My wife and I go to our local gun shows. This take a good hour of your day. Maybe. More if you stop and get the lemonade from the little girl outside. All the gun and knife shows are small here but still fun. Then we went to Las Vegas. We were attending two of the seemingly never ending conventions this past week. In between these we went to a gun show. We went back the third day because we could not see everything the first two! The problem was that there were numerous BP guns and accessories... of which I knew little to nothing about. Where were you when I needed you most? My little travel computer would not link to THR and I was on my own. Rows and rows with racks and racks and all I was armed with was my desire to own. It was like sending in someone to a gun fight with a plastic fork. I've been in the retail world for over thirty years and the worst three words a retailer ever wants to hear kept coming from my mouth, "I'll be back!" I gotta keep reading your posts and take a concerting effort in learning values. OR!... you folks otta generate a 24/7 buyers guide hotline for bone heads liken to myself!
I really missed you guys!
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BCRider
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Try aiming a little more to the right and up a hair?.....
I'm sorry that we weren't there to aid you in lightening your wallet. But you're the one that decided to go to such a show without us..... Keep that in mind for next time! ! !
Crawdad1
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The worst thing you can do in this sport is go to a gun show and look at custom built longrifles, the absolute worst thing you can do is pick one up and shoulder it.
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Ya walk up to a table - you've all done this...- and a gentle elder fella slowly gets up and a grin begins to spread across his face. You're not sure if he's happy to see you or you're the canary who just spotted the cat. Then the story comes out. This story justifies an extra 20% of what ever the value should be. Soon you suspect George Washington may in fact did build it as a kid. A bit of a debate ensues regarding what the grade of the treasured object is and the price war begins. All I'm thinking is where is the THR now? I think I bought a pound of lead because I now believe it was ballast on the Nina!Or was it the Pinta? And did they really look just like wheel weights way back then?] Anyway He seemed happy with the sale and what's a $100 bucks in Vega? PS, Gary is the pain and agony related to the immense out-of-reach inventory or the thought of me in a gun fight with a plastic fork?
CannnonMan, you don't realize it; but your decision to hit THIS particular gun show was most wise - for there are many more (and many more EX$PENSIVE) similar venues in Vegas later in the month!
There is a cornucopia of stuff available to clean and sanitize your wallet, checkbook, and all credit card data post haste at "Cowboy Christmas" during the the week of the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association.
DO NOT enter into this cavalcade of Christmas Stuff without your wife; else you find yourself calling collect to ask the li'l missus for gas money home. Trust me, I'm anything but a 'high roller' in Vegas in late November, but Cowboy Christmas can make you think you just cleaned out Trump's Vault with a 2 pair hand. Been there, done that.
There is a cornucopia of stuff available to clean and sanitize your wallet, checkbook, and all credit card data post haste at "Cowboy Christmas" during the the week of the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association.
DO NOT enter into this cavalcade of Christmas Stuff without your wife; else you find yourself calling collect to ask the li'l missus for gas money home. Trust me, I'm anything but a 'high roller' in Vegas in late November, but Cowboy Christmas can make you think you just cleaned out Trump's Vault with a 2 pair hand. Been there, done that.
whughett
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Gun shows are very dangerous places. I go to them with empty pockets lest I empty the bank account. But then they started putting ATM machines inside.
I gotta tell ya, Vegas is so much more fun when ya don't have to attend conventions. Reminds me of college, class really got in the way of my schedule. I'll be looking into Cowboy Christmas. By-the-way, I spotted a pin that I was told was WW1. It was about 1.75" long and was crossed cannons. I wanted it for a hat adornment. The feller there stated it was WW1 and therefore wanted $30. I was stamped tin. Very light. If it was WW1 I would have snatched it up. Without being able to share much, if any more, any thoughts?
I gotta tell ya, Vegas is so much more fun when ya don't have to attend conventions. Reminds me of college, class really got in the way of my schedule. I'll be looking into Cowboy Christmas.[/quote]
Ooooookayyyyyy; can't say I didn't warn you.
Last thing to say: When you're looking at the "Sleeps 8 Comfortably, walk-in tack room and stalls for 4 horses" 5th Wheel travel trailer; remember that the only load-rated hauler in the pavillion for that behemoth trailer is the four-door Western Star, and with it's air-over-hydraulic braking system; you need a CDL to drive it in all but 3 states.
Just Sayin'
kBob
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"I really missed you guys! "
Correction. Left one five zero. Drop Tree Hundred. Fire for effect!
If you really want a set of officers 13A collar cannons of real Cold War Vintage I might look in my old jewelry box for a set.
-kBob
Correction. Left one five zero. Drop Tree Hundred. Fire for effect!
If you really want a set of officers 13A collar cannons of real Cold War Vintage I might look in my old jewelry box for a set.
-kBob
OH he** yes!!! I know I didn't get much sleep last night cuz I had to read your reply twice then laugh. Reminds me of when I told you folks about how it was OK to shoot my cannons at my house and some one asked me about my insurance. Thanks KBob. Back Tuesday...
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