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[TexasCowboy]

BANG!!

[Atlas Sneezed]

Bang

[Redcoat LI]

What about this guy?
John-The French -looking Senator from Massachusetts who uses his wife's credit card to buy a Benneli to pose with for an A.P story so all the Rubes will think he is pro-2nd Amendment and vote for him.

[Mike1973]

Booo. You forgot the guy that is selling Pershing's rucksack. And old WW2 rucksack with the name Pershing on it, that of course belonged to the General Pershing and not Private Pershing.

Funny yet cynical analysis of Gunshows.

[Sender]

Funny! I still enjoy going to gun shows but I never take any of my guns to sell or trade anymore...it's a losing proposition. There are some actual bargains now and then, especially if you like old/weird/bizarre guns (as I do).

The last gun show I went to had an old Madsen 30-06 like one I had a long time ago and it was worth maybe $150. I figured if the guy would take $150 for it I would buy it. The loud-voiced dealer said he had taken it in "at an estate sale" and today, just this once, because he needed to pay the rent, he would let me have it for only $800.

I was stunned. After an uncomfortable silence, I started laughing. I really couldn't talk to this guy any more, so I just walked on down the aisle with a wave, the laughter getting more pronounced as I thought about his line. About halfway there I heard that loud voice booming out "I have the sling for it!". I tell you, that was more amusement than sitting in the balcony at a Michael Moore movie with a bag of pre-slobbered gummy bears.

[CapandBall]

yuk-yuk

[RippleFire]

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[thegreatbeast]

"His records are meticulously kept, and he insists on proper ID and a signature on the 4473. He doesn't care whether the ID and the signature are yours, however. Other than his stock, he owns no guns and has no interest in them.

Mr. Sebring is a smartass-ish know-it-all.

[CatoRenasci]

This is really funny and spot-on! When I was a kid in the late '50s and early '60s, my dad was a pretty serious collector and went to gun shows almost every weekend. I went often enough to know the various denizens by sight and swagger. Of course, in those days, you could get real Nazi regalia and Japanese swords (one I paid $50 for turned out to be worth several thousand $$), anti-tank rifles and guns (13mm Boyes, 20mm Lahti, 37mm Rheinmetal), bazookas and all sorts of interesting rifles and shot guns. My father was fond of Purdy and LC Smith shotguns, Browning shotguns, Winchester rifles (he had almost everything but a volcanic at one point) and Colt percussion revolvers, I remember being duly impressed by how big and heavy the Walker and 1st Model Dragoon revolvers were, especially compared to the 1857 Navy and 1860 Army revolvers. All sorts of odd and interesting things passed through the house: Mauser pistols in both 7.65mm and 9mm, an m1928 Thompson, a Johnson with a selector switch for full auto, a .900 NitroExpress elephant gun, big old Holland and Holland magnum rifles, an 8 guage LC Smith that kicked like a mule, a 2 guage punt gun, and assorted other weapons. I was a simple boy: I used a 16 guage Browning model 5 for almost every shotgun need and a Winchester Model 70 in .30-06 for most rifle needs. My first .22 was a single shot Remington rolling block.

[PoorMuttly]

MUTTLY: Very knowledgeable, curious, pleasant, interested...goes with a REAL expert who doesn't let him buy anything. Comes home with a $5 unidentified bayonet blade he thinks is "cool," and a bent case from a .219 Donaldson Wasp somebody gave him.

[RandallFlagg]

I'm Kevin in his mid-thirties.

I'm terrible at gun shows. All I do is wander around and try to keep my drool from ruining the weapons.

I haven't been to one in 2 years. Still trying to get out of debt.

*sigh*

[Mulder]

I rarely go to gunshows anymore, unless there is a gun I want to fondle before committing to purchasing it (then I'll usually buy from a local gunshop).

The shows are just too crowded, and some of the prices are outrageous (one dealer wanted $400 for a plain Ruger 10/22!).

[Dan from Michigan]

LOL.

I was a sucker once as a newbie. I learned. (Remington 7400 - SUCKS)

[NYTexan]

LOL!

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[Eagle Eye]

My stateside area has some unique aspects to the gunshows. There's local conservative minister (posted and often reviled on this forum) who makes frequent visits to the gun shows because he's a2A advocate...then there are the local politicians who always need the 2A and Bubba vote...but alas, it is a truism that 'mine is gold and yours is crap' every time you want to try to bargain. About the only deals that are worth making are in the aisles or parking lot.

But heck, I like jerky, Dawn/Bambi, hot sauce samples, and things that I can't afford just as much as the next guy.

[Servant of the 9]

I represent this.

So9

[TheErnFormerlyKnownAsBig]

and a nickel-plated Iver Johnson Premier revolver in .32 S&W.

Damn. I've been looking for the trigger and hammer group for that very pistol! It's in my underwear drawer with my Washington Arms Collectors badge clipped to it.

[Bacon Man]

Haven't been to a gun show in ages and apparently they haven't changed much. Great representation of the characters you meet there!