P95Carry
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Good to see that again Sisco .... I want to stop and quote almost every definition ... and add a smilie ...... excellent eh!
Is your gunshow anything like this one?
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71Commander
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Went to a show 2 months ago and Randy Weaver was there selling a book, but parking was free.
Cacique500
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Great thread! LMAO!
I think I've seen Dawn at a couple of the shows
I think I've seen Dawn at a couple of the shows
Daniel T
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I dunno, the Saxet show isn't that bad.
You did forget about the guy selling the EAA Saiga in 7.62 for $600, though.
Sylvilagus Aquaticus
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Oh yeah, you forgot all the salsa vendors and the folks back my the hotdog and nacho line with 8 tables who sell t-shirts with pictures of dogs and cats, wooden toy airplanes, and (yeah, riiiiight) homemade jellies as well as the cheap knockoff Galco and Coronado fake bags, folders, and vests.
The guy who sells all the surplus books he bought by the pound when they sold all the water damaged merchandise at the book club warehouse always has a table there, too.
Dang, I can't wait for the next one.
Regards,
Rabbit.
The guy who sells all the surplus books he bought by the pound when they sold all the water damaged merchandise at the book club warehouse always has a table there, too.
Dang, I can't wait for the next one.
Regards,
Rabbit.
auschip
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It isn't that good either, also remember the couple selling the WASR-10 for $315 alongside the build your own double barrel shotgun pistols, and the guy with the firestarter in the back corner.
Bogie, she gets around, I kid you not!
German accent, more than happy to strike up a conversation in German with you, not bad-looking, she's been to the last 3 Melbourne, FL gun shows I visited.
But the walk-through narrative? Describes EVERY Cal Expo gun show I've seen in Sacramento, and fits about 75% of the Orlando and Melbourne shows I've seen. Purveyors of stun guns and extending batons are a common denominator, too.
But we still go to those darned shows, don't we? Must be the entertainment value, I figure.
German accent, more than happy to strike up a conversation in German with you, not bad-looking, she's been to the last 3 Melbourne, FL gun shows I visited.
But the walk-through narrative? Describes EVERY Cal Expo gun show I've seen in Sacramento, and fits about 75% of the Orlando and Melbourne shows I've seen. Purveyors of stun guns and extending batons are a common denominator, too.
But we still go to those darned shows, don't we? Must be the entertainment value, I figure.
P95Carry
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How on earth could I have forgotten that one!
So true!berettaman
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So you have been to the Wannamacher Tulsa Gun and Knife Show!!
You want to have some real fun (?), work the door checking incoming weapons and making them safe.
One year this guy walks in with a case. He opened it up and there was an Uzi with two full 30 round magazines. We requested he unload the mags and take all the loose ammo to his car.
Working the door does have advantages, you get to see everything people bring in for trade before anyone else does!
One year this guy walks in with a case. He opened it up and there was an Uzi with two full 30 round magazines. We requested he unload the mags and take all the loose ammo to his car.
Working the door does have advantages, you get to see everything people bring in for trade before anyone else does!
OEF_VET
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The same goes for the sound of a cheap, Chinese-made airsoft being fired. I really hate it when that guy opens fire, so do most of the dealers at the gun show here.
Then there's the couple selling calendars withher posing either nude or in a bikini with different machineguns (probably all airsoft replicas). This is as close to a real professional modeling job that the woman here at the Nashville show could get. Suffice to say that she's somewhere around a 6 on the 12-pack scale.
Frank
I have some fun at the gunshows I must admit....
one of those is "spot the cop"....This is alot more fun than it might seem...At the Greensboro gunshow last year I counted 6..
At the Lexington gun show last yea something VERY funny happened...As I walked in I ran across a couple of gun show "regulars" that know me...as I walked up to them they leaned in and said..."watch what you say to that guy at the end of the row on the far wall...he is BATF!!""
so anyway...my curiosity piqued I wandered that way...as I walk down the aisle I spot a "custom" holster maker that doesnt seem to know me...as I take a gander at his "products" his assistant leans over and says..."watch what you ask that guy at the end of the row...he is BATF!!!!!
So NOW I AM SERIOUSLY wanting to get a look at this guy...I wander down to his table...past the neo-nazi memorablia and mre dealers...and of course all of the books on how to make your semi-auto a full-auto..I walk up to him and ask him how he is doing...he was selling LE only hi-caps and some preban hi-caps...I ask him about a couple of them and he leans in and says..."watch what you ask me...I AM BATF!!!!!!
I almost fell on the floor!!!
One of my favorite guys at the gunshows that I regularly attend is the guy that sells all of the replacement parts for the Lorcin's and Bryco's...and no I am not kidding.
Also say a RARE Ballestoir-Molena .45 for JUST $400.00!!! wow what a bargain!!!
one of those is "spot the cop"....This is alot more fun than it might seem...At the Greensboro gunshow last year I counted 6..
At the Lexington gun show last yea something VERY funny happened...As I walked in I ran across a couple of gun show "regulars" that know me...as I walked up to them they leaned in and said..."watch what you say to that guy at the end of the row on the far wall...he is BATF!!""
so anyway...my curiosity piqued I wandered that way...as I walk down the aisle I spot a "custom" holster maker that doesnt seem to know me...as I take a gander at his "products" his assistant leans over and says..."watch what you ask that guy at the end of the row...he is BATF!!!!!
So NOW I AM SERIOUSLY wanting to get a look at this guy...I wander down to his table...past the neo-nazi memorablia and mre dealers...and of course all of the books on how to make your semi-auto a full-auto..I walk up to him and ask him how he is doing...he was selling LE only hi-caps and some preban hi-caps...I ask him about a couple of them and he leans in and says..."watch what you ask me...I AM BATF!!!!!!
I almost fell on the floor!!!
One of my favorite guys at the gunshows that I regularly attend is the guy that sells all of the replacement parts for the Lorcin's and Bryco's...and no I am not kidding.
Also say a RARE Ballestoir-Molena .45 for JUST $400.00!!! wow what a bargain!!!
Cosmoline
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Sadly, yes. This is why I stopped going to them. The real gun show is online these days.
My favorite gun show item was a reloading press with a big "NO JEWS!" tag on it. I don't know if that meant no haggling or that Jews should not be allowed to reload in this fellow's opinion.
My favorite gun show item was a reloading press with a big "NO JEWS!" tag on it. I don't know if that meant no haggling or that Jews should not be allowed to reload in this fellow's opinion.
My son and I went with another father & son to the Minnesota Weapon Collectors show last weekend. There were about a dozen rows of tables just under 100 yards long. The outer two rows were mostly displays (my son was enthralled by the Thompson display). There were a fair number of tables with mostly edged wares, and a couple that were selling "Tactical Gear" but all the rest were shooting or hunting related.
Prices were - no surprise here - a bit on the high side, though not ridiculously so. One dealer had good prices on S&W snubbies. Another on BHPs. I was looking for a rifle that called to me with enough longing to drop some cash on, but no such luck. Got out with 1000 pieces of .45 ACP brass. Son picked up a little display folding knife with an eagle and flag motif.
The gun show was in the basement room of the convention center. On the main floor, right across from the escalators to the basement, was a wine and food tasting event. All sorts of nicely dressed, mostly middle-age or younger couples parting for us gun show attendees. Parting a bit wider when someone had a rifle at shoulder-arms. A few of 'em looked aghast, but most didn't seem to pay much attention.
Prices were - no surprise here - a bit on the high side, though not ridiculously so. One dealer had good prices on S&W snubbies. Another on BHPs. I was looking for a rifle that called to me with enough longing to drop some cash on, but no such luck. Got out with 1000 pieces of .45 ACP brass. Son picked up a little display folding knife with an eagle and flag motif.
The gun show was in the basement room of the convention center. On the main floor, right across from the escalators to the basement, was a wine and food tasting event. All sorts of nicely dressed, mostly middle-age or younger couples parting for us gun show attendees. Parting a bit wider when someone had a rifle at shoulder-arms. A few of 'em looked aghast, but most didn't seem to pay much attention.
CAPTAIN MIKE
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GREAT STUFF
Hilarious. Sad. Poignant.
Gun Shows -- like us -- are a mixture and a hodge-podge of American society. Like others I'd like to see fewer beany babies and more guns.
Hilarious. Sad. Poignant.
Gun Shows -- like us -- are a mixture and a hodge-podge of American society. Like others I'd like to see fewer beany babies and more guns.
Declaration Day
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Our local gun show
Is much like that described in the original post. Except parking is only $2, and admission to the show is free on Friday (Because half of the dealers are sleeping in the middle of their booth, glass cases covered with tarps). Also, I've never had to wait in a line to get in.
At our show there is always the dealer or two who will not let you hold their handguns unless you intend to purchase. Well sorry, I am not going to consider buying a handgun unless I can see how it feels, inspect its features and open the action.
Then there's the gun dealer whose whole family is involved in the business. He has his cute little 15 year old daughter dress like a slut with a belt that says "naughty" in order to attract people to his booth.
Finally, "that wierd old guy" describes 90% of the dealers, and atleast half of the people who attend the show.
Is much like that described in the original post. Except parking is only $2, and admission to the show is free on Friday (Because half of the dealers are sleeping in the middle of their booth, glass cases covered with tarps). Also, I've never had to wait in a line to get in.
At our show there is always the dealer or two who will not let you hold their handguns unless you intend to purchase. Well sorry, I am not going to consider buying a handgun unless I can see how it feels, inspect its features and open the action.
Then there's the gun dealer whose whole family is involved in the business. He has his cute little 15 year old daughter dress like a slut with a belt that says "naughty" in order to attract people to his booth.
Finally, "that wierd old guy" describes 90% of the dealers, and atleast half of the people who attend the show.
13.45
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new mexico's biggest show of the year is this weekend... this thread will DEFINITELY add to the entertainment value!
repsychler
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arinvolvo
Am i missing something???? At the beginning of the story, the writer states that he isnt carrying a gun "thank god"
But why does everyone ask him about his chrome AK???
I believe he means he wasn't carrying a CCW piece. The writer (who posted this to rec.guns a while back) is a (I believe former) pawn shop owner in Florida who was involved in a rather nasty DGU with a sword-weilding nutjob a while back. I'm not sure if he posts here, but he's a good guy and I enjoy his usenet posts.
Am i missing something???? At the beginning of the story, the writer states that he isnt carrying a gun "thank god"
But why does everyone ask him about his chrome AK???
I believe he means he wasn't carrying a CCW piece. The writer (who posted this to rec.guns a while back) is a (I believe former) pawn shop owner in Florida who was involved in a rather nasty DGU with a sword-weilding nutjob a while back. I'm not sure if he posts here, but he's a good guy and I enjoy his usenet posts.
Brad Johnson
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What, no "Gourmet Fudge" or candy tables? Good Lord, what's this world coming to!?!?
My additions -
Walking Stick Couple. Their names are John and Ollie, and they originally hail from Wisconsin. He put in 40 years as a lineman with the power company. Ollie is a career Mom and Grandma. They now tour the country in their vintage Winnebago selling custom walking canes that John makes from old sticks he picks up on the side of the road around rest stops. As a finishing touch he drills a hole in the top through which he threads a leather bootlace, then he puts on a self-adhesive NRA sticker and sprays everything up, liberally, with a thick coat of Krylon High-Heat clear. On occassion they will also have a couple of decapitated rattlesnake heads set in Lucite, which their son-in-law in Oklahoma makes on weekends. While John will talk your arm off, Ollie is content to sit quietly and read the "Large Print Readers' Digest" while looking up and smiling occassionally at passing customers.
Camo Man. He's got three tables' worth of camo clothing in two sizes - Small and 4XXXXL. He also has a few WWII vintage tanker's helmet liners for those who wish to be A) Cold, and B) Terminally goofy looking.
Tool Guy. Dentists' burrs? Got 'em. Locking clamps? Two cases full. Multi-tools? 15 kinds in every color of the rainbow (including carbon fiber and camo). Never mind that they are all unmarked and quite possibly made out of radioactively contaminated metal salvaged by the locals from a bombed-out processing plant in some republic ending with -stan.
Parking Lot Charlie. Armed with a pocket full of twenties, he roams the parking lot just out of view of the door guard. He's hoping to A) Catch you on the way in and sucker you into selling him your gun cheap because he's willing to pay cash, or B) Catch you on the way out and sucker you into selling him your gun cheap because he's willing to pay cash.
Mr. Woodsmaster. He's got a Remintgon Woodsmaster in beautiful mint condition that he's trying to sell for $400 because the Blue Book says that's what it's worth. He's getting really tired of lugging this boat anchor to the shows and being offered $175 for it over, and over, and over....
Brad
My additions -
Walking Stick Couple. Their names are John and Ollie, and they originally hail from Wisconsin. He put in 40 years as a lineman with the power company. Ollie is a career Mom and Grandma. They now tour the country in their vintage Winnebago selling custom walking canes that John makes from old sticks he picks up on the side of the road around rest stops. As a finishing touch he drills a hole in the top through which he threads a leather bootlace, then he puts on a self-adhesive NRA sticker and sprays everything up, liberally, with a thick coat of Krylon High-Heat clear. On occassion they will also have a couple of decapitated rattlesnake heads set in Lucite, which their son-in-law in Oklahoma makes on weekends. While John will talk your arm off, Ollie is content to sit quietly and read the "Large Print Readers' Digest" while looking up and smiling occassionally at passing customers.
Camo Man. He's got three tables' worth of camo clothing in two sizes - Small and 4XXXXL. He also has a few WWII vintage tanker's helmet liners for those who wish to be A) Cold, and B) Terminally goofy looking.
Tool Guy. Dentists' burrs? Got 'em. Locking clamps? Two cases full. Multi-tools? 15 kinds in every color of the rainbow (including carbon fiber and camo). Never mind that they are all unmarked and quite possibly made out of radioactively contaminated metal salvaged by the locals from a bombed-out processing plant in some republic ending with -stan.
Parking Lot Charlie. Armed with a pocket full of twenties, he roams the parking lot just out of view of the door guard. He's hoping to A) Catch you on the way in and sucker you into selling him your gun cheap because he's willing to pay cash, or B) Catch you on the way out and sucker you into selling him your gun cheap because he's willing to pay cash.
Mr. Woodsmaster. He's got a Remintgon Woodsmaster in beautiful mint condition that he's trying to sell for $400 because the Blue Book says that's what it's worth. He's getting really tired of lugging this boat anchor to the shows and being offered $175 for it over, and over, and over....
Brad
RobW
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You can't get a whole day lasting comedy in Las Vegas for $ 14.00 ($ 3 parking, $ 11 admittance) other than a gun-show!
Poodleshooter
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I've got to second mtnbkr, our Virginia shows rule. Guns are cheaper than at stores, usually by large margins, as are reloading supplies,magazines and accessories. Sure we have the collectors,art guys,clothing vendors and memorabilia folks, but most of the ammo and gun vendors are easy to spot and have prices that usually beat online prices, if they're not indeed online vendors in the first place.
My personal skepticism is for gunshops in our state. They seem to buy from the same online vendors I do, then mark it up 50% or more. That's fine, but I never buy from them. I can't remember the last time I bought something in a gunshop. Usually it's Dicks, Cabelas,Gander Mountain or online purchase for me.
My personal skepticism is for gunshops in our state. They seem to buy from the same online vendors I do, then mark it up 50% or more. That's fine, but I never buy from them. I can't remember the last time I bought something in a gunshop. Usually it's Dicks, Cabelas,Gander Mountain or online purchase for me.
Great read Jaslcedo.
I guess I've been lucky with most of the shows I've gone to .
Sure, there are some snakes... I mean sellers at the shows who jack up prices. Then there are the jerky guys, a small amount of jewelry merchants, and those crazy nazi "memorabilia" morons.
But for the most part, they've been good. For now.
At the last show, My Dad picked up a pistol for fifty to a hundred dollars cheaper than the going rate in town. Same dealer, who has the most tables at the shows, had a very nice price on some NIB 870's. Must get one next time around. Which is only a month and a half away.
I'm wondering like some here, what is the "chromed AK with the switch" reference?
I guess I've been lucky with most of the shows I've gone to .
Sure, there are some snakes... I mean sellers at the shows who jack up prices. Then there are the jerky guys, a small amount of jewelry merchants, and those crazy nazi "memorabilia" morons.
But for the most part, they've been good. For now.
At the last show, My Dad picked up a pistol for fifty to a hundred dollars cheaper than the going rate in town. Same dealer, who has the most tables at the shows, had a very nice price on some NIB 870's. Must get one next time around. Which is only a month and a half away.
I'm wondering like some here, what is the "chromed AK with the switch" reference?
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