[coneten]

MRiddick and I sat at our tables the entire time. I usually go through the show at least twice..before the doors even open to the public....but not today. I watched 75 AR mags go from Mikes table. SKS's and AK's seemed to be moving rather briskly. The crowd was big in the AM and stayed steady all day. I ended up with a Marlin Model 62 in .256 Win Mag. I had a nice Finn M39..43 SKY with a 43 dated stock for $325..it did not move but got some attention. Saw Selectfire, MakDaddy, Beanstrung and RobJ. I asked about a carry in Century Golani.." Eleven hundred dollars..YES THAT IS WHAT HE SAID..$1,100. There were several AK builds carried in and the ubiquitous Super mod SKS...all tactical looking with duckbill hi-caps etc. A friend picked up a mint Chinese Paratrooper SKS with the short spike bayo and 450 rounds of ammo for $400 ....a fair price I thought.

 

[limpetmine]

NGD

Sorry I missed you. You don't look the same with your shirt on! I got there late, about 11:30 CST, and was worried, 'cause I had to park 2 miles (exaggeration) away. I thought it was going to be packed, but 1/2 the folks were going to a horse show or basketball game or something, and some to the Christmas show. Didn't see a whole lot that was interest to me, and didn't get the parts that I was looking for. Sort of a bust. Not ONE round of HXP .303 in the place. Did I see a bill board for a show there in Dec. 26-28? Who's show is that?
I'll look you up next time.

 

[HoosierDaddy In Memoriam]

Hoosier Son and I went fossil hunting with our Webelos bunch. Hockey game and piano recital today. I told him he's gonna have to stop some of this stuff as it interfers with gunshows. He laughed and said "oh Dad".
I think the show in later Dec is a Tri State show. If so it better improve a lot or it won't be worth going to.

 

[caver]

Wanted to Go??

Hey All,
The Caver has retired and moved back to Indiana. Thought about the trip from 30 miles west, but don't need anything until I get the new house settled!! Still bouncing back and forth to KY moving.....
caver

 

[selectfire]

Seems the show was standard for the December date, not as vital as the fall and spring shows. I picked up a nice 1940 shashka and just missed on a 1940 Kovrov SVT-40 all matching non-rework. In retrospect I am coming to appreciate that result as that rifle went for $1900. I visited the 111 gunshop for the first time on the way home. Robj has a nice operation there, felt like a mini-gunshow with lots of patrons checking out the goods. Saw two nice Izzy PU ex-snipers on the $89 MN-91/30 rack and a '39 tula with one of the nicest stocks I have ever seen on refurb Soviet Mosin, it was a burl/tiger arctic birch stock with lots of contrast. Also saw an excellent DDR reworked Luger with 2 matching mags. I already own several so I passed so if you are in the market....

Nothing new about this recently but I saw more confirmation that the black rifle rush is on, AK's and AR's are flying off the tables I suppose in anticipation of Mr. O's new restrictions on ownership of those rifles. saw lots of high prices hoping to take advantage of the increase in demand. I am just glad I got mine years ago and bought my ammo for $80/1000.

 

[mriddick]

For me it was a fun show, I sold a few AK's, bought a couple nice rifles and had a good time.