rburg
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Just got home from 2 days of Gun Showing. I had a really good time, as have the others we saw there. Its like old home week for this forum. We did miss Dave Keith, he apparently had other things to do.
For those who hate gun shows, you need to go to WalMart with your wife, I'm sure you'll be in like company.
So many guns and so much to see. Without a doubt David Carroll's display was the best S&W layout I've ever seen, and all the guns were for sale. On one table and part of a second, he put out 35 Registered Magnums in boxes. And then there were the others that didn't have boxes! Of course most of them were in mint condition, including RM #6. GF will be posting a picture I hope. Yes, we violated all the rules and he took a few photos. And then there was the rest of the normally great display. If you've not seen the spread he puts up, you need to see it just once. And for this show he brought along is daughter for us to meet. We've already met his grandson, Hunter. Man has he grown! But a nice little kid. His daughter is just what you'd expect from a nice southern girl. At first she seems overly polite, but after a few hours you realize she'd not putting it on.
And then there was the scoundrel Doublesharp. He took in a pretty darn nice shotgun, but wouldn't sell it to me even though I offered him $100 profit, a few minutes later. Its an S&W Shottie, but looks like either stainless or hard chrome. The wood is pretty plain and the grinding work isn't up to S&W handgun standards. Its good enough for Doublesharp.
GF and I spent some time walking the show. I did pick up a nice old mystery gun. No one can tell me what it is. Due to the S78,000s serial, it looks like a kind of transition M1950 44 Target. But its wearing way too modern hammer and trigger and a rework star (1 of 1953). And the large ejector rod end. I didn't have a 1950 target in Blue. All this time I've suffered along with the nickel one that's too nice to shoot.
One of the nicest guns was on Ray Brazile's table. Its an early postwar (S71000s) 44 3rd model military. Sounds kind of funny, since fixed sight 44s in the prewar weren't called Military. Some little problems with a nearly perfect gun. It had a 5" barrel, and Ray was wanting $2800 cash. If it'd been a 4" I'd own it as I type this.
Early on Friday, I went for a walk with one of our long time posters, Blake. We stumbled upon a guy unloading his junk on to a table. Blake quickly picked out $180 worth of ammo and bullets he couldn't live without. Me, I only picked off $35 worth. 3 boxes of 38 Wadcutters and one partial box of 32 Colt longs. That last was an incomplete box, but they're like hen's teeth trying to find. A little later I stumbled back past that table and a lot of his other stuff was gone, but I saw a box of 100 7mm Mag bullets for $10, so I bought them, too. That stuff is up to about $40 at gun shops. I also bought 2 bags of .30-06 brass for $20. There are only 375 empties, but I guess I need to crank up the press. Worse than all the stuff was hauling it on foot back over to the motel. I hate the plastic bags like you get in groceries. When the contents get to 50# they cut into your hand.
And with my purchase of the 44, I've again convinced GF that I'm crazy. When you see a worthy gun, you kind of figure out what its worth and make the guy an offer for less. When he agrees with your price, you just put up or shut up. I'm starting to think I need to drag him along with me. A couple of years ago a walk in customer had a M1950 44 Military. That transaction took about 30 seconds. When you're looking at a very rare gun, and on appears in front of you, its time to fish or cut bait.
And David brought me a present! He gave me a holster he's had for a long time. Its made by a WM Mayer, Cov, KY. Its kind of where I've lived for the last 38+ years. Now I've got to locate a proper gun to put in it. Looks like for a 4" M&P.
Wait for Frakes photo post.
For those who hate gun shows, you need to go to WalMart with your wife, I'm sure you'll be in like company.
So many guns and so much to see. Without a doubt David Carroll's display was the best S&W layout I've ever seen, and all the guns were for sale. On one table and part of a second, he put out 35 Registered Magnums in boxes. And then there were the others that didn't have boxes! Of course most of them were in mint condition, including RM #6. GF will be posting a picture I hope. Yes, we violated all the rules and he took a few photos. And then there was the rest of the normally great display. If you've not seen the spread he puts up, you need to see it just once. And for this show he brought along is daughter for us to meet. We've already met his grandson, Hunter. Man has he grown! But a nice little kid. His daughter is just what you'd expect from a nice southern girl. At first she seems overly polite, but after a few hours you realize she'd not putting it on.
And then there was the scoundrel Doublesharp. He took in a pretty darn nice shotgun, but wouldn't sell it to me even though I offered him $100 profit, a few minutes later. Its an S&W Shottie, but looks like either stainless or hard chrome. The wood is pretty plain and the grinding work isn't up to S&W handgun standards. Its good enough for Doublesharp.
GF and I spent some time walking the show. I did pick up a nice old mystery gun. No one can tell me what it is. Due to the S78,000s serial, it looks like a kind of transition M1950 44 Target. But its wearing way too modern hammer and trigger and a rework star (1 of 1953). And the large ejector rod end. I didn't have a 1950 target in Blue. All this time I've suffered along with the nickel one that's too nice to shoot.
One of the nicest guns was on Ray Brazile's table. Its an early postwar (S71000s) 44 3rd model military. Sounds kind of funny, since fixed sight 44s in the prewar weren't called Military. Some little problems with a nearly perfect gun. It had a 5" barrel, and Ray was wanting $2800 cash. If it'd been a 4" I'd own it as I type this.
Early on Friday, I went for a walk with one of our long time posters, Blake. We stumbled upon a guy unloading his junk on to a table. Blake quickly picked out $180 worth of ammo and bullets he couldn't live without. Me, I only picked off $35 worth. 3 boxes of 38 Wadcutters and one partial box of 32 Colt longs. That last was an incomplete box, but they're like hen's teeth trying to find. A little later I stumbled back past that table and a lot of his other stuff was gone, but I saw a box of 100 7mm Mag bullets for $10, so I bought them, too. That stuff is up to about $40 at gun shops. I also bought 2 bags of .30-06 brass for $20. There are only 375 empties, but I guess I need to crank up the press. Worse than all the stuff was hauling it on foot back over to the motel. I hate the plastic bags like you get in groceries. When the contents get to 50# they cut into your hand.
And with my purchase of the 44, I've again convinced GF that I'm crazy. When you see a worthy gun, you kind of figure out what its worth and make the guy an offer for less. When he agrees with your price, you just put up or shut up. I'm starting to think I need to drag him along with me. A couple of years ago a walk in customer had a M1950 44 Military. That transaction took about 30 seconds. When you're looking at a very rare gun, and on appears in front of you, its time to fish or cut bait.
And David brought me a present! He gave me a holster he's had for a long time. Its made by a WM Mayer, Cov, KY. Its kind of where I've lived for the last 38+ years. Now I've got to locate a proper gun to put in it. Looks like for a 4" M&P.
Wait for Frakes photo post.
