Meanwhile, back at the gun show

[Richard]

I went to the show today for a look see. I got a few goodies. As I suspected no bargains on ammo or scopes or most of the stuff. I definitely scored on two well made padded gun bags for $22. 550 paracord (U.S. made, mil-spec) was okay in price so I got enough for a couple projects. Tons of eastern bloc countries and long rifles dating back before the U.S. civil, many in very good condition. Most in ready to go condition.
http://www.crossroadsgunshows.com/

I had to pass on a1938 Win.378 in excellent condition because of my strict budget. The private seller had bought it 10 years ago and never sent a round through it. Asking $2,200 he would accept $1,200. A real beauty and ready to go. It was enough for a grown man to cry.

 

[ClimbnSink]

If I need a gun I'll just challenge a gun nut to a footrace after their cardiac failure simply take all their stuff.

 

[SomeTexan]

If I need a gun I'll just challenge a gun nut to a footrace after their cardiac failure simply take all their stuff.

I think most of us would laugh and ignore you. A few would agree, then put a round on your foot then start jogging.

 

[Richard]

If I need a gun I'll just challenge a gun nut to a footrace after their cardiac failure simply take all their stuff.

Can it, this ain't the SZ. Can you not appreciate that others may find enjoyment in those activities which you would not indulge? Heaven help those who view a movie you consider not worth watching.

 

[Unit74]

Crossroads and gunshow in the same sentence?


Meh.... More like, beef jerky, Indian jewelry and militaria crap sprinkled with some ammo and a couple chumps walking around with a shouldered rifle with a dowel sticking out of the bbl with a for sale sign.

I refuse to go to any crossroads shows after about 2000. Pay to park, pay to,get in and frustrated with over price garbage and seller who have lead and think it's gold.

Ventura was the last one I bought a gun at in 1995; a Calico Liberty 50.

 

[Richard]

Crossroads and gunshow in the same sentence?


Meh.... More like, beef jerky, Indian jewelry and militaria crap sprinkled with some ammo and a couple chumps walking around with a shouldered rifle with a dowel sticking out of the bbl with a for sale sign.

I refuse to go to any crossroads shows after about 2000. Pay to park, pay to,get in and frustrated with over price garbage and seller who have lead and think it's gold.

Ventura was the last one I bought a gun at in 1995; a Calico Liberty 50.

That is a fairly accurate description. Of course, the booths with actual firearms outnumbered the crap booths but not by much.

I hadn't been to a gun show in over 20 years. And that was at the armory and with a strong military presence. While what I saw today featured many fine shootin irons, many with acceptable pricing, it wasn't much more than I've seen at gun shops in the free states. Understand, I had to go to see what a show looks like these days.

BTW: I chose to walk another 100 yds to avoid the BS $7 parking.

 

[ClimbnSink]

I think most of us would laugh and ignore you. A few would agree, then put a round on your foot then start jogging.

Shooting folks over a friendly wager, crazy. People should own guns, just not gun people..

 

[kyleb]

I own several firearms. But gunshows bring out a lot of loonies around here. Seeing those crowds sometimes makes me rethink gun control. ;-)

But "Y2K Shows" were even worse. People spending big bucks on 50 lbs of wheat and a flour mill. " Um, wouldn't it make more sense just to spend that money on canned goods? 'Cause that 50 lbs of wheat ain't gonna go very far."

 

[SomeTexan]

Shooting folks over a friendly wager, crazy. People should own guns, just not gun people..

I said I was in the laugh/ignore group. Although, if you caught me when I was racing superbike, I might have taken you on. I made 7th in a 24hr race where my one teammate wrecked out in lap 2.

 

[ClimbnSink]

Yesterdays fitness doesn't matter. Stereotypes are funny when they are easily observed to be true. I like guns, but geez gun hobby people sure do bolster their stereotypes. Ya know those plywood people cutouts from amusement rides that say you must be this tall to enter? I'm going to make a joke one to set up at the next gun show that says you must be this wide to enter.
You'd think a culture so worried about survival would be in better condition odds are a zombie ain't going to kill you, being fat sure will.

 

[ja_user]

Gunshows are mostly over-rated...

 

[SomeTexan]

Yesterdays fitness doesn't matter. Stereotypes are funny when they are easily observed to be true. I like guns, but geez gun hobby people sure do bolster their stereotypes. Ya know those plywood people cutouts from amusement rides that say you must be this tall to enter? I'm going to make a joke one to set up at the next gun show that says you must be this wide to enter.
You'd think a culture so worried about survival would be in better condition odds are a zombie ain't going to kill you, being fat sure will.

I may not be a ripped fitness freak that runs 20 miles twice a day anymore, but I am a hunter that will throw 80lbs of gear in my pack, grab my rifle and walk the 23 miles from the airstrip to my hunting cabin. Now, I could care less about zombies, emp's and super intelligent radioactive super apes, or whatever else people think is going to end the world. Not a prepper here, just an individual that likes the challenge of honing my skills. No underground bombshelters, no crazy foods buried all over the place. Just a moderate sized safe with a few sporting arms, some target arms, the plinkers (22's), and my six shooter collection. Well, there are the 6 cases of ak's, but they are waiting for the next gun scare. I paid about $75 each, and was selling them for $1500 a couple years ago.

 

[TEFLONSEAN]

Yesterdays fitness doesn't matter. Stereotypes are funny when they are easily observed to be true. I like guns, but geez gun hobby people sure do bolster their stereotypes. Ya know those plywood people cutouts from amusement rides that say you must be this tall to enter? I'm going to make a joke one to set up at the next gun show that says you must be this wide to enter.
You'd think a culture so worried about survival would be in better condition odds are a zombie ain't going to kill you, being fat sure will.

Ron White winner again!!! Dude you rock with your statements!!!


http://youtu.be/QDvQ77JP8nw

You realize people with guns don't run???

They take an optimal position and pluck Ron White candidates like you off!!!

Hopefully you also realize "survivalist" doesn't mean the guy who lives to be 100 yrs old!!

 

[Bob Noel]

.... Well, there are the 6 cases of ak's, but they are waiting for the next gun scare. I paid about $75 each, and was selling them for $1500 a couple years ago.

HOARDER!

 

[ClimbnSink]

That is awesome. Rock on. The stereotype of gun people being morbidly over gross is funny because it is(mostly) true.

I may not be a ripped fitness freak that runs 20 miles twice a day anymore, but I am a hunter that will throw 80lbs of gear in my pack, grab my rifle and walk the 23 miles from the airstrip to my hunting cabin. Now, I could care less about zombies, emp's and super intelligent radioactive super apes, or whatever else people think is going to end the world. Not a prepper here, just an individual that likes the challenge of honing my skills. No underground bombshelters, no crazy foods buried all over the place. Just a moderate sized safe with a few sporting arms, some target arms, the plinkers (22's), and my six shooter collection. Well, there are the 6 cases of ak's, but they are waiting for the next gun scare. I paid about $75 each, and was selling them for $1500 a couple years ago.

 

[SomeTexan]

That is awesome. Rock on. The stereotype of gun people being morbidly over gross is funny because it is(mostly) true.

I think you have gun people and preppers confused. All the shooters I know keep their body in decent shape. Their body controls the gun, this controls accuracy, so they maintain it as well. Now, most of them could care less what you think of their looks, but they aren't looking for a boyfriend like youself. People that do real backwoods hunting will also put on weight for harsh conditions. I try to put in at least 10 lbs before I go on my Alaskan hunts, especially when it's cold.

 

[Stewartb]

You must not be a sheep hunter. Packing an extra 10 up and down the mountains is contrary to what Alaskan's do. We all go on diets and try to improve our cardio efficiency ahead of hunting season. Bear hunting only gets hard when you have to pack out the hide and skull and most out-of-staters have a sherpa to do that for them!

 

[ClimbnSink]

Stop trying to deny reality. Gun hobbyists are by and large obese. Couple of exceptions don't disprove the reality. Then again most pilots are fat. No wonder our 1950's designed airplanes are wearing thin.

 

[SomeTexan]

You must not be a sheep hunter. Packing an extra 10 up and down the mountains is contrary to what Alaskan's do. We all go on diets and try to improve our cardio efficiency ahead of hunting season. Bear hunting only gets hard when you have to pack out the hide and skull and most out-of-staters have a sherpa to do that for them!

Cardio is good, having some fat stores helps a lot when working hard in cold weather. Maybe the fact that I don't live in the cold has something to do with it, but I drop weight fast and start staying sore and beat if I don't go in a little heavy. I'm 6'4", 230ish with maybe 10-15 extra lbs. 2 weeks of hunting in the cold and I'll be at 190 or less and feel weak.

 

[SomeTexan]

Stop trying to deny reality. Gun hobbyists are by and large obese. Couple of exceptions don't disprove the reality. Then again most pilots are fat. No wonder our 1950's designed airplanes are wearing thin.

Stop trying to lump several groups of people into one group, then trying to stereotype them. There are groups of gun owners that aren't enthusiasts. The fat kid that got picked on in school might buy a (or many) gun(s) because it makes him feel safe. But this individual spends their time playing video games rather than working on his shooting skills. Not a shooter. No one I hunt with is morbidly obese, but our hunts involve a lot of work. Everyone hunting on my Colorado property is in shape. You pack your gear from the lot to the cabin, 8 miles all broken with no trail. No quads, snowmobiles, just your legs and back. We don't associate with the "hunters" that just shoot an animal in a pen, that's another group of people. Same thing with stand "hunters." We aren't firearms collectors, preppers, or a bunch of idiots that think were are special forces just because we play call of duty or whatever to popular war game is. You are trying to put about 20 groups into one. Your firearm is an extension of your body, this your body needs to be kept up to spec to do its job. That's a shooter's mentality.

 

[Norman]

Stop trying to deny reality. Gun hobbyists are by and large obese. Couple of exceptions don't disprove the reality. Then again most pilots are fat. No wonder our 1950's designed airplanes are wearing thin.

Opinionated, aren't you.

 

[ClimbnSink]

Bowhunters are fit, gun guys not as much to not at all.

 

[weilke]

Everyone hunting on my Colorado property is in shape. You pack your gear from the lot to the cabin, 8 miles all broken with no trail. No quads, snowmobiles, just your legs and back. .

In MD deer 'hunting' involves backing your pickup into the woods so you can unload your bait and ground-blind close to your spot without a need for physical acticity. By 10 am you load 5 harvested deer in the bed of the truck and drop them at the processor. The deer are so dumb and habituated youcould spear them if it was legal. 'Hunting' is not a guarantee for physical fitness.

 

[SomeTexan]

In MD deer 'hunting' involves backing your pickup into the woods so you can unload your bait and ground-blind close to your spot without a need for physical acticity. By 10 am you load 5 harvested deer in the bed of the truck and drop them at the processor. The deer are so sumb and habituated youcould spear the if it was legal. 'Hunting' is not a guarantee for physical fitness.

That's not hunting, it's population control. You only find deer packed that tight if there are too many. I exterminate hogs on the ranch like that, but don't call it hunting. Harvesting would be more correct than hunting...

 

[JoseCuervo]

Many different definitions of hunting, and nothing done in Texas meets the definition.

But, back to the gun shows, there is no bigger collection of looney-tunes than the gun shows. Nothing scarier than the guys walking around wearing NRA hats and trying to buy cases of .223 ammo.

I won't go to the gun shows, as I see some poor safety practices, as evidenced by the news reports that come out every so often on accidental shootings at gun shows.

My next purchase is a 1911 from a custom gun maker.

 

[FastEddieB]

Nothing scarier than the guys walking around wearing NRA hats and trying to buy cases of .223 ammo.

I know.

When you look at crime stats, those loonies are responsible for a huge percentage of the violent crimes in the US.

NOT!!!

Seriously, I find them quite benign and not scary at all.

 

[ChrisK]

I avoided this thread because I was certain I'd see unfit pilots flexing.

 

[SomeTexan]

Many different definitions of hunting, and nothing done in Texas meets the definition.

But, back to the gun shows, there is no bigger collection of looney-tunes than the gun shows. Nothing scarier than the guys walking around wearing NRA hats and trying to buy cases of .223 ammo.

I won't go to the gun shows, as I see some poor safety practices, as evidenced by the news reports that come out every so often on accidental shootings at gun shows.

My next purchase is a 1911 from a custom gun maker.

You obviously haven't done much hunting in Texas.

If that kind of person scares you, what do you do if you get caught out in a bad part of town after dark? Assume the fetal position and start crying?

I've never seen a shot fired at a gun show, what kind of shows are you going to? The ones I've been to, an office checks your firearms and zip-ties them. You remove, you get a free ride, although no passing "go" is involved. A dealer can remove to allow inspection, but must zip tie it before it leaves the table. I've never felt anything but safe at a gun show.

 

[Norman]

Many different definitions of hunting, and nothing done in Texas meets the definition.

But, back to the gun shows, there is no bigger collection of looney-tunes than the gun shows. Nothing scarier than the guys walking around wearing NRA hats and trying to buy cases of .223 ammo.

I won't go to the gun shows, as I see some poor safety practices, as evidenced by the news reports that come out every so often on accidental shootings at gun shows.

My next purchase is a 1911 from a custom gun maker.

Can you cite some examples? Not even the lamestream media has published some and they jump on things like that.

 

[dell30rb]

I just bought a base model browning a-bolt chambered in 30-06 for $299 new. Bass pro has them marked down $100 and there is a mail in rebate for $100 off from browning. Cant beat that deal

 

[JoseCuervo]

Can you cite some examples? Not even the lamestream media has published some and they jump on things like that.

Are you unable to operate Google or just part of the Entitlement Generation that relies on others to do everything for you?



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" Cedar Park police are investigating a shooting at a gun show that left a man dead in the Cedar Park Center parking lot, event organizers said.

The shooting took place just outside the Austin Gun Show around 5:30 p.m. Saturday, said Michelle Finucane, who organizes gun shows around the state with her husband Tim Finucane.

Organizers of the event at Cedar Park Center released an official statement on the gun show website.

“All of us here are deeply saddened by this tragic event,” they said in the statement. “Right now, there are more questions than answers, and we and our security department are doing everything possible to assist the Cedar Park Police Department in their investigation. We are prayerful for the immediate family and also for those who witnessed this. Very difficult.”

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ORANGEVILLE, Pa. – Police intend to charge a gun show vendor who accidentally shot a woman while demonstrating a concealed carry wallet holster.

Geoffrey Hawk, 44, of Warminster, should face a reckless endangerment charge, Bloomsburg police Officer Brad Sharrow said Monday. The Columbia County district attorney still has to approve the charge.



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If the gun advocates behind this year’s inaugural Gun Appreciation Day had hoped to use the day’s festivities to build support for their anti-regulation platform, they are going to have to wait another year.

Emergency personnel had to be called to the scene of the Dixie Gun and Knife Show in Raleigh, North Carolina after a gun accidentally discharged and shot three people at the show’s safety check-in booth just after 1 pm. Both victims were transported to an area hospital, and the Raleigh Fire Department announced that the show would be closed for the rest of the day.

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[JoseCuervo]

You obviously haven't done much hunting in Texas.

Thank God for that. The day I am reduced to sitting next to a corn-flinger waiting to shoot a deer coming to the sound of free food is the day I quit hunting.

If that kind of person scares you, what do you do if you get caught out in a bad part of town after dark? Assume the fetal position and start crying?

I would leave that part of town with the gun show and get as far away from those types of people that frequent gun shows. That is easy.

I've never seen a shot fired at a gun show, what kind of shows are you going to? The ones I've been to, an office checks your firearms and zip-ties them. You remove, you get a free ride, although no passing "go" is involved. A dealer can remove to allow inspection, but must zip tie it before it leaves the table. I've never felt anything but safe at a gun show.

See above, or check Google.

 

[Norman]

Are you unable to operate Google or just part of the Entitlement Generation that relies on others to do everything for you?



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" Cedar Park police are investigating a shooting at a gun show that left a man dead in the Cedar Park Center parking lot, event organizers said.

The shooting took place just outside the Austin Gun Show around 5:30 p.m. Saturday, said Michelle Finucane, who organizes gun shows around the state with her husband Tim Finucane.

Organizers of the event at Cedar Park Center released an official statement on the gun show website.

“All of us here are deeply saddened by this tragic event,” they said in the statement. “Right now, there are more questions than answers, and we and our security department are doing everything possible to assist the Cedar Park Police Department in their investigation. We are prayerful for the immediate family and also for those who witnessed this. Very difficult.”

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ORANGEVILLE, Pa. – Police intend to charge a gun show vendor who accidentally shot a woman while demonstrating a concealed carry wallet holster.

Geoffrey Hawk, 44, of Warminster, should face a reckless endangerment charge, Bloomsburg police Officer Brad Sharrow said Monday. The Columbia County district attorney still has to approve the charge.



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If the gun advocates behind this year’s inaugural Gun Appreciation Day had hoped to use the day’s festivities to build support for their anti-regulation platform, they are going to have to wait another year.

Emergency personnel had to be called to the scene of the Dixie Gun and Knife Show in Raleigh, North Carolina after a gun accidentally discharged and shot three people at the show’s safety check-in booth just after 1 pm. Both victims were transported to an area hospital, and the Raleigh Fire Department announced that the show would be closed for the rest of the day.

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Real people, those who don't come in a bottle, usually post facts to verify their claims. That's too much for you unless you're pushed to do so.

 

[JoseCuervo]

Real people, those who don't come in a bottle, usually post facts to verify their claims. That's too much for you unless you're pushed to do so.

I am guessing many of the attendees at GunShows get their "facts" while emptying bottles of cheap beer.


Are you still claiming people don't get shot at gun shows?

 

[SomeTexan]

Thank God for that. The day I am reduced to sitting next to a corn-flinger waiting to shoot a deer coming to the sound of free food is the day I quit hunting.




I would leave that part of town with the gun show and get as far away from those types of people that frequent gun shows. That is easy.



See above, or check Google.

I've done plenty of deer hunting in Texas without having ever used a feeder. Ive only ever used a feeder for hog extermination. Nothing sporting about that, just killing a nusance animal, although I usually end up donating a couple tons of meat. I can put you in touch with a guide that can set you up for some brush busting, or climbing a ridge to make a 500+ yard shot.

If you think gun shoes are in the bad part of town, you either are very protected, or need to consider relocating.

None of those are shows I've been to. Either small town stuff, or the bigger Ft. Worth or Dallas shows. Now, I have seen non-gun people go to gun shows hoping to sell guns they inherited, and these people are often very unsafe. They don't understand or respect a firearm, and often don't know how to see if it is loaded. These are usually the parking lot transactions you hear about, people with no interest in guns don't want to pay to get in.

 

[JoseCuervo]

I've done plenty of deer hunting in Texas without having ever used a feeder. Ive only ever used a feeder for hog extermination. Nothing sporting about that, just killing a nusance animal, although I usually end up donating a couple tons of meat. I can put you in touch with a guide that can set you up for some brush busting, or climbing a ridge to make a 500+ yard shot.

If you think gun shoes are in the bad part of town, you either are very protected, or need to consider relocating.

None of those are shows I've been to. Either small town stuff, or the bigger Ft. Worth or Dallas shows. Now, I have seen non-gun people go to gun shows hoping to sell guns they inherited, and these people are often very unsafe. They don't understand or respect a firearm, and often don't know how to see if it is loaded. These are usually the parking lot transactions you hear about, people with no interest in guns don't want to pay to get in.

I hope to never get so fat and lazy that I need to hire a guide to baby sit me while hunting. Almost as bad as sitting over a corn flinger.

 

[SomeTexan]

I hope to never get so fat and lazy that I need to hire a guide to baby sit me while hunting. Almost as bad as sitting over a corn flinger.

All he does is set up the type of hunt, own the property and drop you off and pick you up from the hunting shack. He does provide maps and advice, but don't expect him to help you in the field. Heck, don't even expect him to be polite while taking your money. He owns around 200k acres in different parts of the state, lots of variety.

 

[JoseCuervo]

All he does is set up the type of hunt, own the property and drop you off and pick you up from the hunting shack. He does provide maps and advice, but don't expect him to help you in the field. Heck, don't even expect him to be polite while taking your money. He owns around 200k acres in different parts of the state, lots of variety.

Why would I want to pay someone to hunt? I hope to never get that lazy.

We have millions of acres of public lands in this country that only require a pair of boots to hunt and enjoy to one's content.

 

[SomeTexan]

He is a friend, and I own plenty of land, I don't pay to hunt. Some people do. This guy gets paid to let people manage his game, good deal for him. I do the same on my property.

 

[JoseCuervo]

He is a friend, and I own plenty of land, I don't pay to hunt. Some people do. This guy gets paid to let people manage his game, good deal for him. I do the same on my property.

I hope I am never so hard up for money that I try and commercialize hunting on my property. I gladly let people hunt for free, and, if I know it is someone bringing youth hunters, I will keep other hunters away for weeks to ensure kids get a quality hunt. Selling hunting access to try and make my mortgage or car payments is about as low as one could fall.