Aristo! Aristo! A la lanterne!: Gun show report....

Sunday, January 8, 2012

Gun show report....

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This morning I peddled Scooter the wonder car an hour+ to a gun show. It was a fair to middlin crowded, but not swamped. Prices were high on all the usual suspects, although there was a decent representation of less expensive basic firearms. Ex-soviet imports were plentiful. Ammunition was reasonably plentiful, although case lots were rare indeed.

Meself saw a Colt AR type in rimfire that I rather wished to own, but I was able to restrain the urge. Also a few ancient S&W's that called their siren song, but once again I resisted.

Sales were brisk, and I saw folks filling out the hated paperwork on many tables. To my eye, almost half the firearms leaving in customer hands were shotguns. Specifically, defensive shotguns. If it had a shorter barrel, a longer magazine, and was in twelve gauge... it was moving. One dealer had a few dozen police trade-in pump guns at $200 a pop. It was busy, busy table.

Me? I scored the one and only can of M2 ball in the place, paying only a very small premium over CMP price. I also got a SLED for my Garand, and a thin 1961 military manual concerning various types of US ammunition. I also met a Garand collector... we talked... I got his card... he filled me in on some details that seemed important..

Not a bad morning.

1 comment:

Rev. Paul said...: Sounds like a good way to spend the morning.; January 8, 2012 at 7:53 PM

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Robert Heinlein

"Do not confuse "duty" with what other people expect of you; they are utterly different. Duty is a debt you owe to yourself to fulfill obligations you have assumed voluntarily. Paying that debt can entail anything from years of patient work to instant willingness to die. Difficult it may be, but the reward is self-respect.

But there is no reward at all for doing what other people expect of you, and to do so is not merely difficult, but impossible. It is easier to deal with a footpad than it is with the leech who wants "just a few minutes of your time, please — this won't take long." Time is your total capital, and the minutes of your life are painfully few. If you allow yourself to fall into the vice of agreeing to such requests, they quickly snowball to the point where these parasites will use up 100 percent of your time — and squawk for more!
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