Went to the gun show in Greatfalls yesterday.
Interesting findings.
Several 25-35 saddle ring carbines like I got my first deer with. Prices from around $1500 up
As far as S$W were concerned, I discovered my revolver safe is a gold mine. Didn't see one what I thought was a decent deal. A reblued pitted model 29 $850, all the Jets over $1200 even with fair amount of blue loss, no model 28s under $700 including one with a front sight dovetailed into ramp that seller believes is a factory option. OK, then.
Not a single Remington 600 or 660. Lots of nice rifles though. A few Sharps and the like that interest me, but not to the tune of the prices.
Lots of plastic fantastics and AR, Ak style guns.
Couple of nice holster makers from Montana. A bunch of knife sellers and a few makers.
One couple had a new and good product. A deal that mounts to you truck floor board, then a piece with a ball and socket twist locks down to the mount piece. The ball and socket has a tube on top for a muzzle. Tube had a step in size so top portion of tube would hold a shotgun barrel and the bbotttom portion a deceent sized rifle muzzle. the tube had a slot in itt for a sight ramp. Looked like to would work well. Keep muzzle from moving around, ball and socket would allow main part of gun to have the right angle to lay into seat or whatever. Would have got one, but my truck is already setup with something I machined from UHMW to hold 2 rifles in position.
I bought a couple military canvass slings, some Ruger Mini 14 mags, a hand full of P38 can openers to spread around, some 350 Remington Mag ammo which is kind of like hens teeth, some detachable sling connectors. Then at some stand where they were selling mostly fufa a guy had a 50 caliber muzzle loader, side hammer, looked almost brand new, only draw back was a plasticc stock. said $100 for it and a whole bunch of stuff to go witth it bullets, powder measure nipples etc etc. Probably 20# of stuff. Pealed out 5 $20s and that was about it for me.
Had a nice time. Spend some time BSing wwith the guys from the Marine Corpss League. Met a few people. Ran into my sister and BIL who had just got back from Arizona on the plane. Perfect timing as it was her Birthday.
Interesting findings.
Several 25-35 saddle ring carbines like I got my first deer with. Prices from around $1500 up
As far as S$W were concerned, I discovered my revolver safe is a gold mine. Didn't see one what I thought was a decent deal. A reblued pitted model 29 $850, all the Jets over $1200 even with fair amount of blue loss, no model 28s under $700 including one with a front sight dovetailed into ramp that seller believes is a factory option. OK, then.
Not a single Remington 600 or 660. Lots of nice rifles though. A few Sharps and the like that interest me, but not to the tune of the prices.
Lots of plastic fantastics and AR, Ak style guns.
Couple of nice holster makers from Montana. A bunch of knife sellers and a few makers.
One couple had a new and good product. A deal that mounts to you truck floor board, then a piece with a ball and socket twist locks down to the mount piece. The ball and socket has a tube on top for a muzzle. Tube had a step in size so top portion of tube would hold a shotgun barrel and the bbotttom portion a deceent sized rifle muzzle. the tube had a slot in itt for a sight ramp. Looked like to would work well. Keep muzzle from moving around, ball and socket would allow main part of gun to have the right angle to lay into seat or whatever. Would have got one, but my truck is already setup with something I machined from UHMW to hold 2 rifles in position.
I bought a couple military canvass slings, some Ruger Mini 14 mags, a hand full of P38 can openers to spread around, some 350 Remington Mag ammo which is kind of like hens teeth, some detachable sling connectors. Then at some stand where they were selling mostly fufa a guy had a 50 caliber muzzle loader, side hammer, looked almost brand new, only draw back was a plasticc stock. said $100 for it and a whole bunch of stuff to go witth it bullets, powder measure nipples etc etc. Probably 20# of stuff. Pealed out 5 $20s and that was about it for me.
Had a nice time. Spend some time BSing wwith the guys from the Marine Corpss League. Met a few people. Ran into my sister and BIL who had just got back from Arizona on the plane. Perfect timing as it was her Birthday.
