Gun Show Finds

[AJ]

Went to the gun show in Melbourne, Fl. this am. Walked the whole show and never touched a gun. Nothing I really wanted. Did find some bullets and cases. Got 150 cases of .32 H&R Mag Starline Brass, 500 .32 90 grain Hornaday SWC's, 500 .32 78 grain RN bullets made by Lane, and 500 .30 carbine 115 grain RN for $50.00 OTD. Just a fast check with on line prices came to $153.00. Looked like a dealer had got an old estate and was trying to unload the whole things cheap and fast.

 

[One Holer]

Good score.

 

[Jebus35745]

Het nice catch AJ, would have bought the bullets for sure. Larry

 

[TIMETRIPPER]

I've been finding good deals at local Fish and Game club "swap meets" here in Pa. This past month I've bought a box of 50 210 gr jacketed SPs for my 41 mag for $5 and 140 405 gr Hornady jacketed slugs for my 45-70 for $40. And an unopened box of 500 44 caliber gas checks for another $5. Plus other odds and ends at low prices.
I find that walking through 2 or 3 times, or even more, brings up things I missed on the first pass. The table with the 41 Mag bullets had a nice Swedish Mauser M94 cavalry carbine in the rack tagged at $350. I didn't see it until the 3rd pass and by then it was sold! Guess I was too excited about the bullets to notice it the first time through or it would have come home with me.

John

 

[AJ]

I've been finding good deals at local Fish and Game club "swap meets" her in Pa. This past month I've bought a box of 50 210 gr jacketed SPs for my 41 mag for $5 and 140 405 gr Hornady jacketed sluds for my 45-70 for $40. And an unopened box of 500 44 caliber gas checks for another $5. Plus other odds and ends at low prices.
I find that walking through 2 or 3 times, or even more, brings up thing I missed on the first pass. The table with the 41 Mag bullets had a nice Swedish Mauser M94 cavalry carbine in the rack tagged at $350. I didn't see it until the 3rd pass and by then it was sold! Guess I was too excited about the bullets to notice it the first time through or it would have come home with me.

John

Have found a lot of good items at the "Firehall" & "Sportsman Clubs" gun shows in Western Pa.!

AJ

 

[Skyhunter]

When I first moved to Merritt Island ('89ish), I used to enjoy that show in Melbourne. Decent number of vendors and components for reloading at reasonable prices. I'd say you did well with your component purchase.

WYT-P
Skyhunter

 

[AJ]

When I first moved to Merritt Island ('89ish), I used to enjoy that show in Melbourne. Decent number of vendors and components for reloading at reasonable prices. I'd say you did well with your component purchase.

WYT-P
Skyhunter

Only go maybe once a year. Same vendors with the same stuff mostly. Lots of "Stuff" - Jerky, jewelry, cases, etc. Also mostly Black guns and pistols.

Mostly I go to the Vero Beach gun show as it is 5 miles from my house. All that my friend and I look for is odds and ends, like the bullets and cases that I found.

AJ

 

[toad67]

Only go maybe once a year. Same vendors with the same stuff mostly. Lots of "Stuff" - Jerky, jewelry, cases, etc. Also mostly Black guns and pistols.

Mostly I go to the Vero Beach gun show as it is 5 miles from my house. All that my friend and I look for is odds and ends, like the bullets and cases that I found.

AJ

I agree with "seeing things" the second, or third time around.

 

[Skyhunter]

Gun/Knife Show

Only go maybe once a year. Same vendors with the same stuff mostly. Lots of "Stuff" - Jerky, jewelry, cases, etc. Also mostly Black guns and pistols.

Mostly I go to the Vero Beach gun show as it is 5 miles from my house. All that my friend and I look for is odds and ends, like the bullets and cases that I found.

AJ

The one at the fairgrounds in Orlando used to be a really good show. Since relocating to Western Tennessee +15 years ago, I've only been to 2-3 shows. Seems like the vendors are all the same with much overpriced items - lots of black rifles and plastic pistols - and miscellaneous "stuff" - and darned little in the way of components for reloading and what there is, is grossly overpriced IMO (but then again, I laid in my favored supplies a long time ago).

WYT-P
Skyhunter

 

[AJ]

The one at the fairgrounds in Orlando used to be a really good show. Since relocating to Western Tennessee +15 years ago, I've only been to 2-3 shows. Seems like the vendors are all the same with much overpriced items - lots of black rifles and plastic pistols - and miscellaneous "stuff" - and darned little in the way of components for reloading and what there is, is grossly overpriced IMO (but then again, I laid in my favored supplies a long time ago).

WYT-P
Skyhunter

We use to go to the gun show in Lakeland several times a year. We stopped finding guns that interested us (I guess that is a sign you have to much maybe). Started looking for components and pieces/parts. Finally made the decision that a six hour car trip was not worth it (3 over & 3 back). So now do the local ones (Melbourne once a year & Vero Beach each quarter). Melbourne is 30 miles from me and we eat lunch a Hooter's. Vero's show is 5 miles. So both are close enough to waste a few hours looking. Even a blind pig finds an acorn once in a while!

 

[Trooperdan]

AJ, that was a bad miss on the Swede M94!!

 

[AJ]

AJ, that was a bad miss on the Swede M94!!

That was Timetripper that missed it. I bought a Swede 94 carbine about a zillion years ago for $100.00. Now I shoot a Swede CG-63.