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My first gun show.

Posted on 10/07/2012 5:06:34 PM PDT by deputytess

I went to my 1st gun show today. It was awesome. I bought a Gadsden tee, got an Romney / Ryan bumper sticker and joined the NRA. Time & money well spent. I could kick myself for not going to one sooner.


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1 posted on 10/07/2012 5:06:36 PM PDT by deputytess
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Have noticed that Wal_mart no longer carries .223 Ammo. Went into three different stores over the last few weeks and there was none to be had. I was not on an ammo hunt, but was in wally world for other things and went by the ammo cabinet just for to see...nada.


2 posted on 10/07/2012 5:11:52 PM PDT by Ouderkirk (Democrats...the party of Slavery, Segregation, Sodomy, and Sedition)
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To: deputytess

Well, if you’ve seen one gun; you want them all.


3 posted on 10/07/2012 5:14:02 PM PDT by EandH Dad (sleeping giants wake up REALLY grumpy)
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To: deputytess

Better late than never.


4 posted on 10/07/2012 5:15:02 PM PDT by Carriage Hill (Libs, dems, unions, leftist scum & murderous muzzies - are like bacteria: attack, attack, attack!)
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To: deputytess

Happy Birthday......


5 posted on 10/07/2012 5:16:26 PM PDT by eartick (Been to the line in the sand and liked it)
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To: deputytess
You should have gone way sooner. Like four or five decades. There used to be one near me in Aledo Il. that took up a whole fairgrounds. No legal hassles, lots of cool stuff and low prices. Of course gun violence was epidemic under these circomstances.
6 posted on 10/07/2012 5:18:13 PM PDT by CrazyIvan (Obama's birth certificate was found stapled to Soros's receipt.)
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To: deputytess

I rarely buy guns at gunshows, but I do buy most of my ammo there as well as accessories and knick-knacks. Ours runs 5-6 times per year and I rarely miss it.


7 posted on 10/07/2012 5:20:00 PM PDT by umgud (No Rats, No Rino's)
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To: deputytess
Lots of opportunity for private sales at the gun shows I go to. True in Ohio, not true in all states.
8 posted on 10/07/2012 5:22:30 PM PDT by JoeFromSidney ( New book: RESISTANCE TO TYRANNY. Buy from Amazon.)
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To: deputytess

Good for you. I have not been to many, but have enjoyed the ones I have gone to. Generally, don’t find a lot of liberals there, which is always a plus.


9 posted on 10/07/2012 5:24:58 PM PDT by rlmorel ("It is dangerous to be right in matters where established men are wrong." Voltaire)
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To: deputytess

Orlando?
I saw a lot of people joining NRA and lot more women & Minorities this time. There was even an all female gun shop represented.


10 posted on 10/07/2012 5:27:29 PM PDT by omega4179 ( el 0bama comio un perro)
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I get all my dental picks at the show.


11 posted on 10/07/2012 5:28:43 PM PDT by omega4179 ( el 0bama comio un perro)
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To: deputytess
Went to one in September. Bought two rifles, some gun powder, accessories, and joined the Virginia Citizens Defense League.

Went to a gun raffle yesterday. They raffled off about 150 guns. I won a rifle.

The past 30 days have been good to me.

12 posted on 10/07/2012 5:38:31 PM PDT by OldMissileer
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To: deputytess

3 weeks ago, we got thigh holsters for our Springfield XDM .45s, 2K rounds of .223, and a crystal knickknack I’ve been looking for.

Good stuff!


13 posted on 10/07/2012 6:07:04 PM PDT by FrogMom (Chicken Little is coming, and he's right!)
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To: deputytess

I like to go to gun shows because there is a whole bunch of people who think just like me.


14 posted on 10/07/2012 6:12:02 PM PDT by hadaclueonce (you are paying 12% more for fuel because of Ethanol. Smile big Corn Lobby,)
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To: OldMissileer

The one coming up in Tulsa is the best one I’ve ever gone to. They have it 2 times a year, spring & fall. Nov. 11 I believe is the weekend this time. It is huge, if you walk all the aisles, you will walk over 6 miles.


15 posted on 10/07/2012 6:32:43 PM PDT by GrannyK
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The last time I went to the Tulsa gun show was around 1988. I recall a couple of things about it.

First, it literally took all day to briefly look over each table. Second, I noticed the prices were generally better than here in Florida. Sometimes way better.


16 posted on 10/07/2012 6:41:02 PM PDT by yarddog
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To: GrannyK

You are referring to the Tulsa Wanenmacher Gun Show on November 10-11, 2012. I go every year and last year actually saw people buying ammo by the pallet.


17 posted on 10/07/2012 6:42:45 PM PDT by SVTCobra03 (You can never have enough friends, horsepower or ammunition.)
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To: omega4179

Philadelphia.


18 posted on 10/07/2012 7:09:33 PM PDT by deputytess (Men of the West .....stand and FIGHT!)
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To: GrannyK
The one I go to in Fredericksburg has only about 600 or so tables but I can waste an entire day looking and deciding how I want to spend my cash.

My daughter and her boyfriend go with me and we have a great time. My wife and son love to shoot but don't have the stomach for a whole day at a gun show.

19 posted on 10/07/2012 7:45:40 PM PDT by OldMissileer
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To: Ouderkirk

noticed that. look everytime i go there andzero .223. they either are out of it or deliberatly withholding the stuff.


20 posted on 10/07/2012 9:38:48 PM PDT by 1st Division guy
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