Panzerschwein
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Went to the Topeka KS gun show today. Drove an hour there and arrived shortly after opening.
What a drag. Not worth the $10 entry fee or the gas.
Just the same stuff, tons of rusted out used duck shotguns, refinished Mosins for $450 (no joke), single shot .22s that looked like they've been through a nuclear blast, the usual. Also at least 50% of the tables had nothing but JUNK on them. I said JUNK, because I have no clue how anyone could think it otherwise. Piles and piles of cheap Chines toys, trinkets, magnets, weird sheet metal knives from China I'm sure, several tables that appeared to be selling scrap metal parts, rusted out stuff, worn out Rohm revolvers and other Saturday night specials, candles and cosmetics, just the worst. The place was packed full of folks. I don't know why, but it seems gun shows around here attract some of the smelliest and most unkempt people. Tons of flagging going on. I almost got hit in the jaw by someone's rifle swinging around on their back losely. Got a revolver aimed right at my head as well from someone checking out what was either a Rohm or H&R. Someone brought there kid who apparently had Tourettes and he kept shouting out extremely loudly about every five seconds. But they did have a table selling a number of portraits of ADOLF HITLER so I guess it wasn't all bad!
I went there to find a Ruger Blackhawk but nobody had the model I wanted. Just about the only noteworthy thing I saw was a single Kimber K6 revolver. Dang that thing was NICE. It felt much lighter and was smaller than I anticipated. Very nicely finished, what a beaut. If I don't get one of the new Colt Cobras I might get a Kimber .357.
Other than that one gem in a sea of rubbish this was the worst I'd ever seen it. I won't be going back anytime soon. I'd love to hear any recent gun show tales from you guys!
What a drag. Not worth the $10 entry fee or the gas.
Just the same stuff, tons of rusted out used duck shotguns, refinished Mosins for $450 (no joke), single shot .22s that looked like they've been through a nuclear blast, the usual. Also at least 50% of the tables had nothing but JUNK on them. I said JUNK, because I have no clue how anyone could think it otherwise. Piles and piles of cheap Chines toys, trinkets, magnets, weird sheet metal knives from China I'm sure, several tables that appeared to be selling scrap metal parts, rusted out stuff, worn out Rohm revolvers and other Saturday night specials, candles and cosmetics, just the worst. The place was packed full of folks. I don't know why, but it seems gun shows around here attract some of the smelliest and most unkempt people. Tons of flagging going on. I almost got hit in the jaw by someone's rifle swinging around on their back losely. Got a revolver aimed right at my head as well from someone checking out what was either a Rohm or H&R. Someone brought there kid who apparently had Tourettes and he kept shouting out extremely loudly about every five seconds. But they did have a table selling a number of portraits of ADOLF HITLER so I guess it wasn't all bad!
I went there to find a Ruger Blackhawk but nobody had the model I wanted. Just about the only noteworthy thing I saw was a single Kimber K6 revolver. Dang that thing was NICE. It felt much lighter and was smaller than I anticipated. Very nicely finished, what a beaut. If I don't get one of the new Colt Cobras I might get a Kimber .357.
Other than that one gem in a sea of rubbish this was the worst I'd ever seen it. I won't be going back anytime soon. I'd love to hear any recent gun show tales from you guys!
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It seems that nothing has changed very much in 24 months. 
I've spent entire days there and still don't have enough time to analyze it all. Of course there is still plenty of junk but the amount of guns is staggering.
