at least knew how to sea story.
Was very clear that Saturday youth sports are well underway, as the crowd was non-existent.
Was a guy there with two tables of M-1 Carbines; Underwoods, Standards, even a National Postal Meter and an original Rockola. I did not leave the house with $1100 in my pocket, though (and the last two were $1299 and $1200, respectively). Really. they all looked almost too good, like the parts had been cherry picked to match the receivers. I don't have a problem with that--as long as it's disclosed.
Some nice Garands, too, but asking $1200-1400 for $800 Service Grades rubs me wrong.
For Keltec fans, RDBs were all under $800 (looked at one at $745 those very hard); even the RFBs were all under $1200.
Quite a lot of knive vendors out; but short shrift if you were looking for knife parts for making.
Not a lot of ammo, and what was there was high as the sky. I mean really, you are not going to sell much .243 if you are pricing it higher than retail+ta+shipping.
Was an old boy who really distracted me for having not one, but two Colt 1903s. Looked like a 1st generation, and a 3rd. Former was $400, latter $600--dude did not want to talk about those at all. Was not friendly or helpful at all, really. Which was under-smart. I could have been talked into the $400 1903 if he had only tried. Or offered a bore light to see how smooth the bore was. Or even the time of day.
So, not one thing on my shopping list. C'est la vie, Did give a couple bucks to the USMC assistance guys. Thay at least knew how to sea story.
for a pizza and four beers but I knew that going in. Going to try and talk the wife into going this morning before we leave Dallas but that's not a sure thing.
